My first auto redemption card is Chris Sale

 

It finally happened.

Today, for the first time in my 43 years of collecting, I pulled a  

Topps redemption card for an autograph. 

Now I have pulled autos out of packs before, but never a redemption card.

This is merry Christmas to me, as the autograph will be a Chris Sale autograph, the Atlanta Braves 2024 Cy Young Award Winner.

I didn’t make a video of the pull. One reason, I don’t have the equipment to make good card pulling videos and second, I don’t like to be on camera.

But I assure you there was joy and excitement. I was on the phone with a friend, and all I could say was “Finally! Whoo hoo! I got one!”

And how cool that my first Topps redemption is of an Atlanta Brave, my all time favorite team.

I know many will think how awesome, a Chris Sale autograph, while others will be like who cares, its not Ohtani.

But this could have been an autograph of a bat boy and I would be excited, as to me collecting should be about the love of the game and the hobby and not always the money.