Seattle Mariners 2012 FanFest Official Thread!

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Miscellaneous



Ichiro Hit King Exhibit



Greg Halman Memorial Memory Book



MLB Team Art

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Memorabilia



Game Used Bats



Autographed Hats



Team Issued Jerseys and Caps



Closeup of Jerseys



Chris Chambliss and More

[frikativ54]

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Here are a couple pics of me:



Frik and Trayvon Robinson



Frik and Dave Niehaus Memorial Statue

[frikativ54]

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Here are some autograph signings:



Danny Hultzen and Taijuan Walker



Dan Wilson

[frikativ54]

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Good Morning

I had a great time with you and Jeremy at fanfest this year love my Trayvon Jersey as well.

Thank you, Chris. I enjoyed meeting you at FanFest as well. Is your teal Trayvon jersey a cool base? Mine's a knit. The Robinson jersey I bought from the game used rack was certified to a couple of games, one being Trayvon's debut at Safeco on August 12. He has a great story, and I'm looking for big things from him this year. Below are a couple of pictures of my jersey:

[MarinersFan34]

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I did look at the Laffey teal jersey and it didn't seem to be used much even though it was listed as GU, I think you probably got the better one.

[89ASMVPBats]

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Anyone pick up any Aaron Laffey items? If so, please email me at drewgetty@yahoo.com.

Thanks,
Drew

[kcgranola]

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Good Morning

I had a great time with you and Jeremy at fanfest this year love my Trayvon Jersey as well.

[frikativ54]

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Les,

Were the chambliss jerseys still there or anything new?

There were a few Chambliss jerseys, which were marked down to $87.50. With the "Buy One, Get One Half Off" sale, I think you could have had two shirts for roughly $130. You should check to see if the promotion is still on, if you are still interested in purchasing the Chambliss jerseys.

On an unrelated note, toward the end of the day, I was cringing by the 4th of July hats. This guy was trying on an actual game used cap and was bending the bill to make it more comfortable for him. I didn't see whose hat it was, but he ended up not purchasing it.

[frikativ54]

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Day two was by far my favorite of Mariners FanFest. I got in line over two hours before the gates opened, so I had my pick of autograph sessions. I ended up getting Danny Hultzen and Taijuan Walker to sign baseballs. Also, I picked up what I thought were two Trayvon Robinson caps, along with a Blake Beavan 4th of July hat that I had overlooked the day before.

Right after I bought them, I walked past the Social Media Table, and who was there but Trayvon himself. The guy in front of me asked if he could get a picture with his son and Robinson, so I made the same request for a photo with the M's rookie. He gladly obliged, and now I have two photos of me and Trayvon together. After that experience, I walked over to the M's Team Store booth, where I purchased a teal Robinson rookie jersey that was MLB authenticated to a couple of games last fall. It was 30 percent off.

After I took some pictures, I went over to the Dan Wilson autograph signing. While he was never my favorite Mariner, my brother in New York wanted an autographed baseball, so I obliged. I got the very last ticket for the Wilson autograph signing, which went well. Then, I headed back over to the Mariners game used booth, where stuff was getting marked down quickly. They even had a "buy one, get one half off" jersey sale. I could have spent a lot more money on jerseys, but since the M's are not my collecting focus, I settled for one jersey, along with all the hats I had accumulated.

As I was at the table, I realized that the two hats I had bought earlier could have either been Trayvon's or Ryan Langerhans's. While I hoped they were of the former, both wore number 12 during different portions of the season. Upon further inspection, both had the same handwriting underneath and both were size 7 1/8, so I am assuming I got two caps of the same player. Unfortunately, neither hologram is listed yet in the MLB authentication database, so I don't know whose hats I have. Kind of frustrating.

During the whole event, players, staff, and fans were friendly and courteous. People were more than willing to snap photographs for me, since I spent most of Sunday alone. Players were very amenable to signing with whatever pen I wanted and on the sweet spot, if I so desired. I didn't have to worry about sharpie autographs, nor about athletes being rude and fan unfriendly. Prices for game used stuff were quite fair, and I ended up taking home hats from several young Mariners. I figure that if a few pan out, I will have some nice pieces. I couldn't have been happier with the way things went.

I will post more pictures later and would love to read other stories about M's FanFest.

-Frik

[frikativ54]

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I know it might be a bit of a stretch but was there any Chris Reitsma stuff?

Nope. I wish I could say that I saw some, but I didn't.

-Frik

[frikativ54]

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Wasn't any old Ryan Rowland Smith's or Chris Snelling gear lying around was there?

Sorry; there weren't any that I noticed.

[chakes89]

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I know it might be a bit of a stretch but was there any Chris Reitsma stuff?

[Klattsy]

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Wasn't any old Ryan Rowland Smith's or Chris Snelling gear lying around was there?

[BurlesonBlue]

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Most definitely. With jerseys from the team store marked down at half-off, I couldn't help but pick up a 2004 "team-issued" but clearly game used Cha Seung Baek jersey. The Mariners Care Garage Sale had some pretty good items as well, including $50 "Los Marineros" Salute to Latin Baseball Day jerseys, but those were all picked over by the time I made it over there.

And actually, upon review of the lone picture I could find from Baek's major league debut, it's a style match, with the front Seattle lettering matching up. While this doesn't prove it's from that game, it doesn't rule out the possibility that I now own Baek's Major League Debut jersey!