My family had a lot of fun last year at the 2 ACS Days at Busch . Tickets for this year's events went on sale in February. I made sure to purchase them early, as one of the days sold out last year. Yesterday was the first game, while August 20th will be the second.
My wife, son, and I arrived at 8:30, about 30 minutes before the gates opened. Once inside we received our free promotional items of an MLB Network sponsored hat for anyone 16 and over. We traded 2 hats for 2 Tommy Edman growth posters that were given to those 15 and under. From there we hit the autograph lines. Players signed from 9:15-10:45.
All 3 of us hit up the Alec Burleson line. He was by far the most popular name. Quite a few people in line did not get an autograph before time ran out. From there we decided to split up.
I hit up the Benji Molina line. Although he never played for the Cardinals, he is one of their Spanish broadcasters.
My wife and son were able to get John Rodriguez while I was in the Molina line. Always nice to get another autograph from someone who played on the 2006 World Series team.
We met up in the Alan Benes line next. He has signed at a ton of free events. I am running out of different cards for him to sign. Mom wife hit another line while we were waiting. Autographs are limited to 1 per person, but Benes signed 2 for my son since his line was so short.
Wilking Rodriguez was at the same table as Benes. It is nice to have extra of these 2019 Topps cards to use for players with a Cardinals card. I don't believe he even has an MLB card yet.
My wife ended up in the Kyle McClellan line. We have quite a few of his autographs already, but it is hard to say no to a free autograph. There was 1 other autograph station with Andrew Knizner and Kerry Robinson, but the line was so long we would not get through it. No matter though, as we have gotten both of them before. Instead, we decided to get our pictures taken.
The 2011 World Series trophy was located in the centerfield batter's eye.
We also saw the 2006 World Series trophy.
That concluded the Cancer Day events. It was still 2 hours before game time. Our tickets included a free hot dog and a can of soda, so we ate an early lunch. The Cardinals also give away free frozen treats on Sundays. We each had 2 small ice cream sandwiches.
With still plenty of time, we went across the street to the Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum. My son saw an Instagram post stating Paul Goldschmidt's MVP award from last year was on display.
Pretty cool seeing a major award up close. As for the game, it was another stinker for the Cardinals. They managed to strand 15 runners on base while losing to the Rockies 1-0. The only positive from the game was that it was less than 3 hours long. The announced attendance was 40,000, but I am pretty sure there were not even 30,000 people in the seats.
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