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Originally Posted by Rich Klein
That if I spent $100 to attend the dinner; I'd be dammed if I did not get a few autographs during the event. To me; that is part of the purpose of an event like that -- if I sat all evening listening to Bob Oldis tell stories; I'd want him to sign the program provided for THAT event, which probably was not available on the show floor. I do understand that players are people and have a right to dine in peace; but,.... $100 for no autos on the item made especially for that event,... then I'd be a bit pissed.
Rich
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Rich -I think you have missed the point entirely. This dinner was a social event. I knew that in advance and certainly was not the least disappointed with not getting any autographs at the dinner. If you look back at the thread "Your best baseball talk?" see how many people say it was interrupting a conversation to get the shaky signature of an 82 year old former player? In fact I would rather walk away with the memory of a guy who was there describe a Mickey Mantle home run --but that is just me----the dinner was limited to 100 people and judging by the people at my table I think we were all happy to just talk baseball for a few hours.