Brewers Fantasy Camp

[cbustim]

Anyone headed to AZ for Fantasy Camp 2017?

[cbustim]

Anyone headed down to AZ later this week for Fantasy Camp? Nice to see some new (younger) coaches this year with it being primarily made up of guys from the 2008 team.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

I'd love to do it, but I just can't bring myself to spend that kind of money on myself when I can take the whole family to Disney for a week.

[MrTPlush]

I really hope to do this someday if I can rationalize such a steep price. It’s definitely worth the money for all the unforgettable memories. Especially this year with some many more recent Brewers.

[pacopete4]

Seeing pictures of Cory Hart with a gray beard and Prince at Fantasy Camp is nice but for some reason it is depressing. Maybe because I always thought they'd be the group that brought a trophy to Milwaukee or it makes me feel older. I don't know. Great to have them with the Brewers though, even just for this.

[cbustim]

They were a great addition this year (Corey was there last year too). With those guys, Jason Kendall, Bill Hall, Tim Dillard and Ben Sheets, it made for a fun week.

[Chris.Barbian]

Bringing this to the top.

 

Anyone here go to the camp in 2018? I will be at the 2020 camp and I am trying to make sure I am fully prepared.

[Bikeage77]

This sounds amazing. Only way I could swing it though would be through a GoFundMe. Too many other upcoming expenses that are priorities.

[cbustim]

I have done camp in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. It is going to be a bigger group in 2020 with the expanded facilities. It is a great time. The quality of baseball can be described as mediocre at best, but the whole experience is an absolute blast.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I realize I'm responding to a post that's like two years old, but I don't find this really hard to rationalize. It's personally not really my thing, but if you love actually playing that much, I can't imagine anything better than getting to do so in a real facility with a bunch of actual old players from your favorite team. For $4700 or whatever and everything that's included it sounds like an extremely reasonable deal, and it's better than late Jan/early Feb in Milwaukee. Sure it's expensive, but plausible for something that sounds like it could be a helluva lot of fun for the right person.

[Bikeage77]

Just for fun I went and looked, and 2020 sold out in June.

[MrTPlush]

I realize I'm responding to a post that's like two years old, but I don't find this really hard to rationalize. It's personally not really my thing, but if you love actually playing that much, I can't imagine anything better than getting to do so in a real facility with a bunch of actual old players from your favorite team. For $4700 or whatever and everything that's included it sounds like an extremely reasonable deal, and it's better than late Jan/early Feb in Milwaukee. Sure it's expensive, but plausible for something that sounds like it could be a helluva lot of fun for the right person.

 

I mean once you take out all the airfare, travel, hotel, food, and memorabilia you aren't paying a ton for the "experience". They could easily up this cost considering the demand it gets and always sells out. It is nice they keep the price reasonable.

 

However being sticklers about the flights etc. is pretty lame. It would not be that hard to discount someone if they find their own airfare.

[homer]

I wonder how many people throw out their arms within three hours of the plane landing? That would be me for sure.

[cbustim]

If you want to book your own flight and hotel, you can do so and you get a break on the overall camp rate. Although it isnt to the full amount. There are always bad arms and legs by the end of Day 1 and the trainers rooms has a line out the door like black Friday on the last couple days of camp.

[Chris.Barbian]

I live in Phoenix, so I opted out of the airfare. Its not a huge credit, but its not terrible.

 

My biggest worry is hurting myself bad in the first day or two.

[wallus]

I will do this one day for sure, hopefully get a bunch of college buddies that I haven't seen for a while to jump into it too.

[cbustim]

Even if you struggle to get a group of friends to go together, you won't be disappointed with the experience if you go down there solo. I got tired of waiting for friends to commit and just went knowing no one. It's a large group of mostly like minded individuals, so it's easy to make some new friends while down there.

[Chris.Barbian]

I see there is a great list of things to bring on the first page of this thread, are there things you would suggest to add to that list? Also, I've noticed some camps do not allow metal cleats, do the Brewers have a Plastic Cleats only policy? Not going to lie, I was looking forward to the sound of the Metal Cleats.

[cbustim]

The list earlier in the thread is good. That is what I used to pack for my first camp. I suggest throwing in a winter hat and a hoodie for the potentially chilly mornings. Batting gloves haven’t been provided each time, so I’d bring a pair just in case. I now bring a couple of my bats since I tend to like mine vs what is provided.

 

Metal Cleats are allowed and that is what I bring. Spending all day in even the comfiest of cleats can make the feet sore. I typically wear turf shoes to and from the fields just to keep my feet happy.

 

The pro store hasn’t been open the last couple camps, so it’s definitely worth packing some warm clothes with the hopes of not needing them.

 

Swim trunks for the hot and cold tub are a must as well as a can coozie to keep your post game beer cold.

[Chris.Barbian]

Fingers crossed the new logo (Allegedly) shows up on the Camp uniforms.

[cbustim]

2020 is the 50th anniversary of the Brewers, so the uniforms will be (very likely) the 1970 uniforms.

[Chris.Barbian]

That would be great too.

[Chris.Barbian]

Sounds like we are getting 72-77 uniforms. Which are extremely similar to the 70-71. 74 days to go.

[cbustim]

Yep! Nice perk of getting two full uniforms this year too. Usually don't get a second pair of pants. Should be a great time as always.

[Chris.Barbian]

Sweet, I didn't catch the two Full uni's part. Now I get to wait to see if Spiderz makes a powder blue set of batting gloves for camp.