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Brooklyn's Best Friend
Date: Mon, Jul 19, 2010
So, there's this thing called Facebook. Have you heard of it? Of course you have. Unless your name is Kevin Mahoney, you already have a Facebook account, have connected with old classmates, ex-girlfriends, former teachers, childhood neighbors, that kid you used to play football with, and tons of people you barely remember or tried to forget. Everyone in the world is on Facebook. Except Kevin Mahoney.
For those of you out there who may be unfamiliar (Kevin Mahoney), here's how it works: You set up a home page, post information about yourself, and then look for "friends." Or they look for you. "Friends" are what make the world of Facebook go 'round. Some people have thousands of FB "friends" (Katie, Brandy), and others keep a tight circle (Kevin Mahoney, 0).
In general, though (unless you're Kevin Mahoney), the more "friends" you have, the better. It means more info and invites coming your way, and it gives you a bigger audience for those times you want to share your thoughts.
Enough with the tutorial, already. Here's where the Cyclones come in.
With our new contest, titled "Brooklyn's Best Friend," having the most FB "friends" can also mean winning great prizes, like $100 in Cyclones Cash, a $500 donation to your favorite charity, lunch with Cyclones players, 50 Field Box Seats to a game in which you'll be honored, and -- best of all -- your own Cyclones baseball card and your own Cyclones-designed bobblehead!
It's an exciting social-networking experiment that helps us spread the word about Cyclones baseball, and helps you get once-in-a-lifetime swag!
Check out the contest, and get going! It officially gets underway on Monday, July 26th!
Start telling everyone you know that you want to become "Brooklyn's Best Friend," and you need their help to do it.
Unless, of course, you're Kevin Mahoney.
-- Dave
TNA Lives up to Its Name
Date: Fri, Jul 2, 2010
Wow! They don't call it Total Nonstop Action for nothing!
The TNA Live! show on Friday night was awesome! I haven't followed wrestling for a while, but I think I might be officially back into it after watching tonight's show. High-flying, hard-hitting, non-stop action all night long.
Team 3D smashed a guy through a table, Jeff Hardy tossed his body around with reckless abandon, Kurt Angle showed off the skills that make him a gold medalist, and an old favorite of mine, Rob Van Dam, capped the night off by defending his heavyweight belt!
Almost 5,500 rabid Brooklyn fans charged up the whole ballpark, and made it the biggest U.S. show in TNA's eight-year history!
Check out some pictures:
-- Dave
TNA! TNA! TNA!
Date: Fri, Jul 2, 2010
Tonight is the highly-anticipated Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling event at MCU Park! It's going to be awesome -- one of the largest outdoor crowds ever for a TNA event!
Baby Alexa and I snuck into the ring before the gates opened to settle some differences:
My size, stength, and pure athleticism had her beat, but the ref was knocked unconscious and couldn't get the three count. Then she blatantly and illegally used the ropes to choke me out. The Iceman would be proud; I never tapped out...but I did pass out from the pain. When I woke up, she had her hand raised and was awarded the belt! A complete miscarriage of justice!
The real action begins in a few hours! More pics to come...
-- Dave
Furthur, Faster
Date: Wed, Jun 30, 2010
If there's one thing I love, it's time-lapse video.
Sure, it makes you question your place in the world -- and in the relative history of the universe -- by condensing hours upon hours of blood, sweat, and tears into mere seconds on YouTube. But it looks really cool doing it:
Sure, it makes you question your place in the world -- and in the relative history of the universe -- by condensing hours upon hours of blood, sweat, and tears into mere seconds on YouTube. But it looks really cool doing it:
-- Dave
Furthur and Furthur
Date: Sun, Jun 27, 2010
After weeks (months?) of misspelling the band's name, the two-day Furthur concert finally arrived at MCU Park this weekend. Phil Lesh and Bob Weir -- of Grateful Dead fame -- brought their new band to the ballpark, and brought two nights of sold-out crowds with them!
I have to admit, I came into this with some negative bias. My only experience with the Grateful Dead involved my college baseball coach blaring endless jam tapes for 12 hours straight as we drove 35 guys in two 15-passenger vans (do the math) to Nowheresville, North Carolina for our spring trip while I tried to drown Jerry Garcia & Co. out with Metallica or Tupac on my headphones and not think too hard about my non-teammate friends enjoying themselves on a beach in Cancun. So, you could say I was decidedly not a Deadhead.
The concert at the ballpark was pretty cool, though. I worked on Sunday night, and heard Saturday was just as good. A completely different crowd of people in the ballpark, and a very unique vibe.
Furthur clearly touched all the people who were here. The mass of people on the floor, in the seats, and on the concourse was dancing and singing (and dancing some more) for over four straight hours! They were having a great time, and were all so passionate and energetic about the music it was almost impossible not to enjoy yourself, no matter what your musical taste. For Furthur/Dead fans, it was a little bit of heaven.
Furthur clearly touched all the people who were here. The mass of people on the floor, in the seats, and on the concourse was dancing and singing (and dancing some more) for over four straight hours! They were having a great time, and were all so passionate and energetic about the music it was almost impossible not to enjoy yourself, no matter what your musical taste. For Furthur/Dead fans, it was a little bit of heaven.
Check out some pictures:
When all was said and done, almost 25,000 people saw the two shows, and made it a truly unforgettable experience at the ballpark.
A big thank you goes out to everyone who attended. Stay tuned for more great events at MCU Park all summer!
-- Dave
A Good Day
Date: Thu, Jun 24, 2010
When you work in minor league baseball, there are good days and there are bad days.
There are days when fans yell at you because you forgot the periods in J.B. Brown's initials. There are days when the rain camps out over the ballpark and you pull the tarp seven times in 95-degree thunderstorms. There are days when a last-second lineup change means you have 30 minutes to re-do all the paperwork you spent the last six hours doing (during "Going Green" week). There are days when the game lasts 26 innings. There are days when the national anthem singer forgets the words. There are days when the Game Program is delivered and the first page you open contains a typo that jumps out at you, despite the five rounds of proofreading you did. There are days when nothing seems to go right.
And then there are days like this:
TNA Knockout Velvet Sky of the Tag Team Champion (and aptly-named) Beautiful People threw out a first pitch and signed autographs to promote the TNA Live! event at MCU Park on July 2nd.
You know how they say in golf that one great shot makes up for 99 bad ones and keeps you coming back for more? Today was one of those days.
Great seats are still available for TNA at MCU Park on July 2nd. Get your tickets now!
-- Dave
Opening Day
Date: Sun, Jun 20, 2010
June 25th, 2001 seems like yesterday. hard to believe, but last night we held our 10th Opening Day in franchise history!
It was a great night -- we set a new OD attendance record (9,888 fans), got our ninth OD win in 10 tries (Wally's second of the season...he's on pace to go 76-0), Steve got burnt to a crisp and was almost run down by a float in the Mermaid Parade but made sure all the right cars got into the parking lot (and all the wrong ones stayed out), and everyone seemed thrilled that another season of Brooklyn baseball was underway.
It started -- as it has in every season since TJ introduced the idea -- with our players lining the steps at the front gate to greet the fans as they walked through the gates at the newly-named MCU Park. It's a pretty cool experience, with fans introducing themselves to the new team, and vice versa. It really gives our players their first glimpse of the passion and loyalty that they're about to enjoy for the next few months. To a man, they always come away from it marveling at how intense Brooklyn's love is for this team.
In the weeks and months to come, you'll meet some of those players here on the blog, and hear from Wally. Thanks, as always, for your support. This season is going to be one of our best ever!
-- Dave
Beer, Here!
Date: Mon, Jun 14, 2010
On Saturday, MCU Park hosted its first-ever Craft Beer Festival, with samplings from over 40 breweries, and live music. The event was a lot of fun. Over 300 people attended, and everyone really seemed to be enjoying themselves. The weather, the beer, and the music, were all great.
I'm not the world's biggest beer connoisseur, but it was interesting to talk to some of the brewers, hear their passion for what they do, learn about the ingredients and the processes that make their beer different, and debate with friends about which brands we liked and didn't like.
Beyond just the taste of the beers, I also loved looking at how each brand was marketed. The look, the logos...even the taps from which they were poured were all so distinct. As someone who works with ads and designs, I'm always interested in how businesses market their products, and how effective they are. Since I couldn't tell you the difference between an I.P.A. and a case of Natural Light (that was before the Beer festival...now I know, and if you don't, that's just another reason you should have been here), I found myself drawn to the logos and names of the beer first, and the taste second.
Take a look at some images from the event. I'll divulge my personal favorites after these pictures:
Each attendee got a small plastic mug, with which you could sample three ounces of the beer of your choice. Gary had a full-sized mug, but his elephantitis sausage fingers just made it look small:
Josh Young kicked off the music on the concourse level. Many of us at the Cyclones know Josh from his work as a concert promoter, but we were surprised to hear him on the microphone with his guitar. He was really, really good!
The musical main attraction was The Unforgettable Fire, a U2 tribute band that sounded so much like the real thing, it was scary. They even looked like U2, from Bono's shades, to Edge's ski cap, to Adam Clayton's blond hair and baggy pants:
Of course, I don't think the real Bono has ever taken requests for an encore, then had his mic turned off by Larry Mullen, Jr., and almost come to blows over it, but I haven't seen them live since the Elevation tour in '01, so I guess you never know. ("One more song!" One more song!")
OK, so my personal favorites were Hell or High Watermelon (a wheat beer by 21st Amendment Brewery) and Wacko (a summer seasonal from Magic Hat):
The Hell or High Watermelon not only had the coolest logo and name, but it was light and crisp, and had just a hint of watermelon flavoring. Nothing too overpowering, but enough to make it stand out.
Wacko, as you can see above, was red. That really made it stand out, and you had to try it just for the heck of it. Turns out, it is made from beets (I asked the brewer if they were from Schrute Farms, but she didn't get the reference. I also told her it had a taste that can't be "beet," but she didn't seem to appreciate that one either. I have a feeling neither line was very original).
All in all, a great success for our first-ever Beer Festival. We've already taken notes and suggestions on how to make the next one even better.
Thank you to all who attended. If you weren't here, you should have been. We'll give you another chance next year!
-- Dave
OK, so my personal favorites were Hell or High Watermelon (a wheat beer by 21st Amendment Brewery) and Wacko (a summer seasonal from Magic Hat):
The Hell or High Watermelon not only had the coolest logo and name, but it was light and crisp, and had just a hint of watermelon flavoring. Nothing too overpowering, but enough to make it stand out.
Wacko, as you can see above, was red. That really made it stand out, and you had to try it just for the heck of it. Turns out, it is made from beets (I asked the brewer if they were from Schrute Farms, but she didn't get the reference. I also told her it had a taste that can't be "beet," but she didn't seem to appreciate that one either. I have a feeling neither line was very original).
All in all, a great success for our first-ever Beer Festival. We've already taken notes and suggestions on how to make the next one even better.
Thank you to all who attended. If you weren't here, you should have been. We'll give you another chance next year!
-- Dave
Whatcha Gonna Do?
Date: Mon, May 24, 2010
I first got into wrestling back in the good old days, when my main man the Junkyard Dog was thumping anybody in his path and the Hulkster was asking a burning question that forced me to contemplate my intestinal fortitude and the path I would choose when faced with the most daunting of challenges or limitless of opportunities (I'll ask you that same question in a few paragraphs).
Since then, I've gone from JYD to DDP, watched Hulk go Hollywood, and run with the Wolfpack. In recent years, I've had an on-again, off-again relationship with the sport, but I was definitely excited by our announcement that MCA Park would play host to Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling on July 2nd.
Clearly, I'm not the only one. Tickets went on sale this morning, and the phones and interwebs have been blazing. The July 2nd TNA show is going to be one of the biggest nights of the summer -- a megastar wrestling show followed by fireworks on the Coney Island seashore!So, really, there's only one question you should be asking yourself. One question in the debate that is raging inside your mind. One question whose answer will tip the scales in favor of an unforgettable summer experience, or against it:
Whatcha gonna do, brother? Whatcha gonna do when TNA comes to MCU and runs wild on you this July 2?
-- Dave
P.S. "Get tickets" was the correct answer to that last question. Do so here.
Head Over Heels For Ike
Date: Wed, May 19, 2010
Ike Davis made his pro debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones on June 26, 2008. The highly-touted first-round pick out of ASU doubled in his first at-bat, and proceeded to notch at least one hit in his first 15 straight games. Less than two years later, Davis is now starring at first base for the New York Mets.
Davis has become something of a cult hero among Mets fans (and, of course, the Cyclones fans who saw him first in Brooklyn) thanks to being a homegrown prospect with home run power and a major league dad at home (Ron was an All-Star pitcher for the Yankees).
That cult hero status has also skyrocketed because of three specific spectacular catches he's made that all have an incredibly similar stuntmanesque theme:
That cult hero status has also skyrocketed because of three specific spectacular catches he's made that all have an incredibly similar stuntmanesque theme:
On August 2nd, Brooklyn will pay tribute to the former Cyclone, with an Ike Davis bobblehead giveaway! This isn't your run-of-the-mill bobblehead, though. This one is special. The Cyclones' Ike Davis bobblehead depicts the catch(es) that have become the big lefthander's calling card on defense, as he flips over the railing and into the dugout!
We think you'll flip for the bobblehead, too! Here's the sketch art we've submitted:
We'll give you more updates and mock-ups as we get them, but you can get your tickets NOW to make sure you're not shut out from this unique collector's item. The first 2,500 fans in attendance on August 2nd will each get one, so make sure you get to the ballpark nice and early! It's going to be one of the hottest items of the summer!
-- Dave
That's What She Said
Date: Thu, May 13, 2010
Armed with bobbleheads and vaguely inappropriate humor, one group of workplace misfits has infiltrated pop culture for the better part of the last decade.
No...not the Cyclones. I'm talking about The Office!
Anyone who has ever worked in an office can relate to something about the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin (a division of Sabre). The high-strung accountant, the poorly-hidden games of solitaire, the malfunctioning copy machine, the boss who's just a little "off" and thinks of himself as an undiscovered stand-up comedian/improv entertainer (not us, Steve...no one here can relate to that at all). It's so real that it's ridiculous, and so ridiculous that it's real.
That's why, on August 4th, the Cyclones will host a Salute to The Office, and celebrate office workers and the workplace shenanigans that make being a 9-to-5er so great (and, sometimes, so awful).
We'll be playing Office Olympics games between innings, collecting beet donations throughout the game, airing your best workplace stories, challenging you to trivia contests, and offering prizes (like free tickets) to anyone named Michael Scott or anyone who shows up dressed like Dwight Schrute.
So sharpen your pocket protectors, and start practicing your paper airplanes. It's going to be a fun-filled night like you've never had before. (That's what she said.)
-- Dave
The Blogosphere is Buzzing
Date: Mon, May 10, 2010
This is why Buzz Bissinger hates Will Leitch (and all other bloggers, for that matter, including me).
The venerable author of Friday Night Lights (great show, by the way...you really should be watching it) berated the founder of Deadspin a while back on HBO's Costas Now. (Don't just take my word for it without doing any research...read the NY Times article.)
Among other things, Bissinger argued that "blogs are dedicated to cruelty, they’re dedicated to dishonesty, (and) they’re dedicated to speed.” He also castigated the medium's authors for “not letting the facts get in the way” of writing whatever they want. Ol' Buzz couldn't have summed up this blog better if he tried.
This space is, has been, and always will be (unless I get fired and it gets shut down tomorrow) one big inside joke between Cyclones fans and employees.
We didn't really hire Eric Byrnes so he could be a ringer on our softball team (although, Eric, if you're reading this, the offer's still out there...we need a centerfielder). Steve didn't really get lost in Prospect Park or tap dance in the rain while making up words to songs from Wicked. Gary doesn't really wear size 7X boxers. Alexa didn't really wear an electronic dog collar. A bunch of staff members didn't really play baseball for 24 straight hours and wind up sending half the office to the emergency room. I don't really look like Brad Pitt's younger, in-better-shape, long-lost twin broth...OK, I'll admit that every example from that last paragraph actually was true, except for the Byrnes thing, but I'm sure there's been lots of fake stuff, too.
The point is...well, there really isn't much of a point. And I guess that's the point! This blog is simply fun and (hopefully) funny. Don't take it too seriously. And by "too seriously," I mean "even remotely seriously at all."
And above all else, don't report anything you see in this space as real news! Except for the part about me looking like Brad Pitt. That can be a cover story, if you'd like.
-- Dave
Ringer Alert!
Date: Thu, May 6, 2010
BREAKING NEWS! The Cyclones have hired former MLB star Eric Byrnes as a Media Relations Assistant. In addition to his 11-year playing career, Byrnes has a wealth of media experience, serving as a postseason analyst for FOX and ESPN.
On a completely unrelated note, he'll share an office with me on the "dark side" of the building, and will therefore be eligible to play for Team West Wing in the upcoming softball challenge.
Steve's just happy 'cause we won't have to pay him.
On a completely unrelated note, he'll share an office with me on the "dark side" of the building, and will therefore be eligible to play for Team West Wing in the upcoming softball challenge.
Steve's just happy 'cause we won't have to pay him.
I have a feeling he's going to fit right in:
-- Dave
Beer Fest!
Date: Thu, May 6, 2010
On Saturday, June 12th, MCU Park will host the first annual Craft Beer Festival! From 4-9pm that day, you can sample some of America's finest craft beers and listen to some great local bands. Learn more, or get your tickets here. In the meantime, Assistant GM Kevin Mahoney checks in with his take on the event:
Steve has been formulating a plan to host a Craft Beer Festival at the ballpark for a few years now, and after lots of time, effort, energy, and obstacles, it's finally going to happen.
Several weeks ago, Steve put Baby Alexa and me in charge of the Beer Festival planning. Actually, Alexa is really the one in charge, but she is not old enough to drink yet. So, several tasks were given to me -- the guy who has a, shall we say, "fondness" for the beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains (most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize, and rice are also widely used), and flavored with hops. Coincidence? I don't think so.
There is one slight problem, though. I have aslightly insane obsession strong loyalty to one specific brand of beer that I refer to simply as The King. I have even been known to leave an otherwise enjoyable establishment (or an expensive VIP table at an exclusive Vegas hot spot) rather than try a new brand, but for the first annual Craft Beer Festival, I'll make an exception. Maybe I'll even find something I like better! (OK...there's no chance of that, but I'm trying to be open-minded.)
Several weeks ago, Steve put Baby Alexa and me in charge of the Beer Festival planning. Actually, Alexa is really the one in charge, but she is not old enough to drink yet. So, several tasks were given to me -- the guy who has a, shall we say, "fondness" for the beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains (most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize, and rice are also widely used), and flavored with hops. Coincidence? I don't think so.
There is one slight problem, though. I have a
So join me at MCU Park on June 12th, from 4-9pm, to sample over 40 phenomenal craft beers, mingle with friends in a beautiful ballpark on the Coney Island seashore, listen to live music, and have a great night.
Stop by and say hello if you see me. I'll be the guy that looks like this anytime I try something other than Bud.
-- Kevin
Stop by and say hello if you see me. I'll be the guy that looks like this anytime I try something other than Bud.
-- Kevin
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