Holy cow, I caught a T-Shirt!!!

With Portland and the Blazer logo on the front with Wells Fargo on the back,I suspect thats where it came from

of the those T-shirts by leaning over the rail …..and topple to my death. I see people lean over the rail all the time…..ugh…creeeepy

As my buddy at the game said, “Just goes to show you, no matter how low your expectations are, you can still be disappointed.”

I was also pissed that there was no Blazer related icons on it. Pretty lame.

I caught one last year. It at least had a small blazers logo on the front, the entire back was a Wells Fargo logo.

Yep, the free t-shirts always suck. A guy in my section last game caught one and then threw it back, an excellent way to deliver a message to the team.

Dear Blazers, 50 consecutive sell-outs and you still expect us to be happy with a free Subway shirt? I can live with no Bobbleheads, but how about you give us some stuff that we actually want?

Blaze the Trail Cat shirt last season. It pissed me off when I found out what it was. And it was also an XL, which is way too big. Like wearing a poster that says “I suck”. Sorry, but Blaze is by far the worst mascot I’ve ever seen, and I can’t stand him.

A free shirt is a free shirt.

It had a giant Toyota symbol on the back and on the front a mini Blazer logo. I was just really happy to catch mine.

in the only game he went to all year. And it had an AWESOME picture of the nba logo, except instead of Jerry West it was Blaze the Trailcat.

in the last two seasons, literally 2 t-shirts total have landed in Section 323. I caught the other one, which at least had a tiny Blazers logo.
We are a little bit cursed because we’re hidden in the corner, and it’s the corner the t-shirt slingers come out of and they forget to turn around (well we would be cursed except that the t-shirts are nothing to write home about).
But it’s interesting that both of us are Blazers Edgers.

Jorga, you’re next!

And it was a Trailblazers “6th man” shirt autographed by Juan Dixon.

I have it on my wall. It’s awesome. Though Dixon was never high on my list of favorite Blazers…..still, I was happy to get it.

On a related note, going for another shirt once, I came CLOSE to going over the railing!!! Feet came off the ground, bent over double with the railing at my waist, like a see saw…. feet came back down again. Relief.

Wells Fargo had a t-shirt with both Wells Fargo & Trailblazers logos. I caught one that Darius Miles threw to me at the fan fest.

I outwrestled a Cavs fan for one of the wells fargo parachute boxes. That was great I took my 3 year old to that game and the prize was a big stuffed pony. He loved it.

At this years fan fest Martell threw a team autographed ball into the crowd. It was coming right towards me so I dove forward. I smushed our 2 kids and the ball went through my hands to another guy. Major suckage.

The kids from area high-schools designed T-SHIRT LAUNCHERS! They blasted shirts into the crowd! They were coming a mile-a-minute! One of the launchers exploded into pieces! There was rock music! And I caught a t-shirt!… and it sucked. I can’t even make myself wear it.

I’ve caught five total t-shirts at games. One of the best said Blazers on the front and JEEP in huge letters on the back. I also caught one once that said opening night 2004-2005 on the sleeve and Blazers on the front. That one is money. The worst one I ever caught was a Taco Bell shirt. I gave it to a screaming lady in the row above me.

I got (I’m not going to say caught – more like I won the scramble) a T-shirt in summer league a few years back. It was actually a pretty nice Blazers shirt. I guess they can spend more for summer league than regular season?

but once a college buddy of mine went to a game and we had lower bowl tickets. This guys is constantly talking up his baseball skills to the point that he was considering trying out for the minors. That night he was particularly talking up his baseball skills as he was sure that we would get a shirt near us with our primo tickets. 4th quarter finally rolls around and we get a peach of a toss. It was a little out of our area, but nothing a potential minor league baseball start could not handle. My friend makes a move to his right and is all set for the catch. Unfortunately he failed to adhere to the cardinal rule of shirt catching which is to make a closed basket with your arms. Shirt sails right between his arms and an old lady, who looked like an eskimo, makes a really nice one handed catch on the shirt.

I make sure to bring up this story every time he waxes nostalgic about his baseball skills.

Even if it’s a crappy shirt, at least you made the catch.
I had a speeding cricket grounder rolling super fast at me once. I was seated on the grass and, having never been to a cricket match before, wasn’t sure how the ball would react to my grabbing it. So I stuck my foot out to block it. Good thing I didn’t have my chin anywhere near it. The thing was way harder than a baseball and hopped up like lightning, flying over my head and into the crowd behind me. The people around me chastized my for not fielding it properly, then got me super drunk.

It was orange, XXL, and had a ugly dodgeball league logo on it. I used it to wash my car. Still, it was hilarious to catch it and watch all the people around me all bummed out they didn’t get it.

I got an Oden O-phone T-shirt at a game earlier this season.

We sit in the corner of the arena and they don’t shoot shirts above the Blazer bench (no fly zone over our players heads) So once upon a time I got to sit 5 rows off the court. I said before the game this was my one chance to catch a shirt. I will never forget the cute stunt team girl who threw it to me. It took a direct path right to my seat. I had perfect box out position. None of the rich guys/gals around me were gonna catch an elbow for a shirt. Unfortunately it was little kid size so I gave it to a young Blazer fan behind me. We won that game because of my good Karma. Karma was the reason we won that game. Karma.

I caught one two years ago after laying out my friend and it was a legit blazers shirt that was SIGNED BY (then rookie) BRANDON ROY!!! needless to say it made my year, and my friendship with sean has never been the same. The blazers sound like they have sold out? I’ll blame the fair weather fans

when I was 10 or 12 years old, I dove over 2 rows of seats to get one of those envelopes that come out of the blimp. I was a $5 gift certificate to Chevron gas stations. $5! For a kid way too young to drive!!!! So disappointing. My mom bought it from me for $10…

had a blazer logo on the front (so VERY tiny) and a HUGE wells fargo logo on the back.

Do people REALLY think we’ll wear that crap?

Makes a good rag.

I had one bounce out of my hand once in 318 (it was a direct shot out of the cannon and I think it would have slammed me in the head and given me a concussion if I hadn’t put my hand up) - anyway, it went straight down, I picked it up, and the shirt looked like it would fit a five year old. So I gave it to the five year old in front of me.

Someone threw it back from the upper deck, all the way back to the court, and almost hit one of the stunt team guys. I was really hoping for a direct hit.

But they were really a cell phone cozy for the Oden O-Phone which is really gay. I caught one and was almost hoping for a close, piss everyone off, Blazers loss, because I know my whole section would have thrown those stupid things. Good thing we are good again. By the way, does anyone know what those red balls are that Blaze shoots out of that barrel?

That was how I got to meet Section323. I saw her catch one, impressed only that it was close to us, but then read her post about it so introduced myself a few games later. Her dad got involved in the game ball delivery Sat. I supposed we made it to the big screen during the delivery, but I was watching the people not the screen. My grandson always says that if he gets it he’ll shoot for the basket. Fortunately the ball was on the other side when it passed our row :-)

I think it’s a bunch of tacky, blaring hype that detracts from my ability to enjoy the greatest show on Earth: NBA hoops. So naturally, I ignore the t-shirt give-away.

However, when I recently brought my wife to her first Blazer game, I discovered to my horror that she LOVED all the stupid contests, giveaways, etc., and was only peripherally interested in the actual game. Sure, she wanted the Blazers to win, but that was as far as her interest extended. I’d try explaining or commenting on a play that had just happened, but she had no interest. Even anecdotes about the players fell on deaf ears. Clearly my wife is the target audience for the Blazer’s “entertainment” department.

When it came time for the t-shirt tossing, as usual my attention was elsewhere—in this case, I was checking out the game stats on the scoreboard. So I only realized at the last second that a t-shirt was hurtling right for me. My wife screamed, “Get it, get it!” as the t-shirt landed under my seat, but I only half-heartedly moved to retrieve it. Meanwhile, an immense young woman two seats to my right (there was an empty seat between us) scrambled to her knees and grabbed under my seat for the t-shirt. I was like, “If you want it so badly, help yourself.”

My wife was FURIOUS at me! How could I let that cow take away OUR T-SHIRT?? I said, “Honey, that’s a butt-ugly white, $10 dollar t-shirt. I’m not going to elbow some woman out of the way to keep her from grabbing it. I’ll buy you one just like it if you want.” But my wife was unpersuaded: “It’s the PRINCIPAL of the thing!”

In my wife’s view, I was a party-pooper, focusing on the silly basketball game and refusing to get in the spirit of the event. I suspect that, from her perspective, even had the Blazers lost the game, the evening would have been a success had we brought home that dumb t-shirt. Conversely, even though the Blazers won the game, the night was tainted by my failure to claim our rightful prize.

I can’t stand the silly antics at the games. It feels to me like we’re just going along with the rest of the NBA because that’s what is expected… copy everything from the Lakers, circa 1988. The league and its franchises don’t know any other way.

But then I stand up for the free t-shirt. I mean… it’s free… and it’s a t-shirt. I don’t think there’s anything more an American needs after that. A free t-shirt. With the hope that it could have an autograph, a small blazer logo, or your favorite sandwich shop. It’s just the American way.

and was pretty excited (intoxicated) that night because, well, it was a Larosse game to which i have no idea what is going on. ANYWAYS they started throwing T-shirts out to the crowd and this made my adrenaline flow like Katrina flood waters. The shirt landed four rows in front of me, and there was hardly anyone in the stands, so i hurdled the 1&2 rows, but catching my knee on the cup holder of the 3rd row, which undercut me into the 4th row right on top of the shirt. I failed to notice a 5-7yr old boy running down the aisle at the same time. My knee was on fire, the T-shirt was in my hand, the boy looked dissapointed, and the crowds eyes were like lazers burning my skin. So i did the right thing and gave him the shirt.
I was a hero that day. The next day I had a hangover and messed up knee, and no T-shirt to boot.
That kid better wear that T-shirt like that kid in Wisconsin and his Farve jersey……

Sign up for those new credit card application thingies they got as you walk into the arena, and they give you a free crappy Wells Fargo/Visa/Amex shirt with a Blazers logo on it.

And when you fill out the info, make all of the info you fill out be completely wrong.

Take the free shirt, wear it with pride, and know in your heart you stuck it to the Man.

Mortimer