Lizard-JD's 2011 Spring Trng IP

[metsmagic18]

Today, 2/17/11 at RDS
Cardinals:
Red Schoendienst - signed custom 8x10. Got to talk to him for about 5 min. while everyone else was trying to chase down Pujols to sign (which he did!).
Matt Holliday - signed custom 8x10 pic I took of him from last spring.
Ian Snell - signed custom 8x10.
Robert Stock - signed 8x10 from his USC days, he laughed when he saw it because he was like 18 years old...
Mark McGwire - signed 8x10 of 9/14/1998 Sports Illustrated (The Record). He has signed for me every single time I have put something in front of him.
David Freese - ROMLB

Marlins:
John Buck - signed 2 custom 8x10s, asked me to make an extra of one. Told me he would make a nice "trade" for me (maybe a bat, BP gloves, whatever).
Alex Sanabia - signed custom 8x10.
Randy Choate - ROMLB
Brad Davis - ROMLB "practice ball"

Wow, you are really racking up the autos and games haven't even started!
And John Buck offering you a trade? Wow!

[lizard-jd]

Can I see the John Buck photo? He's always been a favorite and I might be interested in getting one from you.

Sure, below is a thumbnail:

[lizard-jd]

Today, 2/18/11 at RDS

Cards:
Yadier Molina - didn't have anything else for him to sign but he came out the gate & stopped his truck right in front of me - only thing I had left was a Cardinals logo...
Chris Carpenter - custom 8x10 & ROMLB
Jake Westbrook - personalized a custom I made of him in throwback Indians uni - very cool.
Shelby Miller - had him sign a CROLB. Funny because I blew off Kyle Loshe & left him standing around to get Shelby...
JW Porter - he signed 2 CIC for me & I gave him a custom 8x10 & 4 CIC to keep. Super nice man that nobody seems to know because he works as a field staff person but he played in the majors 8 years as a catcher. During his career, he caught a few HOF'ers (Bob Gibson, Bob Feller, Jim Bunning & Hoyt Wilhelm). He was the catcher for Bob Gibson's 1st victory. He always tells me some great stories...

Marlins:
John Buck - gave me signed ROMLB as trade for 2 pics; very nice guy.
Javier Vazquez - custom 8x10 in Sox uni
Leo Nunez - custom 8x10
Clay Hensley - personalized in gold pen 8x10 of him & me.
Brad Davis - Marlins logo
Mikey Dunn - Marlins logo; he laughed when I told him he threw BBs (he does!).

*I'm done until next week...

[lizard-jd]

Today, 2/20/11 RDS (Changed my mind & attended!)

Cards:
Mark McGwire - signed cover copy of 10/5/1998 Sports Illust (What a Season!). It's like whenever I go to the Cards side, he comes over to the spot where I stand...
JW Porter - signed a 1953 pic when he was with Detroit.

Marlins:
Josh Johnson - signed my actual cover of 7/5/2010 Sports Illust (Pitchers Rule) - has Roy Halladay, Josh Johnson & Ubaldo Jimenez on cover.
Chris Volstad - signed custom pic with him & Gaby Sanchez fighting with Nyjer Morgan, we were both laughing about it! Now I need Gaby to sign it...
Javier Vazquez - signed nice pic of him in Montreal uni.
Ricky Nolasco - signed custom pic
Mike Stanton - signed custom pic. A real surprise because I was leaving early while all coaches & players were still in the back fields doing their training. I was the only one walking by the area where a van dropped him off & I just happened to have a great picture of him - he is a stud!
Dave Van Horne - signed custom pic & shot pic of him with me. Just elected this year to HOF for the Ford C. Frick Award. He told me a few neat stories about my pic & about the park area where it was taken. The dude has a great voice!
Jack McKeon - signed Marlins log

[lizard-jd]

Today, 2/22/11 RDS

Cards:
Chris Carpenter - 2 CICs & a custom 8x10.
Adam Wainwright - a custom 8x10.

Marlins:
Hanley Ramirez - custom 8x10.
Omar Infante - custom 8x10 (Braves uni).
Benito Santiago - signed ROMLB & added ROY 87
Chris Volstad
Gaby Sanchez - they both signed my new favorite pic. It's them kicking butt on Nyjer Morgan. Both had the same reaction when I asked them to sign - they burst out laughing! See thumbnail below:

[lizard-jd]

Today, 2/23/11 RDS

Cards:
Bad news about Adam Wainwright and his elbow injury today. He is such a nice guy I hated to see that today. He went out of his way to sign a custom 8x10 for me yesterday. Then again, unlike the other Cards players, he goes out his way for most people. Too bad.

Marlins:
John Buck - ROMLB on SS
Logan Morrison - custom 8x10.
Burke Badenhop - custom 8x10
Emilio Bonifacio - Marlins logo
Dustin Richardson - CROLB

[WSCards5]

Buck is awsome. Loved it when he played in KC. Always stopped to sign and talk. Cool gaby auto too!

[lizard-jd]

Buck is awsome. Loved it when he played in KC. Always stopped to sign and talk. Cool gaby auto too!

Thank you! Buck is a very nice guy and a stud that I'm looking forward to seeing him play this year. After he stopped laughing, Gaby asked me if I was going to get Nyjer to sign it too - good sense of humor...

[lizard-jd]

Today, 2/24/11 RDS

Cards:
Mark McGwire - signed custom 8x10 & he thanked me after he read his key achievements that I included on the pic.

Marlins:
Tony Perez - signed a Father/Son CIC that Eduardo had already signed TTM.
Reggie Smith - CROLB, why can't current players sign as nicely as the older guys. I can read every letter in his name...
Greg Dobbs - signed custom of him in Phillies uni. He stared at it for a while (probably thinking why am I with these guys instead of the Phills - LOL!).
Donnie Murphy - signed custom in gold paint pen - looks very cool with the black jersey he was wearing.

[lizard-jd]

Today, 2/25/11 RDS (only spent 2 hrs there)

Marlins:
Jack McKeon - signed a Romeo & Juliet cigar tube; I gave him one to smoke too.

Cards:
David Freese - ROMLB
Bill Parcells - signed 5x7 pic & added SB 21 & 25.
Jim Kaat - signed ROMLB & added 16 x GG; also signed Cards logo.
John Mozeliak (Cards GM) - CROLB.