Category: Topps Twins Project

Dead Red

Today I received my 1971 Topps Twins Rookie Stars card signed by Jim Nettles. Anthony Solano had a private signing with him so I sent in the card I had. What makes this exciting is that this card was already signed by Pete Hamm. Even though Pete is still alive, he just doesn’t sign autographs so having any card signed by him is pretty rare. The card I had was signed by Pete in red Sharpie so I included a red Sharpie in my package to Anthony and Jim signed it perfectly with it. While I would prefer blue over red, I am just happy that they are both the same color on a hard to find completed card! I already had a single signed Nettles card in blue but that will never get completed.

A Faust Class Lady

Today I received a really neat reply to a sent baseball request. Nancy Faust, who was the organist for the Chicago White Sox signed my baseball and included a really nice note and a couple signed cards of herself. While looking up something a month or so ago, I came across an article about her and was impressed with how she progressed in-game entertainment at a baseball game. Check out her Wikipedia entry here. She signed the baseball with “White Sox Organist”. I hope to get a baseball signed by the Twins organist next. I have a card signed by Sue Nelson but not a baseball… yet.

My other package received was from Brett Bashinger via DEB Sports for a signing he had with former Twin Jack Savage. I had both Savage Twins cards signed but he is so tough and my cards were signed in black, I sent in a few cards. I got both his 1990 and 1991 Topps cards signed along with both Tiffany versions and the 1991 Desert Storm version. They turned out great!