Meeting Carlos Marmol of the Chicago Cubs

On Thursday August 18th, 2011, my dad, girlfriend and myself all went to meet Carlos Marmol, the closer for the Chicago Cubs. It was a big advertised event so the fact that there was about 100 people an hour before he was going to be there was to be expected. We got in line and waited for about 15-20 minutes to get an autograph from him. He seemed very cocky though because he had a hat on and sunglasses and would not allow any pictures with him. I was unaware that Carlos did not speak good English so he had an interpreter there with him to translate different things. My girlfriend went up first and she had her batting helmet signed and then I went and had a picture signed for my brother and my dad got a baseball for me signed by him. We then went outside and, I looked at the baseball and it had somehow gotten smudged and smeared accidentally and I had to run back in and buy another baseball and get back in line. There was a guy in the line saying that they had cut off the line because he was leaving at 7 p.m. which was only 15 minutes from then so of course I was not happy. Next thing you know a lady that worked at Sports Authority came by and said that they had confirmed that Carlos was going to stay until 8 instead of 7 so I was able to get my baseball signed after the accident that occurred. I left there a happy man, I also got a picture of my girlfriend, Carlos and myself. It was my 34th autograph signing that I have been to and my 64th autograph into my collection.