TTM Success - Shane Monahan

Here are a bunch more cards that I was able to pull from the boxes I got from the former LCS and get signed TTM. These cards from Shane Monahan are a nice mix of late 90s stuff that was just locked in the boxes and taking up space.  I love being able to move some of the cards and show them off.  The above 1998 Donruss is a nice card that looked pretty good when signed.

I also got a 1996 Topps, 1998 Bowman Chrome (both at top), 1997 Bowman Chrome and 1997 Bowman (both at bottom) signed. The 1997 Bowman Chrome had a little bit of fading, but the card still turned out well. A lot of those cards in that box seem to have gotten hot and the UV coating had gotten fairly cloudy.  The baby powder that I now use has done a great job on cleaning the UV coating off and yields to a great autograph (as opposed to some cards from that same box with the old powder that I used to use).

Monahan (b. 1974) played in the majors from 1998 to 1999 for the Mariners.  He had 53 hits, 4 home runs and a .235 batting average.

I mailed to Monahan on October 9 and got the cards back on October 21, for a 12-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Mark Grudzielanek

Here are some nice cards that I got back signed from Mark Grudzielanek.  I had held into his stuff for a long time, waiting for him to pick up signing again.  He was coaching somewhere nearby for a while, so it was either try to get him in person or wait for him to sign TTM.  The above 1997 Topps Chrome turned our great.  I don't have many 97 chromes, so this was a great addition to the album.

I also got a 1997 Donruss Studio, 2001 Heritage and 2003 Topps signed. 

Grudzielanek (b. 1970) played in the majors from 1995 to 2008 and 2010 for the Expos, Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals, Royals and Indians.  He had 2,040 hits, 90 home runs and a .289 batting average. He led the league in doubles with 54 in 1997.  He was an All Star in 1996; he finished 27th in the NL MVP race in 2003, and won a Gold Glove Award in 2006.

I mailed to Grudzielanek on September 28 and got the cards back on October 21, for a 23-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Frank Johnson

This 1971 Topps was signed TTM by Frank Johnson.  It was the only card I had of Johnson, and it turned out great.

Johnson (b. 1942) played in the majors from 1966 to 1971 for the Giants.  He had 92 hits, 4 home runs and a .211 batting average.

I mailed to Johnson on October 4 and got the card back on October 20, for a 16-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Sixto Lezcano

Sixto Lezcano's cards sat in my box for what felt like forever until I finally got around to paying his fee.  I got this great 1976 Topps signed, which turned out beautifully. 

I also sent off this 1981 Topps that also looms nice. 

Lezcano (b. 1953) played in the majors from 1974 to 1985 for the Brewers, Cardinals, Padres, Phillies and Pirates.  He had 1,122 hits, 148 home runs and a .271 batting average. He won a Gold Glove Award in 1979 and finished that season 15th in the MVP voting. 

I mailed to Lezcano on October 11 and got the cards back on October 19, for an 8-day TAT. I paid his fee of $5/card.

TTM Success - Ryan Feltner

Here is a nice 2022 Topps that I got signed TTM by Ryan Feltner.  The card turned out great.

Feltner (b. 1996) has played in the majors since 2021 for the Rockies.  He has a record of 6-14 with 128 strike outs and a 6.06 ERA.

I mailed to Feltner on August 11 and got the card back on October 19, for a 69-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Goose Gossage

Goose Gossage is about as automatic as you can get when it comes to someone signing TTM. One card is free and multiples are $5 a piece. I hadn't sent to him in a while, so I sent off this 1983 Fleer, which turned out great.

I've got several Gossage cards I want to send out, so I'll probably send another soon. I've got a friend who sends Gossage rookie cards out maybe once a month and has amassed a large collection of the signed rookies.  It's got one, that's all I need.

I mailed to Gossage on September 28 and got the card back on October 18, for a 20-day TAT. 

Another TTM Success From Jim Perry

When I got the boxes from Conrad, I pulled this rough Jim Perry to send to him and add another 1964 Topps to my autograph album. Even though it is beat up, it is still a cool card.

I mailed to Perry on October 11 and got the card back on October 18, for a 7-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $5/card.

TTM Success - Grant Roberts

Here are some more older prospect cards that I got signed TTM.  These were from Grant Roberts and turned out well.  Above is a 1998 Team Best, which is a pretty cool card.

I also got a 1999 Bowman Chrome and a 2000 Bowman signed.

Roberts (b. 1977) played in the majors from 2000 to 2004 for the Mets.  He had a record of 4-4 with 77 strike outs and a 4.25 ERA.

I mailed to Roberts on October 7 and got the cards back on October 17, for a 10-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Don Stanhouse

This is another TTM success that was initiated because I wanted to add a former Oriole to my autograph album. Of course, Don Stanhouse played for a few other teams, and I got more of those cards signed than Orioles.  Still, I got some good stuff signed and I am happy with how all of the cards turned out.

I had sent to Stanhouse back in 2016, but never got those cards back. I wonder if I used the wrong address or did the envelope just get lost.  Such is life when you send out hundreds of TTM requests in a year.

Stanhouse (b. 1951) played in the majors from 1972 to 1980 and 1982 for the Rangers, Expos, Orioles and Dodgers.  He had a record of 38-54 with 408 strike outs and a 3.84 ERA.  He was an All Star in 1979.

I mailed to Stanhouse on September 29 and got the cards back on October 14, for a 15-day TAT.  I had only send two cards (the 1973 Topps at the top and 1991 Crown Orioles card at the bottom). It was really cool of Stanhouse to include the extras.

Quick 50-50 Of Parker Messick

Every year, I send out cards for 50/50s.  Every year I fall behind and don't post stuff until.way later than I should.  In this case, I got a nice Parker Messick signed from someone who took a 50/50, only for me to completely forget who got it done.  I know it was someone I sent to late, and this was the only card I had of ant guys that they would have seen.  I also didn't log it on my spreadsheet.

Oh well, it'll come to me. Still, this 2022 Panini Prizm Draft turned out nicely.

Messick (b. 2000) was a 2nd round pick by the Guardians out of Florida State in the 2022 June Amateur Draft. He played at Low and High A this season and has a 5-6 record with 136 strike outs and a 3.77 ERA.

Eventually, I'll figure out who got the card signed for me. It doesn't mean I'm not thankful, though.  It just means that I send out a LOT of 50/50s.

Another TTM Success From Jim Palmer

These Jim Palmer cards were left over from my trip to Baltimore. I talked to him but he wouldn't sign, so I sent them off TTM to go ahead and get them signed.  The above 2013 Panini Cooperstown card is a really nice parallel that I've had for a long time. 

I also got this 2010 Topps Tribute signed that turned out great.

I mailed to Palmer on October 3 and got the cards back on October 14, for an 11-day TAT.   I paid his fee of $10/card.

TTM Success - UL Washington

These UL Washington cards have been sitting in my to-be-TTMed box for a long time.  I finally got around to paying his fee, and I'm glad I got them done.  Washington jas a great signature.  I haven't gotten as many 1984 Topps as I have some others from that era, but this one looks really sharp.

I also got 1980, 1983, 1985 and 1986 Topps cards signed with this success. 

Washington (b. 1953) played in the majors from 1977 to 1987 for the Royals, Pirates and Expos.  He had 703 hits, 27 home runs and a .251 batting g average.

I mailed to Washington on September 30 and got the cards back on October 11, for an 11-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $3/card.

TTM Success - Wally Bunker

Wally Bunker is another former Oriole who's autograph I received TTM recently.  I got his 1991 Crown Orioles card and his 1964 Topps signed.

Bunker (b. 1945) played in the majors from 1963 to 1971 for the Orioles and Royals.  He had a record of 60-52 with 569 strike outs and a 3.51 ERA.  He finished 2nd in the 1964 AL Rookie of the Year voting after going 19-5 with a 2.69 ERA.  He finished 12th in the AL MVP race that year.  He won the World Series with the Orioles in 1966.  He helped their cause by pitching a shutout against the Dodgers in Game 3; a game the Orioles won 1-0.

I mailed to Bunker on September 29 and got the cards back on October 10, for an 11-day TAT. 

Another TTM Success From Davey Johnson

Another TTM success from former Oriole, Davey Johnson came in recently when I looked to get his 1991 Crown Orioles card into the autograph album. The card turned out nicely.  I wish there was a little more to the set, but I can't complain since I got the entire thing for $5 and there are guys in there who have no other cards.

I also sent a rough 1968 Topps that has some marks on the back, a 1985 Topps and a 1990 Topps buyback.  Johnson inscribed the 85 Topps with 1986 WS Champs.

I mailed to Johnson on September 29 and got the cards back on October 10, for an 11-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $5/card.

Another TTM Success From Shane Greene

Shane Greene is a pretty reliable TTM signer.  I had gotten him a while back, then I found the above 2019 Topps Chrome sepia refractor.  I sent to him again, and got the card, along with some others, back signed.

I sent a 2015 Topps gold, 2019 Topps Heritage and a 2020 Topps.

Greene (b. 1988) has played in the majors since 2014 for the Yankees, Tigers, Braves, Dodgers and Cubs.  He has a record of 24-29 with 442 strike outs and a 4.50 ERA.  He was an All Star in 2019.

I mailed to Greene on June 14 and got the cards back on October 7, for a 115-day TAT.

October 22, 2023, Chantilly Show Graphing Recap

What a weekend.  My good friend, Jesse, and I met up with another close friend, Ryan this weekend.  The three of us, along with Ryan's nephew Blayke, checked out the Chantilly show on Sunday.  I wanted to finish of the 1982 Topps Baltimore Orioles Future Stars card that I had already gotten signed TTM by Jeff Schneider and Bob Bonner.  That left Cal to get taken care of, which I finally aas able to do. 

Cal commented on the card in that I got Schneider and Bonner, which was cool.  He shook my and Jesse's hands.  He's always friendly, and I was happy to pay the fee to see Cal again.

I paid Bill's premium fee to get the "Rick Face" card signed, finally.  It took some digging in some Orioles boxes to find the card, but I located it and got it added to the autograph album. 

Bill was super friendly and happily posed for the picture.  He commented on my Oklahoma Cielo Azul hat.  I just checked, ND I wore the same hat last year and I recall that Bill commented on it then, too. 

The Sunday autograph lineup wasn't terribly impressive for me, but I saw that Steve Carlton was going to be there.  I decided that I'd pay his fee and get him on a card to add to my album.  He signs TTM for a fee, but I wanted to meet him.

Carlton was nice.  He was pretty soft-spoken and it was hard to hear him at points. Jesse and I were nervous when we were lining up for this picture.  Carlton told us to calm down, line the shot up properly and thanked us for coming.  It was really nice of him to not push us along and ensure that we got a good photo.

Jair Jurrjens was signing in the Forward Area, so I got two cards of his signed for his fee.  I got a 2010 Topps Chrome and a 2011 Topps signed.  Jurrjens has an awesome signature.

Jurrjens was really nice.  I'm glad that I read the lineup thoroughly and saw that he would be there.

I was on a pretty tight budget, but i was still able to find some cool stuff.  I worked on my 1955 Bowman set just a bit and also found some cool vintage cards to send TTM.  We'll see if I can get them in.

Thanks Ryan, Blayke and Jesse for the great time and thanks Jesse for keeping our ride ti and from Ryan's house interesting and the photo ops.

TTM Success - Jose Tartabull

The 1967 Topps above that I got back signed from Jose Tartabull is interesting because it looks like it was double printed.  It looks like it was supposed to be 3D.  It wasn't, but does look interesting.

I also got Tartabull on a 1964 Topps, a 1966 Topps and a 1993 Pinnacle Idols.  The Idols card will be sent to Danny Tartabull soon. 

Tartabull (b. 1938) played in the majors from 1962 to 1970 played for both the Kansas City and Oakland As, as well as the Red Sox.  He had 484 hits, 2 home runs and a .261 batting average.

I mailed to Tartabull on September 30 and got the cards back on October 7, for a 7-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $5/card.

TTM Success - Jason Dellaero

Every time I go through my box of late 90s Bowman cards, I enjoy it.  Those are cards that I never would have had I not gotten my boxes from the former LCS.  Recently, I sent cards off to Jason Dellaero.  I had the above 1998 Topps Stadium Club and a series of Bowmans below.

He signed a 1997 Bowman, 1998 Bowman Chrome hometown and a 1999 Bowman Chrome. They all turned out nicely.

Dellaero (b. 1976) played in the majors in 1999 for the White Sox.  He had 3 hits, no home runs and a .091 batting average.  He was a first round (15th over all) draft pick by the White Sox in the 1997 June Amateur Draft out of the University of South Florida. 

I mailed to Dellaero on March 17, 2022, and got the cards back on October 6, 2023, for a 568-day TAT.

TTM Success - Brian Cooper

Here is a card from a set that I never really opened back when it came out, a 2000 Upper Deck Brian Cooper.  I got a stack of these from a card show a while back and have slowly added a few to the autograph album. This one was signed in silver Sharpie. 

Cooper (b. 1974) played in the majors from 1999 to 2002, 2004 and 2005 for the Angels, Blue Jays and Giants.  He had a record of 5-14 with 75 strike outs and a 5.80 ERA.

I mailed to Cooper on September 7 and got the card back on October 4, for a 27-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Jake Snider

The 2021 Topps Heritage Minors set is a nice one, and I have quite a few signed cards from that set.  I had heard from a friend that Jake Snider signed TTM, so I sent off to him.  The card turned out nicely.  I'm not trying for the set, but I do have a bunch of them signed, so it probably wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility for me to attempt it at some point.

Snider (b. 1998) was a 20th round pick by the Pirates out of the University of Louisville. He played in the Pirates system in 2019 and 2021 and the Roclies system in 2023.  He has 128 hits, 7 home runs and a .274 batting average. 

I mailed to Snider on August 23 and got the card back on 10/1, for a 39-day TAT.

TTM Success - Brad Miller

This TTM success from Brad Miller was overshadowed by the death of Brooks Robinson.  I'll always remember that I was in the process of posting this card to my Instagram account when I got the news.

Anyway, this 2020 Topps Update was signed with a fading Sharpie, but it is still signed.  It had also been out there for a while. 

Miller (b. 1989) has played in the majors since 2013 for the Mariners, Rays, Brewers, Indians, Phillies, Cardinals and Rangers. He has 740 hits, 123 home runs and a .236 batting average. 

I mailed to Miller on September 17, 2022 via a the Rangers and got the card back on September 26, 2023, for a 375-day TAT.  I had sent a 2021 Topps Update and a 2022 Topps, which he returned unsigned.

TTM Success - Dick Van Dyke

This 2014 Topps Heritage Gateway Arch card was something I was able to find in my card box to send off to Dick Van Dyke for signature.  He was born near St. Louis, so that as good a reason as any.  It looks like he inscribed "Good Idea" on the card, but it most likely says God bless.  I can't quite tell.

Van Dyke (b. 1925) has been an entertainer for the better part of seven decades.  He is best known for movie roles in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and two of the Night at the Museum movies.  His television credits include the Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis Murder.  He has won several awards and honors including a Golden Globe, Tony, Grammy, a Daytime Emmy, and four Primetime Emmys. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021.

I mailed to Van Dyke on August 11 and got the card back on September 22, for a 42-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Mark Lowe

Oops.  I didn't realize that I had gotten Mark Lowe TTM a couple years ago.  I actually got another 2010 Upper Deck done, but this one has a better signature.

I didn't have these two Topps cards, though.  I got a 2012 Topps Update and a 2016 Topps signed this time. Both of these turned out great.

I mailed to Lowe on May 2 and got the cards back on September 19, for a 140-day TAT.

TTM Success - Dennis Eckersley

This 2005 Donruss Throwback Threads came back signed from Hall of Famer, Dennis Eckersley recently.  I found the card in a box and thought it would be a good one to send out to Eckersley, since he has been signing.  Yeah, the card is a bit dark, but it still looks good.

I mailed to Eckersley on August 14 and got the card back on September 18, for a 35-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $20/card.

TTM Success - Larry Nance, Jr.

These cards of Larry Nance, Jr. sat in my to-be-TTMed box for a while as u waited for a good time to mail to him.  I finally decided to get them out, and am glad that I did.  

I knew Nance's dad a long time ago when he owned a race car that competed against my dad.  Nance, Jr. wasn't born yet, though.

Nance (b. 1993) has played in the NBA since 2016 for the Lakers, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers and Pelicans.  He has scored a total of 3,651 points in his career.

I mailed to Namce via the Pelicans on December 2 and got the cards back on September 15, for a 287-day TAT.

TTM Success - Brent Lillibridge

Here is a nice TTM autograph I got on a 2012 Topps from Brent Lillibridge.  I had to wait almost a year for it, but it finally came back.

Lillibridge (b. 1983) played in the majors from 2008 to 2013 for the Braves, White Sox, Red Sox, Indians, Cubs and Yankees.  He had 145 hits, 19 home runs and a .205 batting average.

I mailed to Lillibridge on November 10, 2022, and got the card back on September 12, 2023, for a 306-day TAT.

TTM Success - Jared Oliva

Here are a few nice cards that I got signed TTM recently by Jared Oliva.  The above 2021 Panini Mosaic green parallel turned out pretty cool.  I ended up with a lot of Mosaic, so it was good to be able to get one of them signed.

I also got a 2021 Panini Chronicles and a 2021 Topps signed.  The Chronicles scanned as if it had a purple hue to it, but the cards is silver foil.

Oliva (b. 1995) played in the majors in 2020 and 2021 for the Pirates.  He had 10 hits, no home runs and a .179 batting average. 

I mailed to Oliva on August 8 and got the cards back on September 12, for a 35-day TAT.