Final Game of Harper Hysteria @ Lakewood - 4th Auto!!

[Big Mac McGwire]

Bryce is currently 0-2 in the game. 

Last night I contacted my friend in Florida who has images of Harper
And he emailed me them. I then called my buddy in town who I graph with
And he has a Costco membership. 3 hrs later and 4$ to my buddy I had my 11x14 of Bryce in a Nats Jersey. 

I arrived early to the stadium and met up with fellow FCB'er jbone17. There was 7 of us and Bryce got dropped Off by his parents. Sadly he would not sign for the 7 of us. 

After BP he would not sign, but after he did his stretching right before game time, he came over and signed. I was not in the right place so I had to move. I did my best Mr.Fantastic impression. 

And I ended up with this nice souvenir ......
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11x14 - a guy offered me 100$ for it on the spot but I easily declined

In all this was one of the funnest 4 days of autograph hunting/attending ball games I ever took part in. Living 10 minutes from the stadium really made this enjoyable. 

Here are my newest souvenirs 
AJ Cole SS Sweetspot Ball

Bryce Harper - 1 a day = 4 total sigs

SS ROMLB  Blue
SS ROMLB Black - not by choice, blame the rookie next to me
SI 16x20
11x14 

10 mins from my house. Gota love the homefield advantage

 

[howardpwr06]

NIIICCEEEE. Just a thought tho, you should have changed the helmet to Nats red instead of leaving it black/dark blue, unless that was just the scanner. Anyway, they look great!

-Chris

 

[matchpenalty]

Sick, you crushed. I bet not many people can say they went 4-4 graphing B Harp. Where are all these naysayers claiming he studies everyone he gives autos too and not bother going back for more in next day or two....You are the Zach Hample of getting Harper autos. You gonna go for him again anytime soon to see if the streak lives on.

 

[danny666]

Wish I knew I would have went down there to get a graph of him myself, I'm not far from that stadium.

 

[gonzagacubs]

Don,

You are a flippin' magician when it comes to getting autographs! Nice stuff man!

 

[showoff]

I remember when trout came to Beloit. I got him on 5 things 3 times including the ASg. Ended up getting 17 or so done. I imagine harper was a lot tougher tho

 

[henderson939]

Nice job on the autos. I should have went there.

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

Sick, you crushed. I bet not many people can say they went 4-4 graphing B Harp. Where are all these naysayers claiming he studies everyone he gives autos too and not bother going back for more in next day or two....You are the Zach Hample of getting Harper autos. You gonna go for him again anytime soon to see if the streak lives on.

if he gets promoted i might go to Trenton when he plays the thunder, but i think im done with him for a while.

Don,

You are a flippin' magician when it comes to getting autographs! Nice stuff man!

Hah Thanks Bro, I really never thought i would get all this done. I had a feeling i would get 1, but all i was going for was the Si cover. But, the way i looked at it, this was a once in a lifetime thing. He will not be with the team next month when they come back, as i would be shocked if he was not promoted by then, as well as the short distance from the stadium, i figured i might as well go all out. Very Very thrilled about how things went.

 

[Pastretta]

:shock: Wow sick!!! I'm hoping he comes out again for the Arizona Fall League but I'm not sure if players can participate more than one time.

 

[SportsCardMojo]

ARGH! I'm waiting for Pro Debut to come out so I can get some cards and take it to a game. Will he be skipping Potomac and moving to Harrisburg or Syracuse? If he goes to Potomac, I'll still have time to catch some of his games. I might have to take my nephew with me just in case. I also need to try and catch Machado. Damn, it's nice living in the DC area.

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

ARGH! I'm waiting for Pro Debut to come out so I can get some cards and take it to a game. Will he be skipping Potomac and moving to Harrisburg or Syracuse? If he goes to Potomac, I'll still have time to catch some of his games. I might have to take my nephew with me just in case. I also need to try and catch Machado. Damn, it's nice living in the DC area.

i heard he was going to Harrisburg. The kids batting .372 so i don't know what else he has to prove in Low A.

 

[SportsCardMojo]

ARGH! I'm waiting for Pro Debut to come out so I can get some cards and take it to a game. Will he be skipping Potomac and moving to Harrisburg or Syracuse? If he goes to Potomac, I'll still have time to catch some of his games. I might have to take my nephew with me just in case. I also need to try and catch Machado. Damn, it's nice living in the DC area.

i heard he was going to Harrisburg. The kids batting .372 so i don't know what else he has to prove in Low A.

Harrisburg is not too bad either...I think that's 1.5 hours away instead of 45 to Hagerstown or Woodbridge (Potomac). I have no previous interest in minor league games, but with so much talent around me, I'm surprised I never went to any of the games. Bowie is close by too.

 

[jdacunha]

The guy is a ****** bag. I went down 3 times this weekend, drove an hour each way and did not get a single auto.

There was about 30 people outside the clubhouse tonight and he just walked right by.

I went back and got AJ Cole to sign a ball to make the trip at least worthwhile.

 

[bighurtcollector]

:shock: Wow sick!!! I'm hoping he comes out again for the Arizona Fall League but I'm not sure if players can participate more than one time.

Yes they can participate multiple times. Several players have beent here 3-4 times including guys like James Loney, Scott Mathieson just to name a few but I'm anticipating him and Stras being there this year

 

[jbone17]

Nice stuff as always Don. Too bad Harper is a god damn tool though.....I really hope the kid takes up some maturity lessons because he really needs them. To blow only 7 people off is absolutely inexcusable......I don't know if it was simply a bad game for Harper, but he did look pretty over matched tonight. No solid contact, but the kid has a cannon for an arm. It sucks that god gave all the talent in the world to the wrong person...

 

[Musial Collector]

There it is.................the most famous Thumb in FCB history........................ :lol:

Just giving you a hard time Don, as everytime you post a new graph, I look forward to seeing if the thumb is in the pic.

Good job with the Harpers!!

 

[Lancemountain]

Good job on getting Bryce four times :shock:

When you take pictures for your sig, why not place these items in natural light and turn off your flash? All your items have a flash flare in them, looks terrible....can't even tell what some of them are

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

There it is.................the most famous Thumb in FCB history........................ :lol:

Just giving you a hard time Don, as everytime you post a new graph, I look forward to seeing if the thumb is in the pic.

Good job with the Harpers!!

HAHAHAHAHAa. I just realized that every pic i take has my thumb in it. hahahaa

Good job on getting Bryce four times :shock:

When you take pictures for your sig, why not place these items in natural light and turn off your flash? All your items have a flash flare in them, looks terrible....can't even tell what some of them are

i got to fix that, i will def take your advise into effect.

 

[Lancemountain]

you really should take better pictures because you have awesome/unique things to show, un like most of us :lol:

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

The guy is a ****** bag. I went down 3 times this weekend, drove an hour each way and did not get a single auto.

There was about 30 people outside the clubhouse tonight and he just walked right by.

I went back and got AJ Cole to sign a ball to make the trip at least worthwhile.

i understand your frustration. I really do, Trust me. He did sign at least 1 time before each game of the 4 game series though so i do give him a lot of credit for that. It's a strange activity, going for autographs. The guy is damned if he does and damned if he don't. jbone and myself were both turned down today along with 5 other people. But he did stop the day before and signed for 20 people.Go figure. That right there tells you , that every day is a different set of variables. I would be pissed as well if i were you, as i have been in your position more then i can recall. How about driving to NYC for Springsteen, spending 50$ just getting to the city and driving home with nothing. I feel your pain.