2022 All-Star Fanfest - Page 3

dodgerfanjohn · 07-11-2022, 05:59 PM

Tim thanks for all the help with this. One more question. Do the autos for each day get listed each day, or is it ahead of that?

TimBuckTwo · 07-11-2022, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dodgerfanjohn

Tim thanks for all the help with this. One more question. Do the autos for each day get listed each day, or is it ahead of that?

They are up at this link. Look for who is signing by time at each stage. Of course subject to change and cancellation.

https://www.mlb.com/all-star/play-ba...gends/schedule

Couple other things from last year. Some outfit was giving away good Sharpie markers and Autograph booklets you can use for extra autos if you make extra trips or run out of stuff.

All autos were tagged by MLB authentication stickers after the signing.

Franklin - The batting glove seller will possibly have about 5-10 pairs of gloves certain players use among the regular gloves - Trout, Tatis, Acuna etc. These seemed to be a hot item last year for fans and resellers.

dodgerfanjohn · 07-16-2022, 10:17 AM

I’m not going today but did a dry run to test the system. So auto tix went up at 8am. You are forced into a virtual “waiting room”.

It took six minutes for me to get in. Garvey and Justin Turner were already gone. Notable names still left were Steve Sax, Fergie Jenkins, Edgar Martinez, Rollie Fingers, and Jerry Reuss mislabeled as Jerry Ross lol.

As of 8:18 all the HOF are still available. Garvey now available also.

Tommorow I’d like Vlad. We shall see…

ewokpelts · 07-16-2022, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by dodgerfanjohn

I’m not going today but did a dry run to test the system. So auto tix went up at 8am. You are forced into a virtual “waiting room”.

It took six minutes for me to get in. Garvey and Justin Turner were already gone. Notable names still left were Steve Sax, Fergie Jenkins, Edgar Martinez, Rollie Fingers, and Jerry Reuss mislabeled as Jerry Porter lol.

As of 8:18 all the HOF are still available.

Tommorow I’d like Vlad. We shall see…

Btw, Garvey is doing at least one session at the topps booth.

cj828282 · 07-16-2022, 03:24 PM

Any one participate in the wrapper redemption yet? Any details would be great.

Edit: Noted some ASG patch cards /100 online. Perhaps that was part of the program.

packbusta · 07-16-2022, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cj828282

Any one participate in the wrapper redemption yet? Any details would be great.

Edit: Noted some ASG patch cards /100 online. Perhaps that was part of the program.

Patch Cards were for complete set purchases.

Wrapper redemption is 3 wrappers for one card, 7 cards total-- Robinson, Betts, Ohtani, Guerrero, Tatis, Judge, Harper (? Forgetting this one right now).

ewokpelts · 07-16-2022, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by packbusta

Patch Cards were for complete set purchases.

Wrapper redemption is 3 wrappers for one card, 7 cards total-- Robinson, Betts, Ohtani, Guerrero, Tatis, Judge, Harper (? Forgetting this one right now).

Was the complete set an ASG set?

packbusta · 07-16-2022, 07:09 PM

Yes. Sold out pretty quickly it seems.

fakeamerican1 · 07-16-2022, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ewokpelts

Was the complete set an ASG set?

I believe the ASG factory set includes all cards from 2022 series 1 and series 2 plus 5 all star cards

soey10 · 07-16-2022, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by packbusta

Patch Cards were for complete set purchases.

Wrapper redemption is 3 wrappers for one card, 7 cards total-- Robinson, Betts, Ohtani, Guerrero, Tatis, Judge, Harper (? Forgetting this one right now).

Soto was the other player available

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dodgerfanjohn · 07-19-2022, 09:09 PM

Went Sunday and Monday.

Sunday was packed. Picked up a ticket on Stubhub for $9. Wound up going pretty late...got there around 1215pm. Found free street parking on Flower St, about 2 1/2 blocks from the convention center. Autos reservations were available on the Play Ball Park Ap at 8 each morning. They put you in a virtual queue. I got in after 6 minutes and failed to get Vlad Guerrero. No standby line for him either. Got Rick Monday instead which I was still happy about. You can only get one per day, but also can do standby lines. Spent a LOT of time on the floor, most of which was pointless. A lot of lines to do kiddie stuff. I just turned 50 so....meh. Anyway, closer to my 1pm appt I got in line for Monday. Unlike the annual Dodgers Fanfest, most everyone was pretty nice and there were people who were completely unfamiliar with getting autographs. I was happy to see that. Its not all about the dudes who just go bonkers on the autos. Monday was nice and unlike modern players, has a great signature.

After that I went to check out the Topps booth. Ugh. Sold out of everything except Flagship S2. And crowded. Went over to the Hall Of Fame booth. I was floored. Absolutely amazing stuff...Lou Gerhigs glove, Babe Ruths hat, Jackie Robinson's hat....My dad had gone to Roosevelt High School in East Los Angeles with longtime Dodger Centerfielder Willie Davis. He said that the day after Davis signed with the Dodgers he was driving a new car at school and had the biggest smile on his face that a person ever had. The display had Willie Davis' bat from a 31 game hit streak he had. I spent a lot of time in there. I saw the overflow line for Fergie Jenkins auto was not too bad, but my bad luck after about 15 minutes the line got cut off literally the person in front of me.

Monday I got Fergie Jenkins/Manny Mota. I had wanted to get Juan Marichal but I believe he cancelled both Sunday and Monday. I arrived around 1230 and found street parking with a meter for $6 about a block further away than Sunday. All the lots were $25-50 so I was pretty happy. My ticket on Stubhub also was only $6. So much less crowded than on Sunday and much more enjoyable, Jenkins signs REALLY fast and has a great auto. Very nice guy too. I think he signed Saturday, Sunday and Monday so I guess pretty fan friendly. Again the people in line were very nice. Also had Manny Mota which is cool enough as well. One more thing I should note...MLB reps were there with MLB holo stickers and writing down what the items were. That was a nice touch. All the items I had signed got that treatment.

Went to the Topps booth again after that as it was right next to the auto area. Again Topps sold out of everything except Flagship S2. I saw a box of the Chrome anniversary or whatever its called and looked up a bit and there's Steve Garvey, Topps was interviewing and filming him opening packs of cards. Garvey along withe Dusty Baker were my favorite players when I was a kid. I've met Garvey before, but under rushed conditions. So I just hung out and watch. He only opened a few packs because whenever he would hit someone from his era, he had a story to tell. Actually related a story from when he was a kid in Florida in 1956 and he got to be bat boy for the Brooklyn Dodgers who had just won the World Series the year before. He said his dad got him a few packs of Topps cards and Garvey hit some Dodgers including Pee Wee Reese and Gil Hodges who were his childhood heroes and got the cards autographed by them. At the very conclusion of the interview they said something about Garvey signing autos for people in line. I turned around and had no idea people had been lining up. There were maybe 50 people in line so I got in line. Garvey was great, took pictures, and I believe he signed for the entire line. I was going to get a ball signed but saw the card he was signing was made by Topps specifically for this event.

Pretty happy after that. I went to check out the Hunt Auction booth. Again blown away by the very cool stuff they had. Just amazing. Several Ruth auto'ed balls, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner....literal history of baseball type stuff.

A little after 2pm I got in the standby line for Joe Ferguson. Not a big name at all, but he signs infrequently and I had brought a few of his cards. Wound up talking to the guy next to me most of the time so the 45 minutes or so flew by. He had been at the Frank and Sons show on Saturday and showed me pics of McFarlane Sportspics he had signed by Randy Johnson, Vlad Guerrero, and Bo Jackson among others. I was impressed. It was nice stuff. Joe came on right at 3. Clean cut and looking good at age 75+. He always looked like he was homeless to me on his cards, but clearly enjoying retirement. Very nice guy also.

All in all I had a very good time. If I attended again I would have taken more advantage of the "worlds biggest baseball" where you take a picture with a player. I know Andre Dawson and Tim Raines both did it. Winfield too, but he's a massive jerk. It would have been nice to have bigger names signing, but LA fans are a bit nuts and it probably would have caused a security issue. And I'd most definitely go on weekdays. The difference in crowd size was so noticeable. MLB did a good job with this, all things considered.

Viper Collects · 07-19-2022, 10:04 PM

Thanks for the write up! Looks like you had a great time! The Garvey souvenir card is such a highlight!

TimBuckTwo · 07-19-2022, 11:19 PM

Oh the Garvey auto is the bomb. Actually you did pretty good all around.

You should have asked Garvey to sign the larger Topps card behind him as they would likely toss it after the event.

Good job!

07-16-2022, 10:17 AM	#53
dodgerfanjohn Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 5,183 sternroolz	I’m not going today but did a dry run to test the system. So auto tix went up at 8am. You are forced into a virtual “waiting room”. It took six minutes for me to get in. Garvey and Justin Turner were already gone. Notable names still left were Steve Sax, Fergie Jenkins, Edgar Martinez, Rollie Fingers, and Jerry Reuss mislabeled as Jerry Ross lol. As of 8:18 all the HOF are still available. Garvey now available also. Tommorow I’d like Vlad. We shall see… Last edited by dodgerfanjohn; 07-16-2022 at 04:52 PM.

07-16-2022, 03:24 PM	#55
cj828282 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 13,967	Any one participate in the wrapper redemption yet? Any details would be great. Edit: Noted some ASG patch cards /100 online. Perhaps that was part of the program. Last edited by cj828282; 07-16-2022 at 03:28 PM.

07-19-2022, 10:04 PM	#62
Viper Collects Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Pacific coast Posts: 126 viper.collects	Thanks for the write up! Looks like you had a great time! The Garvey souvenir card is such a highlight! __________________ ...and there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos

07-11-2022, 05:59 PM	#51
dodgerfanjohn Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 5,183 sternroolz	Tim thanks for all the help with this. One more question. Do the autos for each day get listed each day, or is it ahead of that?

07-16-2022, 07:09 PM	#58
packbusta Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 135	Yes. Sold out pretty quickly it seems.

07-19-2022, 09:09 PM	#61
dodgerfanjohn Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 5,183 sternroolz	Went Sunday and Monday. Sunday was packed. Picked up a ticket on Stubhub for $9. Wound up going pretty late...got there around 1215pm. Found free street parking on Flower St, about 2 1/2 blocks from the convention center. Autos reservations were available on the Play Ball Park Ap at 8 each morning. They put you in a virtual queue. I got in after 6 minutes and failed to get Vlad Guerrero. No standby line for him either. Got Rick Monday instead which I was still happy about. You can only get one per day, but also can do standby lines. Spent a LOT of time on the floor, most of which was pointless. A lot of lines to do kiddie stuff. I just turned 50 so....meh. Anyway, closer to my 1pm appt I got in line for Monday. Unlike the annual Dodgers Fanfest, most everyone was pretty nice and there were people who were completely unfamiliar with getting autographs. I was happy to see that. Its not all about the dudes who just go bonkers on the autos. Monday was nice and unlike modern players, has a great signature. After that I went to check out the Topps booth. Ugh. Sold out of everything except Flagship S2. And crowded. Went over to the Hall Of Fame booth. I was floored. Absolutely amazing stuff...Lou Gerhigs glove, Babe Ruths hat, Jackie Robinson's hat....My dad had gone to Roosevelt High School in East Los Angeles with longtime Dodger Centerfielder Willie Davis. He said that the day after Davis signed with the Dodgers he was driving a new car at school and had the biggest smile on his face that a person ever had. The display had Willie Davis' bat from a 31 game hit streak he had. I spent a lot of time in there. I saw the overflow line for Fergie Jenkins auto was not too bad, but my bad luck after about 15 minutes the line got cut off literally the person in front of me. Monday I got Fergie Jenkins/Manny Mota. I had wanted to get Juan Marichal but I believe he cancelled both Sunday and Monday. I arrived around 1230 and found street parking with a meter for $6 about a block further away than Sunday. All the lots were $25-50 so I was pretty happy. My ticket on Stubhub also was only $6. So much less crowded than on Sunday and much more enjoyable, Jenkins signs REALLY fast and has a great auto. Very nice guy too. I think he signed Saturday, Sunday and Monday so I guess pretty fan friendly. Again the people in line were very nice. Also had Manny Mota which is cool enough as well. One more thing I should note...MLB reps were there with MLB holo stickers and writing down what the items were. That was a nice touch. All the items I had signed got that treatment. Went to the Topps booth again after that as it was right next to the auto area. Again Topps sold out of everything except Flagship S2. I saw a box of the Chrome anniversary or whatever its called and looked up a bit and there's Steve Garvey, Topps was interviewing and filming him opening packs of cards. Garvey along withe Dusty Baker were my favorite players when I was a kid. I've met Garvey before, but under rushed conditions. So I just hung out and watch. He only opened a few packs because whenever he would hit someone from his era, he had a story to tell. Actually related a story from when he was a kid in Florida in 1956 and he got to be bat boy for the Brooklyn Dodgers who had just won the World Series the year before. He said his dad got him a few packs of Topps cards and Garvey hit some Dodgers including Pee Wee Reese and Gil Hodges who were his childhood heroes and got the cards autographed by them. At the very conclusion of the interview they said something about Garvey signing autos for people in line. I turned around and had no idea people had been lining up. There were maybe 50 people in line so I got in line. Garvey was great, took pictures, and I believe he signed for the entire line. I was going to get a ball signed but saw the card he was signing was made by Topps specifically for this event. Pretty happy after that. I went to check out the Hunt Auction booth. Again blown away by the very cool stuff they had. Just amazing. Several Ruth auto'ed balls, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner....literal history of baseball type stuff. A little after 2pm I got in the standby line for Joe Ferguson. Not a big name at all, but he signs infrequently and I had brought a few of his cards. Wound up talking to the guy next to me most of the time so the 45 minutes or so flew by. He had been at the Frank and Sons show on Saturday and showed me pics of McFarlane Sportspics he had signed by Randy Johnson, Vlad Guerrero, and Bo Jackson among others. I was impressed. It was nice stuff. Joe came on right at 3. Clean cut and looking good at age 75+. He always looked like he was homeless to me on his cards, but clearly enjoying retirement. Very nice guy also. All in all I had a very good time. If I attended again I would have taken more advantage of the "worlds biggest baseball" where you take a picture with a player. I know Andre Dawson and Tim Raines both did it. Winfield too, but he's a massive jerk. It would have been nice to have bigger names signing, but LA fans are a bit nuts and it probably would have caused a security issue. And I'd most definitely go on weekdays. The difference in crowd size was so noticeable. MLB did a good job with this, all things considered.

07-19-2022, 11:19 PM	#63
TimBuckTwo Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,062	Oh the Garvey auto is the bomb. Actually you did pretty good all around. You should have asked Garvey to sign the larger Topps card behind him as they would likely toss it after the event. Good job!