Randy Johnson & Roberto Alomar (03/16/13)

(Left) Randy Johnson, 2001 World Series MVP
(Right) Roberto Alomar, 2007 MLB Hall of Fame Inductee

Randy Johnson and Roberto Alomar made an appearance at the March Magic show, hosted by MAB Celebrity Services, in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. As I mentioned on my 01/26/13 blog post, I started collecting World Series and All-Star game MVP autographs on each year's Rawlings baseball. These two guys are a must have for my collection. Randy Johnson was the 2001 World Series MVP and Roberto Alomar was the 1998 All-Star MVP.

Randy Johnson was the first to arrive. He is a giant! At 6'10 with a fastball that clocked 100+ mph, he was one of the most dominant pitchers in the game. He's a World Series champion, 10x All-Star, 5x CY Young winner (best pitcher in league), and a first ballot Hall of Famer, once he's eligible in 2015.

He was so intimidating that when I approached him I forgot to take a picture of him signing my baseball. A man of few words, but a good guy. Randy signed my 2001 Official Rawlings World Series game baseball and inscribed it with 01 WS MVP.

My countryman, Roberto Alomar of Puerto Rico, arrived with a couple of his boys. He's considered to be one of the best second baseman in the history of the game. Roberto was a 12x All-Star, 10x Gold Glove, 2x World Series Champion, and 2007 MLB Hall of Fame inductee.

Roberto wasn't as intimidating as Randy, so I remembered to take a picture of him signing my baseball. He signed my 1998 Official Rawlings All-Star game baseball and inscribed it with 1998 A.S. MVP.

It was a pleasure meeting Randy and Roberto. MAB Celebrity Services always brings the best to New Jersey. Can't wait for the next event.

Tim Raines & Scott Brosius (01/26/13)

I recently started a collection of Official Rawlings World Series and All-Star game baseballs. My goal is to obtain the autographs of each year's Most Valuable Player(s). Rawlings started to produce MLB World Series baseballs in 1978 and All-Star Game baseballs in 1979. This means, I'm going to need a lot of luck to complete this collection.

Tim Raines, Montreal Expos 1987 All-Star MVP, and Scott Brosius, New York Yankees 1998 World Series MVP, were in town. They were signing at the Pinstripe Glory Day baseball autograph event from MAB Celebrity Services in Secaucus, NJ. This was a big event with a lot of New York Yankees greats.

Tim Raines was there early in the morning and very cool with all his fans. He took his time speaking with everyone and even took pictures.

Please don't laugh at me! I literally woke up 25 minutes before this picture was taken. I was lucky I made it on time. Haha

Tim signed my 1987 Official Rawlings All-Star game baseball and inscribed it with 1987 AS MVP.

Scott Brosius arrived later in the afternoon and there was HUGE line for him. It was his first ever public appearance in this area. He was also good with his fans and took pictures as well.

Not a great photo, but I can't complain since I asked a stranger to take it for me.

Scott signed my 1998 Official Rawlings World Series game baseball and inscribed it with 1998 WS MVP.

Overall, it was a good signing day thanks to MAB Celebrity Services for hosting a great event.