Last year I did this list and it single handedly vaulted my blog through the roof, so I figure that I would post the schedule for free autograph signings during the 2009 MLB Fan Fest in St. Louis, MO starting this Friday. The signings are for free but you have to pay to enter the festival. Here is a run down of the schedule:
Friday – 7/10/09
Andy Benes
Bob Feller (90 years old folks won’t be around forever)
Jack Clark
John Mabry
Lee Smith
Mike Matheny
Orlando Cepeda
Rollie Fingers
Tom Henke
Will Clark
Saturday – 7/11/09
Andy Benes
Earl Weaver
Fergueson Jenkins
Fred Lynn
Jack Clark
John Tudor
Juan Marichal
Lee Smith
Robin Roberts
Rollie Fingers
Sunday – 7/12/09
Bob Feller
Dick Williams
Earl Weaver
Fergueson Jenkins
Gaylord Perry
Harmon Killebrew (incredibly difficult signature to get, I highly recommend if you go for one autograph all day, get his!)
John Tudor
Luis Aparicio
Orlando Cepeda
Robin Roberts
Tony Gwynn (Question and Answer – Not Signing)
Monday – 7/13/09
Andre Dawson
Dick Williams
Harmon Killebrew
Juan Marichal
Tommy John
Luis Aparicio
Vince “Fire Cracker” Coleman
Will Clark
Bruce Sutter (Question and Answer – Not Signing)
Tuesday – 7/14/09
Andre Dawson
Gaylord Perry
Tommy John
Tom Henke
Rollie Fingers
Goose Gossage
Note: These appearances are subject to change (and will more than likely change).
Please let me know if you are planning to attend this festival, as I would love ANY autographs you can get for me. I don’t ask for much but this would be amazing if you could do me a solid!
Killebrew is actually pretty easy. I have two, met him at the autograph party and at twinsfest. He also did a signing at a local best buy, and does TTM. I would say that hes a really nice guy and not hard to get.
Is Topps going to be at the Fanfest in St. Louis?
I am sure of it.
You cant really pick and choose who you want… if they go by last years fan fest… theres a big table and you wait on a long slow moving line. You get whoever is at the table by the time you get up there.. and they wont tell you whos coming up next… because if they did.. you can kind of time it out. no such luck. Idid get a nice aparicio last year
Fanfest was actually very successful for me this year. I came away with 6 autographs in two days. The lines go relatively fast once the players start signing, and as far as knowing whos signing and whos signing next, you can ask any volunteer Fanfest employee and they will show you the schedule.