Christian Encarnacion-Strand was a highly touted prospect who made his Major League debut in 2023. I was able to trade for a ticket from the game he made his debut in and when I saw that Jim F (jimfalbo21 on SCN) was having a signing with him I had to send it in to get signed. Today I received it back in the mail signed perfectly with Christian’s scribble of an autograph and “MLB Debut 7-17-23” on it. It also has JSA Authentication on it. Nice ticket for an upcoming Major League star!
Category: Tickets
Winnie
I was fortunate enough to be at the game when Dave Winfield got his 3,000th hit off Dennis Eckersley at the Metrodome. It was the first of three 3,000th hits I was able to witness. I got a ticket from that game signed by Dave at Twinsfest years ago but he did not inscribe 3,000th hit. Tom O (orr23mj on SCN) had a private signing with Dave recently and I had another ticket from that game so I sent it in as well as a 09.16.2022 Topps Now card (incidentally commemorating Dave’s 3,000th hit) and a 2022 Allen & Ginter card. Today I received the items. The items were all signed great but Dave missed the inscription on the ticket. I contacted Tom and he will be seeing Dave in February so I sent it back and he will add the inscription then.
Not Bogg’d Down
Wade Boggs is a heck of a signer these days. He signs for a nominal donation and while he doesn’t usually add any inscriptions, he signs in blue Sharpie which makes items look great. I have a number of Bogg’s autographs, including a pair of 3,000th hit tickets, but came across a trio of the cards the Tampa Bay Devil Rays handed out at the game Wade got his 3,000th hit as well as the stub the person used to get into the game so I bought them. I sent the ticket and one of the cards to Wade and received them back signed today. I have wanted one of the 5″x7″ cards since I saw them right after the game but never got around to buying one until this lot came up for sale. I am happy to add these to my collection!
I Got Boofed
Boof Bonser has had a couple private signings recently and I previously sent in tickets to his debut game. I realized after the last signing I also had a couple tickets from the game he got his first win in. When I saw Boof was signing again I sent a first win ticket to Josh M (ridiculousxdream on SCN) asking for the inscription. The signing took forever to happen as I understand Boof was pretty uncooperative and the inscription got missed. Josh was not going to deal with Boof again so he refunded me the cost of the inscription. I got one ticket signed and that is good enough for me!