Brewers on Deck January 31st

[ilovebeer]

Mark A will not be there , there was a death in the family, per jsonline.

[Barrelman19]

Just bought my tickets and there are now over 10,000 tickets sold

[BrewCrewForever]

Last year me and my friends were able to chit chat a bit with Doug Melvin and Willie Randolph when they were just walking around. It was pretty cool.

[thablingster]

This morning Haudricourt tweeted Carlos Gomez is going to miss On Deck due to the flu. I wonder what they'll do to fill the autograph slot and the press conference time they had set aside for him.

[rooobideaux]

Jim Edmonds, perhaps?

[Barrelman19]

Todd Coffey has also been removed from the Brewers website

[thablingster]

Coffey's stuck in NC due to the snow they received according to TH. Looks like they scheduled a Q&A with Doug & Gord where Gomez was going to be for his introductory press conference. LaTroy Hawkins will now face the ever dangerous mystery opponent in the Who Wants to be a Brewer game.

[Barrelman19]

Does anyone know what you can/can not bring in to On Deck. For example, can I bring in a back pack?

[BrewCrewForever]

Does anyone know what you can/can not bring in to On Deck. For example, can I bring in a back pack?

I brought a backpack last year, a lot of people had them.

[miggs721]

I'm tryin to decide what to get signed....Either a 3000 hit stub, or a romlb on the sweet spot, the thing is, is that I have a nice Yount ball from when I was a kid, but it is in black sharpie on the side panel....thoughts please

[Barrelman19]

Considering the ball is with a sharpie and on the side panel, I would get a ball on the sweet spot. What time are you planning on arriving to get Yount.

[miggs721]

7:30-8, i think is a good time...last year we got there at 7-7:30, and braun and fielder were signing at 11, I am going with my fiancee, so I may get the stub and ball signed, I also have a 1982 WS Ball signed by a few members, all in different inks, Charlie Moore, Paul Molitor, Gorman Thomas, and Pete Vuckovich, the Moore is fading a bit, would it be nice to add Yount on this ball, or the ticket stub, assuming I get a sweet spotted ball signed

[miggs721]

I have concluded that Yount prob is the only 25 dollar graph i may seek...Hoffman is a possiblity, but I am looking forward to getting Escobar at 3...I am going to get an official southern league ball signed by Gamel and Escobar, since they played in Huntsville together, and my fiancee will get a sweet spot Escobar, plus a photo of Mat the Bat

[Barrelman19]

If you are getting two I would get the single signed ball and ticket stub, either way it will have been a good day. Escobar and Gamel together for ten bucks is crazy. Good Luck.

[bobbledude25]

For anyone going to Spring Training dont feel bad if you dont get Gamel and Escobar at this event. They both wil sign any and everything you throw at them down in spring training

[ekutchery]

So, where'd everyone end up in line? We got here at 7:30 and are on the 3rd floor

[thablingster]

I arrived at 8am and am on the second floor. By 8:45 it was packed. I hope everyone enjoys the event today.

[Invader3K]

Haudricourt had a tweet about the '82 AL trophy being on display. Any chance someone could snap a pic of it? I've never seen it.

 

Legend has it this trophy was found under a stack of newspapers in Bud Selig's office when they were cleaning out County Stadium amidst the move to Miller Park.

[thablingster]

I didn't come across the 82 trophy, but hopefully someone can help you out with that, Invader.

 

I checked out of On Deck pretty early. Getting into the event was pretty orderly. At each stage they had stations for the different players who would be signing there. Within the first 20 minutes of doors opening the lines for Yount and Braun had been capped at stage one. On my way to get Yo I stopped by the Brewers charities rummage sale table to see if anything interesting was there. They had a ton of nesting dolls and Jason Kendall bobbleheads. There was a random Damian Miller SGA too. I ended up snagging a Bill Hall for $2 when some girl put it back. They had a bunch of game used/cracked bats, programs, jerseys, and other random accessories as well. I jumped into Yo's line which was dwarfed by those of Yount and Braun. Yo actually started signing at 10:30am even though he wasn't scheduled to start signing until 11am.

 

There were a lot of different vendors, many of whom had some decent deals on SGA bobbleheads. One guy was selling bobbleheads for $15 each while those around him were selling them for $7-8. I had to chuckle at that. Other than that, the story of the day was lines, lots of lines. It was a good time though. It will be interesting to hear what some people walked away with!

[mattsr0625]

Well I had a great time. Barrelman19 and 20fry helped pass the time outside. I was not interested in any autos. I got a turnbow road jersey, Dillon retro jersey, 2 retro helmets, a few lineup cards, a few spring training hats including a st pattys day hat, mil bears bill hall auto hat, Dillon bat, vargus bat, and a capuano bat used by sheets. Overall it was great. I was out of there by 11:30.

[ekutchery]

anyone find the scavenger hunt code?

[panthernick]

Matt-

 

Where'd you find the lineup cards? I was looking all over for them. How much were they (if you don't mind me asking)? Thanks!

[John Brew]

I thought it was better organized this year. It was nice that it was double the size, and it was clear how to get in lines for guys signing later. I got there around 6:30 and ended up being 80th in line for Yount.

[mattsr0625]

The lineup cards were on the left side of the charity table. They had a ton. They were only 10 bucks.

[panthernick]

Darn. That bums me out. They must have been gone by the time I got there. Thanks for the info.