Chasing Canseco - Best Day Ever.

[vthobby]

Nice read and congrats on your journey! I am always curious about how much things cost. Can you give us a ballpark at how much the 165 items cost you?

No biggie if you can't.....just curious. Thanks again!

Peace, mike

[ibuysportsephemera]

I was wondering the same thing about the cost....not that it matters because it was such an awesome experience for you! Glad he was so nice to you and your family. I have new found respect for him.

Jeff

[mouschi]

Thanks guys! I am not sure if cost is something I should say, so I'll just play it better safe than sorry

[mouschi]

I am overwhelmed by all of the comments from my blog, and all over the other forums - keep them coming! I love it, but I knew you all would respond, because y'all are great. I was very much so looking forward to writing this when I got back home, and my expectations have been exceeded.

So much happened during the trip, that it was hard to post all here, like when a guy ran out to me to ask to take a selfie with me because of my mustache. I swear, he was *this* close to either asking me for my autograph or kiss me. Thankfully, it stopped at a warm / awkward embrace and a picture.

Also, this morning, I looked at my email, and saw this:



HYPED!!!

I have had a mega busy last few days getting back in the swing of things, so I didn't want to show any of the customs just yet, but I figured I would leave this little video clip right here of us playing cards:

https://youtu.be/gD-4qLdKbX8

One other thing to note - as I regularly stock ebay now for Canseco cards I don't have, I found out that I missed out on two that I really, REALLY wanted while I was away, even though I was checking ebay as much as I could, still. How strange is that ... being bummed that you missed out on a few pieces of cardboard with the picture of the dude you have gone to hang out with!?!? Jeesh, we player collectors are a strange breed.

[UPDATE: Turns out one of the cards I wanted was picked up by a friend, so I was able to do a deal for it! If you are reading this and you picked up the '00 Stadium Club 1st Day Refractor /25 Jose, lemme know!]

Speaking of, I don't believe I have ever posted a picture of my entire collection in one shot, so here is one of my goofy mug posing with them for something else:

[bnorth]

WOW Tanner that is awesome! No matter the price tag with the way you and the family was treated it was worth every penny. Thank you for posting your experience with Jose.

[CharleyBrown]

What an awesome experience! I love reading stories like this one. Thanks for sharing...

[cardsfan73]

Outstanding story Tanner! I am really glad to see you posting here at Net54.. Always been a fan of your threads over at Beckett, but really don't frequent that board to often.

It's awesome you got to live out your dream and share the experience it with your family.

Scott