Baseball USA 2012 pick ups

Hey folks,

Just arrived back from holidays in the US and thought I would show some of my pickups and the sporting places I visited.


Liam Hendriks signed ball


Game used ball from Yankees @ Red Sox game - September 11 2012


Warm up ball used by Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth (Werth threw me the ball after their warm up).


Washington Nationals bullpen warm up ball


Trent Oeltjen game used bat


Authenticated line up card from a Nationals/Braves game (Peter Moylan). I wasn't at that game but picked it up because Moylan pitched in the game.

Here are some pics from the games I went to:

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox - Fenway Park



Dallas Cowboys stadium tour



Me in the Cowboys locker room in mock Tony Romo jersey and pads


Stadium view


On the turf


Centre of field


My daughters in the Cowboys cheerleaders change rooms


Cheerleaders change room

WNBA - Washington Mystics @ New York Liberty - New Jersey



Me with John Starks from the New York Knicks

MLB Fan Cave in New York


Me with Evan Longoria from the Tampa Bay Rays


Me with Rich Thompson from the Tampa Bay Rays


Me with Matt Moore from the Tampa Bay Rays

Yankee Stadium




Jeter at bat v the Rays

Nationals Ballpark




Me at the Dodgers @ Nationals game


My girls with their treasured souvenirs. Kids make it so much easier to score used balls!

Atlanta Braves Spring Training ground


Slow pitch softball was being played when we were there.
No GU gear to buy.

College football


North Carolina @ Miami Hurricanes game



Marlins Ballpark




Bobblehead Museum

This was an awesome trip and I had a blast.
Throw in Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, Discovery Cove and lasing on Miami Beach we had the best time.

That is insane....congrats on the great pickups!!!!

Absolutely awesome mate, going to the US next year will have to seek you about tips etc. Looks like it was the trip of a liftetime is an understatement.

Wow Mat, you really did a lot! Love that Oeltjen bat.

Did you win the Aces photo comp? Not sure how you can beat your pick with Longo!

Awesome mate, planning a trip in about 2 years with missus and the boy... The only way they would let me fly over for a Chargers game was if I took them and chucked in Orlando, Anaheim and prob Hawaii

Great pics, makes me excited to go even more

nice pick ups there matt love the Yankees Red Sox ball where did you get that one from?

Also those holders did you get those ? after some of them

The bobblehead museum it at the Miami Marlins Ballpark. Every few minutes the base vibrated to set the heads going.
I want one!

Beck the ball was from the Red Sox team store. Had to wait a while after the game and I got to pick from a dozen which one I wanted.
The ball cubes I picked up from Downtown Disney in Orlando for $2.50 each. Only had a few when I got there and had none when I left

Thanks Mat hopefully can pick some up somewhere