Ryan Freel – 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 Mourning Ryan Freel, Gone At 36 https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2012/12/24/mourning-ryan-freel-gone-at-36/ https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2012/12/24/mourning-ryan-freel-gone-at-36/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2012 02:05:00 +0000 http://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2012/12/24/mourning-ryan-freel-gone-at-36/ Read more]]> He signed autographs like he played: wild, unpredictable, all out.

Ryan Freel is dead. An apparent suicide.

According to www.sportscollectors.net, Freel responded to just 30 of 106 recorded TTM contacts, the last being in April, 2009.

Look hard at the autograph request letters you send. Be sincere. Be honest, But make sure that you make it clear that you think that each person matters, not just each autograph. The recipient might make a difference in your collection. You might make a difference in his future

See you in January.

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