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Yep, I was right about the queues: apparently the first person got there at 4:20 am.
Here's the @Dbacks Fan Fest crowd and gates haven't even opened yet! #PaulGoldschmidt #FaceofMLB pic.twitter.com/NQ6dAR6lmt
— FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ) February 8, 2014
It was all too much for some
@placovara It became a personal option @ 11a when the doors opened & thousands ascended on to the field...
— Joel Meier (@Angry_Saguaro) February 8, 2014
The prize acquisition of the day.
I got a Heath Bell baseball! Yeah I know you're jealous. pic.twitter.com/3Zmwk8t8eV
— Jeff Summers (@azjazzyj) February 8, 2014
Unsurprising line is unsurprising
#PaulGoldschmidt in the house. #DbacksFest #FaceOfMLB pic.twitter.com/QUIiZrAUbg
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) February 8, 2014
But others felt... Not-so wanted!
Me and @wademiley36 are quite the hit at @Dbacks Fanfest. pic.twitter.com/2myG9RFEpX
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) February 8, 2014
Not just the fans taking pictures
Q&A going on #SubwayDbacksFanFest pic.twitter.com/06SJS1gL9s
— Greg Schulte (@GubnuhDbacks) February 8, 2014
Paul Goldschmidt took over the D-backs Twitter account for a bit...
Hi! This is Paul, first tweet of my life right now. A ton of fans are here at #DbacksFest! Thanks for the support! #askgoldy
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) February 8, 2014
...but seemed to get the hang of it pretty quickly...
.@DHuddy41 $20
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) February 8, 2014
...before turning the account over to the veteran presence of Brandon McCarthy
to a human? Not great. A mirror? Very likely RT @mitchblair what are the odds that Charles Brewer ever gets married? #Askmac
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) February 8, 2014
No. @Dbacks fanfest had food. You should've come. RT @Mrs_McCarthy32 finally.. Will you bring me home lunch #askmac
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) February 8, 2014
http://t.co/z4gP9lCHoY RT @deepin2thenight McCarthy how tall are you exactly? #askmac
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) February 8, 2014
my mom is a shark and my dad is the movie Roadhouse RT @soto_leah #askmac how'd you get so awesome?
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) February 8, 2014
Clubhouse tours revealed player's personalities
Just a WARNING: Stay away from @wademiley36's locker. #DbacksFest pic.twitter.com/IlNb8gjXpj
— David Wallace (@DavidWallce) February 8, 2014
And a record crowd was there for it all
Special thanks to the record-setting 35,000 of you that joined us for #DbacksFest today! #PaulGoldschmidt #FaceOfMLB pic.twitter.com/UcS6BY6QtJ
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) February 8, 2014
Now: when's the first game?