Originally Posted By velo Does anyone know if there will be a parade for the SF Giants at DL in the near future? I don't see it on the schedule (don't know if it would be...). We're headed down soon and I thought it would be great if they just happened to have that happening at the same time! Anyone know where I could find out?
Originally Posted By TP2000 The President didn't bother to call the winning team in the locker room. The games were the lowest rated in history. Americans living east of Sacramento, north of Calistoga, or south of San Jose didn't care one way another. So why would they bother going to Disneyland at this late date? And if they want to go to Disneyland, they should be able to go on to Expedia.com and reserve their own flight and hotel. Disneyland tickets are 76 dollars. Make sure to use Fastpass, and try and see the second Fantasmic as it's less crowded than the first show.
Originally Posted By barboy2 ///The President didn't bother to call the winning team in the locker room/// Did Obama call other champion teams in the NFL, NBA or MLB? I would think that he would have called the NBA champs at least because he likes hoops.
Originally Posted By Sparrow Not sure if the Lakers are his team as he's not from Los Angeles. And CuriouserConstance, yes they did win the series this year. Much to my dismay.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 The President called the team the next day, the phones were jammed. It was in the news.
Originally Posted By Sparrow @ Hans - I'm a Dodgers fan, born and raised. Not so proud of my boys after this season but I'm still sad to see their enemies take the series.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Do the winning teams usually go to one of the Disney parks? I know that the winners of the Super Bowl traditionally go to WDW (though a couple individuals go to DL instead each year), but I haven't heard anything about the other teams in past years. LP has covered the Super Bowl winners every year, but no mention of the other sports.
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Originally Posted By alexbook I wish they would do this, but I doubt it's going to happen. Or if it does happen, they'll come in and take photos and leave.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Some still do Constance, but it's declining every year. This latest World Series was the lowest rated ever, and barely registered as a blip on the pop culture radar beyond the Bay Area. And the President of the United States couldn't get the White House switchboard to convince AT&T to open up a phone line into San Francisco? That's the lamest excuse I've ever heard, and quite a whopper of a lie. The guy just failed to call the team, end of story.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 They weren't in SF when they won. They were in Texas. So he called when they got back to SF.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <a href="http://m.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2010/11/04/president-obama-calls-world-series-champion-san-francisco-giants" target="_blank">http://m.whitehouse.gov/photos...o-giants</a>
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I bet that's an awkward conversation. Neither side really knowing what to say to the other.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Oh, so the White House switchboard couldn't convince AT&T to open up a phone line to Texas? That excuse still doesn't fly. The guy's press secretary forgot to set up the call and the photo op, that's all.
Originally Posted By TP2000 San Francisco Chronicle: "Wrong Number? Obama Doesn't Call Champion Giants" <a href="http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-11-02/sports/24810790_1_wrong-number-bruce-bochy-barack-obama" target="_blank">http://articles.sfgate.com/201...ck-obama</a> Did some Googling on this, and Mr. Obama didn't phone the Yankees after they won the World Series in '09 either. So apparently Mr. Obama isn't a big fan of the traditional locker room phone call. Don't take it personally Giants fans, he's just not that into you, but he's not really into anyone else either.
