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devin

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Aug 7, 2008
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Chatfield, Minnesota
got my tally done from yesterday here is what i got done (some pics in a prev post)

byron buxton 1/1 16x20
miguel sano 1/1 16x20
jason kubel 3/3 ice cream helmet and jersey bothwith1st target field hr and a card
josh willingham 1/1 ss omlb with the hammer
alex meyer 2/2 ss omlb and card
trevor plouffe 2/2 bat and card
chris parmelee 2/2 8x10 and card
max kepler 2/2 omlb and card
scott leius 2/2 omlb and metrodome seatback
andrew albers 1/1 omlb
chris colobello 2/2 omlb and twins helmet
kyle knudson 2/2 omlb and twins helmet
nate hanson 2/2 omlb and twinshelmet
sean gilmartin 1/1 omlb
austin malinowski 1/1 omlb
jim mudcat grant 2/2 omlb and ice cream helmet
caleb thielbar 1/1 omlb
danny santana 1/1 omlb
bj hermsen 1/1 omlb
trevor may 2/2 omlb and card
micheal tonkin 1/1 omlb
anthony swarzak 2/2 omlb and ice cream helmet
 

TBTwinsFan

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Nov 8, 2009
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Southwestern Minnesota
So, yesterday was good.

I won't go through a full rundown, because nobody wants that, so here are some highlights:

-Miguel Sano SS OMLB
-Glen Perkins AS Mini-Bat
-Jim Pohlad SS OMLB
-Dick Stigman '61 Topps
-Jason Kubel SS OMLB
-Ricky Nolasco Pocket Schedule (bought an OMLB for the sit-down, but he wasn't there. Got him at the radio booth later).

Dozier remembered us from Monday, and I think he meant well, but was very busy throughout the day, so I didn't get my shirt.

I got a text from Chris this morning about a Kyle Knudson gamer, which he grabbed for me.

Also met up with [MENTION=5359]clarkzac[/MENTION] and ran into [MENTION=2033]devin[/MENTION] at the show. Nice to see some of the FCBers for a change.
 

byronscott4ever

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Dec 3, 2009
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Today seemed really quiet. I wasn't doing autographs but happened to wander by Buxton line which didn't seem crazy but it may have been cut, not sure. Players seemed more relaxed. Didn't see a lot of signing or pics by players outside designated areas on Friday although I heard Sano did later Friday. Today my son wanted to do carnival games and Kubel was there and took pictures with every kid which was nice. Terry Ryan signed a few after a radio appearance too that I walked by in the afternoon.
 

TGutta

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May 30, 2010
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Minnetonka, Minnesota
Finally got around to taking pictures of all of my TwinsFest pickups! Had a great time meeting up with everyone and thanks to everyone who helped me out with getting some things signed! Only went on Friday this year which is a change for me since I usually go all 3 days. My biggest want for the weekend was finishing my Mauer/Morneau Dual Bobblehead. While Mauer and Buxton were signing at the same time on Friday, I had my girlfriend with me so she was able to get Buxton for me while I got Mauer. I would find out later by [MENTION=1953]Musial Collector[/MENTION] that I could have gotten Buxton first and still gotten through Mauer's line, oh well.


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And here are the pickups from the Buxton line:


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DanielSantana2012BowmanChromeProspectsIPAuto_zpse8064692.jpg
RoySmalley1987ToppsIPAuto_zpsaf9b316f.jpg



Next up for me was the Hughes/Duensing/Gibson line. The Gibson is a GU ball from his debut. I was at the game and pre-purchased a ball, but unfortunately it wasn't actually pitched by Gibson. Doesn't matter too much to me since it was still from the game and it is PC. I also added Mike Kvasnicka to my Gophers hat which already had Kyle Knudson, Derek McCallum, A.J. Pettersen, Terry Steinbach, and Glen Perkins.


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BrianDuensing2009ToppsAllenampGinterIPAuto_zps525d7a58.jpg



Next up was Willingham/Berrios/Meyer. I got a couple different cards for [MENTION=5359]clarkzac[/MENTION] of Willingham done in this line, so I just picked up a few different cards.


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2013ToppsHeritageMILBIPAuto_zps97619e70.jpg
LoganDarnell2010BowmanChromeDraftProspectsIPAuto_zps7b3cbc5e.jpg



My biggest line of the day was the last one with Gardenhire/Gladden/Hicks/Kubel. I was getting a Gardenhire stadium banner and Kubel Debut Ticket stub signed for someone over on Neshek's, so I only had a couple items for myself. They were nice ones for me though, a Gladden bobblehead which Gardy got a real kick out of since it was one that he hadn't seen before so we talked for a minute about it, and a Hicks Debut Ticket stub. I also have to say thanks to [MENTION=9116]hrbek14[/MENTION] for getting a Jason Kubel ball done for me that I got that he hit during BP at a game.


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AaronHicksMLBDebut_zps7ac3e1fc.jpg
SeanGilmartin2013ToppsHeritageMILBIPAuto_zps16467003.jpg
JasonKubelBPOMLBAuto_zps53531f6b.jpg



After the last signing I had a few minutes left before it closed so I figured I would go down to the show one last time and see if I could find anything. Didn't really have any luck as I think the show was pretty awful this year, but it ended with a bang as this "little" guy was walking by. He signed autos for 5-10 people, but I didn't really need anything of him so he was nice enough to stop and take a picture. The guy with him kept telling him that they had to go, but he seemed like he enjoyed staying and interacting with the fans.


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Musial Collector

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Aug 7, 2008
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Live auction results
1) Framed 1987 World Championship Poster (if you looked closely there was lots of damage to it) - $1700!!!
2) Joe Mauer Jersey (if you looked up the mlb hologram, it says Game Used, they had it listed as team issued - $1700 (steal IMO)
3) Twinsfest Bat (this thing was 5-6 ft tall, very cool) - $850
4) Memorial Day Package (Perk GU jersey, Deduno Hat, Lineup Card) - $450 (steal)
5) Zac Brown Band Autographed Guitar - $850 (in the words of Bo Dietel...really?......REALLY?)
6) 2013 Opening Day Base - $725
7) 2014 Home Run Derby Tickets - $2000!!! (WTF?)
8) 2013 All Star Ballot - $400 (ugliest thing on auction, should have went free to tbtwinsfan being it was signed by Perk)
9) Joe Mauer Game Used Bat - $2200 (makes my Mauer bat look like a steal at 1k)
10) Twins Hall of Fame Package (11 signed balls and a poster) - $1300 (people just pissing 100 dollar bills)
11) Glen Perkins Package (jersey, hat, ball) - $500 (good value)

OK now the real nut burgers come out

12) Jim Thome 574 Home Run Base - $3100 (OK I see the significance behind the base, but not 3100 wise, but the buyer has some of the deepest pockets in Twins collecting)
13) 2014 All Star Tickets - $3000 (same buyer as the HR derby tickets. Yes, one dude paid 5k for unknown seat location at Target Field, NNFFC!!!)
14) Buxton Bat and Ball, Sano Bat and Ball all signed - $1450!!!!! (Mind you these are NOT game used or inscribed, if you stood in line and bought plain bats and balls, would have cost you under $200, people just tossing Benjamins around)
15) Wooden Ball Case (holds 30 balls signed by current and former players) - $1500

Total of the craziness ----- $21,725
 

Musial Collector

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Aug 7, 2008
5,671
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Here are my Mauers
Breaking Bats, will get Cuddy this year
Double Bobble, will get Morneau this year
Canvas

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Buxton Sano Dual (not overly impressed with it, so not sure I will keep it or not)

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Couple of GU hats I picked up cause I thought they were unique, will sell for what I paid for them ($30) if anyone is interested

Ramirez (the saying on the inside translate to I will Succeed I will Achieve)

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Ramirez (got it because of the Flag on the side and the Dios Dios on the inside)

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Jared Burton (most use I have ever seen on a hat)

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clarkzac

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Oct 31, 2010
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My pickups. This is just the stuff that fit onto the scanner. I have 6 baseballs, 2 ice cream helmets (4 sigs total), 1 16x20, and 1 game used bat (Kubel), that I got signed but haven't gotten pictures of yet

Kurt Suzuki- 8x10, 2009 Ginter. Hit him up both days I was there.
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Glen Perkins- 2013 All-Star stitches, came out nice
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Terry Steinbach- 1993 Finest
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Alex Presley- 2011 Heritage RC
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Dick Stigman- 1963 Topps, signed it in black before I could stop him
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Josh Willingham- 2012 Ginter, 2008 Ginter (Both of these are thanks to Tommy, [MENTION=4648]TGutta[/MENTION], for helping me out)
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Tony Oliva- 1969 Topps, and a 16x20
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Joe Mauer- 2008 Ginter, and a baseball
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Logan Darnell- 2010 Bowman Chrome Refractor (Thanks to Tommy)
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Samuel Deduno- 2006 Bowman Chrome
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Jose Berrios- 2013 Blue Wave (Thanks to Tommy), 2013 Heritage Minors
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Scott Diamond- 2013 Ginter, thanks to Tommy
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B.J. Hermsen- 2010 Topps Pro Debut
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Phil Hughes- 2008 Ginter
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Now these are the pick ups from the weekend. The coat drive 8x10 are from helping Taylor get 20 coats. The Bowman RC was a purchase of mine ($4) that I sent in to be authenticated with the help of [MENTION=1953]Musial Collector[/MENTION]


Justin Morneau Coat Drive 8x10
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Justin Morneau Bowman Gold RC
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Joe Mauer 8x10-
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Justin Morneau 8x10
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Michael Cuddyer 8x10-
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Chris Parmelee, Liam Hendriks, Joe Benson Debut ticket stub signed by all-
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Greg Gagne 1987 Topps- came in a grab bag from a dealer
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Anthony Slama signed Twins calendar, game in a grab bag as well (Twins community fund)-
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