Free Fanpacks from your Favorite MLB Team

by Julie Gentry | More from this Blogger

01 Feb 2007 02:01 AM

Yeah, it's "stuff". What you get varies. They're fan packs, stuff that the franchises send out to fans who ask. Sometimes it's nothing more than a card or magnet, other times it's photos and memorabilia. If you're a real sports fan, anything from your team is worth it! Especially when all it will cost you is an email.

Here's a sample one I sent to the Mariners.

Dear Mariners,

We love you when you're up, and we love you when you're in a rebuilding phase. Every member of the family is a fan, especially my 12 and 14 year old sons (Elisha and David). We got to see you several times last year, including the free t-shirt night (hooray! That was a great surprise!). We also loved doing the tour of the park with Bob, the very best tour guide! It would be fantastic if you could surprise the boys with a photo or fanpack as they gear up for next season.

Sincerely,

Me My address

and here's their reply:

Thanks for your e-mail, Julie. We put two little fanpacks in the mail to you today that has some cards of past and present players, some fun facts and stickers and a poster of the ballpark; you should be receiving it shortly. Again, thanks for being a fan and we hope you get a chance to come visit us at Safeco Field sometime soon.

Go Mariners!

Seattle Mariners Fancare

Here are the MLB addresses, taken from the mlb.com site:

Seattle Mariners - Yes, they belong at the top!

Anaheim Angels

Houston Astros

Oakland Athletics

Toronto Blue Jays

Milwaukee Brewers

Atlanta Braves

St. Louis Cardinals

Chicago Cubs

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Arizona Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants

Cleveland Indians

Florida Marlins

New York Mets

Washington Nationals

Baltimore Orioles

San Diego Padres

Philadelphia Phillies

Pittsburgh Pirates

Texas Rangers

Cincinnati Reds Colorado Rockies

Kansas City Royals

Detroit Tigers

Minnesota Twins

Chicago White Sox

New York Yankees

As always, please don't abuse the freebies. Send requests only to those teams you're a bona fide fan of; not for resale. That's a sure way to get the franchises to stop sending out free things to their fans. Make sure to come back and let me know what they send you!

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Linda Hansen (1796) 01 Feb 2007 08:54 AM

Thanks Julie, I had no idea this was out there. I just emailed the Astros and hope they are as responsive to my request as the Mariners were to yours. My 2 boys will be happy if they are. Thanks for the tip. Linda (artcraft)