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Mark TylickiA neighborhood kid had some '87 Topps baseball cards that a group of us were flipping through. I recall spotting a Winfield card. What a great baseball name WIN-FIELD. He became my favorite player. The rookie card was issued the year I was born and his middle name was the same as my first name - Mark. Little did I know at the time that this guy was no ordinary ballplayer!
My Winfields - http://www.psacard.com/SetRegistry/alltimeset.aspx?s=20789
In college, the Colorado Rockies allowed me to drop off an item for signing when they hosted "Big Dave" in Denver for the Branch Rickey Award. He personalized a black-and-white 8X10 for me and it's still one of my favorite pieces of memorabilia. Pretty cool of the ballclub to help a poor student out who didn't have the $1000 to attend the corporate event.
Anyway, nice to see Mr. Winfield giving back.
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MY COLLECTION: http://www.rustywilly.com/MYCOLLECTION.htm