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2014 NEW YORK YANKEES LUNCHEON TAMPA MARRIOTT WATERSIDE FRIDAY MARCH 21

Came across this event when doing some research for my upcoming Spring Training trip. The event is being put on by the Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay and is being held on Friday March 21st at the Marriott Waterside in Tampa. Obviously the money goes to a great cause but these prices seem very expensive considering the autograph session appears to last for less then an hour. Has anyone here ever attended this event, and if so, can you get a lot of autographs? I have several jerseys that I'd really like to have signed and it seems like this would be a great way to get them done if you're able to go through each players line to get an autograph. Wondering if a General Admission ticket would be suitable to make it through all the lines. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as this is a very pricey event. Below is a list of the ticket prices as advertised on the Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay's website:

$10,000 Hall of Fame Sponsorship ($9,500 tax-deductible)
All the benefits of Championship Sponsors plus…
Early entry (enter Ballroom for autographs 15-20 minutes early) ∙ Rapid entry to VIP lounge ∙ Premier seating ∙ Podium recognition at event

$5,000 Championship Sponsorship ($4,500 tax-deductible)
All the benefits of Main Box Sponsors plus…
Ten (10) baseballs each individually autographed by one member of the New York Yankees, past or present

$3,500 Main Box Sponsorship ($3,150 tax-deductible)
Lunch for ten (10) with Priority seating ∙ Program recognition ∙ Table sign recognition

$1,500 Individual Hall of Fame Ticket ($1,450 tax-deductible)
Early entry (15-20 minutes early) ∙ Rapid entry to VIP area ∙ One (1) baseball autographed by one member of the New York Yankees, past or present ∙ Premier seating

$500 Individual Championship Ticket ($450 tax-deductible)
One (1) baseball autographed by one member of the New York Yankees, past or present ∙ Priority seating

$300 General Admission Ticket ($250 tax-deductible)

All Guests Attending the Event Will Receive the Following For Their Contribution
Lunch ∙ New York Yankees Cap ∙ New York Yankees T-shirt

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Comment by Rick Meyer on January 22, 2014 at 6:20pm: I wonder if they let you select the player or if the player is selected for you. I've been to events like this before and not all players were even there. Never been to a Yankees event though.

Comment by Kenny Sweitzer, Jr. on February 11, 2014 at 6:26pm: the lines are ridiculous. you can only get one good guy with the 300$ tix. dont expect to get jeter and ichiro, it wont happen. maybe one jeter, and thats pushing it.

people start lining up outside (becuase its general admission) around 4-5am.