I caught a home run ball from JD Martinez! Now what??

[bigfanNY]

I dont think a joke. Ever been to a Mets game? Notice both of the responses saying dont get item signed are again Mets fans.They are as a group very different from other baseball fans.
Two balls below the first the Miguel Cabrera game used for a single that has MLB sticker. As I said earlier I like that the ball tells it's own story.
Second ball was tossed up to me in the left field stands by Martin Prado when he was with the Yanks. The next spring when he was with the Marlins they played an exhibition game vs the Jax Suns before heading north to start the season. I was in Jax helping out some family and had my son mail me the ball to have Prado sign it. Waiting outside I see Prado emerge take ball out of my pocket and Giancarlo Stanton takes ball from my hand and signs it. (Iwas not gonna be that guy who told the highest paid ballplayer at that time he could not sign the ball) then Mr. Prado walks up I tell him story he laughs and signs it as well. And I really enjoy getting in person signatures. So any unsigned game used items I have I always look to get them signed just my preferance. And the secondary market dose value signed game used items higher than unsigned ones. So a win win.
Hope you get to share the moment JD signs the ball with your son. Both of you will remember it.
J.

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

I dont think a joke. Ever been to a Mets game? Notice both of the responses saying dont get item signed are again Mets fans.They are as a group very different from other baseball fans.
Two balls below the first the Miguel Cabrera game used for a single that has MLB sticker. As I said earlier I like that the ball tells it's own story.
Second ball was tossed up to me in the left field stands by Martin Prado when he was with the Yanks. The next spring when he was with the Marlins they played an exhibition game vs the Jax Suns before heading north to start the season. I was in Jax helping out some family and had my son mail me the ball to have Prado sign it. Waiting outside I see Prado emerge take ball out of my pocket and Giancarlo Stanton takes ball from my hand and signs it. (Iwas not gonna be that guy who told the highest paid ballplayer at that time he could not sign the ball) then Mr. Prado walks up I tell him story he laughs and signs it as well. And I really enjoy getting in person signatures. So any unsigned game used items I have I always look to get them signed just my preferance. And the secondary market dose value signed game used items higher than unsigned ones. So a win win.
Hope you get to share the moment JD signs the ball with your son. Both of you will remember it.
J.

Sox and Yankees fans finding common ground and trading pleasant stories - what's going on here!?

I will update this thread at a later date (who knows - might take until next year) when I'm able to get JD to sign the ball - and I hope to do it when my little guy is there to have him sign it!

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

Notice both of the responses saying dont get item signed are again Mets fans.They are as a group very different from other baseball fans.

What does my being a Mets fan have to do with it? I explained why I felt scooter729 shouldn't get the ball signed. It's a perfectly legitimate reason.

I'm also into original comic book art and when I've bought pieces directly from the artist, I do not ask them to sign it. I remember one convention where I bought a page from the artist who drew it, and as I was getting my credit card to pay for the piece he signed it without asking first. I cringed but there was nothing I could do at that point. Just as the game-used ball wasn't signed when it was used in a game, the page was not signed when it was used to produce the comic book, so I don't want it signed after the fact.

How does being a Mets fan play a part in forming that opinion?

[bigfanNY]

Gary just an observation of a fact. Admittedly a very small sample size but clearly a correlation . Perhaps it would be clearer if you read the paragraph as I wrote it and not the incomplete quote you parsed. I do not know why Mets fans opinions on many things differ from my own. But I am not unhappy about it.

[packs]

Only a Mets fan would further punish themselves by not getting an autograph.

Here's my signed Trout. If he hadn't signed this baseball it would be valued at only a fraction of what it is now (and will be later):

[bigfanNY]

Originally Posted by packs

Only a Mets fan would further punish themselves by not getting an autograph.

Here's my signed Trout. If he hadn't signed this baseball it would be valued at only a fraction of what it is now (and will be later):

I have many items that I am glad no Mets player signed...
Very nice Trout ball. Like I said earlier when signed like that the ball tells it's own story, and makes a great display. Same could be said for Bats, Caps, batting Gloves. Just an opinion. That as you mentioned is backed up by much higher prices in the secondary market.

[packs]

I can definitely understand why some people wouldn't want a signed game used item. Photo guys don't like photos with signatures on them either. For me the ball would have felt incomplete without the Trout auto.

[callou2131]

Originally Posted by Gary Dunaier

What does my being a Mets fan have to do with it? I explained why I felt scooter729 shouldn't get the ball signed. It's a perfectly legitimate reason.

I'm also into original comic book art and when I've bought pieces directly from the artist, I do not ask them to sign it. I remember one convention where I bought a page from the artist who drew it, and as I was getting my credit card to pay for the piece he signed it without asking first. I cringed but there was nothing I could do at that point. Just as the game-used ball wasn't signed when it was used in a game, the page was not signed when it was used to produce the comic book, so I don't want it signed after the fact.

How does being a Mets fan play a part in forming that opinion?

Very True. I used to be big in the game used hockey world, both jerseys and sticks. The second you got them signed, the value dropped, and you lost a lot of potential buyers. The only place you would get a game used jersey signed was on the inside of the crest so it couldnt be seen.

[maniac_73]

Am I missing stuff or are the grown men in here actually serious in saying that kids should have to fight them for a ball?

[ramram]

Yup. Apparently so. As I mentioned earlier, I have no words.

Ok, maybe I can muster a few words - I’ve seen a few dandies being shamed on the internet or espn when they are captured on video chasing a ball while out of their minds but I never imagined they were right here amidst us.

Rob M

[w7imel]

Originally Posted by ramram

Yup. Apparently so. As I mentioned earlier, I have no words.

Ok, maybe I can muster a few words - I’ve seen a few dandies being shamed on the internet or espn when they are captured on video chasing a ball while out of their minds but I never imagined they were right here amidst us.

Rob M

If you really believe we're really being serious than I am the one who has no words. Lighten up a bit.

[ramram]

Originally Posted by w7imel

If you really believe we're really being serious than I am the one who has no words. Lighten up a bit.

Are you speaking for Fuddjcal??

Rob M