Fan HQ had a couple Twins players come in for signings recently. It is a bit of a drive for me to get there so I just pay the extra and mail it all to them. They really do a fantastic job on items and take care of them as they were their own. When I saw Royce Lewis and Jhoan Duran appearing there I knew I had to send in since they offered inscriptions and I had a few items that needed to be signed with inscriptions. The items I received back today are:
Royce Lewis:
5/6/2022 game used baseball signed with “MLB Debut 5/6/22”
5/6/2022 ticket signed with “MLB Debut:
5/13/2022 ticket signed with “1st MLB HR”
Jhoan Duran:
4/8/2022 game used baseball signed with “MLB Debut 4/8/22”
5/2/2022 ticket signed with “1st MLB Save”
I am excited to knock these items off with inscriptions. Fan HQ has a few items of mine for a Joe Mauer private signing that I hope to get back within the next couple weeks. What fun!
Category: Baseballs
What A Roster!
Before I left on vacation, I decided to send a baseball to Greg Gagne to see if he would write the roster of the 1987 Twins team on it. He did! It is pretty cool to see all the player’s names listed on it and the memories of that ’87 team. I now have to figure out who to ask to do a 1991 roster ball!
A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose
Today we began our day in Cooperstown, NY walking around the shops. I wanted to make sure Cami got to meet Pete Rose. It was really the only autograph I planned on paying for this weekend because I wanted her to meet the Hit King. He did not disappoint!
I asked Cami what inscription she wanted on the ball and she said the “Sorry I bet on baseball” one. That was $100 for that inscription but since I wanted this to be a great memory for her, I got it. We waited about 35 minutes in line in the back of the building and when it was our turn he signed the ball and I asked if Cami could come around for a photo with him. We chatted about MN (he played in the 1965 and 1985 All Star Games and had the first hit in the Metrodome). It was really neat chatting with him and Cami really enjoyed meeting him! It was a phenomenal way to start our day in Cooperstown!
Oh Balls!
I received another box of signed prospect baseballs from Chris L (ChrisL999 on SCN) today. He does an awesome job of getting the prospects I need before they make it to the Majors and get much, much more difficult to obtain. It is always fun to see how many of the Top 100 prospects I have and Chris got for me. Today’s box included baseballs signed by:
Bryan Woo
Blake Sabol
Hayden Birdsong
Kyle Finnegan
Hunter Barco
Jackson Baumeister
Thomas Harrington
Otto Lopez
Brandon Sproat
George Wolkow
DJ Herz
Travis Sykora
As well as the following other items:
Julio Rodriguez debut ticket
George Kirby debut ticket
Jorge Polanco 2023 Topps #515 and 2023 Topps Heritage #276
What a fun package to open!