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My son and I just met Fergie Jenkins...

artistlostartistlost Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭
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My four and half year old son and I spent the afternoon at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee ceremonies. They were inducting Ernie Witt and Larry Walker. Anyway, after hearing some of the speeches and looking at the exhibits we waiting in a very long line to get autographs of Witt and Walker. Well...for those who have young kids...the wait was a little too long (over an hour and a half). So we decided to skip the autos.

My son was more disappointed than me about not getting an autograph on his baseball. But, as we were leaving, we saw that Mr. Jenkins had a booth set up for his foundation and no line at all. We both ended up getting great autographs, a picture and a bit of a chat. Great guy and he was wonderful with my son.

Here are some pictures. It might not be Cooperstown but it was still pretty cool.

Fergie's 1971 Cy Young Award

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My son infront of the Jackie Robinson display

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My son with Fergie

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and my son and I infront of the building/logo

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The day was a great early fathers day.

mathew
baseball & hockey junkie

drugs of choice
NHL hall of fame rookies

Comments

  • corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭
    cool trip and photos. Are you wearing a shirt that says "give peace a chance"?
  • PigsPigs Posts: 761
    Very nice memory for you both this close to Father's Day. Thanks for sharing
  • artistlostartistlost Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭


    << <i>cool trip and photos. Are you wearing a shirt that says "give peace a chance"? >>



    Yup...big Lennon and Beatles fan.

    mathew
    baseball & hockey junkie

    drugs of choice
    NHL hall of fame rookies
  • ElemenopeoElemenopeo Posts: 2,577 ✭✭

    Very cool. image
  • justmichaeljustmichael Posts: 1,048
    Even though he Canadian(j/kimage) Fergie is one of the nicest human beings one will ever meet.Not to mention he absolutely gigantic.He hands are enormous.
    Mike
  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    Awesome day it sounds like, and Ferguson is looking good in his old age.
    Collector of most things Frank Thomas. www.BigHurtHOF.com
  • calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭✭
    Sounds like a great time was had by all . Hopefully your son will remember the day . Thanks for sharing .

    P.S. -- You can-o-corn team , is proving hard to catch. Thanks for the fun in that league as well.

    P.S.S.-- Meet you at the top.---- Sonny
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  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    ferguson jenkins, he used to lay third baseline down and then sniff it you know...

    heheh, i kid, that was almost 40 years ago....

    +1 canadian HOF & nice son

    j

    ps: why is Rush NOT in Rock n Roll HOF btw??? injustice for sure, as they inducted madonna last year....
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  • fur72fur72 Posts: 2,348 ✭✭
    Great story and great pics. I have met Fergie several times but have never really had the chance to chat so I am jealous.
    Cory @iamfur72 https://twitter.com/iamfur72

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  • 70chip70chip Posts: 797
    Those are great pics, thanx for sharing such a memorable day!!!
    Collecting Interests:
    Ripken, Brooks & Frank Robinson, Old Orioles, Sweet Spot Autos, older Redskins - Riggins, Sonny, Baugh etc and anything that catches my eye. image

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  • csmtampacsmtampa Posts: 1,828 ✭
    Sounds like it was an awesome time. Reminds me when i met Brooks Robinson when I was younger. He was doing a free signing at a card shop and there was no one left, so I kept buying stuff to get signed. I was about 14 or 15 at the time, and he inscribed a photo "To Mark, a future Hall of Famer". He was n awesome person. Someone offered to take a pic of me and Brooks, and sent them to me in the mail. Then I sent them to Brooks and he signed them "Mark, your looking great!!". I love hearing stories of peoples encounters with Hall of Famers who are kind and generous!

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  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Matthew,

    AWESOME day you had with your son ... Spending time with family is what it is all about ... ESPECIALLY when you are both doing something you enjoy!
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Sounds like you two had a great time Matt.

    Steve
    Good for you.
  • BPorter26BPorter26 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great pics, thanks for sharing

    "EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY IT SAYS IT RIGHT THERE ON THE WALL" - JACKIE MOON
  • chaz43chaz43 Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭
    Fantastic ! chaz
  • heritageheritage Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭
    That's cool... it's nice to see players young and old that are good to kids!
  • lbcoach20lbcoach20 Posts: 883 ✭✭✭
    Memories are what last a lifetime. Thanks for sharing.
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Whenever you can spend time with a HOF'er and your son in the same day, what more could you ask for?
  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭
    I was able to go to the Canadian Hall of Fame in 2001 and I loved the place, the town and everything about it --- it is 1% of Cooperstown but they pack the baseball in there and are super proud of it.
    My son was only 2 at the time but we got this pic signed and he always shows it to his friends.

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  • IchiroDeportedIchiroDeported Posts: 1,610 ✭
    sounds like a an awesome time image your son has good choice in shirts by the way.
  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭


    << <i> your son has good choice in shirts by the way. >>




    I'm thinking that shirt might have been yours at 1 time?
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  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭
    great!!! thanks for sharing
    Fred

    collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.

    looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started

  • artistlostartistlost Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for all the kind words. It was an amazing day. To spend the day with my son and baseball was perfect.

    Oh and the shirt wasn't mine though I did have one very close to it growing up.

    mathew
    baseball & hockey junkie

    drugs of choice
    NHL hall of fame rookies
  • bman90278bman90278 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭
    Great thread and thanks very much for sharing the pics. It looks like you both had a day you'll always remember.

    Happy father's day to ya,
    Brian
    My Dodgers Rookie Cards Project
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