December 2010
Mailday – December 8
It always seems to work this way. A day after posting my last entry, in which I explained that I hadn’t received anything in the mail for nearly a month, I went to the mailbox to find a self-addressed, stamped letter waiting for me. A mailday!
I was pretty excited to have something new to open, and even more excited when I could see through the envelope that the card belonged to the 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter set I am collecting.
Here’s the card:
Former Blue Jays and current Padre David Eckstein signed this card for me in nearly nine months, care of the Padres Spring Training facility. It was postmarked from San Diego, meaning he must’ve taken his mail home at the end of the season to sign. This is the second time I’ve received an Eckstein autograph through the mail, but the first time I’ve gotten him on a Jays card.
Mailday – December 7
Yikes, it’s been a full month since my last mailday posting. Obviously, things have really begun to slow down around here. Anyway, within the last few days I’ve received a pair of additions to my Topps Allen & Ginter collection. One is of a Jays guy, and the other is a pretty unique signature.
Here’s the first card:
Blue Jays fireballer Brandon Morrow signed this card in about eight months, care of the team’s Spring Training address. This is a 2009 A&G card, and even though it features Morrow in his Mariners uniform, I’m glad to have it back. I like how the blue signature looks on the card, and Morrow had a great first season in Toronto.
Here’s card number two:
David Mantle, son of legendary Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle, signed this 2008 A&G card for me in a couple months, care of Mantle Enterprises in Texas. I was happy to get this one back, to say the least. He added “Son of The Mick,” just as I requested.
The Allen & Ginter collection keeps growing, slowly but surely.
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