A RECAP OF THE OC DUGOUT SIGNINGS WITH CAREW,SANTANA AND "KING FISH".

FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE OC DUGOUT ( LANCE AND BRIAN ) FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE. THIS EVENT WAS WELL ORGANIZIED. I ARRIVED AT THE OC DUGOUT WITH MY POSSE ( MY TWO KIDS ) AROUND 7:30AM. THE GATES WERE CLOSED. ABOUT 8AM THE GATES WERE OPEN AND BY MY SURPRISE THERE WERE WAS A LINE OF PEOPLE. ABOUT 10 PEOPLE WERE IN LINE. THE ARTIST KYLE MORRISSEY, ONE OF MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO BE THERE AT 6AM. KYLE MORRISSEY POSING NEXT TO HIS PAINTING OF ROD CAREW.

A ROD CAREW FAN GETTING HE'S CALIFORNIA ANGELS HELMET SIGNED BY ROD CAREW.

ERVIN SANTAN WAS THE FIRST TO ARRIVE. SANTANA ARRIVED A LIL EARLY AND ROD CAREW WAS RIGHT ON TIME. NOW TO GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD, BECAUSE THERE WAS ABOUT 300 ANGEL FANS WAITING TO MEET THESE TWO. I KNOW I WAS!. THE SIGNINGS STARTED A LIL AFTER 11AM DUE TO ALL THE LAST MINUTE ANGEL FANS. SHOWING UP LATE TO PURCHASE TICKETS. ONCE THE EVENT GOT STARTED THE LINE HAD A GOOD FLOW OF OF MOVEMENT. SANTANA WAS GREAT! HE WAS ALL SMILES, GREATING EVERYONE AS THEY CAME FORTH WITH THERE ITEM(S). TAKING PICTURES WITH SANTANA WELL HE SIGN YOUR ITEM(S). AT ONE POINT SANTANA'S PEOPLE WERE SAYING NO PICTURES, BUT THEN SANTANA'S PEOPLE SAID ONLY WELL HE'S SIGNING. THAT'S BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT TO MEET MR. NO-HITTER AND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET SANTANA. AFTER YOU PASS SANTANA, IT WAS TIME TO MEET HALL OF FAMER... ROD CAREW! I WAS EXCITED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MR.CAREW. OFF THE BACK ROD CAREW'S PEOPLE SAID NO PICTUES! ...THAT SUCKS. I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT FELT LIKE THAT, BUT NOT ONLY THAT. ONE OF THE PHOTOS THAT THE OC DUGOUT WAS SELLING COULD NOT BE SIGNED. THIS WAS NOT THE OC DUGOUT'S FAULT. THIS CAME FROM ROD CAREW'S PEOPLE AND THEY WERE SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO CAREW. CAREW WAS LIMITED TO WHAT HE CAME SIGN. THE NO PICTURE THING WAS A LIL TO MUCH. A LOT OF FANS WERE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. I KNOW THE OC DUGOUT WASN'T. BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO? NOTHING BECAUSE ITS A BUSINESS AND YOU WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP, SO THE NEXT SIGNING WILL BE BETTER AND WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. OTHER THAN THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FINE. BOTH SANTANA AND CAREW GAVE OUT SWEET AUTOGRAPHS. PEOPLE WERE HAPPY WITH JUST MEETING AND RECEIVING THERE AUTOGRAPH(S) WALKING AWAY WITH SMILES.

TIM "KING FISH" SALMON ARRIVED RIGHT ON TIME. THE SALMON SIGNING WAS SCHEDULE FROM 1-3PM. THERE WAS  ABOUT 100 PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE FOR KING FISH.SALMON CAME IN READY TO MEET AND SIGN FOR HIS FANS.  I'VE MEET SALMON BEFORE AND I HAVE NOTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT KING FISH. A REALLY NICE GUY AND WILL ALWAYS TAKE THE TIME TO SIGN AND TAKE PICTURES WITH THE KIDS. THE LINE WENT  BY SO QUICK. THAT SOME OF US HUNG AROUND AND ATE CAKE. THATS RIGHT CAKE!... THERE WAS A REALLY NICE LOOKING ANGELS CAKE. THE KIDS SAT BY A TABLE NEXT TO KING FISH AND ATE CAKE. HOW AWESOME WAS THAT! HOW MANY KIDS CAN SAY THAT THEY HAD CAKE WITH TIM SALMON...LOL. WELL SALMON WAS SIGNING ITEMS FOR THE OC DUGOUT AND FOR FANS THAT COULDNT MAKE IT TO THE SIGNING BUT DROP OFF THERE ITEM(S) I WAS ASKING SALMON WHAT NICKNAME DOES HE PREFER? SALMON SAID " I LIKE KING FISH. I DONT LIKE BEING CALLED MR.ANGEL". I THINK KING FISH IS A SWEET NICKNAME. OVERALL IT WAS A GREAT DAY AT THE OC DUGOUT. ONCE AGAIN THE OC DUGOUT SIGNING WAS A HIT. CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT SIGNING. IF YOUR NOT ON THE OC DUGOUT'S EMAILING LIST, GET ON IT. YOU WILL BE INFORMED ABOUT ALL THE UP COMING APPEARANCES AND EVENTS. TILL NEXT TIME... GO ANGELS!!!