Arizona Fall League

[godwulf]

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Hey, Joe....

If you're going to be in town tomorrow night, I'll be at the Scorpions-Dogs game at Phx Muni...and I may end up going to the Rising Stars game on Saturday after all, it depends on how I feel.

[rays54]

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Godwulf
Cannot thank you enough for the advice regarding autographs at Peoria Sports Complex. Mattingly was great signing this morning for just me and another guy. Sorry I missed you at Scottsdale.

[godwulf]

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I guess the Holy Grail of the collection would be to get a ball signed by Babe Ruth's daughter - she comes out to the Diamondbacks games, sometimes. Technically, she's not a "seed", 'cause she's the Babe's step-daughter, but still...

[Fnazxc0114]

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godwulf ill try and see if i can get a reid ryan(Nolan's son) ball at the game tomorrow. He played in the minors but never made it. Awesome idea for a collection. I laughed out loud when i read the "seeds of greatness" collection.

[CampWest]

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The guy I'm following is playing well so far. .441 avg .735 Slug, #3 OPS in AFL. 7 doubles and a HR in 34 AB. Royals second baseman Johnny Giavotella.

[godwulf]

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Since I made that comment, a couple of people have told me that they've seen Mattingly sign for 15 to 20 people at a game. Other times, he's invisible, as he was at Phoenix Muni today.

I got my Koby Clemens ball, by the way - mostly 'cause I couldn't find Matt Lawson after the game, to get him to sign the foul ball he'd hit in the 7th, and I hadn't been able to draw out Dismuke, the batting coach, to get a couple of cards signed, and I was just sort of wandering around the parking lot, on the verge of being mildly disgrunted, and ran into Clemens. I had a Fall League ball that I'd found on Monday, on the edge of the field, sitting entirely too close to the wall not to be stolen, and I had him sign that.

And the Seeds of Greatness Collection is launched.

[ironmanfan]

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On the other hand, I'm told that Desert Dogs manager Don Mattingly isn't signing much of anything. At the end of the season, I may have a couple of nice (unsigned) Mattingly Yankees photos to give away.

Found this video of Donnie Baseball signing the other day during the AFL season

http://www.hotvideotube.net/video/10Ek-UtwRwk/Don-Mattingly-Yankees-Legend-Signing-Autographs-Arizona-Fall-League-2.html

[godwulf]

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Wondering whether I should get Koby Clemens to sign a ball for me, to display with my Pete Rose, Jr. bat...sort of a "one generation off" display.

[LastingsMilledge85]

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Thanks, I was never aware of that.

[godwulf]

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How is he allowed to play? I thought in order to play you needed to at least be playing at the Double-A level for about half the season?

Five of the seven players must have been on some Double-A or Triple-A roster by August 16th, but the rules currently allow each MLB team to send two players "below the AA level". Usually, that means a Single-A player, of course, and teams will frequently send a promising one to the AFL, but I have seen players with no pro experience here before, and the rules do permit it.

[LastingsMilledge85]

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How is he allowed to play? I thought in order to play you needed to at least be playing at the Double-A level for about half the season?

[godwulf]

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As a late roster addition, he's only allowed to play on Wednesdays and Saturdays, so he hasn't played much, yet...maybe three games, assuming he played today (which game I coudn't make it to). If I recall correctly, he hit an rbi double his first game, and went two for four in his second.

[Fnazxc0114]

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sounds like a good time godwulf. Has bryce done pretty good so far?

[godwulf]

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How has Ted Simmons been with signing? I could not make it this year and wanted to get him and Mattingly, and of course Harper along with a few other prospects.

From what I've seen, the Managers (not just Mattingly) generally don't really come out of the dugouts that much, except if they see someone they know. I can't really say about Simmons, as I'm always hanging around the Scottsale dugout and don't pay too much attention to what's going on on the other side of the field.

[Chris78]

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How has Ted Simmons been with signing? I could not make it this year and wanted to get him and Mattingly, and of course Harper along with a few other prospects.

Chris