Monday, November 25, 2024

I went to a show in Clearwater

 A couple of weeks ago I headed south to hit up the Friday night (3pm-9pm) card show in Clearwater, FL. I made two deals one being with that young no longer a newbie dealer who has a come a long way from where he used to be and still trying to "scale up" his words. The other was from a former Major League Pitcher. I'll start off with those or some of those.



In a nutshell these Braves were new to me and didn't cost me a thing.



These PC mini's were also at no charge. The Jesse Litsch autograph card was the former player that sets up at shows. He is who I made my 2nd deal with (you'll understand why the throw in freebies tomorrow).  I do have a tidbit of odd trivia regarding Jesse.



Actually 2 tid bits. 1) He just finished building his Bowman and Bowman Chrome rainbow of his rookie card this month. 2) You can see Jesse throws right handed, and his card says throws and bats right handed...... Wait for it..... wait for it....


He writes left handed.  You can tell by the autograph on the Topps RC, but I also watched him sign another one for a fan who was actually visiting the area and was from Canada. That fan didn't know the dealer was Jesse, but certainly knew all about his MLB debut as this card highlights. I had shown him my card, and he just went on and on, so I told him the dealer was him. I offered him my card, Jesse said I'll sign one for him....Needless, that Jays fan went home very happy.



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9 comments:

  1. BoNovember 25, 2024 at 10:21 PM

    Very cool! Did you ask him any questions about his baseball cards?

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    1. Johnnys Trading SpotNovember 25, 2024 at 10:41 PM

      He's there every month, and at other shows too. We talked about him completing his rainbows this past time. I spent close to two hours at his tables. We talked about the other MLB stuff he does and did, his coaching, cards in general, the fact that every time he's on the golf course he runs into Fred McGriff, he also talked to Freddie Freeman that very Friday before the show.

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    2. BoNovember 26, 2024 at 11:24 AM

      Nice!

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  2. RJ SahlNovember 25, 2024 at 11:37 PM

    Nice connection for you. I wonder how many people at the shows know of his background. Nice of Jesse to sign a card for the Jays fan.

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  3. FujiNovember 26, 2024 at 10:38 AM

    Don't remember Mr. Litsch... but that's really cool that he collects cards and sets up at shows. I bat right-handed... but sign and throw with my left.

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  4. DerekNovember 26, 2024 at 7:36 PM

    Always fun to hear about a player or former player that collects cards!

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    1. Johnnys Trading SpotNovember 26, 2024 at 7:49 PM

      Technically I am only aware that he built his rookie Bowman rainbows. Not sure he collects anything else.

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  5. Nick VossbrinkNovember 26, 2024 at 11:27 PM

    Oh cool. Litsch came to town a couple years ago when he was managing Williamsport in the Draft League. He signed a couple for me there too. I don't see a lot of former pitchers managing in the minors.

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    1. Johnnys Trading SpotNovember 26, 2024 at 11:50 PM

      He apparently dabbles in a little of everything. This year (only) he head coached Sanford in the Florida collegiate summer league. He also used to do some pro scouting and he did something for the Braves a few years back.

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