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Post by BonnarooDetective on Feb 22, 2009 20:38:53 GMT -5
I think I rant about this every year, and this year will be no different.
I hate Bonnaroo Baseball.
If you are not familiar, here is the description from Bonnaroo.com:
powered by MLB Authentic Collection Bonnaroo welcomes America's favorite pastime back to the farm. MLB Authentic Collection will be at Roo this year to provide the Bonnaroo Baseball enthusiasts with a break from the music and dancing. Hone your curve ball or your swing in the pitching and batting cages or go high-tech and check out the latest MLB video games.
Stay tuned to bonnaroo.com for more details and updates on Bonnaroo activities!
Basically, they have a few batting cages and some radar guns set up for people to hit balls and see how fast they can throw. This is one feature of Bonnaroo that I wish they would leave to the county fair. It is tacky and overdone. I'm an avid sports fan, but there are soooo many more useful things that could be in the space that the baseball stuff occupies. They have been doing it for years now and I cannot stand it. Why don't we throw in a dunk tank, bumper cars*, and one of those "Test Your Strength" swing a hammer and ring the Bell things? Hell we can just set-up a whole midway in Centeroo and I can win my girlfriend and oversized stuffed animal and a goldfish.
Forget the baseball crap. Bring back the Sonic Forest and the Playground.
Post by BonnarooDetective on Feb 22, 2009 20:45:27 GMT -5
I feel like frat boys are the only ones who find Bonnaroo Baseball entertaining. There are thousands of wonderful things to do at Bonnaroo, and I cannot imagine why someone would want to interrupt an otherwise incredible experience to go to the batting cages.
I just fell Im at Bonnaroo to do things I cant so at home...I can go to the batting cgaes anytime. And that energy could be better exerted elsewhere such as dancing
Post by BonnarooDetective on Feb 22, 2009 21:12:11 GMT -5
Yea - I don't understand what happened to the playground. I thought it was awesome to have an adult sized playground in the middle of Centeroo. I hyped it up to my girlfriend before she came with me in '06, and I distinctly remember it being listed under the 'Attractions and Activities,' but when we got there the whole thing was fenced-off. Very sad.
^^^if I remember correctly - it got fenced off due to the soil that was shipped in being contaminated or something like that
Wow. After all these years I finally get an explanation. Thanks Meg!! You are so knowledgeable.
That's messed-up though, can you imagine the disaster it would have been had they not found out it was contaminated?
exactly - although that does not explain why it was not there in 07 and 08 - I just searched for a thread explaining it but could not find it - but I am thinking that was the explanation that we finally figured out.
Post by neighborhooodcreep on Feb 22, 2009 21:21:29 GMT -5
Im a huge fan of baseball but I think they should leave it behind this year and from now on, the sonic forest would be much better or some art or anything.
There are a lot of families and when I did walk past a few times I seen kids and their dads using the baseball stuff so I cant say im totally against it, just put it in a different place instead of right in the middle area of centeroo
Post by BonnarooDetective on Feb 22, 2009 21:28:38 GMT -5
^ yea, I don't think I would hate it as much if it weren't taking up such prime real estate. It is right between That and the Other Tent - which would be a great place for another fountain!!!
Post by Ian'sGotAFeeling on Feb 22, 2009 23:18:23 GMT -5
I think its their because MLB has lots of $$$ to waste. They do give their players $100 million dollar contracts after all. I think it should be set up outside of Centeroo. Somewhere near where the side entrance is. Out of site out of mind IMO
I feel like frat boys are the only ones who find Bonnaroo Baseball entertaining. There are thousands of wonderful things to do at Bonnaroo, and I cannot imagine why someone would want to interrupt an otherwise incredible experience to go to the batting cages.
I just fell Im at Bonnaroo to do things I cant so at home...I can go to the batting cgaes anytime. And that energy could be better exerted elsewhere such as dancing
I'm not a sports fan. At all. I don't know the teams, I don't know the players, and I could give a shit if they are all using juice.
However, part of why you say it shouldn't be there is the same reason it should be there. i've never used it, but i could. and that would be *completely* out of the norm for me and that is a positive 'roo experience.
im sure the central location has a little something to do with the giant truck full of cash delivered to superfly each year
I'm not a sports fan. At all. I don't know the teams, I don't know the players, and I could give a poop if they are all using juice.
Karma for being the only other guy in the entire state who doesn't follow sports at all. I remember at Roo last year, whenever I mentioned I was from Boston, people would start talking to me about the Celtics (since they were in the playoffs at the time) and I was like, "Uhhh... yeah. Sure. Whatever. Kevin Gar-who?"
I just roll with it thanks for the karma - if we ever run into each other at a show, lets have a beer and not talk sports!
It's sort of annoying how it's assumed you are a fan. If anything, when the boston teams are in playoffs, i want them to lose so i can stop hearing about it at work...
Post by noeysasquatch on Feb 23, 2009 0:19:03 GMT -5
I'm a big of baseball (Go Phils!) but ive never used any of the baseball stuff they've had set up. It never really wanted to go to see how fast i can throw a baseball over seeing music.
I'm a big of baseball (Go Phils!) but ive never used any of the baseball stuff they've had set up. It never really wanted to go to see how fast i can throw a baseball over seeing music.
Yes another Phillies fan out there! Idk if you had the same experience last year but I wore my phillies hat all weekend at roo last year and people were like attacking me. Giving me high fives and wanting to take pictures with me because I was in phillies gear. It was so funny I was really drunk at the wsp show and after one song I screamed go Phillies and someone way far away was like Go phillies!! haha gotta love it! As a side bar I'm going to see them next month in spring training and im pumped!
I didnt make it over the past few years they had it til this past year... on sunday after being worn out from the previous two late nights... and still being a bit messed up i stumbled over there in the early afternoon with one of my buddies... i think i hit maybe one ball out of like thirty they sent at me but it was so much fun i dont even know why... i dont even like baseball but it was just something i had never done at roo and figured why not...
on that note i could care less if it was there or not again... vote as well BEER FOUNTAIN!!!
I don't use the baseball stuff but it doesn't bother me. It doesn't take up a lot of space and if the sponsorship saves me $5 on tickets then I really don't mind.
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Post by Darth Boo Boo Kitty @#*& on Feb 23, 2009 8:06:52 GMT -5
Although I rarely participate in any of the "extras" at Bonnaroo, I'd much rather see an interactive art exhibit or corn hole game or moon bounce take up that space.
I feel like frat boys are the only ones who find Bonnaroo Baseball entertaining. There are thousands of wonderful things to do at Bonnaroo, and I cannot imagine why someone would want to interrupt an otherwise incredible experience to go to the batting cages.
Wow. Where to start?
So apparently some people have a different idea of things to do to have fun. I know you don't agree, but does that make their preferences any less valid?
I've hit up the cages, the pitching, and the video games, and I enjoy it being there. We've gone into Centeroo Thursday afternoon before bands start mainly for that reason.
And whats up with the "frat boy" reference? I thought Bonnaroo was a place where people avoid stereotyping/exclusivity?
