I Didn't Ask, and Yet, I Received

Last month I posted how I found a couple old Sports Illustrated at my local HPB, and one was an Angels cover I needed (Reggie Jackson). Jim (Mr. Haverkamp) almost immediately left a comment that he had the Carew issue I needed and would drop it in the mail. Wow! Shortly thereafter I received a package with the Carew cover inside.

Sweet!

And I didn't even have to ask!

That leaves me just needing these Angels covers:

December 2002 Angels Insert Photo "Stories of the Year" 

March 2014 Mike Trout "Powered Up"

March 2017 Mike Trout "MLB Preview"

March 2018 Mike Trout/Shohei Ohtani "MVP"

Jim also included these 1982 Fleer Stickers that were on my wantlist.

This just leaves me with 21 stickers to complete the album (I have tons of dupes if anyone is looking for any).

Super nice of you Jim, much appreciated.

Found At My Local HPB

I love having a Half Price Books nearby, I usually stop in about once a week. Scored a couple old Sports Illustrated on a recent trip. And all magazines are just a buck.

Sports Illustrated March 15, 1982

Stoked to get this one as I'm working on getting all the Angels covers, and this was one I needed.

It's in really nice shape too, "gently read" if you will.

Here's all the Angels covers, I still need to find the following in red:

May 1971 Jim Fregosi "Oakland Takes Over The West"

July 1971 Alex Johnson "Fallen Angel"

June 1975 Nolan Ryan "The Great Nolan Ryan"

April 1977 Jor Rudi "The Free Agents"

July 1979 Nolan Ryan "How Close It Was"

March 1982 Reggie Jackson "Hark the Heralded Angel Swings"

June 1983 Rod Carew ".400!"

October 1986 Grich/DeCinces "The Comeback Playoffs"

November 2002 John Lackey/Team "Answered Prayers"

December 2002 Angels Insert Photo "Stories of the Year"

February 2003 Mike Scioscia/Team "Baseball Sweet Baseball"

March 2012 Albert Pujols "Power Shift"

February 2012 Mike Trout "Supernatural"

March 2014 Mike Trout "Powered Up"

May 2014 Mike Trout "The Best Beyond the Shadow of a Trout"

March 2017 Mike Trout "MLB Preview"

March 2018 Mike Trout/Shohei Ohtani "MVP"

Sports Illustrated August 9, 1982

Also picked up this sweet Dale Murphy cover.

I've always been a Murphy fan, and even toyed with the idea of adding him to my Player Collections.

Not ready to make that commitment yet though.

I picked it up with the intent of getting it signed TTM, but according to SCN it appears he doesn't sign as reliably as he used to, so I probably wont send it through the mail.

Alex Johnson

Former Angel Alex Johnson has passed away at age 72.

Johnson played for the Angels in 1970-1971 and batted .329 for the Angels in 1970 to win the American League Batting Title.  He finished with an average .0003 higher than Carl Yastrzemski.
Johnson remains the only Angels player to win a batting title.

1964-1976 PHI, STL, CIN, CAL, CLE, TEX, NYY, DET.

Alex signed my SI in 21 days from his home in Detroit in 2012.

Did You See It?

Did you see the latest issue of Sports Illustrated?

I've been hoping for this.

Screw the jinx, this guys for real.

There I said it.

I was so excited, I told my wife to not touch it.

Its going straight into a Ziploc.

I'll buy a second hand copy at Half Price Books in a couple weeks to actually read the article.

I dont want any fingerprints on it.

I'm obsessive compulsive.