Today I received one of my regular baseball boxes I send out with my writing on it and a note with 15 cents postage due. I gladly paid the postage due and wondered who took so long to return a package. Back on 2/20/2007 I sent two baseballs and $20 to Dan Gladden via the Metrodome. I had not heard anything so I thought they were long gone. I had asked him to write a story about Game 6 and his perspective of Puckett’s catch and home run and the other with Game 7 and what it was like scoring the winning run for the 1991 World Series. While I did not get exactly what I requested, I did get one signed on the sweetspot with his name and number and the other was signed the same way and had a note on the bottom panel that said “To Kevin, Sorry it took so long!! Best wishes”. Unique that is for sure. Oh, and if you are counting, that was exactly 2002 days from send to receipt. By far my longest wait!
Author: Kevin
Win Twins!
Today’s mail brought in five signed 2012 Topps Twins cards. I bought them from Bryan S (bryangoreds on SCN) who got them signed when the Twins were in Cincinnati back in June. Nice to get a decent dent in the current years’ cards!
Old Times…
Today I went to the Twins game with an old friend of mine. I met Dan K back in college when he was the president of the fraternity and I was the treasurer. We had a lot of good times back then. We both graduated on the same day and went our own directions. A couple months ago I spotted him on LinkedIn and sent him a message. Turns out he was back in MN after moving around the country. Since Caden had baseball just about every weekend until recently, we were unable to get together until today. Back in college, on a Wednesday night and on a whim, I skipped night class and Dan and I headed to the Twins game. Afterwards we went out by where the players went to their cars and waited. As luck would have it, Dave Winfield stopped and signed a baseball for each of us. Fast forward a couple years ago and I donated mine for a fundraiser. Well, today Dan decided I would appreciate his more than him so he gave it to me. Man, we had fun on that Wednesday night as well as today. Good times.
Wade’n Through The Mail
Today was a great mail day! I got in only one package but it was a good one! Last week I sent Wade Boggs the two Sports Illustrated magazines he was on the cover of and a check for $40 to All Children’s Hospital and today they were returned signed! One was signed with HOF 05. He even used the marker I provided. Great additions to the collection!