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[schillingfan]

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Personal check written by Schilling to pay for an eBay auction he won

Mailing envelope it was sent in


I got this signed in person this past fall

[2x_beckett_super_collector]

My Nolan Ryan one of a kind hand mold

I am a huge Nolan Ryan collector and have appeared in Beckett mag two times with my collection. I once lived two streets over from the late MLB umpire Durwood Merill. He and Nolan were really good friends and he welcomed me to his home were I was able to purchase some nice things from him, but unfortunately I never obtained any Ryan GU items due to him passing away one week before our next set meeting.
That was many years ago, but just a year ago I found my Holy Grail Ryan item! Most of you Ryan collectors probably know of the Bronze Memories hand cast that Ryan was molded for but some may not know of the Noll hand cast session that he did before that. In 1986 Robin and Paul Noll contracted Nolan to do a life cast of his face and hand holding a baseball. The method they used to mold his hand actually used a rubber and plaster cast. Unlike the Brinze memories cast which his hand was dipped in a mold, leaving no original mold in the end.
The Noll's sell these hands and faces on e bay now. After many e mails several phone calls and a year of contact, I was able to obtain the original hand cast that was used! I have %100 positively photo matched it to the one on Ryan's hand! The best thing is, the rubber mold still contains about 40 of Ryan's arm hairs and roots that were pulled out during the process ! I own Nolan Ryan's DNA lol! That sounds weird to most, but for the biggest Ryan fan, it's amazing!
Just thought I would share my story. I wish I knee how to get pictures on here. I'm new to all of this and I'm doing it via my phones. Any suggestions? Also, does anyone know of a professional service that will do a photo match authentication for me? I once met with Nolan to have him inscribe it as the mold he used. Although he was sure it was, he said he couldn't invasive it unless it was authenticate by a professional. Thanks everyone!

[RRexpressfan94]

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I dont have pictures of the two items now, but they are what got me started on collecting. In July of 07 my uncle was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer. Living in Austin, (about 3 hours from Houston, where he lived) my family and I were making trips down there almost every weekend to hang out with him and our cousins as his cancer got worse and worse. At this time I was 12-13 years old and I loved being down there. One day when he was on his computer in his office he called me in there and I began to look at the walls and shelfs of memorabilia he had. Most of it was just stuff he acquired from players on his own during his years of being the head of Astros security. He started to tell me about some of the stuff and how he got it, and showed me a video of Barry Bonds hitting his 71st HR in 2001 and how you can see him in the video making sure no one runs on the field. After a little while he opened up a drawer and handed me Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio rookie cards and said I could keep them. At this time this was my only things I had in my collection other then a couple of baseballs i got from Round Rock over the years. A few months later he passed away and left all of his items to his physco wife. After the funeral we did not speak with her anymore due to reasons I would rather not say, but after a few months I found out most of the baseball items were supposed to go to me according to what my Uncle had said but his wife decided ebay and craigslist were a better fit for them. Because of that, I decided that I would start collecting in honor of him, and as you can see, it has just snowballed from there.

[gameused]

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Here's a favorite of mine. Joe Dimaggio autographed jersey numbered 1/56 for his 56 game hitting streak.

Thank's, Bobby
hawaii_five0@yahoo.com

[stdrwt11]

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Here are a few of mine I have collected over the years. All autos actually look really sharp (bad camera) other than the RB football where the autos are fading.

Nolan Ryan 16x20 signed photo with 4 inscriptions: HOF 1999, 5714 Strikeouts, 7 No Hitters, Don't Mess With Texas!

NFL full sized replica helmet signed by: Troy Aikman 3x SB CHAMPS, Jim Kelly HOF 02, Drew Brees John 8:32, Warren Moon 9x Pro Bowl, Joe Montana 3x SB MVP, John Elway Comeback Kid, Peyton Manning SB XLI MVP

3000 Hit bat on Rawlings Big Stick signed by: Pete Rose 4256 Hits (and he dotted the i in Big Stick), Craig Biggio 3060 Hits, Paul Molitor 93 WS MVP, Dave Winfield Winfield Wants Noise, Eddie Murray STEADY EDDIE, Robin Yount MVP 82,89, Tony Gwynn 15x All Star, Cal Ripken Jr Ironman

Craig Biggio 3000 Hit shadow box with signed ball, signed card with a piece of jersey and bat, and 2 tickets from his 3000 hit game

Replica Batting Helmet signed by: Johnny Bench 10x Gold Glove, Carlton Fisk 75 WS Gm 6 GW HR Stay Fair! Stay Fair!, Ernie Banks MR CUB Let's Play Two, Frank Robinson 2x MVP, Mike Schmidt 3x MVP, Reggie Jackson Mr. October 5x WS Champ, Ryne Sandberg 9x GG

White Panel Football signed by: Gale Sayers HOF 77, Eric Dickerson HOF 99, Marcus Allen 85 NFL MVP, Marshall Faulk 2000 NFL MVP, Earl Campbell HOF 91, Jim Brown 2x MVP HOF 71

[Canseco44]

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Long story.... This was back in 04 right before his book was about to come out. He had started a website and wanted to put some items for sale on the site to generate traffic such as signed cards and stuff. I had a huge collection of Canseco cards on ebay and a guy claiming to be his agent emailed me asking if I would sell to them directly. Long story short, I gave him about $250 worth of cards, which he autographed and sold on his website, for this check and a game used D Rays bat and one of the first signed copies of his book Juiced. It was my idea to get the check because I had a Fleer payroll check of his and thought, how many people actually have a signed personal check from the player they collect mad out to them?

Todd

[Dach0sen0ne]

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This would have to be my favorite non GU item. A personal check from Canseco made out to me for $1.00! Great conversation piece.

That is a really cool and unique piece.

[mlupo]

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This would have to be my favorite non GU item. A personal check from Canseco made out to me for $1.00! Great conversation piece.

That's a great piece, how did you manage to get him to write you a check?

[Canseco44]

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This would have to be my favorite non GU item. A personal check from Canseco made out to me for $1.00! Great conversation piece.

[Shipp_96]

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That's great to hear that he was cool to you and all of his fans. McEnroe is a legend, a guy that transcends his sport, period.

[nycsports]

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Those are some pretty sweet McEnroe items, especially the picture, nycsports! Is he as cantankerous to his fans as he was to the line judges (LOL)?

I'm sure honestly sure he is probably the opposite, which I find in many athletes away from the heat of the game.

Thanks for the compliments on my John McEnroe items! When I met McEnroe, he was signing free autographs at a tennis store in NYC. And luckily, he was the total opposite of how he acted towards line judges. Haha! He was very polite as he had a few words with each of his fans and stood up and posed for pictures with them as well. It seems like McEnroe cares a lot about his fans, as well as promoting the game of tennis.

[frikativ54]

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We were at a bar in St. Charles on the night that the Cardinals beat the Mets in the 2006 NLCS...and we heavy into some adult beverages. When Adam Wainwright slammmed the door on Carlos Beltran, the place (which is huge - and was packed) went nutty. At our table were six bigger than normal guys...and we literally accidentally CRUSHED our table to the floor from leaning, hugging, etc.

Since I lived the closest, I grabbed a souvenir - one of the legs of our table. It's signed by everyone who was there. One of the best memories of baseball I have as an adult.

Haha. That's a neat item and a memory you will never forget.

[bigtruck260]

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We were at a bar in St. Charles on the night that the Cardinals beat the Mets in the 2006 NLCS...and we heavy into some adult beverages. When Adam Wainwright slammmed the door on Carlos Beltran, the place (which is huge - and was packed) went nutty. At our table were six bigger than normal guys...and we literally accidentally CRUSHED our table to the floor from leaning, hugging, etc.

Since I lived the closest, I grabbed a souvenir - one of the legs of our table. It's signed by everyone who was there. One of the best memories of baseball I have as an adult.

[rangersfan1214]

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These 2 items are some of my favorite team autographed items I have.. I know there are quite a few Cowboys and Huskers fans on this site

1st.. A 2009-10 Dallas Cowboys team autographed football

2nd.. A 2010-11 Nebraska football full size helmet autographed by the entire team including Helu, Martinez, Denard, Lavonte David

Comments on authenticity are welcome

[Shipp_96]

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Those are some pretty sweet McEnroe items, especially the picture, nycsports! Is he as cantankerous to his fans as he was to the line judges (LOL)?

I'm sure honestly sure he is probably the opposite, which I find in many athletes away from the heat of the game.