Let's see things that you have received from former and current major leaguers!

[GrayGhost]

Not to sound negative, but how many of us regular folks, could ever get gifts from ball players? you were in a position to do that, most of us can never dream of such things.

Nice of Nolan to do that tho. f

[Scott Garner]

Scott,

Thanks for your response. I respectfully disagree, though.

I suspect that there may be others on net54 that have known major league baseball players, have been neighbors, etc.

I have another collector friend from Port Crane (Binghamton) NY. When he was a teenager, the local fishwrap (newspaper) ran an article on Jon and his baseball card collection. Port Crane's most famous resident was none other than NY Yankees player/ manager Billy Martin. He happened to read about Jon and brought a huge box of various baseball momentos over to his house. Some were Yankees Stadium giveaways and such, but there were also some signed balls and photos of Billy Martin fishing in the local river and displaying his trophy fish. It was really nice of Martin to take the time to do that.

As a side note, Martin died in a one car accident when he drove his car into a ditch right up the road from Jon's house while out drinking with one of his friends. I'm sure everyone remembers reading about Billy's demise, FWIW.

Anyway, let's see if there are some other cool stories to share...

[packs]

We are all in the position to do something like this. You've just focused your efforts whereas most collectors are dabblers.

[Mr. Zipper]

Very cool story. Thanks for sharing. Love the bronze.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Very cool story. Thanks for sharing. Love the bronze.

Thanks Steve and Chris!

[djson1]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Not to sound negative, but how many of us regular folks, could ever get gifts from ball players? you were in a position to do that, most of us can never dream of such things.

Nice of Nolan to do that tho. f

I would have to agree with GrayGhost, in that most of us collectors rarely get freebies from ballplayers. I would say that the most we can ask for are the free autographs many of us used to get in the mail. I still treasure the little note I received from Joe Sewell in the '80s thanking me for remembering him. That reply back from him in the mail meant a lot to me as it showed that some HOFers actually DO read their fan mail and appreciate it. To me, Joe Sewell was probably one of the more gracious signers and one of the best natural hitters in MLB history.