Your Opinion Needed on a Serious D Backs Home Game Issue

it’s for the kids, man. get up and grab a drink or something if it’s so bad.

with all of the other embarrassing gimmicks like in-game “hosts,” air propelled t-shirt bribes, or sloppy-faced cheerleaders, i’m surprised the hot dog race is the most annoying part to you.

then all i gots to say is Derrick hall has GOT to be loving you to death!

His focus on The Chase Experiance is paying well it would appear.

Loves me no matter what.

all the other stuff Lee mentions are the reason why our fanbase is looked upon with such disdain, even by fellow DBack fans. I do not need cheap tricks and gimmecks to keep me entertained, I have the game itself. Why are we wanting to take focus away from that?
I get enough dirty looks trying to cheer for the team and yet, we want to add more distractions to entertain the brain dead casual fan?.

between innings, breaks, etc are two dif things. You seem like youre trying to turn this thread into some sort of place to rant about how our fans suck. Im a fan. And I dont suck. Im pretty awesome actually.

when we are there. Instead we have to look around at other fans and figure out who is brain dead, who knows nothing about baseball and who is a csual fan. If only the game were more fun………We wouldnt have to do these things then post about them. IF.Only.The.Game.Were.More.Fun.

I understand its for kids but if there bored then, 1 they shouldnt be there and 2 theres a playground somewhere. So they should just do away with it.

sometimes there is a burrito/taco/soda race endorsed by Taco Bell, but I agree that the Diamondbacks could probably do a better job connecting the “experience” to our region. Hot dogs are great, and a well-worn part of baseball tradition, but they should also consider Southwest/Mexican street foods like tortas, tacos, tamales (one stand is a start), and other delicious foods.

On the topic of “the Chase Field experience,” every team in every sport promotes an experience that has little or nothing to do with the game at hand. Hot dogs have nothing to do with baseball, yet most fans would say that getting a hot dog and beer is a must for most games. Singing a goofy song during the 7th inning stretch has nothing to do with baseball, but it’s done on every level of baseball, nearly, and has come to be expected. Organ music has nothing to do with baseball, musuems and gift shops have nothing to do with baseball, bathrooms have nothing to do with baseball. All of things are more than tolerated when you go to the game: they’re expected.

All of these things add up to a “baseball experience,” so to split hairs about what or what isn’t the proper “baseball experience” is ridiculous. Owners want to create the best environment for visitor to enjoy their product, and guess what? That means a lot of extra stuff. Take the time during the hot dog race to talk to the people around you if you don’t care about it.

They race doesn’t interfere with baseball.

Teddy says lighten up.

is awesome btw. And so am I.

A snake race would be fun,make them dress in the sausage costumes but they have to wriggle on their stomachs.

Dood said we need to get rid of Baxter and find a dif mascot. He also likes what they do at the Brewers games.