Many moons ago I got lucky. I was visiting Dodgertown one spring over ten years ago, and decided to linger around Holman Stadium after a game. To my surprise, a line had formed near the press box area after much of the crowd had left for the exits, and standing there was Vin Scully greeting and signing for everyone in line.
How fortuitous, I thought. I had learned from other autograph hounds that you have to leave games early in order to get anything signed from escaping ballplayers. So, that was my mode that week. But, for whatever reason I didn't do that during one afternoon game.