My 2012 Texas Rangers Big Glove project

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Great stuff, Mike! Keep it coming!

I love when players go out of their way for the kids... Last week, I went to the Dodgers-Reds game with one mission in mind and that was to get Don Mattingly's autograph on an index card for my Yankees retired # project and to get him to sign the two OMLBs that I had for my two sons. I got the index card (Yea!) before the game and decided to wait outside the hotel after the game for the two balls. Donnie Baseball was first off the bus and had a young boy with him and didn't feel comfortable stopping and signing in a tiny crowd with the child.

None of the players stopped, Josh Beckett was the biggest jerk when he (speed) walked by... But then Hanley Ramirez stopped and signed a few. I was front and center with a ball in hand along with a couple other guys and a few kids. It didn't take long to realize that he was skipping all the adults and only signing for the kids, I have no problem with that! And he even stopped and was talking to the seven or eight year old girl for a minute or so. It's times like that where you get a real appreciation for a player, as a person.

[clutch]

Originally Posted by mschwade

I was front and center with a ball in hand along with a couple other guys and a few kids. It didn't take long to realize that he was skipping all the adults and only signing for the kids, I have no problem with that!

That's funny. I can't tell you how many times I stood in a crowd for hours just to get continually skipped over. I've had a couple of times where I've had an athlete use my sharpie to sign everyone else's items and still refuse to sign mine.

[Cfern023]

Originally Posted by mschwade

I love when players go out of their way for the kids... Last week, I went to the Dodgers-Reds game with one mission in mind and that was to get Don Mattingly's autograph on an index card for my Yankees retired # project and to get him to sign the two OMLBs that I had for my two sons. I got the index card (Yea!) before the game and decided to wait outside the hotel after the game for the two balls. Donnie Baseball was first off the bus and had a young boy with him and didn't feel comfortable stopping and signing in a tiny crowd with the child.

None of the players stopped, Josh Beckett was the biggest jerk when he (speed) walked by... But then Hanley Ramirez stopped and signed a few. I was front and center with a ball in hand along with a couple other guys and a few kids. It didn't take long to realize that he was skipping all the adults and only signing for the kids, I have no problem with that! And he even stopped and was talking to the seven or eight year old girl for a minute or so. It's times like that where you get a real appreciation for a player, as a person.

I met Hanley on a few occassions and he was a jerk. Heck, I even got his signature on a ASG ball from the 08 Game, and he signed his name with a G.

Be very careful, once Hanley thinks he's not expendable he'll treat you guys like junk. Ask any Marlins fan, all three of us around.

[Cfern023]

That big glove project is awesome BTW, great you got to expericance that with your daughter. Hopefully I can do the same when I have little minions.

[thenavarro]

Maven's favorite player has been Nelson Cruz for a few years now. I took her to his youth baseball camp today and she had a blast. There is massive rainfall down here today, so the camp was moved into a gym rather than the ball field, but it was still fun.

Here's Maven ready to play in her eye black:



Here's Nellie:



And finally on my glove:



Maven also got to take a picture with Nellie and got some more autographs of Nellie and Mike Adams. The camp hasn't emailed us our picture yet. She's impatient to see it, LOL.

Now down to needing only 4 on my glove, Ian Kinsler, Elvis Andrus, Giovanny Soto and Jurickson Profar.

Rangers game against Halos is currently delayed for at least a couple hours and probably more.

Mike

[isaac2004]

Craving an update

[thenavarro]

Isaac

They are out in Oakland getting their butts handed to them so I haven't had a chance to do any graph chasing this week. Just got Maven and Nellie's photo though