I won't share any cards, but a more personal connection.
My dad was 25 years old on Sept. 28, 1960, when he headed out to Fenway for Ted's last game. He settled into the bleachers with his brother for the game, and was right in front of the Red Sox bullpen when Williams' final home run fell just a few feet in front of him.
The front page of the Boston Globe the next day had a picture of the ball landing in the bullpen; my dad (in the red box) was right there where it landed. For many years he kept a tattered copy of that headline in his wallet, until it was falling apart (we now have a photocopy for him).
Two years ago today (10/2/2016) was David Ortiz's final game, and I attended with my dad. Ironically, my current Red Sox season tickets are practically in the exact spot in the bleachers where Dad was sitting that day in 1960, where he would've caught Williams' final homer if it traveled just a few more feet.
Here's that headline from 1960, and our return 56 years later to the same spot for Ortiz's last game.
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