Zach Monroe Return - After 962 Days!

Today I received a surprise in my mailbox.  I knew it was an old request because the return envelope was handwritten.  I have been printing most of my return envelopes using my computer/printer for the last couple of years.

It turned out to be a 1959 Topps signed by Zach Monroe that I sent out on November 15th, 2008.  That's 962 days, and within a couple of weeks of when I started this blog.

I had long ago given up on this request and sent him another 1959 Topps last August that I got back in about two and a half months.  I also sent him a 1960 Topps back in late May of this year which I got back in just 15 days.  I love getting back these requests that I have long ago assumed I'd never see again.  It makes me wonder where it's been all this time.

Joe McClain and Zach Monroe Autograph Returns

A couple of returns today as well as an eBay purchase.

Joe McClain signed his 1961 Topps.

Zach Monroe signed his 1960 Topps.

I bought a 1965 Topps Don Cardwell on eBay that arrived today.

My sons' baseball tournaments are going well.  They've each won two games and lost one, good enough to move to Sunday's bracket play.  I was at my younger son's games today.  In the game they lost, they game back from being down by 4 runs.  My son was up to bat in the top of the 6th inning (they only play 6 innings) with 2 down and the tying run on third, and the go ahead run on second.  He had two strikes on him and fouled several off before hitting a nice line drive up the middle.  The runner on third scored to tie it up and the runner on second was thrown out at the plate.  Unfortunately they lost it in the bottom of the 6th.  A pretty exciting game.

Authenticated Cards and a Few Returns

Today I received my cards back from PSA/DNA, authenticated and encapsulated.

I also got back a few returns.  Zach Monroe signed his 1959 Topps that I sent out back in August.  I tried sending this card to him back in 2008 and never got it back.  I'm happy to have this one.

Larry Dierker Signed his 1972, 1973 and 1978 Topps.

 

Bart Johnson signed his 1971, 1972 and 1973 Topps.  He also signed and returned the 1972 Topps I had enclosed for him to keep.

I'm starting to think about TwinsFest.  Jeff Reardon will be there signing for the Bob Feller Museum.  I'd like to get him to sign his bobblehead form the 1987 Twins set.  The Twins have a lot of free agents.  Eight of the players on the playoff roster could be off the team.  I'm not sure what that will look like in January and if there will be many current players there to sign.  I also want to get Killebrew on a jersey and a program already signed by Camilo Pascual.  Other than that, I'd like to get a few more players on their 2010 Topps Heritage cards.  I have a lot of Oliva, Blyleven, and Molitor autographs, so I"m not sure if I'll even go to their lines.