Today I received an 8″x10″ photo of Jim Merritt that he signed. I mailed it a while ago after I found it sitting around my piles of stuff. I remember buying it a long time ago (8+ years) and set it aside and finally found it and sent it off. I really do not collect photos but the kids do so one of them will get it for their collection.
A Little More Pine Tar
Today I received a really cool baseball that was signed by Mike Armstrong. Mike was the winning pitcher in the Pine Tar Game and wrote about what he remembers from the game. Brian S (bds258 on SCN) had a private signing with Mike and I worked out a deal to send a baseball to it. I cannot express enough how happy I am with this baseball and the effort Mike and Brian put in to make it happen. Thanks guys!
More Debuts!
Today I received two more debut tickets. The first was Brian Bark from 07.06.1995 at the Metrodome. The other was Keith Garagozzo from 04.05.1994 also at the Metrdome. In both cases, I am sure these were my tickets and I attended the games but I do not remember any specifics about their debuts.
Debut Tickets!
Today I received three debut tickets that I sent out to be signed. I recently came across a website that listed players Major League debut dates and compared those dates to my list of trader ticket stubs. I found 14 and sent them out.
I received a ticket from Creighton Gubanich who made his debut in 1999. He signed the ticket with MLB Debut and wrote a note about what he remembered about it (he mentioned coming in for defense after someone pinch ran for Jason Varitek in the bottom of the 8th).
Another ticket I received was from Fritz Connally who made his debut in 1983. He also signed and inscribed it with ML Debut. He included a note about his debut that mentioned “… I struck out. Not a great start but at least a start.”
The third ticket I received was from Eddie Bane who signed it with ML Debut. He did not include a note but he made his debut for the Twins in 1973.
I have always enjoyed debut tickets as it was something every player had to have remembered. To hear these players mention something about their debuts is pretty neat.