Today I received a 1992 Topps #575 card of Kirby Puckett signed in blue. I already had one signed in the collection but this card is a stunner and and upgrade to the one I have. Lee Sadowski used to be a sports card dealer in MN back in the day and listed this card as one he got signed at Twinsfest years ago. I am excited to add this to my collection!
Hey Andy!
Rick Anderson was the pitching coach for the Twins for a number of seasons under Ron Gardenhire. He also appears on Carl Pavano’s 2012 Topps #164 card along with Drew Butera. I had a card signed by all three guys but it was in black and more importantly the autograph was scratched up from the mail. I started over with it and got Drew on it a while ago. I sent it to Rick and received it today signed just as I requested. Rick just joined PastPros so I sent it in right away. They did a great job with all the items I sent via them!
Henke Panky
I saw a notice that Tom Henke was signing autographs via a private signing with Jamie Blye and I had a ticket from Game 4 of the 1992 World Series so I sent it in. I got it back today with the requested inscription of “5th Postseason Save”. Thanks Jamie!
WOW! Fun times!
After spending three days in New York City I came home to a lot of fun mail! I don’t get many bills by mail anymore as they are mostly electronically delivered so most of the mail I get is fun stuff. Going through my items I was really pleased with how everything turned out. The mail included:
03.05.2001 Nomar Garciaparra Sports Illustrated
Baseball signed by Nomar along with “1997 AL ROY”
08.25.1980 Al Bumbry Sports Illustrated (already signed by Fred Stanley)
1992 World Series Game 4 ticket stub signed by Tom Henke with “5th Postseason Save”
Baseball signed by Len Kasper with “Field of Dreams Game Tim Anderson Walkoff 8/12/2021”. I had requested Len to write his walkoff call but just got this.
I love mail days like this! 🙂