Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. It was my first full weekend off in months and basically spent it getting aggravated by the Mets with a quick trip to Brodeur's home in Jersey in between games. With all that in mind we have a huge week kicking off right now. Today is the Mets home opener at Citi Field. I will be there tonight (minus my staple Oliver Perez jersey...can't take that kind of abuse first game of the season) and hopefully will have some great video to post here tomorrow. Thursday the Yankees open their new ballpark. While I will not be in attendance I will be making several trips to the stadium (just like I did the past few weeks) to drop off product and make sure our new store - Yankee Steiner Collectibles- is ready for the first home stand. It really is an unbelievable store and, from what I have heard, many customers during the pre-season games mistook it for a museum (that's how impressive the product is in there).
Then on Friday we have an appearance with Doc Gooden at Last Licks Scarsdale. This signing is tied into the opening of Scarsdale Little League as Dwight is throwing out the ceremonial first pitch Saturday morning. Dwight was, far and away, my favorite player as a kid. The energy at Shea when Pedro pitched his first few years here (which was pretty special) pales in comparison to the deafening noise when Doc took the hill in the '80s.
After the Little League opener Saturday morning I will be heading straight over to Last Licks Rye where perennial appearance All-Stars Don Larsen and Yogi Berra will be signing from 12:00-1:30. It is always a blast when these two appear at the ice cream stores (especially together). Don and Yogi are a true must have for any collector (let alone Yankee enthusiast). While most of you probably already own pieces signed by Larsen and Berra we now carry the new Inaugural Season Yankee Stadium baseball. There aren't many (if any) of these out there yet signed by the pair.
That brings us to Sunday where, after the Yankee game, Joba Chamberlain will be signing at The Steiner Store in Roosevelt Field Mall. It will most likely start at around 5:30. We don't have many Yankees appearances out in Long Island anymore (most are in Manhattan or Westchester) so it should be a great event....always is when Joba is involved.
I am quite certain too that there will even be a few more signings this week as both teams are home to christen new ballparks.
Have a great Monday!

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