No, I don’t have strep throat. I do, however, have a few new Pedro Strop autographs in my collection! Jeremy F (jeremymichael on SCN) had a signing event with Pedro and got two 08.31.2015 Sports Illustrated magazines and a ticket from his ML Debut signed for me. Pedro made his ML Debut at the Metrodome when he was pitching with the Rangers. He signed it with “MLB Debut 8/28/2009”. I my Cubs team SI is out for a Joe Maddon signing otherwise I would have gotten that signed too. Maybe someday!
Author: Kevin
Hawk
Today was a fun day to receive a pair of Sports Illustrated magazines from 1983 signed by Andre Dawson. Years ago I had gotten a pair of these signed by Hawk at a show. Both in black Sharpie. When I first started sending requests via the mail, I sent one to an address I thought was for Dave Stieb and never received it back. I found out later that the address I sent it to was to someone else who was purporting to be Stieb so that person enjoyed my SI, marker and donation. I kept the other one I had until Mr Stieb had a private signing. He eventually did and I sent in the remaining SI as well as three others and received them back signed beautifully. Today I received two of those signed by Mr Dawson. Andre has a beautiful signature and inked these up real nice. I will eventually send the remaining one to him but not for a while. Andre now owns a funeral home, yep, a funeral home, in Miami. Interesting career change!
Here Kitty Kitty Kitty
With the recent induction of Jim Kaat into the Baseball Hall of Fame, I had to acquire a ball with the HOF inscription (I have to find a Tony Oliva one at some point too). Tom O (orr23mj on SCN) offered some for sale and I purchased it. It arrived today signed beautifully with “HOF ’22”.
A Dream Come True
Anyone who knows me knows that “Field of Dreams” is my most favorite movie of all time. I have probably seen it thirty times and just in the last year or so I no longer have tears at the end of it. My most favorite quote in the move is “Hey Dad. Wanna have a catch?” It gets me every time. Well, I noticed the actor who plays the young John Kinsella in that scene, Dwier Brown, offers signed baseballs on his website. I decided to pull the trigger and buy one of the move quote baseballs and it arrived today. Dwier also included a card that said “Hey Kevin- Wanna have a catch?” The quotes on the ball are “Iowa? I could’ve sworn this was heaven.”, “If you build it… he will come.”, “Ease his pain”, and “Wanna have a catch?” I have a baseball signed by James Earl Jones in my collection already so this is the perfect mate for that ball.
I also received a pair of Julio Rodriguez baseballs I bought from Mill Creek Sports today. Rodriguez is one of the top rated prospects in MLB.