Category: Game Used

Mauer Power!

Today I picked up something I have wanted to add to my collection for a long, long time. I have a Kirby Puckett game used bat that I got signed at Twinsfest years ago. I always wanted a Joe Mauer game bat to go along with it and today I got one. My pal Ben W was downsizing his collection and bought this bat from the Twins Pro Shop back in October, 2006 and got it signed at Twinsfest one year. He reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in buying a few items of his and this was one of them. He offered me a fair price and I jumped at the chance. I picked it up after the Twins game (they won!) and chatted with Ben for a couple minutes. He is really happy it is going to someone who will appreciate it. I will have to try to look at some late season games online and see if I can photomatch the bat to a game! THAT would be cool!

Oh Balls!

Today was a fun day to add a couple cool baseballs to the collection. I noticed on Facebook that Chris Hoag was selling a bunch of game used items from a person who consigned them to him to sell. I was watching some of these items that I thought were cool but was not willing to pay the price they were listed at. On Thursday, the Twins Home Opener Day, Chris ran a sale. It brought the prices down to a little more palatable price. I offered a price for a pair of baseballs and his consignor accepted my offer. I met Chris to pick up the baseballs today since he lived in the city right next to mine. The baseballs I picked up are:

  • 2005 Opening Day Game Used Baseball signed by Joe Mauer with “04/08/05 Game Used”
  • Game Used baseball from 06.14.2015 which was the game Byron Buxton made his Major League Debut.

With the year Byron has gotten off to I am excited to have this baseball. I have a pair of signed and unsigned tickets from this game in Texas so this is a cool addition.

Big Sexy

Today I received a package that included a few items I sent to Chris R (rifon on SCN) that he got signed at a recent White Plains, NY autograph and card show. I had purchased a game used baseball during the game in which Bartolo Colon beat the Diamondbacks in which he became the 18th pitcher to beat all 30 teams back on 08.20.2017 at Target Field. When I found Big Sexy was signing autographs at the show, I contacted Chris and sent him the following Bartolo Colon items:
-Game used baseball inscribed with “8/20/17” above the lace above the sweetspot and “Beat all 30 teams” below the lace below the sweetspot.
-Ticket from 8/20/2017 game with “Beat all 30 teams”
-8/4/17 Topps Now
-8/20/17 Topps Now
-8/21/17 Topps Now
Chris also got Jose Reyes to sign my 03.05.2012 Sports Illustrated magazine that was already signed by Ozzie Guillen. With Reyes signing it, it is now complete.
Thanks for the help Chris!!!