The review focuses on the entertainment aspect related to the team---or shall I say, lack-thereof. The Philly Clearwater staff for spring training games really need to give their heads a shake; the entertainment was barely existent at their home opening game in Clearwater this past Saturday. Upon arriving at the park, 90 minutes before the game started, The Phillie Phanatic mascot was nowhere to be found. He should have been walking around the whole park for pictures with everyone. Instead, he didn't show up until the opening ceremonies, he then disappeared up until the 7th inning, where he made a brief appearance in one end of the park.
There was no TV host in the stands on camera talking to the fans. There was no fun trivia, no interviews with players, no prizes, no free t-shirts--nothing.
What was odd is that you only had some stone faced camera guy going around the stands focusing on random people in the crowd for the big screen--very awkward. He could have at least made some hand motions or smiled. Where do they get these guys from?
Finally, the beer guys were fighting amongst each other for business, and yelling "Beer Man!" at the top of their scratchy lungs--god help me. Is that supposed to be our entertainment?!
The Philly staff could certainly learn a thing or two by taking a short drive to Dunedin to see how the Jays staff entertain the crowd between innings, it's so much fun! Make an effort guys. read more