OH--and there's NOTHING like the feeling when you ask for an autograph!!
It was July 22,1999--me and my friend had gotten seats 6 ROWS BEHIND THE DUGOUT!! (Courtesy of my mom's connections.) WELL, before the game, I was so excited--saw some of my fave players. Well, some just waved to me and acknowledged me. Some came over and shook hands with me, saying they were glad i was a fan, and that they need more kids to be as excited as I was....LOLOLOL!!
Anyway, finally I had the nerve to ask Wilson Delgado (a rookie then) of the Giants (well, he's since been traded) for an autograph. I rolled over my ticket by way of a pen (I attached the pen to the ticket, so it could be rolled over to him, since the top of the dugout is separating us). WELL, wouldn't you know it! The ticket was stuck--in the middle of the top of the dugout! So here I was, unable to reach it, unless I were to jump off and get it--which would be stupid, b/c then I would be ejected from the park. Or, Delgado could reach over and try to get it.
So he tries to reach it--and fails. Well, here I am, getting all sad, b/c my ticket is gone, and my autograph hopes are kinda gone too. Delgado disappears momentarily, I'm shocked. I say to my friend, "Hey! Where is he going????!!!" Then Delgado reappears, smiling. He says to me, "Don't worry!" (in his accent hehe.) He uses a bat that he got out to roll the ticket towards him. He signs the ticket and rolls it back to me. THEN, you will not believe this! He gives me his bat!!!!! Yep, I'm a Wilson Delgado fan for life now! You don't know how much it meant to me--especially since I was so excited--first time sitting so close to the players! I LOVE BASEBALL!!
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