Today I received a pair of packages and each had Sports Illustrated magazines in them. The first was my 10.10.2016 Cubs World Champs issue that Marco Pedraza got signed by Miguel Montero during a recent private signing event. I now have seven autographs out of the nineteen players on the cover. I started thinking maybe I would get one or two. I doubt I will ever finish it but it is a fun little project.
The other package came from Sam L (kitten6 on SCN) who got Cliff Lee to sign three of my magazines. I got a pair of the 10.03.2011 issues completed that were previously signed by Ryan Madson. The other issue is from 04.04.2011 and was previously signed by Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt. I now have three of the five players on it. Unfortunately Roy Halladay passed away so I am only down to one more, Joe Blanton.
It sure was a fun mail day!
Category: Private Signing
Boooooooooooof!
Today I received a triple play of tickets signed by Boof Bonser. Michael T (goodbyehalloween on SCN) had a private signing with Boof and I sent in three tickets. He signed each with “MLB Debut” and they look perfect! I may have been at this game as I had a bunch of tickets for it. I cannot remember all the games I have been to in the past but I doubt I would have bought four tickets to a game where Boof made his debut. I certainly do not remember Boof coming in the game or anything memorable like that though!
A Solid Mail Day
Today I received something I was pretty excited about for a while. Tom O (orr23mj on SCN) was recently involved in a private signing with young superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. A while ago I traded a couple tickets to a guy for a sheet of 2019 Padres Opening Week tickets directly from the season ticket book. The opening week had Tatis Jr’s debut (03.28.2019) and his first home run (04.01.2019) and both tickets were on the sheet. I sent it in and got each ticket signed and each with Beckett Witness stickers as well as “MLB Debut” and “1st HR” inscriptions. I sent a picture of it to Caden as soon as I opened it and he replied “That’s sexy” so I guess it passes what a 19 year old thinks is sexy!
The other item I received today was a ticket stub to the 06.09.1999 Twins game signed by Jacque Jones. Jacque is signing via PastPros.com and I sent the ticket and received it with his name and “MLB Debut”.
Not a bad day!
A WSMVP
Today I received a Sports Illustrated magazine I had sent to Doug K (4192HITS on SCN) for his signing event with 2018 World Series MVP Steve Pearce. I already had one of these magazines signed by Pearce but at Doug’s prices, I could not pass up sending my last unsigned magazine to him. Steve signed it beautifully in silver paint pen and include 2018 WS MVP under his name.