Thanks to the big guy

G.O.D. – someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I think Leonsis actually prefers Caps related email be sent to him at Washingtoncaps@aol.com.

Oh, and a rec for you, sir.

Did you actually sign it “GOD” or did you replace that for the Rink Rats?

He’s complained that we are “pedantic” in our complaint e-mails, of which I agree he’s probably wading through a ton right now. I would guess it’s possible he probably isn’t so concerned about the length of our love letters tho.

I’ve cut down my e-mails to him to roughly 1 per season and try to mind my length.

I wish the whiners would do the same.

Has anyone else sent an email? Even one? You don’t have to post it down here (though I think that’d be cool), but it’d be nice to know I’m not just whistling in the wind here…

If I ever get the tears out of my eyes from reading GODs letter I might try to write one.

/not snark

I’ve written Ted two letters in the last 12 months, both complimentary. The one I sent late last season was about how I love what GMGM and he have done with the whole organization, all the way down to the prospect level.

You know, there’s probably a silver lining even from the amount of complaints Ted receives. Even if negative, the act of emailing the owner of a sports team to share what you think can be done better implies a certain passion within this fanbase. While complaints are focused on the minutiae, I would imagine very few would trade this team and this season for any other.

I applaud this effort to get fans to take a step back from their minor grievances and applaud Ted for the amazing job he does with this team.

I would like to add my personal thankyou to the one Gould Old Days from Japers’ Rink posted today.

I have been a season ticket holder for a little over six years and I can’t thank you and all of your terrific staff enough.

I have always believed that you can tell what the president of a fortune 500 company is like by talking to the cashiers and laborers at the “bottom” of the org chart. Leadership and culture is driven from the top and, in most cases, permeates an organization from top to bottom.

Thus it says volumes about who you are, and your leadership, to see how this team and organization has flourished.

Even in the depths of the rebuilding, your honesty and integrity never once gave me pause about renewing my season tickets. I knew then that soon enough these seats, that were easy for me to get at the time, would be highly sought after treasures for many years to come. And a few short years later, we are far beyond anything I could have dreamed.

So, again, I say thank you and hope you extend my thanks to everyone at the Capitals who have worked so tirelessly to make it the best organization and most exciting team in all of sports.

If you ever happen to look a few rows in front of your box and see a man standing up to give you the Ed McMahon bow and thankyou, that’s me.

It’s the least I can do.

[Chris meet Alex]
section 101, [my seats]

I havent written Ted an email since last year (or was it the year before, I dont remember) when I attempted to write a letter of praise and thanks. He replied with “does this mean youll buy season tickets now?” and gave my email to the sales department. He seems to hold a grudge against me after I emailed him angrily about trading Peter Bondra. Oh well. I still enjoy the success of the team even though I have a not so favorable view of the owner (even though I approve of the job he’s done).

Rec’d, Excellent, G.O.D. I’ve written in the past, but I may have to pick back up ye olde keyboard.

Once i got thrown out of a game before warmup’s was finished for standing up for a little kid who wanted to stand by the tunnel and get some high fives.. long story short is the guy who’s seats were there came in and started cursing at the kids… i told him to relax and he started giving me sh&t about it and i wasnt even in his seats.. his girlfriend/wife/lifepartner/whatever went and got the usher.. she starts in on me and im not even in his seats (btw the kids are long gone by this point).

Anyhow.. point of this was I Emailed Ted and gave him my side of the story and he emailed me back and had someone follow up w/ me on it. I felt like someone cared enough to do this and i went up to him last friday and shook his hand and said thank you. He definitely had no idea what i was thanking him for but it meant a lot to me at the time and still does.

Anyhow.. point of this was I Emailed Ted and gave him my side of the story and he emailed me back and had someone follow up w/ me on it. I felt like someone cared enough to do this and i went up to him last friday and shook his hand and said thank you. He definitely had no idea what i was thanking him for but it meant a lot to me at the time and still does./end rant

I emailed Ted in 8th grade to write a story about the Caps for our middle school newspaper. He replied within a few hours with a multitude of good quotes and encouraging thoughts. I found a copy of the story over my winter break but didn’t get a chance to scan it in. I will do it when I’m home for Spring Break and fanshot it.

We have a pretty awesome owner.

I was just reading this earlier today and I felt it would be worthwhile to bring up in this thread.

Also, it’s nice to see some of those predictions coming true. Like Laich becoming a Steve Konowalchuk kind of guy, but with a 60 point upside rather than a 45 point upside.

Wrote him a note, per your suggestion. Received a nice reply.

Thanks for suggesting this, Gouldie