bluemoose's IP thread

[bluemoose]

Hi team. Been lurking here for a while reading all your good stuff, and figured it’s about time I reveal myself. I’ve been doing IP regularly in and around WNY for about a year now (and sporadically before then elsewhere) – mostly AAA ball and NHL, but sometimes NFL and MLB. Basically, I do whatever I can now before I have major life responsibilities or have to move somewhere without nearby stadiums.

I really like cards. Like, base cards. Other than NHL combine photos, I can count on one hand the number of non-card items I've had signed in the last year. My MO is generally to get signed what I have from opening packs every now and then, buy some singles when I need to, and avoid Chrome at all costs.

With that said, I’m just going to launch into some rapid fire recaps from the last two weeks to get this thing started. And I’m going to do it BACKWARDS. Never done this before so bear with me lol



6/15: Columbus @ Rochester

Just postgame. Columbus was pretty good to me when they came through Buffalo, but Clevinger was up with the big club then…

Mike Clevinger 2/2
Michael Choice 1/1
Cody Anderson 1/1
Giovany Urshela 1/1
Kyle Crockett 1/1
Danny Santana 1/1
Logan Schafer 1/1
Eddie Rosario 1/1
Jorge Polanco 1/1
Chad Allen 2/2
Ross Detwiler 0/2 ("I signed before." "Oh, ok...sorry." *whoever he's with chuckles as I walk away*)




6/13-14: DURM @ Buffalo

Love the Bulls. As others have said, they are an excellent signing team. Also, Jared Sandberg is one of the more interactive managers you’ll see at this level and was giving it right back to a heckler mid-game.

1/1 Daniel Robertson
2/2 JP Arencibia
1/1 Dylan Floro
1/1 Danny Farquhar
1/1 Richie Shaffer
1/1 Blake Snell
3/3 Nick Franklin (after ignoring the night before, walks up to start signing postgame and opens with “anyone know what the gun laws are here?”)
1/1 Matt Dominguez
1/1 Drew Hutchison
0/1 Kyle Snyder ("can't right now guys")




6/4: LAA @ Pittsburgh *first post bonus recap*

I couldn’t resist trying my luck at Trout. Did pregame outside/inside and postgame. I had never done Pittsburgh before and it was not as much of a circus outside as I would’ve guessed – different story inside of course. All in all a good day by any measure…

Pregame outside
1/1 Cam Bedrosian
1/2 Kole Calhoun
1/1 Nick Tropeano
2/2 Hector Santiago
1/1 Ron Roenicke
Shoemaker and Weaver each signed a few, and Brendan Ryan got everyone who wanted him.



Postgame
1/1 Carlos Perez
1/2 Matt Shoemaker
1/1 Jung Ho Kang
2/2 Huston Street



Pregame inside
Oh whoops I forgot about this part Don’t think I’ve seen a wilder scene since trying (very unsuccessfully) for A-Rod on rehab in Trenton years ago. But my god was it worth it.

This is what it's all about. I joked to some Buffalo regulars the day before (while doing the NHL combine of all things) that if I got him I'd retire from doing this. Truth is, days like this get me excited about doing this more. And here I am, creating an account to share and read IP stories. So much for hanging 'em up.

Next up: trying Cleveland tomorrow. I have no idea what I’m doing, so it should be a good time.

Thanks for reading!