Bret Saberhagen Grand Slam Print and Bill Mazeroski Return

I received two ttm returns today.

Bret Saberhagen signed a Grand Slam print for me.  I included a $25 donation to his charity.

I was lucky to get this return back from Bill Mazeroski.  It was a pretty typical request, with just two cards and a regular sase.  When I received my sase, one end was taped shut, but the other end was sliced neatly open.  Luckily, the cards were still inside.  I have no idea what happened or who taped up the other side, but I'm glad to get these back.

The 1980 Fleer Laughlin card was previously signed by Yankees Bobby Shantz and Bobby Richardson.  It's odd they chose to highlight the Yankees players on this card when the Pirates won the series.  Why not put Mazeroski on it?  Richardson won the WS MVP award, the only time someone from the losing team won it.  Rumor has it that the votes had to be in by the end of the game and the Yankees were winning until the late comeback, capped by Mazeroski's home run.

The MVP award came with a Corvette as the award.  Richardson once wrote me that Vern Law felt he should have won that award and always asked Richardson how "his" car was, thinking the car should have been his.

I purchased this team card with all of the signatures on it before sending it to Mazeroski.  Somehow, Bill Virdon signed it twice.