Sunday, May 31, 2020

Brantley Bell


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Daytona Tortugas came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

I had met his father, Jay in 1996.

Brantley signed a 2016 Dayton Dragons Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bell--000bra

Saturday, May 30, 2020

James Vasquez


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Daytona Tortugas came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

James signed a 2016 Dayton Dragons Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vasque000jam

Friday, May 29, 2020

Logan Sendelbach


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Bradenton Marauders came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Logan signed a 2016 West Virginia Power Team Set card #20.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sendel000log

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Bret Helton


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Bradenton Marauders came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Bret signed a 2016 West Virginia Power Team Set card #25.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=helton000bre

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Bruce Kison


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, where he was scouting a game between the Bradenton Marauders and Clearwater Threshers.

Bruce signed a 1985 Topps Traded card #67T.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kisonbr01.shtml

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Brandon Cumpton


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Bradenton Marauders, whom he was on a rehab assignment with, came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Brandon signed a 2014 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects card #BP81.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cumptbr01.shtml

Monday, May 25, 2020

Mitchell Tolman


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Bradenton Marauders came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Mitchell signed a 2016 West Virginia Power Team Set card #03.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tolman000mit

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Alfredo Reyes


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Bradenton Marauders came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Alfredo signed a 2016 West Virginia Power Team Set card #08.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=reyes-002alf

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Daniel Arribas


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Bradenton Marauders came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Daniel signed a 2016 West Virginia Power Team Set card #15.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=arriba000dan

Friday, May 22, 2020

Matt Ford


I met him at the 56th annual Florida State League All-Star game at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida in 2017. He was the pitching coach for the South team.

Matt signed a 2004 Topps Total card #47.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fordma01.shtml

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Ivan Rodriguez


I met him at the 56th annual Florida State League All-Star game at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida in 2017. He was in attendance to watch his son, Dereck play for the South team.

Ivan signed the back of a May 1992 Beckett Focus on Future Stars magazine.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodriiv01.shtml

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Eric Duncan


I met him at the 56th annual Florida State League All-Star game at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida in 2017. He was the hitting coach for the North team.

Eric signed a 2003 Bowman Heritage card #268.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=duncan001eri

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Anyelo Gomez


I met him at a Florida State League All-Star Autograph Session at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida in 2017.

Anyelo signed a 2016 Charleston RiverDogs Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gomez-000any

Monday, May 18, 2020

Brandon Lowe


I met him at a Florida State League All-Star Autograph Session at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida in 2017.

Brandon signed a 2015 Panini Contenders card #21.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowebr01.shtml

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Christian Kelley


I met him at a Florida State League All-Star Autograph Session at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida in 2017.

Christian signed a 2016 West Virginia Power Team Set card #19.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kelley004chr

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Daniel Zamora


I met him at a Florida State League All-Star Autograph Session at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida in 2017.

Daniel signed a 2016 West Virginia Power Team Set card #26.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zamorda01.shtml

Friday, May 15, 2020

Gene Roof


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Lakeland Flying Tigers came to play the Clearwater Threshers.
He was there as the Detroit Tigers Minor League outfield and baserunning coordinator.

I had met his brother, Phil a year earlier.

Gene signed a 1982 Donruss card #615, which incorrectly lists his first name as Phil.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roofge01.shtml

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Anthony Gose


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Lakeland Flying Tigers came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Anthony signed a 2012 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects card #52.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gosean01.shtml

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Joe Navilhon


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Lakeland Flying Tigers came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Joe signed a 2016 Connecticut Tigers Team Set card #24.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=navilh000joe

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Bob Lilley


I met him at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2017, when the Rochester Rhinos, whom he was managing, came to play the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Bob signed a 1993 Pacific National Professional Soccer League card #70.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lilley_(soccer)

Monday, May 11, 2020

Rodney Marsh

Tommy Smyth, Joe Cole, myself, and Rodney Marsh

I met him at Sundial in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2017, where SiriusXM's Grumpy Pundits, which he co-hosted with Tommy Smythe, did a live broadcast.

Rodney signed an 8x10 photo.

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Steve Wegerle


I met him at Sundial in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2017. SiriusXM's Grumpy Pundits did a live broadcast and Steve Wegerle was their guest.

Of all the people I've gotten autographs from, and if you've been following this site since it started, you know it's a lot, meeting Steve Wegerle has to be my biggest thrill. Before I ever watched my first baseball game, The Tampa Bay Rowdies and soccer were my first loves. The player that I cheered for the most as a kid was Steve Wegerle. It was such a great experience getting to meet him after all these years.

Steve signed an 8x10 photo.

Saturday, May 9, 2020

Jeff Ciszkowski


I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017.

I've seen this guy at Threshers games for years. First as an usher and then working security. One day I'm at the stadium, talking with one of the security personnel about baseball and I casually mentioned that I was a New York Mets fan. He then tells me that one of his fellow co-workers was a former Met in their Minor League system. My ears suddenly perked up and I immediately asked for that person's name. He tells me the name and I looked him up when I got to my seat. I discovered that he had several cards of himself, so I ordered one that night. Five days later I return to the stadium with the card and find him working in the tiki bar seating area. He got such a big kick at seeing his card. I shared it with several of his co-workers (with his permission) and they all got a big laugh out of it. It was a pretty cool experience.

Jeff signed a 1988 Star St. Lucie Mets Team Set card #5.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ciszko001jef

Friday, May 8, 2020

Wilson Ramos


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Charlotte Stone Crabs, whom he was on a rehab assignment with, came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Wilson signed a 2011 Topps Update Series card #US295.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Drew Smith


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Charlotte Stone Crabs came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Drew signed a 2016 Panini Elite Extra Edition card #125 (085/999).

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Peter Maris


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Charlotte Stone Crabs came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Peter signed a 2015 Princeton Rays Team Set card.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Brad Boxberger


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Charlotte Stone Crabs, whom he was on a rehab assignment with, came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Brad signed a 2015 Topps card #538.

Monday, May 4, 2020

Sgt. Slaughter


I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017.

The Threshers were hosting a promotion called Military Night, which Sgt. Slaughter was a part of, signing autographs for fans.

Sgt. Slaughter signed a 2005 Topps Heritage WWE card #86.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Slaughter

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Travis Ott


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Charlotte Stone Crabs came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Travis signed a 2016 Hudson Valley Renegades Team Set card.

Saturday, May 2, 2020

Dalton Moats


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Charlotte Stone Crabs came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Dalton signed a 2016 Princeton Rays Team Set card.

Friday, May 1, 2020

Peter Bourjos


I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Charlotte Stone Crabs, whom he was on a rehab assignment with, came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Peter signed a 2015 Topps card #628.