Any good way to autograph a wet baseball?

[wfl1974]

You might try the old rice in bag trick that sometimes works with cell phones when they get dropped in water...not sure if it would work, but it might be worth a try...from the sounds of it, you may have to use a pretty generous portion of rice.

[johnsontravis@ymail.com]

First of all please don't stick it in an oven. Sounds waaaaaaaay waaaaaaay waaaaaay too risky Honestly patience is probably best.

[Swoboda4]

....with a wet pen. Thank you, thank you very much. Try the veal, it's the best in town...

[danesei@yahoo.com]

You could try the Sharpie Industrial pens, but I think many collectors would be turned off by the Sharpie (v ballpoint) look on the ball. You could also use the drying techniques, but the starch in the rice may actually hurt the ball.

Have you tried putting it in a desiccant container?

Side note: How do you know the ball was the HR ball? Did the seller send a picture of themselves holding the ball? I actually don't know how one would verify that. This somewhat relates to the inscription, as I'd be unsure of how Mr Cruz would be able to validate the inscription requested.

As for Tampa v St Pete... I've always wondered, is it just the bridge that divides the two? I've also wondered how parking/traffic is for games. The stadium looks like it's in the middle of the business district on maps.

[beef]

You could try the Sharpie Industrial pens, but I think many collectors would be turned off by the Sharpie (v ballpoint) look on the ball. You could also use the drying techniques, but the starch in the rice may actually hurt the ball.

Have you tried putting it in a desiccant container?

Side note: How do you know the ball was the HR ball? Did the seller send a picture of themselves holding the ball? I actually don't know how one would verify that. This somewhat relates to the inscription, as I'd be unsure of how Mr Cruz would be able to validate the inscription requested.

I'll have to do some research on the container, never heard of it. I'm worried the saltwater and any drying method may alter the ball so I may just let it dry out naturally. I'm going to cleveland next week and was hoping he'd inscribe it for me but I doubt it'll be dry in time. As far as authenticity goes, the rays stuck their hologram on the ball cube and gave me a paper coa from them. I'm not too worried about it being legit as I've done multiple transactions with them and I don't plan on selling the ball.

[camarokids]

As for Tampa v St Pete... I've always wondered, is it just the bridge that divides the two? I've also wondered how parking/traffic is for games. The stadium looks like it's in the middle of the business district on maps.

Three bridges connect Pinellas County with Tampa, Hillsborough County. Two with St. Pete, the other with Clearwater. The Northern parts of both counties are land connected.

Parking is not an issue at The Trop. A great place for baseball!!

[jtnatalierica]

Hi, I've been drying baseballs out for years. I just put them on my dashboard at the base of the windshield and, with the windows rolled up facing the sun whenever parked, they usually dry out within a week with very minimal damage, pretty much like it looks now , only dried out.

[sportsnbikes]

Put it in rice!