Back on November 5, 2018 I sent a full ticket from Game 3 of the 1987 ALCS to Pat Sheridan along with a nice letter and donation. After I did not hear back after a couple months I gave up on it. Imagine my surprise when I grabbed the mail out of the mailbox today, 2,426 days later, and saw a long envelope SASE in the pile! I quickly opened it and out fell the ticket, signed, along with another signed card he threw in with it. This has to be the longest return I ever received!
Category: Tickets
That’s The Ticket(s)!
I received my first package of tickets from Ben W last week or so. Today the last package came… All the way from London! In it were the following tickets:
Lyman Bostock Cycle 07.24.1976 (unsigned)
Rob Manfred ticket from 04.05.2015 @ Cubs with “1st Game as Commissioner”
Lou Piniella ticket from his managerial debut 04.08.1986 @ Yankees (unsigned)
A pair of Pat Gillick tickets from 04.07.1978 Blue Jays @ Tigers with “1st Game as GM” and “HOF 2011”
Emmitt Ashford, the first black umpire, ticket from his first game on 1966 Opening Day at the Washington Senators. I hope to donate this ticket to the Negro League Museum soon.
Ben has a tremendous collection that he is selling pieces of. I am fortunate enough to have been able to acquire a VERY small part of it!
Justin Time
Justin Morneau is one of my favorite Twins players. He and Joe Mauer combined for the M & M Boys during my season ticket hey day. Fan HQ had a private signing with Justin and I sent in a few items. Fan HQ does an amazing job on everything that I have ever sent in to them for their signings. This was no exception. I got the following items signed PERFECTLY:
Final Metrodome Season Opener Ticket (already signed by Kent Hrbek and Gary Gaetti and now complete)
07.06.2007 Twins @ White Sox ticket with inscriptions “3 HR’s” and “100-102”
2024 Topps Heritage #203
Just the Ticket!
I met Ben W years ago at Twinsfest. We did a couple trades if memory serves me right over the years. Ben moved to England recently and reached out that he was planning on selling his collection and wanted to see if I was interested in anything. I went through his list and picked some out. He still had a couple of the tickets at his parents’ home in the Twin Cities and some with him in England. Today I received three of my purchase that were from his parents. Today’s part included:
Brian Cashman GM Debut
Adam Wainwright MLB Debut
Terry Francona Managerial Debut that was signed
I love these and look forward to the package coming from England with the second part of the purchase!