8/23/13:
I went to see Hideo Nomo and Shigetoshi Hasegawa at a youth baseball tournament and both signed. I arrived really early and apparently entered through a back entrance and was shocked that I was the only one there. I had a one on one with Mr. Nomo and was even more shocked that he signed 5 items at once for me.
Hideo Nomo x7 (
5 cards,
Stars of Japan 8x10,
1 4x6 Royals photo)
Shigetoshi Hasegawa x2 (2 cards)
Lorenzo Gray x1
TTM:
Koji Goto
c/o Staten Island Yankees for my 2000 Yomiuri Giants collection
8/14/13:
Tomochika Tsuboi
Yoshihiro Doi
Hisanori Takahashi
Hideki Okajima
Ray Fosse
Rafael Landestoy
Joe DeMaestri
Bob Wiesler
Jim Coates
Art Ditmar
Jim Perry
Craig McMurtry
Tracy Stallard
John Pacella
Ray Fontenot
Ron Cey
Bob Doerr
Bob Skinner
Joe Amalfitano
Ed Yarnall
Jim Holt
John Dopson
Jim Bunning
Leon Hooten
George Genovese
Al Hrabosky
Roy Smalley
Ron Hodges
Chris Codiroli
Brent Gaff
Bob Uecker
Dick Bosman
Leroy Stanton
Skip Lockwood
Wade Boggs
Pat Perry
Tom McCraw
Juan Encarnacion
Ryan Hancock
William Van Landingham
Larry Murray
Kip Young
Rick Renteria
Bob Kearney
Randy Choate
Bubba Crosby
Billy Ashley
Kal Segreist
Zack Monroe
Football:
Herb Adderley
Steve Largent
Bob Avellini
Gerald Willhite
Dan Fouts
Antone Davis
Eric Metcalf
Ozzie Newsome
Robert Awalt
Jim Covert
Bob Griese
Tony McGee
Larry Seiple
Jack Del Rio
Basketball:
David West
Cliff Levingston
J.R. Reid
Jerry Sloan
Joe Dumars
Robert Reid
Andre Miller
Dirk Nowitzki
Jason Kidd
P.J. Carlesimo
Bill Bradley
Chuck Nevitt
Other:
President George W. Bush bookplate
President George H.W. Bush bookplate
5/31/13:
Some Japanese MLB players I have obtained IP and TTM:
Kazuo Matsui
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Kei Igawa
Kenji Johjima
Ken Takahashi
Akinori Iwamura
Kenshin Kawakami
Yasuhiko Yabuta
Hideki Okajima
Akinori Otsuka
3/24/13:
Baseball TTM:
Whitey Ford
Jeff Ballard
Stan Spencer
Mark Ciardi
Eric Rasmussen
Randy Moffitt
Clint Hurdle
Ken Gerhart
Stan Wall
Johnnie LeMaster
Gene Stephens
Rene Lachemann
Boo Ferriss
Akinori Otsuka
Brian Turang
Football TTM:
Roland James
Joe Ehrmann
Ickey Woods
Ray Guy
Basketball TTM:
Bob Cousy
Dave Jamerson
Deron Williams
Greg Smith
Anderson Varejao
Jon McGlocklin
Bob Greacen
James Edwards
Kendall Gill
Bob McAdoo
Eddie Jordan
3/2/13:
Baseball TTM:
Jeff Robinson (Tigers, Orioles)
Pat Kelly(Blue Jays)
Brooks Kieschnick
Dwight Bernard
Brian Rose
Wade Boggs
Lee Lacy
Randy Hunt
John DeSilva
Football:
Jeff Bostic
Robert Porcher
Randall McDaniel
Basketball:
Jeff Foster
Nate Archibald
Robert Parish
Richard Anderson
Shawn Bradley
Dick Cunningham
Bill Bertka
Chuck Nevitt
Jim Brewer
Mitch Kupchak
2/17/13:
Baseball TTM Successes:
Salomon Torres
Joe Borowski
Terry Bradshaw
Gene Clines
Bobby Etheridge
Marv Rackley
Steve Dunn
Ray Corbin
Adam Everett
Denis Menke
Bob Reynolds
Daryl Smith
Kevin Campbell
Wayne Rosenthal
Bob Savage
Jeff Peterek
Todd Benzinger
Mike Garman
Jeff King
Terry Puhl
Alan Knicely
Clayton Kershaw
Randy Tomlin
Wade Miller
Paul Casanova
Ray Washburn
Keith Hughes
Eddie Gaillard
Football:
Tony Galbreath
Alton Montgomery
Sammy White
A.J. Duhe
Ron Howard
Art Still
Vern Den Herder
Tom Blanchard
Willie Roaf
Stan Gelbaugh
Chris Calloway
Karl Mecklenburg
Freddy Keiaho
Dominic Rhodes
Basketball:
Sean Green
Scott Padgett
Jason Kidd
Bobby Jackson
Nick Anderson
Bob Thornton
Chris Whitney
Larry Spriggs
Clay Johnson
Gary Vitti
2/2/13:
Bought a card of Norichika Aoki for a $6 consignment at spring training. Going to send my last card of Hisashi Iwakuma for a $7 consignment. Going to try the rest ttm.
Baseball:
Kevin Bearse
Chuk Harmon
Rich Rollins
Frank Quilici
Don Schwall
Brian Koelling
Derek Lilliquist
Pat Underwood
Rafael Novoa
Tim Spehr
John Pacella
Paul Reuschel
Dan Briggs
Dean Palmer
John Fulgham
Chris Eddy
Kevin Higgins
Steve Whitaker
Football:
Aaron Moorehead
Josh Thomas(Colts)
Ben Utecht
Ron Saul
Larry Little
Bob Griese
Brad Baxter
Reuben Gant
Bern Brostek
Doug Plank
Leonard Griffin
Mark Malone
Jim Langer
Jack Novak
Mark Seay
Bobby Bryant
Gary Huff
Basketball:
Calbert Cheaney
Chris Whitney
Pete Chilcutt
1/21/13:
Went to the California Winter League opening day and was able to get Mac Suzuki to sign some cards and a photo. Also got Pete Incaviglia to sign some cards.
Stars of Japan 8x10
Mac Suzuki x8
Just bought some cards online for Kensuke Tanaka (Giants spring training) and Kyuji Fujikawa (Cubs). Already had one of Hiroyuki Nakajima (A's) so I hope they will sign for me this spring training.
Here are my successes since September 11th:
Baseball:
Ryan Hawblitzel
Larry Anderson
Jim Converse
Colby Ward
Mickey Weston
Tim McIntosh
David West
Bob Lillis
Joel Skinner
Tom Walker
Doug Corbett
Ross Jones
Kevin Koslofski
Andy Kosco
Dan Graham
Tom Carroll
Joe Johnson
Alan Closter
Neil Allen
Mark Brown
George Wright
John Russell
Steve Garvey
Eric Nolte
Steve Soderstrom
John Cummings
Mike Christopher
Nick Leyva
Bob Sykes
Mickey Morandini
Dan Gakeler
Pete Broberg
Keith Miller
Dave Meads
Jerry Augustine
Lance McCullers
Tom Hilgendorf
Rick Jones
Joe Slusarski
Kim Allen
Rick Leach
Carl Warwick
Football:
Ron Rivera
Alfred Anderson
Jack Gregory
Mike Johnson
Jarrod Bunch
Lee Rouson
Brent McClanahan
Rick Karlis
Rashaan Salaam
Ron Heller
Ronnie Bradford
Bob Griese
Bryan Millard
Carl Mauck
Cody Risien
Joe Washington
Monte Coleman
Virgil Levers
Brian Blados
Tim Harris
Chris Kluwe
Andre King
Matt Blair
Eric Thomas
Terry Hermeling
John Sanders
Albert Lewis
Jeff Siemon
Gary Reasons
Brandon Stokley
Mike Sherrard
Walter Abercrombie
Carl Banks
Ray Berry(Vikings)
Harold Green
Thomas Sanders
Darryl Williams
Ralph Perretta
Quentin Coryatt
Gerald McNeil
Jeff George
Jim McMahon
Justin Snow
Matt Giordino
Keith O'Neil
Rocky Boiman
Basketball:
James Worthy
Robert Reid
Doug Moe
Bernie Bickerstaff
Dee Brown
Keith Van Horn
Connie Hawkins
Christian Welp
Shane Battier
John Crotty
Fred Hoiberg
9/11/12:
Here are the members of the 2000 Japan Series champion Yomiuri Giants I have obtained autographs of:
Hideki Matsui
Koji Uehara
Toshihisa Nishi
Hideki Okajima
Masumi Kuwata
Hisanori Takahashi
Koichi Misawa
Takahito Nomura
Takashi Kashiwada
Stars of Japan original 8x10
9/7/12:
Yoshinori Tateyama 8/9/12-9/6/12
Just found out that Mac Suzuki has been coaching the California Winter League teams and hopefully will be coaching this coming January in Palm Springs. I need 16 Japanese former and current MLBers autographs after collecting 33 of them to date. The hardest one will probably be Yu Darvish. I was able to add Hideki Matsui last September and Dice-K along with several others this spring training including Takashi Saito, Hiroki Kuroda, and Junichi Tazawa. I still have a ways to go to complete my collection but I will get there eventually.
8/24/12:
Baseball:
Hisanori Takahashi 2/14/12-7/19/12
C.J. Wilson
Bob Davidson(pitcher)
Steve Dunning
Dan Pasqua
Darin Erstad
Jim Norris
Kimera Bartee
Don Demeter
Scott Ruffcorn
Jerry Reed
Don Schulze
Rick Anderson
Mark DeJohn
Mike Caldwell
Benito Santiago
Tim Fortugno
Ryan Bradley
Patrick Lennon
John Ramos
Pat Corrales
Jeff Manto
Basketball:
Vlade Divac
Jeff Hornacek
Michael Cooper
Terrell Brandon
Scott Hastings
LaBradford Smith
Anthony Miller
Jack Haley
Kenny Payne
Gene Littles
Dave Jamerson
Football:
Tony Peters
Scott Fulhage
Cecil Turner
Stacey Dillard
Olympics:
Scott Hamilton
5/22/12:
Baseball:
Israel Sanchez
Gary Ross
Rocky Childress
Ron Hassey
Jim Fregosi
Blas Minor
Paul Hartzell
Rich Thompson
Lary Sorenson
Dave Ford
Patrick Lennon
Paul Molitor
Gary Matthews Sr.
Jamie Moyer
Dave Swartzbaugh
Joe Grzenda
Alan Hargesheimer
Basketball:
Danny Manning
Tom Thibodeau
Anthony Mason
Keith Van Horn
Kenny Gattison
Jerry West
Dell Curry
Otis Smith
Robert Parish
Johnny Moore
Greg Ostertag
Doug Edwards
Marty Conlon
Damon Stoudamire
Dan Issel
Greg Popovich
Football:
Willie Roaf
Kevin Haverdink
Keith DeLong
Fred Marion
Danny Stubbs
Don Beebe
Fred Strickland
David Fulcher
Harry Sydney
David LaFleur
Scott Radecic
4/9/12:
Don Wert 3/1/12-4/9/12
Roger Smithberg 3/31/12-4/9/12
Miguel Batista 3/3/12-4/7/12
Joe Altobelli 3/31/12-4/7/12
Mike Stanton 3/31/12-4/7/12
Karl Best ?-4/7/12
Dick Egan 2/25/12-4/5/12
Bobby Knoop 3/1/12-4/5/12
Takashi Saito 2/14/12-4/4/12
Greg Tabor 1/21/12-4/4/12
Dick Tidrow 3/13/12-4/4/12
Bobby Valentine 3/21/12-4/2/12
Jeremy Giambi 11/27/11-4/2/12
George Spencer 2/25/12-3/30/12
Larry Casian 1/21/12-3/29/12
Dave Rohde 2/25/12-3/28/12
Jim French 3/9/12-3/27/12
Don Pavletich 2/15/12-3/27/12
Basketball:
Charles Shackleford 3/12/12-4/9/12
Frank Brickowski ?-4/9/12
Pete Chilcutt 3/3/12-4/9/12
Jerry Sichting 3/6/12-4/5/12
Donyell Marshall 3/6/12-4/4/12
Chris Ford 3/3/12-4/2/12
Kelly Tripucka 3/5/12-4/2/12
Mark Jackson 3/13/12-3/30/12
Randy Brown 2/15/12-3/28/12
Football:
Gerry Mullins 3/31/12-4/7/12
Pierce Holt 3/12/12-4/7/12
Johnnie Morton 2/22/12-4/5/12
Mark Adickes 3/9/12-4/4/12
Bob Kratch 2/7/12-4/4/12
Roosevelt Leaks 3/12/12-4/2/12
Merv Krakau 3/1/12-4/2/12
Jamie Holland 3/1/12-3/27/12
Olympics:
Dan Gable 3/31/12-4/9/12
Tommy Kono 3/31/12-4/9/12
3/26/12:
Billy Sims 3/2/12-3/24/12
Junichi Tazawa 2/14/12-3/26/12
Danny Granger 3/1/12-3/26/12
Kevin Seitzer 3/21/12-3/26/12
Fred Roberts 3/12/12-3/26/12
Lerrin LaGrow 2/25/12-3/26/12
Paul Farren 3/1/12-3/26/12
Mel Counts 3/12/12-3/26/12
3/23/12:
George Bell 3/5/12-3/23/12
Rick Carlisle 3/12/12-3/22/12
Mike Cosgrove 3/12/12-3/22/12
Randy Bockus 2/25/12-3/23/12
Billy Bean(Tigers, Dodgers) 2/25/12-3/23/12
3/21/12:
Billy Williams 2/27/12-3/9/12
Daisuke Matsuzaka 2/14/12-3/16/12
Hiroki Kuroda 2/14/12-3/14/12
Tsuyoshi Wada 2/14/12-3/19/12
Felipe Alou 3/10/12-3/21/12
B.J. Surhoff 2/7/12-2/16/12
Mark Jackson 2/7/12-3/19/12
Doug Rader 2/7/12-2/13/12
Hal Morris 2/7/12-2/10/12
Glenn Hubbard 2/7/12-2/15/12
Todd Benzinger 2/15/12-2/27/12
Jerry West 2/15/12-2/28/12
Neil O'Donnell 2/14/12-2/27/12
Don Shula 2/14/12-2/24/12
Hubie Brooks 2/15/2/24/12
Howard Johnson 2/22/12-3/10/12
Jim Fregosi 2/25/12-3/5/12
Bobby Richardson 3/1/12-3/12/12
Robert Parish 3/1/12-3/19/12
Don Kessinger 3/3/12-3/12/12
John Salley 3/5/12-3/9/12
Dan Issel 3/5/12-3/8/12
Roger Clemens 3/13/12-3/21/12
Elton Brand 11/22/11-12/27/11
Juan Guzman 11/27/11-1/26/12
Larry Bowa 11/27/12-1/5/12
Matt Millen 8/2/11-12/30/11
Russ Grimm 6/3/11-2/3/12
12/28/11 Inbox:
Hideki Matsui
Yogi Berra-free
Don Mattingly
Paul O'Neill
Ernie Banks-free
Ralph Kiner-free
Paul Molitor
Josh Hamilton
Don Shula
Ahman Green
Bill Parcells
Bernie Kosar
Y.A. Tittle
Steve Spurrier
William Perry
Jerry West
Bob Lanier
1996 Orix Blue Wave Gaijin:
Doug Jennings
Willie Fraser
Troy Neel
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