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Post by bluntobject on Feb 23, 2009 9:57:02 GMT -5
I have also enjoyed the baseball-based activities every Roo I've been to. I've enjoyed other activities as well. I've also NOT enjoyed various parts of Centeroo, but I usually DO see other people enjoying themselves at these activities. I do not feel the need to tell these people they are waisting my space with activities I do not enjoy.
I remember last year seeing it used VERY little (the batting cages that is)
i thought it was something you had to pay to use... but i think im wrong about that.
you do have to pay to use it....let me say the first year they were there it was cool but we are going on what? the 4th year now. They take out things like the sonic forest and playground that was packed constantly but leave things like the batting cages that hardly have a line. Doesnt make sense from a logistics or festival-goer pleaser view unless they figure they cant make any money on the sonic forest or a playground.
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!
Thanks for the karma, and karma for you as well fellow Phillies fan ;D I don't think i wore too much phillies gear around roo, primarily because i didnt want my phillies hat to get mad sweat rings, but this year i think I'm gonna fly a Phillies flag. I love hearing the random 'Go Phillies' cheers, it's makes real phans!! And im jealous of your spring training tickets, thats something ive always wanted to do, but I'd settle to going to another WS parade
I guess I'm more disappointed with cool, extemporaneous stuff like the playground and classic video games being removed in favor of sponsored areas like Xbox and MLB. Roo still has lots of free and cool stuff but it is clearly moving towards more and more sponsors.
Yes I know Roo has to make money but not everything should be for profit. I'm just scared it's slowly heading that direction.
I assume you're talking about indirect payment, via the ticket price? I've never paid extra to use any of the baseball stuff.
no I was thinking along the lines of buying tickets/tokens as you do for the ferris wheel. So it is free? Ive never used them. I go to the batting cages all summer, the last thing I want to do is something I can do a block from my house
I know I'm in the minority here but I enjoyed the MLB stuff last year. They had MLB cornhole which we played for a while on Thursday afternoon. I also threw out my arm at speed pitching cage. It doesn't take up a ton of room and a lot of people over there seemed to be having a good time.
I guess I'm more disappointed with cool, extemporaneous stuff like the playground and classic video games being removed in favor of sponsored areas like Xbox and MLB. Roo still has lots of free and cool stuff but it is clearly moving towards more and more sponsors.
Yes I know Roo has to make money but not everything should be for profit. I'm just scared it's slowly heading that direction.
Come to think of it, I loved the old arcade. I don't think I ever even played a game, but I liked peeking in and seeing all of the old video games. Funny.
I played college baseball for 3 years and I always make it a point to stop by the batting cages at the peak of my drunkeness and take some swings. Always fun to be drunk and go about it. I think it fits just because its bonnaroo and you never really know what the hell is going to happen and you really can't define it as anything normal, so why have a baseball thing at a music and art fest, I don't know but it just somehow fits with everything else thats odd.
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?
I can see by your avatar I've pushed the wrong button with you.
I'm sorry, I think I made my argument a little too polarizing and I made some generalizations. I suppose the point that I meant to communicate was this:
It is not about some personal dislike I have for batting cages or throwing baseballs. I have, in fact, been in many a batting cage. However, I imagine Bonnaroo to be a place where you can completely detach from the norm. It is a wonderland of sensory delights, crazy artwork and interactive attractions. To me, the whole baseball set-up sticks out like a sore thumb. It is one of the few things at Bonnaroo that you could enjoy any time of year, virtually anywhere in the country. Every local fair or carnival has one of those radar guns set-up so that you can see how fast you throw a baseball. It is a commonplace activity in an otherwise off-the-wall, unique atmosphere.
As for the frat boy reference, I was basing that on personal expereince. I've been to Bonnaroo for four years now, and I've hung out with all manner of people on the farm, and the only people I've ever heard suggest hitting up "Bonnaroo Baseball" were the kids who were also in fraternities.
Some other things I wanted to add:
- Contrary to what some people have said, I think Bonnaroo Baseball actually does take up a lot of space. Centeroo has a limited amount of room, and those batting cages and such take up at least a fair amount of space.
- The fact that Bonnaroo Baseball is sponsored by MLB does not make your ticket any cheaper.
- Is Bonnaroo Baseball really so great that we need to have it back every year? I will grant you the fact that some people find it entertaining. But based on how this poll is going, it seems the majority of people don't care for it. The Sonic Forest, however, is something that a lot more people could enjoy. I know it is an overused example, but you could fit 4 Sonic Forests in the space that Bonnaroo Baseball occupies. But I guess the Sonic Forest would come back if it can get an official sponsor . . . perhaps the Sonic Forest powered by Sonic Drive-Thrus? Or how about a waterslide? Elephant rides? Beer Fountain? Moon Bounce? Giant foam pyramid?
Baseball in all of it's forms is the very heartbeat of America. Only dirty slacker hippie commies would complain about it.
I'm not even going to touch this one. I had a long post, but I do not want to invoke a debate about baseball, steroids, and the declining popularity of the game.
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Baseball in all of it's forms is the very heartbeat of America. Only dirty slacker hippie commies would complain about it.
I'm not even going to touch this one. I had a long post, but I do not want to invoke a debate about baseball, steroids, and the declining popularity of the game.
Baseball bores the crap out of me. I don't watch it. I don't play it.
But I don't care if they have the MLB stuff at Roo at all. It doesn't bug me and it always seems like there is somebody enjoying it. More power to 'em!
(I don't have a lot of high hopes for what they would do with the space if it wasn't there.)
Post by lordrockinhood on Feb 23, 2009 15:49:42 GMT -5
I've never done it, but I think it's cool to have the option... I never go to batting cages or carnivals in real life... but at Roo I could see myself checking out the cages and/or the ferris wheel one day on a whim if the mood hit me and there was no line
What I do think they should have is...
[glow=red,2,300]SKEEBALL WITH BLINKY GLOWIE THINGIES AS PRIZES!!! ;D ;D ;D [/glow]
Baseball in all of it's forms is the very heartbeat of America. Only dirty slacker hippie commies would complain about it.
I'm not even going to touch this one. I had a long post, but I do not want to invoke a debate about baseball, steroids, and the declining popularity of the game.
I respect your opinion, but I do not think the popularity has gone down. They were actually talking about the ticket sales and such during the world series and said that if anything they have risen. But it seems like it varies from place to place.
Attendance had been at an all time high in Major League Baseball the last couple of years. Its more popular than ever even with the steriod era. I respect the people who dont like the cages taking up space. personally i would rather have a fountain or something that goes along with the festival but ive played baseball for 15 years so i will def enjoy them. I NEED ADDITIONS!!!
Post by flymordecai on Feb 23, 2009 17:23:33 GMT -5
I think it's a waste of space. I would never waste my time batting/pitching at 'Roo.
And I'd like to echo what someone said about it feeling so out of place at Bonnaroo. It reminded me that the real world still existed outside of bonnaroo, more so than the Fuse barn did. And at least that thing had air conditioning.
Post by c234567892 on Feb 23, 2009 17:51:39 GMT -5
I barely even notice the baseball stuff when I'm wandering Centeroo. It's never bothered me. I'm not interested in doing it so I don't give it a second thought.
Post by Britney's_Fears on Feb 23, 2009 21:26:52 GMT -5
I sure am glad Bonnaroo offers a break from that pesky music and dancing. I mean how much music and dancing can one person take before it just starts getting on your nerves. (sarcasm)