My Brewers "first card" signed project (Updated 6/17/15)
totallyradd
Posts: 937 ✭✭✭✭
As a fun way to get mail all the time I started writing to former Brewers in the beginning of June. I've been sending their first Brewers card with Topps being the tie breaker on players with multiple cards. I'm also writing to guys who played for the Pilots, since that's where the Brewers started, and well, why not? I figured now that I've got a bunch I'd share them and as I receive more I'll post them. Almost all of these I've gotten either in person or through the mail, but a few I've got through other collectors in Milwaukee, and two or three off eBay. Ideally I'd like to get every Brewers player on their first card.
While some players don't have never had a card printed of them by a major company, Miller Brewery put out a 25th anniversary set in 1994 giving a card to every player to ever make the roster, so I've got about 40 cards from there that are being mailed out soon. After 94, I'll have to investigate on the Milwaukee Police cards and see what's out there, but I've already got a lot going on with this project, so that'll come when my high success rate guys winds down. Finally, as you'll notice, I guess I accidentally scanned everything backwards while trying to scan the cards in numerical order. Oh well.
Anyway, hope you enjoy!
-Corey
While some players don't have never had a card printed of them by a major company, Miller Brewery put out a 25th anniversary set in 1994 giving a card to every player to ever make the roster, so I've got about 40 cards from there that are being mailed out soon. After 94, I'll have to investigate on the Milwaukee Police cards and see what's out there, but I've already got a lot going on with this project, so that'll come when my high success rate guys winds down. Finally, as you'll notice, I guess I accidentally scanned everything backwards while trying to scan the cards in numerical order. Oh well.
Anyway, hope you enjoy!
-Corey
0
Comments
Picked this up about a week ago, pretty stoked about it.
Good stuff my friend.
Marc
<< <i>Harper did play on the Pilots team, so he was with the organization then, but 70 was his first year with the brewers. I'd like to get his 69, 70, and 71 cards all signed. Since 69 was the Pilots, 70 is really the Brewers but produced as the Pilots, and 71 is the first Brewers. In 70 Harper's stole 73 bases, a team record that probably won't be touched for a long time, if ever.
Side note: Still annoyed I edited and cropped all those photos for them to not be posted unedited. BORRRING. >>
He then went to the Red Sox where he set a team record with 58 SBs. Ellsbury just broke it a couple years ago, record stood for about 25 years
Josh Wilker - Cardboard Gods
<< <i>Ron Theobald had asked me to send him a card of his if I had any extras. Last time I was at the card shop I picked up one and mailed it to him to keep. He wrote me a thank you note, and included the custom card made by thekid8 on this board which was pretty cool.
Wow that is really cool --- is the card he sent back on card stock or paper --- very neat that he would copy the one I sent and pass it along
Awesome collection !!!!
The membership is $15 a year. It's great, it has the addresses, the success rate, the last time a player signed, notes if there's a fee, etc. I'm really only sending to guys with 70% or higher success rates. In August I took a shot at sending cards to the entire Cubs coaching staff last year (All the guys played for the Brewers), and got Rob Deer back, his success rate is pretty low. In my letter I told him how much I loved him as a kid and his mammoth home runs, so I'm guessing that helped.
<< <i>Sports Collectors
The membership is $15 a year. It's great, it has the addresses, the success rate, the last time a player signed, notes if there's a fee, etc. I'm really only sending to guys with 70% or higher success rates. In August I took a shot at sending cards to the entire Cubs coaching staff last year (All the guys played for the Brewers), and got Rob Deer back, his success rate is pretty low. In my letter I told him how much I loved him as a kid and his mammoth home runs, so I'm guessing that helped. >>
Sweet! I'm assuming Yaz's success rate is quite low. Any idea?
I assume that because i just read he makes $30K per appearance. If that's the case he prob won't give it away for free. BTW what are the appearance fees for Ted Williams' frozen head these days?
<< <i>His success rate is 8% with the last success coming in February 2009. For 50 bucks he signed a 2005 Donruss Champions card. A lot of others got cards back unsigned, and upward to a year later. >>
He had a stroke after that
<< <i>Yeah, Ellie will sign through the mail, but he asks for 5 bucks. Rollie asks for 10. I was really hoping to get Yount at the Brewers On Deck this year, but missed the lotto. Last year he was only signing the team issued post cards, this year he was signing everything. >>
Cool. Thanks for the info. Looks like I'll have to sign up for sportscollectors again. Good luck with the project, I'll be interested to see how things progress.
GO BREWERS!! 6-2 at the moment
Jeff
It's amazing how a bobblehead night can ruin your career, but he'll have some great stories for years to come and was able to prepare himself up for the future pretty well. I hope that guy is doing well.
<< <i>It's amazing how a bobblehead night can ruin your career, but he'll have some great stories for years to come and was able to prepare himself up for the future pretty well. I hope that guy is doing well. >>
Can you explain this to a non Brewers fan?
<< <i>
<< <i>It's amazing how a bobblehead night can ruin your career, but he'll have some great stories for years to come and was able to prepare himself up for the future pretty well. I hope that guy is doing well. >>
Can you explain this to a non Brewers fan? >>
Link
<< <i>OK, one bad inning. That "ruined his career"?? There's got to be more to the story. >>
It was the start of his downfall:
Post-Mortem
Lucroy was doing a signing at the bar down the street on Saturday. Was pretty fortunate my wife was willing to get up early to come with me. I got a ball signed, she got this card for me. Guessing since he's in talks for MVP he'll become tougher and tougher to get (at least free signings).
I wish Topps would have an announcer cards for Uecker, but until then, this will do.
Shane
*Side note: I was pretty fortunate that my two buddies in Madison were able to get to the game where Canseco was signing. They were able to get those cards above for me, making that 4 signed cards and a ball. DNice might appreciate this more than anyone else since we both grew up huge Canseco fans. Wish I coulda gone, I woulda loved to meet my childhood idol. Someday.
Great thread. Do you have a list of guys you still need? I'd be happy to go thru my cards to see if I could help.
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Congrats
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
This was my second attempt. Last year I wrote him at spring training and got a pre print postcard. I've always liked my autographs non-personalized, but this really is the one exception I'll make. Very stoked on this return!
I can give you a list if you think you'd be able to help, I dupes of a number of guys I could send you as a thank you. PM me, thanks!