FanHQ recently had a signing with Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez. I noticed I never had gotten him on a baseball! I only got him on baseball cards at Twinsfest. I prepaid for a signed baseball and it showed up today. I gotta say, Shaun H and his crew at FanHQ do an awesome job with all their signings. He truly is a collectors friend!
Category: Baseballs
Oh Balls!
If you have read these posts over the years, a person who I have gotten many autographs from always comes through for me. Chris L (ChrisL999 on SCN) lives near Washington, DC and chases the minor and major league parks for me. He does a great job and treats my stuff as if they were his own. Today I received a box of baseballs and other items from him he got signed since the beginning of the season. I already sent him another dozen baseballs and some cards and tickets and he already put a dent in them! Today’s box contained the following:
Joey Gallo 2023 Topps Heritage #345
Byron Buxton 2023 Topps #326
Bo Bichette ML Debut ticket
CJ Abrams ML Debut ticket
Trey Lipscomb OMLB
Ralphy Velazquez OMLB
Enrique Bradford OMLB
Bubba Chandler OMLB
Jackson Jobe OMLB
Justin Crawford OMLB
Kenni Gomez OMLB
Mitchell Parker OMLB
Doug Nikhazy OMLB
Tommy Mace OMLB
Andrew Walters OMLB
Chris has a great finger on the pulse on which minor leaguers will turn into studs so watch for these names in a few years in the Major Leagues!
What’s The Wether(holt)?
The person who runs SportsGraphing.com, Alan Moore, recently had a signing with the projected #1 player pick in the 2024 baseball draft, JJ Wetherholt. I bought a baseball from that signing and it arrived today. Nice fully signature with middle name!
Fish Sammich
I met my buddy Rob M when he was my ticket rep when I first got Twins season tickets back in 2001. The first time we spoke we chatted for over an hour and it began an awesome friendship. Over the years we have quirky traditions like meeting up at Twinsfest, or the Twins Opener or whatever event we will be at together. One of the best ones is that we meet for McDonald’s fish sandwiches on a Friday during Lent before the season. Back in the Metrodome days, I would bring the kids and we would sit in a suite and eat, chat, and watch some random division iii baseball game being played under the Teflon sky. This year I took the day off and met him at his new office location next to the ballpark. We had a fantastic time chatting and he showed me the new office area. We then went across the street and checked out the ballpark. It was so nice to see the ballpark and all that was going on there in preparation for the season. When I left, Rob gave me a bag of items and one of the items within it was an Emilio Pagan signed baseball. To his surprise, I did not have one in my collection so this is an awesome addition to it. I hope to see Rob at the home opener next week. Thanks pal!