A Couple Great Packages!

Today’s mail brought a couple great packages of autographed items.

The first I opened was a great package from my pal Kyle S (esiason14 on SCN).  In it was a card I traded for (SGC slabbed 1962 Topps Jack Kralik), and a couple cards I bought (PSA slabbed 1962 Topps Earl Battey and 1962 Topps Billy Martin).  Kyle decided to change his focus of his collection and instead of working towards the 1962 signed set work on other things.  Knowing I collect Twins cards he contacted me first to see if he had anything I needed.  As always, thanks Kyle!

The other package was the items I sent to Kevin W (kdubs on SCN) that he got signed at the Cardinals Winter Warm Up (like Twinsfest) event.  In it was a 05.27.2013 Sports Illustrated signed by Shelby Miller and Lance Lynn.  Also was two baseballs signed by Trevor Rosenthal and Matt Carpenter.  I had sent a Michael Wacha debut ticket but they sold out before Kevin could by a ticket for him.  I also sent a ticket stub from Game 3 of the 2013 World Series to get signed by Allen Craig but it fell out of Kevin’s notebook thankfully while he was at home (he thought he lost it at the event) but as a result did not get signed. Thanks for the great autographs and your efforts at the Winter Warm Up Kevin!

Something to Fall Over!

Since Fall of 2009, I have used the services of Christian B (hheroes10 on SCN) in obtaining autographed from both Spring Training and the Arizona Fall League.  This Fall was no different.  Today I received an awesome box of some of the top prospects in the AZ Fall League that Christian got for me.  They are:
Jorge Alfaro
Albert Almora
Colin Moran
Corey Seager
Austin Hedges
Delino DeShields Jr
Kyle Crick
Tyler Austin
Each Fall every team sends their top prospects to AZ to play in the fall league.  Christian has gotten me some great future players in the past like Mike Trout among others.  Let’s hope one of these turns into the next Mike Trout!  Thanks Christian!

The Last Batch of Rookies for 2013

Today’s mail brought the last batch of baseballs that my buddy Paul C got me from the Florida State League and the Florida Instructional League teams.  I have mentioned all the baseballs Paul has gotten me over this past summer and with the end of the baseball season, he sent me the last, and largest, batch of baseballs yet:
Jose Berrios
Ty Buttrey
Ryne Stanek
Blake Snell
Nick Ciuffo
Max Kepler
Luke Bard
Jon Denney
Thanks for a great summer of autographs Paul!