A week after canceling a scheduled appearance, White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez comes to Tinley Park to meet fans and sign autographs.
Mark Straczek didn't know whether to blame csac.biz or thank them. The website, the go-to spot for Chicago-area autograph collectors like Straczek, didn't feature White Sox star Alexei Ramirez's Saturday morning appearance at Tinley Park's Bettenhausen Dodge. It meant the hundreds of autograph hunters who would normally clamor for a signature from "The Cuban Missile" didn't know to go to the downtown dealership. It also meant Straczek, who drove from Crystal Lake for the signature, got more time with Ramirez than he normally would. Bettenhausen held a similar signing last week with the Sox's John Danks at their Orland Park dealership. "With Danks, you had like two seconds with him and you were gone," Straczek said, adding that Ramirez is a…
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After canceling a planned signing at Tinley Park's Bettenhausen Dodge last Saturday, Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez reschedules for Sept. 18.
Bettenhausen Dodge spent Wednesday calling Sox fans who had waited in vain for shortstop Alexei Ramirez last Saturday, telling them the player known as "The Cuban Missile" had rescheduled for Sept. 18. The calls told thwarted Sox fans that Ramirez would be signing from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at the dealership at 17514 S. Oak Park Ave. The calls advised fans show up by 8 a.m. to ensure their place in line. Ramirez, a 6' 2'', 28-year-old from Cuba, had canceled a planned signing at the dealership on Saturday, Sept. 11, citing a family emergency. Sox pitcher John Danks went through with a planned signing at the Bettenhausen Chrysler Jeep dealership in Orland Park that same day. The calls said Danks stayed at the location for about …
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