Today’s mail brought a ticket stub signed by Wade Boggs from the game he got his 1000th Career RBI. I was at that game and came across my pair of ticket stubs and decided to send one, with a donation of course, to Wade.
In related news, I also received a ticket stub from Kirby Puckett’s first home run game. I have been looking for this stub for over fifteen years and am really excited to add this to my collection. I have one other Puckett HR coming in. After that I will be down to needing just 23 tickets to complete my HR collection!
Category: Tickets
It Gets Through Buckner!
Today I received an addition to my 1986 World Series Game 7 ticket signed by Ray Knight I received a few days ago. I got a good deal on the Game 7 and Game 6 tickets but they were beat up pretty good. Jamie B (jamieblye on SCN) attended a signing that Mookie Wilson was signing at and I sent him my Game 6 ticket. I did not have this ticket when Bill Buckner was still alive otherwise I would have gotten it signed by both he and Mookie but since I got it after Bill sadly passed away, I wanted an inscription that would mark the pinnacle moment in that game. I requested an inscription of “It gets through Buckner” and Mookie included that. Those words were immortalized by the great Vin Scully calling the play that defined that Series. It looks great even though the ticket survived with what appears it being in someone’s pocket during the game.
Good Knight!
Today’s mail brought a full ticket from Game 7 of the 1986 World Series that I sent to have Ray Knight sign. I got a real good deal on 1986 World Series Game 6 and 7 tickets so I thought I would get them signed. They are in really rough shape though. Rough as in folded in someone’s pocket and beat up pretty good. I had Ray sign it with 1986 WS MVP. Chris R (rifon on SCN) hooked me up with the autograph and inscription and did a fine job with it!
A Cycle!
Today I added a signature to a ticket I got in trade a while ago. I had been waiting for Larry Hisle to show up at a signing event and Mark G (hofcs on SCN) took my cycle ticket to that event. I sent a marker since the ticket is fairly small and instructions on where to sign it. They were executed perfectly! The name and Cycle inscription are in the perfect locations! The ticket looks awesome!