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2005-2006 In Person |
50/50's for '07
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Working on getting some 50/50s together for the upcoming season. Not looking for a lot of people to work with, so it is first come first serve. Below are a list of leagues I will see. Please email at topprospect16@yahoo.com or PM me with list of guys you will need during the season. In parentheses is the home team I will be seeing. I will see most if not all teams in each league at least once. Thanks and God Bless
International League (Pawtucket Red Sox)
Eastern League (Portland Sea Dogs, NH FisherCats, CT Defenders)
New York Penn League (Lowell Spinners)
Northern League (Brockton Rox)
Atlantic League (Long Island Ducks)
Cape Cod League (Wareham Gateman)
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from a few people. You can also contact me thru my AIM/AOL screen name, which is bonitamochita.
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2006 @7:05
Goals: Nick Bierbrodt, Damian Rolls and Deivi Cruz
Story of the Game:
What I got: Total Sigs = 35
Bridgeport
- Scott Layfield-18/18-signed them all for some reason, told me to give him whatever he had because he had nothing better to do
- John Nathans-2/2-after telling me to burn his cards, he signed them
- Jason Simontacchi-3/5-didn't sign the two Fleer Traditions again
- Damian Rolls-6/6-great guy as usual, got Bierbrodt to sign for me
- Nick Bierbrodt-6/6-signed them all, missed him as I was getting Layfield when he got on the bus
Long Island
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2006 @7:05
Goals: Going after the game to try and get some Bluefish. Have so many guys for this team I'm gaurentee at least 50.
Story of the Game: Stayed on the Bluefish side after the game. Did pretty well numbers-wise. Had hoped to get a few more guys though. Thinking about going tomorrow.
What I got: Total Sigs = 56
Bridgeport
- Damian Rolls-8/8-talked about Walter Payton because he was wearing his jersey, kind guy
- Deivi Cruz-8/8-in the process asked me to pick up a woman for him for tomorrow...told him I'll see what I could do
- Dave LaPoint-12/12-signed them all as his wife commented about every picture
- Norm Hutchins-1/1-nice guy, signed the only one I had
- Matt Beech-3/3-nice guy as well, signed them all
- Kevin Hodges-3/3-starting pitcher tonight, was talking on the phone about how he can never get Erick Almonte out
- Matt Anderson-3/7-great guy, sat there and watched me flip through to find his cards, thanks a lot Matt
- Jason Simontacchi-5/6-wouldn't sign the Fleer Tradition, I heard he dedicated the card to his mother
- Jimmy Journell-13/13-team seemed to be a St. Louis Cardinals X top prospect squad, also on the roster is Scott Layfield, Journell described himself as 'wasted talent' when I wished him the best of luck in the future...way to be positive
Long Island
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006 @7:05
Goals: Jason Conti, Josh Axelson and Matt Demarco.
Story of the Game: Did a lot better then I though I was going to. Bus arrived at stadium at 5:30. Not a bad outing.
What I got: Total Sigs = 29
Camden
- Jason Conti-17/17-nice enough to sign them all, sat there and chatted for a little while as well
- Bo Donaldson-2/2-signed a couple of Lake Elsinore team set cards
- Matt Demarco-9/9-very nice guy, signed whatever anyone had
- Wayne Krenchicki-1/1-signed an old Topps, not the best attitude
Long Island
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Sunday, September 10th, 2006 @1:05
Goals: Anyone
Story of the Game: Not the toughest place ever, Dodgers were just an awful team.
What I got: Total Sigs =0
Dodgers
Mets
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Sunday, September 3rd, 2006 @6:05
Goals: Main goal is to get Jim Buckley for my Pawsox team set. Am hoping to get Juan Gonzalez from LI.
Story of the Game: What an easy park to get autos at. Helped that there was a 15 minutes autograph session on the field before the game, but I think I still would have done pretty well. Juan Gone signed away for 15 minutes during the auto session, and didn't look up once. After I got him the first time and noticed there was practically no line later in the session, I got back in and he signed again. Only dissapointment was Jeff Urban, who was the starter, and didn't sign. Got a lot of info from a couple of local guys and am now setting my eyes on Shea Stadium this coming weekend.
What I got: Total Sigs = 70
Somerset
- Fernando Lunar-6/6-signed them all right before the auto session
- Jim Burt-1/1-traded for this unsigned card right before he walked in, kid is on an 06 Bowman and already in the Indy Leagues
- Sam McConnell-3/14-was only signing three for everyone before the game
- Jim Buckley-1/1-got me before he went out for warmups
- Larry Barnes-2/2-FINALLY, been following him around for years, what a relief
- Todd Moser-18/18-had 41 of him, told him to keep as many as he wanted, took a bunch and signed a few for some of the kids around, thanks a lot Todd
- Edgard Clemente-21/21-hasn't changed one bit from his days in Pawtucket, actually seems a little bit more friendlier, still an awesome guy
Long Island
- Kevin Haverbusch-3/3-X-Sox prospect signed them all
- Jim Mann-3/3-yet another X-Sox prospect, told him where I was from and he got a good chuckle
- Juan Gonzalez-5/5-sat there and signed away during the session, all look awesome
- Elvis Pena-2/2-03 Bowman and a CO Springs Sky Sox card
- Erick Almonte-2/2-two CO Sky Sox cards, one was the team photo
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August 27th, 2006 @7:05
Goals: Going for Joshua Papelbon. Got 13 cards I need to get.
The Report: Gamed got rained out, but I still did very well. Papelbon worked the snack bar, but was not signing.
What I got: Total Sigs = 20
Lowell
Oneonta
- Tommy Thorton-1/1-signed a ball on the SS and chatted with him in the rain for about 10 minutes...he lives down the road from he and his school used to face my school in high school, so we were shooting the breeze about that
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August 17th, 2006 @7:05
Goals: Will be working to start my 06 Lowell team set. Jonathan Papelbon night. Bobble head night and banner night
The Report: Got to the park at 4:30 and DIDN'T get a bobblehead. Met and talked with Papelbon's father. He talked with me about baseball and my banner.
What I got: Total Sigs = 1
Other
Jon Papelbon-1/1-PAPELBON'S DAD signed my banner
Lowell
Jamestown
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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 @ 7:05pm
Goals: Julio Perez
Story of the Game: Got there five minutes after the game ended and Perez had already left with family.
What I got: Total Sigs = 0
Brockton
Sussex
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Sunday, August 15th, 2006 @ 1:05
Goals: Franklin Guiterrez and Ryan Garko got called up so nobody for Buffalo really worth going for. Hoping to get Jason Dubois and some others for the team set.
The Report: Did alot better then I thought I would. Didn't get mamny Pawsox, but pretty much finished all my Buffalo stuff
What I got: Total Sigs = 42
Pawtucket
- Brad Baker-1/1-pocket schedule
- Ryan Khoury-2/2-signed a Lowell team set card as well as a pocket schedule
- Tim Bausher-1/1-signed a ticket
- Jermaine Van Buren-1/1-finally got my Pawsox card signed by JVan
Buffalo
- Jason Dubois-2/2-signed a couple of Bison's team sets
- Jeremy Guthrie-1/4-told the kid next to me his hand was sore, then picked up my book under the dugout and signed a card
- Ben Francisco-3/4-finally get this guy, he has been a pain for too long
- Jason Cooper-2/2-nice guy, signs for anyone
- Jake Dittler-4/4-signed all four for me after I asked him to sign
- Rob Bell-4/9-signed for all the little kids then signed a few of my cards
- Bruce Fields-4/7-signed two of each type of card
- Greg Hibbard-7/7-signed them all underneath the dugout, looked through my whole book at least twice
- Torey Lovullo-8/8-manager, signed them all after BP
- Rafael Perez-1/1-got him after the game, very chatty with fans to my suprise
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August 6th, 2006 @ 7:05
Goals: Hoping to get Josh Banks, Gustavo Chacin, Francisco Rosario, Russ Adams and Josh Towers.
The Report: Great game to watch. Saw Josh Banks pitch, which was why he did not sign before the game. He was a great guy after the game as well as most of the other guys. The only non-signers were Chad Motolla and now the currect leader for the biggest shut down of the year, Jon Woodworth, the trainer. I did not see Adams after the game and Rosario and Chacin were apparently called back up right before the game. I was glad to add the Ron Calloway from the Pawsox team set card to the autoed set. He is a real toughie.
What I got: Total Sigs = 56
Pawsox
- Ron Calloway-1/1-signed before the game, shocked
- Brett Evert-1/1-new pitcher the Sox picked up, got shelled
Syracuse
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August 2nd, 2006 @7:05
Goals: Two words, Josh Hamilton
The Report: Hamilton ended up being on the "DL" and was not traveling with the team. I picked up a team set (for 10 bucks!!!), but did not stay after the game. The good thing that came out of this game was I got two Hanley Ramirez bobble heads.
What I got: Total Sigs = 0
Lowell
Hudson Valley
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Sunday, July 31st, 2006 @ 7:05
Goals: Wouldn't mind getting Murphy, Pedroia and Jake Dittler from Buffalo. Obviously wouldn't mind adding Franklin Guiterrez or Ryan Garko either.
The Report: Only major thing to happen during this one came from Jason Stanford. After the game I asked him to sign, I had four cards at that time. As he was finishing signing one he gave me the sharpie back and some guy tapped me on the shoulder and asked for one of the unsigned ones for a buck. I said sure. Jay asked Stanford to sign an index card, which he said he couldn't. Jay turned around to me and said hand me one of the ones you didn't get as Stanford was signing for the guy I sold one card to. I gave Jay a card and he turned to Stanford and asked him to sign it. Stanford then said, "I wouldn't do that if I were you, your going to ruin it for everybody." Now granted the card was for me, but a bum like Stanford should thank me for wanting his autograph not throw a mere fit when someone he declined a request from because of a blank index card asks him to sign a card. Oblivious. The only guy Jay got that I didn't was Ramon Vasquez. The non-signers were Ryan Garko and Franklin Guitterrez, the two reasons for going.
What I got: Total Sigs = 21
Pawtucket
- Corky Miller-1/1-still is one per, awful sig
- Dustin Pedroia-1/1-also still one per, got him as he was sneaking out the side exit
- David Murphy-5/5-signed four cards and then an Eastern League ball on the SS
- Kason Gabbard-2/2-signed a Portland team set card and then a pocket schedule
- David Pauley-1/1-signed my ticket
Buffalo
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Friday, July 28th, 2006 @ 2:30
Jay here. This past weekend in Brockton, the town held a weekend-long tribute to the Marvelous One. My Mother is good friends with both Marvin's Mother and Marvin's cut-man, Pit Perron. Pit took Sean and I into a private plaque dedication at a nearby college and we were able to meet Marvin. He signed pictures for both of us. For those of you wondering, Marvin is living in Italy as both a boxing commentator on the BBC, and also a soap-opera star. The man of many talents was around Saturday night as well to watch the first annual amateur boxing tourney in his name. I was able to meet fighters Kevin McBride and Vito Antuerfermo, and hung out with my boy Willie Gibbs (20-1 w/ 16 KO's).
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006 @ 12:05
Goals: Gio Gonzalez, Jeremy West and Brandon Moss. Obviously wouldn't mind adding Jacoby Ellsbury either.
Story of the game: Little more Eastern League action. In Portland, the gate open an hour 1/2 prior to the game which was better then Harrisburg at least. Jay and I had a pretty good time and each got two balls after the game. I also was lucky enough to get the Portland lineup card.
What I got: Total sigs = 32
Four Balls (Two for Jay and I each) and a Line-up card from the Portland dugout
Reading
- Jason Jaramillo-1/1-signed a ticket
- Peter Bergeron-4/9-signed a few before the game, got him earlier this year in AAA
- Gio Gonzalez-5/5-nice guy, looks like the Phillies have another up-and-comer
- Tom Filer-3/3-also got him before the game, nice guy
Portland
- Luis Jimenez-1/1-after his 0-5 day he signed a card, gave Jay and I a ball and then handed me the line-up card
- Chris Durbin-1/1-another OF prospect of the Sox, doubt he will pan out
- Chris Smith-1/1-stopped and signed after the game
- Zach Borowiak-1/1-after a three error game (only actually was credited with one), he stopped and signed in his car
- Brandon Moss-3/3-no problem with him, stopped and signed for whoever in his car
- Randy Beam-2/2-got him on both Portland and Wilmington team set cards
- Jeremy West-4/9-told me to choose "A Special One," because he wasn't going to sign them all, Jay told me to tell West they were all special
- Jonathan Searles-1/1-stopped and signed before getting into his car
- Jose Vaquedano-3/3-got him while he was charting pitches
- Matt Vander Bosch-1/1-team set card
- Kyle Jackson-1/1-signed a pocket schedule
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Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 @ 1:05
Goals: Adam Miller and Brad Snyder. Also am trying to get Kevin Kouzmaoff on a ball.
Story of the game: Gates only opened an hour prior to the game which sucked. Jay and I still did quite well however. After the game was very easy as there was only one escape route for both teams. The weather was hot, but all the autos look great. Overall I rate the Harrisburg park a B+.
What I got: Total sigs = 37
Harrisburg
- Dante Bitchette-1/1-signed my ticket, hitting instuctor for the squad
- Kory Casto-5/5-signed them all before leaving
- Tim Raines Jr.-3/9-signed three for me then told Jay, he had to take his 15 year old girl friend home because it was past her curfew
Akron
- Ryan Goleski-2/2-nice enough guy, stopped to sign before warming up
- Sean Smith-1/1-bit rushy, but signed for whoever
- Ivan Ochoa-3/5-don't know if he didn't see the others or what
- Dan Denham-2/2-worst sigs I have seen all year
- Ryan Mulhern-2/2-thanked him for sending me a signed magazine of him in the offseason, chatted with him for a minute, great fella
- Tony Sipp-1/1-signed my ticket
- Nathan Panther-2/2-stopped before riding the bench
- Bear Bay-1/1-mad props to anyone with the nickname Bear, only three people in this world can pull that off, Bear Bay, Bear Bryant, and of course Sean Bear
- Dave Wallace-1/1-hopefully will turn out better then the old pitching coach for the Red Sox
- Jared Sandberg-6/6-attitude...your in AA Jared
- Adam Miller-3/3-wouldn't before the game, happily signed afterwards
- Kevin Kouzmanoff-1/1-signed an IL ball on the SS...wouldn't sign index cards for Jay
- Brad Snyder-3/3-nice guy actually, thought he was going to be tougher
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Thursday, July 20th, 2006 @ 7:05
Goals: Dan Reichart, Butch Hobson, and Mark Hamilton. Looking like a double header today.
Story of the Game: Went for the guys above. Got all of them.
What I got: Total sigs = 19
Brockton
- Chris Miyake-1/1-got him as I hopped into my car
- Joey Baker-1/1-got him after the game
- Brad Guy-1/1-signed a team set card
- Jon Koch-1/1-also signed a team set card...his mother complimented me on how I have my cards ready to be signed
Nashua
- Mark Hamilton-3/3-was signing, drinking and listening to his voice mail...what a guy
- Dan Reichert-7/7-quite easy to point out because he still has that goatee
- Butch Hobson-5/7-not sure if he didn't see the last two because that were sideways or what, but was the last one out, so I think he was just in a rush
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Thursday, July 20th, 2006 @ 12:05
Goals: Humberto Sanchez and Jason Johnson
Story of the game: Got a foul ball after droping the bare-one-handed attempt. Quite embarrasing, but I picked up that ball with pride. Tike Redman was nice enough to give me his broken bat after signing seven cards. Didn't except him to be that accomadating. Overall an awesome day.
What I got: Total sigs = 45
Pawsox
- Javier Lopez-1/1-signed my ticket after the game, just sent down by the Red Sox
- David Pauley-1/1-even after getting shelled, still signed for everyone
- Craig Breslow-1/1-signed a team set card
- Alejandro Machado-1/1-also on the team set card I needed
Mud Hens
- Humberto Sanchez-3/7-got him to stop under the dugout and sign a few, I was the only one he signed for
- David Espinosa-5/7-signed five after the game
- Chad Durbin-9/10-the tenth card was on the next page, I gave it to the kid next to me
- Tike Redman-7/7-signed all seven, thanked him, wished him good luck and then next thing I know, he comes from under the dugout and gives me a bat
- Dustan Mohr-2/2-signed the Pawsox team set card and a 01 BDP for the set
- Colby Lewis-2/2-nice guy, signed for whoever
- Max St. Pierre-2/2-signed a couple of old Bowman's...not the best attitude about signing
- Josh Phelps-1/4-signed below the dugout without me even knowing
- Steve Green-2/2-also signed without my knowledge
- Mike Rabelo-5/5-nice young prospect, wish him the best
- Jeff Jones-4/4-this guy took a little work, but of course, I got him
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Sunday, July 17th, 2006 @ 1:05
Goals: Ryan Sweeney and Josh Fields.
The Report: Not a bad afternoon. Picked myself up a new team set, which I started in on. Fields, Redding and Hermanson were the D-Bags of the day. Suprise signer of the day was Wily Mo Pena. He signed one for almost everybody there. Pedroia, Calloway and Choi were the non signers for the Pawsox. Overall a 2.5 on the GPA (Grade Point Auto Scale).
What I got: Total Sigs = 35
Pawsox
- Wily Mo Pena-1/1-took one card out of my binder after realizing he was only signing one per
- Adam Stern-1/1-signed a team set card, always good
- Brad Baker-1/1-stopped to sign a few
- Barry Hertzler-1/1-this year's "Rafael Roque," in my opinion
- Marc Deshenes-1/1-team set card, always rushy
- Tim Bausher-1/1-worst penmanship, looks like a tried forging this thing
- Corky Miller-1/1-awful signature, let alone picture
- Enrique Wilson-1/2-glad to get him on the set, he is often a tough one to get because he takes so long to come out
- Phil Seibel-1/1-signed a team set card from 04, welcome back Phil
- Abe Alvarez-2/2-always the man, thanks Abe
- Luke Allen-7/7-had his son sign one of the cards for me, that sig just got the rubbing alcohol treatment
- David Murphy-4/5-sigs look awesome, this guy is the Red Sox right fielder next year
- Jeff Bailey-3/3-last of my cards for him this year, still shocked about what a great signer he's turned into this year
- David Pauley-1/1-SS
Charlotte
- Heath Phillips-1/1-ticket
- Ryan Sweeney-2/3-killing me...left me with one left
- Tack Wilson-2/2-killing me...having to get this guys auto again
- Tony Torcato-2/2-very quiet, don't think he cares much about the fans
- Ernie Young-1/1-signed his very first card made of him
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Thursday, July 13th, 2006 @ 7:05
Goals: Ryan Sweeney, Jerry Owens, and Josh Fields.
The Report: The Knights were an awesome group of guys. The only non-signer was Ernie Young who after the game signed one for everybody. Sean Tracey seemed to have fun with the books hanging down. He looked and signed everything. Sweeney was signing for a couple people, a couple per, while Fields choose who he signed for and also what he signed.
What I got: Total Sigs = 40
Pawsox
- David Pauley-1/1-signed a ticket...also got a laugh out of him
- Matt Vander Bosch-1/1-signed a ticket...just got called up from Portland
- Kyle Snyder-2/2-signed a couple cards I was finally able to find
- Adam Stern-1/1-signed a card before greeting his fan club
- Corky Miller-1/1-like usual one per
- Enrique Wilson-2/4-stopped to sign for everybody, which he could have finished them off, but oh well
- Charlie Zink-1/1-signed an old ticket
Charlotte
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Sunday, July 9th, 2006 @5:05
Goals: Only going for Jonathan Devries.
Story of the Game: Signed all 13 of them and had a nive conversation with him about the Red Sox system (who he was released by). Awesome guy. Asked him to keep a few, but he said they sent him hundreds of each. Also picked up a Rox team set which I will start on my next game.
What I got: Total sigs = 13
Brockton
North Shore
- Jonathan Devries-13/13-awesome guy, wish him all the best!
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Saturday, July 8th, 2006 @ 12:00
Got graphs of Cedric Maxwell, Bill Walton and Bill Lee. They were doing a talk show about sports and trying to get youths involved. Very interesting to listen to some of the greats. All great guys and took time to sign for anybody. Didn't know they were making an appearance so I had them sign my hat.
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Wednesday, July 5th, 2006 @ 11:05am
Goals: Adam Lind and David Purcey are the main goals for NH. For New Britian, I would like to add Matt Moses and Glen Perkins to my collection. Looking to get Moses on a ball.
Story of the game: Purcey was the starter, so he didn't sign. NH was one of the worst parks to get autos after the game. The player parking lot and visitors bus is all locked off with a "security gaurd." I didn't realize I had to do all my autographing inside, so I suffered after the game, only getting one sig. The only non signer was Jose Morales. Guess when you play in AAA for twenty games your a big shot. See you in Brockton in a few years Jose. David Purcey got destroyed in this one, just wanted to wish him the best in his hopes to get to the bigs. The sweet thing about this one was it was a team set giveaway. Also met a fan of the site, who tried to warn me how tough it was to get sigs. It's great to meet people who love this site!
What I got: Total Sigs = 9
New Hampshire
- Mike MacDonald-1/1-looks like I got one of the promising young Jay's pitcher, looks like he's all I got for NH
New Britian
- Matt Garza-1/1-pitched an absolute GEM, 4 hitter, figured that was ball worthy
- Matt Moses-2/2-Eastern League ball SS obtained by my lovely girl friend, also signed my Bowman rookie after being tricked
- Trent Oeltjen-1/1-nice enough guy to sign before the game
- Garrett Guzman-2/2-bit of an attitude, still signed though
- Glen Perkins-2/2-very nice guy, after working out with the trainer came over and gladly signed
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July 4th, 2006 @ 7:05pm
Goals: Hopefully will get some of the future stars on the USA team. Roster has not been finalized yet, but Joe Savery will probably be on the team, so I will be after him.
Story of the game: Great experience. All the guys I saw signed. No shut downs, which was a nice relief. Got Rickie Weeks' little bro on a ball along with J.P. Arencenia SS. USA won on a game winner from Sean Doolittle, one of the few guys I did not get. Also met another Sean & Jay's fan. Finally got to meet Alex, a guy who I had been trading tips with for about a year.
What I got: Total Sigs = 25
USA
- Jemile Weeks-2/2-SS of a ball and a CIC
- J.P. Arencenia-1/1-SS of a ball
- Jake Arrieta-1/1-CIC
- Pedro Alvarez-1/1-CIC
- Bryan Augustien-1/1-CIC
- Daniel Moskos-1/1-CIC
- Darwin Barney-2/2-CIC's
- Cole St. Clair-2/2-CIC's
- Tim Corbin-1/1-CIC
- Julio Borbon-1/1-CIC
- Zack Cozart-1/1-CIC
- Jim Schlossnagle-1/1-CIC
- Nick Schmidt-1/1-CIC
- Brandon Crawford-1/1-CIC
- Tom Slater-1/1-CIC
- Nick Hill-1/1-CIC
- Todd Frazier-1/1-CIC
- David Price-1/1-CIC
- Ross Detwiler-1/1-CIC
- Tommy Hunter-1/1-CIC
- Roger Kieschnick-1/1-CIC
- Preston Clark-1/1-CIC
Chinese Taipei
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Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 @ 1:05
Goals: Hoping for Gavin Floyd and Chris Roberson.
The Report: Roberson was an awsome signer. Floyd as always only signed a couple and I wasn't one of the lucky ones this time. I got most of the guys I needed. They will return for a few more games so I should be able to finish them off then. Bad news of the day was when I handed Roberson a ball I forgot to tell him to sign it on the SS. He ended up signing it on the panel, which doesn't look all that bad, but the SS would have been better.
What I got: Total Sigs = 19
Pawsox
- David Pauley-1/1-signed an Eastern League ball on the SS
Scranton
- Chris Roberson-6/6-four cards, a ticket and a ball
- Sal Rende-1/1-signed a team set card prior to the game
- Juan Sosa-4/9-asked him just to sign a couple
- Dan Giese-2/2-added his usual Bible inscription
- Ryan Fleming-3/3-shocked I had cards of him, wrote, "Hey Dun," If anybody knows the meaning behind this inscription, I want to hear it...I am pretty sure its because he was on the Dundien Blue Jays in the picture, but he only wrote it on one of them
- Joe Thurston-2/3-seemed like a decent guy, didn't sign for anybody after the game
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 @7:05
Goals: Hoping to score some Pawsox autos in this one because the Lynx really have nobody besides Val Majewski and Adam Loewen.
Story of the Game: After a autographless game the other day, it was nice to get back in the swing of things. The only guy to shut me down on Ottawa was Fernando Tatis. It was a great night and both Jay and I had a lot of fun at this one. We got there right around game time, the only guy I got beforehand was Andy Tracy.
What I got: Total Sigs= 67
Pawsox
- Jermaine Van Buren-2/3-said he would get the other one next time
- Alejandro Machado-5/5-some cards for other people, always a willing signer
- Luke Allen-5/9-signed five, in a bit of a rush, nice guy however
- David Pauley-6/9-great guy, nice enough to sign multiples
- Corky Miller-1/1-only gave him the one to sign
- Jeff Bailey-3/9-can't complain, last year he would look at you
- David Murphy-5/9-looks like the theme of the night was sign five cards for me
- Brad Baker-3/3-softspoken fella, won't say much to ya
- Abe Alvarez-3/3-signed a couple pocket schedules and a card
- Adam Stern-3/4-signed the pocket schedule already signed by Abe, don't know why he did that
Ottawa
- Andy Tracy-10/10-didn't even know he was signing my book because it was hanging over the dugout, all the sigs look great, thanks Mr. Tracy
- Luis Terrero-2/4-one of the few who actually got him
- Napolean Calzado-6/7-skipped around both 02 Heritages for some reason, then went back and signed one, I gave the other one to Jay who got it signed for himself
- Keith Reed-3/4-signed three, gave him one to keep
- Eddy Garabito-3/9-told me he only had time for three
- Adam Loewen-3/3-did a on the spot 50/50 with somebody which is why one is signed in black, he was doing 2 per for everybody
- Eddy Rodriguez-2/2-it says on the back on his card 6'1'', try 5'1'' Upper Deck
- Val Majewski-2/5-said he would finish them off tomorrow
- Eli Whiteside-1/1-first ever player that I have seen with gray hair
- Winston Abreu-1/1-is in the running for slowest signer all year
- Dallas Williams-2/2-told me to make it so he can sign them, sorry buddy, didn't think it could be any more obvious, they were the only two cards on the page
- Franklyn Gracequi-1/1-signed my ticket
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Sunday, June 25th, 2006---1:05
Goals: Columbus has nobody as far as prospects are concerned. Hopefully I will be able to get some of the veteran players they have on the squad however. Sean Henn and Steven White are guys I wouldn't mind getting.
Story of the game: Both Saturday's and Sunday's games were postponned due to all the rain we have gotten here. According to the Pawsox website they will make up both games IN Columbus so they don't have to come back to Pawtucket. This stinks because now I have no shot at getting any Clippers players because they only come in for the one series.
What I got Total sigs=0
Pawsox
Clippers
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Friday, June 24th, 2006 @ 11:00pm
Goals: I hope to get autos of Wilton Veras, Joe Orloski, Jason Bechler and a couple of Rox.
Story of the Game: My first ever shut-down at a Rox game came today. Wilton Veras gave me the, "Tomorrow," to my displeasure. I needed him on some old Pawsox team sets. I did however get the oppertunity while waiting to get Orloski and Belcher.
What I got: Total Sigs = 7
Brockton
New Jersey
- Joe Orloski-2/2-didn't look anything like the cards, decent guy though
- Jason Belcher-1/1-signed a Bowman, this card in the scan is not a Draft Pick, therefore not part of my set
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Saturday, July 17th, 2006 @ 7:05
Goals: These games are really enjoyable and easy to get sigs at. I will be looking to get a team ball for each team as well as Joe Savery on the SS of a ball.
Story of the game: Pretty good night for getting these guys. Ended up with a good amount of guys, almost the whole Wareham squad. Bad thing was the College World Series is still going on so some of the big names from the higher profile schools weren't there.
What I got: Total Sigs = 31
Wareham:
Ryan Gotcher-1/1-CIC
Dominic de la Osa-1/1-CIC
Jason Ogata-1/1-CIC
Michael Parker-1/1-CIC
Beemer Weems-1/1-CIC
Robert Lara-1/1-CIC
Bradley Suttle-1/1-CIC
Seth Henry-1/1-CIC
Marc Sawyer-1/1-CIC
Travis Banwart-1/1-CIC
Ken Kessaris-1/1-CIC
Tim Matthews-1/1-CIC
Jeremy Bleich-1/1-CIC
Blake Hamilton-1/1-CIC
Martin Beno-1/1-CIC
Brandon Glover-1/1-CIC
Shawn Haviland-1/1-CIC
Stefan Wilson-1/1-CIC
Cooper Farris-1/1-CIC
Ricky Boening-2/2-CIC
Joel Collins-1/1-CIC
Nick Cassavechia-1/1-CIC
John Ely-1/1-CIC
John Scott-1/1-CIC
Diallo Fon-1/1-CIC
John Lalor-1/1-CIC
Connor Graham-1/1-CIC
Falmouth:
Sam Demel-1/1-CIC
Ross Detwiler-1/1-CIC
Warren McFadden-1/1-CIC
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006 @ 3:00
Goals: I hope to get autos of Greg Montalbano, Junior Guerrero, Bob Ojeda, Rich Gedman and for the Rox Rolando Viera.
Story of the Game: This one ended up going 14 innings and I arrived just in time to get autos after the game. I got all the guys I needed done except for Gedman who I did not see.
What I got: Total Sigs = 15
Brockton
Worcester
- Greg Montalbano-8/10-let him keep a couple, he appreciated my support for him because of his injury, nice guy to talk with
- Junior Guerrero-1/1-thought he was going to shrug when he saw me again because last time he signed something like 30 cards for me, instead this time his was picking his ear with a cutip
- Bob Ojeda-2/2-much improved attitude since we last met
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Sunday, June 11th, 2006---->1:05
Goals: Sometime in this series I would like to obtain Jamal Strong and Ricardo Rodriguez on the Bowman Draft Pick cards that I need them on. I would also like to get James Jurries, Anthony Lerew, Kelly Johnson and as always Craig Hansen and Jon Lester.
Story of the Game: Richmond was a great signing club. Nobody shut me down that I went for before and after the game. The only Pawsoxs not to sign were Hee Seop Choi and Craig Hansen. Suprise, suprise.
What I got: Total Sigs = 69
Pawtucket
- Dustin Pedroia-1/1-signed the jersey card, on the jersey, thanks Dustin
- Adam Stern-3/6-signed a few before getting mobbed
- Craig Breslow-1/1-always a willing signer, pretty nice guy actually
Richmond
- Anthony Lerew-10/10-Braves top prospect signed nine cards before then a ball on the SS after the game
- Dax Norris-1/1-said he'd get me before, but he didn't, got me after instead
- David Kelton-6/6-signed all these after the game...decent guy
- Cesar Crespo-2/3-got me after the game...didn't sign before
- Brayan Pena-3/3-pretty cool guy, signed for anyone who wanted him
- Brian O'Connor-9/9-decent guy also, HORRIBLE sig
- Martin Prado-3/3-signed the three after the game
- Bill McCarthy-1/1-signed the Topps Total before the game without me even asking, Prado signed it after
- Tony Pena Jr.-1/1-first told me no because he had to go, stood around signing for little girls so I went over and he reluctantly signed for me
- Brian Snitker-3/3-skipper signed all three before the game, stunned I had cards of him
- James Jurries-6/6-signed them all after McCarthy signed for me, didn't ask him to sign either
- Jamal Strong-1/1-signed the BDP I needed for my set
- Ricardo Rodriguez-4/7-pretty much signed everything EXCEPT my BDP I need for my set
- Manuel Acosta-1/1-signed the one card for me before the game
- Wayne Franklin-4/4-signed three before, one after
- Chuck James-3/3-signed two before, one after
- Jon Schuerholz-3/3-son of the Braves GM, nice kid
- Derek Botelho-2/2-pitching coach signed a couple for me
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Saturday, June 10th, 2006 @ 10:00pm
Goals: I need Julio Perez for my draft pick set. He is the only guy I really am shooting for at this game.
Story of the Game: Perez was a great guy and even a better signer. I explained that I needed the card signed for a set and he thought it was funny somebody actually needed his sig. I let him keep a few and will try and get some more of them signed later in the year.
Brockton
- Rolando Viera-11/12-gave him one to keep, he turned around and gave it to a girl
- Robert Averette-5/7-gave him a couple, better guy then I imagined
Sussex
- Julio Perez-12/12-I also brought a few more for him to keep
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Monday, May 29, 2006 @ 1:05
Goals: Only goal in this one is to get Lastings Milledge. He is the Mets top prospect and will be my only goal in this one.
Story of the Game: Like so many others who see Milledge, I came out empty handed. After the game there was probably around 200 people, so I only stayed for about 30 minutes. There was only so much stench and obesity I could take.
What I got: Total Sigs =
Pawtucket
Norfolk
- Jeff Keppinger-7/7-signed all of them without me even asking before the game...had my binder hung down and he just picked it up and signed...thanks Jeff
- Jeromie Robertson-2/2-signed before the game for me as well
- Royce Ring-2/2-signed both cards for me...nice guy
- Jose Lima-2/2-had more of him but just asked him to sign those two because of the mob of people after the game
- Mike Adams-1/1-signed for me prior to the game...very slow signer
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Sunday, May 28th, 2006 @ 3:00
Goals: I hope to get Derrick Gibson, Chas Harden and Thomari Story-Harden after the game.
Story of the game: Got all three that I needed and left. Gibson was a great guy. Guess thats what happens when you break out from a 0-20 slump with two homers.
What I got: Total sigs=6
Brockton
New Haven
- Derrick Gibson-3/3-much better attitude compared to last season
- Thomari Story-Harden-2/2-wierd name, yet a nice signature...chatted with some younger kids and gave a couple bats away before hopping onto the bus
- Chas Terni-1/1-he chuckled a bit when he saw the card I flashed in his face and asked how I found it...just told him I had a large collection and collect minor league team sets
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Friday, May 26, 2006---7:05
Goals: I am going to try and get the guys after the game. Still shooting for the same guys, William Bergola and Chris Denorfia. I also hope to catch Craig Hansen again.
Story of the Game: The game went so long that I could only stay after for so long due to time. I got Hansen again on one card. He scribbled his name down and then just tossed my sharpie down onto my book. Once he stopped, he was done and he made sure everybody knew it. Wish I had done a bit better, but glad to get my Hansen cards out of the way so I can try for him on balls.
What I got: Total sigs=16
Pawtucket
- Jon Lester-3/5-only two more of Lester left, then I will concentrate on getting him on balls
- Manny Delcarmen-9/9-great guy as usual
- Craig Hansen-1/1-more about him above, so check that out
- Brad Baker-1/4-signed everything for everyone else, I got him last after all the 50 year olds, so he was probably tired of signing, see nice guys don't always finish first
Louisville
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006---7:05
Goals: I should do really well this game. I have all but a couple cards of guys on Louisville. I am going to be doing before and after the game. Not sure how early I will arrive but I hope to get guys on Louisviller like William Bergola and Chris Denorfia. This will be my first attempt at Craig Hansen so wish me luck. I hope to get Pedroia and Delcarmen again before the Red Sox start there midseason shopping spree. Wish me luck.
Story of the Game: Well I only got snuffed by one guy, Jake Robbins, so all in all it was a great day. Hansen was in a rush to say the least so he was strict about one per. I got Pedroia before the game on a ball. I only got there about 30 minutes before game time so I only brought a ball inside. I could only stay after so long after the game because I had a final tomorrow so my parents wanted me home. I did well considering the time constraints that were in place. I am thinking about hitting Louisville again on Friday. We will see what the weather looks like.
What I got: Total sigs=52
Pawtucket
- Dustin Pedroia-2/2-signed a ball before and a card after
- Matt Ginter-2/2-rushy, but signed everything for abybody
- Jermaine Van Buren-9/9-FINALLY see this guy and the cards turn out awful because of the gloss, he was very nice about it and tried re-signing and grabbing another guys sharpie
- Jeff Bailey-4/9-said he would finish them up later, he is a changed man from last year for sure, much friendlier
- Jon Lester-4/7-pitched great and signed even better
- Manny Delcarmen-9/9-talked to Jay about living in my small town, he says he loves it here though, maybe I will see him driving around one of these days
- Craig Hansen-1/2-as stated above, strict about 1 per, signed for anybody who could keep up
Louisville
- Chris Denorfia-3/7-was on the phone and trying to balance my book, not a good mix
- Mike Gosling-4/9-very nice guy, said he would finish them up another day
- William Bergolla-3/9-signed two Bowmans then my SPx, asked if I had another SPx, I said no sorry, he handed my sharpie back
- Ray Olmedo-4/4-very willing signer, didn't expect him to be this good
- Scott Chiasson-4/4-nice guy, got him mixed up with Standridge, he didn't mind though, appreciated his quick little sig
- Alex Snachez-2/3-second guy that I have gotten IP that has been caught for steroids, the first being Jon Nunnally
- Dane Sardinha-1/1-signed while on his telephone
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Sunday, May 14th, 2006 @ 1:05
Goals: Same goals as yesterday, am hoping to finish off most of my Pawtucket stuff. More rain is in the forecast!!!
The Report: RAINOUT---called the game before I left
What I got: Total Sigs = 0
Pawsox
Scranton
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Saturday, May 13th, 2006 @ 6:05
Goals: Cole Hamels and Chris Roberson got called up a couple days back so Scranton has nothing for top prospects or even prospects for that matter. I will be concentrating on getting Pawsox this game.
The Report: Yet another game I go to that gets rained out, which isnt a bad thing because guys still sign and I get tickets to another game! Scranton was very accomendating even in the bad weather. I was able to get a few Pawsox including David Riske, which was great. All in all, under the circumstances (weather) it was a great outing.
What I got: Total Sigs = 49
Pawsox
- David Riske-4/4-signed three, didn't think he saw the fourth one so I asked him to sign it and he said, "Oops, my bad, didn't see it," then signed it, nice guy
- Corky Miller-1/2-don't understand why he couldn't have signed the other
- Hee Seop Choi-1/2-same as Miller, shut the rest of the guys down after signing for me
- Abe Alvarez-6/6-talked to him about his Clippers as he signed away
- Mike Bumatay-1/1-stopped to sign right as he was getting in his car
- Craig Breslow-3/3-nice enough guy
- Adam Stern-5/7-signed five, then claimed my sharpie was dying and stopped, which it was
- Jim Buckley-3/3-good guy as usual
- Jimmy Serrano-2/2-cool guy, signed everything and anything for anyone
- Alejandro Machado-1/1-one of the nicest guys there is out there
Scranton
- Sal Rende-3/3-took a wild guess and sure enough it was him alright
- Peter Bergeron-5/9-didn't sign any duplicates
- Juan Sosa-9/9-signed them all willingly with a smile, offered him some, but he declined
- Ryan Cameron-5/5-nice guy, his agent was in my ear talking to me about how he was there when Ryan signed the Bowman contract, I was like cool pal
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Wednesday, April 26th, 2006 @6:05
Goals: Obviously I would like to get Delmon Young and B.J. Upton, but I am doubting that they are going to sign. I would like to get Lester, Pedroia, Stern for Pawtucket. I hope to get Switzer, Seddon and Dukes for Durham.
The Report: Well, there I was with two balls in my hand, one from Jason Childers, the other from Hee-Seop, which I ended giving away to a little boy celebrating his birthday. I ended up getting the other signed by Elijah Dukes, who hit two homers in the game. So, I am sitting there with Jay and my girlfriend, watching Delmon Young for the very first time. Strike Three!!! He watched an awesome pitch from Lester hit the mit and he started jawing to the ump. He got ejected immeadiatley. Young started walking back to the dugout like he was just going to take the ejection. All of a sudden, he spun around and threw the bat at the ump, striking him in the chest. He ended up leaving during the game, so I wasn't going to get him. Below is the list of guys I did end up getting. I will post scans later tonight.
What I got: Total Sigs = 25
Pawtucket
Durham
- Elijah Dukes, Elijah Dukes Ball-2/2-signed a International League ball on the SS and a ticket after the game
- Chris Seddon-9/9-actually a really nice guy, thanks Chris
- Carlos Hines-1/1-last guy I got this night, only waited for 25 minutes after the game and got all of these guys...not too bad
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Sunday, April 23rd, 2006 @ 1:05
Goals: I have practice for baseball in the morning so I will not be able to get sigs before the game. I wiould like to get guys like Jake Dittler, Ryan Garko and Franklin Guiterrez. I would like to get a few more Lester's and Pedroia's.
The Report: Well, the Pawsox finally one a game I went to. Thats the good news. Adam Stern was sent down the night before and I was able to get him on his way out. I got a good amount of different guys. I ended up with 45 sigs total which is decent considering I didn't get anything before the game.
What I got: Total Sigs = 45
Pawtucket
- Enrique Wilson-1/1-suprisingly this guy is really nice, signed a 2005 Heritage Yankees team photo card, which he is in
- Abe Alvarez-9/9-signed for me for the first time this year...this season has offically started
- Trent Durrington-1/1-signed a J2K card
- Jim Buckley-1/1-signed a 05 Pawsox team set card
- Luke Allen-1/1-signed a J2K card
- Adam Stern-3/8-was in a rush, said he only had time for a couple
- Dustin Pedroia-1/1-signed a jersey card, which turned out nicely
- Jon Lester-4/9-signed a few then got mobbed
- Josh Pressley-2/2-guy is enormous, nice enough
- Craig Breslow-1/1-CIC
- Tyler Mingers-1/1-CIC
- Jimmy Serrano-1/1-CIC
Buffalo
- Rob Bell-4/9-signed 12 for one guy, seemed like he signed less and less after that for each person
- Tim Laker-2/9-I asked him to sign the Buffalo team set card I needed for my set and he signed one more after that
- Jason Dubois-1/1-signed a 2005 Heritage Chicago Cubs team photo card, which he is in
- Steve Karsay-2/2-signed a couple of cards for everybody
- Jason Cooper-1/1-signed a CIC
- Einar Diaz-1/1-signed a CIC as well
- Lou Merloni-1/1-signed an 8x10 for me
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Friday, April 21st, 2006 @ 6:35pm
Goals: Well in this one, I don't know what to expect. This is my first ever Double A game that I am attending. I have a bunch of cards of guys on the Thunder. I will try and get guys from each side even though the gates only open an hour before game time.
The Report: The field was great to get autos at. I got three Eastern League balls as me and one of the regulars from Pawtucket snuck in. After about 30 minutes of getting sigs and having a nice conversation with Gabe Lopez, we were ushered out. I told the guy it was my first time at the field and didn't know the gates opened only an hour before the game. He was nice about it and joked around as he threw us out. It was worth the trouble. My only shut down of the night came from Brent J. Cox. Boy does he think he is the next Nolan Ryan. I had him one on one and he gave me a stern, NO. I sarcastically told him thank you and continued talking to Gabe Lopez. He was an awesome guy to talk with. Lopez spoke about the index cards and how players are worried about their identity being taken by signing on the blank white. Pretty cool to not have to lean over and hang something down like Pawtucket.
What I got: Total Sigs = 37
Defenders
- Jesse Floyd-3/3-starting pitcher, yet still signed a CIC and a couple cards
- Matt Palmer-1/1-signed a CIC before walking into the clubhouse
- Chris Begg-1/1-was the autograph signer of the day...signed at a table right as you walked in
- Garrett Broshuis-1/1-signed a CIC while charting pitches
- Pat Misch-1/1-see above...nice guy
- Brian Munhall-1/1-signed after BP...not a bad guy
- Justin Knoedler-1/1-signed a Norwich team set card before warming up
Thunder
- Rudy Guillen, Rudy Guillen Ball-2/2-signed a card and an Eastern League ball on the SS
- Shelly Duncan-1/2-asked him why he only signs one per and he said, "Keeps it fun and you coming back for more."
- J.T. Stotts-4/4-you would have thought this guy played 500 career games as a Yankee with his attitude
- Omir Santos-1/1-seemed pissed when I asked him to sign
- Charlie (Chuck) Manning-1/1-cool fella, told us Cox would come out and sign...not cool that he lied to us
- Bronson Sardinha-2/2-signed one for me and then I traded for the BDP card that I needed for my set
- Kevin Howard-3/3-seemed like a nice enough guy to me
- Jorge De Paula-2/2-signed a couple of CIC's for me
- Dave Eiland-1/1-signed a CIC for me, was only doing 2 per for those who had cards
- Justin Christian-1/1-I think this kid may have a future with some team, nice guy/player
- Jason Brown-1/1-signed one CIC, let him keep the other one for himself
- Ramiro Pena-2/2-didn't speak much English, but knew what can you please sign meant
- Sean White-3/3-I also think this kid has a future in the bigs, very nice kid, got him while he was charting behind the screen during the game
- Gabe Lopez-1/1-as stated above, had some nice convo going with him
Other
- Glenn Barker-1/1-signed my ticket stub in between listening to his IPod, talking on his cell phone, charting pitches and clocking pitches, now thats impressive
Also have two index cards that I can not identify. If anybody is good at this let me know and I will send scans.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 @ 6:05
Goals: Ruben Sierra and Jason Hart are on Rochester, the only guys I really need. I hope to get Lester on a ball, but I am not sure how long I will be staying after the game as its a school night.
The Report: I left in the 12th inning because Massachusetts laws say that any operator of a motor vehicle under 18 can not drive past midnight. The game ended up going to the 16th inning. The one auto I got was of Matt Ginter. He signed the card in the middle of an inning as he was in the stands charting.
What I got: Total Sigs=1
Rochester
Pawtucket
- Matt Ginter-1/1-signed the Bowman Gold Rook as he was charting pitches in the stands...at least I didn't go home empty handed!
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Saturday, April 8th, 2006 @ 1:05pm
Goals: I am looking at Brad Eldred and Jon Lester to be my main targets this game. Both have great potential and will be called up before the All-Star break.
The Report: Well this one was ugly. It rained all yesterday, through the night, and into today and I thought the game was going to be postponed for sure. Suprisingly, they decided to play it though. Upon arriving at the park at 1, I ordered my hot dog and fries (pre-game ritual) and as I was giving the lady money, they called the game. The good thing about it was the player were still there. Another positive was the game got re-scheduled for tomorrow and they gave out free tickets to Wednesday's game. So I got three autograph chance for the price of one. Below is how I did, I ended up with a low number, but it's a good number considering the conditions and the fact that I wasn't able to chase down the players and have them sign because of the rain/hale.
What I got: Total Sigs=31
Indians:
- Rajai Davis-1/1-seemed like a nice guy, signed for anybody who asked
- Ray Sadler-1/1-also quite personable, signed an old Bowman for me
- Raul Gonzalez-4/5-man is he short, asked him if he would like to keep one and he did
- Ron Chiavacci-9/9-slow signer so I ended up missing out on Sean Burnett and Terry Adams, guess thats a negative of having so many cards, didn't want to keep any extras, signed the 2001 BDP card I need for my set
- Brad Eldred-2/2-signed his rookie card and a Topps Update, 6'6, 260 is no understatement
- Ronny Paulino-1/1-signed a CIC, you guys know what my CIC's look like, so I didn't scan him in
- Unknown-1/1-had somebody sign my binder, but I have no idea who it is
Pawsox:
- Jon Lester-3/3-signed a 4x6 photo and a couple of cards, nice guy, very mature
- Ron Calloway-1/9-strictly one per this year it looks like, had been good with multiples in the past
- Alejandro Machado-6/6-very nice guy, will sign anything, any time
- Enrique Wilson-1/1-signed my binder because I haven't been able to locate his cards yet
Other:
- Bob Tewksbury-1/7-only signed one because we were in the rain and he said he will get me next time because he doesn't want my stuff to get ruined, I actually believe him too, nice guy
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2006 In Person Schedule
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This is my schedule for the 2006 season so far:
These are the tickets that I have bought so far. I will be going to more games on short notice. Obviously these are mostly just Pawsox games right now. I will be adding more as the info becomes available. I am only scheduled up to the 15th of August as I am unsure what day I am leaving for college.
Schedule is subject to change
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March 3rd, 2006
My first baseball in person autographed will be obtained by, of all people, my mother. My mom works at an orthopedic office in Wareham. It is the clinic for all of the Wareham Gateman players during the summer months. Apparently it is also the office of the team President-General Manager. John Wylde will be making an appearance and I have given my mom my auto'ed team yearbook by the 2005 Wareham Gateman and a program for him to sign. It will be nice to feature him on the yearbook cover as I have the whole team already. Will look even better when the GM's sig is added. She will bring it home tonight (hopefully). I will add the scan tonight or tomorrow.
The Report:
This one is one that I will never forget. My mom had left the two items I was going to have him sign with the receptionist at the check in counter. So Mr. Wylde came in and she handed him the items. The story that I was told is he became so excited about the request, he pulled a pen out of his pocket and signed. So much for the sharpie I sent along. The auto on the media guide is in the bottom left. It is small, but sticks out because it is in pen. He signed his profile in the team yearbook. Thats about all. God Bless
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September 5th, 2005 @ 1:05
Goals: Well September is here and you know what that means...everybody I want is in the bigs. I am hoping Gavin Floyd will still be around as well as a few of the other young pitchers. Maybe I will have a Cole Hamels sighting. Should be fun.
Story of the Game: Cole Hamels was not there along with Floyd who was called up and pitched on the 4th. I concentrated on Pawsox as this was my last shot at getting them. Justin Sherrod went around throwing hats into the stands before the game. I went up to the rail and got one. Under the bill it says 20 (which was Youkilis number). It is crossed out and underneath that is a 7 (which is Dustin Pedroia's number). I was jumping for joy and so happy when I got the hat. The hat itself is in rough shape. Not only does it smell AWFUL it has been cut and shows true wear. That was a warm up though for what was to come later. After the game my buddy got a hat thrown to him by Carlos Leon. It says "Leon 2," inside that hat. The wierd thing is that it is not fitted and he was wearing it ON THE FIELD. Buzz Hannanhan threw me one of his batting gloves before the game started. It was awesome besides the fact his name is Buzz. As you may have read, my boy, Abe Alvarez, promised me his hat. Well, I am happy...wait a second...extactic to tell you he keeps his promises. As I went up to him I saw a few guys walking away with hats so I asked them if the hats they had were Abe's. Sure enough they were, so I was down that maybe he had given the last he had away. I went up to him, not seeing anything around, and asked him if he had anything left. He chuckled and said, "I promised you right man?" I said yes and he pulled a Pawsox hat from underneath his arm. At that point I was ready to jump for joy, but I kept my composure. I asked him to sign it as well as personalize it to me. By far my best in person experience I have had this season as well as my life. I will never forget how generous Abe was to me all season. He was not only great to me however. If anybody wanted anything signed, he would stop, sign, talk, and lastly most shockingly thank you! I admire him and wish him all the best. Signs say that he will return to Pawtucket next season. But, then again, you never know. One thing I know though, I will be waiting for him!!!!!!!!!! THANKS ABE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What I got: Total Sigs=47
ABE HAT
- BILL (UNDERNEATH)
- FRONT VIEW
- BACK VIEW
PEDROIA HAT
- BILL (TOP)
- BILL (UNDERNEATH)
- BOTTOM VIEW
LEON HAT
- UNDERNEATH VIEW
- FRONT-SIDE VIEW
HANNAHAN GLOVE
- TOP VIEW
- BOTTOM VIEW
Pawtucket
- ABE ALVAREZ-1/1...signed and personalized a hat that he gave to me...AMAZING...story above!
- Tim Kester-1/1...signed an 2005 Pawsox Team set card
- Mike Lockwood-4/4...signed four 2000 Bowman Draft Pick cards and thanked him for all his kindness thorughout the season...told him he should come back next season...really nice guy
- Dustin Pedroia-2/2...signed his hat (story above) and a jersey card...I was in the game for real with him today
- George Lombard-1/1...signed an 03 Topps Total
- Jeff Bailey-3/8...ON THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR, he could not even sign all the stuff I had...I was the ONLY person asking him to sign...a true shame
- Manny Delcarmen-21/21...starting to become on of my favorite players along with Abe...a true asset to the organization and a future major league STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Shawn Wooten-2/3...don't think he saw the third card as it was off to the side of my board...thanks Shawn for an awesome year...hope to see you return as well
- Charlie Zink-2/2...got these before the game after he came in from throwing a bit...also saw him driving on my way home...he drives about as slow as his fastball (60mph!!!)...he is Tim Wakefield's successor however as he has been rated one of the best young knukleballers in all of baseball...probably because they're are so few, but...besides the point...cool guy
- Cla Meredith-11/11...although they spelled his name wrong on the cards, he still took time to sign eleven total (7 before, 4 after) cards for me before leaving to go back to Virginia...good luck Cla!
Scranton
- Mike Bascik-1/1...signed an 03 Topps Total
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September 3rd, 2005---5:05pm
Goals: I hope to get Nick Long, Clint Everts, Jose Contreras (the fake one) and Dee Brown from Vermont. I hope to get Willy Mota, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie and some other guys I need to finish my set.
Story of the game: I am loving these games at Lowell especially because of the ticket prices ($3.50). After the game I waited for about 30 minutes and accumulated a bunch of autos. Ellsbury came out shortly after the game and was greeted by his dad, his identical twin bro, and fans. I handed him my two balls first after my girlfriend handed him one. I asked him to personalize it and he did so. After he handed them back I gave him a newspaper he was on the front of. He asked me where I got it because he liked it. I told him over the stall in the 3rd base side bathroom. Everybody laughed as he signed it and gave it back to me. Ellsbury is the Sox future center fielder. I can't wait to see him making some of those diving catches at Fenway!
Jacoby Ellsbury items
- Three balls all on the SS (From L to R ORLB, INTL, ORLB)
- Newspaper (story above)
Lowell
- Ismael Casillas-2/2...team set and CIC
- Domanic Ramos-1/1...CIC
- Willy Mota-1/1...signed 05 Topps Total
- Mitch Stachowsky-1/1...CIC
- Mario Pena-1/1...CIC
- Luis Soto-1/1...CIC
- Hunter Jones-1/1...CIC
- Jacoby Ellsbury-4/4...pics and description above
Vermont
- Jose Contreras-1/1...NY Penn League Team set card
- Dee Brown-1/1...same as Contreras
- Nick Long-2/2...signed UD Prospect Premieres and CIC
- Clint Everts-2/2...signed 2004 BDP and CIC
- Agustin German-1/1...CIC
- Fernando Guzman-1/1...CIC
- Lorvin Louisa-1/1...CIC
- Warmar Gomez-1/1...CIC
- John Poppert-1/1...CIC
- Brandon Conway-1/1...CIC
- Chris Lugo-1/1...CIC
- Wendall Yost-1/1...CIC
- Nehomar Ochoa-1/1...CIC
- Mike Daniel-1/1...CIC
- Rolando Arendo-1/1..CIC
- John Laman-1/1...CIC
- 2 UNKNOWNS-1/1...CIC
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September 1st, 2005 @ 7:05
Goals: I hope to get John-Ford Griffin as well as many others on the SkyChiefs. I am hoping that Dustin McGowan will be there. September call-ups are tomorrow. We will see what happens.
Story of the game: Abe told me I could have his hat if I ask him on Monday!!!!! I am pumped...CANNOT WAIT. John-Ford Griffin stopped and signed to my suprise. The only guy I asked to sign that did not was Shaun Marcum. He looked over and saw Zach Jackson signing for me so apparently that meant I did not want him anymore...whatever pal.
What I got: Total Sigs=41
Pawtucket
- Abe Alvarez-12/12...truely the best person I have ever delt with...told me I can have his hat or another item of his after the last game, which I am going to versus Scranton
- Mark Malaska-6/6...signed for me on his way out...took time away from his family...thanks a lot Mark
- Justin Sherrod-2/2...barely saw him escaping the other door...tricky trick
- Dustin Pedroia-1/2...also tried sneaking out, but was also caught
- Kelly Shoppach-1/1...got him after he was done loading his Lincoln Navigator with the Texas plates that say "SHOP"
- Manny Delcarmen-1/1...signed an ORLB (Official Rawlings League Baseball) on the SS (Sweet Spot)...as I wrote that I realized I did not get a ton in quanity today but a ton in quality...look at those names...
Syracuse
- John-Ford Griffin-4/9...stunned...stunned...I shouted his name as he swiftly walked on the bus and he looked over at he...saw I had his cards ready and came over...I kept him talking and he kept signing...I believe he signed one for everybody else...not as bad of a guy as I thought
- Desi Relaford-2/9...same as Griffin...shocker
- Zach Jackson-4/9...shocker the other way around...he came out late so I guess that was why he did not sign them all
- Chad Gaudin-1/1...signed an 04 Topps Traded
- Joe Depastino-1/1...signed the oldest Pawsox team set card ever (1999)
- Bryant Nelson-2/2...didn't see the second so I had to ask his to sign the other one...he gladly did so
- Matt Whiteside-7/7...caught his right before he went back into the locker room to get some items...cool guy
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August 30th, 2005 @10:30pm
Goals: I hope to get a few guys on the Grays such as Charles Peterson and Joe Jiannetti as well as players on the Rox like Shad Williams and Kevin Beavers.
Story of the Game: Nothing to special. Went down to the stadium after hearing the ending on the radio. Oil Can must have been gone by then. Jiannetti was really cool although he did ask me to hold his porno mags as he signed my seven cards. I ran home and washed my hands. Charles Peterson was preety funny. I watched him as he threw on his bags onto the bus (last game of the series). He was very methotical and moving quite slow. When he turned around and I asked him for his sig everything was so much faster. "Oh boy bro, I am busy here (as he signed very slowly)." Charles: you will always be remembered as one cool cat. I had a quadrupule card of him. He is next to Richard Hidalgo...it is a tough fit, but there was no need whatsoever to sign over Hidalgo's face. I guess jealousy just sets it.
Brocton
- Shad Williams-5/5...pitching coach turned to pitcher...was actually in Angels in the Outfield
- Joey Baker-1/1...he is not with the team anymore, but I kept on seeing him walk out...so I brought my card and got him to sign it
- Kevin Beavers-2/2...actually was explaining to one of his old teammates where the photo was taken...intresting to know
- Wayne Ough-2/2...pronouced O...I got these signed before I got Beavers who was on the same page...when I handed the board to Beavers he saw the Ough cards and started laughing...a bunch of guys came over and Beavers shouts, "Ough wasn't lying, he actually played in the Mets system!" It was one of those things that you had to be there to get it, but it was a good laugh
- Ed Nottle-1/1...signed a ticket
Grays
- Joe Jiannetti-7/7...nice guy...asked me to hold his porn mags while he signed...
- Charles Johnson-1/1...story above
- Brad Hardgreaves-1/1...CIC
- Tony Pierce-1/1...CIC
- Jason Startari-1/1...CIC
- Larry Best-1/1...CIC
- Nathan Casagrande-1/1...CIC
- Scott Grimes-1/1...CIC
- Glen Keeton-1/1...CIC
- Evan Nieser-1/1...CIC
- Jake Upwood-1/1...CIC
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August 27th, 2005 @ 5:05
Goals: I hope to get all the 2005 draft picks that will be there. My main guys that I am going for include Jed Lowrie, Wily Mota and Luis Soto. I hear the park is a walk in the park as far as autos go. First time going there. I will leave a lasting impression...and thats a promise.
Story of the game: Awesome game. First time going to the stadium and my first impression was a good one. Jay and I had a lot of fun at this one. As for autographs. Jed Lowrie was awesome. I gave his dad a bunch of his cards and Jed said he would signed the rest for me. What a cool guy! Jay and I ran after Willy Mota and Luis Soto. They laughed at us when we got to them, but were great guys. We used some Spanish with them. Overall an awesome night.
What I got: Total Sigs=61
Lowell
- Jed Lowrie-19/19...signed everything I had...gave his dad six unsigned cards as a token of my appreciation...both VERY generous people as you could see...Lowrie included 1st RND '05 on a ball for Jay...does not sign CIC's people!!!
- Willy Mota-3/3...tried escaping out of the vistors entrance...I saw him through the fence and my track skills started there summer training program...
- Luis Soto-1/1...tried escaping with Mota, but was caught...Jay and I also used some of our limited Spanish to talk to Mota...kids, high school does have its dividends
- Modesto Ozuna-1/1...roamed around the parking lot for about 30 minutes after the game in a red and white striped shirt that looked like a candy cane
- Jacoby Ellsbury-2/2...I ended up losing one of them, which I am kicking myself for...probably lost it while running for Mota
- Jim Baxter-2/2...signed the team card and a CIC (customized index card)
- Adam Blackley-2/2...same as above
- Mitch Stachowsky-2/2...same
- Gene Flores-2/2...same
- Mike Leonard-2/2...same
- Argimiro Guanchez-2/2...same
- Jason Twomley-2/2...same...local kid
- Clay Buchholz-3/3...a NY Penn League card, team set and a CIC
- Jay Johnson-2/2...cool guy...signed the team card and a CIC
- Dominic Ramos-2/2...same as Johnson...very talented infielder
- Matt Mercurio-2/2...complimented my index card and then signed my team card
- Mario Pena-2/2...CIC and team set
- Pat Perry-1/1...signed the team logo card
- Tim Cox-1/1...same as Perry...needs to work on his sig however...he still has time though!
Tri-City
- Patrick Sellers-1/1...after the game Anthony Pluta got him to come over and sign for me
- Jordan Parraz-1/1...called him over with no help after the game...nice guy
- Brian Bogusevic-1/1...1st rounder for the Stros...nice sig...
- Mark Ori-1/1...CIC...another draftee from this year
- Andrew Kroeker-1/1...CIC
- James Goethals-1/1...CIC
- Anthony Pluta-1/1...CIC
- Ryan McKeller-1/1...CIC...pitched a strong game and got his 6th win...3.80 ERA
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Sunday, August 21, 2005 @1:05
Goals: Well today will be fanfest, which is where I will have my best shot of hitting 100 siggies. I have for the most part restocked my collection with help from a few trading partners. I should be able to do it with ease if I am in the right places at the right times. Youk is back down. Bellhorn is expected to be moved on Saturday as his 20-day rehab is over. I hope to catch up with Papelbon, Pedroia and as always Abe. I am also meeting a very special person there after the game: STAY TUNED. I plan to have the site updated by Sunday night. I will be including pictures. I hope you can wait till then!
Story of the game:
What I got: Total Sigs=100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pawtucket
- Cla Meredith-12/18...signed seven before the game and five after...future Red Sox set-up man...rumor around town is Craig Hansen, 1st Rounder out of St. Johns, is going to be called up to the show by the end of this week...
- Abe Alvarez-13/13...my man Abe signs my huge newspaper cover of him and then signs twelve cards after the game...commenting on one of them that he has not seen
- Shawn Wooten-4/4...after not seeing him one time the first half of the season, I have seen him a ton as the season winds down
- Dustin Pedroia-2/2...told him he was the man after he signed the first jersey card...he then preceded to sign the second one as I was the only one around...amazing
- Alejandro Machado-4/4...signed before hopping in his yellow ride...thing looks like a taxi
- Mark Malaska-12/12...did not care to keep any of them...one cool guy...is now a starter for the Pawsox
- Manny Delcarmen-11/11...as one of my fellow collectors said, "I love this kid!"...AMEN
Rochester
- Chris Hientz-2/2...CIC's
- Josh Rabe-1/1...signed my binder before getting into a random car
- Jason Tyner-1/1...my mojo!! stunned to see him signing...didn't realize he was so small
- Ricky Barrett-6/6...signed all six 2005 Bowmans...nice guy
- Beau Kemp-3/6...signs five for the first kid then three for me...
- Garrett Jones-1/1...signed a Fort Myers team set
- Travis Bowyer-1/1...same as Jones
- Boof Bonser-3/8...signed three on his way out with a friend
- Francisco Liriano-2/2...top pitching prospect in the organization...one smudged a little...
- David Gassner-5/5...Gassner signs 3/5 before the game...I always go to my car in the 7th inning to regroup my binder and such...I left the two cards he did sign in the same spot and took out the ones he signed...I ask him to sign...he signs the first one and says, "Wow, you took the ones I signed before already." I started laughing and said yup.
- Kevin West-3/11...tried to get him to sign more, but he just went onto the next guy and still talked to me...smart guy
- Corky Miller-1/5...saw this coming...
- Scott Baker-2/3...one before the game, one after...thanks Scott...
- Brian Buchanan-2/6...got him as he tried to sneak around the bus...you think you can run...try me...you may be 6'4, 230...that won't slow me down...well, maybe it will
- J.D. Durbin-2/6...heard bad things about him this year, suprise he signed two before the game
- Willie Eyre-6/6...signed these before the game...did not sign after the game for anybody
AND THAT IS HOW IT IS DONE
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Goals: My goal for this one is to finish off all of my Marcos Castillo cards. I am going to offer him a bunch...will see what happens. Marty Janzen was claimed off waivers by New Jersey so Castillo is the only guy I have cards of now.
Story of the Game: Janzen came out as I pulled up to the stadium minutes after the game ended. I was pissed because I left my card at home because he got picked up by New Jersey. He sat outside of the bus talking to me about baseball and looking at my cards. He told me he was the key pitcher in the David Cone deal years back. He also added that he thinks he got waved by Quebec because he messed up him knee the last time out and Quebec has no medical staff, so the rehabilitation process would have been rough. I felt bad for him at first because he was talking about him two arm surgeries and such, but when you pull a pack of smokes out of your pocket, my sympathy dies down. He smoked for a while and then made his way back into the clubhouse. I waited for Castillo to come out for about an hour. I knew going into it that it would be a while because I heard that he started the game on the way over on the radio. He came out, very quiet, and asked me to hold his walkman while he took my clipboard and sharpie and signed the twelve cards on that side. Card one to card twelve: the sigs are identical. Oil Can was out in full effect today. A couple of collectors I have seen in Pawtucket were there, niether that I liked. The one guy must have gotten 20 8x10 photos signed by Can. I am standing there waiting with my six cards. His hand was probably dead by the time he finished the 8x10s because he signed 4/6 for me. Could have gotten many more sigs, but was mainly aiming to get my cards signed. The whole Quebec team signed for some girl, which would have been a walk in the park for me, as I am sure you guessed.
What I got: Total Sigs=20
Brockton
- Kevin Beavers-1/1...signed the 03 Bowman Draft Pick card...cool guy
- Oil Can Boyd-4/6...read above for more
- Eugene Julien-1/1...my only auto on a CIC for the night
Quebec
- Marcos Castillio-12/12...calm, cool and collected as the saying goes...did not want any when I asked him
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Sunday, August 14, 2005~6:00
Goals: My goal for this one is to run down to the field and get Joe Jiannetti really quick. Maybe I will pick up a few others in the process. Should be an easy task.
Story of the game: Game was canceled because of major thunderstorms. It stopped raining right after the game was officially canceled so I figuered what the heck and I went down the the stadium. I was afraid the bus would be there or be gone by the time I got there. But, as it turned out I got Jiannetti. I walked up to the stadium and saw a bunch of guys with there bags next to them. I did not see Jiannetti however. As I was about to sit down I looked up and he was walking out with a banana. He signed my two cards and I told him he was the only reason I came to the stadium today. He laughed. As I walked back I saw two guys that I remembered from the series earlier this year and I flipped to their custom index cards really quick and they signed them. Probably could have stayed and got fourty, but I decided to do a quick sweep I guess and ended with four. The four autographs took me a total of 15 minutes to accumulate, which includes the time to and from my house.
What I got: Total Sigs=4
Brockton
Grays
- Joe Jiannetti-2/2...x-met prospect...drafted in the 40th round in 2000
- Alex Garcia-1/1...CIC
- B.J. Weed-1/1...CIC
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Goals: My goals for this one will be getting Youkilis, Bellhorn and a few guys on Buffalo.
Story of the game: Nothing too special about this one. The funniest thing that happened was some guy asked me for my ticket stub because it gets him free admission to the strip club down the road. Most of the guys were great. I did not catch Abe, Bellhorn or Youk as I had to leave at a certain point.
What I got: Total Sigs=54
Pawsox
- Juan Perez-1/1...signed a 2004 Portland Sea Dogs Team Set card
- Jack Cressend-4/4...signed four card on the way to his car...great to the fans
- Alejandro Machado-3/3...another great guy with the fans...
- Tim Kester-2/3...signed one for everybody else...
- Shawn Wooten-9/10...suprised me that he signed all of them on the page...ended up giving the one card he did not sign to a little girl for her to get it signed...
- Cla Meredith-6/9...said he was in a rush, but would sign a few really quick...most consistent signature on the squad...thanks Cla!
- Dustin Pedroia-1/9...very strange...two guys were asking me who was that for every guy that came out...when Pedroia came out they ran up to him and told him that he missed a signing they were suppose to do last month...Pedroia went back into the clubhouse after telling Papelbon he would have to find another ride home...the two guys followed Pedroia back into the clubhouse with 6 or 7 boxes and 2 or 3 bats...the plates on the car were from NH...I looked Pedroia up on eBay this morning and found an auction for a Pedroia signed major league baseball...they have a picture on the auction of a dozen signed balls...the auction is being held from NH...and I wonder why he only signs one these days!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Marc Deschenes-2/2...two team set cards
- Tim Bausher-4/4...always in a rush, but will always stop and sign
- Jon Papelbon-1/5...signed the 4x7 picture I had of him
Bison
- Ryan Garko-2/2...signed one then began to hand the sharpie back to me before stopping and signing the other one
- Andrew Brown-4/4...signed two for me...had Jay and another kid get the others for me
- Felix Fermin-9/9...my biggest suprise of the day...stunned when he railed off all nine...
- Ernie Young-1/1...signed a 1997 Fleer
- Jason Dubois-2/2...signed for everybody there
- Jeremy Guthrie-2/6...asked him to keep a couple after hearing him say he was only signing 2 per for everybody today, but he said no thanks
- Jason Cooper-1/1...Coop signed one card that I traded for before the guys came out
- Jake Gautreau-1/4...preety suprise he signed as well...one of two collectors he signed for
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Goals: I hope to get Derrick Gibson and Carlos Brackley.
Story of the game: Brackley was gone by the time I got there, which was 10 minutes after the game was over. Gibson said "I already signed four for you," when I flipped the page and asked him to sign a couple more. Was not happy to hear that. I saw Oil Can Boyd, but I decide to let him go today as I had gotten two times earlier this week.
What I got: Total sigs=22
Brockton
New Haven
- Derrick Gibson-4/7...read above
- Keith Stegbauer-1/1...CIC
- Andy Weimer-1/1...CIC
- Chas Terni-1/1...CIC
- R.T. Plumsky-1/1...CIC
- Jarret Stawarz-1/1...CIC
- Nick Hiter-1/1...CIC
- Mike LaRosa-1/1...CIC
- Tim Keinath-1/1...CIC
- Keto Anderson-1/1...CIC
- Nick Rowland-1/1...CIC
- Tim Vasquez-1/1...CIC
- Rolando Valles-1/1...CIC
- Orlando Encarnacion-1/1...CIC
- Junior Zamora-1/1...CIC
- Mark Comilli-1/1...CIC
- Jeff Brooks-2/2...CICs
- Courtney Hall-1/1...CIC
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Goals: I hope to get one guy...Rolando Viera and leave!
Story of the game: Got him! One of the staff members tossed me a ball as I was waiting outside.
What I got: Total Sigs=15
Brockton
- Eddie Aucoin-1/1...CIC
- Jon Koch-1/1...CIC
- Craig Lewis-1/1...CIC
- Eddie Gerald-1/1...CIC
- Kevin Beavers-1/1...CIC
- Craig Anderson-2/2...signed two Bowman Draft Pick cards I need for sets
Elmira
- Rolando Viera-1/1...signed a 2002 Topps Traded...
- Kyle George-1/1...CIC
- Derrick Barrows-1/1...CIC
- Jabe Bergeron-1/1...CIC
- Mike Howell-1/1...CIC
- Jared Stuart-1/1...CIC
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Goals: I hope to get Rolando Viera, Greg Keagle and Trey Beamon, all of which I have cards of. I hope to get a couple Rox players in the process.
Story of the game: Just went down to the stadium after the game. Got both Keagle and Beamon to sign all of the cards I had of each. I did not catch Viera so I will most likely return withing the next couple of days as this is the last series the two teams will play in Brockton.
What I got: Total Sigs=32
Brockton
- Manny Tejada-1/1...CIC
- Oil Can Boyd-1/1...signed a mag
- Mike Henry-3/3...signed three team set cards
- Kris Zacuto-4/4...signed four team set cards
- Dave Raymond-2/2...finally got the other side of the broadcaster card signed...guy must have crapped his pants when I asked him to sign...he told me I have awesome identification skills
Elmira
- Greg Keagle-2/2...CIC and a card
- Trey Beamon-6/6...six cards...nice fella
- Bric Steed-1/1...CIC
- Toshi Suzuki-1/1...CIC
- Onix Mercado-1/1...CIC
- Jason Tuttle-1/1...CIC
- Ryan Dorsay-1/1...CIC
- Jared Stuart-1/1...CIC
- Michael Howell-1/1...CIC
- Claudio Galva-1/1...CIC
- Derrick Barrows-1/1...CIC
- Jubu Morita-1/1...CIC
- Juan Rodriguez-1/1...CIC
- Jeremy Booth-1/1...CIC
- Chris Roque-1/1...CIC
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005---12:05
Goals: I am hoping to get guys such as Mark Bellhorn, Dave Berg, Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, John-Ford Griffin and Gabe Gross amoung others. I will just be heading down for after the game. It is an early start.
Story of the Game: Arrived at the stadium at about 2:30 hoping the game would have just ended. It was in the ninth and one of the guys who was standing outside the whole game said Bellhorn left in the 5th inning after he was taken out. I heard he did sign for the two people that were out there however. I got everyone under my goal column except for John-Ford Griffin and Pedroia. I thought the Pawsox would be traveling after the game, but apparently the were leaving that night after a dinner cruise. The heat was intense, but I did fairly well. I preped all my stuff before leaving, but the heat still got to some of the sigs.
What I got: Total sigs=62
Pawsox:
- Jeff Bailey-3/3...signed all three...had a soft spot in my heart for him because he was wearing jeans...poor guy
- Alejandro Machado-4/4...one of, if not the best guys one the team...
- Kevin Youkilis-1/1...Youk signed for everyone there after saying goodbye to his parents...was carrying a box full of bobbleheads that were stadium giveaways at the Lowell Spinners stadium the night before...I asked them how they turned out and he said not too bad...nice Caddy
- Chris Narveson-2/3...after tossing an advertisment onto the ground that was on his windshield, he signed a couple for me
- Mike Lockwood-9/9..true to his word...signed everything like he said he would last game...his sig looks like it says Luis Figueroa (Pawsox infielder...click Mike Lockwood to see the pics)
- Abe Alvarez-9/9...I could not have gone two times without getting Abe...that would have been awful...had a golf bag on his shoulder...when I asked him if he was going golfing he said I don't know how to golf...haha...got some sweet card signed...
- Dave Berg-1/1...signed my uncut card sheet
- Mark Malaska-2/2...same as above
- Lenny DiNardo-2/2...same as above
- Cla Meredith-2/2...same as above
- Justin Sherrod-2/2...same as above
Syracuse
- Zach Jackson-1/1...this top prospect was a great guy as well...signed and chatted with some people
- Gabe Gross-4/7...no doubles
- Chad Mottola-6/6...signed six cards for me...
- Dwayne Murphy-1/1...so much for coaches being role models...goes behind the bus and smokes
- Chad Gaudin-3/3...sigs kinda bubbled
- Jason Arnold-1/1...got him as he was hopping into his ride...
- Chris Baker-7/9...no doubles
- Justin Miller-1/1...signed my binder
- John Hattig-1/1...signed my binder
Other
- So im waitin outside after the 12:05 game...me and 2 other guys...one of the guys is like oh look U.L. Washington...the guy other walks up with me looking for stuff in a plastic bag...so i open to my U.L. card and ask him to sign...hes like ohh sry young man thats not me...so I look as the other guy hands him a card and is like thanks Mr. Harper...im like opps...thats Tommy Harper...so I'm still like standing in front of the guys car as he is signin for the other guy...after he was done I was walkin away and I hear come here young man...I turn around and he has his hands waving for me to walk back over...not knowing what to do, I walk back over somewhat puzzled and curious...he pulls out a little bag like a tot bag with a razor and sum other items in it and there is about 20 photos in it...AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! As he wrote each inscription on the photo, he gave an explaination of each...Mr. Harper, I would like to thank you for making my day...some would be mad that they were confused for another guy, but not you...you are a true class act and I thank you from the bottom of my heart...I will remember this day and this item for the rest of my life
THE PHOTO <-----------click it
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Monday, July 25, 2005---12:05
Goals: Early start for this one. I will be there after the game in hopes of getting Gabe Kapler, Kevin Youkilis and John Maine.
Story of the Game: What an incredible day for sigs. Not only was the weather perfect so the sigs weren't bubbling up I got my team set 90% complete. I need three more guys, two of which are not with the team, but luckily still with the organization. I got some of the toughest guys today because everybody had to come out of the main exit because it was a travel day for both squads. When I asked John Maine to sign he quickly replied with, "No, not now!" Well Jonathan...make your major league debut and I will accept that as an anwser. Others who snuffed me on Ottawa included Walter Refrigerator Jr. Young, Tim Raines Jr. (who by the way has played in Pawtucket longer then I have been attending, which is 7 years) and lastly Bernie Castro who said he would come back and sign. I did get Mike Moriarty, who did not keep any of my extra cards, Ed Rogers and John Stephens. My only snuff from the Pawsox was Dustin Pedroia. I must have been the only kid he did not sign for. O well...another day! Kapler did not exit the main gate as he was heading to Boston for a checkup with the Sox doctors. He will be rejoing the team in Buffalo on Wednesday. I hope to get him this weekend when they come home to face off with Sryacuse. As for what I did get:
What I got: Total Sigs=58
Pawsox
- Mark Malaska-1/1...signed a ticket
- Alejandro Machado-1/1...signed a ticket
- Mark Badaska-2/2...signed two set cards...his first name got cut off by the page the card was in when he signed
- Kevin Youkilis-1/2...signed one for everybody...did not dissapoint
- Lenny DiNardo-2/2...two team sets
- Justin Sherrod-4/4...all four team set cards...two of them are Portland Sea Dogs team photo cards
- Kelly Shoppach-1/2...one for everybody as usual
- Jeff Bailey-8/8...asked him if he would like to keep a couple, but he said no thanks...very quiet
- Mike Griffin-9/9...gave one away after to somebody who needed one of the cards I got two of...finally got him on some of the team set cards...very messy sig, but it counts!
- Ron Johnson-4/4...two Pawsox and two Sea Dogs team sets
- Mike Lockwood-2/9...said he would sign everything I had when the team came back home
- Cla Meridith-5/5...two team sets and three CICs
- George Lombard-1/1...WOW...shocked he signed...
- Dave Berg-1/8...just asked him to sign the team set card I needed...I now have the complete 2005 Pawtucket Red Sox team
- Jon Papelbon-2/3...signed a 2003 Bowman Draft Pick Gold Signature Rookie and a 4x6 photo...did not sign the other photo
Ottawa
- Ed Rogers-1/1...signed a ticket
- Mike Moriarty-9/9...signed nine cards...did not care to keep any however
- John Stephens-4/4...signed four cards for me...nice mate!
- David Newhan-1/1...signed my binder
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Sunday, July 24, 2005---5:05
Goals: I am heading down after the game in hopes of getting a few guys I forgot the other night. The names include Omar Pena (brother of Carlos), Bob Ojeda, Rich Gedman and Andrew Brown.
Story of the Game: I got all the guys I wanted except Gedman. I meant to ask Eddie Gallagher (really nice coach) if Gedman travels with the team or was with them on this trip. I know he is easily identifiable because of his glasses. I also meant to ask Greg Montalabano if I sent him a card through the mail if he would return it signed, but he was on the phone and he seemed quite busy. I believe Brockton had a team meeting after the game so I did not stay and wait for them to come out. Here is what I did come out with however.
What I got: Total sigs:22
Brockton
Worcester
- Andrew Brown-2/2...signed two 1999 Bowman rooks
- Bob Ojeda-2/4...cmon Bob!! your killing me
- Omar Pena-2/2...signed a Peoria Chiefs card...brother of Detriot firstbaseman Carlos...asked how Carlos was doing and he reponded with, "Never been better!"...also signed a CIC
- Eddie Gallagher-1/1...CIC
- Danilo Reynoso-1/1...CIC
- Dallas Mahan-1/1...CIC...made fun of the picture I had of him on the CIC
- Steve Palazollo-1/1...CIC
- Alex De Los Santos-1/1...CIC
- Yohanny Valera-1/1...CIC
- Derell McCall-1/1...CIC
- Zach Strong-1/1...CIC
- Tim Byard-1/1...CIC
- Greg Montalabano-1/1...CIC
- Chris Shank-1/1...CIC
- Mike Cox-1/1...CIC
- Eduardo Perez-1/1...CIC
- Alex Nunez-1/1...CIC
- Josh Beauregard-1/1...CIC
- Scott Loiseau-1/1...CIC
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Thursday, July 23, 2005---7:05
Goals: I hope to get autos of Junior Guerrero and Derell McCall as well as getting some of my Rox team set finished.
Story of the Game: Well the game was a rough one. The Rox got trampled by the Tornadoes. Oil Can gave up 8 runs in a matter of three innings. As I am sure you may have guessed, he was not happy. He came out so fast after the game, I did not even see him by the time I moved my car around to the VIP parking. I did get the chance to meet Junior Guerrero however. One of the best guys I have meet this season. He ended up signed 26 cards for me. I got him to keep a few, but he was very reluctant to do so. I traded some away before he came out because I had forgotten my Rich Gedman and Bob Ojeda cards at home! Gedman was nowhere to be found. I mean nobody new where he was. Ojeda signed the one card I traded for and was doing two per for the others there. Click on the name if I got a card signed by them to see a picture!
Brockton
- Tony Stutz-9/9...after telling me he got his "tits lit up tonight," he signed all nine cards I had and kept the two custom index cards he asked me to make for him...funny character
- Ed Nottle-1/1...finally...as I told him, "I thought the day would never come!"
- Craig Lewis-1/1...CIC
Worcester
- Junior Guerrero-26/26...kept a few as asked...cool guy...shook his hand after talking with him about his future...tells me he is getting offers from Cincinati to play AA ball...will see what happens...good luck Junior!
- Bob Ojeda-1/1...signed the one I had before jumping onto the bus...rushy as you can tell by the sig
- Derell McCall-2/2...sweet sigs on the Topps Total and Bowman
- Greg Montalabano-1/1...CIC...hometown kid...my cards were actually with somebody else who does another league...kind of stinks I wasn't able to get him on the Lowell team set
- Chip Plante-1/1...CIC
- Andrew Brown-1/1...CIC...x Yank prospect...then again who isn't
- Dallas Mahan-1/1...CIC
- Reid Willett-1/1...CIC
- Eddie Gallagher-1/1...CIC
- Alex Pena-1/1...CIC
- Mike Cox-1/1...CIC
- Chris Shank-1/1...CIC
- Lucas Taylor-1/1...CIC
- Alex De Los Santos-1/1...CIC
- Keith Beauregard-1/1...CIC
- Alex Nunez-1/1...CIC
- Zach Strong-1/1...CIC
- Scott Loiseau-1/1...CIC
- Danilo Reynoso-1/1...CIC
- Yohanny Valera-1/1...CIC
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2005---7:05
Goals: This is my first All-Star game, so I don't know what to expect. There are three guys I need from the Central League, who include Vince Faison, Tony Mota and Andy Torres. I will be looking to get these guys so I don't have to follow them around for 10 more years. The Can-am league roster is loaded with solid players, but nobody that I can't get during the regular season. The Can will be in it so I hope I can get him a couple more times. As always with the Indy Leagues...100 is never out of reach. Wish me luck!
Story of the Game: The only story surrounding this one was the fact that I went down to get a few autos AT 1:30 IN THE MORNING!!!!! I was yawning as I was handing the sharpie to the guys.
What I got: Total sigs=37
CanAm League
- Ricardo Cordova-1/1...signed a 2002 Bowman
- Oil Can Boyd-4/4...signed four cards on his way out...thanked him and he said "Its my pleasure bro"
- Saul Bustos-2/2...signed two team cards...wished him good luck in the future as the All-Star game was his last baseball game ever
- John Lindsey-1/1...CIC
- Jobu Morita-1/1...CIC signed is Japanese
- Zach Smithlin-1/1...CIC
- Eddie Lantigua-1/1...CIC...told me his sig was $50,000...I then laughed and told him that was quite an increase from the free one I got last month
- Randy Rapp-1/1...CIC...
- Goefrey Tomlinson-1/1...CIC
- Josh Brey-1/1...CIC
- Francisco Lebron-1/1...CIC
- Julien Tucker-1/1...CIC...maybe the easest guy to identify ever
Central League
- Joe Espada-2/2...two J2K cards...very nice guy
- Andy Torres-2/2...one team set card and then one team set checklist card...asked if I had an extra because he gave all of his away to his friends...small pitcher...5'9 160...actually started the game...with the Toronto organization last year
- Vince Faison-1/1...cool guy...was the Padres #1 pick in 1999...also had a scholarship offer from Georgia to play defensive back
- Tony Mota-3/3...last guy out...thanks Tony
- Justin Craker-1/1...CIC
- Chad Gambill-1/1...CIC
- Carlos Adolfo-2/2...CICs
- Jorge Alvarez-1/1...CIC
- John Anderson-2/2...CICs
- Terrence Green-1/1...CIC
- Bryon Smith-1/1...CIC
- Carlos Sepulveda-1/1...CIC
- Aaron Mendoza-1/1...CIC
- Ryan Weems-1/1...CIC
- Steve Wilkerson-1/1...CIC
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Monday, July 18, 2005---7:05
Goals: I hope to hit 100 for this game. I have all but a couple cards of guys on Louisville. I am going to be doing before and after the game. The main guys I am going for are Edwin Encarnacion and William Bergola, both top prospects. I am also shooting for Elzardo Ramirez and Kenny Kelly. Kelly has been one of those guys who I just have had the worst luck with and I hope it ends here. I hope to concentrate more on getting my team set done with (especially the uncut one, so I am not lugging it around anymore!).
Story of the Game: Today was an AWESOME day!!! Abe pitched today. My first time seeing him throw. It started out rough. He let up four runs in the first two innings and an older guy behind me thought he was the man and started chanting "FIX THE HAT...FIX THE HAT." I was very annoyed by him, but he shut up quickly after that. Kelly Shoppach brought the team back in the game with two bombs as well as contributions from Mike Lockwood and Manny Delcarmen. Delcarmen did not let any of his fans down (all 100 of them) when HE HIT 99MPH on the gun. It was amazing and the fastest I have ever seen anybody clocked at. He was adding inscriptions after the game. Kind of funny. Louisville did not let me down. Although Kenny Kelly and Randy Kiesler were not there, I did exceptional as far as sigs go. Youk got called up three hours before the game which was disappointing, but I am happy for him. Anastacio Martinez and Elizardo Ramirez were the only two guys to snuff me. No suprise on the first one:(. Click the name to see the pic of what I got.
What I got: Total sigs=65
Pawtucket
- DUSTIN PEDROIA!!!!!-1/7...incredible...made my day...can you say jersey card??
- Luis Figueroa-4/4...signed two cards and then two CICs...cool guy
- Alejandro Machado-3/3...stopped and signed for me on his way to his car...
- Jon Papelbon-1/2...only one to get him...asked him to sign for me real quick and he waited as everyone ran toward us...BOWMAN CHROME ROOKIE...can you say refractor??
- Kelly Shoppach-1/3...asked him to just sign the team set for me...he was very pollite to me tonight...actually saying something to me...thanks Kelly! can you say autograph!!
- Jack Cressend-4/4...two team sets and two uncut team sets
- Manny Delcarmen-2/2...signed for EVERYBODY...cant wait to see this hometown kid make his debut later this year
- Abe Alvarez-9/9...talked to Abe after the game about how after the second inning I thought I was his bad luck charm...great guy and treats you like a human unlike some others...the Donruss Studio card (top middle of the scan) is numbered 19/25 and the jersey is the top right is numbered 378/475...Abe was rocking so East Coast flavor with the Larry Bird throwback
- Lenny DiNardo-2/2...signed the covers of the uncut team sets...cool pic
- Mark Malaska-2/2...same as DiNardo
- Shawn Wooten-2/2...signed the inside of the uncut team sets
- Juan Perez-2/2...same as Wooten
- Chip Ambres-2/2...signed two CICs
Louisville
- Joe Valentin-1/1...signed one card...signed like 10 for the guy next to me...
- Steve Kelly-2/2...everybody was making fun of these cards saying he looked 50lbs overweight and wrecking on him because he was wearing grey pants with a white striped jersey...it got to the point where Kelly came up, signed the cards, and shut the book
- William Bergolla-2/2...top prospect...nice sig...nice guy
- Edwin Encarnacion-2/2...top prospect...crap shoot sig...but glad he took time to sign
- A.J. Zapp-1/1...kind of suprised he signed...got this one before the game
- Andy Van Hekken-4/4...didn't even ask him to sign...he must have been checking my binder out and signed (remember the set-up at Pawtucket...you have to put ur binder down with a string)
- Austin Kearns-1/9...signed the worst card I had, but I guess thats the risk of putting nine down...did one per
- Chris Denorfia-1/1...very willing signer...actually looked through my book twice
- Tom Shearn-1/1...was walking out to the pen when someone yelled his name out...sure enough he suprised everyone by turning around and signing
- Dane Sardinha-1/4...asked him to sign the team set...
- Pedro Swann-1/1...nice guy...kind of suprised me about how willing he was to sign...
- Santiago Perez-2/5...this is one of those players who is out there...decent guy...don't know why he couldn't sign all five, but I will live
- Aaron Holbert-3/5...signed three per for everybody...fair enough for me
- Steve Lomasney-4/4...signed all four after BP as he promised he would...hometown kid as well
Other
- Bob Tewksbury-1/1...Always have some of the guys who make there way to the park every now and then in my book...first time meeting him...cool guy...nice car
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Saturday, July 16th, 2005---7:05
Goals: I am not too big on college prospects so I don't really know who to shoot for. Jay and I are going to try and get as many sigs as possible. I will only be reporting what I got.
Story of the game: Nothing really to talk about. The players were all great signers...as they should be. After the game they did not run in the locker room...they sat in the stands and ate. I got a yearbook signed by the Gateman players. I got every player except for two. My mother just told me two players got kicked off the team so I am not sure if those are the guys. My mothers boss is the team doctor for the team. My mom actually recognized some of the names as she had to make appointments and such for them. There were scouts all over the place. I wish I knew if any of them were x-players. Jay did very well. He needs three more to have the complete Gateman squad. We plan on returning in the coming weeks to Wareham to get some other teams. Fun game and I reccomend it if you want a cheap, quality ballgame and want to get sigs that others will be chasing in three years!
Wareham:
- 2005 Cape Cod League Yearbook signed by Austin Boggs (Texas A&M), Bobby Bramhall (Rice), Joel Collins (South Alabama), Jordan Dodson (Rice), Edward Easley (Mississippi St.), Chase Fontaine (Baytona Beach CC), Carson Kainer (Texas), Jeff Mandel (Baylor), Micha McCallister (Alabama), Dan Milano (Northeastern), Whit Robbins (Georgia Tech), Kevin Russo (Baylor), Lance Salsgiver (Harvard), Lance Zawadzki (San Diego St.), Daniel Bard (North Carolina), Josh Copeland (Rice), Brad Furnish (Texas Christian), Shawn Haviland (Harvard), John Lalor (Mississippi St.), Wade LeBlanc (Alabama) and lastly Justin Masterson (Bethel College). I also added sigs from coaches Robin Harris and John Brickley. In addition to those beautys I got the equipment manager, who was wearing a uniform I may add, Matt Welford.
Bourne:
- Bunky Kaeton-2/2, CICs...sharp infielder for Mississippi State...the first and probably last Bunky auto in my collection
- Ty Wright-2/2, CICs...no relation to David although he had a solid game...outfielder for Oklahoma State
- Andy Goff-2/2, CICs...loved the custom index cards with his college and Bourne logo on it...2B/SS from Wake Forest
- Greg Reynolds-2/2, CICs...meant to ask this guy if he played with Jed Lowrie (90% sure they did) at Stanford...Lowrie was the 1st round (Supplemental) pick of my Boston Red Sox...I hope to see Lowrie in Lowell early in August and early in September
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| 1 of 3 MLB players who played in college (515) played in the CCBL |
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| 45 % of all MLB hitters who played in college, played in the CCBL (18 % overall) |
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Saturday, July 9th, 2005---~11:30pm~
Goals: My goals for this one is to get Alex Herrera to sign some of my cards and to get a couple more Oil Can cards signed.
Story of the game: Since I only went down after the game there is literally no story of the game. I was suprised by this though: Oil Can shut me down! :( As I arrived he was walking out shaking peoples hands. By the was this was after his All-Star selection and after he had gotten shelled for seven runs. I was hesitant to ask, but I rarely don't ask in fear of being shut down. Well, he flat out said NO, I AM IN A RUSH. So as I was walking away his wife came running up to me say "Come here...he never refuses a kid...follow me." She turned him around and he preceded to sign two cards for me. It was totally uneccasary, but it was a nice gesture by his wife. I told him a was sorry for bothering him and congrats on the All-Star selection. He said, "Thanks man," and as I was about to walk away his wife said she was sorry and he is just mad about his performance today. Can ended up signing for a couple others. He is a great guy to the fans I THINK I caught him at a bad time however. Besides that, the night was great. I got Herrera...ohhh boy did I get him for sure. All FOURTY-EIGHT cards. I was basically begging him to keep some. The guy was the man and I had the funniest, longest convo going I don't think he realized how many he was signing. I traded a bunch away before he came out and gave a few to a couple of kids afterwards. I was happy to finally get him as he was released by Richmond days before the Pawtucket series. I usually have the worst luck with foreign players when I have a bunch of them, but this was the total opposite. As you will see in the scan, he did not take long to sign them...hahaha, but...I give him credit for not socking me in the face for having that many of him. The rest of the North Shore squad was great, although I missed a few for obvious reasons. Some guys stopped phone conversations to sign others just loved the custom index cards. The All-Star game is next week so I am prepping my stuff for that. I have a few things I need from guys in the Central League. It should be fun. Thanks for stopping by.
What I got- Total Sigs=102<-----my autograph century mark
Brockton
- Saul Bustos-2/2...CICs
- Guye Senjem-2/2...CICs
- Brian Weingart-1/1...CIC
- Andrew Salvo-2/2...CICs
- Brad Rosenblat-2/2...CICs
- Brian Jones-1/1...CIC
- Joey Baker-1/1...CIC
- Manny Tejade-1/1...CIC
- Joey Cole-2/2...CICs
- Craig Lewis-1/1...Harrisburg Team Set...this card is so old he was a pitcher in it...he is now a 1B...guy loved it
- Oil Can Boyd-2/2...read above for more
North Shore
- Alex Herrera-48/48...yes you read that correctly...read above for more...
- Peter Soteropoulos-2/2...CICs
- Brian Morse-2/2...CICs
- Brian Macchi-2/2...CICs
- Jake Mullis-2/2...CICs
- John Kelly-2/2...CICs
- Vic Davilla-2/2...CICs
- Ryan Bicondoa-2/2...CICs
- Gregg Pleeter-2/2...CICs
- Rob Fischer-2/2...CICs
- Ryan McCally-2/2...CICs
- Travis Oglesby-2/2...CICs
- Alex Trezza-2/2...CICs
- Stephen Carter-2/2...CICs
- Klae Calvert-2/2...CICs
- Tom Donahue-2/2...CICs
- John Kennedy-2/2...CICs
- Jarret Sues-2/2...CICs
- Jim Tgettis-2/2...CICs
- Some new guy they havent annouced is on roster-1/1...CIC...I'll get back to you on the name
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Thursday, July 7th, 2005---7:05
Goals: Well Schilling is throwing out of the pen. It will be a minor miracle if I get him to sign after the game. I hope to get John Maine for Ottawa as well as John Stephens. Jay will be going with me to this one. I will not be posting what he got however. Wish us luck.
Story of the Game: They lose again...I swear I am a jinx. I saw Schilling get escorted out by the police from Gate A. Nobody ever comes out of there so it was preety stupid. I was mad about that, but that was one of the only things that made me mad about this outing in Pawtucket. The only guys who didn't sign were Walter Young and Midre Cummings. I only did after the game as I showed up before first pitch. Papelbon started out a little rough, but had a very strong performance. I was pumped to meet him after the game. He was my mojo for this one. I did get Stephens on both team sets I needed. Maine snuffed everybody after this one. I missed Pedroia so he will be one of my goals for next game. As you can see below I did VERY well and hope to continue on the 16th versus Louisville. Jay got about 40 sigs total. It seemed as if he had a lot of fun. He traded a lot of his stuff away to cut down his load.
What I got: Total Sigs=70
Pawtucket
- Jon Papelbon-3/5...said he would sign one of each...even though they were all different...I am still pumped I got to meet the BoSox future ACE...
- Abe Alvarez-10/10...signed all my cards and and then signed 2 uncut sheets...guy is my hero...talked to him about going back home to play at the All-Star game...BoSox future duece...if there is such thing
- Chris Narveson-3/9...looks like he only does 3 each sighting...thats good enough for me though...
- Chip Ambres-7/8...gave him one of the team set cards...cool guy
- Shawn Wooten-8/8...FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!...told some kid he would be back...I thought I wouldn't see him again...then I felt the ground rumbling and there he was in his truck signing for anybody...only need Dave Berg to complete the team
- Mark Malaska-2/2...as always A++++...I got these for manny24
- Tim Bausher-2/2...one smudged...if you can catch him he is great...but he is very sneaky
- Juan Perez-2/2...you could tell he was mad about his performance, but he still signed
Ottawa
- Ramon Nivar-5/6...gave him one to keep...decent guy...signed for a lot of people
- Keith Reed-6/7...opened to his page and he told me he had seen on of my cards only once before...he did not sign it so I assumed he wanted it...sure enough I gave it to him after he signed the rest...I got home...put my binder down and found four more cards of him...arrrrrggg
- Ocatvio Martinez-3/3...signed one on the back because apparently it's not him even though it looks like him...hmmmm
- Bernie Castro-2/6...asked if he would like to keep one, he said nop and signed two
- Eddy Rodriguez-1/1...small sig...but it counts
- Eddie Rogers-10/10...VERY SUPRISED about this guy...wasn't expecting him to even sign at all
- John Stepens-2/6...just asked him to sign the two I need because he seemed as if he was in a rush
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Monday, July 4th, 2005---1:05
Goals: I am just going to head down to the ballpark after the game to pick up some Oil Can Boyd autos and some others I need for the team set.
Story of the Game: One more sig then the other day. It was very hot today and I didn't expect the players to stop and sign in the heat like they did. I got some more Grays as they were exiting the stadium. I also got a bunch for the team set as well as more Oil Can sigs. He pitched today so I was skeptical about going down and attepting to get him. Sure enough, he stood in the 90 degree heat for 15 minutes signing for everyone and anybody. After he was done he was hanging around the locker room area talking to some fans. Another great day at Brockton. Only need two more guys to get the complete Grays squad.
What I got: Total sigs=54
Brockton
- Keith Furgeson-1/1...CIC...delt after the game
- Eugene Julien-1/1...CIC...hometown kid
- Matt Cucurullo-2/2...CIC...and team set card
- Jon Koch-2/2...CICs...talked to his mom after he signed for me...she wanted to know what I had him sign...she loved the index cards I make
- Oil Can Boyd-2/2...couple cards signed by the fella...great guy
- Brian Weingart-3/3...signed the team set cards I needed...preety cool guy
- Joey Baker-3/3...signed three team set cards for me
- Saul Bustos-1/1...signed the team picture card...I still need him on the single card of him...
- Kris Zacuto-4/4...signed all four with a smile on his face...
- Matt Meola-2/2...congrats...you are my first announcer auto...you win nothing!!!...I hope he was wearing a diaper...he looked like he needed it when I asked him to sign
Grays
- Brad Esaray-1/1...signed a ticket
- Tim Saunders-1/1...signed a ticket and added a smiley face again bacause he remembered me
- Tony Pierce-2/2...CICs
- Chad Stewart-1/1...CIC
- Francisco Lebron-1/1...CIC
- Roberto Nieves-1/1...CIC
- Alex Garcia-1/1...CIC
- Larry Best-1/1...CIC
- Jodie Kennedy-1/1...CIC
- Lincoln Mincks-1/1...CIC
- Randy Rapp-1/1...CIC
- Willie King-1/1...CIC
- Vinny DeChristofaro-1/1...CIC
- B.J. Weed-1/1...CIC
- Eddie Gerald-1/1...CIC
- Lenny Carter-1/1...CIC
- Jason Startari-1/1...CIC
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2005---7:05
Goals: Tonight is team set night at the park. My family is attending the game so I should be getting three of them. I hope to stay after the game and start in on them.
Story of the Game: Nothing too special about this one. The Grays were a preety crummy team, but I am sure it is tough not having a home field. I ended up getting a bunch of sigs and a bunch of laughs with some of the players. The team sets turned out to be really nice cards...thing is you didn't get the whole set. They shorted you like five guys and you had to trade with people and try and complet your set. The last thing I am going to do in Brockton if interact with other fans. Probably the stupidest idea I have ever heard. I would rather have gotten hit by an 18-wheeler then shot or stabbed for Keith Furgeson.
What I got: Total sigs=53
Brockton
- Kris Zacuto-2/2...two team set cards
- Joey Cole-4/4...two team sets, St. Lucie Mets card and CIC...guy is HUGE
- Brian Jones-1/1...CIC...need his card for my team set
- Jake Daubert-1/1...CIC...first time ever getting him
- Guy Senjem-4/4...three team sets and CIC
- Jon Koch-4/4...three team sets and CIC...great guy
- Kevin Beavers-6/6...six cards including three Bowman's and three team sets
- Shad Williams-3/3...three team sets
- Keith Furgeson-3/3...three team sets...just got traded...thank God I got him in time
- Eugene Julien-3/3...local kid signed three team sets
- Oil Can Boyd-4/4...signed a few for me today...signed for everybody
- Manny Tejada-2/2...two team sets
- Mike Scanzano-4/4...three team sets and CIC...Eagles fan...watch out
- Eddie Aucoin-3/3...three team sets
- Brad Rosenblatt-1/1...CIC...
Grays
- Tim Saunders-1/1...CIC...added a smiley face because I was so organized
- Mark Burke-1/1...CIC...
- Lincoln Mincks-1/1...CIC...
- Jodie Kennedy-1/1...CIC...
- Vinny DeChristofaro-1/1...CIC...
- Brad Esarey-1/1...CIC...
- Eddie Gerald-1/1...CIC...
- Lenny Carter-1/1...CIC...
- Greg Strickland-1/1...CIC...click his name and look at his auto...can you say inside out...backwards...upside down...all around...first time I have ever seen this
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
Goals: My goals for this one, are to get Marcos Castillo, who was recently released by the Rox and picked up by the other team, Buck McNabb, Saul Bustos and of corse, Oil Can Boyd. I am only going to wait outside the locker room after the game. I will not be going inside.
Story after the game: I have a knew record for sigs in one night at an independant league game. I got 53 sigs tonight in a period of 30 minutes. I got everybody on the other team EXCEPT Todd Leathers. Damn you Todd. I never saw him come out, although I know he was there. Hopefully I will be able to get him when the team shows up later in the season. I finally got Boyd. One of my buddies was there from Pawtucket, so he got me a couple more. Boyd signed 4/4 for me and 2/2 for him. I ended up getting Castillo on the Topps Traded cards. He asked me how many I had right off the bat. I started to chuckle and then said 41. He ended up signing 12, which was more then enough for me. I bought a lot of him off eBay, because I thought he was going to be with the Rox. I am glad I got him at least once. All in all this night was an A+. Even though the names aren't big, it feels good to have a shut down free night at the park! It was certainly very fun especailly seeing the players faces when they saw somebody took time to make Customized Index Cards for them.
What I got: Total sigs=53
CIC=Custom Index Card
Brockton Rox
- Saul Bustos-1/1, said I had to hurry if I wanted him...I am such a pro
- Oil Can Boyd-6/6, signed for 10 minutes after the game for everybody...AWESOME...MY MOJO
- Joey Baker-1/1, CIC...nice fella
- Craig Lewis-1/1, CIC...what an Austrailian accent...now that was a suprise!
- Tony Stutz-1/1, CIC...asked me to make an extra CIC for him for next time
- Brian Weingart-1/1, CIC...signed even though the picture on the CIC wasn't him...I'll take it
Quebec Les Capitales
- Darwin Marrero-1/1, CIC...
- Coach-1/1, IC...still havent looked his name up...haha
- Eddie Lantigue-1/1, CIC...
- Julien Tucker-1/1, CIC...
- Marty Janzen-2/2, CIC and card...nice guy...chatted for a sec
- Danny Prata-1/1, CIC...
- Coogie Freedman-1/1, CIC...
- T.J. Shimizu-1/1, CIC...
- Oliver Lepine-1/1, CIC...
- Lamarche Maxime-1/1, CIC...
- Bill Greenwell-1/1, CIC...told me he was a distant relative to Mike
- Geoffrey Tomlinson-1/1, CIC...
- Danny Scalabrini-1/1, CIC...
- Lee Delfino-1/1, CIC...
- Simon Legare-2/2, CIC...
- Rick Kristen-1/1, CIC...
- Shawn Ryan-1/1, CIC...
- Min Soo Kim-1/1, CIC...
- Shane Moran-1/1, CIC...
- Benoit Emond-1/1, CIC...
- Buck McNabb-8/8, signed 8 cards...pleasant
- Marcos Castillo-12/12, just kept flipping the page and I just kept smiling
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Thursday, June 23, 2005
Goals: I hope to get there early and get some of the Durham guys such as Upton, Gathright, Phelps, McClung and Seddon. It is team set night at the park, so I will pick one of those baby's up and hopefully start in on it. Jay will be there with me today so 100 sigs is an honest possiblity.
Story of the Game: The story of this one was the COMBINED NINE SIGS that Jay and I got. Phelps, Upton and Gathright all shut up down numerous times to my displeasure. Gathright made two errors, balls that went right through his legs, and one of my buddies told me I should have asked him to sign my leg instead of my cards. I was considering deleting this and telling you guys we didn't go to the game considering how badly we did. I guess some days are like that though! Keep in mind though, we only did before the game.
What we got: Total sigs=9, nine, NINE, nueve, NUEVE
Pawsox
Bulls
- Jeff Dearforff-4/4, nice guy...nice sig...thanks Jeff
- Fernando Cortez-3/6, is there a reason why you couldn't sign the others??? it's not like you had to play...come on man...guess I have to follow him from team to team for the next 10 years now...this just sums up how this day went!!!
- Seth McClung-2/2, nicest guy on the team and I am pumped that he got called up...
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Sunday June 19, 2005---1:05
Goals: I hope to get David Parrish, Sean Henn and Mitch Jones most of all. I also need a few guys for Staten Island and Norwich team sets. I don't have much for Columbus so don't expect a big number today. I did restock on some Pawsox including guys like Mike Lockwood, Chris Narveson and Cla Meredith.
Story of the game: They tried to blow another lead for me again. Johnson brought in Malaska after removing the fatigue Dinardo with three hits. All went downhill from there. Malaska, with a little help for Anasactio Martinez, let up six runs in the top of the seventh. I bowed my head in shame as I thought it was happening again. Petagine ended up poking a homer and they gathered a couple more runs to slip away with a W. Malaska had a rough day and he was tossing stuff in the dugout, so after the game, instead of asking him for my 40th autograph of him, I decided to shake his hand and say 'Get em tomorrow Mark.' He said will do my best and went on with his life. I suggest that more collectors do this instead of bombarding a guy and turning around and selling his auto. I did this most of all because I felt bad for Mark, but also because of a recent post on Sports Collectors that angered me. I can't understand why anyone in the right mind would bitch a player out for not signing. Everybody has a rough day and maybe they don't sign for a certain reason. For somebody to yell at them on top of it is irritating to me. People like this are reasons why players don't sign as much as they used to. So, even though Mark was signing as usual, I let him go home and not add more stress to his life. I ask that more people take this approch even though I understand my request won't be granted by many.
Onto the signers and non-signers. The regular signers signed, the regular non-signers didn't for the home team. No suprises today honestly. I did not get any of my main guys I wanted although I did well and got some much needed team set cards out of the way. Sean Henn was called up to pitch against the Devil Rays tomorrow. Bummer!
What I got-Total sigs=34
Pawsox
- CLA MEREDITH-6/6, finally get this kid!!! FUTURE closer of a very lucky team...awesome guy...asked if he would like to keep one and he told me he had over 400 of them at home so I responded with, "So I take that as a no"
- Chris Narveson-3/5, was distracted by an employee yelling to him so he looked up and dropped the marker
- Adam Stern-1/1, had NO idea he was going to be there so I had nothing of him, signed an old ticket
- Abe Alvarez-6/6, signed my jersey card...this guy is the MAN...by far one of my favorite people in the world...and yes, I am obsessed with him...Abe stopped and talked to me about other cards in my book as well as taking pictures with others...what a guy
- Chip Ambres-1/1, I want this card from Jay as the sig is amazing!!!
- Alejandro Machado-1/1, crowd favorite, never lets them down either
- Jack Cressend-2/2, still have not found my cards of him, but got two of Jay's out of the way
Clippers
- Deivi Mendez-3/3, spoke incredible English for being Dominican, then again he has been playing pro ball in America since he was 16!!!!! I could only dream...if I was playing pro ball right know...hold on...I just snapped out of my dream
- Stump Merrill-1/1, nice guy, needed him for my Norwich set (when they used to be with the Yankees system)
- Sam Marsonek-3/3, signed both cards and a CIC
- Colin Porter-1/1, CIC,
- Andy Phillips-1/1, CIC, wish I had other stuff of him, but already got him once so this was good enough
- Jorge DePaula-1/1, CIC, top pitching prospect for the Yanks, not like thats saying much though
- Jason Anderson-1/1, CIC, signed for all the little kids, then the bigger kids
- Andy Cannizaro-2/2, CIC and card, guy is getting on the bus, I ask him to sign, he stops, looks through the window and gets off the bus even though there were people waiting to get on behind him...mad props Andy
- Felix Escalona-1/1, signed the card I had, signed 5/5 for the kid in front of me
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Sunday, June 12, 2005--->2:05
Goals: I am only going to go for a couple guys, which is why I am not going to the game. I plan to wait outside the locker room and get Derrick Gibson and Keto Anderson. Wish me luck!
Story of my efforts: I got there and the game wasn't over so I chilled in the parking lot for 15 minutes. I saw the bus pull around so I figured I would go talk to the bus driver and make sure I was waiting on the correct bus. Sure enough it was and I sparked up a convo with the bus driver about Gibson. He told me he is usually the first one out and a great signer. Gibson was last out and signed 4/11. I got Anderson a short time after. One thing I did not realize is every Sunday afternoon the Rox have a signing session after the game. Literally the whole team was there, including the Can. I waited in line for a couple minutes, but once I realized I hadn't moved an inch I headed back to the bus. I ended up getting the whole New Haven County Cutters team. Every player was great and signed for the nearly five people, as they should. The guys without pictures below are the guys I got on index cards.
What I got: Total Sigs=29
New Haven Cutters
- Syketo (Keto) Anderson-3/3, nice guy...nice name
- Derrick Gibson-4/11, was very slouchy and just did not seem as if he was in the signing mood
- Jordy Anderson-1/1, CIC
- Ryan Bonesio-1/1, CIC
- Willy Espinal-1/1, CIC
- Courtney Hall-1/1, CIC
- Tim Keinath-1/1, CIC
- Sean Kramer-1/1, CIC
- Nick Rowland-1/1, CIC
- Jarrett Stawarz-1/1, CIC
- Rolando Valles-1/1, CIC
- Andy Weimer-1/1, CIC
- Nick Hiter-1/1, CIC
- Andy Larned-1/1, CIC
- Jeff Brooks-1/1, CIC
- Vinny Esposito-1/1, CIC
- Keith Stegbauer-1/1, CIC
- Chas Terni-1/1, CIC
- Darren Ciraco-1/1, CIC
- Orlando Encarnacion-1/ 1, CIC
- Todd Elter-1/1, CIC
- Mike O'Keefe-1/1, had a bunch of cards I needed signed by him, but gave them to someone else to get for me, so I just asked him to sign a CIC
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Sunday, June 5, 2005---->1:05
Goals: To arrive there early and get a bunch. My main targets are Mike Rosamond, Alex Herrara, Derrick Gibson, Zach Miner, Hector Almonte and obviously ANDY MARTE!!! Will see what happens with these guys. I heard from a couple of sources that the team is great so I will have to see for myself.
Story of the Game: Nothing really special about this one, except the fact the Pawsox finally won a game I attended. This win did not bring me my Andy Marte autograph, but it did bring a few others. Both Herrara and Gibson were released prior to the series, which was a bummer. I did end up getting a good amount however.
What I got: Total Sigs=30 (I believe)
Pawtucket
- Roberto Petagine-1/1, barely caught him...signed from inside his car
- Abe Alvarez-6/6, SUPRISE!!!!!
- Juan Perez-1/1, signed an unused ticket I found on the ground earlier this year
- Justin Sherrod-1/1, signed a ticket from earlier this year...he has an awesome side to him
- Luis Figueroa-2/2, signed two tickets again that were from earlier in the year...always good
- Cla Meridith-1/1, bought some cards of him so this ticket theme doesn't continue
- Chris Narveson-1/1, did the same for Narveson, he also signed a used ticket
- Denney Tomori-1/1, signed the ticket with his sig, "D////// .T"
Richmond
- Zach Miner-8/8, before the game signed for anyone who cared enough to ask him
- Hector Almonte-3/3, signed the team sets I needed, took forever
- Daniel Curtis-1/1, nice enough to stop and sign for me...preety cool
- Trey Hodges-1/9, asked him if he wanted one and he denied me...again
- Mike Rosamond-2/2, got him for the set i needed as well as the Bowman card before the game
- Jason Bourdeois-3/3, signed these baby's before the game
- Mike Alvarez-1/1, the pitching coach was nice enough to stop by and sign a few for people
- Andy Barkett-1/1, probably the dorkest player all year, next to Tomori
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Monday, May 30, 2005---->6:05
Goals: I hope to get my double card of David Wright and Craig Brazell signed by Brazell. I do not have too much for Norfolk so I am not going to expect a large total. I do not know what time I will arrive at the game as I have baseball beforehand.
Story of the Game: I ended up with a schorching 16 sigs. Norfolk was one of the worst signing teams I have ever delt with. I did end up getting the Brazell card signed, but not much else. Ron Calloway stopped and signed about 40 cards for the woman next to me, so I did not feel the least bit bad throwing six in his face. He signed the IL Top Prospect card I needed and said he would get to his mail "Eventually." I got my Alvarez's, like always. Besides that, a preety crummy day in terms of autos.
What I got: Total Sigs=16
Pawtucket
- Abe Alvarez-6/6, like always...great guy...certainly one of my favorite people to deal with
- Anastacio Martinez-1/2, like always...awful 'tude...certainly one of my least favorite people to deal with
- Lenny DiNardo-1/1, signed a ticket, all I had for him to sign
- Cla Meridith-1/1, my mojo for the day...was very rushy, but glad to meet him...I meant to mention to him that Richie Sexton grand slam off him ended up in my living room, but it must have slipped my mind
Norfolk
- Ron Calloway-6/6, didn't make me give him a card this year...woopieee...see above
- Craig Brazell-1/7, finished off this georgeous double card...thank you Craig
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Thursday, May 26, 2005---7:05---RAINED OUT
Saturday, May 28, 2005---5:05 and 8:05---MAKE-UP
Goals: I hope to get Marcos Castillo, Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd and Kevin Beavers for Brockton. For Elmira, I hope to catch , Clint Hosford, Greg Keagle, Allen Levrault and lastly Trey Beamon.
Story of the Game: Only got a few, but luckily Allen Levrault was one of them. He gladly signed all of Jay's and my stuff. He seemed preety cool and not the 'big mouth,' that people told me he is. My major shutdown came from Trey Beamon. I was holding his cards out and I am 90% sure he saw and just chose to keep running. I was not able to get Keagle, starting pitcher for the first game and manager. The team comes back later in the year and hopefully I will head down to the stadium and get those two in addition to Clint Hosford. I did see Oil Can signing a few for the fans, but since I was so far up the vistitors side, I figured it was too much of a risk. I will probably do Brockton next game, depending on who they are facing.
What I got: Total sigs=13
Elmira
- Allen Levrault-10/10, signed willingly for me and had a conversation about his pitching efforts the previous game
- Ronnie Deck-1/1, signed the beautiful index card that I made on his way to warming up the pitcher
- Shane Roberts-1/1, stopped with Cooper, below, and signed a CIC
- Chad Cooper-1/1, stopped with Roberts, above, and signed a CIC
Brockton
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005---12:05
Goals: I hope to get Brad Eldred first off. I also hope to obtain others such as Ian Snell, Bryan Bullington, Zach Duke and Nate McLouth. Wish me luck!!!
Story of the game:
What I got: Total sigs=60
Pawtucket Red Sox
- Lenny Dinardo 1/1...I am sure you guessed I would get him....great guy
- Luis Figueroa 1/1...signed a ticket from earlier this year...chatted with him for a minute
- Alejandro Machado 1/1...still smiles when he sees me...kinda getting worried
- Anastacio Martinez 1/6...shocked he signed...VERY moody...reminds me of Shoppach...he either gives you the finger (no not that one) or runs to his car...first time all year I've gotten the finger from him
- Scott Cassidy 2/3...asked if he would like to keep one and he said he had enough and then didn't sign it...I don't understand him
- Abe Alvarez 6/6...told him to only sign the jersey card and he said, 'Only one man?' of corse I said you can sign as many as you want and told him to keep one if he wanted...he did not keep any and ended up signing all six...he is slowly but surely becoming one of my favorite players in all of baseball...he has a strong upside and tremendous potential and I wish him the best with wherever life leads him, even if it is not with the Sox...
- Joe Buckley 1/1...signed the one index card for me...seems happy to be up to AAA again
Indianapolis Indians
- BRAD ELDRED!!! 1/1...signed before the game for me and had a quick chat with him...I may have been bad luck as he struck out 3 times...
- Jon Nunnally 8/8...four before the game, four after...I can officially say I have seen a chipmunk on steroids after meeting him...
- Justin Reid 2/2...signed two before the game for me...nice guy
- Nate McLouth 3/3...signed a bunch of items for me as you can see in the scan...this top prospect has a positive tude' and I wish him the best as well
- Cesar Crespo 1/3...wearing his World Series bling...was very rushy
- Ryan Doumit 3/3...thought he was going to run on the bus, but I was one of three people to get him...
- Chris Duffy 3/3...was with family, but did stop and sign for a few
- C.J. Nitkowski 6/6...it was field trip day for a bunch of schools...guy must have signed for 100 kids...he is now on the DL with writers cramp...more above
- Bryan Bullington 2/4...thanked him for signing his mail last year and wished him all the best
- Chris Enochs 4/4...signed for a handful of people...luckly I was one of them
- Brian Reith 6/6...asked him to keep a couple, but he didn't
- Mark Corey 2/2...signed before the game for me...nice guy as well
- Yurrendell De Caster 1/1...guy was pumped that he had a card...got Valendia (below) to sign his card next to it
- Jorge Valendia 1/1...came over and signed for me with De Caster's request
- Ian Snell 3/3...more on him above...great, funny guy
- Bobby Bradley 1/1...more on him above also...nice chat that you can read about up there
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Saturday, May 14, 2005---7:05
Goals: Nothing too major. I know a couple players on the Nashua squad so I hope to meet up and talk with them about life and how things are going this year.
Story of the Game: Meet up with one of my friends, Mike Torres, IF for the Pride. Right off the bat we were talking about why I was up that way and I told him to see him, hopefully get some sigs and to see some girls. At that point he offered me tickets and told me to take out my stuff. He took my book and scanned through and then handed it off to a player, who turned out to be Tomas de la Rosa. To my pleasure he signed every card except for one that was already signed by another player. I think he thought he had already signed it. He passed it on to Jose Mieses and he signed five for me and told me if I come back tomorrow he would sign some again. We shook hands and then I started talking to Mike again. Torres was my fall baseball coach last year and the bench coach was his girlfriend. He told me I would see her tonight and that was even more pleasurable. The one guy I should have asked for an auto was Mike...duhhhh, I brought old Brockton Rox tickets (he was on the team last year), just for him to sign. Had a bunch of other cards of the guys, but I have them sent out to somebody who sees the Atlantic League teams regularly and he was in a rush and didn't include everything. When I got inside, I figured I might as well go to the away side and see how I can do. There were two other collectors in the area that new what they were doing so it was great. I got most of the team on cards or index cards. The one guy I could not get of all people was Jose Ortiz. He told he 'Gots to go wam op,' or as we would say "I have to go warm up." Quincy Foster did give me his bat. I asked him and he said he didn't have any broke and then he turned around and said you can have this one. Great guy!!! Two bench clearing brawls were the story of the game. First game I have been to where there was a brawl. I was actually suppose to go to the game where Izzy "black belt'' Alcantara kirate kicked the catcher, but I had a game of my own. That would have been amazing to see.
What I got: Total sigs=33 give or take
Nashua Pride
- Tomas de la Rosa 7/8...missed one on accident
- Jose Mieses 5/9...seemed like a nice guy...shook my hand after he signed
Lancaster Barnstormers
- Brent Hoard 1/1...signed for everyone of people...
- Quincy Foster 1/1...positve tude' and gave me his bat
- Troy Mattes 1/1...signed a bunch for the guy next to me
- Juan Melo 2/2...couldn't find his other card...tooooo bad
- Ross Peeples 2/2...traded one before he came out so kinda got 3/3
- Norm Hutchins 5/5...hugest smackers I have ever seen...WOW
- Joe Nichols 1/1...signed the one index card for me
- Juan Castro 1/1...perfect english to my suprise
- Domingo Acosta 1/1...same as above
- Matt Scheuing 1/1...Class A guy...brillllliant
- Pedro Diaz 1/1...good guy...legible sig
- Chris Zallie 1/1...what an addition to my collection
- Tom Herr 1/1...talked about his son, Aaron, with him for a minute
- Oresre Marrero 1/1...cool person...glad he signed
- Justin Hileman 1/1... nice guy...signed for everyone
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Friday, May 13, 2005---7:05
Goals: I would like to get Gookie Dawkins and Sean Douglass. I do not have a lot of Toledo players at all so I should be able to key in on the guys I do need and get them. Wish me luck.
Story of the game: Just another ordinary game. Pawsox get crushed and do not reach 10 hits. I have not gone to a game all season that they won. Of corse they have only won 11 games so my chances are preety slim. I have a better chance of seeing the Tigers win then my Pawsox. Everybody I asked signed except for Gookie Dawkins and John Ennis (the two unique names of the team). Curtis Granderson was great to everyone. That is a great sign for one of baseballs top prospects. While he was on the on deck circle warming up, a little kid shouted out what is a Mud Hen while the rest of the crowd was dead silent. Granderson laughed all the way to the batters box. Guy loved it!! Positive things for him in the future. Got Douglass after the game. I told him he did an awesome job today and he kinda shrugged and said naahhhhh. Goes to show every compliment isn't always a compliment. He signed for a bunch of people and had a good attitude while doing so. Kenny Baugh got heckled by all of his teammates because of his pictures in some of his cards. They started yellin' hey big time, you remember that pic?? Baugh was great as well and was signing over ten for some people. He did not sign my index card though after the game. "I only do cards man, sorry." So does that mean he doesn't do balls?? Overall my total was low, but I got some cards for sets signed which is always a plus.
What I got: Total sigs=23
Pawsox
- Scott Cassidy 1/3---although he pitched great in relief he said "Awwww shit," after signing one for me because a crowd was about to mob him. He wasn't pleased to say the least.
- Roberto Petagine 1/1---one for everyone, just of the DL, preety cool old timer
- Lenny Dinardo 1/2---don't think he saw the other index card
- Abe Alvarez 1/1---on the ticket from above...always great to his fans
Mud Hens
- Chris Shelton 1/1---not the most happy signer, but did sign
- Kevin Hooper 1/1---most jumpy guy of the day
- Andrew Good 1/1---got this one before the game, did not sign after
- Kenny Baugh 4/4---more on him above
- Alexis Gomez 5/5---signed 12 cards for some guy after the game
- Sean Douglass 3/9---told him to only sign three because a ton of other people wanted him, signed up to 5 for another person
- Curtis Granderson 1/1---next big thing for the Tigers, you heard it here
- Jason Karnuth 1/1---signed before and after the game
- Byron Gettis 1/1---not a spring chicken either, but took some time to sign a few items
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Wednesday, May 4, 2005---12:05
Goals: As always I will aim high for 100. I hope to get some of my team set cards signed as well as get sigs from Brent Abernathy, Trey Hodges, Jason Tyner among others. I would like to get some of my pawsox guys out of the way as well.
Story of the Game: Nothing to special about this one. I got there about 30 minutes before the game and ended up with 12 sigs. My book was being looked at the whole time by Luis Rodriguez and a few other members of the Red Wings. Abernathy was nice enough to sign four cards before the game, all of which were not mine. For the most part, the guys I asked to sign did so before the game. After the game had a few suprises. I got all the index cards signed after as well as 53 more cards. The negatives came from Dave Berg and Bud Smith. Berg SLOWLY strolled past us while taking on the phone and said "I'm in a rush," then sat in his car for a good five minutes. Smith totally blew everyone off. Check the scans below. Please note that I will be taking the scans down of the games underneath to save some bandwidth. I will leave the text though for a reference.
What I got: Total sigs=65
Pawsox
- Jason Kershner-1/1...signed one index card after he identified himself for me...Luis Figueroa accidently wrote on it as well
- Luis Figueroa-2/2...signed two index cards and signed half of Jason Kershner's IC
- Mark Malaska-1/2...don't think he saw the other IC even though he was rushy as you can see by his sig compared to the ones below
- Alejandro Machado-2/2...learned my lesson and did not ask him to personalize this time...smiled when he saw me...I bet he remembered
- Juan Perez-2/2...when I see him, he signs everything for everyone
- Tim Kester-2/2...had a SS Wade Miller ball in hand...I was the only one around and almost asked if he had two
- Justin Sherrod-2/2...signed and then we talked about his error and what happened while he sat in his car
- Denney Tomori-2/2...one of the ugliest sigs I have ever got IP..."Danny T"
- Abe Alvarez-3/3...signed a newspaper with a huge article about him...next to him is Jermi Gonzalez...I hope to have him sign it as well
- Mark Badaska-2/2...became furious as he was signing my cards because I little smart ass punk asked his girl friend to sign a ball
- Tim Bausher-1/1...looks incredibly different then this card...he had a nice stint in Boston huh...all two days of it
- Chip Ambres-5/5...signed and chatted with fans...talked about his Lexus for a good 15 minutes
- Simon Pond-1/1...when he came out Malaska yelled...Semen!!!...signed for everyone
- Chris Naverson-3/3...as always an awesome guy...couldn't say anything bad about him!!!
- Kelly Shoppach-1/3...I ran all the way over to the other gate to hopefully kill everything I had of him and he signed one and just seemed to have a negative attitude about it
- Mike Lockwood-2/2...one of the nicest guys on the team I have met...class act
Rochester
- Luis Rodriguez-1/1...looked through my whole book at least twice...was pumped I had his card
- Augie Ojeda-9/13...signed nine befor the game, then after the game asked if he got me inside and I said yah and he stopped with two done...seemed like an okay guy though and I am happy with what I did get
- Brent Abernathy-5/??...had way too many of him going in to it...signed four before the game and one after for everyone...suprised he was so good
- Kevin West-2/2...signed for everyone after the game...seemed cool to me...if he keeps his RBI's rolling in like last season he a shoe-in for an OF job somewhere in the bigs
- Beau Kemp-5/10...very quiet guy...did not say a word to anyone while signing...suprised I got as many as I did
- Boof Bonser-3/11...said to choose three to everyone because that is all he is doing...I love getting #1 picks
- Jimmy Anderson-3/8...happy to get him on a couple of cards I needed for sets
- Terry Tiffee-2/2...was on his way to the airport becuase he got the call...still signed although he was rushy
- Trey Hodges-1/14...got the team set, the only one I needed
- Henry Bonilla-2/2...signed for everyone...seemed cool to me..."Henry Bo"...one of the cards is signed in black because the kid next to me picked it up when I dropped it and I told him to just get it signed for me
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Friday, April 29, 2005---6:05
Goals: Nothing special tonight...will aim high again for 100, but just want four players. Gavin Floyd, Marlon Byrd, Ryan Howard and Kevin Youkilis. If I get all four of these guys, I will come home with a smile.
Story of the Game: As was stated on the cover page of the site I got some big names instead of big numbers. Gavin Floyd only signs one. I asked him to sign the picture after he signed the card and he gave a stern NO. The same stern NO came from Armaury Telmaco after the game. I was suprised at how many of the foreign players signed compared to the nationally born guys. It is usually the other way around. You learn something everyday. Today my lesson was taught by Alejandro Machado. I asked Machado to personalize and the guy basically shit his pants. I mean he had no idea what in the world I asked him. So I told him what to write on it. He got to S and then I had to show him what and E looked like. If I knew it was going to take a good two minutes to sign two index cards I would not have even bothered. Good thing my name wasn't Humberto. He has been great to all the fans and it was my fault for asking him to personalize. I left after the first bus of Scranton guys went back to the hotel. I got most of the stuff I had for Scranton. The only guys I did not get that did not sign at all were Hinch and Telmaco. Victorino did not sign either although I did not have anything of him anyways.
What I got: Total sigs=34
PAWSOX
- Alejandro Machado-2/2 signed two CIC...read above
- Mark Malaska-1/1 always good to his fans
- Jason Kershner-only signed 1/2 CIC for some odd reason...maybe he did not see the other
- Jeremi Gonzalez-2/3...shouts 'Mi amigo' (my friend) after I asked him to sign...apparently this was the first time all year he signed...good luck next week 'senor'
SCRANTON
- Gavin Floyd-3/8...before game he signed one for all and after he did as well so I got my dad to have him sign the picure...got him sweet spot on a official ball...its georgous like Ron Bourgeios
- Marlon Byrd-1/9...one for all...told him to keep one but he didn't
- Ryan Howard-2/5...two at a time...glad to get him though
- Dan Giese-1/1...always good...no complaints
- Franklin Perez-2/2...never got him before, but finally got him on the two team set cards
- Robinson Tejada-2/2...did not pitch great, but still signed
- Mike Bacsik-3/3...another auto auto
- Robert Ellis-1/1...the one guy who I had to get becuase I was sick of following around
- Martire Franco-1/1...got to this team set done...only 10 or so more
- Jim Rushford-9/11...stood and waited for everyone to sign, then he signed...great guy
- Eude Brito-3/3...someone pulled him over to my book to tell him I had cards of him and he graciously signed them as I am sure you assumed...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005---6:05
GOALS: Simply to have my stuff in my posession at all times (see last game if you don't know what I'm talking about). But, seriously I would like to get 100 sigs at this one. I understand 95% of the team signs so I am hoping that continues.
STORY OF THE GAME: Nothing real big like last game, except the pitching of Francisco Rosario. Get 'em while you can. Dinardo hit on girls my age, yet again. Both he and Alvarez signed before the game in the stands for me. They were doing some radar work. Kenny Perez came off the DL today. Nobody knew he was there so not many people had his stuff. Luckly I had my cards with me and he was happy to sign after telling me his name. Malaska was great, as always. Signed before and after the game for everyone. On another note, Jack Cressend offered to sign. He would not tell me his name and he said I want to look anyways. I was all alone so I had no help. I left his items at home and he said he would be happy to get me another day, this while holding his kid. Damn his wife is hot. Moving onto Syracuse, they were awesome. The only guys that I did not see sign one thing were Dwayne Murphy and John-Ford Griffin. They're were a few guys that I missed while chasing after some Pawsox. I should be able to get them next series or through some hook-ups. Brandon League signed two before hopping onto the bus. Preety cool I was one of them. Gabe Gross said he would send my mail back when he gets home and Jason Arnold said "I love reading and signing my mail, anytime man," when I said thanks for returning my stuff during the Arizona Fall League. He then signed two index cards. Then after the game when I asked him to sign one more, he said, "I don't do those." Crozier, Rosario, Burnside and Gaudin were among the guys to sign everything for everyone. Hill was okay. He signed three items each time. I asked him to sign an extra before the game, and he did so without a seconds lapse. Whiteside got called up so no chance at him. Overall, today was a success. I would say that 95% of Sryacuses' squad DOES sign.
WHAT I GOT: TOTAL 77 sigs
PAWSOX
- Lenny Dinardo-3/3 inscribed WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!!!...great guy
- Abe Alvarez-3/3 also inscribed WORLD SERIES CHAMPS...class act
- Chris Naverson-1/1 signs for all
- Kenny Perez-5/5-prime example of why you should ALWAYS carry guys even when there on the DL
- Mark Malaska-1/1 had an awful night, but still took time for the fans
SYRACUSE
- Gabe Gross-1/1 and said he would get my TTM request back to me next week...will see about that
- BRANDON LEAGUE!!!-1/1 stunned he was even there...signed a top prospect list...all I had
- Jason Arnold-2/2...thanked him for signing for me TTM last year
- Eric Crozier-4/4...take todays date, 4/20...turn it into feet...420...thats how far his HR was
- Francisco Rosario-3/3...what a game he pitched...took him out with a one hitter!!!
- Justin Singleton-2/2...nice guy...signed for all who asked
- Adrian Burnside-9/9...signed a ton for everyone!
- Andy Dominique-2/2...strong homecoming for the big fella
- Danny Solano-3/3...did'nt understand a word he was saying to me so I just nodded in agreement
- Jesse Carlson-2/2...took time for the fans even though nobody knew who he was
- Bryant Nelson-5/6...signed every card except for the one I asked him to keep...another homecoming
- AARON HILL-7/10...got him two different times...4 the first time...3 the second
- Chad Gaudin-3/3...happy to finally have him
- Chad Mottola-9/9...someone was feeling perky...first time getting him as well
- Ryan Glynn-8/8...nice guy, not as nice sig
- Ken Hukcaby-2/2...thank God I don't have any more cards of him...tired of following him around
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Friday, April 15,2005---7:05pm
Goals: The one major guy I would like to get is Jeremy Guthrie. He is a strong pitching prospect, drafted #1 in 02. He shows tremendous upside and potential. I plan on getting there at 5 and staying after the game as well. I am taking cards of a few people and I hope to help them out. Wish me luck!!
Story of the Game: ALERT!!! READ THIS!!! BEWARE What you are about to read is sad, but true. For those of you who know the Pawtucket Red Sox set-up, you will get the story better then the others. I will include pics next game and give you a visual of what I am explaining. The dugouts are not underground. The first row is about 10 feet up, so to get sigs before the game you have to put your binder on a string and lower it down. About 15 minutes till game time the ushers come by and tell everyone to pull them up. The time came and I preceded to pull it up. But, wait a minute, there was somebody signing. So I leaned over the edge and saw Jeff Liefer signing, so I asked the usher to give me a sec till he finishes. He granted me my request and we both stood up there waiting for Leaf to finish. As he was about done, we see this black hand come out of nowhere and grab my string. Not knowing what to do I grabbed it, although it was latched around the bar with a clip. The string snapped and 'PHILL' had the other end of it. I saw the first five letters of the jersey walking down the dugout dragging my binder. Some were probably wondering why I have Andrew Brown as my savior below. Well, he came out and asked if that was mine. I said yes, he got it for me, and gave it back. If not for Mr. Brown, I would owe a lot of money to a lot of people. I ended up getting Phillips after the game. I wanted to TKO him right there, but being on probation already, I had to stay out of trouble. Know, I will take the more civil approach. I am going to write a letter to the Buffalo organization and the Cleveland organization, telling them, exactly what I just told you. I am ashamed that something like this could happen and it is a disgrace to all of professional sports. It shows how selfish even the most prosperous people can be.
What I got:
Pawsox
- Juan Perez, signed for everyone on anything, 1/1
- Mark Malaska, signed for anyone and took pictures hugging girls half his age...hmmm, 1/1
- Abe Alvarez, signed for anyone, had his W.S. ring on...thing is as big as his fro, 1/1
- Alejandro Machado, rushy but did sign a few, 1/1
- Tim Hummel, always a great signer, 3/3
- Lenny Dinardo, first time seeing him, great guy, 3/3
- Chris Naverson, got him before he got in his car, slammed the door on the lady behind me, 2/2
Buffalo
- Ryan Garko, CIC, great guy 1/1
- Joe Inglett, CIC, moody, 1/1
- Ernie Young, before and after the game, not the best attitude, but still got him 3/7
- Jeremy Guthrie, signed for anyone who new his name, 2/7
- Kazuhito Tadano, signed a picture and only one card, 2/6
- Andrew Brown, MY SAVIOR, signed card, said he only signs cards or balls, no CIC, 1/1
- Chad Zerbe, said he'd sign the rest tomorrow, 1/5
- Andy Abad, homecoming for him, one of the best guys I have met, 1/1
- Brandon Phillips, for more read below, 3/4
- John Rodriguez, likes to go by JROD, 4/4
- DennY Stark, DON'T CALL HIM DENNIS, didn't sign one card that said Dennis on it, said I was lucky he signed the others with his name wrong on it, 4/5
- Jeff Liefer, asked him over five times, finally signed, 3/3
- Dusty Wathan, took time for the fans, strong, young player 1/1
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I was walking with my girlfriend and her family. We passed a tall guy with a young girl and I said to myself that guy looked familiar and shrugged my shoulders. My girlfriend dad came up to me and said, "Do you know who just walked by." I said I wasn't sure, but I knew it was somebody. He said, "That was Jared Dudley." I kicked myself as I watched him earlier that day man-handle URI. For those who don't know, Jared Dudley is a probable first round selection in the NBA Draft. He plays for the Boston College Eagles right know and is having a solid season. He signed a credit card reciept for me as well as the brim of my Boston Red Sox hat. He saw me approaching and I knew he knew what I was in search for. Jared was a kind guy and talked with him for a minute or so about that days game. I felt kind of bad as I walked away because people were running up to him asking for autos and pictures even though they had no clue who he was. He did not seem fased however. Niether sigs turned out well. You can see both for yourself by clicking on the underlined links above. A cool success with a future NBA player.
