Autograph Fridays for kids

[jjkoestler]

Per TH: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/84616722.html

 

The Brewers announced that "Autograph Fridays" will only be for kids 14 and younger this year. Like TH, this is a move I whole-heartedly endorse.

[owbc]

My only concern is that the kids will be used as pawns for collectors to get the autographs now. Nevertheless, this is still a good move.

[Bikeage77]

i wonder if this will make it easier to get Yount since I got a younger cousin that is 12, and would care less about the autograph but love to go to a game where i buy her hotdogs and soda all night.

[Invader3K]

My only concern is that the kids will be used as pawns for collectors to get the autographs now.

Yeah, but that's been going on for years regardless of "Autograph Fridays".

 

I think this is a good move, based on some of the stories I heard about these events in the past. I personally don't really care about getting autographs first hand.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

It really doesn't matter to me that the Brewers changed this as I haven't been to an autograph friday event in years. I just see this move as the team is popular now because they are winning. Or, at least a reasonable chance to win. Back to back years of 3 million fans seems to give the Brewers organization amnesia of how things were 5- 7 plus years ago. Years ago, on a Friday, it was hard to draw fans. The Brewers used autograph Fridays as one of the ways to draw people into the stadium.

 

When the alumni sign, does anyone really think there will be kids 14 and under lining up for Jeff Cirillo and Greg Vaughn? Bob Wickman or Jim Colburn?

[BrewersSuperCollector]

There will be fathers there with their 5 month old child trying to get an autograph just like at the block partieshttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[RockCoCougars]

Solid move. This promotion should be for the kids anyway, not 35 year old men who wait for 6 hours and charge the gate like the run of the bulls when Prince is signing.

[Patrick425]

I wish they would have a similar policy at Spring Training. The grown men with their binders of cards are just over the top and have no qualms about pushing children aside to get their prize.