I mailed Jim Acker a 1984 Topps baseball card requesting his autograph on March 5, 2025. I received it back signed on March 25, 2025! Grateful to add this first round draft pick into my collection!
I was finally able to get this Beckett Baseball Card Monthly magazine cover signed by Hall of Famer Frank Thomas on March 5, 2025! This is the exact magazine I tried to get signed about 30 years prior when I saw the White Sox play the Toronto Blue Jays during Spring Training. This time around, Frank was signing autographs as well as promoting his vodka brand, FT35 at a bar called Bar 2350, located at 2350 Curlew Road in Palm Harbor, Florida. It was a 30 year journey to finally land the Big Hurt in my collection... Totally worth the wait!!!
I first met Mike Devereaux in the 1990's during Spring Training when the Baltimore Orioles came to play the Philadelphia Phillies at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida. Mike signed a 1992 Upper Deck baseball card. Fast forward to 2025, Mike is coaching my son's travel baseball team!
I mailed Nick Leyva a 1991 Topps baseball card on January 27, 2025 asking for his autograph. Mr. Leyva signed and returned the autographed card, being delivered to my collection 28 days later on February 24, 2025!