As part of Caden’s baseball tournament, we were able to attend a game for the College World Series and the game the team went to was Game 1 of the final series which had the University of Florida vs LSU. I brought one baseball there hoping to get a particular player to sign it and watched him from the moment I walked in until I found success.
Alex Faedo was the 16th player chosen in the MLB draft a couple weeks earlier and he played for Florida. Cami, Cayden H, and I walked to be above the tunnel over the Gators’ dugout waiting for him to come in from the field. When he did, we asked him to sign but he kept on going. Cayden H then went to the LSU side to try to get a player from that team he wanted. Cami and I followed Alex to the bullpen and tried to get him there. He signed for someone but we were too late for him and just missed him. We then stood by the railing out front of the bullpen and after the pitchers warmed up, he came over when Cami asked him to and signed her program and a baseball for me. It was awesome. He even posed for a picture with Cami. I wish Alex much success and good health in his career.
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Two Players and a Bear
Cami and I went to the Twins game today. As is the Twins Sunday tradition, two players sign autographs for kids. We got to the ballpark and Cami got in line. She got Tyler Duffey to sign his 2017 Topps card and Drew Rucinski to sign her team ball. Later in the game, it was announced that TC was signing autographs in the Digital Clubhouse so she took her TC card that we got walking into the ballpark and got him to sign it. It was a fun day at the ballpark until the 9th inning when the Red Sox scored 10 and buried the Twins.
Wild Thing!
Today I attended an event I never thought in a million years I would go to. The Wizard World Comic Con is in town and Charlie Sheen was appearing to sign autographs. I was not going to go to this but had a 5″x7″ card that Topps put out a few years ago as part of their 25 Year Anniversary set for Major League. I posted on SportsCollectors.net that I was looking for someone to get the card signed for me. I received a message from Chriss P (bigpog on SCN) that Charlie was going to be in the Twin Cities and he had a couple Major League movie posters he needed signed and asked if he paid for my autograph and admission ticket and his two tickets if I would get them signed for him. I had nothing planned today so I went. I have to say that Charlie was one of the coolest people I have ever met in that situation. He noticed I was a little nervous that I did not want things to get messed up and looked at me and smiled and said “Man, I don’t bite!”. I explained I was a little excited and that Major League was one of my most favorite movies and he replied “Thank you! That is very kind of you to say that.” Once he was done he shook my hand and thanked me. I really don’t drink but I bet he would be a blast to hang out with over a beer or two. I am excited to add his signature to my baseball collection.
Wow! What an Opener!
Today was the Twins Season Opener and it was Cami’s turn to go to the game. I had asked her earlier in the week if she wanted to skip the entire day of school or get picked up at noon. She said she wanted to go to school but wanted to be picked up at 11:30. As she walked towards me at school, she was smiling from ear to ear and was so excited she could hardly contain herself. We got to the ballpark at about 12:15 so we had about a 45 minute wait for the gates to open. Once we got in we walked to the Twins side of the outfield. Cami decided that she was going to go after the Royals for autographs. She said the Royals are her second most favorite team. She has been a fan of them for the last few years so I knew it was not just the team in front of her at the moment. She asked for a baseball and went over to the Royals side hoping for an autograph. Meanwhile, my buddy Tony and his group entered the ballpark and Cami called me to say “I just got the Royals manager’s autograph!”. I was thinking ‘Ned Yost… not bad for her collection!’ I got over to her just after Tony and his crew found her and talked with her. I then toss her a new baseball and she tossed me the one she got signed. I looked at it and could not figure out who it was. I knew it was not Ned Yost. Some Royals fans around us said it was Doug Henry, the bullpen coach. I just laughed. She was happy though so I guess that is all that matters. She now has a sweetspot Doug Henry baseball in her collection.
We had a blast for the rest of the afternoon watching the Twins beat the Royals 7-1. The day was one that will become a special memory for Cami years from now!