Babying 613 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Kid sent in 2 cards and they came back signed Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Kid sent in 2 cards and they came back signed 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,321 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 https://twitter.com/...3241517056?s=21 should have known it was Dubey's Bro Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Everyone knows of the Menendez brothers. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/menendez-brothers-appear-in-background-of-mark-jackson-basketball-card/ The card before it was found to be them was worth 25 cents https://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-91-Hoops-205-Mark-Jackson-Menendez-Brothers-NM-M-See-Photos-Card-B/332939767898?hash=item4d84c1b05a:g:B8wAAOSwsqdcDo3Q 2 Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Everyone knows of the Menendez brothers. https://www.cbssport...asketball-card/ The card before it was found to be them was worth 25 cents https://www.ebay.com...8wAAOSwsqdcDo3Q wow thats crazy...and weird at the same time. Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I know how much Bob loves this guy: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Todd-Bertuzzi-Red-Wings-Adidas-Authentic-Autograph-Jersey-Frameworth-COA/113338779376?hash=item1a638486f0:g:onMAAOSwLKNb14gF:rk:9:pf:0 Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,321 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I know how much Bob loves this guy: https://www.ebay.com...b14gF:rk:9:pf:0 **** him Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 https://twitter.com/...3241517056?s=21 it's crazy how many people send hockey cards to Devan hoping for a signature. It's usually blatantly obvious which ones are actual kids/fans and which ones are autograph hounds with a template letter that they've sent to hundreds of players. I'd say about 95% are just autograph hounds/professionals. Devan tries to sign and return cards to the actual fans or at least the ones that put in the requisite effort to appear to be fans. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Otto has never mail out anything for an auto. He loves to actually see the player sign for him. When he was younger he would even go for AHL players. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fryer98 30 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 it's crazy how many people send hockey cards to Devan hoping for a signature. It's usually blatantly obvious which ones are actual kids/fans and which ones are autograph hounds with a template letter that they've sent to hundreds of players. I'd say about 95% are just autograph hounds/professionals. Devan tries to sign and return cards to the actual fans or at least the ones that put in the requisite effort to appear to be fans. Tell him to start "signing" things like this: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I know the autographs are still a big thing, for me as a fan or my kids ...We prefer a good old picture..Seems like a much better memory..I dont care to profit off of anything..Just that I met the guy and had a moment Link to post Share on other sites
fryer98 30 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 A couple stories on the subject.... Walter: I probably posting this back in the day, but I "coached" with Walter Gretzky for a season. It was Pitt (University of Pittsburgh) roller hockey. Even made his wikipedia page! ( https://en.wikipedia...retzky#Coaching ) The reason I say "coached" is because he didn't really coach due to his medical history. He tagged along with his best friend and another guy from Brantford. He didn't talk strategy, just encouraged the kids to play harder, smarter, etc. Anyway, I will always regret not getting a picture with him. I sat and had 30-40 meals with him, spent many other hours hanging out with him, but not one damn picture with him. Doh! Crosby: This was somewhere around 2007 and I was coaching high school hockey. The team played out of the Penguins practice facility, at that time. (Side note: Look up the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex for their new facility. It's decent.) We had a Tuesday 3:30pm ice slot and we found out Crosby would be filming a commercial before our slot. I was standing in the hallway with the rink manager when he came off the ice with a ref I knew that was filming with him, but I hadn't seen in a while. I nodded at Sid and said "Hey, Tony T!" to the ref and gave him a big bro hug. Tony called me later that night to tell me when they went into the locker room, Sid said to him: "I think that was the first time someone was more excited to see a ref than me!" Darling/Crawford: My buddy here is a huge Blackhawks fan. He moved to Pgh from Edmonton like 4 years ago. Anyway, a few years ago we went to the Hawks at Pens game and he wanted to geek out and meet some of the players. We stuck around after the game in the seats around a corner where visiting players will come out and meet people they know in town. I was sitting along the railing next to 10-15 Hawks fans looking for autographs. When the players come out, they'll talk to their people, then sign for the fans. When Darling and Crawford got to me, they stuck their hands out expecting something from me. I just laughed and said "No thanks, but good to meet you." while shaking their hands. They both got a kick out of it and laughed back. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I know the autographs are still a big thing, for me as a fan or my kids ...We prefer a good old picture..Seems like a much better memory..I dont care to profit off of anything..Just that I met the guy and had a moment ya, i'm the same way. I dont get the auto thing, but then Ive never been much of a collector at anything Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Photos, autographed or not, are just reminders of the memory...and to show off . The memory itself is the best/important part. I'd take 30/40 meals and time with Walter over an autograph or a photo. Buuuuut, Tim, you could've had both lol You were likely enjoying the moment to even think about a photo. Link to post Share on other sites
fryer98 30 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Photos, autographed or not, are just reminders of the memory...and to show off . The memory itself is the best/important part. I'd take 30/40 meals and time with Walter over an autograph or a photo. Buuuuut, Tim, you could've had both lol You were likely enjoying the moment to even think about a photo. I'd like to say it was all just living in the moment but it was mostly due to that being 2003 so cell phone cameras were still shit. With today's phone cameras, I would have like 20 pictures with him! Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Circa mid 1990s my cousins were visiting Toronto from New York and we happened to walk into Gretzky's restaurant. Luckily for some reason he was there. We have a picture with the 4 of us that I cherish forever. Its pretty cool to hang onto.. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Photos, autographed or not, are just reminders of the memory...and to show off . The memory itself is the best/important part. I'd take 30/40 meals and time with Walter over an autograph or a photo. Buuuuut, Tim, you could've had both lol You were likely enjoying the moment to even think about a photo. Here's what I find as I start to get old....those photos remind me of the B level stuff that happened. The once in a lifetime, met your idols on the best trip ever, you will always recall. But those other moments that were great but are kind of faded in memory...those are great to have pics of. My friend gave me an amazing idea for my basement bar. Put up a nice framed corkboard, and I stuck on all kinds of receipts/tickets from places I've been, things I've/we've done. Every once in a while, Im like....oh ya, I went to Barcelona and saw a Super Liga match, there's the ticket! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 I used to stick my concert ticket stubs in the back of my CD cases. I found one for The Cult in St. John's, Newfoundland, 1987. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Meeting Owen Nolan before Adrian's game few weeks ago was priceless..Never did I think of getting an auto..Picture was taken and he cracked a joke at Leafs nation.. Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 For my son it’s all about the autograph. Pics are secondary Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Heh my two closest stories of actual athlete interactions: One day we were going to stop by Tim’s to get the kids some bagels. The lineup was a mile long so we skipped it. Find out later it’s because Crosby and Mackinnon were filming the commercial where they’re at the drive-through window. We could’ve been in it! Other time was when Kirk Muller played for the Leafs. He lived at the far end of my street. I was about 12 and one day was with my friends playing baseball in the school field and he was running or maybe playing soccer with his kid (not sure if he even has a kid). We asked to play with him, and he suggested we all go against him. There were like 6 of us, and he goddamn smoked us. We didn’t touch the ball unless he let us, and we were reasonable athletic 12-year olds. I’ll never forget how much faster and stronger he was than I ever would’ve expected, and how he just never got tired. He was playing at full speed for probably 45 minutes, drenched in sweat with us kinds panting for breath, and he just kept going. I later saw him at our school’s spring carnival and realized I should get an autograph, but had nothing for him to sign. He seemed annoyed when I asked for an autograph and handed him...nothing - so he grabbed his own pen and signed the first thing I found, a lightly used pizza pizza napkin. I kept that napkin for 5 years because it felt rude to throw it out. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Wayne, get your Muzzin cards up on Ebay at inflated prices. Leafs fans gone crazier. Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Wayne, get your Muzzin cards up on Ebay at inflated prices. Leafs fans gone crazier. If it wasn’t for the snowstorm I would be listing them right now. $12!!!!!!! They were $1 before All of my cards are in my office. Snow is crazy tonight Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I am going to guess I have 10 maybe in my junk box Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Now this is crazy. Muzzin going for over $20 Link to post Share on other sites
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