I am pleased to announce that three key members of the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals have signed exclusive deals with us. The names Jeff Suppan, Yadier Molina and Tony Larussa can now be added to the long list of Steiner exclusives. As we speak I am packing and prepping product for my trip to St Louis. I am leaving early tomorrow morning. We are getting some amazing items signed including game used product from the NLCS. Most items can be preordered right here on the website.
Check back tomorrow for an update from St. Louis

Last night we had an appearance with Brandon Jacobs and Jim Finn at Last Licks in Scarsdale. Both players are extremely popular (especially with kids). Jacobs has become both a major fan favorite and the fantasy football steal of the year. Sunday's touchdown against the Bucs truly solidified his place on this team. He definitely had a lot of fun interacting with the Giants fans. There was a great turnout (as there always is with the Giants players) and Finn and Jacobs took the time to talk with and take photos with all of the fans. Brandon and I were laughing at the kids with camera phones. It still amazes me that all these 12 year old kids have better cellphones than I do (and Brandon Jacobs does for that matter) We got some incredible Jacobs photos signed including an awesome image of him against the Colts.
Check back later for an exciting announcement.

Saturday afternoon, in the rain, I drove a fifteen foot boxtruck full of footballs and helmets out to Last Licks in Huntington. I needed to get out there a few hours early to unload and set up for our signing with Dan Marino. It is not easy to park and unload a truck on Main Street Huntington on anyday, let alone a Saturday in torrential rains. We got it done though. I am just glad the store had an extra Mets-Steiner t-shirt for me to change into. I was drenched. Dan arrived at about 6:15. I am always amazed at how many Dolphins fans come out of the woodwork when Marino appears. There was a great crowd and, on an individual level, Dan is so kind to all of them. He took photos and shared anecdotes with everyone. Once the line finished he began signing the private items. I did make sure to probe Marino on his feelings about the Giants. Dan said that Eli is the real-deal. That made me feel pretty good considering it was coming from, arguably, the greatest quarterback of all time. He also spoke about the CBS pre and postgame shows that he is on each week. It is, according to Marino, just as fun as it appears to be on television. He is having a blast doing it with Boomer and Carter. We finally finished at a little before 9:00. We packed up and headed back to Westchester with a truck full of helmets and footballs. I got some incredible product signed including Pitt jerseys and Hall of Fame inscription helmets.
Check back later for some more new photos.

Last Friday I did a small private signing with Robinson Cano at a hotel in Manhattan. Cano has always been one of my favorite athletes that we deal with. That is because I know him since he first came up. Before he even got called up a few of his minor league coaches told me how special a player he will be. It is incredible to see how far he has come in such a short period of time. Cano will be competing for batting titles for the next ten years. Robinson signed bats, replica jerseys, baseballs and a great jump-throw photo.
Check back later for a post on the Dan Marino appearance.

Last Thursday I went out to the Nets practice facility for a private signing with "Mr. Triple Double", Jason Kidd. It was insane. The key to any signing (or really anything for that matter) is having the right amount of space. That is why real estate is such a lucrative business. The conference room at the facility is not large enough to get hundreds of basketballs signed in. We did, as always, make it work. Jason was a big help with that. Kidd seemed really fired up about the upcoming season. All over the facility there were huge signs stating "6 Days Until Opening Night". Jason has good reason to be excited. There is no doubt that, when the smoke clears at the end of the regular season, the Nets will have one of the top three seeds in the Eastern Conference. We got some awesome product signed including a new "Mr. Triple Double" photo. It is one of the best images we have done in a long time.
Check back later for a recap of my signings with Robinson Cano and Dan Marino.

I just want to remind you guys that tomorrow evening we have Giants stars Brandon Jacobs and Jim Finn appearing at Last Licks in Scarsdale. Jacobs had a monster game today and has really emerged as the heir-apparent to Tiki Barber. Finny has been so solid, as always, in laying down the blocks that allow Tiki to do his thing. Hope to see you all there. Check back later for a recap of my signings with J Kidd, Robinson Cano and Dan Marino.

Here is a rundown of what we have going on over the next few days.
Tomorrow I am headed over to New Jersey for a private signing with Jason Kidd. Then tomorrow night we have a small private signing with Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano. Lastly, this Saturday we have legendary quarterback Dan Marino appearing at Last Licks in Huntington. The signing is from 6:00 to 7:30. Hope to see you all there.

Over the weekend I did a small private signing with the legendary quarterback Joe Montana. He came up to our office for about thirty minutes. I don't have much to discuss with this signing because Joe happens to be one of the fastest signers in the world. There is not too much time left for conversation. He is an incredibly nice guy though. Montana signed some great new product including a black and white image of him walking down the tunnel. It is, by far, one of the coolest football photos I have ever seen. Joe also signed footballs and an amazing new Notre Dame 8x10 photo.
Check back later as we have a lot of exciting things coming up in the next few days.

I had to represent when I was in Detroit.

My favorite signing are always the hot ones. There is something to be said about spending time with a Hall of Famer or a great retired player but there is nothing like being in a city when they are winning or just won it all. I was lucky enough to have been in Boston in '04 and Chicago in '05. There is a such an awesome feel and vibe to these cities when they win. Granted there is nothing like winning in New York but, unfortunately, we need to wait until next year.
I arrived at Detroit-Metro at about 1:00 A.M. Wednesday morning. By the time I flew back to NY Thursday night I knocked out signings with eight players. At the end of the day Wednesday I had done signings with Todd Jones, Joel Zumaya, Ivan Rodriguez, Craig Monroe, Brandon Inge and Nate Robertson. All the guys were so pumped up for the series. I must admit that I knew nothing about these players going into this. All I knew was the Zumaya threw 103 mph (which he inscribed on each baseball. How cool is that!?) After meeting them , looking up statistics, and watching the World Series I can see why they have been so successful this year. They play as a team and, individually, are incredibly versatile and talented. Just look at what Monroe has done so far in the series.
The next day I did signings with Carlos Guillen and Magglio Ordonez. We got some great product signed including three different images of Ordonez's walk-off homerun to win the ALCS. All the guys were great and I hope they sweep the next three in St. Louis. (I did not appreciate the Cardinals chanting "Jose! Jose!" during their celebration at Shea. After the World Series I will get into the NLCS a little on the blog)
I spent hours prepping the product to ship back to New York. It took most of the night (until about 4:00 AM Thursday morning) and about three hours after Guillen finished. Each baseball is individually bagged to avoid any smudging. Then each box is taped up, tagged and brought down to the hotel's shipping department. I finally finished up at 6:30 and caught a cab to the airport. I arrived back in New York at around midnight to the news that the Mets were down two with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth...........it is going to be a long winter.

Note: The Osi Umenyiora appearance scheduled for tonight in Thornwood is postponed. I'll let you guys know the new date once we reschedule.

Last Monday evening I boarded a flight for Los Angeles where I was set to do a small private signing with Dodgers pitcher Hong-Chi Kuo. I arrived in LA at about 11 and hailed a taxi to San Gabriel. When I arrived in San Gabriel I noticed that everything (billboards, storefronts) were all in Chinese. It was really cool. The next morning I set up for the signing and waited for Kuo in the hotel lobby. Kuo is extremely talkative and may even speak better English than I do. We spoke about the playoffs. We first discussed his series against the Mets. Despite the loss, Kuo pitched great in Game 2 of the NLDS. We also talked about the infamous double play at homeplate in Game 1. That baserunning blunder, in my mind, sealed the Dodgers fate in that series. He also told me a little about Taiwan. I have become fascinated with that place and hope to travel there next year. Hong-Chi signed some great product including a web-exclusive baseball commemorating his first post-season start. After Kuo left I spent a few hours boxing up the product and shipping it back to New York. It is an extremely time consuming exercise. I don't think most people realize what goes into the preparation and shipping of these signing. I ended up with about an hour to walk around San Gabriel before heading back to LAX. I took a few photos to show you guys. I hopped on a night flight to Detroit and was ready to being the second part of my journey.
Check back later for a recap of my Detroit trip.

I am slowly going to get you guys up to speed over the next day or so. I am going to begin by backtracking to last weekend. Last Friday night I was at Shea Stadium (I was at the Game 2 disaster that, in my mind, lost us the series. I am not quite ready to vent about the NLCS but it's coming soon) when I received a phone call letting me know that I would be traveling to Los Angeles Monday and then to Detroit. I immediately became excited because it had been a while since I last hit the road. Before departing for LA I did have one signing that Saturday.
We had Giants legends Harry Carson and George Martin appearing at Hall of Heroes. The signing went great as there was an awesome, appreciative crowd there. There is an unmistakable bond between the Giants and their fans and it really shows. I think that is why so many of the players remain in the tri-state area after retiring.
Speaking of the Giants, we have Osi Umenyiora appearing at Last Licks in Thornwood tonight. Osi has really stepped it up these past three games, as have the entire defense. Hope to see you all there.
Keep checking back throughout the day.

I apologize, as always, for the recent inactivity on the blog. I had an unexpected roadtrip last week and can't wait to tell you all about it. My travels took me all the way to California and then straight to Detroit. I did signings with nine athletes including key member of the American League champs. Check back later today for a complete recap as well as some great photos from my trip.

A few days ago I had the privilege of meeting Mets centerfielder Carlos Beltran. This was huge for me as I have started plenty of MVP chants at Shea this season. Beltran has had an amazing year breaking Mets records in many offensive category. He had 41 home runs and 116 RBIs and has become a real fan favorite. The guy has had his share of walk off moments including the game winning home run against the Phillies in the bottom of the 16th inning. I was glad to see that he is, in fact, a really good guy. I am so pumped to get to Shea tonight and watch Carlos tee off against the Cardinals. For those of you who dont recall it was against St. Louis that Beltran had that all time great postseason in 2004.
Carlos signed some great product including game model bats and a web exclusive collage 8x10 photo.
Check back later for an update on an exciting upcoming weekend.

Last Saturday we had an appearance with my buddy Hank Aaron at Hall of Heroes. I personally went and picked up Hank (as I always do) at his hotel in Manhattan. He congratulated me for the season the Mets had. I was killing him for a while on the Braves. By the time we arrived at the store we had dissected each of the Division Series and who we think will win the MVP and CY. It is always great talking baseball with the Home Run King. I have no idea why he thinks I know what I am talking about but he does. The appearance itself went amazing. There was, as usual, a great crowd and a long line. After the public was finished Hank signed some awesome product for us including game model bats and an 11x14 photo of his 715th. After leaving Hall of Heroes we headed to LaGuardia where I dropped Aaron off just in time to make his flight.
Check back later for an update on more recent signing including one with Mets superstar Carlos Beltran.

A few days ago I did a small private signing with Dodgers pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo. You all probably remember him from his amazing performance against the Mets on September 8th. He gave up 3 hits in 6 innings on his way to his first major league win. He is a really tough lefty and, as we all know, the Mets have a hard time against young lefties. Ever since Xavier Nady was traded our numbers against lefties have been terrible. I think that trend is about to change though. It turns out Kuo is slated to start Game 2 of the NLDS tonight against New York. I told him to take it easy on us.

Check back later for an update on a pretty busy weekend coming up as well as some final thoughts on the '69 Jets team signing.