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mcgwirecom, why did you get that special treatment?[/QUOTE]



I think because I was near the end of the line. I remember standing in line and everyone telling stories of how he won't sign this or that and don't ask him this. Plus they said no flash photography and he wore sunglasses most of the time (they said he was going blind from flashes). Everyone was afraid of him it seemed. Some people would just lean across the table and turn to get get a photo with him. So when i got up there I though I would just ask instead of being afraid. He was right in the middle of signing my ball and I said "hey Joe, mind if I get a picture with you?" he stopped signing and I thought, oh no he will ruin the signature! He looked me up and down and then said, "sure come around". I was not expecting it and had to go way down a line of tables to get around them. One of my favorite pics of all time.