Official Prospective DC-McCoven Meetup Thread

by rhys on Apr 11, 2011 1:49 PM PDT

Let the disorganization commence...

There has been some scattered discussion here and here about a possible DC-McCoven meetup this year, so I thought I would create a venue for discussion of said meetup. I believe there was chatter last year as well, but nothing really came of it.

The games are scheduled as follows (at Nationals Park):

April 29th (Friday) - - 7:05 pm

April 30th (Saturday) - - 4:05 pm

May 1st (Sunday) - - 1:35 pm

May 2nd (Monday) - - 7:05 pm

If the rotation stays in the same order as it is now, Bumgarner will open the series, Timmy will pitch on Saturday evening, Sanchez on Sunday afternoon, and Cain on Monday night.

The Nationals have categorized Friday and Saturday's games as "prime games," meaning tickets will be slightly more expensive. Tickets can be had for as little as five or ten dollars at Nationals Park, and the whole pricing scheme in general is pretty fair. I know that different McCoven are coming from different financial situations, so we should obviously try to be sensitive to that. I am a college student, so [insert Ramen joke here].

So, any thoughts from those considering attending one or more of those games? I know that xanthan, Roger, GiantPain, duckcalldan, Andy from DC, and others have voiced support for a meetup over the past few weeks. Let's see if we can maybe get something organized that will make those West Coast snobs green with envy.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I BLEED ORANGE.

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West Coast Snobs???

Wait, what if one of us West Coast Snobs wants to meet up as well?

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by BruteSentiment on Apr 11, 2011 4:35 PM PDT reply actions

Figure of speech

You would be welcome, of course. Wine and cheese optional.

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by rhys on Apr 11, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions

I'd hope so

I’m allergic to cheese, and I haven’t drunk for about 22 years.

I think, when I went to Paris, the Parisians hated me for it.

Either way, I’ll be interested. I’ll be there for all four games, though I’d prefer a get-together on either Saturday or Sunday, particularly Sunday.

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by BruteSentiment on Apr 11, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions

rhys gotta go

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by rotorueter on Apr 11, 2011 8:08 PM PDT reply actions

U DED DAWG

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by rhys on Apr 11, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions

I think the best way to do meet ups at Nats Stadium is just to get whatever tix you want and then meet up in Red Loft bar above center field. Its easy, it doesn’t force anybody into any price level that’s uncomfortable, it’s a good view, there are a decent number of seats at the rail, and you’re as close to beer as you want to be. Only problem I can think of is, there are usually so many fans in the crowd wearing Giants gear that it may be difficult to identify ourselves.

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by Roger on Apr 11, 2011 10:28 PM PDT reply actions

This is a good point

I myself will be making an effort to be at all 4 games, so I’d love to meet up with you guys at any and all of them.

I don’t happen to own one myself, but it seems that a prudent way to facilitate would just be for one of us to bring a piece of orange poster board with MCC written on it and placed somewhere along the rail near the bar. If someone could take point on that, it’d be fairly easy, I think.

That said, the important thing should be to determine which game we’d like to meet up at. It strikes me that the weekend games would, of course, be the easier ones to accommodate everyone’s schedule. It also strikes me that the Sunday game will likely be cheaper / more sparsely attended, so that we might be able to navigate easier.

That said, I’d be happy to meet up with any number of you at any of the games. If you’d like to post which games you’ll be at and where, that could be helpful. And someone poke xanthan.

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by GiantPain on Apr 11, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions

The poster is a great idea, and I am probably going to be at all 4 games as well.

In the mountains/there you feel free/I read, much of the night/and go south in the winter. - T.S. Eliot

Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond again this year. Maybe this will be his year.

by rhys on Apr 12, 2011 6:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Good idea

I’m currently in the process of trying to extricate myself from a wedding in Georgia that same weekend, so I can’t commit to tickets as of yet, but if I am able to either remove myself from that obligation or perhaps drive down for the wedding and back up for Sunday and Monday’s games then I would do that.

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by Giant Torture on Apr 12, 2011 4:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Can those of us who are under 21 get into this bar?

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by rhys on Apr 12, 2011 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions

It’s an open air bar, so yeah, there’s no reason you couldn’t hang out in the loft area.

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by Roger on Apr 12, 2011 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Hopefully we’ll see Orange Guy again. That guy ruled.

I’ll be at the Saturday and Sunday games!

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by xanthan on Apr 12, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions

I think you better repost the pic just to get everybody pumped about the idea.

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by Roger on Apr 12, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Everyone just needs to bring some spreadsheets to clutch.

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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 14, 2011 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, and

We should rec this so that it might stand a better chance of staying on the front page for long enough to organize a meeting.

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by GiantPain on Apr 12, 2011 1:11 AM PDT reply actions

I’m now officially the asshole who rec’d my own post.

In the mountains/there you feel free/I read, much of the night/and go south in the winter. - T.S. Eliot

Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond again this year. Maybe this will be his year.

by rhys on Apr 12, 2011 6:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Whoops

Or not.

In the mountains/there you feel free/I read, much of the night/and go south in the winter. - T.S. Eliot

Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond again this year. Maybe this will be his year.

by rhys on Apr 12, 2011 6:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Blargh

I wish I could go, especially given that I live right on the Metro. As it is, Richmond (come see the Squirrels!) and then Harrisburg come into town when SF is in DC, and I absolutely can’t get out of work. My wife on the other hand will be going Monday, panda-hatted and Wilson-jerseyed. There is no justice in this world.

by GiantsTribe on Apr 12, 2011 10:32 AM PDT reply actions

Heh

I’ll be in Richmond for Squirrels the week before, and then I’ll stay in the area for the Giants.

It’s almost like I planned it that way…

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by BruteSentiment on Apr 12, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions

As a minor league guru I’m not sure you should be allowed to go to the Giants game when the Squirrels are playing 25 miles away. What beat are you on anyway!!!

Actually if the Sunday game is one of those 5 pm starts with a little fudging around the edges you can pull major league/AA doubleheader!

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by Roger on Apr 12, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions

It’s not, trust me, I’d be all over it if that was the case. As it is, the Giants start at 1:30 and Squirrels start at 2.

by GiantsTribe on Apr 12, 2011 7:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Really?

I’m a STH for the Squirrels and if anyone’s interested, it might be fun to do a meetup at a Squirrels game too.

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by Giant Torture on Apr 13, 2011 6:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Good call on the meet-up, I think I’ll be at the Sunday game. Hope I see ya all there!

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by theghostofjasonellison on Apr 12, 2011 7:58 PM PDT reply actions

Seems like the Sunday game is emerging as the consensus fave.

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by rhys on Apr 12, 2011 9:20 PM PDT reply actions

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by GiantPain on Apr 13, 2011 12:21 AM PDT reply actions

WHOOPS

I got confused and thought this was the post game thread. This has nothing to do with the DC meetup, which, incidentally, will be fun.

Sunday works for me too.

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by GiantPain on Apr 13, 2011 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Still

How does it feel to know that you’re most likely on Mychael Urban’s “People to Kill” list? I know I’d be honored.

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by Giant Torture on Apr 13, 2011 6:09 AM PDT up reply actions

OK, so

This fanpost is about to disappear from the rec list, so let’s try to finalize this:

We will all be at the Sunday afternoon game. We shall meet at the red porch. Someone shall bring a small but noticeable piece of signage (any volunteer for this most difficult of task would be much appreciated). We shall all meet there and be merry.

Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.

by GiantPain on Apr 14, 2011 6:58 PM PDT reply actions

Hear Hear

Look forward to seeing y’all at the game.

In the mountains/there you feel free/I read, much of the night/and go south in the winter. - T.S. Eliot

Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond again this year. Maybe this will be his year.

by rhys on Apr 14, 2011 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Sounds Good

Hey, is anyone going to invite FP?

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by BruteSentiment on Apr 15, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions

FP hasn’t been bad this year in the few times I’ve caught him.

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by Roger on Apr 15, 2011 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions

will be at Sat and Sun game with the fam

Saturday, section 108 row L
Sunday, section 115 row Y

We’ll have some sort of sign to get K&K’s attention.
Got the tix through a StubHub-like site, better seats and cheaper than mlb.com.
We’re ridiculously excited!
Thanks rhys for getting this thread going.