2013 Cardinals Winter Warm-Up

[jscott0688]

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Yeah, don't know if Molina cancelled this year again or not, thats why Im not a fan of his, I know he's in Puerto Rico, but cmon 3 yrs in a row a no show!!!

The rumors were not true. Molina did show up today to sign autographs.

[MLB~NUT]

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Good to hear he didn't back out, I was there and got Beltran's auto! As I know Beltran's from Puerto Rico as well as Molina! Beltran was very cool to meet!

[jscott0688]

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Good to hear he didn't back out, I was there and got Beltran's auto! As I know Beltran's from Puerto Rico as well as Molina! Beltran was very cool to meet!

I'd be interested to know what kind of mood Molina was in today. My experience with all the players was really good this weekend. Adam Wainwright has to be one of the nicest guys in baseball. I really hope the Cardinals are able to sign him to an extension. Shelby Miller and Trevor Rosenthal were great as well.

[stlbats]

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From the screens it looked like Molina was in a good mood. I didn't see a lot of smiles but I did see him shake several hands and it looked like he was making sure where they wanted the item signed. I seen a few peoples items with great signatures on them.


I had Freese sign a photo and he was very nice.

Overall this year, I thought the crowd size was down. Usually you cant walk in the autograph room and this year it didn't seem too bad. As usual, I didn't see too much GU stuff aside from the Cardinals Authentics booth. They did have very nice Holliday and Beltran bats in the silent auctions today. I didn't handle them, but both appeared to be uncracked with great use, something you just don't usually see from the team.

stlbats

[MLB~NUT]

Re: 2013 Cardinals Winter Warm-Up

Overall this year, I thought the crowd size was down. Usually you cant walk in the autograph room and this year it didn't seem too bad. As usual, I didn't see too much GU stuff aside from the Cardinals Authentics booth. They did have very nice Holliday and Beltran bats in the silent auctions today. I didn't handle them, but both appeared to be uncracked with great use, something you just don't usually see from the team.

stlbats[/QUOTE]

The crowd wasnt bad saturday, or today! Both Holliday and Beltran bats were cracked! If I were in the market for a beltran, Id a bid, it was one of the nicest examples Ive seen to date...

[onlyalbert]

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The crowd was def. down. I was first in line at Authentics when they opened up and me and one other person were the only ones there looking at the bats for the first 5 minutes. Last year people were grabbing and yelling and causing a riot.

I got sigs of Waino, Carp, Miller, Adams, and was able to score a Beltran scratch off from a winner. I was impressed with how unbelieveably niec these guys were. They all personalized my stuff, made small talk, and just really were in tune with the fans. I will post some pics tomorrow of my haul there and the sigs.

Tyler, I'll send you my Yadi screen shots. I have your e-mail as I bought your 05 Carp bat on e-bay a while back. Shots are from playoff games only, but I didn't see a match or I would've grabbed it myself. I actually didn't have any shots of him breaking a bat during the playoffs, and I would say he used 3 different ones.

[jscott0688]

Re: 2013 Cardinals Winter Warm-Up

Overall this year, I thought the crowd size was down. Usually you cant walk in the autograph room and this year it didn't seem too bad. As usual, I didn't see too much GU stuff aside from the Cardinals Authentics booth. They did have very nice Holliday and Beltran bats in the silent auctions today. I didn't handle them, but both appeared to be uncracked with great use, something you just don't usually see from the team.

I think part of it is that Cardinals Care is just handling the autograph sessions much better. I love the idea of charging a minimal $5 in order to have tickets for players that would have been free before. I think this reduces a lot of the clutter. Plus the lines outside of the official lines were much better organized this year.

[jscott0688]

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was able to score a Beltran scratch off from a winner.

That's great. I was hoping you would get a Beltran ticket. How many scratch offs did you have to buy?

[jscott0688]

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Would by any chance the Jackson be available for sale?

Thanks

Jackson cancelled his autograph appearance so I wasn't able to ask if it was his, but if you still want it, you can have it for $10 shipped.

[onlyalbert]

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That's great. I was hoping you would get a Beltran ticket. How many scratch offs did you have to buy?

Actually this is a funny story. I bought 5 scratch offs and got 3 fifteen percent off tix for the Authentics store which will allow me to get my money back during the season, but here's the story. I saw Jeff Scott in line and asked him if he knew of any extras. Standing next to him was a 12 yr old kid, and he says he will sell me his scratch of winner for $60 bucks. I said DEAL!!! Gave him the money, got the ticket, and went to get the bat. When I returned he says Hey mister my dad said I can't sell the ticket. So I had to give it back! About 5 minutes later Jeff texts me and points out another guy in line that won a scratch off. He didn't have anything to get signed so I was able to buy his for $100. But like I said I will get that back with the 15% tix. With this bat and the fact Beltran won't be there next year....it was worth it. You'll see why when you see the sig he gave me.

[MLB~NUT]

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Very cool, OnlyAlbert, I saw your post's and was hoping you'd score one!!!

[MLB~NUT]

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Here are a few pics of my 2012, set 4 of 2012 Home GU Matt Holliday Jersey, I had Matt sign and inscribe "2011 WS Champs" on Saturday!!! I love the Use on this baby, and the Oder!

[onlyalbert]

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Todd, sweet jersey! What does the auth code say? Love the usage.

[MLB~NUT]

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Thank you, and here you go OnlyAlbert...

Hologram number EK183610 was located in the MLB Authentication Database under GAME-USED JERSEY.
Session Product Description: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS HOME JERSEY

Session Name: MIA AT STL
Session Date: July 08, 2012
Autographer:
Authenticator: AUTHENTICATORS, INC.
Additional Information: USED BY: MATT HOLLIDAY

[flota89]

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The crowd was def. down. I was first in line at Authentics when they opened up and me and one other person were the only ones there looking at the bats for the first 5 minutes. Last year people were grabbing and yelling and causing a riot.

I got sigs of Waino, Carp, Miller, Adams, and was able to score a Beltran scratch off from a winner. I was impressed with how unbelieveably niec these guys were. They all personalized my stuff, made small talk, and just really were in tune with the fans. I will post some pics tomorrow of my haul there and the sigs.

Tyler, I'll send you my Yadi screen shots. I have your e-mail as I bought your 05 Carp bat on e-bay a while back. Shots are from playoff games only, but I didn't see a match or I would've grabbed it myself. I actually didn't have any shots of him breaking a bat during the playoffs, and I would say he used 3 different ones.

Thank you. Can't wait to see your Beltran bat. I'd love to have one from this past year.