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Jermaine
Allensworth's wristband The date was July 12, 1998. Allensworth, then a Royals outfielder who wore uniform #46, jogged off the field at Comiskey Park and tossed this my way. (If you think this item is dumb, you're right, but where else am I supposed to show it off?) |
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Fernando
Seguignol's bat Who?! As a September call-up with the 1999 Expos, Seguignol pinch hit in the ninth inning at Turner Field, cracked his bat, and unexpectedly slid it to me across the dugout roof after the game. |
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Ryan
Speier's glove During batting practice at Shea Stadium in 2005, I thought Speier was done throwing so I called his name in the hopes that he'd give me the ball. Instead, the 6-foot-7 righty turned around and flung me his glove. In-SANE. |
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Cliff
Floyd's bat |
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Chris
Woodward's cap After the Mets clinched the NL East and mobbed each other on the field, several players tossed their caps into the crowd, and I happened to grab this one. Mmm, sweat stains! |
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Ramon
Hernandez's bat
At my last game of 2006, I got another random bat (or at least most of one). It came from the Orioles' bat boy after BP at Camden Yards. Half an hour later, an usher made me check my "weapon" at Fan Assistance. |
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David
Wright's protective cup After the Mets choked in the 2006 NLCS and returned to Shea to clean out their lockers, I camped out near the players' parking lot and...just kidding. But everything else on this site is legit. |
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Heath
Bell's cap I got to know Bell when he was an under-appreciated middle reliever with the Mets, and he's been friendly ever since. When I visited PETCO Park in 2008, he gave me this cap and a 2007 Opening Day ball. |
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Greg
Norton's bat I still haven't ever asked for a bat; the fact that I was one of the only fans in Citizens Bank Park who was fully decked out in Braves gear probably had something to do with Norton's decision to give this to me. |
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Jorge
Cantu's cap The last day of the 2008 season was my best day ever as a collector. Not only did I get this cap from Cantu after the game as well as a batting glove from Wes Helms, but I caught Carlos Beltran's 263rd career homer run—the last homer EVER hit by the Mets at Shea Stadium. |
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Angel
Pagan's cap Two important Angel Pagan cap facts: 1) He wears a size 7 cap, which means he has a small head. 2) The day he wore this cap, he went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a triple. |
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Austin Jackson's bat In his rookie season, Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson hit .293 with 34 doubles, 10 triples, 103 runs scored, and 27 stolen bases—and I got his bat after the final game. |
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Mike Nickeas's bat Mets catcher Mike Nickeas hit his first major league home run on 4/21/11 at Citi Field. I caught the ball, gave it back to him without asking for anything, and unexpectedly got this autographed bat in return. |
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Joey Votto's wristband On 8/18/11 at Nationals Park, I snagged 15 balls (including my 800th of the season) and got this wristband after the game. |
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