June 1, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts Loitering outside the Paradise Rock Club I replayed the night’s performance in my mind. It was my first Tomahawk show but not the first time I was amazed by...
Read Part One of this interview. Autograph University: What criteria do you use to identify athletes to add to the Steiner Sports roster? Brandon Steiner: It’s a basic criteria—have they done something that will...
You may know Brandon Steiner as the eponymous founder of Steiner Sports, the New York-based sports memorabilia empire that has become a polarizing force—but a force, nonetheless—in the world of autograph collecting. But in...
Skipped a few classes? Our mid-year review will catch you up on everything that has happened at Autograph University since the New Year. If you’re interested in getting a more real-time view of my...
Eddie Farrell was a ballplayer. He signed with the New York Giants in 1925 as an infielder. Two years later he received MVP votes following a breakout season in which he batted .316 and...
May 4, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts Inside the GNC store I staked my place in front of an unattended six-foot table wrapped with an electric green and white MusclePharm-branded skirt. A handful of customers milled...
There’s one obstacle even the most experienced, creative and reckless autograph collector can’t entirely overcome—Mother Nature. Here in New England, we graph all four seasons (sometimes in the same month) and the climate plays...
In the quarterly “Class Review” I’ll recap my autograph-related activities of the past three months. Rather than publishing a new post every time I obtain an autograph or meet someone, I’ll include the highlights...
A post on Dallas Latos’s So I Married a Baseball Player… blog in which she shares her perspective on autograph collectors has sparked an emotional dialogue with the autograph community. In the article, the...
February 27, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts I had never been to an autograph signing where women outnumbered the men. There’s a first time for everything. A gaggle of college girls skipped out on afternoon classes...