Wow! What a box of baseballs I received from my pal Chris L (ChrisL999 on SCN)! Chris is a guy who loves chasing autographs more than collecting them so he and I are a great fit. I put full trust in Chris to figure which prospects and players are “worth” an official baseball (these are not cheap!). Today’s box included the following baseballs signed on the sweetspots in blue ink… just how I like them:
Anthony Volpe (Yankees top prospect)
Yandy Diaz
Josh Smith (another Yankees top prospect)
Sandy Alcantara
Brett Baty
Justin Turner
Trevor Rogers
This was a fun box to open and add these items to the collection!
Category: Bought
How The West Was Won
While on vacation, I saw Rocco Furio post on Facebook that he had gotten a couple baseballs signed by umpire Joe West and they were available. While at a rest stop somewhere in Montana I sent him a message that I was interested in one. Joe is notorious for signing in black ink and these were in blue and looked great. I made an offer and we worked out a deal. It arrived today and I could not be more pleased. Whether you like Joe or hate Joe, he is going to end up in the Hall of Fame someday and his autographs are tough to acquire. I am excited to have this one in my collection.
As I Wander
Today I received a Wander Franco baseball I bought from Dennis Sidler (Sids Graphs). I decided to celebrate the #1 prospect’s promotion to The Show with a baseball signed by him. It has witness authentication via JSA and looks great!
Yeah, but does he speak Deutsch?
Today I received a JSA witnessed baseball signed by Yankees pitcher Domingo German. Ryan Batkay listed one for sale on Facebook and I jumped on it. I had wanted his autograph for a while. I think he is going to blossom into a superstar if he decides to stay in baseball.