Category: Tickets

A Prospect and a Future Hall of Famer

Today was a fun day for mail! Jim Leyland signed autographs on September 19th at the Main Line Autographs show in Pittsburgh. I had a few things I had wanted to be signed for a while so I sent them in. I received the following items today:
Lanny Frattare scorecard from 04.08.1986 signed with “MLB Managerial Debut Opening Day 4/8/86”
Ticket stub from the 04.08.1986 game with “Managerial Debut”
Ticket from the 09.25.2013 game with “Final Win 1769”
2 baseballs with the following inscriptions on them:
1997 World Champs
1769 Wins
1728 Losses
2017 WBC Team USA Champs
3X MOTY 1990/1992/2006
All the Leyland items have JSA Witness authentication too! I love how these turned out and look forward to his induction into the Hall of Fame.

The other package was three baseballs from a signing that Fan HQ had with Jose Miranda. Each of those have Fan HQ authentication on them.

Chris is the MAN!

I have really whittled down the list of guys who I trust getting me signed items of late. Not only the trust but people who care of my stuff as I do. Chris L (ChrisL999 on SCN) is one of those few. I received a box of stuff from the balance of the season that he worked for me. The challenges he overcomes and the effort he puts in on getting these autographs is appreciated! Today’s box included the following BEAUTIFULLY signed items:
Josiah Gray blue ink sweetspot baseball
Yadiel Hernandez blue ink sweetspot baseball
Nico Hoerner blue ink sweetspot baseball
Tres Barrera blue ink sweetspot baseball
Jazz Chisholm blue ink sweetspot baseball
Nick Yorke blue ink sweetspot baseball
Keibert Ruiz blue ink sweetspot baseball
Gilberto Jimenez blue ink sweetspot baseball
Brendan Rodgers 1st hit ticket
Ryne Harper 2019 Topps US226

I also received a pair of cards that Haley H (r0yals2012 on SCN) got signed for me. I had sent Haley a pair of 2021 Topps Twins team cards #156 to get signed by Aaron Whitefield. Whitefield is one of the three players pictured on the card and plays for the Wichita Storm Surge. One card turned out beautifully but the other the marker died. I am fine with it since I got one good one and is one of the reasons I send a pair when I can. Now I have to get Eddie Rosario and Jake Cave on that card to finish it!

A Grate(rol) Mail Day!

Today’s mail brought in items from a couple recent private signings. I sent in a few items for a Brusdar Graterol signing shortly after the World Series. It was supposed to be in Los Angeles shortly after the season started. But, with COVID worries and Graterol going back and forth to the minors (rehab?) it was delayed until a couple weeks ago. Oneway77JC did a great job with my items. For the Graterol signing I picked up:
2 Debut tickets with “MLB Debut” and PSA Witness
2 Baseballs with PSA Witness
2020 Topps Heritage #74
2020 Gypsy Queen #246

The other item I received today was a Fernando Rodney debut ticket stub. Rodney made his debut against the Twins at the Metrodome when he played for the Tigers. I had a pair of tickets and got one signed at Twinsfest one year but he did not inscribe it with “ML Debut” even though it was asked. 5 Tool Signings had a signing with him and I sent in the other ticket. He signed it and did inscribe “ML Debut” (funny what a few extra bucks will get a person!). In fact, I received a message from the person conducting the signing with him that he thought that ticket was pretty cool.