Phillies Hall of Famer, Mike Schmidt has been off the signing circuit for a few years - most recently twice canceling an appearance at the Mohegan Sun Casino. It was a strange occurrence for the former Phillie - made stranger by the Casino's explanation that the cancellation was due to "personal conflict". Of course, now we know, he's been battling a mystery illness which is keeping him from his regular turn as guest instructor at Spring Training.
Judging by the events of the past few days, it seems like Schmidtty may be on the road to recovery - or, he has at least started to dot his calendar with a few personal appearances...which is a great thing to see. On March 22nd, he is on the bill for the 46th Annual Chicago Sun-Times (Mounted Memories) Show, in Chicago. For those interested, Under the Radar Sports is doing consignment for this event. Email sales@undertheradarsports.net or call 484-788-5716 for information.
A few days later, Sports Vault posted this message on their Facebook page - but, have so far not updated their web store with the appearance:
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting Mike Schmidt's first signing in the Philly area in 3 years. We are waiting for Mike to clear some tests, however a tentative date in June is targeted.
Stay tuned...