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Scored a HOFer tonight

GootGoot Posts: 3,496
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Me my dad, my girlfriend, and little brother all went to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays game tonight. We got there about an hour and a half early and me and my girlfriend are walking around the stadium. We turn one corner and bam.... Fergie Jenkins is sitting at a table with photos and baseballs spread out across the table. She had noo idea who he was but I just about died when I unexpectedly saw the HOFer with basically no one asking for his autograph. I think many people didn't realize whoe he was.

The deal was $20 for signed photos (signed name with hof 91), $40 for signed baseballs with same inscription (for an extra $10 he added 71 cy young to the hof inscription), $100 got you a Wrigley Field chairback with a list of accomplishments on it and his sig. All of the money went to the Ted Williams children's foundation.

I got the photo. I'm so pumped about it, it's my first HOFer.

I know this is turning into an essay, but I also later won a Tampa Bay Rays inagural game program from March 31,1998. Pretty good night at the park.

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  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭
    cool deal.. congrats
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  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭
    A greivously underrated Pitcher. Only man ever to have 3000+ K's and less than 1000 BBs (unless someone has since equalled that and I don't believe thay have.)

    Good stuff for a good cause. Thanks for sharing this image
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  • Tedw9Tedw9 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭
    Nice score!


    Sounds like you had a great evening at the ballpark. Thanks for sharing the story! image
    Looking for Carl Willey items.
  • ajwajw Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭


    << <i>A greivously underrated Pitcher. Only man ever to have 3000+ K's and less than 1000 BBs (unless someone has since equalled that and I don't believe thay have.)

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    Curt Schilling and Greg Maddux say "hi."
  • SoFLPhillyFanSoFLPhillyFan Posts: 3,931 ✭✭
    Fergie's prices must go up during the regular season or at MLB parks. Picked up a signed MLB ball with "HOF '91" inscription for $35 at a Phils - Twins Spring Training game last month in Ft. Myers.
    Ron LeFlore was with him too. I was wearing a throwback Montreal Monarchs Clemente minor league jersey and LeFlore yelled out "Hey Montreal!" as I walked by. We had a nice chat.
    Fergie's manager offered to trade a signed ball for my jersey. I declined and bought one instead.

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  • TraderSheaTraderShea Posts: 181


    << <i>A greivously underrated Pitcher. Only man ever to have 3000+ K's and less than 1000 BBs (unless someone has since equalled that and I don't believe thay have.)

    Good stuff for a good cause. Thanks for sharing this image >>



    You arent kidding about the "Grievously underrated pitcher" part! 7 20 Win seasons (including 6 in a row between 67-72) and 3 of them came for .500 or worse teams! Included in that is a 25-12 mark for a Tex team that went 79-81 (ie, he had nearly 1/3 of the teams wins!!!)

    I love Fergie, got to meet him myself a few years back and great guy. Nice catch there, wonderful auto to add to any collection.


    HAPPY EASTER ALL!!! May you and yours be blessed on this wonderful day!
    Shea
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    Currently searching for 05 Upper Deck Origins & Old Judge Autos #/5 (Feller, Hafner, V.Martinez & Rosen)
    and 06 SP Authentic “By The Numbers” Letter Autos (Sabathia, Hafner, Sowers, V.Martinez & Lee)
  • TraderSheaTraderShea Posts: 181


    << <i>$100 got you a wrigley stadium chairback with a list of accomplishments on it and his sig. >>



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    Currently searching for 05 Upper Deck Origins & Old Judge Autos #/5 (Feller, Hafner, V.Martinez & Rosen)
    and 06 SP Authentic “By The Numbers” Letter Autos (Sabathia, Hafner, Sowers, V.Martinez & Lee)
  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭
    Nice work! The only person I can score is my wife.
  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Curt Schilling and Greg Maddux say "hi." >>

    Okay. "First", then image
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  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    "Scored a HOFer tonight"


    Hey now, this isnt that kind of website. What you do in the privacy of your own bedroom is your business"

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  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    Congrats!



    << <i>I was wearing a throwback Montreal Monarchs Clemente minor league jersey >>



    Never seen one before and even googled to no avail.

    Got a pic?

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  • GootGoot Posts: 3,496


    << <i>"Scored a HOFer tonight"


    Hey now, this isnt that kind of website. What you do in the privacy of your own bedroom is your business"

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    Oops guess I should've worded that differently. I wrote it at 2 in the morning after a long day in St. Pete and at the ballpark.

    How 'bout, Scored a HOFer signature tonight? image
  • GootGoot Posts: 3,496


    << <i>

    << <i>$100 got you a wrigley stadium chairback with a list of accomplishments on it and his sig. >>



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    I wanted it sooooo badly but I just didn't have the money.
  • themetalsignthemetalsign Posts: 555 ✭✭
    Boo, And you know how hard that is to do !!!!!!!!! image
  • FabfrankFabfrank Posts: 2,312
    Nice work! The only person I can score is my wife.

    Same here with my wife.....with a bottle of chloroform and a ragimage
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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Great stuff, I can remember LeFlore from his playing days, great stories guys!!
  • JdurgJdurg Posts: 997 ✭
    Nice. The first autograph I ever got was of Phil Rizzuto back when I was like 10 or 11 years old. I remember wearing my Rizzuto Yankees Jersey (which was HUGE on me at the time but now fits nicely and I'm amazed I still have it 15 years later) and how Phil was laughing and seemed happy as all hell that a young kid was wearing a Jersey with his number on it. I remember he talked to the organizer for a bit and in classic Rizzuto fashion said "Hey Jimmy, take a look at this kid here wearing Number 10." He was a really nice guy. Later on he gets inducted into the HOF and my first auto ever is of a HOFer.
    I collect the elements on the periodic table, and some coins. I have a complete Roosevelt set, and am putting together a set of coins from 1880.
  • GootGoot Posts: 3,496
    I was going to upload a pic of me and him but it is too large.How, or can I make it smaller?
  • TraderSheaTraderShea Posts: 181


    << <i>I was going to upload a pic of me and him but it is too large.How, or can I make it smaller? >>



    Easily you can edit it with paint ~ go to the "Image" tab, then "Stretch/Skew" and select the % you would like the image to be (ie type 40% in both Hor and Vert fields).
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    Currently searching for 05 Upper Deck Origins & Old Judge Autos #/5 (Feller, Hafner, V.Martinez & Rosen)
    and 06 SP Authentic “By The Numbers” Letter Autos (Sabathia, Hafner, Sowers, V.Martinez & Lee)
  • GootGoot Posts: 3,496
    Thanks.
  • JdurgJdurg Posts: 997 ✭
    Damn! For an old guy his forearms are HUGE!!!! Must have a lot of................. ummmmm................. yeah......... I think I'll end that sentence right there. image
    I collect the elements on the periodic table, and some coins. I have a complete Roosevelt set, and am putting together a set of coins from 1880.
  • GootGoot Posts: 3,496


    << <i>Damn! For an old guy his forearms are HUGE!!!! Must have a lot of................. ummmmm................. yeah......... I think I'll end that sentence right there. image >>



    When I shook his hand, it felt like he gave me the death grip. He is huge!
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