Last Sunday morning I boarded a flight from New York to Colorado. Rockies superstar rookie shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was slated to sign Monday morning. I landed in Denver at about 1:00 mountain time and I was a little surprised to see snow (hasn't snowed too much in New York over the past few years) I then cabbed it downtown to my hotel and began a long night of prepping product. In what has become routine for me this time of year I had World Series baseballs shipped directly to the hotel. I spent most of the afternoon/evening opening these balls. My workday finally did end at about 10:00 that night which gave me time to watch the conclusion of the ALCS. Originally Troy was supposed to arrive at 11:00 but, once the Rockies knew they were heading to Boston, we actually ended up starting at 9:00 AM. Tulowitzki was awesome. I really enjoyed my two hours with him as we talked about a million things. Tulo is a huge Jeter fan (which is why he wears #2 and once can easily see the similarities in their games). Between 9 and 11 Tulo signed an impressive variety of items including World Series baseballs, MLB baseballs, bats, several amazing photos (in both 8x10 and 16x20) and some unreal game-used pieces. While it looks bleak for Colorado right now Tulo is well on his way to becoming one of the game's elite players. Once Troy left my work then began. I spent until close to 11:00 that evening boxing and bagging product to ship out from the hotel. When I did finally complete the task I went straight to sleep as I had a flight the next day to South Bend (via Chicago).
Check back for a recap of part two of my five day trip