04-18-2013, 07:29 PM
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I@n Cl@rke
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 2,078
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Originally Posted by margoaepi
When I was a little boy, maybe 7 or 8 years old, once in a while my dad would humor me and we would hang out by the player entrance/exit after games at Shea. One day after a Mets/Pirates game (and a Pirates win), Mike LaValliere walked out, and even as a kid I knew who he was. Mind you, it was not because of his prowess on the field, but because of how he looked. I addressed him as Mr. LaValliere and asked him to sign my ball, and he looked me dead in the eye and said he doesn't sign autographs for anyone and just kept walking. Class act.
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What a chump. Thanks for the insight.. I'll never look at "Spanky" the same again
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