Wednesday, June 25, 2008

One down ... one to go

With a little bit of luck, we might be able to add autographs from two No. 1 overall picks in little more than a week.

Last Thursday, with the Cubs in town for an interleague matchup with the Rays, Colin scored Tim Beckham, Tampa Bay's top 2008 pick on June 5, on an official practice ball (see stamp on top of ball) that someone gave to him during batting practice.

Tomorrow, we'll head over to Tampa to get Steven Stamkos, taken first overall last Friday by the Lightning in last week's NHL draft. The event is for season-ticket holders, so we'll have to catch him outside. New coach Barry Melrose will be there, too.

A side note on the baseball: Had I been thinking, we should have had Beckham's brother, Jeremy, a 17th-round pick (503rd overall) of the Rays, sign the ball. He was there. It'll have to wait, I suppose.

Hockey always comes first.

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