No, Willie was not really free. He was reasonably priced though! Today I received my 06.18.2007 Sports Illustrated that was already signed by three now includes Willie Randolph! Chris R (rifon on SCN) took care of my magazine at a recent show. I have another EXCITING package coming from Chris in a couple days.
I also received a little Fernandomania today! Luis B, owner of One Way 77 JC, had Fernando Valenzuela in for a signing and I sent in my 2000 Fleer Greats of the Game card. I had this card “signed” but learned that Fernando uses a ghost signer and all the autographs in my collection of him are ghost signed so I really wanted to replace them but could only justify the card at this time due to the cost. I still have to replace a baseball and a pair of Sports Illustrated magazines. This redo on the card now REALLY completes my 2000 GOTG set! Luis also had Kenley Jansen in for a signing so I sent a debut ticket and got it signed with “MLB Debut”. A couple fun additions to the collection today!
Category: Tickets
Strop Throat
No, I don’t have strep throat. I do, however, have a few new Pedro Strop autographs in my collection! Jeremy F (jeremymichael on SCN) had a signing event with Pedro and got two 08.31.2015 Sports Illustrated magazines and a ticket from his ML Debut signed for me. Pedro made his ML Debut at the Metrodome when he was pitching with the Rangers. He signed it with “MLB Debut 8/28/2009”. I my Cubs team SI is out for a Joe Maddon signing otherwise I would have gotten that signed too. Maybe someday!
Lefty
A few months ago I received a bunch of tickets from a friend of mine. Steve C attended a number of ballgames throughout his life and the tickets we a fun time capsule of those moments. Most of the events were from the St Louis area and I had a lot of fun going through them.
One of the tickets was from the game when Steve Carlton got his 300th win. Lefty is real accommodating with his autograph requests when the proper fee is provided. This ticket is really small so I had to make sure I found just the right tip sized marker to do the job. I have used fine point Steadtler Lumocolor markers in the past and knew this was a perfect time to use one again. The problem was that I did not have any! I ordered some on Amazon and they took forever to arrive from Germany (they are made there). I was not disappointed in the way it worked! The ticket looks amazing and is a fantastic addition to my ticket collection! Thanks to both Steves!
Reese’s Pieces
Today’s mail brought a debut ticket signed by Reese McGuire. Jovan P (baseballjovan on SCN) offered a signing event back in July so I sent my ticket in. Because of the US/Canada border being closed for so long, the signing finally happened. Reese signed the ticket with MLB Debut as well!