I was able to attend the first 4 games of Anthony Rizzo's career against the Washington Nationals. During those 4 days, he was very poised on and off the field. When it came to signing autographs he has a system, which I am calling Rizzos Rules. The rules are as follows:
1) Be polite when asking for an autograph. No pushing or shoving and if there is, he won't sign for the person that does either.
2) One autograph per person, no exceptions.
3) Will sign for kids before he'll sign for adults.
4) Will sign on the sweet spot of the baseball ONLY if the ball is personalized to you.
5) Will NOT sign a blank piece of paper.
As a fan, I loved watching how organized he was and the fact with all the hoopla surrounding his first games here, that he would take time to sign. I understand players not wanting what they sign sold on EBAY or to card collectors, so personalizing is excellent! The Casual Fan loves Rizzos Rules and I would hope more players would take a few minutes of their time to remember the people who pay their salaries.
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