Biggest baseball pickup ever for me!

[Topnotchsy]

Great pickup, and thank you for sharing your story.

[AstroJake09]

I appreciate the kind words. I think each day it seems we are making more and more progress in normalizing mental health in our society. Only a few years ago my anxiety and struggles was a part of me that I was afraid to share with even the most trusted people in my life, so I’d say there’s definitely progress. Everyone has a role to play, even if it’s just lending an ear to listen or a shoulder for someone to lean on.

[kevlar7]

Great story! I have found that the most important items in my collection have a story that somehow connects me to either another time, another person, or a back to a feeling/emotion that I felt. This is a great example of that and I really enjoyed reading it. I wish I could hear more stories like this. Thank you so much for sharing, I really appreciate it.

[bjerome]

Mauer has been one of my favorites. A few seasons back, I pulled a cap he wore in Spring Training from a Grab Bag at the Twins Authentics booth at Target Field. I was able to get it signed during the next series I was at Target Field. One of my favorite pieces to my collection.

[earlywynnfan]

Fantastic story! Isn't this kind of connection what it's all about?

My only issue is, I want to see the cap!!

Ken

[AstroJake09]

Originally Posted by bjerome

Mauer has been one of my favorites. A few seasons back, I pulled a cap he wore in Spring Training from a Grab Bag at the Twins Authentics booth at Target Field. I was able to get it signed during the next series I was at Target Field. One of my favorite pieces to my collection.

That’s awesome! I love Joe too but mainly because my Great Grandma loves him. She calls him “Wonder Boy.” She loves watching the Twinkies and loved watching Joe when he was still playing.

[AstroJake09]

Quick update:

I saw that Topps had released Series 1 for the 2022 set and took a look at Zack's card, lo and behold the image they chose is from Mother's Day last season and features my hat! It's neat when photo matched or documented gear is shown being worn by said player on a licensed card, especially on one from a mainstream set like Topps and with this being Zack's main card in this years set!

[19cbb]

So cool!

Originally Posted by AstroJake09

Quick update:

I had seen that Topps had released Series 1 for baseball and took a look at Zack's card, lo and behold the image they chose is from Mother's Day last season and features my hat! It's neat when photo matched or documented gear is shown being worn by said player on a licensed card, especially on one from a mainstream set like Topps and with this being Zack's main card in this years set!