Last Saturday was our appearance at Last Licks Thornwood with the legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and future great Robinson Cano. I had the privilege of picking up Mo at his house before the appearance (last time he was in Thornwood he got a little lost so we figured it would be better to just pick him up). The car ride gave us an opportunity to catch up a little as I had not seen Mo in quite some time. We made it to the store right on time (12:00 sharp) and Rivera immediately began signing for the public. Mo is one of the all-time greats when it comes to appearance. He takes photos with everyone and really tries to give each customer some face time (instead of pushing them right along). I have never heard of any fan walking away dissatisfied from a Mariano appearance. We finally got through the line at about 1:30. Due to the lack of time I actually had to go back to Rivera's house on Monday to get some of our private items signed. (Check out the photo- Mo is wearing a Steiner Marketplace shirt!)


Robinson Cano began his public signing at 2:00. Cano must have learned from his teammate because he was just as great with his adoring fans. People are so excited about having this guy on the Yankees for the next ten years or so. He, along with Jose Reyes and David Wright, are going to be New York baseball for the next (hopefully) ten years or so. Robinson finished signing at 3:00. Afterwards he made sure to have some ice cream (he loves the Last Licks Vanilla- as do all the athletes). Overall it was a huge appearance with an even bigger one coming up on Sunday.
Check back later for a recap of the Roger Clemens appearance.