Welcome to my webpage. My name is Matt and I live near Rochester, NY. I am a huge fan of the 26 - Time World Series Champion New York Yankees and of the Indianapolis Colts. This site is dedicated to the very exciting hobby of autograph collecting. It includes through the mail (TTM) requests, as well as in-person (IP) successes. Hopefully with the help of this site, as well as many other great ones, the autograph collecting hobby will continue to grow. Good Luck and Go Yankees!!
If you would like to see scans of anything in my collection, you can e-mail me at mattds_autographs@yahoo.com or request it in my Guestbook.
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# of TTM Autograph Requests to Date |
# of Authentic Autographs to Date |
# of Unauthentic Autographs to Date |
# of Question Sheets Returned to Date |
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425 |
1270 |
13 |
1 |
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2009 Autographs: |
2009 Autograph Goal: |
Percent Complete: |
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444 |
1000 |
44/1000 or 44% |
July 12, 2009
IP - LHV @ ROC:
Pre-Game:
Miguel Cairo, Mike Cervenak, and David Newhan said they would sign after they stretched, but the usher made us leave ten minutes before the game started. He tried to tell me the game starts at 1:28 (it actually started at 1:35), but since he is always there, I didn't want to argue with him about it.
Post-Game:
Since it was the last game before the All-Star break, a lot of the guys had no desire to sign, had food in their hands, and/or family members with them.
July 10, 2009
50/50 with Nate:
June 28, 2009
IP - SWB @ ROC
Roy White was an autograph guest at the game. Even with the rain, there was a good number of people there to see him.
Pre-Game:
There was an hour or so rain delay, but it finally slowed enough to get the game in. All of the SWB relievers went into left field to play long toss. Melancon and Claggett were only signing cards when I got them (they had coffee in their other hand and I don't think they wanted to put it down to sign things like baseballs)
Charting:
Post-Game:
I could not stay for post-game today.
Total: 16 Autographs (16 for me, 0 for a 50/50)
June 27, 2009
IP - SWB @ ROC:
.Pre-Game:
Charting:
Post-Game:
June 19, 2009
IP - AUB @ BAT:
Last night was the season opener for the Batavia Muckdogs, Single A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. It is always easy to graph here and the players are normally very willing to sign. I took close to 200 pictures of everyone in the game so I should have some more stuff to get signed next time. If anyone needs anything done, just let me know. The roster can be found here: Batavia Muckdogs: Roster: Roster.
They had the ring ceremony pre-game for the players remaining from last season's championship team. That was cool as I have never seen one before. The rings were nice... all the front office people were walking around with them on.
Pre-Game:
I also got a bunch of custom cards signed by the majority of the team for a 50/50 partner.
Post-Game:
Total: 12 Autographs
June 11, 2009
Mail:
June 10, 2009
Mail:
June 9, 2009
50/50:
June 8, 2009
Mail:
Trade:
June 6, 2009
Mail:
June 5, 2009
Mail:
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June 4, 2009
Mail:
May 26, 2009
* Some TTM requests were sent out today. You can check them out here.
I also recently added Joshua's Autos TTM to my Other Great Websites page.
IP - DUR vs. ROC:
Harmon Killebrew was an autograph guest at the game tonight. My grandfather came with us, so I knew ahead of time that I wouldn't be able to stay for post-game. Due to the weather (it was raining fairly well here), we got to the game later than we usually do for autograph signings, resulting in me standing in line for almost two hours to get an autograph. That took up any pre-game opportunities, so I only came away with two autographs tonight. Howvere, those two were pretty sweet.
Autograph Signing:
Total: 2 Autographs (2 for me, 0 for 50/50's)
Next Up: ?/??/??
May 23, 2009
IP - COL vs. BUF:
Today was my first game at a AAA park other than Rochester. It was nice, but it is hard to top Frontier Field. I also realized games are a lot more fun when you care who wins.
Darryl Strawberry was an autograph guest at the game. Buffalo has their signings during the game... I am used to Rochester having theirs pre-game.
Autograph Siging:
Pre-Game:
Post-Game:
Most of the players exit through a loading dock in the outfield, but some supposedly out a side gate (which is actually a restaurant entrance).
Total: 20 Autographs (15 for me, 5 for 50/50's)
Next Up: 5/26/09 - DUR @ ROC and Harmon Killebrew Autograph Signing
May 20, 2009
Mail:
May 13, 2009
50/50 with Nate:
May 11, 2009
IP - CHR at ROC:
Doug Marrone, the SU Football Coach, was an autograph guest at the Red Wings game last night. I didn't have anything for him to sign, so I got my ticket stub and a giveaway poster autographed.
Autograph Signing:
Pre-Game:
Post-Game:
I only stayed after to try to complete a 50/50, but of course the two guys I needed (Macri and Hughes) came out at the same time and ran to their car.
Total: 15 Autographs (14 for me, 1 for a 50/50)
See Pics Here
Next Up: ?/??/??
May 9, 2009
Darryl Talley Public Signing:
I headed over to a Darryl Talley signing about ten minutes from ym house. There were only about five people in line, so Darryl had time to talk to my dad and I for a few minutes. He seemed like a great guy.
May 2, 2009
Trade:
Apil 25, 2009
IP - SWB at ROC:
Pre-Game:
Charting During the Game:
Post-Game:
Some girl had a sign that read "Hank & Hal Bring Shelley Back!" Shelley enjoyed this and went over to sign it, but didn't sign much else. He even pointed it out to a few of his teammates during the game.
Total: 20 Autographs
See Pics Here
Next Up: ?/??/?? (maybe BUF @ ROC - 4/28/09)
April 24, 2009
IP - SWB at ROC:
Pre-Game:
Post-Game:
Aceves pitched tonight, but decided to sign anyway pre-game. He signed for a good 5 minutes in the dugout, on his way to the bullpen, and then again on his way back. I thought that was pretty cool of him and not very common for starters to do before they pitch. He also seemed amused at my Scott Aldred cards (he pointed at them and laughed).
Phil Hughes came into the dugout a few minutes prior to the start of the game. Of course, everyone started to call him over, but Phil just sat there ignoring us. Justin Leone, who was signing along the third base line at the time, began yelling to him as well, but Phil didn't even look over. That was pretty amusing.
Post-game, a fence was set-up to keep the graphers away from the players as they went to the bus. Security was also there for the same reason. This is the only time I have experienced this in Rochester and don't know of any other time that it happened.
Total: 20 Autographs (18 for me, 2 for 50/50's)
Next Up: SWB @ ROC - 4/25/09
April 23, 2009
Mail:
April 18, 2009
50/50 with mauer7 of SportsGraphing.com:
April 14, 2009
Trade:
April 13, 2009
Mail:
April 11, 2009
IP - SYR at ROC:
Baseball is finally here!! Not a great game for the Wings, but it was fun to be back at Frontier Field. There was a nice first pitch ceremony for Anthony DiPonzio, a Rochester Police Officer that was shot in the back of the head while responding to a call.
Pre-Game:
I got there late and with all the ceremonies, it didn't turn out too well.
Post-Game:
Sean Henn came out and began to tell us a story about how he signed a baseball for a guy a few years ago when he was here as a visitor. Two days later, it ended up on Ebay and Sean decided not to sign in Rochester ever again. Now that he plays here, that plan is no longer in effect. He did say though that he remembers what the guy looks like that sold the ball and is waiting to see him again. I hope I am there... that could get interesting.
Total: 39 Autographs
See Pics Here
Next Up: ????
April 8, 2009
Tonight was the 81st Annual Rochester Red Wings Welcome Home Dinner. This is always a great event to get autographs and meet the "Twins of Tomorrow." Drew Butera was seated at our table and he is a great guy. We talked about catching a knuckle ball, playing against the Yankees in ST, the reality show that will be following them around this year (WXXI was there to film the dinner), his father playing in Toronto, and how Ken Griffey Jr. used to be his favorite player. One time in Toronto, his father took him into the dugout to meet Pinella. There were no fans in the stadium yet. Lou got ARod and a few other big names to come over. He then went to get Griffey. Ken looked a Drew, back at Lou, back at Drew and then walked off the field. For this reason, Drew said that he will always sign... he might not sign "15 things," but he will sign. Once again, he is a great guy.
In-Person:
Total: 60 Autographs + Team Signed 8x10
Next Up: Opening Day - 4/11/09
April 6, 2009
Mail:
April 4, 2009
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March 26, 2009
In Baseball Card Pack:
March 23, 2009
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March 19, 2009
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March 17, 2009
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March 16, 2009
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March 13, 2009
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March 12, 2009
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March 9, 2009
March 7, 2009
Mail:
Purchase:
March 2, 2009
Mail:
February 28, 2009
Mail:
February 26, 2009
Mail:
February 23, 2009
Mail:
Purchase:
February 21, 2009
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February 14, 2009
Purchase:
February 13, 2009
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Purchase:
February 12, 2009
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February 9, 2009
Mail:
February 7, 2009
Gift:
February 5, 2009
50/50 with MrMain18 of SportsGraphing.com:
February 1, 2009
Purchase:
January 31, 2009
Mail:
January 25, 2009
Today I went to Collectorsfest 50 at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY. It is a great show and I picked up some cards thta I will hopefully get signed this season. Originally, Darryl Strawberry was going to attend, but he canceled a week or so in advance. In the end, it turned out pretty well as I purchased one for about half the price that came with a COA.
Purchased:
January 24, 2009
Mail:
January 23, 2009
Mail:
January 20, 2009
Mail:
50/50 with AngelBerroa of SportsGraphing.com:
January 17, 2009
Mail:
January 16, 2009
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January 15, 2009
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