Mail Time! #4
I feel like I should call these entries “Mail Time!” Don’t know why, but I do. If you have any better suggestions, I will happily take them!
So, when I came home from school today (Wednesday- yep, this package showed up on the 28th and I am getting the entry up on the same day!) I found an envelope for me in the mail.
Here is the envelope that I pulled out of the mailbox.
Yes- I did use a roll of white out tape to cover up my address. Don’t question my methods.
In case you don’t know, I have emailed every MLB, PCL, California League, and NBA team, along with a few other random teams. This envelope was from Minnesota, so I figured it was from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The first thing I found was a letter.
It is actually personalized to me! That is a first!
I then found two Timberwolves temporary tattoos. (No, I did not alliterate on purpose)
Then next thing I pulled out were 3 Wolves SilyBandz. Does anyone remember those? They were a fad 2-3 years ago.
After that, I pulled out four logo stickers
The final item items that they sent me were 3 2012-2013 pocket schedules.
Yesterday, I got an email from the Los Angeles Lakers saying that they would send me a Fan Pack, so I’ll have that entry up as soon as I get it. This morning, I got an email from the Frederick Keys, the A-Advanced affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. They said that they mailed out some 2012 pocket schedules, and if I want a 2013 pocket schedule, to email them in March of 2013.
That’s it for this short entry! I’ll try to mix in some other entries soon with the mail entries, regarding my various baseball-related collections as well a few other ideas that I am currently working on.
Nick Badders is a unofficial reporter for MLB.com. He writes the blog, 7000 Coliseum Way, and you can follow him on Twitter @nickbatters or his blog @7000ColiseumWay. You can also LIKE his blog on Facebook or follow him @nickbatters or his blog @7000ColiseumWay on Instagram. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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Keys did the same thing to me… Sent them a envelope.
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Did they ask for one? They told be that they just would send them. And why kind of envelopes are you sending?
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Oops… Mixed them up.
The Keys emailed me saying that they are already in the mail for me. nd I am sending envelopes from staples. Overall the keys have been the nicest so far.
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What did the the Keys send? They told me that they were only sending pocket schedules. I will be interested to fid out what I get compared to what you get.
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Also, My updated list of teams that have replied.
Teams that said they would send something: Keys, Smokies, Diablos
Teams that I have to send a envelope to: Senators, Miracle, Lake Monsters, Renegades, SJ Giants, Con. Tigers, Pawsox, Nuts, Express, Canadians
Teams that said they don’t have anything: Power, Ironbirds, Salem Red Sox, Isotopes, Bees, Thunder
Teams who asked me to buy the bobbleheads: Spinners
Teams ask to email them later: Aces
Maybe: Indians
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Just emailed the 2 NBA teams you told me about. The Indians said they they would “look into it” I think I gave them the idea of starting to make fan packs.
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The Indians sent me an envelope that said Fan Pack, if you see my first mail entry. They were the first team to respond, telling me they had sent one. Odd that they gave you a different response.
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The keys said that they are mailing me 2012 pocket schedules.
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Ok, cool.
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Thank you for this list!
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Nick, I wasn’t referring to the MLB Indians, I was referring to the Indy Indians, the pirates triple-a team.
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I don’t know if I should send big envelopes or regular sized. I’m using regular sized, but I might regret it…
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I don’t know. I’ll probably send bigger envelopes.
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My bad. I’m surprised the Indy Indians haven’t changed their name considering that they are an affiliate of the Pirates.
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I know right… I alsothought that. I love minor league names and logos, but the braves minor league teams are called (city or state name) Braves, same with the cardinals, I found that sad that they couldn’t come up with fun/cool names.
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I agree. It is very unfortunate.
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I just got an email from the senators. At the end, it said PS, say hello to Max for me!
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WHAT???? There on to us!!!!!!!!!!
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I’m going to send them an email saying we are actually senators fans.
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Don’t worry about it. I told him we are both MILB Memorabilia collectors and to check out this blog.
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Haha that’s great!
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It’s true. We both collect MILB and MLB souvenirs! I wonder if he will actually check out this blog…
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I know but it’s still funny they noticed
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He said he would personally take care of my request. I am sending out envelopes tomorrow morning?
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**Morning!
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Did he say anything about me, if not can you tell him to “personally take care of” your friend max’s request too, I don’t want to send an envelope. I am also sending my envelopes out tomorrow!
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As a fellow MLB and MILB collector?
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I’ll email him thanking him and see what he says.
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He told me to send an envelope to Harrisburg and he would make sure to personally take care of my request personally. It’s that whole thing that they don’t want to pay for the postage. I’ll see what I can do.
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Thanks Nick!
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No problem!
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I but an envelope and 2 stamps on each envelope, what do you do?
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Sorry, in each envelope
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After putting the self-addressed envelope in a similar envelope, I put my letter in with it and sent it to the team. Make sense?
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What letter? The one you wrote as an email?
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I said that I was following up with the email I had sent and they had replied to, asking for a postage request.
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Oh, thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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Just read these comments. lol @ the Senators email (actually lol’d)
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Pretty awesome stuff, huh? I’m not surprised at all that he realized what was going on. It’s funny the way he mentioned it to me. It’s also cool that he is the GM!
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Just got a package from the Lansing Lugnuts, the triple a team of the blue jays. It included a magazine and some player cards from 2007. Still free stuff!
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Awesome! Wait… I thought the Las Vegas 51s were the Jay AAA team?
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Sorry, the Lugnuts are the low class A affiliate of the blue jays, I read it wrong.
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Oh, ok. I still need to email a lot of MILB teams.
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I am still emailing NHL and NBA teams, which NBA teams, if any, replied to you?
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If you read my most recent email, which I posted a few minutes ago, I have a list of what NBA teams have told me.
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The GM answering fan pack emails? talk about doing odd-jobs haha
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I know! The Vancouver Canadians VP/Assistant GM answered theirs.
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