A pair of magazine packages arrived today! Gene Alley signed the August, 1966 Baseball Digest. I am now going to send it to Bill Mazeroski to complete it. The other package was a pair of Sports Illustrateds from October, 30, 1989 that Kelly Downs signed via a private signing put on by Jeff F (haleysdaddy0304 on SCN). This is the issue that covered the 1989 World Series Earthquake. Jeff kept everyone up to date with awesome communication throughout the signing process.
Category: Sports Illustrated
‘Nother Cub
I am getting to the point where my 2016 Cubs Champion Sports Illustrated will be next to impossible to add any more autographs to it. Not because of space but because of the availability of the other signers. I think the only one left that is reasonably easy to obtain will be Pedro Strop (poor guy has the barcode over half his picture) but for now, I just added Addison Russell to it.
Jeremy F (jeremymichael on SCN) had a signing with Russell and I sent it in along with a debut ticket. Both were signed perfectly and the ticket also included MLB Debut.
Sir Rodney
A pile of Rod Carew signed items showed up today! Tom O (orr23mj on SCN) had a signing with Rod Carew as well as with Travis Wood. I started to acquire oddball Carew items since I had just about everything else signed by him and sent in a few of those oddball items. Travis Wood was signing at a different date but they were close enough that I mailed one package to Tom. Travis signed my 10.10.2016 Sports Illustrated issue. It now has been signed by twelve out of the nineteen players on the cover. This started on a whim knowing I would probably not get even half and here I am 63% complete! The Carew items I received today are:
1971 Cord Sportfacts magazine
07.01.1974 Sports Illustrated magazine
June 1975 Baseball Digest
1977 Sertoma Stars card
March 1978 Baseball Digest
Also arriving today was my April 1961 Baseball Digest signed by Al Spangler. Now that issue is off to Tony Kubek for completion!
The Maine Event
Today’s mail brought a triplet of items signed by John Maine. Lou R (SIGNATURES on SCN) had a signing with John and I sent in a debut ticket and two Sports Illustrated magazines from 06.18.2007. One magazine was signed by everyone but John and Omar Minaya and the other was only signed by Endy Chavez. The ticket was signed with “MLB Debut 7-23-04”.