On June 28, 2007, Frank Thomas strolled up to the Metrodome batter’s box and hit a home run. It was number 500 on his career and he became the twenty-first player to achieve that milestone. I had sold my season tickets to that game long before it but picked up a couple via the box office after he hit it. I traded those two box office versions and when I saw a season version, with Justin Morneau on it no less, I bought it. Mike C (Mac6185 on SCN) had a signing with Frank but prices posted were higher for 500 HR items. I reached out and asked him if a ticket to the 500th HR game was at the standard flat price level or 500 HR level. He told me standard flat and that the 500 HR price was for 500 HR group items so I sent in the ticket. I received it back signed today along with “500th HR” inscription and JSA authentication. A great addition to the ticket collection!
Category: Tickets
TK
This is not autograph related directly but something I am excited about all the same. If you have followed my blog for a while you may remember I recently got a ticket signed by Tom Kelly from the game he hit his only home run in and that the baseball is on display at Target Field. I had acquired a pair with the tremendous assistance of Mark B and once I received the one signed, I decided to donate the second to the Twins to be displayed with the ball. I run into the Twins Curator just about every game I go to because of where my seats are and I asked him if he would want the ticket and he was overjoyed to have it and told me he would display it with the ball. Today I went to the Twins game and took the below pictures of the ticket with the ball. I am pretty proud of this!
#28
Today a Hall of Famer showed up in the mailbox. I had sent a July 1986 Baseball Digest along with a ticket from 07.16.2011 to Bert Blyleven just before the World Baseball Classic knowing it would take a while to come back to me. Bert was a coach with the Netherlands team so he was in Japan for a while. Today I received the ticket with “#28 Retired” as requested as well as the Baseball Digest signed beautifully!
Twins Spring Part I
I had two guys chase autographs for me in Florida for spring training this spring. Both guys did an amazing job for me! I received the first package today. Robbie L (robbielee on SCN) got the smaller group of the two but had great success getting everything I needed from Royce Lewis signed plus a few others! The items I added to my collection from Robbie’s work are:
Joe Ryan ticket with “First Win”
Ryan LaMarre ticket with “MLB Debut”
Royce Lewis MLB Debut ticket which he inscribed “5/6/22” (which is also the date on the ticket
Luis Arraez 2022 Topps #543
Royce Lewis 10/12/2019 Bowman Next #10
Royce Lewis 10/16/2019 Bowman Next #11
Royce Lewis 10/26/2019 Bowman Next #13
Royce Lewis 2020 Bowman Next #BA69
Royce Lewis 5/6/2022 Topps Now #136
Royce Lewis 5/13/2022 Topps Now #173
Robbie did a fantastic job!