Jonny Gomes

Who: Outfielder Jonny Gomes

Team: Cincinnati Reds

Card: 2009 Topps 206

Acquired: TTM 2/2 3/4/2010 (9 days)

Comments: What a great signer! Jonny hooked me up last season as well. Nice to get him on a Reds card this time around. I'm excited to see him in left field this season for the Reds. The guy brings a ton of energy to the ballpark everyday and he's the dude you want to have on your side in a bench-clearing brawl.

Micah Owings

Who: Pitcher Micah Owings

Team: Cincinnati Reds

Card: 2009 Topps 206

Acquired: TTM 1/1 3/4/2010 (19 days)

Comments: Micah was another one of my first returns from spring training mailings. He always goes out of his way to add a little extra personalization to the request and this time even had a little hand-written note suggesting I check out his performance pledge on his website. Pretty cool he takes a little time to do those things for fans.

Juan Pierre

Who: Outfielder Juan Pierre

Team: Los Angeles Dodgers

Card: 2009 Topps 206

Acquired: In Person, Soxfest 2010

Comments: This is the second card that Juan signed for me at Soxfest. The White Sox were pretty strict on "one per person" (I don't mind at all) so I was able to get this autograph on a different day than the first. Upon seeing this card, Juan mentioned that he hadn't see this one before. Kinda cool, I guess.

This is the first 2009 Topps 206 that I've had signed. They handle themselves pretty well for autographs.

Juan Rivera

Who: Pitcher Juan Rivera

Team: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Card: 2009 Topps 206

Acquired: Pack Pulled

Comments: This is the other certified autographed I pulled from a hobby box of Topps 206. Not a bad pull at all. Juan had a pretty good year for the Angels in 2009, posting career highs in nearly all categories. The sticker on a full-sized card is not my favorite style of autographed card to pull, but two autos in a box (the other was this Micheal Bowden) along with silk card (Roy Campenalla) and relic card (Ryan Braun - Mil) is nothing to stick your nose up at.

Michael Bowden

Who: Pitcher Michael Bowden

Team: Boston Red Sox

Card: 2009 Topps 206

Acquired: Pack Pulled

Comments: While Michael Bowden has even played in the bigs yet, I was kinda excited to pull this autographed card out of a hobby box of Topps 206 that I was given for Christmas. It's just a great looking card. I'm totally a sucker for the framed mini card hits that come in sets like this, Allen & Ginter and Mayo.

In doing a little research on Michael's career, I see that he looks to be in the mix for a bullpen spot with the Red Sox in 2010.