tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post331280313032660820..comments2024-02-17T04:00:25.925-06:00Comments on The Platoon Advantage: 12 Simple Rules for Surviving TwinsFest 2012The Common Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994070642805307798noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-33798948914966549942012-01-28T14:40:14.277-06:002012-01-28T14:40:14.277-06:00Last year was horribly cramped. I'm glad it...Last year was horribly cramped. I'm glad it's back to the dome. <br /><br />Every year I take a $20, find a sweet baseball card vendor, and see how many cards I can haggle him down to for the full $20. <br /><br />This year I got a whole stuck of cards, then immediately wondered what I'm going to do with my new stack of cards.Clavehttp://fantasybaseballcrackerjacks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-85279400894033456112012-01-26T15:51:12.392-06:002012-01-26T15:51:12.392-06:00Some great advice and I think I'm good with al...Some great advice and I think I'm good with almost all of it.<br /><br />I'll be there Saturday whenever I get around to waking up. But since I already got my Mauer and Morneau bobbleheads signed a few Twinsfests ago, I'm not too concerned about plans and long lines and wristbands.<br /><br />I also won't be with a buddy, unless I run in to another blogger somewhere. To make it easy to identify me, I'm thinking I'll wear the Nishioka jersey my son gave me for Christmas. Won't be too many guys with grey beards walking around wearing one of those, I'm sure.<br /><br />I'll be there primarily for the whole people watching thing (and with camera, to capture what I'm watching). I'm not too concerned about a little mustard on the jeans and, to be honest, if Im going to spill something on myself or the Metrodome floor, I think MGD might be preferable to sticky soda. <br /><br />Should be a fun time.JimCrikkethttp://knuckleballsblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-70718564495328120732012-01-26T11:41:52.603-06:002012-01-26T11:41:52.603-06:00You may need to edit #3 when it comes to using the...You may need to edit #3 when it comes to using the buddy system for the Mauer and Morneau lines. With the wristband system, I don't think the Twins are even going to allow people into the lines if they don't have the right wristband. At least I'm working the event, so I can probably tweet something just as TwinsFest is starting Friday.<br /><br />Speaking of the wristbands, I'm disappointed and annoyed to hear that this system will be in place, but I do understand it. I bet the exact scenario you suggested (use the buddy system to hold a spot in line while the others go looking for other things) has become an issue with other fans that have refused to leave the line. I'm sure there have been complaints about people joining or re-joining the line just minutes before the session starts, and the Twins chose to do something about it. However, I'm not pleased to know that I need some luck in order to get a Mauer or Morneau autograph this year.Bryzhttp://weareoffthemark.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-15862875603896465872012-01-26T11:06:38.089-06:002012-01-26T11:06:38.089-06:00That sure sounds like fun. I sure wish I didn'...That sure sounds like fun. I sure wish I didn't live in the middle of nowhere.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.com