Comments on: Three Lessons From Former Players https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2010/10/15/three-lessons-from-former-players-2/ Hand-written memories from those who lived The Game! Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:18:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tony https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2010/10/15/three-lessons-from-former-players-2/#comment-67723 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:21:31 +0000 http://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2010/10/15/three-lessons-from-former-players-2/#comment-67723 I ended up buying another team photo, and I am going to start over again. Fortunately, of all the signatures I had on it, everyone is still living. It will just take a bit more work now to finish it. Onward and upward!

]]> By: Tom Owens https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2010/10/15/three-lessons-from-former-players-2/#comment-67722 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:56:04 +0000 http://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2010/10/15/three-lessons-from-former-players-2/#comment-67722 I feel for you, Tony. We don’t get second chances with choices collectibles. Even though your photo may be history, your experience can help others to send with caution.

Years ago, I had sent self-addressed gov’t postcards to Joe DiMaggio, one for me and one for my brother. Only one came back in the mail. I wrote a humble follow-up, saying that I felt someone may have claimed the great one’s signed postcard before it was delivered. I sent one more postcard.

The second postcard came back, PERSONALIZED.

]]> By: Tony https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2010/10/15/three-lessons-from-former-players-2/#comment-67721 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:23:20 +0000 http://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2010/10/15/three-lessons-from-former-players-2/#comment-67721 The main lesson I have learned is not to send items you can’t afford to lose. I mailed out a team photo with 7 signatures on it when a player appeared to be catching up with his mail. And I received a card from him earlier in under a week. So out went my photo. I’ve been waiting for it now for over a year…

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