Friday, March 14, 2008
March 14th- Derek Jeter and Phil Hughes
After the long strange Ft. Myers trips were over we had a huge Giants event out in Massapequa. We actually have another Giants signing out at the Steiner Sports store tomorrow so I will be recapping everything in a massive Giants blog later this weekend. With that said I will move on to my next Florida trip..Tampa.
Tuesday afternoon I flew down to Tampa from JFK. It amazes me how much time I have spent at the Jet Blue terminal at Kennedy over the past few weeks...and there are still more trips to come. Anyway, I arrived in Tampa at about 8:00 Tuesday evening. Wednesday morning I began setting up for two signings. The first was to be with the Yankee Captain Derek Jeter. I had not seen Derek in quite some time and was looking forward to catching up with him. I have known Jeter for close to five years and always enjoy hanging with him. He seems as excited as ever for the upcoming season. DJ popped in at about 11:30 and banged out the entire signing in about an hour and a half. He still remains one of the fastest signers ever but also boasts one of the most consistent signatures..very strong! Probably the most of robust new item that was signed was the 2008 home Yankee jersey..it has both the all-star and final year patch on it. It is sure to become a major staple of our strong Derek Jeter Collection.
Right after Derek was finished Phil Hughes walked in. Hughes seems primed for a big, big year. He showed glimpses of greatness last season and is sure to win his share of big games in 2008. This kid is the real deal and a must have for any serious Yankees collector. Phil finished his small signing in no time and I began packing up.
It took me most of the day to prep all the items to ship back to New York. I finally got done about 7:00 that night.
That brings me to yesterday when I flew right back to JFK (Jet Blue...Blue Parking 4 ..again).
We have a ton going on in the next week (and I will really try to stay on the ball and do entrys daily). Tomorrow we have appearances with Justin Tuck, Kawika Mitchell, Bob Gibson and Lou Brock. Then on Sunday I am flying out to Dallas for a a signing with Mr. Triple Double Jason Kidd...then right from Dallas I am going back to Tampa for more signings.
Keep checking back daily as I will be updated constantly.
Enjoy the weekend!
Tuesday afternoon I flew down to Tampa from JFK. It amazes me how much time I have spent at the Jet Blue terminal at Kennedy over the past few weeks...and there are still more trips to come. Anyway, I arrived in Tampa at about 8:00 Tuesday evening. Wednesday morning I began setting up for two signings. The first was to be with the Yankee Captain Derek Jeter. I had not seen Derek in quite some time and was looking forward to catching up with him. I have known Jeter for close to five years and always enjoy hanging with him. He seems as excited as ever for the upcoming season. DJ popped in at about 11:30 and banged out the entire signing in about an hour and a half. He still remains one of the fastest signers ever but also boasts one of the most consistent signatures..very strong! Probably the most of robust new item that was signed was the 2008 home Yankee jersey..it has both the all-star and final year patch on it. It is sure to become a major staple of our strong Derek Jeter Collection.
Right after Derek was finished Phil Hughes walked in. Hughes seems primed for a big, big year. He showed glimpses of greatness last season and is sure to win his share of big games in 2008. This kid is the real deal and a must have for any serious Yankees collector. Phil finished his small signing in no time and I began packing up.
It took me most of the day to prep all the items to ship back to New York. I finally got done about 7:00 that night.
That brings me to yesterday when I flew right back to JFK (Jet Blue...Blue Parking 4 ..again).
We have a ton going on in the next week (and I will really try to stay on the ball and do entrys daily). Tomorrow we have appearances with Justin Tuck, Kawika Mitchell, Bob Gibson and Lou Brock. Then on Sunday I am flying out to Dallas for a a signing with Mr. Triple Double Jason Kidd...then right from Dallas I am going back to Tampa for more signings.
Keep checking back daily as I will be updated constantly.
Enjoy the weekend!
posted by Steiner Sports at 5:46 AM