Last night was my second in-person signing session of the year. Same place, Hightopps. Different player, Joe Orsulak. I was a huge fan of our "Joltin" Joe and even at a young age I loved his hustle.
My Hightopps excursion lasted a total of five minutes, which was pretty sweet. There wasn't a line of people so I walked right up to him and started talking to him. He signed the Fanfest postcard and told me to lay out anything else I had. He signed everything I brought and had I known it would be that easy, I would have brought my other 15 cards. At least I got the Crown card signed.
While signing his 93 Score card he commented on breaking the rules. It's a little hard to see but he is rocking a beard on a team with a no beard policy. He said some times you just have to do what you want. I mentioned it was good to see a big turn-out, because the Larry Sheets event was less than full. He shrugged his shoulders and smirked as if it was to be expected.
Three minutes with a pro ballplayer. Two minutes parking. Seven signatures. Good score.
Joe Orsulak 1991 Orioles Crown # 345
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Joe Orsulak 1989 Topps #287
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Joe Orsulak 1992 Stadium Club #135
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Joe Orsulak 1992 Topps #325
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Joe Orsulak 1993 Score #590
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Joe Orsulak 1993 Topps #28
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Joe Orsulak 2010 Orioles FanFest Postcards
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That 92 SC looks pretty nice! I'll shoot you an email.
ReplyDeleteRyan,
ReplyDeleteYou are the reason I took that card. Just LMK and it's yours.