I arrived at the mall about an hour before Punto was scheduled to appear. There weren't many people there and the Dodger ticket reps were setting up for the event. While waiting in line, I decided to pick up my mini plan. If you signed up for any ticket plan, you received a gift bag from the Dodgers, which was a duffel bag full of swag including a Don Mattingly bobblehead, a fleece blanket and a Dodger holiday ball signed by Fernando Valenzuela. It's on a cheapo China ball, but I'll take the Fernando auto!
After I got my ticket plan, I jumped back in line. It was almost 12 o'clock and Nick wasn't there. Finally Noon, still no Nick. The line was getting longer, more time kept passing and still no Nick. We were joking in line that maybe he was designated for assignment. At 12:45 Nick finally arrived. Apparently he went to the wrong mall. But he started signing as soon as he got there. It was one auto per person, so I got a baseball signed then jumped back in line and got a picture signed the second time around.
Thanks to Nick Punto and the Dodgers for putting on a great event and hosting this Holiday tour. Although I only made it to two of the Holiday Mall Tour stops, I was still very happy to get baseball autographs in the offseason. I've gotta give the Dodgers credit too, this was a great idea, getting the fans interested in the upcoming season and giving them incentives for buying tickets in November and December. I hope they do this again next year!
The Dodgers did a good job setting this event up. The mall idea worked out. Punto needs to get better skills with Mapquest or a GPS. Valencia only has one mall.
ReplyDeleteSeriously. What, no gps in his Lotus?
DeleteI've been meaning to ask - what brand case do you recommend for baseballs? I currently have a BallQube. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI like the Rawlings UV protected.
DeleteI didn't get any swag when I went to the Lasorda Mall signing and picked up my mini plan. The only thing I got for getting a mini plan was a ugly written Lasorda auto on one of those $5 logo balls. What a rip.
ReplyDeleteOn a different note, eventhough this is a Dodgers blog I think people here are bobblehead fans of all teams. The Angels released their promo schedule for 2013 and once again they are doing only 2 bobbleheads, both in the first few weeks of the season. Trout and Trumbo will get the bobblehead treatment. Once again no retro Angels player bobbleheads. Boooooo