Today I received a nice surprise! A while ago I had mailed a full ticket from Game 3 of the 1987 ALCS to Pat Sheridan as I saw he was signing via his office. I never heard back. I had one ticket left and saw that The Athlete Connection was having Pat as a signer at an upcoming show. I quickly put together the package to mail my remaining ticket in with a Sharpie and the fee and asked for Pat to inscribe it with “Game Winning HR”. Then the Coronavirus hit. The show was cancelled but they still got together with Pat for a private signing event and got my ticket signed. I did not realize they were going to have a signing with him. I figured I would just wait to have him at the rescheduled show and get it signed then.
Game 3 was the only game the Tigers won in the 1987 ALCS. I remember I was working as a land surveyor (my summer job in high school and college) and we had the truck stationed near us with the windows down and the radio playing the game. I remember sneaking back to the truck as often as I could to get a full game update. Sheridan hit the game winner off Jeff Reardon. I remember that day like it was yesterday.
Category: Private Signing
A Little More Pine Tar
Today I received a really cool baseball that was signed by Mike Armstrong. Mike was the winning pitcher in the Pine Tar Game and wrote about what he remembers from the game. Brian S (bds258 on SCN) had a private signing with Mike and I worked out a deal to send a baseball to it. I cannot express enough how happy I am with this baseball and the effort Mike and Brian put in to make it happen. Thanks guys!
Ba Ba Ba Benny!
Today I received my 08.25.2003 Sports Illustrated magazine that was already signed by Sammy Sosa back from Jamie B (jamieblye on SCN) who added Benito Santiago to it. I already had one signed by Benito but forgot about it when I sent this magazine to Sosa’s signing event. Now I have both on this SI. It turned out great!
Big Sexy
Today I received a package that included a few items I sent to Chris R (rifon on SCN) that he got signed at a recent White Plains, NY autograph and card show. I had purchased a game used baseball during the game in which Bartolo Colon beat the Diamondbacks in which he became the 18th pitcher to beat all 30 teams back on 08.20.2017 at Target Field. When I found Big Sexy was signing autographs at the show, I contacted Chris and sent him the following Bartolo Colon items:
-Game used baseball inscribed with “8/20/17” above the lace above the sweetspot and “Beat all 30 teams” below the lace below the sweetspot.
-Ticket from 8/20/2017 game with “Beat all 30 teams”
-8/4/17 Topps Now
-8/20/17 Topps Now
-8/21/17 Topps Now
Chris also got Jose Reyes to sign my 03.05.2012 Sports Illustrated magazine that was already signed by Ozzie Guillen. With Reyes signing it, it is now complete.
Thanks for the help Chris!!!