Here are a couple snaps from TigerFest yesterday. To say it was cold does not express the depths of frozen-ness we endured. We got to the stadium at about 10:20, and had to wait outside the gates in an ever lengthening line for at least 30 minutes. Inside, they did have sheeting up and portable heaters blowing in some warmth, so those areas were fine. You did have to walk through various unheated concourses and stairways at times. Those areas were frigid.
Lines were very long-about 1.5 to 2 hours. We only waited in one of the autograph lines. As you can see, we got Carlos Guillen, and Clete Thomas. I got in one other autograph line at the end of our time there, but didn't have the heart to put my son through it after learning it would be over 1.5 hours.
My son enjoyed the whiffle ball home run derby--he hit at least 3 "home runs."
If my son hadn't been there, I would've gone to the clinics/panels/interviews with players. I heard those were good.
All in all, it was just OK. The cold diminished the fun, and the lines did also, but both were to be expected.
There wasn't quite as much kid stuff as I thought there would be. It was just a few things in the concourse behind right field.
Touring the clubhouse was ok. There wasn't much in it, so it seemed kind of sterile. I'm not sure if they were letting people in the dugouts this year. We didn't do that if they were.
Anyone else have stories to share?
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