Travis Cain

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Travis signed a 1996 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Set card.

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

Jacob Viano

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Jacob signed a 1995 Fleer Excel card #191.

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

Sam Voita

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Sam signed a 1996 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Set card.

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

Marcus McCain

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Marcus signed a 1996 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mccain001mar

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

Rick Waits

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Lucie Mets, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Rick signed a 1984 Topps card #218.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/waitsri01.shtml

Bryon Gainey

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Bryon signed a 1994 Signature Rookies Draft Picks card #54.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=gainey001bry

Preston Wilson

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Preston signed a 1994 Classic card #67.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsopr01.shtml

Doug Flynn

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Lucie Mets, whom he was the hitting coach for, came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Doug signed a 1984 Topps card #749.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flynndo01.shtml

Terrence Long

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Terrence signed a 1994 Topps Stadium Club Draft Picks card #83.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/longte01.shtml

Bill Evers

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays, whom he was managing, came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Bill signed a 1996 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Set card.

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

Nick Morrow

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Nick signed a 1995 Fleer Excel card #178.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=morrow001nic

Jason Berry

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Jason signed a 1996 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Set card.

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

Chris Martin

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Chris signed a 1992 Upper Deck Minor League card #235.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=martin003chr

Jason Baker

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the West Palm Beach Expos came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Jason signed a 1993 Classic Four Sport Draft Picks card #274.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=baker-003jas

Chris McBride

I met him at a Minor League Dunedin Blue Jays game at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida in 1997.

Chris signed a 1994 Classic St. Catharines Blue Jays Team Set card #1.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mcbrid001jon

Pat Roessler

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the West Palm Beach Expos came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

He was there as the Montreal Expos Minor League roving hitting instructor.

Pat signed a 1990 Best Birmingham Barons Team Set card #29.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=roessl000pat

Doug Sisson

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the West Palm Beach Expos, whom he was managing, came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Doug signed a 1994 Fleer Pro Cards card #3402.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=sisson001dou

Rodney McCray

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the West Palm Beach Expos, whom he was the hitting coach for, came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Rodney signed a 1991 Topps card #523.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccraro01.shtml

J.D. Smart

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the West Palm Beach Expos came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

J.D. signed a 1995 Topps card #49T.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smartj.01.shtml

Steve Henderson

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
He was there as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Minor League roving hitting instructor.

Steve signed a 1984 Topps card #501.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hendest01.shtml

Marc Niethammer

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
A fellow autograph collector had an extra set of these Tampa Bay Devil Rays cards and gave me one. As I'm getting autographs and sorting through the set, a guy standing near me is talking to the players and they're all greeting him by his name, Hammer. I noticed I had a card of Marc Niethammer but also knew that he had been released by the Devil Rays a couple weeks prior. I then realized it was him, visiting his former teammates.

Marc signed a 1996 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=nietha001mar

Greg Blosser

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Greg signed a 1992 Upper Deck Minor League card #260.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blossgr01.shtml

Joe Pomierski

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Joe signed a 1993 Classic Best Gold card #145.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pomier001jos

Julio Aquino

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.

Julio signed a 1994 Sport Pro Great Falls Dodgers Team Set card #2.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=aquino001jul

André King

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the St. Petersburg Devil Rays came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
He later went on to play in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns.

André signed a 1993 Classic Four Sport Draft Picks card #283.

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

Desi Relaford

I met him at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 1997.

Desi signed a 1992 Stadium Club Dome card #152.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/relafde01.shtml

Mike Robertson

I met him at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 1997.

Mike signed a 1992 Stadium Club Dome card #156.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robermi01.shtml

Charles Nagy

I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the Cleveland Indians came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Charles signed a 1993 Upper Deck card #243.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nagych01.shtml

Terry Clark

I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the Cleveland Indians came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Terry signed a 1991 Line Drive AAA Pre-Rookie card #607.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clarkte01.shtml