Showing posts with label West Palm Beach Expos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Palm Beach Expos. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Matt Allen


In March of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Matt Allen. I found an address and sent him my card and a letter.


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


Matt signed a 1993 Fleer Pro Cards West Palm Beach Expos Team Set card #1342.

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

Friday, March 8, 2024

Ranbir Grewal


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Ranbir Grewal. I discovered that he had a family farm in California. I sent him my card and the following letter.


25 days later my card came back signed.

Ranbir signed a 1992 Classic Best card #304.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=grewal001ran

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Dave Jauss


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

Dave signed a 1991 ProCards card #1245.

Monday, February 22, 2021

Michael Hardge


On January 23, 2018, Tyrone Horne posted the following on his Twitter account:


I recognized Mike Hardge's name right away and knew that I had a card of him, so that same week I looked up the radio station's address and sent him an autograph request.


14 days later my card came back signed and he also included a letter of his own.


Michael signed a 1993 Fleer Pro Cards card #1347.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hardge001mic

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Reid Cornelius


I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Atlanta Braves, whom he was their AAA pitching coach, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Reid signed a 1991 Classic Best card #52.

Friday, February 24, 2017

Brian Looney

I met him at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2000.

Brian signed a 1993 Fleer Pro Cards card #1335.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loonebr01.shtml

Monday, October 17, 2016

Jake Benz


I met him at a Minor League game at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida in 1997, when the West Palm Beach Expos came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Jake signed a 1996 Fleer Excel card #184.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=benz--001jac

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Glenn Murray


I met him at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 1996.

Glenn signed a 1992 Upper Deck Minor League card #302.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murragl01.shtml

Monday, October 13, 2014

Jose Paniagua

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the West Palm Beach Expos came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
When I handed him the card, I realized that he had never seen it before. He looked so surprised. Staring at the front, reading the back.

Jose signed a 1994 Classic card #169.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paniajo01.shtml

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Rick DeHart

I met him at a Minor League game at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida in 1994, when the West Palm Beach Expos came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Rick signed a 1994 Fleer Pro Cards FSL All-Star Team Set card #51.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/deharri01.shtml

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Rod Henderson


I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1993, when the West Palm Beach Expos came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Rod signed a 1993 Classic Best card #278.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hendero01.shtml