The Tr305 Needs a Thread Every Night Thread

[Big Z]

Again, I'm going to repeat how awesome the Vista level is.

The lines up there for everything are non-existent. My father in law waited about 1 minute in line for Sir Pizza, which is always really packed.

I'm usually one that defends the Marlins, but that opening ceremony was terrible. They could have done such a better job on that, and they really dropped the ball big time.
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What's section are you in? I love the view.

[Omar]

Juanky, unless I'm crazy (I didn't pay much attention to the non-moving part of the roof) would there be a place to hang them that wouldn't obstruct a view for someone? Like I said, I think the best place is that black batter's eye in the OF near Robinson's number (which, yes, is hard to see, but I don't think they care). I emailed Samson about it. It was disgusting.

I think LF, so they're over the panels if looking from the first base side, works perfectly

[BigGameFish]

The banners need work. Did it not occur to them that there is no wind inside a dome?

They need to call NASA
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The Good:

-Wow this place is gorgeous.
-LF terrace is a great hang-out spot. Love seeing the glass windows open, giving a view into downtown. Also, the view from that area is great. I will spend many hours there this season.
-Seats are extremely comfortable.
-Views of the field are great from all angles. I spent 2 innings stopping at various concourse spots, sipping a beer and watching the game.
-Easy access in and out of aisles, sections.
-Staff was friendly.
-Hotdog was good. This may sound picky, but the bread did nothing to compliment it. It was like a toast folded in half. Hotdogs are synonymous with baseball, this should be done appropriately.
-Having Modelo on tap.
-The art around the park.
-Finding parking for $15 only 3 blocks away.
-The party lights after the game was over, and the live band playing outside. I hope that's not just a one time thing.
-Bobblehead museum.
-The team seems to have the weather formula down pat for determining whether to open or close the roof. Perfect night.
-The CF scoreboard is not only crisp, but offers a great array of stats.
-Loved hearing the ESPN broadcast as I walked around the upper concourse (I don't recall if this was downstairs as well). I hope they tune into the radio broadcast for other games.


The Bad:
-Quite possibly the worst pregame ceremony ever. What was with all the melodrama for such a happy occasion?? The soldier/family thing was heartfelt, but adding Ali on top just killed the mood. Thankfully, the opening intros were great.
-Concourse gets PACKED. Sometimes hard to move around. There are choke points throughout, particularly in the OF.
-WTF IS UP WITH OUR CHAMPIONSHIP BANNERS?? I know Loria drew our stadium plan on a napkin, but I didn't know we also used them to represent two of our proudest moments in team history! FIX THIS!
-Dangerous escalators postgame: The escaltors move very fast, and with huge crowds piling up at their end point, people were thrown into each other. Not going to lie, it was a scary moment, particularly for my father. This occured at the luxury suite level while coming down from the upper deck.
-No cellular reception.
-I'm a beer guy, the selection was disappointing. I'm aware that most parks offer the same. Light beer is not for me.
-Hard time finding the specialty food location. I know this will fix itself over time.
-0 replays. What gives?

Looking forward to:
-Experiencing the Clevlander at some point soon.
-Hearing the stadium when everyone is hollering and cheering. Maybe when we get a baserunner to third before the 8th.

Look, the things I list as "bad" are nitpicking. This place is incredible. I give it an A now, and it should be an A+ once the kinks are worked out. Great job on the park.

[Metes]

Did you guys put MBITCRONOD12 on the paver?

[Jorge18]

What's section are you in? I love the view.

308.

[BigGameFish]

Everyone should take 2 minutes, copy and paste their responses to this thread and email them to dsamson@marlins.com. I've done it in the past and he's very responsive.

Did it

[Namaste]

We need to concentrate our emails to Samson on
3 key points


* (got to be able to refresh twitter)

:REDX

[Fish Tank Frenzy]

LOL and the SFM paver is right next to the distinguished owner of the Miami Dolphins the '...Biggest Marlins fan in New York...'. I found this to be funny.

[Ramp]

:REDX

he's right though... you'll know much more about the game you're at if you follow a bunch of beat writers/analysts for those 2 teams

you'll also get a bunch of crap too, but he's got a point

[Namaste]

My email to Samson (I didn't hit on the pre-game/Ali debacle because it's over and done with and I just want them to focus on issues that need to be addressed soon).

Good afternoon, Mr. Samson.

I am a 20-game plan holder (Sec 25).

Thoroughly enjoyed the outstanding food and ambiance last night. The Clevelander was a great place to have a drink while the parking garages cleared out. Well done!

Also, traffic was way smoother having the police officer stationed @ the 12th Ave exit off of 836.
Great job.

3 areas I believe need some consideration:

- The Championship banners need to be more visible. The die hard fans notice these things. They look lifeless.

- The Budweiser bar in LF is incredible but it is under staffed. I don't mind paying $9 for a beer but I shouldn't have to wait 15 minutes for it.

- We only had 2 beer vendor appearances in Sec 27 last night and if you blinked he was gone. Again, don't mind paying $9 for a beer but make it easier to buy one.

And one FYI that may be out of your control; AT&T phone service works 30% of the time at best.

Thank you in advance for your time.

[Swifty]

The bad, the concourses:




That's just awful. Shows a lack of planning/anticipating lines and its impact on foot traffic (and, conversely, the foot traffic's impact on the lines).

[Bobbob1313]

It's almost exactly the same as PNC Park. I think that's just the nature of open concourses.

[Namaste]

The concourses will be like that anywhere when dealing with a sellout crowd. We saw it at its worst last night.

[Big Z]

The bad, the concourses:




That's just awful. Shows a lack of planning/anticipating lines and its impact on foot traffic (and, conversely, the foot traffic's impact on the lines).

All I see is Ryan Dempster to the bottom left.

[tr305]

Emailed him. I'm sure his assistant will sign his name to the response.