8/31/08 at PETCO Park

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8/31/08 at PETCO Park
Blue Heaven found this 9/8/2008 on snaggingbaseballs.mlblogs.com (flag)
I can't believe I almost skipped this game. Wow. What a mistake that would've been. I'd gone to Angel Stadium the night before and PETCO Park the night before that . Over the course of those two days, I'd snagged a total of 32 balls and ended up with a comparable number of bruises and blisters. I needed to sleep. I needed some painkillers. I wanted to blog. I wanted to go to the beach. And to ... (link)

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Published 9/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (ernest) at Blue Heaven
... 3 4 . Here is an interview with him from NPR. Only 600 fans showed up for a Marlins game this past Wednesday. Tatiana & Wax Heaven, the married card collecting duo, sound off. The 1983 Fleer Project picks up another Dodger autograph- Pedro Guerrero. Zach was at Dodger Stadium and has some incredible photos detailing how to snag some balls. He was also in Anaheim and San Diego. I had meant to point this out previously. The Trolly Dodger ...

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