It is Saturday today, February 1 and it's 10 a.m. I'm making the bed, while my wife is making muffins for breakfast when we hear a rapping on the front door. We are both not expecting anyone as I open the door and a total stranger stands before me with a wide grin on his face. He introduces himself, Brett Gladden, the brother of Dan Gladden, the splendid '80s utility player who spent most of his time with the Giants and Twins.
It is raining out, so I invite him in for a cup of coffee and, at this point, hot muffins right out of the oven. Nearly a year ago I TTMed Dan with no luck; however, my envelope did not go unnoticed as I will reveal to all of you my secret weapon on standing out.... my natural ability to draw.
But, there was something else that stood out, my return address is in the same small town as Dan's brother, Brett. Over the kitchen table we begin stories of childhood growing up in the area, how things have changed and raising kids. My wife and I are school teachers and it turns out, both of Brett's sons were my wife's students for English in middle school. Brett spent many years as a little league baseball coach and when I asked about Tyler Gilbert, Brett coached him early on. My wife is golf partners with Pat Burrell's mother here and on and on it went....
Brett presented me with two hats of his brother's exclusive Twins HOF edition...
...and this signed bobble head....
....I am not a bobble head collector, so if anyone is interested in this, please LMK. I was so tickled to start my morning off in such a way that I kept laughing about my luck. Thanks for looking and all the best to your collecting, ~Rooster.
It is raining out, so I invite him in for a cup of coffee and, at this point, hot muffins right out of the oven. Nearly a year ago I TTMed Dan with no luck; however, my envelope did not go unnoticed as I will reveal to all of you my secret weapon on standing out.... my natural ability to draw.
But, there was something else that stood out, my return address is in the same small town as Dan's brother, Brett. Over the kitchen table we begin stories of childhood growing up in the area, how things have changed and raising kids. My wife and I are school teachers and it turns out, both of Brett's sons were my wife's students for English in middle school. Brett spent many years as a little league baseball coach and when I asked about Tyler Gilbert, Brett coached him early on. My wife is golf partners with Pat Burrell's mother here and on and on it went....
Brett presented me with two hats of his brother's exclusive Twins HOF edition...
...and this signed bobble head....
....I am not a bobble head collector, so if anyone is interested in this, please LMK. I was so tickled to start my morning off in such a way that I kept laughing about my luck. Thanks for looking and all the best to your collecting, ~Rooster.
