Chris signed and personalized this card for me on Labor Day, when he was rehabbing with the Bowie Baysox, the O's AA affiliate. It's my first in-person autograph from him; Chris doesn't have any Orioles cards and if he's traded or released in the off-season, it's possible that he never will, so this is likely a long-term addition to my collection.
I'm not the only member of the household who got something signed that day: I mentioned in Chris's Orioles Debut post a few weeks back that he tossed Kalina a ball during batting practice during his time with the Rangers a few years ago. Well, she got him to sign that ball. She considered trying to tell him the story about how he tossed it to her, but there were a few too many other people trying to get his signature. And I think she might have chickened out a little bit; but honestly, I'm always proud of her when she approaches a player for an autograph, it's not really her thing.
His signature is pretty stylized if not overly legible. The Ch is mostly there in his first name, but his D looks a bit like a J. Thanks for signing Chris!
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