Hello Internet,
So it has been forever since my last post. As you all know from my twitter updates the last two weeks have been a complete whirlwind. I have done twenty plus signings in the past seven days and have just completed a small one with Yankees manager Joe Girardi. Over and above that I jammed my thumb to the point of a full on blood clot infection (all in the line of duty), attended an incredible event honoring Brandon and Mara Steiner's work with Family Services of Westchester and even hit up a few shows....("strange days indeed"-Lennon). Even with the abundance of activity I still have had time to write this blog. The problem is/was - what to write about. Having said that- I have been thinking a lot lately about how my industry truly is like no other. It is so abstract and so dependent on factors beyond our control...that's what makes it so exciting. I started putting real thought into that last week when the Mets/Dodgers game was rained out. We were slated to have a private signing with Mets rookie Ike Davis the following day but, due to the rainout, a doubleheader was scheduled...thus the signing was rescheduled for this week. You can't control the weather- there have been countless times I have been scheduled to fly somewhere for a time sensitive signing and have gotten snowed in and grounded in NY or elsewhere. Then there was Saturday when Francisco Cervelli appeared at Last Licks Rye. Just as is the case with any signing after a game there is no exact time or science to the start time. The game ends and within ninety minutes the player appears. We have no control over weather, wins/losses, injuries and trades. People get traded and their items become irrelevant or they end up signing with a contender and that baseball becomes the hottest piece out there. The unpredictability and hot market aspect of this business brings an energy to our days that is unrivaled anywhere. I am typing this at well after midnight while waiting for an MLB authenticator to finish up tagging the product we just witnessed Joe Girardi sign. Why are we doing this in the early hours of this Tuesday morning? Because the game ended when it ended. If it ended up being a rain out Joe would have signed earlier and I’d be asleep but then again if it got rained out and there was a doubleheader tomorrow then my Phil Hughes signing would have to be postponed. - all factors beyond my control.. And I wouldn't have it any other way.


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