2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

[frikativ54]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

I'd be interested in anything used by Jack. If they were to have any balls helmets etc. I'd be interested.

Thanks
Dylan

Email me. I'll try to help you out.

[buccofan1990]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

Email me. I'll try to help you out.

Email sent.

Thanks


Dylan

[coletrain98]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

im going im hoping to pick up a helmet used by luis jimenez

[frikativ54]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

im going im hoping to pick up a helmet used by luis jimenez

Good luck. They've apparently put at least some helmets at the game used booth.

I would love to meet you. I'll be wearing my road alternate Felix Hernandez jersey, and I have glasses and dark curly hair. I'll invariably have an Astros' hat on, likely backwards. I have a few that I rotate, but I do Houston-only for caps.

[frikativ54]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

My birthday is Friday so Happy Birthday to both of us!

Happy Birthday, Eric. I look forward to meeting you tomorrow.

[Rays&Mariners]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

Thanks Les! Excited for tomorrow!

We stopped at Southcenter Mall tonight for the Saunders, Wilhelmsen and Luetge signing and I couldn't believe how many people showed up. I bet tomorrow will be crazy!

Eric

[frikativ54]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

Thanks Les! Excited for tomorrow!

We stopped at Southcenter Mall tonight for the Saunders, Wilhelmsen and Luetge signing and I couldn't believe how many people showed up. I bet tomorrow will be crazy!

Eric

I'm excited too. That's great that the Saunders, et al. signing went well. I hope Safeco isn't too mobbed tomorrow; after all, there are game used items to buy.

[TomTimmerman]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

I'd love to pick up a Stephen Pryor worn jersey if anyone happens to see one.

Tom

[5toolplayer]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

Happy B-day!!! Hope they had some Montero items!!

[rdeversole]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

I'd love to pick up a Stephen Pryor worn jersey if anyone happens to see one.

Tom

Hi Tom - I've been trying to connect with you. If you could please shoot me an email I'd appreciate it. rdeversole@gmail.com - Thanks

[frikativ54]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

Happy B-day!!! Hope they had some Montero items!!

Thanks, Scott. It was a lot of fun, but, unfortunately, there were no Montero items. Or at least none by the time the gates were opened up to non-season ticket holders. I went to the Seager signing on behalf of a forum member, so I was unable to see Jesus. I have more Seager stuff to get signed tomorrow, so I may not be able to see Montero this year.

[frikativ54]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

I'd love to pick up a Stephen Pryor worn jersey if anyone happens to see one.

Tom

Tom - I did see a Pryor jersey. How much were you looking to spend? I think it was $180 for a game issued one that showed use.

[Rays&Mariners]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

Happy Birthday Les!
Sorry we didn't really get a chance to meet up today. Running from one end of the stadium to the other all day took a toll on me, lol.

I think I was the first person at the GU booth today and I didn't see anything Montero either.

I did pick up a GU helmet of Kyle Seager and Michael Saunders and a couple of locker nameplates from Saunders and Thames.

Did you get anything good?

Eric

[MarinersFan34]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

FanFest was awesome, got lots of autographs but the one I needed most, I missed, even after checking other sources, all came up empty so I think I'm like 0 for 4 now, $%#$@^...

Even for early entry there wasn't much to pick from as most everything is cherry picked before it hits the sale table/racks. The top 3 (Felix, Montero, Ackley) stuff brings in the $$ so it goes to the MLB auctions.


My haul;

Franklin Gutierrez 2012 locker nameplate (got it signed at FanFest)
Kevin Millwood 2012 locker nameplate with blue prostate cancer awareness ribbon (MLB authenticated to the date of the 6 pitcher no hitter)
Munenori Kawasaki 2012 Japan series hat (no MLB auth.)
Munenori Kawasaki 2012 Memorial Day camouflage hat
Munenori Kawasaki 2012 July 4th camouflage hat
Oliver Perez 2012 camouflage hat (I think it was from memorial day)
Unknown player batting helmet with #61 on the back
Taijuan Walker 2012 Spring Training jersey.

I went in mainly looking for an Oliver Perez jersey but I think Oliver keeps everything he can or there are some hardcore fans that bought it all before FanFest started. I don't think any of them ever hit MLB auctions either for the TBTC games. I probably struck out on the #61 helmet but that's the gamble you take though I haven't spent much time looking for photos. The helmets went back quite a few years, so it could have been anyone in the last 5-6 years, I think Matt Mangini and Luis Valbuena also wore 61. I looked through the helmets on the first day and there was no #63 helmet that I saw.

Overall for game used it wasn't anything special but I wasn't really looking for much this year, my expectations had the bar set very low. The cheapest the jerseys got was $100 during the last hours on Sunday. I got the Taijuan jersey on Sunday once I got in, that was it. In the Spring Training and BP tops I don't recall seeing Hultzen but Paxton sold the first day. There was one Nick Franklin but an employee was wearing it They seemed to encourage it since the managers standing there had no issue with them wearing the jerseys, batting helmets and swinging game used bats. Anyone else in other parks see team store employees do that?

I've got a bunch of photos to take later tonight so I'll try to put some up. Anyone else have anything to share?

[Rays&Mariners]

Re: 2013 Seattle Mariners FanFest - January 26/27

Hi Jeremy,

What was the autograph that you missed out on?

Eric