I’ve just added a Player Spotlight page for my all-time favorite White Sox pitcher, Billy Pierce. He has been one of my favorite players to collect over the years, and to date I have 45 autographs from Mr. Pierce.
His page can be found HERE.
Tag: Autographs
Ken Griffey Jr. Hall of Fame Baseball
I’ve only just started my HOF baseball project, but it will be difficult to top this. I may not like Ken Griffey Jr, but even I can’t deny he was an amazing player. He is also one of those players that has a certain aura about him, the kind that epitomizes the Hall of Fame.
Courtesy of the fine folks at Mill Creek Sports.
Jordan Danks Private Signing Results
Somebody on SCN recently held a very reasonably priced Jordan Danks private signing. While I didn’t NEED anything signed, I couldn’t resist sending in 10 cards. I had planned on sending more, but funds were a bit tight. So I picked the 10 best cards that I didn’t already have signed and sent them in. I’m very happy with the results!
Ken Berry Gold Glove Baseball
I’ve been working on getting every living White Sox Gold Glover on a Rawlings Official Gold Glove baseball. I’ve still got a few to go, but I can now cross Ken “The Bandit” Berry off of the list!
The only guys I still need are the 3 most recent winners. Jake Peavy, Yolmer Sanchez, and Luis Robert.
Project Rookie Card: Ralph Garr
The latest acquisition for my Rookie Card Project is Roadrunner himself, Ralph Garr. Got a nice price on this from Mill Creek Sports.
Thurman Tucker 3×5
One project I’ve been working on is getting an autograph from every player that made an All-Star team during his time with the Sox. I haven’t made much progress on this recently, as all of the players I still need are from the 1950s or earlier. I finally found a good price on 1944 All-Star Thurman Tucker.
If my calculations are correct, I now need 5 guys to complete the project.
Rip Radcliff (1936)
Ray Scarborough (1950)
Al Simmons (1933-35)
Jim Wilson (1956)
Rudy York (1948)
New collection: Hall of Fame Baseballs
I recently decided to start collection Hall of Fame baseballs signed by White Sox Hall of Famers under the HOF logo. When possible, I’d like a HOF inscription as well. Here are the first four balls in my new collection.
Harold Baines 
Tim Raines 
Frank Thomas 
Jim Thome
Project Rookie Card: Adam Dunn
I was pretty excited when Kenny Williams finally got his man and signed Adam Dunn. He ended up having one good year and was pretty terrible the rest of the time. Still, he had a pretty good career as a TTO slugger.
Fernando Tatis Jr. Baseball
Every time I see Fernando Tatis mentioned, I get annoyed. It still blows my mind that we traded him for “Big Game” James Shields. How he got that nickname, I’ll never understand. He seems to have come up short in every big game he’s ever pitched. And he stunk for the White Sox. Imagine Tim Anderson, Luis Robert, Fernando Tatis Jr, Jose Abreu, and Eloy Jimenez all in the same lineup. It boggles the mind.
I debated whether or not to add a Tatis ball to the collection, since he never even played a game in the Sox organization. But Mill Creek had a pretty good deal on one, so I bit the bullet.
Sammy Sosa Baseball
I’ve been trying to pick up a nice Sammy Sosa baseball for years. For the longest time, there weren’t many nice, authenticated Sosa baseballs available. And the ones that were available were like $300. I finally found a nice ball for a nice price during Mill Creek’s holiday sale. I’m very happy to finally have this in the collection.
