Collecting Sports Autographs In Person

As baseball card and memorabilia collections go there is always something else to add to an already colorful collection. Believe me mine is no exception. So when I had the incredible opportunity to meet one of the most legendary of baseball’s third basemen, I did not gawk at the chance. In fact I barely slept that night before. I am not one of the people who gets nervous or star struck when I am going to meet someone for the first time. I mean the golf course is a friend to me. But nonetheless meeting a great baseball player, after years of watching him almost single-handedly kill my NY Mets during the 1970’s and 1980’s all of a sudden none of that mattered anymore.

Mets, Shmets…I was going to meet Mike Schmidt! Nothing else mattered. Long bomb home runs, blasts with the bases loaded, the fact that Chipper Jones was waiting in the wings in the early 1990’s to become the next Mets slayer, none of that mattered. I was going to meet Mike Schmidt and get him to autograph a baseball for my collection. I was not wearing boots, but If I were, I would have flown out of them for sure.

Baseball Cards And Other Sports Collectibles Are Great!

Collecting started out as a hobby for me, many, many years ago. Over the years I have tried to redefine my collection. Sure there have been some changes here and there, but for the most part, my collection stays true to sports cards, and autographs. If you read this blog, you will see some of the best cards and autographs that I have to offer any person starting out a collection or hobby fling with sports memorabilia. Many autographs can be obtained for a fee. Some even free. Getting an autograph is always something exciting. However, you can never tell when the person issuing the autograph is going to explode in his or her sport. So take a tip from me, and you will never look down at your collection or be disappointed. Accept every autograph you can get, and think of the moment and the great fun you had when you received that autograph. Everything else comes a distant second place.

Almost as much fun as obtaining the autographs that I have obtained for the last 25 years or so, is sharing them with you right here on this blog. Thanks for reading and check out my Facebook page. Additionally if you have a story and want to share it with me. I will publish it right here. Thanks again.