Ron Guidry (05/25/13)

Ron Guidry, New York Yankees Pitcher 1977-1988
1977 & 1978 World Series Champion
1978 American League CY Young Award Winner

Ron Guidry played his entire career for the New York Yankees from 1975-1988. He was a 2-time World Series Champion, 4-time All-Star, and a 5-time Glove Glove winner. Guidry also won the 1978 American League CY Young Award. His jersey number 49 was retired by the New York Yankees in 2003. He is considered one of the greatest New York Yankees of all-time.

Ron Guidry made an appearance at Franklin Sussex Auto Mall in Sussex, NJ. They had a nice Memorial Day weekend BBQ, along with a three hour autograph signing with Ron. He was quick at signing autographs for his 200+ fans. Ron was very nice to everyone and signed any two items.

I brought two baseballs for Ron to sign and asked him to inscribed each baseball. He was really cool and had no problem inscribing both baseballs.

Ron Guidry signed my Rawlings Gold Glove Award baseball and inscribed 5x Gold Glove.

Ron also signed my Rawlings MLB baseball and inscribed 78 CY Young.

I also picked up a signed photo of Ron Guidry.

Thumbs up to Franklin Sussex Auto Mall for a great autograph signing. The BBQ was delicious and the entire event was a success. I hope they have more signings in the near future.

Phil Jackson (05/21/13)

Phil Jackson, Power Forward
2 NBA Championships, New York Knicks (1970, 1973)

Phil Jackson played for the New York Knicks from 1967-1978 and won two NBA
championships

Michael Jordan and Bulls Coach Phil Jackson
6 NBA Championships, Chicago Bulls (1991-1993, 1996-1998)

Phil coached Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships.

Kobe Bryant and Lakers Coach Phil Jackson
5 NBA Championships, Los Angeles Lakers (2000-2002, 2009-2010)

He also coached Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA championships.

Phil Jackson holds the NBA record for the most combined championships (13) as a player and a head coach. Phil was in New York signing copies of his new book Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success at Barnes & Noble.

I noticed Phil was signing all his books with a regular pen. As always, I came prepared with my blue sharpie. I didn't have a lot of time to interact with Phil, but he was nice enough to switch pens and sign my book with a blue sharpie.

 

This was my third book signing at the Barnes & Noble, Fifth Avenue in New York. It was another good experience and I'm looking forward to the next one.

David Eckstein (05/08/13)

David Eckstein, 2006 World Series MVP
2-time MLB All-Star & World Series Champion

David Eckstein was a MLB All-Star in 2005 and 2006. He won the MLB World Series championship in 2002 with the Anaheim Angels and 2006 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the 2006 World Series. He retired from Major League Baseball in 2012.

David was in Trenton, New Jersey for his Trenton Thunder Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Trenton Thunder are a Double-A Minor League Baseball team. David played for the Thunder in 1999, the year they won the division title with the best minor league team record.

The Thunder retired David Eckstein's #2 jersey. He joins Tony Clark, Nomar Garciaparra, and Jackie Robinson as the only four players to have their number retired by the Trenton Thunder.

David threw out the ceremonial first pitch of the game.

After the ceremony, David signed autographs for the fans on the concourse during the game.

David Eckstein signed my Rawlings 2006 Official World Series baseball and inscribed it with 06 WS MVP.

David was incredible with all the fans. He signed autographs for everyone on line, took pictures, and took the time to speak to each person. He told me he liked the pen I handed him to use. The ink flows smoothly and there's no skipping on the baseball. Uni-ball Jetstream 1.0 (blue ink) is the recommended pen for autographs on a baseball.

This was my first visit to Arm & Hammer Park and I had a great time. The Trenton Thunder did an excellent job with the ceremony. It was a pleasure meeting David Eckstein.