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.

10.10.2016 Sports Illustrated

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.

Addison Russell signing a Sports Illustrated

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”.

Hey Buster!

Buster Posey recently did a pair of signings for Major League Alumni Marketing. MLAM also recently changed their name to Legends Memorabilia Collection. They hold signings with Mike Trout, Buster Posey, Justin Turner and other super stars in the game. All items come with MLB authentication. I found that Nik Key (via Facebook group) was handling a send in so I sent him a pair of Sports Illustrated magazines. My 11.05.2012 issue was already signed by Sergio Romo and Miguel Cabrera. I sent that issue as well as the 07.22.2013 issue. I got them back today and they were signed beautifully EXCEPT the moron in charge of placing the MLB authentication holograms placed them RIGHT BY THE AUTOGRAPH! The typical location is over the barcode or the other lower corner. For as much as I paid for these I was disappointed. I reached out to Nik and while there is nothing we can do for the issue already signed, they will get the 2013 issue resigned when they hold another signing with Buster. Man, they need to hire competent people!