Report from New Hampshire @ Altoona

Gotta be quick here. I'll have a larger post tomorrow after school.

Got there 45 min early.

In this order:
Kinda confused by this first player. He was wearing #33 which is Andrew Pinckney, but his signature says 57, so I'm confused. I'll scan tomorrow
J.P. Arencibia 2/2 Tristar and SS ROMLB
Dave LaRoche 1/1 CC
Brian Dopirak 1/1 CC
Gary Cathcart 1/1 CC
Ryan Patterson 1/1 CC
Jason Burch 1/1 CC
Mike MacDonald 1/1 CC

What do you guys think?

Thanks,

Mike

Looks like you were busy and successful!
DANNY

what kinda of customs?

mhsbaseball34 said:

what kinda of customs?

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Custom Sweet Spot Cards with the Jays name and logo.

Looks like you got a nice haul. I fully expect to see some scans!

Here we go:

Andrew Pinckney (maybe)


J.P. Arencibia


Dave LaRoche


Brian Dopirak


Gary Cathcart


Ryan Patterson


Jason Burch


Mike MacDonald


Sorry for my huge scans. (I know I can shrink them in my bucket, I don't feel like it)

Nice haul Mike! Nice looking JPs.



Anthony

Thanks. It was my first time graphing a minor league game and I loved it! I got the autographs so easily! Especially J.P. he signed for 4 guys then my brother and I!

I wish I had a minor league stadium near me... :|

Minor League games are great for getting autographs, as the players are usually accessible. I've got the Salem Avalanche about 20 minutes from my house. Interestingly, they will go from the Astros to the Red Sox, next season. The custom cards you made up look great, also.
DANNY

Thanks Danny!

MyPens66 said:

Thanks. It was my first time graphing a minor league game and I loved it! I got the autographs so easily! Especially J.P. he signed for 4 guys then my brother and I!

I wish I had a minor league stadium near me... :|

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If you ever get back to Altoona, look me up. They're my local team (about 30-40 minutes). Graphing the visiting team is almost always a breeze. Hardly anyone is there. Except the token guy with 3 binders and the duffel bag. My son always does pretty well when we go. We usually wait for them to come back from their warm-ups in left field.

Pops8 said:

MyPens66 said:

Thanks. It was my first time graphing a minor league game and I loved it! I got the autographs so easily! Especially J.P. he signed for 4 guys then my brother and I!

I wish I had a minor league stadium near me... :|

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If you ever get back to Altoona, look me up. They're my local team (about 30-40 minutes). Graphing the visiting team is almost always a breeze. Hardly anyone is there. Except the token guy with 3 binders and the duffel bag. My son always does pretty well when we go. We usually wait for them to come back from their warm-ups in left field.

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I go up probably once a year on average. This one was great, because my cousin works for the Jays, so we met him. How often do you go to the games?

Pops8 said:

MyPens66 said:

Thanks. It was my first time graphing a minor league game and I loved it! I got the autographs so easily! Especially J.P. he signed for 4 guys then my brother and I!

I wish I had a minor league stadium near me... :|

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If you ever get back to Altoona, look me up. They're my local team (about 30-40 minutes). Graphing the visiting team is almost always a breeze. Hardly anyone is there. Except the token guy with 3 binders and the duffel bag. My son always does pretty well when we go. We usually wait for them to come back from their warm-ups in left field.

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Pops, any tips on getting the Curve to sign? The few times I was up there it looked like only one or two guys from the club were signing, while the visiting teams were signing away.

MyPens66 said:

Pops8 said:

MyPens66 said:

Thanks. It was my first time graphing a minor league game and I loved it! I got the autographs so easily! Especially J.P. he signed for 4 guys then my brother and I!

I wish I had a minor league stadium near me... :|

Click to expand...

If you ever get back to Altoona, look me up. They're my local team (about 30-40 minutes). Graphing the visiting team is almost always a breeze. Hardly anyone is there. Except the token guy with 3 binders and the duffel bag. My son always does pretty well when we go. We usually wait for them to come back from their warm-ups in left field.

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I go up probably once a year on average. This one was great, because my cousin works for the Jays, so we met him. How often do you go to the games?

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I try to take my son once a month depending on our schedule. My wife and daughter are into horses, so when they're off for the weekend with the hay burners, Cam and I try to make a game. If you know ahead of time when you might be coming, shoot me a message. It would be great to meet someone from the boards and another Pirates fan. (We're decreasing in numbers, I believe)

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Pops8 said:

MyPens66 said:

Thanks. It was my first time graphing a minor league game and I loved it! I got the autographs so easily! Especially J.P. he signed for 4 guys then my brother and I!

I wish I had a minor league stadium near me... :|

Click to expand...

If you ever get back to Altoona, look me up. They're my local team (about 30-40 minutes). Graphing the visiting team is almost always a breeze. Hardly anyone is there. Except the token guy with 3 binders and the duffel bag. My son always does pretty well when we go. We usually wait for them to come back from their warm-ups in left field.

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Pops, any tips on getting the Curve to sign? The few times I was up there it looked like only one or two guys from the club were signing, while the visiting teams were signing away.

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I've found that getting there early and patience are the key. What frustrates me is that a lot of the guys will stand on the top step of the dugout and sign items tossed to them across the dugout roof. The "left" side of the dugout is where you can see the players the best, but there's only room for maybe two people. We typically go to the "right" side of the dugout (towards the outfield) and wait along the fence. I haven't found any tricks as of yet. I know some of the players seem to recognize the regulars and will sign for them first. We just wait and wait and wait for anyone to come by. I stay back and let my son get the autographs. I've tried to get him to be a little more vocal and talk to the players, but when he's in a crowd, he clams up.

I don't think I was much help for you. My best advice is to just pick a spot and wait. Unless you have a baseball and don't mind tossing it to a player over the dugout roof.

Thanks for the tips. I only made it out for a handful of games this year, but nobody was doing the home side except for a few younger kids every time I was out there. I had a little on the right side of the dugout, but I guess I'll have to test some different things out next season.