1987 Donruss

#603 Jerry Narron

Here's the second card that I got signed by the Ranger's special assignment coach.

This card is the first '87 Donruss that I ever got signed. I had an '87 Topps and Fleer signed a long time ago, but for some reason I never had an '87 Donruss. I'm sure I sent a few out in the mail (which maybe I didn't), but just never got them back.

1986 Topps 3

#496 Jay Johnstone

Here is the second and last Jay Johnstone cards that I got signed at the Willie Wilson Classic. This one is weird because Jay signed it across his face. On some of the cards that I've shown so far, the signature touches part of the face (Jenkins, Henderson, Abbott). But, this is the first instance of a signature going completely through a face.

1986 Topps 2

#399 Bill Swift

I got this card signed through the mail. It was probably towards the end of 1993, when he was closing in on 20 wins. Until this year, this was the only 1986 card that I had signed.

1986 Topps

#209 Randy Ready

I got this card signed at the same Salt Lake Bees game that I got the Max Venable autographs. Randy was the manager of the Beavers. After Max came over and signed, he went and sat back down in the middle of the bench. Randy came out shortly thereafter with a cup of coffee and sat down next to Max and started chatting. I waited for a lull in the conversation and then asked him to sign and he came over and did just that.

I have a ton of '86 Topps, but most of them aren't in very good shape. That black border on top sure shows the card's defects. So, I rarely look through this set to get cards signed. Actually, that's not true. I look through the set, but rarely find a card in good enough condition to even bother getting it signed. This one barely made the cut.

I must add that this is the first Brewer card where the player isn't wearing a powder blue jersey (though he has a powder blue undershirt on, which has to count for something).

1986 Fleer 2

#365 Bob Dernier

Here's the second installment of Bob Dernier that I got signed at the Willie Wilson Classic. It's harder to see on this card, but I like how he signs his name Bobby.

The story of how I got this card is pretty much the same as the '86 Donruss. I got a real good deal on ebay for 12 cello packs. Before that I had one pack of cards from this set.

1986 Fleer

#196 Max Venable

I got this card signed this past season in Salt Lake City. The Bees were hosting the Portland Beavers that day and Max is the Beaver's hitting coach. He was sitting in the middle of the dugout as the players started to come on the field to stretch and I yelled over to him asking if he would sign. He didn't say anything, but he got up and came over and signed all three cards.

1986 Donruss

#375 Steve Henderson

Here's the third and final Steve Henderson. This one has the sloppiest signature of the three.

I picked up a few packs of '86 Donruss earlier in the year. Before those packs, the Jose Canseco rookie was about the only card I had of that set. Topps was the only brand I knew of until '87 when I discovered Fleer, Donruss, and Sportsflics.

This is the first Donruss card on here that is not from the 1981 set.