Today I received one of my regular baseball boxes I send out with my writing on it and a note with 15 cents postage due. I gladly paid the postage due and wondered who took so long to return a package. Back on 2/20/2007 I sent two baseballs and $20 to Dan Gladden via the Metrodome. I had not heard anything so I thought they were long gone. I had asked him to write a story about Game 6 and his perspective of Puckett’s catch and home run and the other with Game 7 and what it was like scoring the winning run for the 1991 World Series. While I did not get exactly what I requested, I did get one signed on the sweetspot with his name and number and the other was signed the same way and had a note on the bottom panel that said “To Kevin, Sorry it took so long!! Best wishes”. Unique that is for sure. Oh, and if you are counting, that was exactly 2002 days from send to receipt. By far my longest wait!
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Wade’n Through The Mail
Today was a great mail day! I got in only one package but it was a good one! Last week I sent Wade Boggs the two Sports Illustrated magazines he was on the cover of and a check for $40 to All Children’s Hospital and today they were returned signed! One was signed with HOF 05. He even used the marker I provided. Great additions to the collection!
Pass The Buck!
I love getting the mail on Mondays. It usually yields a package or two and today was no different. While I did not receive exactly what I was after, at least both people were kind enough to sign the baseballs and return them.
The first package I opened was a baseball signed by Rich Rollins. A friend of mine is working on getting me a ticket to the 1962 Twins game when the Twins hit two grand slams in the same inning. I started looking into that event and found that everyone involved has passed away except for Rich Rollins who scored in both slams. I sent a Story Ball request to him asking what he remembered. It was neat to read his memories about it.
The second package was a request I sent to Joe Buck a while ago asking for his 2004 call of the final out of the first Red Sox World Championship. Unfortunately, he just signed his name. Kinda missed the purpose of me sending it (for his call).
Thanks Champ!
Today I received a story ball from Champ Summers. I asked him to write about what he remembered about the Disco Demolition Night back in 1979. I chose to write to him because Pat Underwood mentioned in his story ball that he remembered “Champ Summers calling time-out to get a helmet to play rt. field”. I thought it would be neat to get Champ’s thoughts. He replied that he got the helmet because people were throwing pieces of records that were sticking into the ground. Pretty neat memory.