CLRyan5's Success Thread

[clryan5]

Graphing the Wolves was amazing!!! Here is who I got:
Brad Miller 1/1
Kevin Love 1/1
Derrick Williams 2/2
Ricky Rubio 2/2
JJ Barea 1/1
Wesley Johnson 1/1
Nikola Pekovic 2/2
Luke Ridnour 1/1

Darko Milicic and Michael Beasley turned me down. But still an amazing day!
Photos and a better recap can be found on my blog!!

[clryan5]

Tonight, Apolo Ohno gave a private speech at my college (University of St. Thomas) and did a signing afterwards. Got 2 8x10s signed and 2 pictures with him! Such a nice guy!!! He ended his Ohno name with an 8 instead of an O for his 8 medals in the 2010 Olympics. Sweet signature!

[clryan5]

Went to the Wolves-Jazz game on Wednesday. Got Devin Harris, Josh Howard, Al Jefferson, Matt Harpring, CJ Miles, Paul Milsap, and Jeff Hornacek. Also got another signed 8x10 of Rubio. Photos in blog

[clryan5]

It's been a crazy couple of weeks of papers, meetings, and midterms here at school but today I finally had time to blog about my successes in the past 10 days. Here is who I have gotten through Minnesota Gopher baseball games, Timberwolves games, and signings. Details and photos are in my blog.

Gopher games:
Austin Lubinsky, Trip Schultz, Dustin Klabunde, TJ Oakes, DJ Snelten, Lance Thonvold, Ty McDevitt, Drew Ghelfi, Kevin Kray, and Ben Meyer on a team poster
TJ Oakes on an 8x10
Andy Henkemeyer on a baseball
Kurt Schlangen on an 8.x5x11
Robb Quinlan on 2 8x10s and a bat
Darin Erstad on 2 8x10s and the same bat as Quinlan

Timberwolves games:
Reggie Evans, Robert Pack, Ryan Gomes, Kenyon Martin, and Randy Foye on a Clippers 8x10
Blake Griffin on an 8x10 and a magazine
Brad Miller on an 8x10
Ricky Rubio on an 8x10
Derrick Williams on an 8x10
Michael Beasley on an 8x10
Martell Webster on an 8x10
Anthony Randolph on an 8x10
Anthony Tolliver on an 8x10
Wayne Ellington on an 8x10
Kevin Love and Wesley Johnson turned me down
Jason Kapono on an 8.5x11
Greivis Vasquez on 2 8x10s
Marco Belinelli on a Hornets 8x10

Signing:
Ricky Rubio on a basketball

I have no more autograph opportunities for the Wolves for the next 2 weeks. I'm hoping to make it to a Gopher game this week before leaving for Spring Break on Friday

[clryan5]

Jeremy Bloom 2/2 using the address in the TTM
He was always my favorite skier and wish he would've made it in the NFL. has a lot going for himself in the business world now though!

[buffalobills]

man you continue to kill it with all those i.p success!

[clryan5]

thanks! I love how athletes are more willing to sign for girls hahaha

[clryan5]

Got home for Spring Break a little after 2am this morning. After seeing how much mail I had I couldn't wait until the morning.

Spring Training Returns:
Brandon Barnes (Houston Astros prospect): 1 baseball
Josh Zeid (Houston Astros prospect): 1 baseball
JB Shuck: 1 baseball; replaced my generic baseball with a game-used ROMLB
Derek Lowe c/o home: 1 baseball, inscribed with 04 WS Champs
Mark Buehrle: White Sox hat, personalized
Jordan Schafer: Astros mini helmet

Photos:
Koji Uehara 1/1
Dustin Ackley 1/1, personalized
Pat Neshek 2/2
Zach Britton 1/1
Andrew Bailey 2/2
Danny Hultzen 2/2
Mike Leake 1/1
Will Middlebrooks 1/1 plus added a game-used batting glove b/c in all of my LORs I put PS if you have any game-used gear you're trying to get rid of I'd gladly take it...I cannot believe he did that, he even paid the extra postage!! Super pumped about his return
Brad Ausmus 2/2
Adrian Houser (Houston Astros' 2011 2nd rd draft pick) 1/1
Casey Kelley 1/1
Luis Gonzalez 2/2
Christian Friedrich 3/3
Chone Figgins 1/1
Trevor Bauer 2/2, both personalized
Neil Walker 1/2, kept 1 of my 8x10s
Heath Bell 2/2
Ryan Braun 1/1, personalied "To Colleen, All my best!"
Michael Cuddyer 1/1
Orlando Hudson 1/1
Paul Goldschmidt 2/2
John Axford 1/1, personalized
Edwin Jackson 1/1

Also received a few 4x6 photos that I had sent last July
Clint Barmes 2/2, thought these were gone since he left Houston for Pittsburgh
Bud Norris 2/2
Delino Deshields Jr (Houston Astros Prospect) 1/1

Non-Spring Training Returns
Kelly Grieve (Favorite college softball player, played at Tennessee, now plays for US team) 1/1
Tony Blair
Kim Clijsters
Matt Moore
President George W Bush, I think it's autopen
Jessica Mendoza signed my softball and also sent a signed card
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor 1/1
Ben Bernanke
Donald Rumsfeld 1/1
Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame women's basketball star) 1/1, personalized "to Colleen Go Irish!)
Pittsburgh Men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon
Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney

Fan Packs:
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Miami Marlins
Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros
Detroit Tigers
OKC Thunder
Detroit Pistons
Chicago Bulls

[clryan5]

All photos are in my blog

[dahmsie8]

Good stuff, can you share the Derek Lowe addy? Thanks!