current players signing

[coletrain98]

at mariner games almost the whole team signs autographs and most of the ushers are not strict at all (you can stay there right until the game starts down the first base line and in the bullpen.) and at minor league games at tacoma and everett you can share the same parking lot as the players

[ChiBosox05]

The home team is usually tough to get. I have never had much luck at Comiskey (yes still comiskey to us Sox fans) with Sox players. The not so friendly confines at wrigley field isn't very accommodating to autograph seekers. Years ago they allowed you to go by the dugouts during BP, but how times have changed...now you need lower level seats to get anywhere near there. I used to love getting to the ballpark when the gates opened at wrigley and collected signatures from the visiting team.

[tella27]

If you are by the pen on the 1st base side most team's pitchers will sign for you and pass out a few balls. I know Miller park if you have seats by the field some of the guys will come up to you and sign. It does help if you have a hottie with you to go get the signatures.

[sox83cubs84]

The home team is usually tough to get. I have never had much luck at Comiskey (yes still comiskey to us Sox fans) with Sox players. The not so friendly confines at wrigley field isn't very accommodating to autograph seekers. Years ago they allowed you to go by the dugouts during BP, but how times have changed...now you need lower level seats to get anywhere near there. I used to love getting to the ballpark when the gates opened at wrigley and collected signatures from the visiting team.

I agree about Wrigley Field...the whole ballpark is run like a prison camp. I used to go to 50-60 games a year at the Unfriendly Confines...now it's more like 5 or 6. In fairness to the White Sox players, though, the ballpark opens a strict 90 minutes prior to first pitch,, meaning that the White Sox don't sign only because their BP is over and they're back in their clubhouse. Overall, when you can catch them, the Sox players, overall, are much friendlier than the ones on the Cubs.

Dave Miedema

[ChiBosox05]

You're absolutely right, Dave. Sox is tougher to get because they're usually done hitting by the time the gates open, but are great signers if you can catch them. Overall, Comiskey is a fan friendlier park.
I haven't gone inside the unfriendly confines of wrigley in almost 13 years. Why waste my time? They don't care about the fans. I used to be a scrubs fan back in the day and saw the light...the good guys are friendlier along with the ballpark.
Btw, I used to collect autographs years ago with you, Dave.

[alomar12]

My younger son and I are Jays fans and plan our vacation around their away schedule and my son has alway gotten signature, ball and batting gloves but the last 2 yrs its been so hard to get anything even from the guys they call up from the minors!!! one thing that pissed me off was last year, we went to go see them in Oakland (we are from Windsor, Canada. right across the border from Detroit) and we get down to the stadium well before they open the gates. my family might have been the 3rd group to go in, and the stadium is empty. So my son and i run down to the dough out and Omar Vizquel was at the bottom of the dough out, my son asked him for his autograph and he tells him he cant sign no more because he had already signed 3 of them... my son and I were the only 2 people down there...bout 5 minutes go by and a lady was calling Omar's name to get stuff signed and guess what?? he came over to a picture with her, gave her a ball and signed stuff that she had, while my son was right next to her!!! my son asked him again and Omar just looked at him and told him he signed 3 items and couldn't sign his ball. I am standing right behind my son and i heard him say that to him, me knowing spanish called him every thing i could in the book with out my son understanding, he asked me what i told him and i said its not for your ears.. but how could a major leaguer do that to a kid??? i dont get it. are they just over paid??? dont care??? do they forget they were once that kid looking for an autograph??? its good to get that off my chest. thanks for reading..

[OaklandAsFan]

some of the problem with the home town team is that they get tired of seeing the same exact people every day and signing graphs for them.

[xpress34]

some of the problem with the home town team is that they get tired of seeing the same exact people every day and signing graphs for them.

I agree with this to a point, but here in Denver, it's been the same fans that have been outside through all the crappy seasons like last year and if they know that they see the same people then they should also know that we are some of their biggest supporters win or lose.

[frikativ54]

at mariner games almost the whole team signs autographs and most of the ushers are not strict at all (you can stay there right until the game starts down the first base line and in the bullpen.) and at minor league games at tacoma and everett you can share the same parking lot as the players

Maybe I'm missing something, but I've never seen more than a few players signing autographs at M's games. And when I attend, my seats are typically in the first few rows above the Mariners' dugout. I've gotten Michael Saunders, Brendan Ryan, Tom Wilhelmsen, etc. But I never have gotten a player with a lot of hype surrounding him to sign in the Safeco stadium. Any advice or suggestions? How early do you get there?