In fact, my balls continue to get better looking as time goes by…
My autographed baseball collection has increased to 12 pieces. And to be honest, I am thrilled with how this little collection has taken off in the last few months. The first time I showed off my balls to you I owned 7, now as I sit here with 12 I am eager to build onto this collection and have some great ideas as to how I can add some high quality autographs so stay tuned.
So here is the collection as it stands today:
And now my notes:
From the top row going from left to right – Fergie Jenkins w/HOF 91 inscription, Jim Palmer w/To Brian and 1973,75,76 Cy and HOF 90 inscription, Andre Dawson w/87 NL MVP inscription, and Billy Williams. On the second row starting on the left is Jim Abbott w/9/4/93 No Hitter! inscription, Tony Perez, Mark Grace, and Dan Uggla w/#6. And on the bottom row we have Ron Santo, Cameron Maybin w/#24, Jeff Conine, and Lee Smith w/#46 and 478 Saves inscription.
So there you have it. My autographed baseball collection has shaped up very nicely in the last few months and I look forward to building on it in the future. Now I just need to make some more room on my desk…
Another in the long line of ‘oddball’ cards I scooped of of Andre Dawson…
The card is very cool. And I love the fact that Topps did this 15+ years before this style of card became popular again due to some more recent Upper Deck Goudey issues.
This is the first time during this blog’s 11-month history that I am showing off the back of a baseball card. But, it’s for very good reason. I love the cartoon on the back that shows Willie Mays welcoming Andre to the 2,000 hits, 300 home runs, and 300 steals club!!!
2 baseball legends and 2 of the greatest all-around players in baseball history!!! Not bad company at all…
‘Yo, Yo, Yo Dawg. you did your thing man. That was hot, you know what I mean…’
They were certainly not talking about Randy Jackson’s ability to throw out the first pitch with that quote, huh?? When Simon Cowell was asked to comment he said with a smirk – ‘That was horrible. I am sure that your parents are ashamed of that effort and I wouldn’t be surprised if your wife had the locks on the house changed after that terrible toss.”
