SB Nation User Blog: BaseCrawl

Need help finding an old A's scout

BaseCrawl — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:01:11 -0000

Hey A's fans:

About four weeks ago I went out on the message boards and asked A's fans if they could help me track down an old scout who had an enormous impact on my life. He worked for the "Oakland Athletics Baseball Company." He gave me a business card and promised me a personal tryout when I turned 18.

I was just 7 at the time and this kind gesture totally effected the trajectory of my childhood. I'm 30 now and all these years later we found the business card in my dad's office. The scout's name was Fred Rocco Granato and I'm trying to find his whereabouts.

I wrote up a blog that explains everything in great detail, and why I want to locate him. It would mean a lot to me if anyone knows what became of Mr. Granato.

I posted my story here.

Some people pointed me in some good directions. We found the addresses of a few different people in different states named "Fred Granato," but nobody on the message boards I visited had ever heard of this guy. Nobody knows which Fred Granato or "R. Granato" (there were a few of those) is the real Fred Rocco Granato.

I would appreciate any leads I can get, especially if you ever worked in the A's organization or knew Mr. Granato. An A's fan on a different message board encouraged me to post this here.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Troy Foster

Cookie Lady?

BaseCrawl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:47:35 -0000

Hey guys. I wrote a little while back about a project I'm working on. Its a short form documentary about baseball fans. You guys helped me out and mentioned the "Cookie Lady". I'm not a Rangers fan so this is new to me. Is the Cookie Lady at all home games? Where can she be found and what has she actually done to become famous with your team? She sounds interesting and I would love to interview her. Any help would be great. Thanks again.

We Need Your Help!

BaseCrawl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:08:20 -0000

Hey Diamondbacks fans. My friend and I are currently on the tail end of a 75 day roadtrip where we are attempting to go to all 30 Major League stadiums. We have been filming the whole experience for a series of documentary shorts we hope to release by the end of the season. We’re looking for help from the fans to get some ideas for our film project. We have been looking for stories that are not so much about the players or the actual game on the field, but human interest stories about the people who work around the game and the fans who are the heart of every franchise. Some examples of what we have done so far include stories on the kayaking community outside AT&T Park in San Francisco, the saxophone players outside Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and a famous hotdog vendor outside Fenway Park in Boston. We have unique stories for every stadium we have been to but continue to look for interesting takes in every city. If anyone has any ideas about what you, the fan, would want to hear about in a video about your team please let us know. You can check out our project at www.basecrawl.com and shoot us an e-mail if you have any ideas. Thanks for the help and we look forward to seeing your team.

Daren Many

Production Associate

Foster Group Media

We Need Your Help!

BaseCrawl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:51:30 -0000

Hey Rangers fans. My friend and I are currently on the tail end of a 75 day roadtrip where we are attempting to go to all 30 Major League stadiums. We have been filming the whole experience for a series of documentary shorts we hope to release by the end of the season. We’re looking for help from the fans to get some ideas for our film project. We have been looking for stories that are not so much about the players or the actual game on the field, but human interest stories about the people who work around the game and the fans who are the heart of every franchise. Some examples of what we have done so far include stories on the kayaking community outside AT&T Park in San Francisco, the saxophone players outside Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and a famous hotdog vendor outside Fenway Park in Boston. We have unique stories for every stadium we have been to but continue to look for interesting takes in every city. If anyone has any ideas about what you, the fan, would want to hear about in a video about your team please let us know. You can check out our project at www.basecrawl.com and shoot us an e-mail if you have any ideas. Thanks for the help and we look forward to seeing your team.

Daren Many

Production Associate

Foster Group Media

We Need Your Help!

BaseCrawl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:25:27 -0000

Hey Astros fans. My friend and I are currently on the tail end of a 75 day roadtrip where we are attempting to go to all 30 Major League stadiums. We have been filming the whole experience for a series of documentary shorts we hope to release by the end of the season. We’re looking for help from the fans to get some ideas for our film project. We have been looking for stories that are not so much about the players or the actual game on the field, but human interest stories about the people who work around the game and the fans who are the heart of every franchise. Some examples of what we have done so far include stories on the kayaking community outside AT&T Park in San Francisco, the saxophone players outside Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and a famous hotdog vendor outside Fenway Park in Boston. We have unique stories for every stadium we have been to but continue to look for interesting takes in every city. If anyone has any ideas about what you, the fan, would want to hear about in a video about your team please let us know. You can check out our project at www.basecrawl.com and shoot us an e-mail if you have any ideas. Thanks for the help and we look forward to seeing your team.

Daren Many

Production Associate

Foster Group Media

We Need Your Help!

BaseCrawl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:53:01 -0000

Hey Marlins fans. My friend and I are currently on the tail end of a 75 day roadtrip where we are attempting to go to all 30 Major League stadiums. We have been filming the whole experience for a series of documentary shorts we hope to release by the end of the season. We’re looking for help from the fans to get some ideas for our film project. We have been looking for stories that are not so much about the players or the actual game on the field, but human interest stories about the people who work around the game and the fans who are the heart of every franchise. Some examples of what we have done so far include stories on the kayaking community outside AT&T Park in San Francisco, the saxophone players outside Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and a famous hotdog vendor outside Fenway Park in Boston. We have unique stories for every stadium we have been to but continue to look for interesting takes in every city. If anyone has any ideas about what you, the fan, would want to hear about in a video about your team please let us know. You can check out our project at www.basecrawl.com and shoot us an e-mail if you have any ideas. Thanks for the help and we look forward to seeing your team.

Daren Many

Production Associate

Foster Group Media