Jeff Ballard – Baseball by The Letters https://www.baseballbytheletters.com Hand-written memories from those who lived The Game! Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:07:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 22759191 The Ballad of Jeff Ballard https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2012/11/21/the-ballad-of-jeff-ballard/ https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2012/11/21/the-ballad-of-jeff-ballard/#respond Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:51:00 +0000 http://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2012/11/21/the-ballad-of-jeff-ballard/ Read more]]> For years, it seemed like
facsimile sigs would be
the only thing collectors would see.

Chris James, Jeff Ballard…now Dave West.

BEEP BEEP BEEP.

Who are former players who didn’t like mail sent to their homes?

Alex Trebek is smiling. So are collectors who guessed that other addresses exist for these men.

I’ve seen the saga on www.sportscollectors.net. TTM autograph requests fall into a black hole. Then, someone figures out a mailing address for the guy. A family business. A “work” address that works.

Suddenly, the autographs start flowing again.

The moral? Pay attention to the “Whatever happened to…” features. Some retirees may be non-signers only some of the time.

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