Mailday – November 5

Two more cards arrived in the mailbox last week, proving that even though the 2010 MLB season is done, there are still some cards with my name on them out in the wind. Let’s hope they continue to trickle in.

Both cards added to my two favourite collections — my 2008 Ginter set and my Blue Jays set.

Here’s the first card:

Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman signed this Ginter insert card care of his home in about a month. I’ve sent out a few of these insert State cards, and this is the fourth I’ve received back. Zimmerman joins Pat Neshek, Brad Ausmus and Ian Snell as players who’ve signed inserts for me.

Here’s card number two:

Blue Jays play-by-play man Buck Martinez signed this 1983 Donruss card in about six months, care of the team. I rag on Buck from time to time, but I’m glad to have this card back. I think his signature looks great and I like its placement. It’s always nice when a player takes an extra second to place his signature where it looks best (ie: Not on his face!). Over the last few years, I’ve gotten a handful of Blue Jays broadcasters – Martinez, Pat Tabler, Darrin Fletcher and Rance Mulliniks – all of whom were former Jays.

My Blue Jays collection just keeps growing!