Picked up this faded signed ball with players and coaches on the 1977 White Sox. I’m wondering if it’s a ball from Spring Training because Sam Hairston’s sig (his SABR bio says he coached with the Sox primarily in Spring Training in the 60s and 70s). He, along with Hall of Famers Minnie Miñoso and Larry Doby, are 3 former Negro League players on the ball. And my all-time favorite announcer, Steve Stone, with a sweet playing days sig (I also have his auto from a Cubs convention years ago).

Chris & I first met at an Art Class & Have Been Fast Friends Ever Since. We had art & sports in our veins & we were goombas as well!!! Chris has accomplished so much in his art career including Legends Magazine cover art as well as additional art in the pages of the magazine. His art made the magazine a sports collectible. He has done dozens of lithographs, all hand signed by the likes of Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax & many others. Artwork done for the San Diego Sports Hall of Fame now enjoys a spotlight at Petco Park.

In our free weekly newsletter covering sports magazine collecting, I share some thoughts on last night’s record-breaking PSA 9.6 MJ SI sale and what it could mean for the niche moving forward.

https://www.sportsmagcollector.com/p/michael-jordan-sports-illustrated-psa-graded-magazine-record-sale

Would you ever consider adding magazines to your player PCs?

From the section of my game room that I like to call, "Red Sox Corner."