Thursday, April 8, 2021

Bill Mazeroski

I mailed these two 8x10 pictures of Hall of Famer, Bill Mazeroski to his home on March 19, 2021 and received them back signed and personalized 20 days later on April 8, 2021! Mr. Mazeroski was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. The picture he signed for my son, shows him hitting a walk off home run to beat the New York Yankees in the 1960 World Series! He was the first player in Major League history to accomplish that!

 

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Dave Parker

On March 25, 2021 I mailed 2 8x10 pictures to the legendary "Cobra", Dave Parker. I added a sticky note requesting each picture to be personalized, one for my son and the other for me.
The 8x10 photo of Mr. Parker smoking was supposed to be for me as I didn't want my 9 year old son to have that particular picture hanging on his bedroom wall. When I received the autographs in the mail on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, I quickly discovered the mix up... My wife and I had a good laugh, but she insisted, with good reason, even though Dave Parker is legendary, we as parents, can not put this picture up...Bummer though, because it's a great picture! Regardless, both autographs are in each of our collections and we are very happy to have them! Hopefully, Dave will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His place in Cooperstown and baseball immortality is long overdue!

 

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Bernie Williams

I met Bernie Williams outside of the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida shortly after 10pm on Saturday April 3, 2021. Bernie had just finished performing a musical concert and was kind enough to sign a 1991 Upper Deck baseball card! I unfortunately was not able to see him perform as I only learned of the concert the day before, but was able to catch him outside of the venue as he was leaving. I also discovered what the letters, "SDG" meant which he signed below his signature by doing some online investigating. Bernie says on his website, www.bernie51.com "One of the most common questions I have been asked for years is what are the three letters I write under my name when I sign an autograph. Well, in approximately my second year or so in professional baseball, I began adding the letters SDG to anything I signed for someone, and have done it ever since. It stands for "Solo a Dios la Gloria"... which in Spanish means, 'Only to God the Glory'."
 

Friday, April 2, 2021

Ferguson Jenkins

I mailed these two 8x10 pictures to 1991 Hall of Fame inductee Ferguson Jenkins on March 25, 2021 and received them signed and personalized 8 days later, on April 2, 2021. We are beyond thrilled to add this legend into our collections!