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This is always my favorite thread. There are so many amazing pieces in Net54 collections. I enjoyed a surreal 2021. It seemed items I had searched for many years all became available in a short period of time.

I also loaned about 20 pieces to the Clemente museum which are now on display. I met Manny Sanguillen and spent an evening being entertained by his stories of his days partying with Roberto Duran in Panama. Steve Blass hugged me and thanked me for helping out at the museum. I drank wine with Pete Alonso late into the night. I hate the Mets but now love Pete Alonso. He is a total class act. This past September the Washington Nationals visited the museum after a game. Juan Soto asked me if he could swing a Clemente bat. I opened a display case and handed him one. It was so cool watching him swing the bat with a huge grin on his face. Last week I was invited to help set up a Clemente display for the Mets celebration of Clemente Day on Sept 15th, 2022 at Citi Field. My collection took me through the looking glass in 2021. I still shake my head in disbelief of my good fortune. I have truly been blessed.

Here are my favorite 2021 my pickups: a rare Clemente Memorial bust, a full 1971 Game 7 ticket, a stub to Clemente's 3000th hit, a Clemente bat, and a beautifully autographed Clemente photo, and the only example of a Steve Blass Day pennant (Thanks again Rob) I have ever seen.