Spring Training Update: Six Returns!

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•  Logan Morrison 1/1 c/o Mariners, 8 days
• Josh Collmenter 1/1 c/o Diamondbacks, 17 days
• Trevor Rosenthal 2/2 c/o Cardinals, 17 days
• Jonathan Pettibone- 1/1 c/o Phillies, 20 days
• Brad Ausmus 1/1 c/o Tigers, 24 days
• Dale Sveum 1/1 c/o Royals, 7 days

Phillies @ Red Sox, 5/27

After an unexpectedly cold spring, Mother Nature flipped the switch on Memorial Day and gave us some great weather for graphing.  I came into the day with low expectations, but it turned out to be my best day of the year, especially for my set.  Papelbon made a nice milestone for the 09 collection, as he is the 100th card I've completed from the Updates & Highlights set.

• Michael Young- 09 Topps U&H
• John Mayberry- 09 Topps U&H
• Laynce Nix- 09 Topps U&H
• Carlos Ruiz- 09 Topps
• Ben Revere- 13 Heritage, 12 Allen & Ginter
• Mike Adams- 09 Upper Deck
• Ryan Howard- 09 Topps
• Jonathan Papelbon- 09 Topps U&H

2 Spring Training Returns: Vance Worley & Gaby Sanchez

• Vance Worley 1/1- The young Phillies starter personalized his 12 Topps card in blue sharpie. Sent 3/2 (31 days)

• Gaby Sanchez 1/1- I already had Gaby sign his 09 Topps rookie card, but for some reason he had one in the Updates & Highlights set as well. It's almost identical to the picture used in the base card, which you can see here. I received the U&H card back signed from Marlins camp exactly one year after I got the base card signed. Sent 3/1 (32 days)
  

Spring Training Return: Charlie Manuel

• Charlie Manuel 1/1- The Phillies skipper signed his 09 Topps card from spring training, postmarked from New Jersey. This was a nice surprise, as I thought he typically sends pre-signed postcards after the first few weeks of spring training. Sent 2/28 (52 days)