2022 National Free Signer - Roy White

Roy White was another signer that I had seen before at a past National.  A few years ago, he was a last minute replacement for Steve Garvey at the VIP party.  This year, he was a free signer during the Wednesday portion of the show.  I had gotten him in the past on a baseball.  This year, I had 2 cards and 2 vouchers that I could use.  The above 1984 Topps came from a card shop I had stopped at in New Jersey back in June.  I was glad to add this to the album.

I also had this 1980 Topps, which turned out nicely.  I liked how White signed along the bat shown on the card, and not the faux autograph printed on the card.

White was pretty nice, but I didn't try for a selfie with him.  We weren't sure at the time who would be cool with one or not, so we just went through the line and moved along.

TTM Success - Roy White

I held onto his cards for a while, until I was ready to spend some money on a non-1987 signing.  Then, I sent off 4 cards to Roy White.  I had some nice stuff, like the above 2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York.  The NY logo is actually fuzzy, like made of felt.  I have several of these cards, and was glad to get one into my album.

I also had White's 1973 Topps, 2001 Topps Archives and a 2009 Upper Deck Goudey.  All of the cards came out great.  I had a decent stack of White's cards put aside, since he was supposed to be at a National a couple years ago.  He ended up not being there, so the cards sat and waited.

White (b. 1943) played in the majors from 1965 to 1979 for the Yankees.  He had 1,803 hits, 160 home runs and a .271 batting average.  His best MVP finish was 12th, in 1968.  He was an All Star in 1969 and 1970 and won the World Series with the Yankees in 1977 and 1978.  He appeared on the 1985 Hall of Fame ballot, but received no votes.

I mailed to White on November 23 and got the cards back on January 2, for a 40-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $5/card.

Birthday Package From Michael

I got a huge box from my friend, Michael last week for my birthday.  Inside the box was a ton of stuff that I really wasn't expecting.  He sent along another round of his own game used stuff from his recently completed baseball season.  I sure hope he makes the big time, or else, I will have a bunch of stuff I'll have to send back to him once he has kids.

Something really cool in the box was this game used baseball from the 2013 season.  April 24, 2013, to be exact.  It is a pitch from Brandon Morrow to Nolan Reimold which ended up as a foul back to the screen.  Nice!

I was really surprised to find these signed baseballs in the box.  Starting from the top left is Roy White, Tom Nieto; Bottom left: Marty Barrett and Jim Mudcat Grant.

I already had a Grant ball, a ball I got for free while in Cooperstown, but it was badly faded.  I can now upgrade it like I have been wanting to for a while.

Barrett played from 1982 to 1991 for the Red Sox and Padres.  He had a decent career, with 938 hits, 18 homers and a .278 batting average.  He was the 1986 ALCS MVP.

Nieto inscribed his ball with '87 WS Champs, which is pretty cool.  He played from 1984 to 1990 for the Cardinals, Expos, Twins and Phillies.  He won the World Series while with the Twins in 1987, of course.He didn't actually play in the World Series with the Twins, but he did play in the 1985 World Series while with the Cardinals.

White played his entire career with the Yankees from 1965 to 1979 and was a 2-time All Star.  He had 1,803 hits, 160 home runs and a lifetime average of .271.  He played in three World Series with the Yankees from 1976 to 1978, winning two (1977 and 1978).

Thanks so much for the birthday box, Michael, I really appreciate it!