Today I received something that made me really happy. Not only is the baseball really cool but the note inside that accompanied it made it even more special. Sean McDonough is not only a well respected broadcaster, he is a GREAT broadcaster. I can add “human being” to that list of “great” that he is. Sean signed a baseball with his call of Joe Carter’s walk off World Series winning home run in game 6 of the 1993 World Series. “… The winners and still World Champions, the Toronto Blue Jays!” If you are reading this I am sure you remember the call and the moment. I included where I was when this happened (it was homecoming weekend at St Cloud State and I was in the back room of a little Mexican bar/grill listening to a single guy play a guitar and sing while watching the game with my buddy Mike T). Sean also included a really cool note and returned my donation stating it was not necessary and apologizing for his “subpar penmanship” (I could read it so it was not too bad!). The note was even cooler than the baseball and the baseball was really neat. Thanks for making my day Sean!
Category: Baseballs
Game 6
Today I received a story ball from former umpire Ed Montague. With everyone in “lock down”, Fox Sports North and the MLB channel has been playing old baseball games. One of the games they played recently was Game 6 of the 1991 World Series. While watching the rebroadcast, I discovered Eddie Montague was the home plate umpire so I sent him a baseball asking him about his memories of the game. The resulting baseball, as well as the game, was all about Kirby Puckett. It is a pretty cool baseball. He included a photo from behind home plate of Puck hitting his home run which showed Eddie’s back as well. He signed it with Best Wishes. Thanks for the neat addition to the Story Ball Collection Eddie!
Great Scott!
Today I received a cool Story Ball from umpire Dale Scott. Dale was the first base umpire for the Twins 2009 Game 163 game and he, like Randy Marsh, commented on how loud the fans were! In fact, Dale commented that it was “one of the loudest crowds ever in my 32 year career!” Pretty neat remembrance!
Marsh(mellow)
Today I received a baseball from umpire Randy Marsh. I sent Randy a baseball and asked him to write about what he remembered from the Twins 2009 Game #163. He wrote that he “Couldn’t hear a thing in the Dome!” That’s pretty cool because I was at that game. It was my most exciting game I have seen in person!