Who is your favorite childhood baseball player?

[jerrys]

Originally Posted by sixpointone

Johnny Bench. I was fortunate to meet him to be able to tell him so. I was hoping I'd be able to get a picture with him. Ends up I did not even need to ask. As he was approaching from a distance he yelled over to me "Hey you, with a classy outfit like that get over here and take a picture with me." The classy outfit was my Reds #5 jersey. We spoke for several minutes, and each time I thanked him, he thanked me for being a fan. Great life memories!

This photo was taken at the AC 2003 National. What year did you meet Johnny Bench?

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[sixpointone]

Hi Jerry,

11/1/08 to be exact, at an appearance in Wilmington, MA. To this day, I cannot believe how cool he was.

BTW, great picture, and I'm glad you too met Johnny!

Best always,
John

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by jerrys

This photo was taken at the AC 2003 National. What year did you meet Johnny Bench?

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Did you get Blue Emu all over your hand??

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Steve Garvey and Joe Morgan. As a Dodger fan I have no idea why I was drawn to an arch enemy Cincinnati Red, but I always loved Morgan (until he hit the broadcast booth)

[NiceDocter]

My first MLB game I ever went to back in the 1965 or so era was at old DC stadium with the Washington Senators..... Don Lock hit 2 home runs that day and I grew up thinking the guy was the next coming of Babe Ruth! LOL