Adventures in Autograph Collecting
Quick. Name the only person who played for, managed and broadcasted for the Twins?
Hint… he got two hits in one inning of Game 1 of the 1965 World Series…
Give up? Frank Quilici.
Today I received a ticket stub from Game 1 of the 1965 World Series signed by Mr Quilici with “2 hits in one inning”. Pretty neat addition to the collection!
Today I received a great package from my man Kent B (doggle3 on SCN). Kent has helped me in the past with getting items signed for the Royals and also their visitors. So, for the last three series in KC I sent him some items to get signed. He did not let me down!
He got the following:
Torii Hunter: 2004 Topps #704- The last Hunter Topps card I needed!
Francisco Liriano: 2012 Topps #517- The last Liriano Topps card I needed!
Hank Conger: Debut ticket
Jason Kipnis: Debut ticket
Lonnie Chisenhall: Debit ticket
Orlando Hudson: Cycle ticket
Mike Scioscia: 02.24.2003 Sports Illustrated
Prince Fielder: 08.29.2011 Sports Illustrated
Paul Konerko: 10.03.2005 Sports Illustrated
Real nice quality of autographs and great care taken with my items! I look forward to next season to work with Kent to add more awesome items to the collection!
Today Josh Willingham and Drew Butera were signing autographs at the Festival Foods in Brooklyn Park from 10:30 to 11:30. Cami and I decided to head up there and got there around 9am. We were numbers 79 and 80 in line. I tried to talk Cami out of getting Willingham to sign her baseball and to sign an extra card of mine but there was nothing doing there! So, we got up to the table and Drew Butera signed her baseball and asked where she got the pretty Twins shirt. Cami smiled and said Justice! I got a ticket from the game Drew got his first Major League hit in and asked him to sign it with 1st MLB Hit and he did. It turned out real nice.
Then we went to the Hammer. He said hi to Cami and signed her baseball. He then signed a 2012 Allen & Ginter card for me. We headed home happy!
I must say that the person who ran the event (I think she said her name was Julie) did an INCREDIBLE job. She kept everyone up to date and provided Klements brats, beverages, Old Dutch potato chips, Kemps ice cream. She was friendly and was happy to be there. Kudos to Julie and everyone else at Festival Foods!
My buddy Greg N (justgreg on SCN) has been mentioned a few times in this blog. He came through for me again! Today I received a couple awesome signed items from when Luke Hughes visited the Tacoma Raniers. Greg got Luke on his ML Debut ticket when he hit a HR in his first at bat as well as on the 2011 Topps Heritage card already signed by Plouffe. AWESOME items! THANKS pal!