Showing posts with label 1992 Upper Deck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1992 Upper Deck. Show all posts

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Ryan Turner


In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Ryan Turner. I discovered that he was the managing director of an investment management firm in California, so I sent him my card and the following letter.


224 days later my card came back signed.

Ryan signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #710.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=turner001rya

Monday, February 5, 2024

Ted Power


In January of 2021, I was looking for cards to mail out and I saw on the back of Ted Power's card that his birthday was the next day (January 31st), so I decided to look him up and I found his address and sent him my card and the following letter.


Seven days later my card came back signed.

Ted signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #680.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/powerte01.shtml

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Mark Guthrie


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

He was there watching his son, Dalton, play in a minor league spring training game.

Mark signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #604.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guthrma01.shtml

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Dennis Rasmussen


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 9, 2019.

Dennis signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #439.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rasmude01.shtml

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Gary Redus


I met him at a Tampa Bay Rays game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2018.

On the final Friday of the regular season, the Tampa Bay Rays invite their instructional league squad, minor league award winners, and minor league coaches/staff to take in a Major League game. I knew that Gary was a AA coach for them, so I brought this card with me and luckily I recognized him in attendance.

Gary signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #519.

Friday, January 14, 2022

Cal Eldred


I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2018, when the Kansas City Royals, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Cal signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #477.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eldreca01.shtml

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Dan Plesac


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2018.

Dan signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #550.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/plesada01.shtml

Friday, January 8, 2021

Matt Stairs


I met him at the Philadelphia Phillies fantasy camp at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2018.

Matt signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #786.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stairma01.shtml

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Luis Sojo


I met him at the New York Yankees Women's Mini-Fantasy Camp at the Yankees Player Development & Scouting Complex in Tampa, Florida in 2018.

Luis signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #149.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sojolu01.shtml

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Mark Leiter


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2017.

He was there to watch his son, Mark Jr., whom I met 2 years earlier.

Mark signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #319.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leitema01.shtml

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Bryan Hickerson


I met him at a Minor League spring training game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Pittsburgh Pirates, whom he was a pitching coach for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

Bryan signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #667.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hickebr01.shtml

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Brook Jacoby


I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Toronto Blue Jays, whom he was the hitting coach for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Brook signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #528.

Friday, April 26, 2019

Bret Saberhagen


I met him at the Boston Red Sox fantasy camp at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida in 2017.

Bret signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #751.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saberbr01.shtml

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Gene Larkin


I met him at the hotel he and the players and staff were staying at for the Minnesota Twins fantasy camp in Fort Myers, Florida in 2017.

Gene signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #187.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/larkige01.shtml

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Devon White


I met him at Roberto Alomar & Friends Fantasy Camp at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Florida in 2016.

Devon signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #352.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitede03.shtml

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Mike LaValliere


I met him at the Pittsburgh Pirates fantasy camp at Pirate City in Bradenton, Florida in 2016.

Mike signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #113.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lavalmi01.shtml

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Tom Brunansky


I met him at the hotel he and the players and staff were staying at for the Minnesota Twins fantasy camp in Fort Myers, Florida in 2016.

Tom signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #543.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brunato01.shtml

Monday, February 12, 2018

Juan Berenguer


I met him at the hotel he and the players and staff were staying at for the Minnesota Twins fantasy camp in Fort Myers, Florida in 2016.

Juan signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #493.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berenju01.shtml

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Ricky Bones


I met him at the visiting team's hotel in 2015, when the New York Mets, whom he was the bullpen coach for, came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Ricky signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #762.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bonesri01.shtml

Friday, August 4, 2017

Tony Fossas


I met him at a Minor League game at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Florida in 2015, when the Daytona Tortugas, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Tony signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #503.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fossato01.shtml