[Atticus]

When I was a kid in the 1970s I sent Mr. Haddix (an MLB coach at the time) his 1959 baseball card with a request that he autograph and return it. He graciously complied, as did so many active and retired players back then.

Someone mentioned Phil Rizzuto on this thread. He not only gave me an autograph, he wrote a little note telling me I was a “great kid.” Baseball was magical.

[a little elbow grease]

When I was a kid in the 1970s I sent Mr. Haddix (an MLB coach at the time) his 1959 baseball card with a request that he autograph and return it. He graciously complied, as did so many active and retired players back then. Someone mentioned Phil Rizzuto on this thread. He not only gave me an autograph, he wrote a little note telling me I was a “great kid.” Baseball was magical.

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Yes it was ...... and at times these days it also is magical.