[Shoebox]

Originally Posted by autograf

I have (7) pieces of correspondence for Ad Liska that I got when I was collecting personal checks. I bought a lot from some auction that had (3) Liska checks and some other stuff along with this correspondence. Which can be YOURS if you'll PM me your shipping address. Better to find a home in your collection where it can be enjoyed. I would list it on ebay but doubt it would provide a huge financial windfall.

Tom,

Thank you for the incredibly kind offer! Will pm you.

Edited to add: That 2nd letter from the Bloomington club is really great! It might as well say "Look noodle arm, you're lucky anyone lets you near the mound after the way you threw last season." I had to go check but Ad never did sign with them. He spent that year pitching for Omaha in the Class A Western League. I assume he thought if he was going to have be sent down to A ball he was at least going to be close to home. He did rebound with a winning record that year and signed with Portland the next season. At the time he got that letter though who would have predicted he was going to continue pitching another 15 seasons. Really cool snapshot of his career at a crossroads.