Category: Non-SI Magazine

A Nice Mail Day

Today I received a pair of packages in the mail that were real nice.  The first was a package with five Yankee prospect baseballs that Paul C got while he hit a Tampa Yankees game.  He got the following on sweetspots in blue ink:
Vicente Campos
Ian Clarkin
Jorge Mateo
Austin Aune
Miguel Andujar
They look awesome and I am real pleased.  Thanks Paul!

My other package was a Baseball Magazine signed by Don Larsen.  I sent it to him, he signed it and returned it to me all within nine days.  It looks great.  I already have it packaged up to be sent to a Bill Mazeroski private signing in a couple weeks.

Sir Rodney Part II

Today I received the second package from Isaias F (franco858 on SCN) and he did not disappoint!  This package contained the remaining items I had sent in for his private signing with Rod Carew:
3 2015 Gypsy Queen cards (one for me and each of the kids)
2 Hall of Fame Postcards
1967 Topps Rookie card!  My last Rod Carew card I needed to complete the run of Carew Topps Twins cards!
Petersen’s ’78 Pro Baseball magazine
Street & Smith’s Official 1978 Baseball Yearbook
04.10.1978 Sports Illustrated
I am pleased with how everything turned out.  Thanks Franco! You did a great job!

Sir Rodney Part I

Today I received the first of a pair of packages that Isaias F (franco858 on SCN) sent me that has the items I got signed via his private signing with Rod Carew. Rod is not doing too well these days health-wise and was very limited for signing at Twinsfest this past January so when I heard Franco was having a signing with him, I sent all the magazines and items I had for him to get signed.
This box contained:
1970 Famous Slugger Yearbook
07.01.1974 Sports Illustrated
Sports All Stars 1976 Baseball
Oct 1977 Sport
Spring 1978 Baseball Quarterly
Summer 1978 Sports Hall of Fame Baseball
Aug 1979 Sport
These all turned out awesome. One of my favorite magazines is the Basbeall Quarterly. I remember my mom buying this magazine for me when I was eight years old and I read it so many times I wore it out. Somewhere along the lines it got tossed. I found a mint one on eBay for this signing.
I am very pleased with how everything turned out. I cannot wait to get my other package within the next couple days.
Thanks Franco!