So growing up as a (above average tall) kid I played basketball every winter. A few years ago I heard about a little thing called RedsFest and wondered why I had never been, that's right, basketball. Well now I try to make it yearly. I have had many great successes here. Not even just at the event Johnny Cueto ate lunch with his family at the Tower Place food court before RedsFest. Well here's (nearly) everything I've gotten from many frustrating hours of standing in lines with people who don't even know who half the team is, and some just there to make a few quick bucks off theirs. Many thanks to my brother Frank (him and I are dominant at squeezing through crowds to jump in line and had a dominate formula for getting only who we was on the list) (also I was afraid of asking for inscriptions at first so I always asked him to to those, sorry Frank lol), my brother Harrison (who helped me get a few gems and taught me that there are lots of free handouts I didn't even know about, because he was tired of waiting in lines.), and my wife (girlfriend at the time) Christina who does it just to spend time with me.
(not pictured Billy Hatcher and Eric Davis 1991 90's champs SGA set (that's for a different post))
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Aroldis Chapman 2011 Rookie cards (1 inscribed 105 MPH) |
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Billy Hamilton notecard, Travis Wood 2011 Topps and SGA, Homer Bailey 2010 Topps and SGA, Johnny Cueto SGA (obtained after he ate lunch in my mall food court), Devin Mesoraco Bowman's Best, Tom Browning (Mr. Perfect inscription) 89 Topps, Jim Maloney 1970 Topps |
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Dusty Baker, Ryan Hanigan, Nick Masset, Paul Janish all x2 on SGA |
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Drew Stubbs, Jonny Gomes, Carlos Fisher, Edinson Volquez, and Mike Leake all SGA |
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Mario Soto ball, 88 Topps, 87 Donruss |
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Tom Browning ball, and No Hitter special edition 89 Fleer with Mr. Perfect and date of no hitter inscriptions |
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Yonder Alonso ball (does not sign sweet spots) |
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George Foster ball and 75 SGA |
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Chuck Harmon ball (first African-American Reds player) signed in green |
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Chapman rookie |
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Marty Brennamen 2000 HOF Frick Awarde commemorative coin |
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