Autographs: Hyun-Jin Ryu

It's funny how certain things work out. I wanted to go to the Zack Greinke press conference. I enjoy going to those events and taking pictures. Plus you get to talk to some really nice people. But I couldn't find a babysitter so I did not go.

Instead I went to Koreatown with my son to check out the Dodgers event that they were holding with Hyun-Jin Ryu. {linked here}

I'm happy that I went. The event was to start at 12pm. I showed up at 11:30am. It was an adventure to find parking. I didn't want to park in the nearby garages. Luckily, I found a spot nearby with a meter. It had a 2 hour limit already so I didn't have to put any change on it.

This was at the Wilshire Park Place/Radio Korea -



Media arriving. Mostly Korean media -



A Korean reporter interviewed me. Asked me a few questions about Ryu and the Dodgers. Told me it's for the Korea Times. Got to see if it made it to any articles.

Musicians -



My son waiting patiently...



Video - The scene

Hyun-Jin Ryu @ Koreatown from Roberto Baly on Vimeo.


Video - Ryu comes out at 12:10pm -

Hyun-Jin Ryu @ Koreatown Part 2 from Roberto Baly on Vimeo.



Autograph session started about 12:35pm. I'd say about 50 fans were in line. And then another 50 employees from Radio Korea who also got in line to meet Ryu.



Ryu signed a baseball for me -



Two nice ladies gave my son these keychains.



Everyone in line got this baseball card that's customized from the Dodgers. I think I was more excited over this than the autograph. I heard they gave them out yesterday at the press conference but I didn't get one! So happy I got one today.



I left at 12:45pm and had a chance to have lunch with my wife that works about 2 miles away from here.

Thanks to the Dodgers, Korea Radio, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Cat, Allie for this great event!