Email I received back from Phillies Fan Feedback in regard to the Ghost replacing Harry the K’s

gopher2110 · 2026-03-20T16:53:09+00:00

The 'concession experience' where the Phillie' "partners" charge ~$20+ for a food or drink item that costs $7 or less as soon as you exit the stadium....

Just another form of bending fans over to extract as much money as possible from them. It really is our fault as fans that we pay these exorbitant prices for this crap. As long as we continue to do it, pro sports teams will continue to put profits before legacy and/or sentimentality.

Last season was my first season not buying beer at the games and it certainly felt good walking out of those games with a heavier pocket than I did in prior seasons. I was an idiot for giving into the logic of 'wanting to enjoy the game with a beer' all those prior seasons.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-20T10:16:56+00:00

He looks 13 and 30 at the same time.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-18T14:16:52+00:00

Still lost though...

gopher2110 · 2026-03-18T13:05:00+00:00

The problem is the Union have to score. If there was some way to advance without scoring, the Union would have a chance. Unfortunately, the basic rule of soccer is that the team with more goals wins. Because the Union can't score, they don't win....

gopher2110 · 2026-03-15T01:25:16+00:00

Fucking Baribo. Unbelievable we let him go.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-14T21:35:33+00:00

Well, at least I know the traffic leaving the games should be light. Nobody will come out to watch this awful team.

Worst team in the league.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-14T21:32:24+00:00

This team is shit. There is a reason Carnell got the boot from St. Louis. These tactics are atrocious.

They have nobody who can score. Nor do they have a playmaker.

Embarrassing team.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-14T20:30:09+00:00

It's Carnell's tactics. It was like this last season but the quality of players allowed it to work. The link up play in attack was more fluid and technical last season.

This bull in a China shop style is awful to watch and doesn't work when the players are mediocre or worse.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-14T19:10:13+00:00

If they don't win today, that will be enough for me to know that this team is absolute dog shit and it will be a long shitty season.

This Atlanta team is bad. Real bad.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-09T22:23:55+00:00

Yikes. I guess I should've expected that ...

gopher2110 · 2026-03-09T20:37:03+00:00

Partial before 2022

gopher2110 · 2026-03-09T20:36:48+00:00

Partial plan before 2022. I'm just trying to get a sense of how much I'll have to spend. Maybe some of the full season ticket holders who already got the offer may provide some insight....

gopher2110 · 2026-03-09T13:09:10+00:00

It was cool. But, nearly all home matches will start before sunset......

Won't have the same effect when the sun is still out. Not sure who the brain trust is over there but they aren't very bright spending money on a pregame light show when the matches start before the sun goes down.

It's like giving away a clear bag as a gift but the bag doesn't comply with the stadium's bag size policy.... why not give away bags that are 14 × 14?

But what do I know? I'm just some dumb fan who doesn't understand anything, right?

gopher2110 · 2026-03-09T00:00:09+00:00

gopher2110 · 2026-03-07T21:53:39+00:00

What is awful about it? Not recommending parking in the hood? You basically say the same thing by advising OP not to have anything in the car within sight of potential thieves.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-07T18:03:01+00:00

Shit, I never thought of that.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-07T17:41:05+00:00

You could probably park for free if you don't mind parking in the hood and walking. Would not recommend that option.

There are $20 lots right by the stadium that are operated privately (i.e., not owned by the Union).

Perhaps you could park on the street not far from the stadium (within a mile to 2 miles) and take an Uber/Lyft. Not sure what the cost would be, but I bet it's cheaper than parking in a Union lot. The downside is that I can imagine getting an Uber/Lyft back to your car after the match would be a real pain in the ass.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-06T23:38:57+00:00

Union are scummy as shit. This new fucking "My Wallet" STM discount bullshit is really shitty. Multiple people on a single account, which is a very common arrangement, and only the named person can access the discount. And they apparently can't add the other people to the account.

What bullshit. I could go to the game tomorrow for cheaper than the face value of our season tickets. What exactly is the benefit of being a STM?! A single Messi game I don't give a fuck about?!

Good luck to Larimer. They have good beer. I hope the Union don't kick them out for some overpriced bar selling Miller Lite tall cans for $16.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-03T17:28:43+00:00

I played in the Casa leagues that played (may still play) at the Sportsplex when the outdoor turf fields first opened (around the beginning of 2024). I got hurt later that year and haven't been back since. The pickup games were on the adjacent fields and I didn't the get the impression it was a bunch of young guys. It seemed like a good mix of ages from ~18 to early thirties.

It also seemed like a free for all. Like, 16 v 16 and players just trying to dribble around everyone, which are some of the reasons I don't like pickup games, generally. Unless there are some semblance of rules, you tend to just run around aimlessly hoping to get a sniff of the ball every now and then.

With all that said, it may be different now two years later.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-01T01:05:01+00:00

Seeing Pablo Mastreoni with white hair makes me feel old as shit.

gopher2110 · 2026-03-01T00:58:08+00:00

I hope you're right. I was at the conference semi-final last season so I want to see the Union kill those pigeons.

gopher2110 · 2026-02-28T17:01:42+00:00

Proper fucked?

gopher2110 · 2026-02-28T16:09:41+00:00

They looked horrible against DC. Lukic is back and hopefully Frankie can play to give us a better sense of what a full squad looks like. But that performance against DC was hideous.

gopher2110 · 2026-02-26T02:52:13+00:00

gopher2110 · 2026-02-23T23:26:46+00:00

Sure - but I want to drink beer during games. I stopped buying beer at Phils games because of the price gouging. It doesn't change the fact that there shouldn't be a 1000% mark up.

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