Today I got two packages that had four autographs combined in them. They were both from private signings and turned out awesome.
The first was a package from my friend Robert T in Tulsa, OK who is friends with Charlie O’Brien. A week or so ago I got a book and baseball signed by Charlie and today I received my Sports Illustrated magazine from 05.23.1994. Charlie signed in perfectly with “Catch Ya Later”. It turned out perfect.
The other package had three perfect autographs. Chriss P (bigpog on SCN) lives near Cleveland, OH and got a baseball signed by Yan Gomes and the Indians version of the Sports Illustrated Baseball Preview issue from 03.30.2015 signed by both Corey Kluber and Michael Brantley. They all signed it perfectly!
The communication, care, and customer service of both these guys are top notch!
The Ryan Express
Today I received two different magazines I sent to have Nolan Ryan about a month ago. Nolan Ryan signs via the Nolan Ryan Foundation and is pretty reasonably priced and include his hologram. The magazines I got included:
06.16.1975 Sports Illustrated (first issue)
April 1980 Sport
Both signed beautifully in blue Sharpie!
Great Groat!
Today I received a May, 1961 Sport magazine signed by Dick Groat. Dick was the 1960 NL MVP and has been very kind to me in the past. He did not let me down this time either! He signed it, as he typically does, with “Best Regards” and “1960 N.L. MVP”. He is a great signer for his fans!
Jim Dandy!
Today I received a neat baseball I had sent to Jim Marshall. Jim is not someone a typical baseball fan thinks of or even heard of in most cases. I happened to be watching MLB’s 2015 Legends In Scouting where they honored a few baseball scouts. I was so impressed with Mr Marshall’s resume that I knew I had to send him a baseball and ask him to write his “stats” on it. Mr Marshall was introduced as “an original Met. He played for Casey Stengel, worked for PK Wrigley, Managed for Charles O’Finley and was the first Major League player to play in Japan”. That is quite the resume spanning a number of decades! I sent him a baseball requesting all that on a baseball and received it back with:
His name and “2015 Legends In Scouting” on the sweetspot.
“Original Met 1962”
“Played for Casey Stengel”
“1st ML player to Play in Japan Chunichi Dragons 1963”
“Managed for Charlie O’Finley Oakland A’s 1979”
“Managed for P.K. Wrigley Chicago Cubs 1974-1976”
He even wrapped the baseball box up in tissue paper when he sent it back to me and included his business card and even returned my donation. What an awesome baseball! It certainly tells a story of an amazing person and their life devoted to baseball!