Today I received a Sports Illustrated magazine I bought from Jamie B (jamieblye on SCN) that was signed by Ron Darling. I already had two signed issues that were obtained through the mail but they did not match up to the in person Jamie got at a recent sports show. It has long been assumed that Ron used a ghost signer via his home. I had sent these before I knew about the ghost signer. They will end up in the trash and will be replaced by the one Jamie got signed.
Dandy Denny
Today I received my September 1970 All Star Sports magazine that was previously signed by Tony Oliva from a signing in Michigan with Denny McLain. TheKid (Brad C on SCN) had a private signing with Denny and got it signed for me. Now all I need is Fergie Jenkins to sign it to complete it. Thanks Brad!
A Royally Nice Magazine
Today I received my 1986 Royals Triumph Sports Illustrated that was signed by Steve Balboni from Mike C (luckymike32 on SCN). There was a Royals Alumni event in KC that he attended and was able to get Frank White, Willie Wilson, and Daryl Motley added to it. It looks great and Mike has done a great job for me in the past and I hope to work with him again down the road. Thanks Mike!
And a Super Star was Born
Today I received one of the coolest baseballs ever. I was reading an old article and it mentioned how Kirby Puckett was discovered by the Twins. Jim Rantz was THE guy in this so I thought I would see if I could find him and send him a baseball asking to write about his recollection of seeing Puckett for the first time. Mr Rantz, like Kirby himself, did not disappoint! This is one of my top three baseballs in my collection for the content and what Puckett meant to me as a high schooler and beyond. Thank you so much Mr Rantz!