Monday, October 31, 2022

Bryan Shaw


I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2019, when the Colorado Rockies came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Bryan signed a 2018 Topps card #363.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shawbr01.shtml

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Ryan McMahon


I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2019, when the Colorado Rockies came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Ryan signed a 2016 Topps Heritage Minor League card #16.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcmahry01.shtml

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Darren Holmes


I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2019, when the Colorado Rockies, whom he was the bullpen coach for, came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Darren signed a 1994 Pacific Crown Collection card #198.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holmeda01.shtml

Friday, October 28, 2022

Brad Peacock


I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2019, when the Houston Astros came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Brad signed a 2012 Topps Update Series card #US124.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peacobr01.shtml

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Carlos Correa


I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2019, when the Houston Astros came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Carlos signed a 2014 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects card #TP-3.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/correca01.shtml

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Steve Balboni


I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2019, where he was scouting a game between the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays.

I was standing outside of the stadium, waiting to get in line to enter when I recognized Mr. Balboni approaching. I was aware that he was a scout, so I carried a card of his with me in case I ever bumped into him. 

Steve signed a 1989 Fleer card #538.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/balbost01.shtml

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Shane Robinson


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Shane signed a 2009 Topps Updates & Highlights card #UH127.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinsh01.shtml

Monday, October 24, 2022

Ed Lucas


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Ed signed a 2014 Topps card #387.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lucased01.shtml

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Andrew Sopko


I met him at a Minor League spring training game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Toronto Blue Jays came to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

Andrew signed a 2015 Bowman Draft card #87.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sopko-000and

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Rob Segedin


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Rob signed a 2017 Topps Heritage card #538.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/segedro01.shtml

Friday, October 21, 2022

Rafael Carvajal


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Rafael signed a 2018 Williamsport Crosscutters Team Set card #07.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=carvaj000raf

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Doug Mathis


I met him at a Minor League spring training game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Toronto Blue Jays, whom he was a pitching coach for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

Doug signed a 2008 Pacific Coast League Top Prospects card #21.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mathido01.shtml

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Roemon Fields


I met him at a Minor League spring training game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Toronto Blue Jays came to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

Roemon signed a 2015 Dunedin Blue Jays Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=fields000roe

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

James McArthur


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

James signed a 2018 Williamsport Crosscutters Team Set card #19.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcartja01.shtml

Monday, October 17, 2022

Gift Ngoepe


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Gift signed a 2018 Topps Heritage card #579.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/ngoepgi01.shtml

Sunday, October 16, 2022

Lane Adams


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Lane signed a 2015 Panini Prizm card #193.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/adamsla01.shtml

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Ismael Cabrera


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Ismael signed a 2017 Lakewood Blueclaws Team Set card #08.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cabrer000ism

Friday, October 14, 2022

Jack Perkins


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Jack signed a 2018 Williamsport Crosscutters Team Set card #23.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=perkin000jac

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Kevin Martir


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Kevin signed a 2018 Williamsport Crosscutters Team Set card #34.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=martir000kev

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Mike Ford


I met him at a Minor League spring training game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the New York Yankees came to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

Mike signed a 2016 Tampa Yankees Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fordmi01.shtml

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Julio Borbon


I met him at a Minor League spring training game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the New York Yankees, whom he was a coach for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

Julio signed a 2010 Topps 206 card #242.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/borboju01.shtml

Monday, October 10, 2022

Gio Urshela


I met him at a Minor League spring training game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the New York Yankees came to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

Gio signed a 2015 Bowman Prospects card #BP11.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/urshegi01.shtml

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Tony Peña


I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Tampa Bay Rays came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Tony signed a 2018 Princeton Rays Team Set card.

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Garrett Whitley


I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Tampa Bay Rays came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Garrett signed a 2016 Hudson Valley Renegades Team Set card.

Friday, October 7, 2022

Ji-Man Choi


I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Tampa Bay Rays came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Ji-Man signed a 2013 Topps Pro Debut card #82.

Thursday, October 6, 2022

James Pazos


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

James signed a 2017 Topps Update Series card #US149.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pazosja01.shtml

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Ali Castillo


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Ali signed a 2013 Tampa Yankees Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=castil001ali

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Steve Liddle


I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Detroit Tigers, whom he was the bench coach for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Steve signed a 1989 ProCards card #1084.

Monday, October 3, 2022

Rick Anderson


I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Detroit Tigers, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Rick signed a 1987 Fleer card #2.

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Tim Remes


I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Detroit Tigers, whom he was the bullpen catcher for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Tim signed a 2017 Lakeland Flying Tigers Team Set card.

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Ethan Lindow


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Ethan signed a 2018 Williamsport Crosscutters Team Set card #15.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lindow000eth