Quentin Brown

I met him at a bridge league game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Pittsburgh Pirates, whom he was managing, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

Quentin signed a 2023 Bradenton Marauders Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Quentin_Brown

Braden Barry

I met him at a Minor League Dunedin Blue Jays game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida, in 2024.

Braden signed a 2024 Dunedin Blue Jays Team Set card #06.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=barry-001bra

Matt von Roemer

I met him at a Minor League Dunedin Blue Jays game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida, in 2024 when he was the bench coach for the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Matt signed a 2024 Dunedin Blue Jays Team Set card #33.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vonroe000mat

Kehden Hettiger

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Kehden signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #13.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hettig000keh

Jonathan Petit

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Jonathan signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #20.

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

Ethan Chenault

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Ethan signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #06.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=chenau000eth

Brandon Beckel

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Brandon signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #03.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=beckel000bra

Luke Russo

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Luke signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #22.

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

Drew Garrett

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Drew signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #10.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=garret000dre

Jared Thomas

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Jared signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #26.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thomas004jar

Chase Hopewell

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Chase signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #14.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hopewe000cha

Braydon Tucker

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Braydon signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #28.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tucker003bra

Avery Owusu-Asiedu

I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Avery signed a 2024 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #18.

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

Cade Doughty

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, while he was on a rehab assignment with the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Cade signed a 2023 Topps Pro Debut card #PD-11.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dought000cad

Julio Morillo

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the Daytona Tortugas, whom he managing, came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Julio signed a 2023 Daytona Tortugas Team Set card #35.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=morill002jul

Ocean Gabonia

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Ocean signed a 2023 Tampa Tarpons Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gaboni000oce

Daury Arias

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Daury signed a 2023 Tampa Tarpons Team Set card.

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

James Cooper

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons, whom he was managing came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

When I called for him, I asked if he remembered me. A month prior, I attempted to hand him the wrong James Cooper card. He did indeed remember, and so I told him that I mailed my card to the other James Cooper and that he returned it signed with a really nice letter. He asked if I mentioned the whole mixup, but I said no.

James signed a 2004 Tri-City ValleyCats Team Set card #10.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cooper006jam

Jeremy Cologna

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the St. Lucie Mets, whom he was the bench coach for, came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Jeremy signed a 2023 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Team Set card #36.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cologn000jer

James Cooper

On April 30, 2024, I went to see the Tampa Tarpons play the Dunedin Blue Jays in Dunedin, Florida. I had a few cards of the Tarpons players that I was hoping to get signed, including their manager, James Cooper. When I saw Mr. Cooper approaching, I held out my card and asked for an autograph. He stopped, looked at the card in my hand, shook his head, and said, "That's not me." 

Now, when I ordered this card, I knew that there were two James Cooper's who were roughly the same age and played around the same time frame. There was a James Cooper who came up in the Yankees organization and spent time playing at their Tampa affiliate, and the other James Cooper came up with the Astros. Not knowing a single thing about James Cooper, I felt the odds were in my favor to get a card of the guy who came up with the Yankees. 

Even Google's A.I. search engine, Gemini, mistakes the two James Cooper's.

When Mr. Cooper told me that it wasn't him, I jokingly replied, "Doesn't it make sense that a guy who once played for Tampa would come back to manage them?" He said, "I came from the Astros but I do know the guy." I held out the card again and said, "Want to send it to him?" He laughed and said, "I don't know him like that."

The next day I ordered a card of the James Cooper that I had spoken to.

Having this Yankees card of James Cooper, I decided to see if I could find an address for him to request his autograph. With such a common name, it was challenging but I felt confident with one particular address I found so I sent him my card and the following letter.

19 days later my card came back signed and he included a nice note.

James signed a 2007 Tampa Yankees Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cooper007jam