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runscottfavorite autographed item is actually a '73 Phillies ball featuring a HUGE Mike Schmidt autograph which looks absolutely nothing like his current signature, plus Carlton on the sweet spot and a few Giants from a previous visit to the Astrodome (Bobby Bonds, Marichal, etc.)
I know it's an old worn-out topic, but man was it cool to actually meet the ball-players in person outside the stadium...and talk with them! We used to sit in the outfield and kids would throw programs with pens clipped on, down to Juan Marichal while he was doing his pre-game jog, and he always stopped, caught them, signed, and threw them back up! Another real crowd-pleaser was a young Bobby Valentine, playing for the Dodgers in the early '70s - Valentine had the biggest smile and always seemed eager to make eye contact with the fans. Weird how he turned out to be so angry-looking as a manager...Pete Rose was a turd.