Another Trifecta of Packages!

I received three packages with autographs for the second time this week!  This was just as much fun going through them as was the previous day!

I received the final spring training package as well as a 50/50 package and another Call Ball from a Yankee broadcaster.

The first box I opened was a package from Michael Kay.  You may remember a couple months ago I sent a ball for his call of Derek Jeter’s home run in the World Series when he became Mr. November.  I had sent him a thank you note right after receiving it but I put the wrong address on it and got it back so I sent it along with another baseball asking for his call of Derek Jeter’s 3,000th hit.  Mr Kay did not disappoint!  I got a beautiful baseball with his call “done in grand style!”  Thank you Mr Kay!

The next box was a real nice Dontrelle Willis Sports Illustrated magazine.  When Brian W (pumbaa673 on SCN) posted he would do 50/50’s for Dontrelle Willis at the Fresno Grizzlies’ Welcome Home Dinner, I knew I had to send in a pair of mint newsstand SI issues I had.  Brian came through big time with a gorgeous autograph on the SI.  Thanks Brian!

The last box I opened was the biggest.  It was the second “installment” of stuff I sent to Ethan R (ethanoah on SCN) and Kent B (doggle3 on SCN).  They already knocked out a bunch of items for me that I received a few weeks ago.  This box had the second group and remaining unsigned items in it.  The signed highlights were:
Walt Weiss on the Sports Illustrated already signed by Dave Winfield
Yasmani Grandal ML Debut ticket
Taijuan Walker ML Debut ticket
Sonny Gray OMLB
Tyler Skaggs OMLB
Andrew Cashner OMLB
Michael Cuddyer 2011 Topps US275
Jim Thome 2011 Topps Heritage 180
I have been getting stuff signed through Ethan and Kent for a while and they never let me down!  Thanks guys for another spring well done!

Another Fun Spring Training Package!

I received another package of items from spring training today.  Matt W (invctrl on SCN) hit the Nationals and Braves for me.  He also went to the Twins for a game and I bought a card he got signed there.  All the items look amazing!  Matt got me:
Matt Williams Sports Illustrated
Stephen Strasburg Sports Illustrated
Doug Fister OMLB
Denard Span 2013 Topps #102
Ryan Doumit 2013 Topps Heritage #384
Joe Mauer 2012 Allen & Ginter #350
All things were signed beautifully!  THANK YOU Matt!

A Killer of a Mail Day!!!!

About three months ago, someone on SCN posted that they had a complete run of autographed Harmon Killebrew Topps cards for sale for $1200.  I needed nine of them, mostly the league leader cards, but was not going to spend that amount only needing nine. The person who ended up buying them took the few he needed and sold the rest but not after getting most slabbed by PSA.  He contacted me on SCN and offered the ones I needed for $50 per card.  I jumped on that deal and today I received the ten cards (one was an upgrade).  They are gorgeous and all signed in beautiful blue Sharpie.  The cards I got are (*=PSA slabbed):
1962 Home Run Leaders*
1963 Home Run Leaders*
1964 RBI Leaders (signed by Kaline too)
1965 RBI Leaders*
1965 Home Run Leaders*
1967 #460*
1968 RBI Leaders
1968 Super Stars*
1970 RBI Leaders
1970 #150* (upgrade)
This group of cards completed MY run of all Topps base Harmon Killebrew cards when he was a Twin (starting with the 1961 set).  This group also put me over the 90% benchmark of all time Topps base Twins cards signed which also includes the o for 9 for 2014 series one set!
Thanks Brian K (bkritz on SCN) for contacting me with your available cards!!!!

Lenny Lenny!

Today I received my Lenny Webster card from a signing Chris Potter had.  It is the 1994 Topps #252.  I liked this card because it was one of the few cards which featured a Twins player in their home uniform.  The problem at the Metrodome was the lighting so there are not many Twins cards in the 90’s with the player in their home uniform.  This card officially closes the book on my Lenny Webster needs for my Twins project too!