On September 13, 2008, Oakland A's stars Kurt Suzuki and Mark Ellis were guests at a lively signing at our Walnut Creek, CA Gallery.

Kurt Suzuki, born in Wailuku, Hawaii is the catcher for the Athletics. The A's drafted him in the second round of the 2004 amateur draft. He joined the major league club on June 9, 2007 and made his debut three days later as a pinch hitter in a game against the Houston Astros. Kurt played at Cal State Fullerton, where he captured the 2004 College World Series championship, thanks to Suzuki's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving the Titans a 3-2 win over the Texas Longhorns (whose closer, Huston Street, was also drafted by the A's in 2004). His time at Fullerton earned him the nickname "Kurt Klutch." He won the Johnny Bench Award as the country's top collegiate catcher in 2004. He was also selected All-American by two publications, Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. A star of the future for the A's, Kurt will be behind the plate for Oakland for many seasons to come.

Mark Ellis, born in Rapid City, South Dakota, attended the University of Florida. Acquired by the A's along with outfielder Johnny Damon and pitcher Cory Lidle in a three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Kansas City Royals in 2002, Mark has been an important part of the A's ever since. On June 4, 2007, Mark became only the sixth player in Oakland Athletics history to hit for the cycle and on August 5, 2007, he tied the A's team record for consecutive error-less games by a second baseman at 70 games. Recently voted the most popular A's 2nd baseman of all time, Mark is a key player on the A's.