Jose Canseco was the first 40/40 player in MLB history. He was also the person who exposed the steroid scandal and was one of the top users of PEDs. Carlos Lopez of the Coliseum Kingz had a signing with him and I sent in three Baseball Digest magazines. I received them all back today signed in blue Sharpie as requested!
Category: Non-SI Magazine
Tek!
Back in 2015, I sent in my 11.08.2004 Time Magazine to Doug K to have Keith Foulke sign it. It is a classic cover that features Jason Varitek leaping into Foulke’s arms to celebrate the final out of the 2004 World Series. Foulke signed it beautifully and I waited until Varitek was signing at a reasonable cost to complete it. When I saw Red Seat Collectibles was having Tek in for a signing, I sent in the magazine to have it completed. It arrived today! It was signed exactly how I requested it to be! Red Seat did a great job and I can now call this issue completed!
I also received my second envelope from Mike E which contained a 2023 Topps #56 Jermaine Palacios and an upgrade (not much of one as Kyle’s autograph is not great to begin with) to my 2021 Topps Heritage #668 Kyle Garlick card.
All in all a great mail day!
A World Series MVP
Every once in a while I receive a package that blows me away. Today’s package did just that. I had mailed Rick Dempsey a pair of Baseball Digest magazines that he was on the cover of along with a donation. What he returned was pretty cool. He signed both magazines with “1983 World Series MVP” (World Series spelled out even instead of W.S.!) and three other goodies but the coolest thing was the note he wrote. Part of what he wrote was “I really enjoyed seeing this Digest again. it has a lot of names I haven’t read about in a long time and a lot of memories.” That was pretty neat. He also included signed cards from the two teams he won a world series with (Dodgers and Orioles) and a personalized postcard. It really made my day!
Kenny
Today’s mail brought in a Baseball Digest signed by former Twin Ken Landreaux. My August, 1980 issue was signed during a private signing with Ken by Matt F (Farace73 on SCN). It looks great and fits in with all the other recent Baseball Digest magazines I have added to the collection!