Last February, I sent Randy Dobnak a 2021 Topps Heritage and two 2022 Topps Heritage, with a note offering the duplicate card for him to keep.
Today I received all three of them back, signed nicely in blue sharpie. He is a very generous signer, but the pen he uses is unpredictable. It's never bad, but I've had some signed in black sharpie, and some in very fine blue, which are okay, but today's return is perfect, in my opinion.
The sase was postmarked from Tampa, FL. He is currently listed as non-Roster with the Mariners, who hold their spring training in Arizona. He was previously with the Tigers, who have spring training close to Tampa, in Lakeland, FL. However, I noticed that my very first request to him back in February, 2021, which I received 26 days later, was also postmarked from Tampa. He lives in Pennsylvania, I believe, so my guess is he, or his family, have a winter place in Tampa. I'm surprised he hasn't been in Arizona for a while already though. Oh well, enough analyzing my Randy Dobnak return.
Today I mailed off five cards to a signing with Twins Second Baseman Luke Keaschall, including a Bowman First, a 2023 Topps Heritage rookie (and a chrome version), a 2026 Topps with the Rookie Trophy icon, and a Topps Living set card. Hopefully he is still with the team by the time I get these back.
I'd like to get Royce Lewis on the 25 Topps Heritage as well, but his ttm days appear to be about over. He was pretty automatic until about the spring of 2024. My spring training request to him last year didn't come back (yet?), but I did receive returns from him the two years prior to that. I might send off a request just for the heck of it. It definitely won't come back if I don't even send one, so...
I also sent off a decent amount of items to the Dugout Zone in Maryland for a Boog Powell signing. This venue seems to be the only way to get him now. The last couple of years they did signings in the fall only, but they've added a spring signing this year.
I sent in a couple magazines, including the 1969 Sports Illustrated already signed by Frank Robinson that I posted about a couple days ago. I also sent five cards: his 1966 Topps, a 1970 Topps AL Playoff card, a couple 1971 Topps including the Orioles Celebration card and the Orioles team card, and the 1972 Topps MVP Award card. I'm not sure exactly when this signing is. They said "early spring" so I'm guessing later in March or maybe April. I had more I'd like to send, but I couldn't justify writing a check that big just for Boog Powell autographs. I have some more cards set aside and will send them in the fall if they do another signing then.
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