Today I received my final package of the regular season from Vinnie M (vinniemiller on SCN). Vinnie was one of just a couple guys I sent items to throughout the year to get signed. I am lucky to have guys I can trust who do a fantastic job. Vinnie is one of those guys.
Today’s package included:
Dallas Kuechel Debut ticket
Luis Severino Debut ticket
Thanks Vinnie for all the success this season and helping me with my collection!
Mitch-a-palooza!
Fan HQ had a signing with Mitch Garver last weekend. We were unable to make it there but they accepted mail order so I sent in four things to get signed.
Two were tickets which Mitch inscribed “ML Debut” and “1st RBI” on each respective ticket. The other two were photos that Cami took while at a game earlier this summer. I showed her the photos and she was caught off guard because she did not know I was going to send them in. She was really excited and they look great. Fan HQ does a fantastic job with signing events and this was no exception!
The Buck Stopped Here
Byron Buxton made an appearance today at the grand opening of Tria in Woodbury. Since it was so close I decided to go there with the kids. We got there around 10am which was about a half hour before he was to start signing. We were told we were somewhere in the 200 range of people lined up. The line went really slow but it was because they took photos of each person with Byron before he signed their autographs. It was quite unique how they did it and I thought it was cool. We got up to Byron around 11am and Cami went first for her photo. Caden and I then joined her and we got a photo of the four of us. Byron then signed a card for Caden and a pair of photos for Cami and I. Cami and I then left and Caden stayed back with a couple of his buddies as they were going to the Twins parking lot for pregame and then go to the game. Cami and I went home for a little bit and then headed to the Twins game. We ran in to Caden and his buddies in the Metropolitan Club and Caden said he got Jason Castro and Bartolo Colon as they entered the parking lot. Pretty fun day for all of us!
A Couple Hall of Famers
Today I received a pair of signed items and both were from Hall of Famers. The first was my HOF Postcard I sent to Bud Selig. It game back all bubbled. Pretty disappointing. I guess I did not prep it well enough.
The second package made up for it though. I had sent four cards I needed signed by Rod Carew for my Twins card sets to David G (FinFan1972 on SCN) who attended a signing he was at. The cards David got signed for me are:
2016 Topps Now 248
2016 Gypsy Queen 328
2017 Allen & Ginter 79
2017 Gypsy Queen 315
I now have all Carew Twins cards made by Topps, Gypsy Queen, Allen & Ginter, and Topps Now.