Pat Neshek lashes out at Zack Greinke for reneging on autograph promise

Colorado Rockies reliever Pat Neshek aired his grievance against Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke over an autograph. 

Neshek, an avid baseball card and autograph collector, called Greinke "the only ahole in major league baseball that has been a turd to me" on a message board post on SportsCollectors.net when he refused to sign an autograph for Neshek. 

Neshek, then with the Philadelphia Phillies, approached Greinke about signing three "league leader cards" at the All-Star Game in Miami, but Greinke denied his request. 

Neshek said Greinke, who was diagnosed with a social anxiety disorder in 2006 and prefers to keep a low profile, told him, "I will never sign for you."  A few minutes later, Neshek confronted him in the outfield and Greinke said, "I wouldn’t even sign for your kid if he asked."

The two won't cross paths again the rest of the regular season. But, the Rockies and Diamondbacks could meet in the National League wild card game.

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The full message:

“Thanks guys. Greinke stiffed me once again. I asked him at the all star game if he would sign for me and he said he would… so a couple weeks ago we played them and I sent over the cards I needed signed… basically 3 league leaders cards with Kershaw and Wainwright already done and 2 from 2015 to complete the set. He said no… I waited around for him during batting practice and went up to him and he totally denied having the conversation at the all star game… I then asked why this was a problem and he said it’s because “I wear him out.” Hard to wear someone out when he has never signed for me. This is the only ahole in major league baseball that has been a turd to me. So going back to the conversation I said can you just get these done it will take 5 seconds… just draw a little z on them for me… He said no I will never sign for you… I walked away… a couple minutes later I confronted him in the outfield while he was jogging and told him what I thought of him… he just kept on running then said I wouldn’t even sign for your kid if he asked…. I wanted to laugh knowing he had probably thought of that line for a long time and that was the best he could come up with… I then let him know what I thought of him again and being the socially awkward guy he is ran back to the dugout and went inside. Soooo I’m done with this guy. I’m basically gonna have to trade with someone on here to 50/50 them down the road.”

Neshek later confirmed the sequence of events in a Twitter exchange on the matter.

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