I was fortunate enough to be at the game when Dave Winfield got his 3,000th hit off Dennis Eckersley at the Metrodome. It was the first of three 3,000th hits I was able to witness. I got a ticket from that game signed by Dave at Twinsfest years ago but he did not inscribe 3,000th hit. Tom O (orr23mj on SCN) had a private signing with Dave recently and I had another ticket from that game so I sent it in as well as a 09.16.2022 Topps Now card (incidentally commemorating Dave’s 3,000th hit) and a 2022 Allen & Ginter card. Today I received the items. The items were all signed great but Dave missed the inscription on the ticket. I contacted Tom and he will be seeing Dave in February so I sent it back and he will add the inscription then.
Category: HOF
Not Bogg’d Down
Wade Boggs is a heck of a signer these days. He signs for a nominal donation and while he doesn’t usually add any inscriptions, he signs in blue Sharpie which makes items look great. I have a number of Bogg’s autographs, including a pair of 3,000th hit tickets, but came across a trio of the cards the Tampa Bay Devil Rays handed out at the game Wade got his 3,000th hit as well as the stub the person used to get into the game so I bought them. I sent the ticket and one of the cards to Wade and received them back signed today. I have wanted one of the 5″x7″ cards since I saw them right after the game but never got around to buying one until this lot came up for sale. I am happy to add these to my collection!
The Finger in the Cake
Ok. To be honest I had a much, much different title for this post but decided against it. A few weeks ago I noticed Brandon G was selling a couple stat balls for Rollie Fingers with the money going to a foundation that sponsors research for the illness his child is afflicted with. I have a bunch of Rollie Fingers autographs (who doesn’t?) but not a stat ball. I bought it and it arrived today. It has his name and HOF 92 on the sweetspot with three stats on the top panel and three stats on the bottom panel. It looks great displayed!
Maz!
A couple weeks ago I received my August, 1966 Baseball Digest signed by Gene Alley back and immediately sent it to Bill Mazeroski to get him to sign it and finish the cover. Today it arrived beautifully signed by Maz. What is even cooler about this is that Cami and I were in Pittsburgh a month ago and went to the Forbes Field wall and the Bill Mazeroski statue at PNC Park. Nice way to tie in a memory to the magazine!