Yes, great story David. I'm just glad that as a 15-yr old, you were prepared with a good pen and ball. At the same age, I took a good ball to a game and had it signed with a bad pen by a few Giants. Then took the same ball to a Phillies game, but with a 'good' pen. I only know 'good' vs 'bad' because after several years, the bad pen ink began to blur. The Phillies autos still look brand new.
Then took a bad ball to a Reds game and all the signatures on one panel faded to absolute nothingness, but the other panel signatures look beautiful.
Good planning, David, and as a result, a great treasure. Too bad, though, hearing from you and others as to how fan-unfriendly Mantle was at the close of his career. It could just be that Happy Hour was winding down and he needed to roll for last call.
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