I have been collecting an army load of football, baseball, and hockey inserts and game used. It’s time to do another contest. Since baseball is coming up soon, name your favorite team, and which minor leaguer you think will make a big impact this season. For example, I’ll use the Blue Jays and Brett Wallace. It’s that simple, if you win, I will give you a list of cards to chose from, just give me a sport. Deadline for entries in Monday night at 9pm. Good Luck!
January 2010
January 31, 2010
Contest Time!!! – Your Choice If You Win
Posted by chemgod under Blog News | Tags: contest |[63] Comments
January 31, 2010
Free Autograph Signings – Week of 2/1/10
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Living in North Carolina, I was snowed in this weekend. It seems like 6″ of snow is enough to shut the whole town down for a few days. When I lived in Bethlehem, PA, anything under 8″ was just another day. As always, please remember to call ahead to ensure that the player is indeed signing and that the times listed are correct. Also several of the high-profile signings are requiring you to get bracelets, please make sure you know how to go about getting them.
All listings come courtesy of signingshotline.com.
Monday 2/1/10
Tuesday 2/2/10
Wednesday 2/3/10
| Ab McDonald Hockey |
2/3/2010 | TBA | FREE with admission. C Blackhawks game. | United Center 1901 West Madison St Chicago, Illinois (312) 455-4000 |
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| Bernie Kosar Football |
2/3/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! Call to confirm. Tell them you saw it on SigningsHotline.com! | N3L Optics: Cielo Vista Mall 8401 Gateway Blvd West El Paso, Texas |
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| Charlie Sanders Football |
2/3/2010 | 6:00 through 9:00 |
FREE with admission. Admission is $15.00. | Schottenheimer’s Rathskellar Restaurant 546 S Telegraph Rd Monroe, Michigan |
Bruce Mugerian Show Promotions (248) 345-7233 |
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| Fernando Valenzuela Baseball |
2/3/2010 | 3:00 | FREE! LA Dodgers Caravan | Best Buy: Westfield Mall 6000 Sepulveda Blvd Culver City, California |
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| James McDonald Baseball |
2/3/2010 | 3:00 | FREE! LA Dodgers Caravan | Best Buy: Westfield Mall 6000 Sepulveda Blvd Culver City, California |
Unknown |
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| Matt Kemp Baseball |
2/3/2010 | 3:00 | FREE! LA Dodgers Caravan | Best Buy: Westfield Mall 6000 Sepulveda Blvd Culver City, California |
Unknown |
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| Ramon Troncoso Baseball |
2/3/2010 | 3:00 | FREE! LA Dodgers Caravan | Best Buy: Westfield Mall 6000 Sepulveda Blvd Culver City, California |
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| Steve Beuerlein Football |
2/3/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! Call to confirm. Tell them you saw it on SigningsHotline.com! | N3L Optics: Cielo Vista Mall 8401 Gateway Blvd West El Paso, Texas |
Unknown |
Thursday 2/4/10
Friday 2/5/10
As always, if I forget to list a signing or one that I listed is incorrect, please leave a comment and share with everyone. Good luck this weekend, there are some great signings to go for.
January 30, 2010
Ridiculous Rookies – 2010 – Buster Posey
Posted by chemgod under Ridiculous Rookies | Tags: buster posey, Ridiculous Rookies, san francisco giants |[12] Comments
Last year, I did a series of posts on the 20 rookies that I think will make an impact in the upcoming baseball season. This off course was a rip-off of Donruss’s Rated Rookies from the 80s-90s. For this series I felt it best to focus only on players who will either arrive this season in the big leagues or those who have already appeared in the big leagues but maintained their rookie status. My first subject is Buster Posey.
First off I want to thank Travis at Punk Rock Paint for the RR logo you see on the card. As always, his work is outstanding and if you haven’t read his blog you are doing yourself a disservice. Now on to Buster, he was drafted 5th overall in the 2008 MLB Draft. Since then, he has rocketed through the minor leagues. He started last season out at Class A San José, where he hit 0.326/13/58 with 6 stolen bases. He was then moved up to Class AAA Fresno, completely skipping AA. At Fresno he hit 0.321/5/22 in 151 plate appearances.
In September, due to an injury of Benji Molina, Buster was called up to the Giants. He showed solid defensive play, however due to sporadic at bats he had a tough time with MLB pitching. This season he will no doubt break camp with the Giants and should be their starting catcher. It is not out of the question that he could hit 0.290/24/85 this season if given a full slate of games. If he does so he would definitely be a potential rookie of the year candidate.
Buster is a fantastic through the mail signer, so I decided to create a custom card for all the Ridiculous Rookies I name to send out for autographs. I will create four of each card. One is for me, the rest are going to be traded away. If you are interested in any of the customs I create for this please leave a comment and email me a trade. I’m just looking for jersey/autograph cards, I don’t even care who they are of. These are glossy cards and as thick as a regular card. The are in the Goudey shape of 3″ tall x 2.5″ wide.
As far as Buster’s cards on eBay, good luck, they are routinely selling for between $50 – $100. Given that he is a prolific signer of through the mail, my suggestion is to go that route first. One of my favorite signed cards is posted below, even that one sold for $75 recently. Posey might be the best of the bunch in terms of rookies this season, but who knows, sometimes the biggest of prospects fail. I just can’t see this happening with Buster though.
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January 29, 2010
Free Autograph Signings – Weekend of 1/29/09
Posted by chemgod under free autographs | Tags: free autograph signings |[4] Comments
As you can see, I updated the look of the blog again. I just didn’t like the way the free autograph list came out. As always, please remember to call ahead to ensure that the player is indeed signing and that the times listed are correct. Also several of the high-profile signings are requiring you to get bracelets, please make sure you know how to go about getting them.
All listings come courtesy of signingshotline.com.
1/29/10 Friday
| Adam Burish Hockey |
1/29/2010 | 7:00 through 8:30 |
FREE! Radio show. Autograph not guaranteed. | Cubby Bear: Wrigleyville 1059 W Addison St Chicago, Illinois (773) 327-1662 |
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| Adam Dunn Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
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| Brandon Phillips Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:30 through 8:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Market on State 1000 E State St Athens, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Brian Bruney Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Brian Bruney Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan. W Capitals game. | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Bushwacker Luke Wrestling |
1/29/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
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| Craig Stammen Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Craig Stammen Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan. W Capitals game. | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Darrell Green Football |
1/29/2010 | 6:30 through 8:30 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Washington Convention Center 900 9th St NW Washington, District of Columbia |
Unknown |
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| Glenn Braggs Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:30 through 8:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Market on State 1000 E State St Athens, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Greg Valentine Wrestling |
1/29/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
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| Henry Winkler Actor |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 9:00 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
Unknown |
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| Honky Tonk Man Wrestling |
1/29/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
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| Ivan Rodriguez Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Jay Bruce Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 5:30 through 7:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Castleton Square Mall 6020 E 82nd St Indianapolis, Indiana (317) 849-9993 |
Unknown |
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| Jay Bruce Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | College Mall 2894 E 3rd St Bloomington, Indiana (812) 339-3054 |
Unknown |
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| Jim Craig Hockey |
1/29/2010 | 7:00 | FREE with admission. LE Monsters game. | Quicken Loans Arena One Center Court Cleveland, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Jim Riggleman Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Jim Riggleman Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan. W Capitals game. | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| John Lannan Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan. W Capitals game. | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| John Lannan Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Josh Willingham Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Josh Willingham Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan. W Capitals game. | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Marty Brennaman Media |
1/29/2010 | 6:30 through 8:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Market on State 1000 E State St Athens, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Nyjer Morgan Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Pat Barry Fighter |
1/29/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. Cycle World Motorcycle Show. | I-X Center Cleveland, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Rob Dibble Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Rob Dibble Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan. W Capitals game. | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Ryan Zimmerman Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan. W Capitals game. | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Ryan Zimmerman Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Scott Rolen Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | College Mall 2894 E 3rd St Bloomington, Indiana (812) 339-3054 |
Unknown |
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| Thom Brennaman Announcer |
1/29/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | College Mall 2894 E 3rd St Bloomington, Indiana (812) 339-3054 |
Unknown |
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| Thom Brennaman Announcer |
1/29/2010 | 5:30 through 7:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Castleton Square Mall 6020 E 82nd St Indianapolis, Indiana (317) 849-9993 |
Unknown |
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| Todd Benzinger Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 5:30 through 7:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Castleton Square Mall 6020 E 82nd St Indianapolis, Indiana (317) 849-9993 |
Unknown |
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| Todd Benzinger Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | College Mall 2894 E 3rd St Bloomington, Indiana (812) 339-3054 |
Unknown |
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| Todd Frazier Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 5:30 through 7:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Castleton Square Mall 6020 E 82nd St Indianapolis, Indiana (317) 849-9993 |
Unknown |
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| Todd Frazier Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | College Mall 2894 E 3rd St Bloomington, Indiana (812) 339-3054 |
Unknown |
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| Tyler Clippard Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Tyler Clippard Baseball |
1/29/2010 | 6:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. W Nationals Caravan. W Capitals game. | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, District Of Columbia (202) 661-5000 |
Unknown |
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| Tyler Kennedy Hockey |
1/29/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE with admission. Y Phantoms game | Covelli Centre 229 East Front St Youngstown, Ohio (330) 746-5600 |
Unknown |
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| Virgil Wrestling |
1/29/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
1/30/10 Saturday
| Adam Dunn Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Adam Dunn Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Adam Rosales Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 11:00 through 2:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Great American Ballpark 100 Main St Cincinnati, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Ben Gordon Basketball |
1/30/2010 | 3:00 through 5:00 |
FREE! | Meijer 34835 Utica Rd Fraser, Michigan (586) 415-6400 |
Unknown |
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| Brandon Phillips Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Lima Mall 2400 Elida Rd Lima, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Brian Bruney Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Brian Bruney Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Brian Bruney Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Brian Bruney Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Bushwacker Luke Wrestling |
1/30/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
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| Chris Heisey Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 11:00 through 2:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Great American Ballpark 100 Main St Cincinnati, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Corey Brewer Basketball |
1/30/2010 | 6:00 | FREE! | Best Buy County Rd 18 And Hwy 169 Shakopee, Minnesota |
Unknown |
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| Craig Stammen Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Craig Stammen Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Craig Stammen Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Craig Stammen Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Dale Hawerchuk Hockey |
1/30/2010 | 12:00 through 1:00 |
FREE? The Hangar, Downsview Park Sports Centre | Downsview Park 1-35 Carl Hall Rd Toronto, Ontario |
Unknown |
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| Dee Brown (Basketball) Basketball |
1/30/2010 | 4:00 through 6:00 |
FREE! S Armor team signing | MVP Pub: Sheraton Hotel 1 Monarch Pl Springfield, Massachusetts (413) 781-1010 |
Unknown |
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| Dusty Baker Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 11:00 through 2:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Great American Ballpark 100 Main St Cincinnati, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Eric Davis Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 11:00 through 2:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Great American Ballpark 100 Main St Cincinnati, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Eric Davis (SF 49ers) Football |
1/30/2010 | 2:00 through 3:00 |
FREE! | Serramonte Shopping Center 3 Serramonte Center Daly City, California (650) 992-8687 |
TBCA Shows (530) 241-4063 |
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| Glenn Braggs Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Lima Mall 2400 Elida Rd Lima, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Greg Valentine Wrestling |
1/30/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
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| Guilherme Marchi Bull Riding |
1/30/2010 | 12:30 through 2:00 |
FREE! | Southside Farms 3014 James L Redman Pkwy Plant City, Florida (813) 752-2379 |
Unknown |
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| Henry Winkler Actor |
1/30/2010 | 12:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
Unknown |
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| Honky Tonk Man Wrestling |
1/30/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
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| Ivan Rodriguez Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Ivan Rodriguez Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Jay Bruce Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 10:30 AM through 1:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Stoops Automotive 4055 W Clara Ln Munice, Indiana (765) 288-1903 |
Unknown |
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| Jay Bruce Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 3:00 through 5:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | National Museum Of The USAF 1100 Spaatz St Dayton, Ohio (937) 255-3286 |
Unknown |
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| Jay Cutler Body Builder |
1/30/2010 | 1:00 | FREE? Call to confirm. Tell them you saw it on SigningsHotline.com! | Max Muscle 211 Bellevue Way Northeast Bellevue, Washington (425) 455-4629 |
Unknown |
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| Jeff Brantley Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 11:00 through 2:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Great American Ballpark 100 Main St Cincinnati, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Jim Kelch Announcer |
1/30/2010 | 11:00 through 2:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Great American Ballpark 100 Main St Cincinnati, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Jim Riggleman Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Jim Riggleman Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Jim Riggleman Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Jim Riggleman Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| John Lannan Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| John Lannan Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| John Lannan Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| John Lannan Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Jordan Shipley Football |
1/30/2010 | 2:00 through 4:00 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. Call to confirm. | Abilene Civic Center 1100 North 6th St Abilene, Texas (325) 676-6211 |
Unknown |
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| Josh Willingham Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Josh Willingham Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Josh Willingham Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Josh Willingham Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Kenny Morrow Hockey |
1/30/2010 | TBA | FREE with admission. GR Griffins game. | Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Unknown |
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| Marc Burch Soccer |
1/30/2010 | 1:00 through 2:30 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Washington Convention Center 900 9th St NW Washington, District of Columbia |
Unknown |
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| Marcel Dionne Hockey |
1/30/2010 | 1:00 through 2:00 |
FREE? The Hangar, Downsview Park Sports Centre | Downsview Park 1-35 Carl Hall Rd Toronto, Ontario |
Unknown |
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| Marty Brennaman Media |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Lima Mall 2400 Elida Rd Lima, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Nyjer Morgan Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Nyjer Morgan Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Placido Polanco Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 12:00 through 2:00 |
FREE! Majestic Team Store | Citizens Bank Ballpark One Citizens Bank Way Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Unknown |
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| Rob Dibble Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Rob Dibble Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Rob Dibble Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Rob Dibble Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Robson Palermo Bull Riding |
1/30/2010 | 12:30 through 2:00 |
FREE! | Cowboy’s Western World 120 State Road 60 E Plant City, Florida (813) 737-3259 |
Unknown |
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| Rodney Wallace Soccer |
1/30/2010 | 1:00 through 2:30 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Washington Convention Center 900 9th St NW Washington, District of Columbia |
Unknown |
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| Ryan Zimmerman Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Ryan Zimmerman Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Ryan Zimmerman Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Ryan Zimmerman Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Steve Nelson Football |
1/30/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Home Show required. | Bayside Expo & Executive Conference Center 200 Mt. Vernon Street Boston, Massachusetts (617) 474-6000 |
Unknown |
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| Thom Brennaman Announcer |
1/30/2010 | 10:30 AM through 1:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Stoops Automotive 4055 W Clara Ln Munice, Indiana (765) 288-1903 |
Unknown |
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| Thom Brennaman Announcer |
1/30/2010 | 3:00 through 5:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | National Museum Of The USAF 1100 Spaatz St Dayton, Ohio (937) 255-3286 |
Unknown |
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| Todd Benzinger Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 10:30 AM through 1:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Stoops Automotive 4055 W Clara Ln Munice, Indiana (765) 288-1903 |
Unknown |
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| Todd Benzinger Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 3:00 through 5:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | National Museum Of The USAF 1100 Spaatz St Dayton, Ohio (937) 255-3286 |
Unknown |
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| Todd Frazier Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 10:30 AM through 1:00 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Stoops Automotive 4055 W Clara Ln Munice, Indiana (765) 288-1903 |
Unknown |
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| Todd Frazier Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 3:00 through 5:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | National Museum Of The USAF 1100 Spaatz St Dayton, Ohio (937) 255-3286 |
Unknown |
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| Tyler Clippard Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Tyler Clippard Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 1:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | PG Sports Complex 8001 Sherrif Rd Landover, Maryland (301) 583-2400 |
Unknown |
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| Tyler Clippard Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Tyler Clippard Baseball |
1/30/2010 | 5:00 through 7:00 |
FREE! W Nationals Caravan | White Flint Mall 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, Maryland (301) 984-9317 |
Unknown |
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| Valdiron de Oliviera Bull Riding |
1/30/2010 | 12:30 through 2:00 |
FREE! | BC Corral 4509 US Hwy 92 E Lakeland, Florida (863) 666-2200 |
Unknown |
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| Vince Papale Football |
1/30/2010 | 2:00 through 4:00 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Unknown |
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| Virgil Wrestling |
1/30/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
1/31/10 Sunday
| Adam Rosales Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Fayette Mall Lexington, Kentucky |
Unknown |
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| Antawn Jamison Basketball |
1/31/2010 | 2:00 through 3:00 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Washington Convention Center 900 9th St NW Washington, District of Columbia |
Unknown |
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| Brandon Phillips Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Polaris Fashion Place 1500 Polaris Pkwy. Columbus, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Bushwacker Luke Wrestling |
1/31/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
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| Chris Heisey Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Fayette Mall Lexington, Kentucky |
Unknown |
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| Dusty Baker Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Fayette Mall Lexington, Kentucky |
Unknown |
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| Eric Davis Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Fayette Mall Lexington, Kentucky |
Unknown |
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| Glenn Braggs Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Polaris Fashion Place 1500 Polaris Pkwy. Columbus, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Greg Valentine Wrestling |
1/31/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
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| Henry Winkler Actor |
1/31/2010 | 12:00 through 5:00 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
Unknown |
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| Honky Tonk Man Wrestling |
1/31/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
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| Jay Bruce Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Millett Hall East Sycamore St & Tallawanda Rd Oxford, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Jeff Brantley Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Fayette Mall Lexington, Kentucky |
Unknown |
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| Jim Kelch Announcer |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Fayette Mall Lexington, Kentucky |
Unknown |
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| Joe Heap Football |
1/31/2010 | Free with purchase | Private Signing | Hartland of Ohio LLC (440) 796-9673 |
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| Johnny Lattner Football |
1/31/2010 | Free with purchase | Private Signing | Hartland of Ohio LLC (440) 796-9673 |
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| Marty Brennaman Media |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Polaris Fashion Place 1500 Polaris Pkwy. Columbus, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Neil Worden Football |
1/31/2010 | Free with purchase | Private Signing | Hartland of Ohio LLC (440) 796-9673 |
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| Ralph Guglielmi Football |
1/31/2010 | Free with purchase | Private Signing | Hartland of Ohio LLC (440) 796-9673 |
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| Rudy Fernandez Basketball |
1/31/2010 | 2:30 through 3:30 |
FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Oregon Convention Center 1021 NE Grand Ave Portland, Oregon (503) 235-2100 |
Unknown |
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| Sean Landeta Football |
1/31/2010 | 8:00 through 10:00 |
FREE | Park East Restaurant 3352 Route 35 Hazlet, New Jersey (732) 739-2002 |
In The Game Collectibles (732) 264-9500 |
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| Steve Grogan Football |
1/31/2010 | 1:00 through 3:00 |
FREE! Admission to Home Show required. | Bayside Expo & Executive Conference Center 200 Mt. Vernon Street Boston, Massachusetts (617) 474-6000 |
Unknown |
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| Thom Brennaman Announcer |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Millett Hall East Sycamore St & Tallawanda Rd Oxford, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Todd Benzinger Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Millett Hall East Sycamore St & Tallawanda Rd Oxford, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Todd Frazier Baseball |
1/31/2010 | 11:00 through 1:30 |
FREE! C Red Caravan | Millett Hall East Sycamore St & Tallawanda Rd Oxford, Ohio |
Unknown |
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| Virgil Wrestling |
1/31/2010 | TBA | FREE! Admission to Auto Show required. | Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia |
World of Wheels (248) 373-1700 |
As always, if I forget to list a signing or one that I listed is incorrect, please leave a comment and share with everyone. Good luck this weekend, there are some great signings to go for.
January 28, 2010
Three More Off the MLB Free Agent List
Posted by chemgod under Baseball Card News, Baseball News | Tags: ben sheets, chicago cubs, jim thome, minnesota twins, oakland a's, xavier nady |Leave a Comment
Earlier this week three more names flew off the free agent list, Jim Thome, Ben Sheets, and Xavier Nady. While none of these guys will be the key for their teams run to the playoffs, they each are very intriguing signings. All three of them fill niches that each team needs, depth and trade chips. I am going to break down each of the deals and explain why it’s a good move.
The Jim Thome signing was a no brainer, a $1.5 million, one year deal with $750,000 in incentives based on plate appearances seems like a bargain to me. The Twins get a veteran leader in the clubhouse, Kubel can now play more outfield and Thome comes back to American League pitching that he knows so well. I doubt that he will see much more than 400 plate appearances (if that), but if he puts up numbers like he did last season for the White Sox, he gives the Twins a fairly lethal bat that they need right now. As for his place in the card world, I discussed this a couple of days ago and it can be read about here.
The usually savvy Billy Beane has made some poor choices recently when it comes to older free agents. Jason Giambi and for the most part Frank Thomas seemed like bad moves last year. However with Sheets, I think Beane did his homework. Sheets has already passed a physical and his workouts in Louisiana were so good that the A’s sent him an offer in 1 hour. Now don’t get me wrong $8 million for a guy that hasn’t pitched in a year and a half is a lot of money, but if there is anyone that can come back from the adversity that he went through it’s Sheets. Plus as an added bonus, if Sheets pitches well, the A’s now have trade bait to bring in more fresh talent. As for his hobby value, cards of his can be had for between $2 – $30, depending on what’s on the card. The card pictured below is one of my favorites and it recently sold for $17. I have always been a Sheets fan since he was in college, so for me this is a must have. For others though, I can understand why they wouldn’t want it.

Finally the Xavier Nady deal, 1 year $3.3 million to serve as a backup outfielder. This would have looked a lot better in 2009 after he hit 0.305/25/97 but still it offers the Cubs so depth coming off the bench. The real question is can he come back from his 2nd Tommy John surgery. I don’t know if he can, I am assuming he lost some bat speed and probably some power as well. Of course in the role that he is in, he won’t see more than 300 at bats anyway. Plus if he performs well, they can use him as trade bait at the trading deadline. His hobby value is very limited since for most of his career he has been a fourth outfielder. You shouldn’t have to pay more than $1 for his autograph, the one below can be had for that price and I would consider it one of his best cards.
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Overall, none of these deals is likely to make a huge impact, but they all fit their new teams fairly well. My hope is that all three have stellar seasons, but we have to be realistic, if one has a great season I would be thrilled.










