[quote="bravesfan1515"]I have been collecting signed baseballs for three years and I have over 60. This is just a suggestion but this is how I do mine : I take a standard 8x10 envelope, place my LOR baseball and pen inside along with a 5x7 SASE. I have never had a problem with my baseballs being damaged/ I personally do not use padded envelopes because the standard are cheaper if you buy them in bulk. Hop this helps and good luck with Mariano Rivera ![/quote]

okay thankyou you so much. I will try that. i will try him during spring training since he only seems to respond then. wish m luck

Mariano signs only certain parts of the season...that's why some people get him back and some don't. Also, he will sign cards if you put them in an 8x10 envelope (he normally doesn't open the smaller envelopes).

I have been collecting signed baseballs for three years and I have over 60. This is just a suggestion but this is how I do mine : I take a standard 8x10 envelope, place my LOR baseball and pen inside along with a 5x7 SASE. I have never had a problem with my baseballs being damaged/ I personally do not use padded envelopes because the standard are cheaper if you buy them in bulk. Hop this helps and good luck with Mariano Rivera !

okay thank you. I think that he gets to much mail during regular season that he does not have time to sign all. Okay well i will send him a baseball during spring training. Now just to be clear i send it in a #0 envelope and have the sase folded insideand puttee baseball and blue pen inside? Thankyou all so much for your feedback. I probally would have sent it to yankees stadium and probally would have never gotten it back.

bravesfan1515 maybe correct

Hello juliet001,
This year my grandson sent a baseball (16 days turnaround) and I sent custom index card (27 days turnaround) at two seprate times to spring training and received them both signed (see below). We don't live in the same home. I told him about Mariano.

But.... my other two grandsons sent a baseball and a 4x6 photo to Yankees Stadium and they haven't received them as of today. Between use living at different homes we are at 50% success rate.

It could of been just lost in the mail, As I know he's a very good signer. A baseball is more money over all but wroth it if you get it back. A baseball card is the low cost way to do it.

Good luck and look forward to hear your success!


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oh wow okay then i will just wait until the coming up spring training to reach him and i think a baseball is my best bet. Thankyou all so much for ur help. i really appreciate it.

He seems to only sign during spring training. I sent him a baseball last year to Yankee Stadium and no reply. I sent a SI to Yankee Stadium wih no reply. I sent a baseball to spring training and got it signed in 14 days

I sent a baseball card quite some time ago. Nothing yet, and not holding my breath. I would try a baseball.

how big of a photo like 8x11 is big enough. And i think i will send a baseball as well. One more question i should send to yankees stadium right. I am such a huge yankee fan and he is the best closer in all of baseball so i want to do everything right to get his autograph,