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4/22/17 Fresno Grizzles vs Salt Lake Bees

Didn't go after any of the Bees, already have Kaleb Cowart, Dustin Ackley and a couple other so didn't feeling like chasing anyone else. Sadly the Angels have a really weak system and not a lot of big name players in AAA.

Grizzles are usually a pretty good signing team at home, but tonight only a couple signed before the game, and only a couple others after. I can never get Tyler White, Brady Rodgers or Preston Tucker. I've literally been lugging around the same 3 Preston Tucker cards for 3 years off and on. Anyway, I still did ok. Would've been nice to get some more time by the player parking lot post game before they kicked me out of the stadium, but it is what it is.

AJ Reed & Derek Fisher. Funny thing that Brett Phillips would be on the Fresno roster as well if he didn't get traded.


You can always count on AJ Reed.




Derek Fisher


Tony Kemp & Teoscar Hernandez


Kemp is 1 per, Fisher and Hernandez will sign more than 1, but don't sign duplicates.

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4/29/17 Lancaster Jethawks vs Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Finally a really good night. It's nice to finally have had a really successful night. When you have to drive 90+ minutes to see a game, and 90+ minutes home afterwards, it really stinks to not do well. Luckily the High-A California league can often make up for the shortcomings of the AAA Pacific Coast League. Players are just so much more relaxed and accessible.

Here is what I had signed Pregame:

Brian Mundell - really nice guy. Came out early and signed for anyone who wanted.


Garrett Hampson


Brendan Rodgers signed 1 for about 20 people


Post game inside stadium:

Forrest Wall - Still really nice.


Peter Lambert


Brendan Rodgers - Signed longer than anyone else, of course most people wanted him.




Post game outside stadium:

The Quakes were really relaxed and many signed a bunch. I only missed D.J. Peters who came out when I was with another player.

Yusniel Diaz


Will Smith and Drew Jackson. Smith only signs 1.


Walker Beuhler


Yadier Alvarez

[Atlantaman]

Very nice haul!

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5/13/17 Lancaster Jethawks vs Stockton Ports

Had a good time at the game last night. Here is what I was able to get:

Brendan Rodgers 2017 Bowman /5 that I got a good deal on, & Garrett Hampson


Brendan Rodger 8x10


Brian Mundell 2017 Bowmans, one is /25.


Logan Shore, signed 3 of 5.


A.J. Puk, signed 2 of 8.


Stockton Ports game used ball:

Ball has:

#	Name
21	Evan Manarino
20	Joey Wagman
27	Will Gilbert
31	A.J. Puk
18	Chris Iriart
46	Nolan Blackwood
29	Carlos Navas
17	Santiago Chavez
26	Andrew Tomasovich
13	Skye Bolt
34	Logan Shore
15	Eli White
4	Seth Brown
38	Tyler Ramirez
11	Branden Cogswell

Last, but not least... At the gas station after the game I ran into Jethawks player Mylz Jones, who went to the same college as me. Talked to him for a minute and had him sign a ticket.

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5/22/17 Fresno Grizzlies vs. Memphis Redbirds

Went to the game with my wife so I had a little help with these. I have been experimenting with a medium and fine point pen lately to see what looks best on what cards. We did ok I guess, but triple-A players can be a pain. Carson Kelly, for instance, did not even play in this game, but still ignored everyone who asked him for his autograph. I was told that he didn't sign at all for the entire series, so he seems like a turd. Here is what we got:

Paul DeJong - would sign 2 at a time.


Patrick Wisdom - Would only sign 1.


Harrison Bader - Signed 2 after the game. Didn't sign before but he appeared to be having equipment issues so that's probably why.


Luke Weaver - He was charting and signed all 5 cards we had between innings.


AJ Reed - Signed all 4 cards I brought. Cool as ever.

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5/26/17 Lancaster Jethawks vs Inland Empire 66'ers

It is always nice to get to experience the kind and generous High-A ball players in the Cal league after seeing a few rude triple-A players.
Here is what I was able to get one this night:

Brendan Rodgers & Garrett Hampson


Brian Mundell rainbow


Kyle Survance Jr.


Taylor Ward


Connor Justus


Matt Thaiss


Every one of these guys was super-nice in person.

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6/2/17 Fresno Grizzlies vs Tacoma Rainiers

It is nice to do well at a triple-A game. The Tacoma players were very nice for the most part, the only one of them to deny me was by Dan Volgelbach. He said he doesn't sign after a loss. A bunch of other Tacoma players did however, so Dan is just being lazy. Here is how I did.

Tyler White


Teoscar Hernandez


Tony Kemp & Colin Moran


AJ Reed


Francis Martes - glad to see he will do 8 at a time as I've only caught him one other time


And now a few players who I got to see play for Bakersfield the past 2 seasons

Emilio Pagan


Andrew Moore


Tyler O'Neill

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6/2/17 Fresno Grizzlies vs Tacoma Rainiers

It is nice to do well at a triple-A game. The Tacoma players were very nice for the most part, the only one of them to deny me was by Dan Volgelbach. He said he doesn't sign after a loss. A bunch of other Tacoma players did however, so Dan is just being lazy. Here is how I did.

Vogelbach has been a jerk about signing since he was in low A at Kane County, regardless of whether it was a win, loss, or before the game.

Otherwise, great job!

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6/19/17 California League All-Star Fan Fest & Homerun Derby in Visalia

Anyone who went to the all-star game in Rancho Cucamonga 2 years ago, or Lake Elsinore last year knows these events can be crazy. This event was crazy as well, but for other reasons. One thing that seemed strange was how few people there were. Last year it took the entire 40 available minutes to get through the line to get Ian Happ's autograph. This year the longest line was maybe 2 minutes for Brendan Rodgers. There were so few people however that Rodgers and the rest of the Jethawks got bored and left after only 20 minutes as no one was at their table.

The last 2 all star games also included the Carolina league, but beginning this year it is California league only, so that is probably one reason for less people showing up. Another is that the actual all-star game was not until Tuesday, with the fan fest and derby on Monday. Also, it was very hot, around 106 degrees for much of the event.

Admission was $20, and there was an option to get in an hour early with a $10 VIP pass. This allowed you to get early access to all of the players for autographs, and this was definitely the way to go. In retrospect I wish I had tried for more Rodgers signatures early or had help with me as he was doing his normal 1 per, and after Lancaster left their table, he did not really sign anything else the rest of the day until he was on his way out after the event in the parking lot. I can't really complain, as it was nice for Rodgers to even show up at the all star event at all after knowing he was being moved up, and despite limiting his signing a lot, he is quite gracious and generous with his time for a big star. As many people expected Rodgers was called up to double A after the game, along with teammate Brian Mundell.

I was able to get a lot of signatures on this day, over 150 in all. I actually could've gotten more, but I left cards at home as I wanted to have room in my binder for the all star set cards. Surprisingly however there was no all star set produced this year, which was a disappointment. I would've bought 2 of them. Also, this left a lot of the players with nothing to sign much of the time. Anyway, here is how I did...

Brendan Rodgers cards. His hand was kind of shaky on 1.


Peter Lambert


Garrett Hampson


Brian Mundell


DJ Peters


Will Smith


Eric Lauer


Josh Naylor - Only signs 1 at a time this year, and people were saying he ignores graphers much of the time.


Cal Quantrill - Like Rodgers he is basically 1 per, and like Rodgers he did not come out for his non-VIP table signing.


Nick Neidert


Braden Bishop - Nice to see a former Blaze playing having a good season.


Skye Bolt and Casey Meisner


Aramis Garcia


Bryan Reynolds


Ryan Howard


All Star Program - 53 signatures, almost everyone!

Includes:

#	Name	Pos	Team
20	Trevor Frank	P	Lake Elsinore Storm
8	Cameron Gann	P	Visalia Rawhide
37	Mason McCullough	P	Visalia Rawhide
19	Bo Takahashi	P	Visalia Rawhide
10	Gerardo Reyes	P	Lake Elsinore Storm
49	Andrew Istler	P	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
1	Sergio Alcantara	SS	Visalia Rawhide
7	Braden Bishop	OF	Modesto Nuts
13	Skye Bolt	OF	Stockton Ports
12	Seth Brown	RF	Oakland Athletics
12	Mike Connolly	P	San Jose Giants
14	Aramis Garcia	C	San Jose Giants
27	Marty Herum	1B	Visalia Rawhide
55	Ryan Howard	SS	San Jose Giants
32	Bud Jeter	P	Visalia Rawhide
3	Chris Mariscal	2B	Modesto Nuts
9	Reggie McClain	P	Modesto Nuts
34	Conner Menez	P	San Jose Giants
12	Casey Meisner	P	Stockton Ports
19	Sean Murphy	C	Stockton Ports
10	Nick Neidert	P	Modesto Nuts
33	Matthew Festa	P	Modesto Nuts
38	Tyler Ramirez	OF	Stockton Ports
9	Bryan Reynolds	OF	San Jose Giants
2	Logan Taylor	3B	Modesto Nuts
19	Gianfranco Wawoe	2B	Modesto Nuts
	Shelley Duncan	Manager	Visalia Rawhide
	Vince Harrison	Hitting Coach	Visalia Rawhide
	Jeff Bajenaru	Pitching Coach	Visalia Rawhide
37	Eddie Oropesa	Bench Coach	Visalia Rawhide
3	Garrett Hampson	SS	Lancaster JetHawks
25	Sam Hilliard	OF	Lancaster JetHawks
34	Ibandel Isabel	1B	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
33	Peter Lambert	P	Lancaster JetHawks
18	Eric Lauer	P	Lake Elsinore Storm
30	Joey Lucchesi	P	Lake Elsinore Storm
14	Hamlet Marte	C	Lancaster JetHawks
15	Brian Mundell	1B	Lancaster JetHawks
13	Mylz Jones	OF	Lancaster JetHawks
32	Josh Naylor	1B	Lake Elsinore Storm
31	DJ Peters	OF	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
48	Cal Quantrill	P	Lake Elsinore Storm
15	Luke Raley	OF	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
1	Brendan Rodgers	SS	Lancaster JetHawks
41	Jose Rodriguez	P	Inland Empire 66ers
24	Wes Rogers	OF	Lancaster JetHawks
3	Jose Rojas	3B	Inland Empire 66ers
19	Dennis Santana	P	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
21	Craig Schlitter	P	Lancaster JetHawks
10	Will Smith	C	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
	Drew Saylor	Manager	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
	Jay Gibbons	Hitting Coach	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
	Kip Wells	Pitching Coach	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Signed Cal League Ball

Includes:

#	Name	Pos	Bat
15	Luke Raley	OF	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
10	Will Smith	C	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
18	Eric Lauer	P	Lake Elsinore Storm
25	Sam Hilliard	OF	Lancaster JetHawks
3	Garrett Hampson	SS	Lancaster JetHawks
1	Sergio Alcantara	SS	Visalia Rawhide
19	Bo Takahashi	P	Visalia Rawhide
13	Skye Bolt	OF	Stockton Ports
9	Bryan Reynolds	OF	San Jose Giants
24	Wes Rogers	OF	Lancaster JetHawks
1	Brendan Rodgers	SS	Lancaster JetHawks
19	Sean Murphy	C	Stockton Ports
10	Nick Neidert	P	Modesto Nuts
3	Chris Mariscal	2B	Modesto Nuts
9	Reggie McClain	P	Modesto Nuts
30	Joey Lucchesi	P	Lake Elsinore Storm
31	DJ Peters	OF	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
21	Craig Schlitter	P	Lancaster JetHawks
13	Mylz Jones	OF	Lancaster JetHawks
33	Peter Lambert	P	Lancaster JetHawks
48	Cal Quantrill	P	Lake Elsinore Storm

Last but not least, a Brendan Rodgers OMLB that can out beautiful.


Great day, 154 signatures in all.

[Smittzerland]

Wow, good job with the All-Star Game!