I won't go into major detail, but I took our kids to a Cardinal Caravan meeting and, while the players were great, Mike Shannon and the administrative lady that was with them had no class at all. They were accusatory that we brought things we didn't, etc. Another person I know was told she couldn't even go on-stage with her 4 year old. They decided they didn't want parents going through the line at all. Uhhh really. You expect parents just to send their kids through when, while the child might be a fan, they're still too young to know how to go about getting an autograph. Really rude! I felt bad for the players. They weren't allowed to talk or say anything to the kids as they walked through. Only Chase really realized what all was going on and it's sad that an 11 year old could be a lost fan all because of the way two people conducted themselves.
However, in the end, the kids that were with me, got autographs of David Freese, Jaime Garcia, Shelby Miller, Kerry Robinson and John Costello. Now, remember we already had Kerry Robinson's autograph from a couple of years before a game. However, Mr. Chase dropped his hat in Alabama this summer and someone stole it. So, he now has Kerry Robinson's autograph again, along with the others. Since Chelsi and the other kids didn't need Kerry's I asked Kerry to sign Jaemin's hat, so he graciously did and then gave it to John Costello to sign too. They weren't being watched as closely by the classless lady, so they didn't mind.
Chase also wanted Fred Bird's autograph, so we stopped for that. We all did decide that 1 hour and 45 minutes in 25 degree weather wasn't worth the hassle we were given for autographs and will never do this again.
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