Today is the reason that one can never give up on a return. Kevin Young - 2/2 in 2522 days c/o his home in Arizona. Sent the last day of September in 2006!
Brandon Beachy - 1/1 in 106 days c/o Braves ST. Signed a 2012 Topps Gold Futures and answered my quick questions. You have to be confident to make it to that level. :)
Had a great time at the Pirates last spring training game. They came north to play their AA affiliate, the Altoona Curve. Since my son and I have a Sunday tick2et plan, we were able to get guaranteed tickets in our seats to this special event. We got in 2 1/2 hours prior to game time and got...
Buck Showalter - 1/1 in 11 days c/o Orioles Spring Training. 2013 Topps Orioles team card.
A.J. Burnett - 1/1 in 19 days c/o Pirates Spring Training. 2013 Topps.
I like knuckle-ballers. They're sorta odd and quirky - need to be to throw in the mid 60's and not get creamed. But I sent R.A. Dickey this card back in spring training solely because of the the look of his face in the pictures. Glad to get it back.
R. A. Dickey - 1/1 in 102 days c/o Mets...
Nice ST return
Daniel Moskos - 2/2 c/o Pirates ST. Signed a 2011 Topps and 2011 Bowman in fading black Sharpie. I had given up on just about all of my ST attempts before this one came back postmarked from Indianapolis.
Today brought a return of the kind that keeps me sending cards and pictures out. Not my longest success, but one I'd forgotten about.
Ben Zobrist - 4/2 in 287 days c/o Tampa Bay Rays. Signed my 2 Hertiage cards and included 2 testament cards - 1 each personalized to me and my son...
Danny - that is one sweet Teke!! I never thought of sending to ST for him...
Chase d'Arnaud - 2/2 in 15 days c/o Pirates ST. Signed a 2011 Bowman & 2011 Topps and answered some questions.
Brad Lincoln - 2/2 in 15 days c/o Pirates ST. Signed a 2009 Curve & 2010 Topps.
LJ Hoes - 4/2 in 36 days c/o Bowie BaySox. Signed all 4 of my photos although I offered him the extras. Thin black sharpie didn't turn out the greatest, but it's a success.
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The whole day was overcast and dreary and from experience, not a good day for taking pictures, so I left my camera at home. Wouldn't you know that once we got to the stadium, the sun was out and would've been a great day for photos. But now I don't even have any Thunder pictures to send TTM...
Fun time tonight as my son and I watched the Trenton Thunder at the Altoona Curve. Got the following photos signed:
Quincy Latimore
Greg Picart
Brock Holt
Josh Rodriguez
Tony Sanchez - he was very personable and took time to look over the photo and commented "That's not good." when...
Pedro Florimon Jr - 2/1 in 9 days c/o Bowie Baysox. Signed both 4x6 photos that I sent him offering one for him to keep. Photo was taken July 10 against the Altoona Curve.
Daniel Moskos -3/3 in 19 days c/o Home. Signed an Altoona Curve program and 2 Altoona Curve cards.
Robert Scott - 3/1 in 6 days c/o Home [Harvey 11] with $5 fee. Signed a 2010 A&G and returned a signed notecard and a signed Negro Leagues card. Why he signed the Negro League card 3 times...