Lars Anderson

[mwashuc06]

Anderson was by far the worst player i've ever met in the minors. He's a dick and got in an argument with a fan in Binghamton about signing a baseball card. Nicest guys this year, Tillman, Montero, Holt, Hanson, and Westmoreland.

 

[jbone17]

I think I know why he was nice to me...his family was there, seemed like grandparents. I was standing next to the people he was hugging while he signed, I doubt he would be anything but nice with them there.

As I have said. You are lucky that you got him and you should be lucky he was that nice to you. When I got his auto in the EL playoffs last year he wrote Lars *** on my sweet spot. I asked him to sign and he said, "I'm going to try a new sig" and that is what he wrote. This year he was a nice dude, but strange.

Anderson was by far the worst player i've ever met in the minors. He's a dick and got in an argument with a fan in Binghamton about signing a baseball card. Nicest guys this year, Tillman, Montero, Holt, Hanson, and Westmoreland.

Yeah, Jesus is the man here in Trenton. He does about 3 per and he is super nice. Tillman, Holt, Westmoreland, Alderson, Alvarez, and Santana were really good for me this year. There are so many more, but I would have to think lol.

 

[Vagrant]

I think it's immature to continue to push a player after he has declined your request. Respect his space and appreciate the chance to see him play ball. He's going to be a good one.

Asking once even is a bit over the line as far as i'm concerned.

 

[pujolsnet]

Damn....I hate to try to defend what seems really crappy to you and I'm sure most people reading but I have to at least throw this out there. I used to work in the Minors for the Red Sox and had many jobs. One was asst. to the clubhouse manager so I am honestly telling you this happens. When a player breaks a bat, damages a batting helmet, rips his jersey, tears his pants anything at all really that needs to be replaced, they need to bring it into the clubhouse and show it to the "clubbie". They will not allow you to get a new item unless you show its really damaged. I had a player come up to me in the clubhouse and say he needed a new pair of pants because the seam tore sliding during a game. Come to find out he had the pants in his bag and because a stain wasnt coming out he simply wanted a new pair and I wasnt allowed to give him a set as no actual damage was there. Another player wanted a pair of socks but there was no damage he just threw them out and was fined for it. The policy in the clubhouse was always, "you want something new, bring us the old and show its unusable". This same thing worked with bats. We had a huge wooden shed type locker that held all the bats for the team. Every weight, color, model, brand anything a player would want or had ordered to use during the season. If they broke a bat they had to bring the broken one to get a new one. If a guy just wanted a new bat when the one he had was alright he wasnt allowed a new one. Maybe its just how the Red Sox do it but I know we took the broken bat, made a note in the inventory that we gave a new one, the name of the player, bat specs., and so on. The broken bat was then immediately taken to the proshop and sold. Employees are not even allowed to toss balls to fans and only players could do that. I remember learning that the hard way when I gave a foul ball to a fan and got lambasted by the GM. The foul balls are taken into the batting cages, marked with a "BP" and used as practice balls. I wont say this is definately how things work for him in Portland but I will say that there is the possibility that he wouldnt get a new bat unless he showed the broken bat to the CHM and proved it was indeed broken. I know a lot of players didnt like the way that was and usually went against it anyways and handed their stuff out if it broke, tore or anything else but believe me it came out of their checks (not that a bat would cost that much for a guy maiing the money hes getting but its a lot to some guys). Not fully sticking up for the guy just saying that theres certain situations where their hands are tied and the bat has to be sold if it breaks or they will get fined. Sorry to make such a long post, I just remember going to the games before I worked there and saying "why the hell wont they just toss those balls sitting on the ground up to the fans??".

Yea, these guys all gave me bats no issue...

Shelley Duncan
Brandon Pinckney
Pat Osborn
Grady Sizemore
Brett Roneberg
Justin Christian
and two guys I don't even know the name of anymore

At Spring Training this year Milt Thompson (in Phillies clubhouse) told me when I asked for a broken bat of a no-name guy that they have to be "handed in" after the game.

 

[pujolsnet]

I think it's immature to continue to push a player after he has declined your request. Respect his space and appreciate the chance to see him play ball. He's going to be a good one.

Asking once even is a bit over the line as far as i'm concerned.

Really? How? A lot of them throw them away, if your neighbor was tossing a snow blower you had a use for would it be rude to ask for it?

 

[Vagrant]

I think it's immature to continue to push a player after he has declined your request. Respect his space and appreciate the chance to see him play ball. He's going to be a good one.

Asking once even is a bit over the line as far as i'm concerned.

Really? How? A lot of them throw them away, if your neighbor was tossing a snow blower you had a use for would it be rude to ask for it?

Well, to me if a player is nice enough to stop and sign for you, not to mention taking directions on how to sign from you, then you should thank him for his time and not pester him about something else he can do for you in addition to signing, in addition to personalizing, in addition to signing on the sweet spot. You know? That's not part of his job description to me. That is above and beyond, and according to many people here.... you may be kind of lucky he didn't snap an attitude on you.

There is also no assurance the bats are going to be thrown away. They could be auctioned off for charity, given to children's hospitals, or simply need to be cataloged as the poster above outlined.

 

[pujolsnet]

I think it's immature to continue to push a player after he has declined your request. Respect his space and appreciate the chance to see him play ball. He's going to be a good one.

Asking once even is a bit over the line as far as i'm concerned.

Really? How? A lot of them throw them away, if your neighbor was tossing a snow blower you had a use for would it be rude to ask for it?

Well, to me if a player is nice enough to stop and sign for you, not to mention taking directions on how to sign from you, then you should thank him for his time and not pester him about something else he can do for you in addition to signing, in addition to personalizing, in addition to signing on the sweet spot. You know? That's not part of his job description to me. That is above and beyond, and according to many people here.... you may be kind of lucky he didn't snap an attitude on you.

There is also no assurance the bats are going to be thrown away. They could be auctioned off for charity, given to children's hospitals, or simply need to be cataloged as the poster above outlined.

You are an idiot. I did not ask for the personalization (and even mentioned that I would have gathered he not personalize it).

Well hell I am not even going to continue, like I said you are an idiot and are the exact person I outlined in the last portion of the original post, a self-righteous moron. I predicted someone like you would post and sure enough you did.

 

[Jays_Cards]

I think it's immature to continue to push a player after he has declined your request. Respect his space and appreciate the chance to see him play ball. He's going to be a good one.

Asking once even is a bit over the line as far as i'm concerned.

Really? How? A lot of them throw them away, if your neighbor was tossing a snow blower you had a use for would it be rude to ask for it?

Well, to me if a player is nice enough to stop and sign for you, not to mention taking directions on how to sign from you, then you should thank him for his time and not pester him about something else he can do for you in addition to signing, in addition to personalizing, in addition to signing on the sweet spot. You know? That's not part of his job description to me. That is above and beyond, and according to many people here.... you may be kind of lucky he didn't snap an attitude on you.

There is also no assurance the bats are going to be thrown away. They could be auctioned off for charity, given to children's hospitals, or simply need to be cataloged as the poster above outlined.

You are an idiot. I did not ask for the personalization (and even mentioned that I would have gathered he not personalize it).

Well hell I am not even going to continue, like I said you are an idiot and are the exact person I outlined in the last portion of the original post, a self-righteous moron. I predicted someone like you would post and sure enough you did.

What a classless tool...

 

[beberly]

I hardly ever get annoyed and usually feel inclined to give someone the benefit of a doubt, but I'm almost thinking that a timeout from one of the mods is in order. People are just kindly explaining the reasoning behind him not giving you the bat and that you should feel grateful to receive his auto, but you've gone off calling them idiots. You're new here and displaying some restraint and making a good image of yourself should be your first concern, but trying to look like an internet tough guy should not be.

 

[jbone17]

I think it's immature to continue to push a player after he has declined your request. Respect his space and appreciate the chance to see him play ball. He's going to be a good one.

Asking once even is a bit over the line as far as i'm concerned.

Really? How? A lot of them throw them away, if your neighbor was tossing a snow blower you had a use for would it be rude to ask for it?

Well, to me if a player is nice enough to stop and sign for you, not to mention taking directions on how to sign from you, then you should thank him for his time and not pester him about something else he can do for you in addition to signing, in addition to personalizing, in addition to signing on the sweet spot. You know? That's not part of his job description to me. That is above and beyond, and according to many people here.... you may be kind of lucky he didn't snap an attitude on you.

There is also no assurance the bats are going to be thrown away. They could be auctioned off for charity, given to children's hospitals, or simply need to be cataloged as the poster above outlined.

You are an idiot. I did not ask for the personalization (and even mentioned that I would have gathered he not personalize it).

Well hell I am not even going to continue, like I said you are an idiot and are the exact person I outlined in the last portion of the original post, a self-righteous moron. I predicted someone like you would post and sure enough you did.

Easy there big shot. We are only trying to help you and yet you continue to argue with yourself. Grow up already my man. There is no need to blast someone.

 

[pujolsnet]

Before I am berated for my attempts, I have gotten many, many game bats and autographs by just being persistent, so I am not much worried about how you will reply with "Omg dude just leave him alone." If he wanted to be left alone he can make himself scarce. Hopefully this will cut down on the replies of the self-righteous that make up a large portion of this board.

I think it's immature to continue to push a player after he has declined your request. Respect his space and appreciate the chance to see him play ball. He's going to be a good one.

Asking once even is a bit over the line as far as i'm concerned.

But I am somehow the idiot here.

 

[pujolsnet]

I think it's immature to continue to push a player after he has declined your request. Respect his space and appreciate the chance to see him play ball. He's going to be a good one.

Asking once even is a bit over the line as far as i'm concerned.

Really? How? A lot of them throw them away, if your neighbor was tossing a snow blower you had a use for would it be rude to ask for it?

Well, to me if a player is nice enough to stop and sign for you, not to mention taking directions on how to sign from you, then you should thank him for his time and not pester him about something else he can do for you in addition to signing, in addition to personalizing, in addition to signing on the sweet spot. You know? That's not part of his job description to me. That is above and beyond, and according to many people here.... you may be kind of lucky he didn't snap an attitude on you.

There is also no assurance the bats are going to be thrown away. They could be auctioned off for charity, given to children's hospitals, or simply need to be cataloged as the poster above outlined.

You are an idiot. I did not ask for the personalization (and even mentioned that I would have gathered he not personalize it).

Well hell I am not even going to continue, like I said you are an idiot and are the exact person I outlined in the last portion of the original post, a self-righteous moron. I predicted someone like you would post and sure enough you did.

What a classless tool...

Just never mind, you have enough material with which to work to make an idiotic statement as is.