[frankbmd]

Jeff,

my first year in Florida. My elementary school was about a half mile from Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater. After school it was off to the ball park that spring. After the fourth inning you could get in for free. After the games the visitor's bus was always parked outside the clubhouse on the third base side of the field. Several of us would "occupy" the ground between the clubhouse and the bus and required only an autograph for safe passage to the bus. We were seldom refused.

I hope this clarifies any questions, not yet raised, about the provenance of these samples.

As a side note, if anyone needs authentication of an Angelo LiPetri autograph, I may be the guy. He signed my book twice, but never made it to the bigs.

Thanks to all for their kind words.

Frank