Ed Glynn

I mailed this 1981 Topps baseball card to former New York Mets pitcher, Ed Glynn on January 13, 2025 and received it back signed with a blue Sharpie, on January 25, 2025 for a 12 day turn-around!

 

Joe Garagiola

I met Joe Garagiola in 1996 when he was visiting Clearwater, Florida to speak with Minor League baseball players in the Phillies organization about the dangers of tobacco. Mr. Garagiola signed a 1993 Ted Williams baseball card for me.

 

Vince Coleman

 In the Summer of 1992, my Dad took my brother and I to Shea Stadium to see the Mets play the Chicago Cubs. I brought this 8x10 picture hoping to get speedy Vince Coleman to sign it. I got close, but missed him! Fast forward over 32 years later, I finally was able to catch up with him. On December 14, 2024, Mr. Coleman was attending a celebrity golf tournament at Copperhead Golf Course in Palm Harbor, Florida. He signed and personalized an 8x10 picture! So glad to add this guy into my collection! I was always a big fan of his! Vince Coleman is sitting at number 5 on the all-time stolen base list!

Gary Matthews

"The Sarge" Gary Matthews signed this 1986 Topps baseball card in the mid 1990's at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium when he was coaching with the Daytona Cubs of the Florida State League. They were in town to play the Clearwater Phillies. Mr. Matthews won the 1973 National League Rookie of the Year award while playing for the San Francisco Giants. He also earned the National League Championship Series MVP award in 1983 while playing for the Philadelphia Phillies.

 

Stephen Vogt

Stephen Vogt signed this 2016 Topps baseball card for me at the Vinoy Renaissance Marriott Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 14, 2016 when the Oakland A's came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.  Stephen won the American League Manager of the Year award in his first season as skipper of the Cleveland Guardians on November 19, 2024.

 

Sid Fernandez

It took 13 short days for me to receive this 1990 Fleer baseball card.

I mailed it to Sid Fernandez on October 25, 2024 to his home in Hawaii and received it back on November 7, 2024. I'm very grateful to add him into my collection. He was a major factor in the Mets 1986 Championship over the Boston Red Sox!

 

Mike Piazza

On October 15, 2024 a friend of mine told me he saw a post on social media that Mike Piazza would be attending a dinner at the Italian Club In Ybor City along with the team he manages (Team Italy) On Wednesday October 16th. Mike, the 1993 National League Rookie of the Year and 2016 Hall of Fame inductee arrived at the restaurant about 10 minutes after us and was kind enough to sign the inside cover of a Beckett Baseball Card Monthly magazine for me, along with an 8x10 picture for my son! Being huge Mets fans, we were psyched to add Hall of Famer Mike Piazza into our collections!