Thursday, August 9, 2018

Let there be light!



Today marks the 30th anniversary of the first night game at Wrigley Field. The first night game was supposed to be played on 8/8/88 but the game was suspended during the 4th inning so it didn't count as an official game. The next night, on 8/9/88, the first official night game at Wrigley Field took place.

Roughly 5 years ago I set out to get a 1989 Score card commemorating the game signed by every Cubs player that played that night. I'm just one player shy. It's not Hall of Famers Ryne Sandberg, Goose Gossage, or Andre Dawson. It's not even a star player like Rafael Palmeiro or Mark Grace. I still need Damon Berryhill.

I've sent ttm requests to Damon Berryhill on multiple occasions over the years including 2 earlier this year. One was sent to Braves Spring Training and the other sent to the minor league team that he manages, the Gwinnett Stripers. No luck so far with Berryhill, but here is everyone else.


6 comments:

  1. That's a cool project and it displays nicely. Are you planning on working on their opponents that night as well?

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  2. One of the best collections out there for sure! You'll get the Berryhill auto eventually!

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  3. That's such a cool idea for a collection! Good luck getting Berryhill!

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  4. Really cool! Bet you find your thrill when you get that sig from Berryhill!

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  5. That is one of the coolest projects ever! Any plans to display it after you get Berryhill? I hope he ends up signing one of your TTM requests. Maybe there's a blogger out there that goes to minor league games that can end up helping you out.

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