So here are the pictures of the players and autographs my girlfriend, Kalina, snagged for me at the game yesterday. While I have some Bumbry & Tippy autographs from over the years: it's pretty funny that Billy Hunter sent back my TTM on Monday when I had no idea he was scheduled to be at the Yard on Thursday!
Tippy, Bumbry & Hunter
From Kalina's first hand info, Mr. Hunter is a very nice guy and seemed pleasantly surprised to see the card she brought him to sign. Prior to seeing this card, I had no idea that Billy had been a base coach for the O's at one point!
This is a great card of Tippy, he normally was clean shaven but decided to rock a pretty sweet mustache in '86 or '87! He threw out the first pitch of the game after he was done signing.
And the always entertaining Al Bumbry, who later appeared on MASN's pre-game show!
I also got my 2nd recent Oriole TTM request back in this John Halama card. He has a pretty cool, loopy signature and signed within about 2 weeks.
And Mr. Mele was also kind enough to return my request. He signed in about a week and his signature seems to be pretty consistent with what it was when Topps used it for this original card back in the 50s.
Let's hope the O's can continue their winning ways by taking the series from the new AL East powerhouse Tampa Bay Rays this weekend. See you at the Yard!
2 comments:
Wow. Congratulations on a nice haul. Tippy has refused to sign that 1987 Topps card the past two years when I've seen him while he was coaching the York Revolution. He said "no" to all of the mustache-era cards.
Paul, that's too bad, he probably wouldn't have signed it for me either; maybe it takes a woman's touch. If you ever want me to send you one of my Tippy autos, I would be more than happy to oblige; I've accumulated a "stache" from over the years!
Wear it loud and wear it proud, Tippy!
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