Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Addison Russ


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

Addison signed a 2019 Topps Heritage Minor League card #200.

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

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Bob Stumpo


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

Bob signed a 2013 Clearwater Threshers Team Set card #25.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stumpo001rob

Monday, August 21, 2023

Ronald Torreyes


I met him at Spectrum Field, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training home in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

Ronald signed a 2018 Topps Heritage card #642.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/torrero01.shtml

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Nick Anderson


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 8, 2020.

Nick signed a 2016 Cedar Rapids Kernels Team Set card #01.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/anderni01.shtml

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Colin Poche


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 8, 2020.

Colin signed a 2019 Topps Heritage Minor League card #194.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pocheco01.shtml

Friday, August 18, 2023

Nick Esasky


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 8, 2020.

Nick signed a 1984 Topps card #192.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/esaskni01.shtml

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Mark Worrell


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 8, 2020.

Mark signed a 2004 Upper Deck SP Prospects card #286.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/worrema01.shtml

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Dick Drago


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 8, 2020.

Dick signed a 1979 Topps card #12.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dragodi01.shtml

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Jose Cardenal


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 8, 2020.

Jose signed a 1979 Topps card #317.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cardejo02.shtml

Monday, August 14, 2023

Ron Diaz


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 8, 2020.

Ron signed the VHS tape cover of his former radio show's video compilation, released in 1994, Ron & Ron: Let the Puppies Breathe!

I would see Ron Diaz at the Fan Fest year after year doing interviews with players on sports radio but I never approached him for an autograph because I didn't want an incomplete tape signed. However, his former co-host, Ron Bennington was scheduled to return to Tampa 2 months after this event, on a comedy tour. I already had my ticket for that, so I decided to get this signed and hope to get it signed again in 2 months. Unfortunately, the coronavirus aka COVID-19 forced the postponement of that scheduled show indefinitely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Diaz

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Ed Plank


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 8, 2020.

Ed signed a 1979 Phoenix Giants Team Set card #8.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/planked02.shtml

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Troy Mattes


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 8, 2020.

Troy signed a 2002 Topps Total card #214.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mattetr01.shtml

Friday, August 11, 2023

Julian Gressel


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when D.C. United played Louisville City FC in a pre-season match.

Julian signed a 2019 Topps Major League Soccer card #15.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Gressel

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Yamil Asad


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when D.C. United played Louisville City FC in a pre-season match.

Yamil signed a 2019 Topps Major League Soccer card #89.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamil_Asad

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Emmanuel Boateng


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when D.C. United played Louisville City FC in a pre-season match.

Emmanuel signed a 2019 Topps Major League Soccer card #87.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Boateng_(footballer,_born_1994)

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Ola Kamara


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when D.C. United played Louisville City FC in a pre-season match.

Ola signed a 2019 Topps Major League Soccer card #132.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola_Kamara

Monday, August 7, 2023

Ballou Tabla


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Montreal Impact came to play the Philadelphia Union in a pre-season match.

Ballou signed a 2017 Topps Stadium Club Major League Soccer card #61.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballou_Tabla

Sunday, August 6, 2023

Romell Quioto


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Montreal Impact came to play the Philadelphia Union in a pre-season match.

Romell signed a 2019 Topps Major League Soccer card #7.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romell_Quioto

Saturday, August 5, 2023

Thierry Henry


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Montreal Impact, whom he was the head coach for, came to play the Philadelphia Union in a pre-season match.

Thierry signed a 2014 Topps Major League Soccer card #100.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry

Friday, August 4, 2023

"A League of Their Own" Cast Members (Tracy Reiner, Anne Ramsay, & Patti Pelton)


I met them at the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 1, 2020.


Tracy, Anne, and Patti signed a poster featuring their characters from the 1992 film, A League of Their Own.

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Dale Murphy


I met him at the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 1, 2020.


Dale signed a 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter card #135.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murphda05.shtml

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Mickey Lolich


I met him at the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 1, 2020.


Mickey signed a 1993 Ted Williams card #40.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lolicmi01.shtml

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Graig Nettles


I met him at the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 1, 2020.

I met his brother, Jim, 26 years earlier.


Graig signed a 1993 Ted Williams card #68.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nettlgr01.shtml

Monday, July 31, 2023

Bobby Shuttleworth


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Chicago Fire came to play the Philadelphia Union in a scrimmage.

Bobby signed a 2016 Topps APEX Major League Soccer card #63.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Shuttleworth

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Jonathan Bornstein


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Chicago Fire came to play the Philadelphia Union in a scrimmage.

Jonathan signed a 2007 Upper Deck Major League Soccer card #16.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Bornstein

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Jonathan Campbell


I met him at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Chicago Fire came to play the Philadelphia Union in a scrimmage.

Jonathan signed a 2016 Topps Major League Soccer card #146.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Campbell_(soccer)

Friday, July 28, 2023

Jim Thome


I met him at the Philadelphia Phillies fantasy camp at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

Jim signed a 1992 Fleer Ultra card #54.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thomeji01.shtml

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Destin Hood


I met him at the 2nd annual Ritchie Hockey Foundation youth baseball clinic at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida in 2020.

Destin signed a 2009 TriStar PROjections card #99.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoodde01.shtml

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Jürgen Klinsmann


I met him at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2020, when Hertha BSC, whom he was managing, played Eintracht Frankfurt in a friendly match during their winter break.

Jürgen signed a 2016 Panini USA Soccer card #48.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurgen_Klinsmann

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Mychal Givens


I met him at his 3rd annual BlitzBall tournament at Greco Softball Complex in Tampa, Florida in 2020.


Mychal signed a 2011 Topps Heritage Minor League card #119.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/givenmy01.shtml