I'm finally updating a success i had a few weeks ago. I sent two autograph requests right after Spring Training, one to Trot Nixon c/o the Cleveland Indians (sigh) and Gabe Kapler c/o the Greenville Red Sox. I sent pictures of my trip to Spring Training in 2006 with Ashley. To Trot, i sent a picture of him autographing my ball and the amazing picture i took of him during the National Anthem.
Trot returned these pictures, both signed, in under a month and surprisingly returned them before Kapler did. Well needless to say, these pictures are easily my favorite autographed Nixon items.
Continuing with Trot, i also bought a card from eBay for under $5.00, and it is pretty cool because it is one of the first cards of him on the Indians. But it still pictures him in the Sox uni and the jersey is from the Sox as well. So i of course HAD to buy it.
Back to the autograph success, the Kapler photo i sent was originally an idea that i had for my girlfriend who loves Kapler and took a photo with him at Spring Training in 2006. So i sent in two photos and had Kapler sign one to me and one to her. Well i got the photos back both signed and personalized. My inscription was actually fairly funny because it reads "TO GREG, BE NICE TO ASHLEY!! GABE KAPLER" I find this ironic because Gabe and his wife started the Gabe Kapler Foundation which educates people about domestic abuse and helps women escape abusive relationships. So it's hard for me to look at that autograph and not think that Mr. 5% body fat, muscle magazine coverboy is not threatening me. Which totally rocks by the way.
I am very excited now though because i know have Gabe Kapler's full autograph and his shorthand one when he is in a hurry. So that is fairly snazzy.
So there are my updates. Thanks for reading and...
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