Have you met your favorite player?

[TBTwinsFan]

I am heading out to a "HOF" induction dinner tonight, where I hope to see one of my favorite players, Mike Kingery.

I've only met him twice before. Once at TwinsFest about 10 years ago, and another time at a baseball game that he was coaching.

With Perkins, I see him a few times a year. I'll be seeing him on Monday, and next Saturday.

Anyway, have you ever met your favorite players?

 

[TNP777]

yup - total of 4 times I think.

 

[dbacksfan4life]

Yes, I've met Eaton 3 times. He is always great with his fans.

 

[Musial Collector]

Cuddy about a dozen times
Suter just once

 

[olerud363]

Just once, and the full story is on my website.

- Rodrick

 

[Lancemountain]

More than 20 times

 

[SteelBrad]

Once. It was pretty cool

 

[Hendersonfan]

Met Rickey and spent considerable time with him. Very polite and cordial to my parents. Kent also had a good time with him, but Neil didn't get the opportunity.

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[BiggioBrooks755]

Nope not yet

 

[tramers]

I have a minor league baseball nearby and I get to meet new players each year . My favorites are the ones that take a moment with the young kids .

 

[Super Mario]

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Like I said, I went out to see Kingery tonight.

After the program, I brought him my gamer-bat. I asked him "Can you sign your bat for me?" and he said, "My bat?"

He took it in his hands, swung it a few times, and asked me where I bought it, and how much I paid. Then he said "Yup, this one was mine."

Anyway, he signed it for me beautifully.

 

[mrmopar]

Met Garvey once, at 2001 Fan fest. Sadly, my crap was in storage at the time and the best I could come up with on short notice was a poor quality color copy of the 1974 Dodgers Yearbook cover that I had as my screen saver (which is an awesome photo, by the way). i asked him about his ring, which I now can't remember what it was other than it was from 74. The missed meeting that was supposed to be from 1980 is a story I tell from time to time as well.

 

[r2d2]

Yes. Cantu played two seasons for my hometown team of Mexican Winter Baseball and met him a couple of times. He gave me a game used bat of him

 

[devin]

met morneau about 7-8 times
this was taken the last time i met him

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Yes. Cantu played two seasons for my hometown team of Mexican Winter Baseball and met him a couple of times. He gave me a game used bat of him

Nice!

 

[AmishDave]

Never and when I do, I'll be nervous as hell (like when I met Ric Flair in '09 at Nationals).

 

[tchronis24]

I have met my favorite player Matt Kemp 3 times at met games. Really cool

 

[ChasHawk]

 

[Juan Gris]

Yes I did and the experience is a big part of why I PC Adam Dunn.