Aside from the Dodgers losing over the weekend, Sunday brought a shade of happiness for me. This was just one little bright spot from an otherwise dismal weekend. There was an autograph signing at a card shop in Whittier,CA called Harry's Dugout and it was featuring Pedro Guerrero. Awesome.
Guerrero was a beast of a hitter for the Dodgers in the 80s. He had some 30 homer seasons, a couple seasons of an on-base percentage over .400 and a little postseason glory in 1981. The Dodgers beat the Yankees in 1981 to win the World Series. Guerrero was a key piece to that championship by hitting two homers in the series and taking home a third of the World Series MVP award. Ron Cey and Steve Yeager also took home a third of the MVP award, respectively.
It was good to see Guerrro looking good and healthy. He has had some off the field issues with drugs and I wasn't sure what his physical appearance would be. As you can see above, Guerrero seems to be doing well and that made this autograph signing even better.
I always struggle picking out a card to bring to one of these Dodger signings. I pick through boxes and flip through pages on the lookout for the perfect card to bring. It gives me some anxiety while on this search and I examine the cards with a microscope. A big fear of mine would be to bring a piece of cardboard to get autographed, only to realize the card had a huge bend in it.
That isn't my biggest fear in life. The biggest fear I have are clowns with red hair. They are pure evil just like Angel Pagan.
I settled on this card because I love the retro design and I knew the signature would come out looking sweet. Guerrero's flowing afro was also a major plus for me.
This signing was tons of fun. I had a good time in line chatting some baseball with a handful of the local LA graphers. Good conversation always makes waiting in line more enjoyable.
Thanks to Harry's Dugout for hosting such a nice event with a big time ex-Dodger.
i think you chose wisely with that card - it looks great. i went with his 79 rookie card when i sent to a signing a year or two ago. if i were to do it again, i would choose that fan favorites card.
ReplyDeleteNice choice on the card, I am not a Dodgers fan as you know but that Fan Favorites with the 81 design are great cards.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if I told you but I am in the process of moving into the Thousand Oaks area. I have visited Valley Sports Cards a couple times since I have been up here. Have you checked out their big board yet? I scored some 2013 Heritage SPs and some vintage (late 60s early 70s) cards for $1 each. The board is big with the 4 major sports plus more, you should check it out if you haven't.
I agree with the other commenters, the choice of card was spot on. The graph looks really nice as well, clean and legible..
ReplyDeleteI love that card. I think you made a great choice.
ReplyDeleteIt was nice hanging out with you and Franz.