As an aside, my Alex Rodriguez and Mariano Rivera autographed baseballs arrived earlier this afternoon, UPS, from Steiner Sports. I was not able to order a case directly with the Mariano Rivera ball, so it is now in its Rawlings box; I’ll go out to a local baseball collectibles store and buy a case for that one and for my Joe DiMaggio ball, which is in the same old thing it came with when I ordered it from QVC several ages ago.

These are my first baseballs of the digital age, as I’ve noted that the “certificates of authenticity” are actually cards with bar code.

Ths is a kewll deal, so to speak.