Received: 8/12/10
Time: 19 Days
Address: c/o Rochester Red Wings
Item Sent: 2006 Topps '52, 2010 Topps
Item Received: 2006 Topps '52, 2010 Topps. Both signed in thin blue Sharpie.
Notes:
Pat Neshek could be as responsible as anyone for getting me back into this hobby as an adult. It was his arrival to the Twins a few years ago, along with the introduction of his autograph blog that first reminded me of the fun I had collecting as a kid. Even though it took a few years for me to begin, I suppose the seed has been planted in my mind since then. The reason it took me over three months to send a request to Mr. Neshek is simple: I didn't have any of his cards. After finally acquiring a couple of them, I sent a request to Rochester. I'm pretty happy with the result - and I certainly don't mean this as a complaint of any kind - but I am a bit surprised that a seasoned autographer as renowned in the hobby as Pat would use such a dry marker on his cards. It doesn't look terrible. I do love that he added the baseball stitches - a staple of his unique signature - to the facsimile autograph printed on the Topps '52 card. Thanks, Pat!
