Monday, April 7, 2014

Raul Mondesi Viva Los Dodgers 4-6-14

I decided to hit up Dodgers Stadium for a second day in a row for a brief autograph session with Raul Mondesi. I didn't have tickets to the game so I decided to go check out Raul Mondesi's clothing drive instead at Viva Los Dodgers. Raul was scheduled to sign for fans that brought clothing donations at Viva Los Dodgers today at 3pm. I didn't want to miss this rare opportunity to get Mondesi's autograph. Since he resides in the Domincan Republic serving as a mayor, he is rarely makes public appearances in the US. Thus I couldn't pass this opportunity up.

I arrived at the stadium late due to traffic at around 3pm. Since I hate to pay for parking I decided to park outside at Elysian Park. Luckily I ran into my friend Alan who gave me a ride so I didn't have to walk up that dreaded hill at Dodgers Stadium. Thanks again for the lift Alan.

When I arrived at Viva Los Dodgers it was packed as expected.



Raul Mondesi and Manny Mota were already signing for fans.


I ran into my buddy Manuel who was kind enough to hold down a spot for me in line. Here he is networking with Raul while getting his photo signed. Thanks again Manuel for being the Godfather of graphing.



Raul was kind enough to sign a ROMLB on the sweetspot for me with the "ROY 94" inscription. He also signed a Gold Glove ball for me as well with the "2 Gold Glove" inscription.








It was another quick and easy day of graphing at Dodgers Stadium.

7 comments:

  1. David, you no longer use the UNIBALL Jetstream pen?

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    1. Those bleed terribly over time bro. I recommend Bic Round Stick 1.0

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    2. You know what's crazy. I noticed ONE of my baseballs started bleeding on me and I didn't understand why. I thought maybe it was because of the moisture in the air. I now place one silica gel packet absorber inside the case for each autograph baseball. I can't believe uniball jetstream bleeds over time. The autograph looks so much nicer with the uni-ball jetstream pen as oppose to the BIC round stick.

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    3. Would you mind posting an example of the bleeding? I just started using the pen during spring training.

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  2. Nope I stopped using Uniball the second half of last season.

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    1. What is the pen you're using that you recommend now? And is Uniball jetstream really a bad pen to use?

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  3. Great success. I am waiting for Raul to make an appearance here in NYC. I need him for my Yankees PC. I'm hoping he does one day.

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