On the hunt for an autograph in 2010...

by Rachmaninoff on Jan 19, 2010 7:12 PM PST

Think back to Fan Appreciation Day 2003--we were just a week or so removed from contention for the AL West title, and on the verge of ending the season with 93 wins. We still were still riding the wave of the successes from the early 2000s seasons...(oh boy were we in for a big surprise next year...)...and we still had Mike Cameron for a couple more days.

Long story short, he hit a home run off the left field foul pole--as it would happen, it was his last home run in Seattle. I got the ball, but had to leave before the end of the game, so I never got a chance to get it autographed.

My question to you is this: what are some good strategies for trying to get the ball signed? Do I dare mail it? Should I try to brave the throngs of pink Boston hats at a Seattle-Sox game this year to try to get the mark in person? Any first-hand experience getting an autograph...if not from Cammy, then from another player? Is it harder to get a visiting player's autograph?

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I got a Aaron Sele autographed baseball card

i mailed that in and got it like 5 months later and that was after his last playing season. You should probably mail it in because we dont play the sox til july and you have a better chance of getting back by then.

by Marinerfanjake on Jan 19, 2010 7:29 PM PST reply actions

This might be helpful.

http://www.sasesportssigs.com/main/faq.htm

by mark sobba on Jan 19, 2010 8:07 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

I'd arrive very early to each game during the Red Sox series.

Cameron had a lot of love for Seattle & its fans, I’m sure he’ll be out there signing autographs come July.

by katal on Jan 19, 2010 8:41 PM PST reply actions

This.

Plus at least with the visiting club, you get in the gates in time to see the visitors take BP/fielding drills. If he’s available it’d be easier to get him to sign something than a Mariner player. Get there early enough and it’d be easy to get down next to the field by the visitor’s dugout.

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by PositivePaul on Jan 19, 2010 10:35 PM PST up reply actions

And be polite :)

by msb on Jan 20, 2010 7:22 AM PST up reply actions

I'm no autograph seeker, but...

if you mail something to a player, there’s a huge risk you’ll never get it back. I’d just wait the 7 months and get it signed in person if you can.

by basebliman on Jan 19, 2010 8:53 PM PST reply actions

I recommend going to the game.

I live in Anaheim and when the Mariners would come in, Cammy was the only Mariner to come out before the game and give autographs. Very cool guy. Signed my mitt and a couple cards I believe.

by Bicycle Rider on Jan 19, 2010 10:08 PM PST reply actions

I'm not much for autographs but you will be well served to send Cammy a letter right

now via the Red Sox. Let him know what ball you have and that you want it signed. I did this once and prearranged to meet the player when his team came to town. It was much easier than waiting in the autograph hunter throng.

by Sec 108 on Jan 20, 2010 7:52 AM PST reply actions 2 recs

The only time I tried to get an autograph was my Adam Jones jersey.

I just got there an hour and a half before the game, waited by the O’s dugout, and when he came out to sign autographs I waited until I got close and then just threw my jersey at him and then my pen. That’s about all it takes. I imagine Cameron would spend some time signing autographs.

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by lailaihei on Jan 20, 2010 11:02 AM PST reply actions