Category: TTM

Great Scott!

Today I received a package from my friend Jon (Scott) and his son Tyler from Rochester, NY.  Jon and Tyler work the Red Wings and since most of the Twins players have been bouncing between there and Minneapolis, he has hooked me up with a lot of autographs for my Topps Twins collection. Today’s package included:
Cole DeVries 2013 Topps
Scott Diamond 2013 Topps
Liam Hendriks 2013 Topps
Chris Herrmann 2013 Topps
Chris Parmelee 2013 Topps
Aaron Hicks 2011 Topps Heritage Minor League
Nick Blackburn eTopps
Jon and Tyler do awesome work and they really take care of me.  Thanks guys!

Recently I was digging around my stuff and came across a couple postcards of Bobby Doerr that I sent to him.  I received those two back today as well.  One is an exhibit card and the other is the Perez Steele card.  Always nice to get a hall of famer!

“Bang Zoom Goes Harper!”

One of my most favorite parts of my baseball collection is my Call Ball Collection.  Today I received a really cool one from Charlie Slowes.  Charlie is a broadcaster for the Washington Nationals and recently called Bryce Harper’s first career walk off home run.  Not only did Charlie sign the baseball really really cool with his call, he also sent a note along hoping the ball was the way I wanted it.  Well Charlie, you hit a home run with it… just like Bryce!  THANKS Charlie!

The Big Hurt and Jamey

Today I received a couple items and am thrilled with them.

The first package I opened contained a beautiful Frank Thomas autographed baseball with his two MVP years inscribed. The Big Hurt always hammered on the Twins including hitting his 500th career home run against them. I had a ball signed by him but it was not of great quality. This one is awesome. I purchased this from Isaias F (franco858 on SCN).

The other item was an sase I sent to Jamey Carroll at Target Field.  He signed one of the two I sent but picked the one I really wanted, the 2013 Topps Heritage.

I am looking forward to another great mail day like this soon!

A Day of Sports Illustrated Magazines!

Today I received two packages and both had signed Sports Illustrated magazines in them.

The first was an issue from October 21, 1974 that I had recently received back signed from Steve Yeager.  This time I got it back from Bill Buckner.  It is now signed by everyone I can distinguish on the cover.  All four players.  Time to retire the issue unless someone can determine who the A’s player in the picture with Steve Yeager is and he is a decent signer.

My other package contained four issues I purchased from Kevin H (justcrazy on SCN).  These were all obtained in person by him over the years.  This group of four includes:
Jim “Catfish” Hunter- October 23, 1972
Lou Brock- July 22, 1974
Bump Wills- March 28, 1977
Jim Rice- April 9, 1979
Nice lot of three Hall of Famers and a son of a baseball legend (Maury Wills).