Fukudome bobblehead day...

by Rezze21 on May 26, 2008 7:36 PM CDT

I am going to the game tommorow and was wondering what time would be a good time to get there so I can get one of the Kosuke Fukudome bobble heads. Wasn't sure if this deserved a fanpost but i didn't know where else to put it. I was thinking of getting in the stadium at 5, but I'd like to get there at 5:15. Is 5:15 to late or is even 5 to late?

Thanks

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515pm would be good time to shoot for and shoot to be 5 minutes earlier than that. Im going and there are 3 of us. 2 of us are getting there at 415 and im getting there are 550 for the 605 start.

Go Cubs

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on May 26, 2008 7:41 PM CDT reply actions

Bobblehead!

Let me make a confession. I can’t even stay for the actual game tomorrow (have to catch an international flight), but am staying over in town tonight just to go down early and get the bobblehead.

The Artist Formerly Known as Chris

by 08Cubs on May 26, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions

Ebay?

Ever hear of just getting it off of Ebay? Just kidding! You are a committed Fukudome fan!

by ak123 on May 26, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions

In response

Meant to hit reply to 08Cubs post.

by ak123 on May 26, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions

5:00 should be fine.

Night game crowds tend to be late arriving, and especially tomorrow, lots of people don’t get off work until 5.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 26, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions

Earlier?

I went today and got the Wrigley at 12:30 and was empty handed for the golf club cover, which was for the first 10,000 adults. The bobblehead is for the first 10,000 fans, I thought they would be gone by 5:00 since the gates open at 4:05 correct? 6:05 start tomorrow?

by chicagodave on May 26, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions

Yabbut...

... the dynamics of an arriving crowd are totally different for a Tuesday night game than for a Monday afternoon game on a holiday. Most people had yesterday off and arrived early.

A 6:05 night game will have a mostly empty ballpark at 5:00. I still think you’ll be OK if you get there by then.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 27, 2008 4:15 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks Al!

makes a lot of sense and figured it wouldn’t be the same as Monday but maybe a little more crowded. thanks for the input!

by chicagodave on May 27, 2008 7:22 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm hoping for an empty ballpark at 5:00pm...

as I have been looking forward to my ‘Dome (thanks to dragonsfantic) for some time.

Can’t wait for the game tonight. My first this year.

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by SouthsideCub on May 27, 2008 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions

FWIW

I have bleachers for tonight. I work til 5 and wont get to the game until 555. I asked my girlfriend and her sister to arrive at 445 just to be really safe. Bleachers tend to fill in a little faster.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on May 27, 2008 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions

BTW

It looks like it’s going to be freezing tonight. I’ll be the one with a balnket on.

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by SouthsideCub on May 27, 2008 1:11 PM CDT reply actions

Ill be the one with the winter hat on

Shaved my head Saturday in anticipation to the warm weather…...it worked for one day.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on May 27, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Al's Estimate

Looked right about on. I got mine and left about 4:30 and it looked like they had exhausted a bit more than half of the supply.

It was pretty crazy – there was a Japanese TV crew interviewing people right after the gate opening!

The Artist Formerly Known as Chris

by 08Cubs on May 27, 2008 5:42 PM CDT reply actions

Actually at 5:00 they were already OUT!

at 5:00 they didn’t have any more bobbleheads at the gates above^
also the gates in front of the firestation were also OUT!

good thing i arrived before gates opened.

i got about 5 offers to sell my bobblehead for $10-$20 , to which i replied  $50 or ill gladly take it home.

Ramlee Zamfukusoridero

by hiphopgamer26 on May 27, 2008 10:26 PM CDT reply actions

to finish that up..

good thing i arrived before gates opened.
i got about 5 offers to sell my bobblehead for $10-$20 , to which i replied $50 or ill gladly take it home.

Ramlee Zamfukusoridero

by hiphopgamer26 on May 27, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

The lines yesterday were insane.

I have never seen that many people there two hours before a regular season game, when it was cold, and the game was at an unusual starting time.

They still had them in the bleachers till about 5:15.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 28, 2008 4:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Made My Flight

I’m pretty confident I have the only Fukudome bobblehead in London right now.

by 08Cubs on May 28, 2008 7:37 AM CDT up reply actions

LOL

Wow, I bet you do. And are you back in London already? That was fast.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 28, 2008 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions

I guess I wasn't surprised

the bobbleheads were gone by the time I got to the game at 5pm. There was at LEAST twice as many people there an hour before a 6pm game as I had ever seen (sans playoffs).

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by SouthsideCub on May 28, 2008 8:13 AM CDT up reply actions