Dodger RAMblings: Yasiel Puig autograph

Monday, August 5, 2013

Dodger Autographs - Dodgers vs Yankees 7/30/13

On Tuesday July 30, 2013, the Dodgers hosted the Yankees in the first game of a two game series. As part of a package my dad and I purchased through MasterCard, we were able to be on the field during Dodgers batting practice. Thinking this would be a great opportunity to obtain some autographs, my nephew and I came prepared with 8x10s, baseballs, and baseball cards.

As with most days at Dodger Stadium, even though we had the advantage of being on the field during batting practice, some Dodgers were tough autographs to get. Instead of talking about who shunned us, i'll share pictures of which autographs we were able to obtain. First up, is the Yasiel Puig autograph on the 8x10 above. Even though, there is a tiny smudge on one of the 6's, this photo looks clean!

Take a look at the pics below.

Andre Ethier 8x10

Nick Punto 8x10

Hanley Ramirez 8x10

Maury Wills Playbill and Jaime Jarrin Playbill

Adrian Gonzalez on a Trinity Bat Co. bookmark

Mark McGwire tossed me a pre-signed batting practice ball

Don Mattingly

Yasiel Puig side paneled this ball

So I got Tim Wallach on the other side

Rick Honeycutt and Steve Yeager twice

Hanley Ramirez and Chris Capuano twice

Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier

Anytime you come away with autographs at Dodger Stadium is a good day. The Dodgers picking up the win, made it even better!

True to the Blue!

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Yasiel Puig Autograph Signing - Photos & Recap

On Saturday June 29, 2013, in conjunction with JD Legends Promotions, OC Dugout and Honabach and Sons hosted a Yasiel Puig autograph signing at Frank & Son Collectible Show. After I got Scott Van Slyke's autograph (click here) at around 10:45am, I headed over to the autograph pavilion. Puig was scheduled to start signing at 11:30am. I know the Puig signing was pretty expensive but I was out of town the weekend South Bay Cards hosted the more reasonably priced signing before the season started. Since Puig is the hottest thing in the game and I don't make it out to Dodger Stadium for graphing, I figured I'd fork over some dollars for this signing.

This signing included a little extra as each person was able to take a posed professional photo with Yasiel Puig. The line was orderly and quick due to the fact the photos were taken by a professional photographer. Above you can see my ROMLB I got signed. One thing that I found very interesting was that after Puig signed any item, an official Yasiel Puig hologram was placed on the item. Check it out below.

Not quite sure why his handlers were doing this, I can only assume that it helps ensure that it is an official Yasiel Puig signature. There were several other Dodgers that were part of this signing and they included Matt Kemp, Jerry Hairston, Nick Punto, Steve Yeager and Tommy Davis. I didn't get any of their autographs however, I did snap a few photos. Check them out. I've also included the professional photos that were taken.