I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2023, when the Tampa Tarpons came to play the Clearwater Threshers.
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Kurt signed a 1990 Leaf card #256.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stillku01.shtmlI met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 2000, when the Tampa Yankees, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Rich signed a 1992 Leaf card #352.
I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the Boston Red Sox came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.
Mo signed a 1992 Leaf card #103.
I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1996, when the Pittsburgh Pirates came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.
Mike signed a 1991 Leaf card #224.
I met him at a celebrity golf tournament at Lansbrook Golf Course in Palm Harbor, Florida in 1996.
Mike signed a 1991 Leaf card #BC22.
I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1995, when the Baltimore Orioles came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.
Leo signed a 1991 Leaf card #35.
I met him at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida in 1994, when the New York Yankees came to play the Toronto Blue Jays in a spring training game.
Daryl signed a 1991 Leaf card #202.
Jose signed a 1991 Leaf card #166.
Gregg signed a 1991 Leaf card #519.
I met him at Englebert Complex, the Toronto Blue Jays spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida in 1992.
Joe signed a 1991 Leaf card #353. Two Springs later I attempted to get the March and August 1993 Beckett Baseball Card Monthly issues signed. The March issue was easy to get, he even took the time to personalize it for me, which I love. The August issue was a little tougher for me. Roberto Alomar and John Olerud were fairly easy to get since they were very willing signers for anyone who asked. For weeks Joe's autograph was missing from this cover. I'd bring it with me to each Blue Jays spring training game, hoping to finally have all 3 signatures.
One day, my brother, Brian was asked to be a bat boy for the game. Before the game had started, I handed my bother the magazine hoping he could get it signed. A few minutes later he comes out and hands me back the freshly signed issue. Mission accomplished.
Turner signed a 1991 Leaf card #449.
I met him at Lansbrook Golf Course in Palm Harbor, Florida. He was another guy that I used to bump into a lot. One of my favorite memories was seeing him in a Target store a week after the 1992 World Series had ended. I told him his toss to first was the best I had ever seen. He got a laugh out of that.
Mike signed a 1991 Leaf card #525. A year or so later he signed an 8x10 glossy for me.