Today I received a really, really, really cool baseball signed by one of the coolest guys I have ever met. A few weeks ago I had sent a couple magazines to Brooks Robinson and he was not happy with how one of them turned out so he told me to send him anything in the future and he would sign it for me for free. I have always wanted a stat ball of Brooks and thought this would be a good time for it. I still included a donation for him and today I received it. He loaded it up with his amazing career statistics. He wrote his name and HOF 1983 and the following stats:
1955-1977 Baltimore Orioles
2,896 Games
1,232 Runs
2,848 Hits
268 HRs
.267 Batting Avg
18x All Star
16x Gold Gloves
1970 WS MVP
1964 AL MVP
1966 AS MVP
It looks awesome and I am really excited to have this in my collection. THANK YOU BROOKS!!!
Category: HOF
Willie & Jason
Today I received a pair of autographed cards in two packages. The first was the 2000 Fleer Greats of the Game Willie Stargell card. This is not the certified issue but rather the much harder maroon border version. I had all the cards signed by each person in the set who was living at the time it was available (although the Fernando Valenzuela might be ghost signed so I need to upgrade that one) except for Willie Stargell. It is the last card needed on A LOT of people’s list. Scott K (cpt_k on SCN) was selling all his cards six months ago and I worked out a deal with him that he would offer a refund if the card did not pass PSA. The card was not signed the best but I was not too picky as I only know of two instances of this card signed before I saw this one. I sent it in to PSA in a group submission that Tony M (bandit11 on SCN) sent in and today I received it authenticated. I am pretty excited about it.
The other card I received was a Jason Tyner card I needed for my Twins card sets that I bought from Jared W (jaybruce32 on SCN). I am happy to now have all the Tyner cards I needed and can mark him off my need list. I had sent this card to him twice with no response so I gave up. Thanks Jared!
Brooksie
Today I received a package I had mailed to Brooks Robinson to have him sign a couple magazines I picked up recently. Mr Robinson signed my 1967 Maco Baseball Guidebook and a June, 1972 Sport magazine. On the Sport, he signed it in a darker area and while it did not turn out the best, it was fine by me. What makes this noteworthy is that Mr Robinson included a note basically apologizing for how it turned out and that I could send something to him and he would sign for free. What a classy move. Of all the players I have ever met in a signing or otherwise situation, Brooks and Harmon Killebrew are both far and away the nicest men I have met. This just reinforces the class that Mr Robinson shows. I will send him a baseball but I will also include a note and donation in the near future. I am not going to expect him to sign something for free for me. I am excited to add these magazines and will look for other items for him to sign down the road. Thanks Brooks!
The Kid, The Hawk, and The Killer
Today I received a pair of packages of some autographed items I bought.
The first was a Ken Griffey Jr autographed Hall of Fame plaque postcard from Mill Creek Sports. I thought it was at a price point I could not pass up. It was Tristar and Beckett authenticated.
The other package was from Jonathan M (dabulls on SCN) which had a Killebrew Root Beer promotional photo signed by Harmon Killebrew and the other was a 07.20.1987 Sports Illustrated magazine signed by Andre Dawson and was MLB authenticated.
All in all it was a pretty cool day of mail to pick up three Hall of Famer autographs!