Notice for whoever is sitting behind the Rangers bench tonight!
by KevinE on Apr 28, 2009 9:50 AM EDT
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This is a notice for everyone who has tickets in the first few rows behind the Rangers bench tonight. PLEASE wear some sort of shower caps and/or ponchos and heckle the hell out of Coach Tortorella!!
(i need to add more words to make this fan post seventy five words so I'm just blabbering now. I run the SB Nation for the Redskins blog if anyone cares about that.)
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I like this. Good thinkin, Kevin!
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Apr 28, 2009 10:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Definitely, protect yourself but rock the red
by snowburnt on Apr 28, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have a red poncho in my car for emergencies. I should wear it just in case Torts decides to toss a water bottle up to section 421
Good one!
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Apr 28, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great idea! I think those can be had at Target for less than a buck each…if I wasn’t going straight from work to the game I’d try to grab a handful.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Apr 28, 2009 10:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i’ll check out a target on my way down
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anybody know where we can buy some for cheap? I’d be happy to chip in and buy a bunch and hand them out before the game to people in the first 2 rows behind the bench.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Target has them...
I just called the Target in Columbia Heights (right next to the Columbia Heights metro)…they do have them in stock.
I can’t make it since I’ll be stuck at work til game…anyone coming that way? they’re the clear ones so you can still rock the red.
by KevinE on Apr 28, 2009 10:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Online it says it's $8.99
the website says they have the red ones too…they look to be high quality than the $2 ones you see at hardware stores and what not.
by KevinE on Apr 28, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If worse comes to worse...
people can use those clear bags that come back with your dry-cleaning.
by KevinE on Apr 28, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well crap, I was going to spend $40 or so and forego beers at the game but 4 ponchos wouldn’t have the same impact as 20 (assuming they were $2). I’m going to try and look around at lunch time. Maybe some discount place has some.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The ones I’ve bought from there before are similar to these:
http://www.osograndeknives.com/coleman%20outdoor%20products/coleman_-_disposable_rain_poncho.htm
I’m pretty sure the ones I bought from Target were made by Coleman but I’m not 100% certain. Either way, they were flimsy disposable ones that were less than a dollar, as exemplified by the fact that they more or less shredded to pieces after a single wearing. I searched the Target website and didn’t see anything, but they might have something else in the store. I think the key is to look for a cheapie disposable, rather than a somewhat nicer one intended for re-use.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Apr 28, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just called Target back...
cheapest ones they have are $8.99. I live in Chinatown and called some of the novelty stores…but no luck there either.
KMart has the $4.99 red ones if anyone lives near one of those (Silver Spring, Fairfax)
by KevinE on Apr 28, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can swing by on my way down from Baltimore. If people are willing to pitch in, I’ll clean them out of every poncho in stock.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i saw orange blue and white online but no red….
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
has to be red. is there a student on this blog that can find time to hunt these down?
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dang, you're right...
SethB made a good point, dollar stores maybe.
by KevinE on Apr 28, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
paging all college park residents….
I will do my best to skip out of work early and raid some dollar stores in Greenbelt on my way down.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm…I wonder if an outdoors place might have something. Or maybe even Wal-Mart. The Target ones I got previously were from the location in Greenbelt, and it was about a year ago that I bought them- I guess they don’t carry them anymore.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Apr 28, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they probably carry them during MD football season (red makes sense for MD fans too)
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another possibility might be a CVS or Rite-Aid or something of that sort.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Apr 28, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it would be awesome if we had a sea of red ponchos behind the bench
by snowburnt on Apr 28, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anybody interested in helping out with this, put out some feelers on facebook status if you’re on there too…You never know if a non caps fan might have an idea
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Check local dollar stores, I bet they have some.
by SethB on Apr 28, 2009 12:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m in California so I can’t be there, but I’ll Paypal $10 to help see this happen. I’ll trust JP, Pepper or DMG to tell me who to send the cash to. Anyone else care to contribute?
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely. I’m in Boston so I’d have to paypal it over as well, but count me in for $10!
by DemoDaze on Apr 28, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sonny's Surplus Has Them...
…as will most other Army/Navy stores, ditto for REI and other outdoor camping stores. Usually for a lot less than $8.99
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Apr 28, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm about to head out now,
I’ll buy as many as I can, and I’ll scan the receipts and post them in a fanshot or something if people want to chip in.
Today’s Forecast?
Sunny With A Chance
Of Flying Water Bottles
Go Caps!
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can anyone find big Washington Capitals stickers to put on the ponchos?
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Be sure to rock the sombrero and you’ll have my $5 towards the cause!
by war_capitals on Apr 28, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am going Sombrero less in the playoffs now…. It worked for game 5
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll chip in some money for the people who are picking up poncho's..
But where are y’all planing to meet?
by JustJeff on Apr 28, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Make sure Comcast knows....
I want to see the ponchos on my High-Def!
by Boodgiesdad on Apr 28, 2009 2:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I emailed comcast
sent to craighlaughlin@comcastsportsnet.tv and joebeninati@comcastsportsnet.tv
I’ll be here in Blacksburg but I hope to see this on tv
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oops misspelling
got it right in the email though
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone should have a sign that reads: "Hey Torts! Don’t Sprayze Me, Bro!
I hate Pittsburgh. And the Pens too.
by B8ovin on Apr 28, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Gotta rec this, even though “Don’t Spray Me Bro!!” will also work…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Apr 28, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Tortorella Can Derelicte My Balls”
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Apr 28, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious idea. This needs to be a tradition.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Apr 28, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I picked up 16 clear ponchos (couldn’t find red) they were like $3.20 each. Not to be cheap but I will be taking up some of you on your offers to chip in haha.
Gonna rush and make some signs real quick. I also bought 5 poster boards to pass out.
“Victims of
Water(bottle) Gate”
“Pass me A
Water Bottle
I’m Thirsty”
“Forecast:
Victory! With
A Chance Of
Flying Water Bottles”
“Splash
Tortorella Free Zone
GO Caps!”
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
saw you guys in the ponchos and the Tort free zone! Nice work!
by SethB on Apr 29, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found a great photo of the ponchos, SB’s signs and Torts!
Good Job!!!
by terpgrrl on Apr 29, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome! This was great teamwork all around.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 30, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i i can’t take credit for the red ones. All i could find were clear, so bravo to whoever brought the others. I delivered mine during the first intermission along with 4 signs. Great effort all around by caps fans. I have never been in a louder building in my life.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 28, 2009 11:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And I’m still serious about contributing some cash. Not sure the best way to do that.
by Gould Old Days on Apr 29, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and I am still serious about taking you up on that haha. We’ll figure something out
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 29, 2009 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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