Showing posts with label Minnesota Twins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minnesota Twins. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Walker Jenkins


I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2023, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Walker signed an 8x10 photo.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jenkin001wal

Monday, April 14, 2025

Danny De Andrade


I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2023, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Danny signed a 2022 Bowman Draft card #BD-107.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=deandr000dan

Friday, December 27, 2024

Richard Salazar


I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2023, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Richard signed a 2021 Cedar Rapids Kernels Team Set card #34.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=salaza001ric

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Carlos Aguiar


I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2023, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Carlos signed a 2022 Bowman Prospects card #BP-1.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=aguiar001car

Friday, November 29, 2024

Jose Rodriguez


I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida, in 2025, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Jose signed a 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects card #BCP-71.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rodrig106jos

Monday, October 28, 2024

Tim Nedin


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Tim Nedin. I discovered that he was a mortgage professional in Arizona, so I sent him my card and the following letter.


216 days later my card came back signed.

Tim signed a 1991 Classic Best card #185.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nedin-001tim

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Denny Hocking


I met him at the 18U National Team Trials series at Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex in Sarasota, Florida in 2021.

Denny signed a 1993 Bowman card #73.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hockide01.shtml

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Alerick Soularie


I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2021, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Alerick signed a 2020 Bowman Draft card #BD-94.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=soular000ale

Saturday, September 21, 2024

Landon Leach


I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2021, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Landon signed a 2018 Panini Elite Extra Edition card #121 (075/999).

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=leach-000lan

Friday, September 20, 2024

Aaron Sabato


I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2021, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Aaron signed a 2020 Leaf Draft card #20.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sabato000aar

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Carlos Suniaga


I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2021, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Carlos signed a 2019 Cedar Rapids Kernels Team Set card #26.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=suniag000car

Friday, August 2, 2024

Tom Houk


My dad's birthday is June 14th. He passed away on August 31, 2020. For his first birthday without him,  I came up with another TTM challenge for myself. This one I called "Dad TTM Project." On June 8, 2021, six days before his birthday, I sent birthday cards to eleven baseball players who also shared his birthday.


Here is the card that I sent to Tom Houk.


Seventeen days later my card came back signed.

Tom signed a 1991 Classic Best card #351.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=houk--001w--

Saturday, July 27, 2024

George Tsamis


My dad's birthday is June 14th. He passed away on August 31, 2020. For his first birthday without him,  I came up with another TTM challenge for myself. This one I called "Dad TTM Project." On June 8, 2021, six days before his birthday, I sent birthday cards to eleven baseball players who also shared his birthday.


I discovered that George Tsamis was the manager of the Kane County Cougars, so I mailed the birthday card to the home stadium.


Eleven days later, my card came back signed.

George signed a 1994 Pacific Crown Collection card #369.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tsamige01.shtml

Monday, June 24, 2024

Travis Miller


In April of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Travis Miller. I sent him my card and the following letter.


31 days later my card came back signed.

Travis signed a 1994 Classic 4 Sport card #167.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/milletr01.shtml

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Yunior Severino


I met him at a Minor League game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida in 2021, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Tampa Tarpons.

Yunior signed a 2021 Bowman Prospects card #BP-140.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=severi000yun

Friday, June 21, 2024

Keoni Cavaco


I met him at a Minor League game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida in 2021, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Tampa Tarpons.

Keoni signed a 2019 Bowman Draft card #BD-65.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cavaco000keo

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Anthony Prato


I met him at a Minor League game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida in 2021, when the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels came to play the Tampa Tarpons.

Anthony signed a 2019 Bowman Draft card #BD-101.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=prato-000ant

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Steve Hazlett


In January of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Steve Hazlett. I discovered that he was a professional hunting guide. I found the address of the company that he guides for and sent him my card and the following letter.


Eighteen days later I got a "return to sender" because there was no mail receptacle at that address.


After a little more than a month, I tried again with another address that I had found. I scratched out the date on my original letter and replaced it with the date that I re-sent it on.


Sadly, that address didn't work for me either. 53 days later I got another RTS notice.


A fellow autograph collector on Twitter, @pintandrew, had success with Mr. Hazlett and gave me the address that he had sent to. So, once again, I scribbled out the previous date, wrote the current date, and sent it out for hopefully the third and final time.


Seven days later my card came back signed.

Steve signed a 1994 Classic Best Gold card #66.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hazlet001ste

Monday, April 8, 2024

Steve Stowell


In March of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Steve Stowell. I sent him my card and the following letter.


Five days later my card came back signed along with a hand-drawn smiley face.


Steve signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #494.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stowel001ste

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Sal Campisi


In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Sal Campisi. Sal and my dad worked together at GTE for many years. He shared many baseball stories with my dad, which my dad would then pass on to me. I sent a card to Sal and a note about my dad informing him of his passing.


Eleven days later my card came back signed. He even included a very nice note.


Sal signed a 1971 Topps card #568.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/campisa01.shtml