A store grand opening in my area offered up HOF and no-hit pitcher Gaylord Perry as a free signer today.
You've gotta love getting the opportunity to meet a HOF player, get to talk baseball with him for a minute, and also get a photo op for FREE!!
I brought a ticket stub from Perry's 300th career win for him to sign. I also had an opportunity to ask him what pitches he featured in his historic no-hitter on September 17th, 1968.
For the record, he no-hit Bob Gibson and the St. Louis Cards throwing fastballs, sliders and a fork ball. No foreign substances were applied...
The following day, Ray Washburn of the visiting Cards returned the favor and no-hit the hometown SF Giants.
Here is a photo of me and Mr. Perry, my 300th win ticket that he signed as well as a picture that he also signed for free. Pretty cool!
BTW, not a MLB player, but I did sit next to hockey HOF'er Gordie Howe at a dance competition last weekend. Gordie's high school senior grandson Sean Howe and my 10 year old daughter both dance for the same dance school. Grandpa Gordie must be exceedingly proud of Sean because he just got accepted into the famous Julliard School of Dance. He really is an amazing dancer and deserves all the accolades that he receives.
Here is a picture of my daughter from last weekend. I'm a proud father as well!
