Showing posts with label 1965 Topps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1965 Topps. Show all posts

Thursday, May 11, 2017

John O'Donoghue


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

John signed a 1965 Topps card #71.

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Phil Regan


I met him at a Minor League game at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2014, when the St. Lucie Mets, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

I saw Phil walking out of the stadium and an autograph seeker walking with him but noticed Phil wasn't stopping. When I caught up with him, I heard Phil telling the guy that he doesn't like that people turn around and sell autographs on eBay. I interrupted their conversation and asked if he'd do personalizations. He said he had no problem doing those and I told him my name as he reached for my card. Phil then asked me, "have you been on eBay?" I replied, "yes, I bought that card on there." He said, "have you seen autographs on there?" Again, I said yes and immediately added "but I don't sell autographs." He smiled and said, "that's what they all say." I agreed with him. I'd like to think that I'm the only one who actually told him the truth when telling him that. Maybe he'll see this site and remember me. As for the other guy, I didn't stick around to see if he ever got his card signed. As I was walking away, I heard Phil say to him that he'd sign and then asked for his name and the guy said, "well, you see..." and that's all I heard.

Phil signed a 1965 Topps card #191.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reganph01.shtml

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Larry Bearnarth


I met him at a celebrity golf tournament at Lansbrook Golf Course in Palm Harbor, Florida in 1996.

Larry signed a 1965 Topps card #258.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bearnla01.shtml

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Don Blasingame

I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, while he was a Philadelphia Phillies instructor during the Florida Instructional League.

I met his son, Kent, earlier in the year. This was the first time that I got a father and son's players' signatures.

Don signed a 1965 Topps card #21.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blasido01.shtml