Tom Orr (orr23mj on SCN) had a few items for sale as part of his annual Christmas Sales and one was a Hall of Fame postcard signed by Jim Thome. I did not have one already so I placed an order and it arrived today. I am excited to have another former Twin HOF Postcard in the collection!
Category: HOF
Torrez! Torrez! Torrez!
I have posted a few updates related to the 09.24.2018 Sports Illustrated magazine that shows Bucky Dent’s playoff home run on the cover. I have three issues and got Don Denkinger, Carlton Fisk, Bucky Dent, and Mike Torrez to sign each one at different times. The magazine I received today completed my third issue when Mike Torrez signed it via a private signing hosted by Guy P (gpuglia on SCN). I have no idea why I needed three of the same issues signed by all four guys on each cover but I have them and hopefully will be able to trade it for something I do not have. They are all awesome and look great. It is a cool cover too.
Lefty
A few months ago I received a bunch of tickets from a friend of mine. Steve C attended a number of ballgames throughout his life and the tickets we a fun time capsule of those moments. Most of the events were from the St Louis area and I had a lot of fun going through them.
One of the tickets was from the game when Steve Carlton got his 300th win. Lefty is real accommodating with his autograph requests when the proper fee is provided. This ticket is really small so I had to make sure I found just the right tip sized marker to do the job. I have used fine point Steadtler Lumocolor markers in the past and knew this was a perfect time to use one again. The problem was that I did not have any! I ordered some on Amazon and they took forever to arrive from Germany (they are made there). I was not disappointed in the way it worked! The ticket looks amazing and is a fantastic addition to my ticket collection! Thanks to both Steves!
Bogged Down
Today’s mail brought a ticket stub signed by Wade Boggs from the game he got his 1000th Career RBI. I was at that game and came across my pair of ticket stubs and decided to send one, with a donation of course, to Wade.
In related news, I also received a ticket stub from Kirby Puckett’s first home run game. I have been looking for this stub for over fifteen years and am really excited to add this to my collection. I have one other Puckett HR coming in. After that I will be down to needing just 23 tickets to complete my HR collection!