TTM Success - Clint Robinson

Here are some nice cards that I got back signed TTM from Clint Robinson.  He signed my cards with a lime green Sharpie.  It was an interesting choice, but the cards look pretty nice. The above 2008 Bowman Chrome scanned nicely, even though the signature kind of blends onto the background of the card.

I also got a 2011 Topps Heritage Minors and a 2017 Topps signed.  They also look nice with the green Sharpie.

Robinson (b. 1985) played in the majors in 2012 and from 2014 to 2016 for the Royals, Dodgers and Nationals.  He had 133 hits, 15 home runs and a .257 batting average. 

I mailed to Robinson on January 16 and got the cards back on January 29, for a 13-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Jonathan Stiever

Another TTM success came in that had been out for a while when these cards came back from Jonathan Stiever.  I was glad to get thr above 2021 Mosaic orange parallel, which looks great.

I also got the 2021 Mosaic base and a 2020 Heritage Minors. 

Stiever (b. 1997) played in the majors from 2020 to 2021 for the White Sox.   He was 0-1 with 3 strike outs and a 14.21 ERA.

I mailed to Stiever on March 9, 2022, and got the cards back on January 26, 2024, for a 690-day TAT.

TTM Success - Pete Falcone

Here is a nice TTM success that I got back from Pete Falcone via PastPros.  I had the above 1982 Fleer in my box that seemed like a nice addition to the autograph album.  The card turned out really nicely.

I also got the above 1980 Topps signed.  It also turned out great.

Falcone (b. 1953) played in the majors from 1975 to 1984 for the Giants, Cardinals, Mets and Braves.  He had a record of 70-90 with 865 strike outs and a 4.07 ERA.

I mailed to Falcone on January 4 and got the cards back on January 26, for a 22-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Alex Avila

When looking at recent signings on SCN, I was surprised to see Alex Avila was signing.  I found two of his cards pretty quickly and dropped them in the mail.  The above 2019 Topps turned out nicely.

I also got a 2021 Topps signed, which looks great.

Avila (b. 1987) played in the majors from 2009 to 2021 for the Tigers, White Sox, Cubs, Twins and Nationals.  He had 714 hits, 105 home runs and a .233 batting average. He was an All Star in 2011 when he finished 12th in the AL MVP race and took home a Silver Slugger Award.

I mailed to Avila on January 12 and got the cards back on January 26, for a 14-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Tommy Hawke

The 2023 Bowman Draft TTM successes are slowing down, but I did get one in a couple days ago.  Tommy Hawke is interesting because he went to the same high school as my youngest brother, sister and sister-in-law, Reagan High School in Pfafftown, NC.

Hawke (b. 2002) was a 6th round pick by the Guardians in the 2023 July Amateur Draft out of Wake Forest.  He played 5 games last season for the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Guardians.  He had 4 hits, no home runs and a .235 batting average.

I mailed to Hawke on January 16 and got the card back on January 25, for a 9-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Robert Stratton

Some more late 90s Bowmans were added to the autograph album when I got this TTM success back from Robert Stratton.  The above 1997 Bowman turned out nicely.

I also got a 1999 Bowman and a 1999 Bowmaj Chrome signed.  Both look great.

Stratton (b. 1977) was a first round (13th overall) pick by the Mets during the 1996 June Amateur Draft out of San Marcos High School in California. 

He played in the minors from 1996 to 2006 in the Mets, Rockies, Marlins, Reds, Giants and Yankees systems.  He had 690 hits, 197 home runs and a .244 batting average. 

I mailed to Stratton on January 11 and got the cards back on January 25, for a 14-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Tom Tischinski

Here is another 1970 Topps that came back signed TTM. It was among the stack of cards that Ryan gave me. Tom Tischinski signed the card in black ballpoint pen.

Tischinski (b. 1944) played in the majors from 1969 to 1971 for the Twins.  He had 21 hits, 1 home run and a .181 batting average. 

I mailed to Tischinski on January 2 and got the card back on January 25, for a 23-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Travis Buckley

Here is a 1993 Topps that I got back signed TTM when this one came back from Travis Buckley.

Buckley (b. 1970) was a 24th round pick by the Rangers out of Johnson County Community College in Kansas during the 1989 June Amateur Draft.  He played in the minors from 1989 to 1998 in the Rangers, Expos, Reds, Mariners, Rockies, Angels and Braves systems.  He had a record of 75-74 with 902 strike outs and a 4.01 ERA.

I mailed to Buckley on December 8 and got the card back on January 25, for a 48-day TAT.

TTM Success - Ty Buttrey

Here is a TTM success that I got back the other day of a more recent player.  2021 Topps has been a bit of a tougher set to get signed cards of (as opposed to 2020 or 2022).  Part of it is that the design itself does not lend to quick pass-throughs in that box.  I have found that the font is super hard to read, so I find myself skipping the 21s a lot of the time.  Pro Debut is hard for me to see, as well.  I guess I'm just getting old.  Anyway, I was glad to see that Ty Buttrey was signing and that he was in the 2021 set.

Buttrey (b. 1993) played in the majors from 2018 to 2020 for the Angels.  He had a record of 8-11 with 122 strike outs and a 4.30 ERA.

I mailed to Buttrey on January 12 and got the card back on January 24, for a 12-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Dave Morehead

A couple more vintage cards that Ryan provided came back signed TTM recently when the above 1964 Topps and below 1971 Topps came back from Dave Morehead.

Both cards look great.  I was surprised that I hadn't gotten Morehead before. He has a really nice signature.  I guess I just hadn't had any of his cards until now.

Morehead (b. 1943) played in the majors from 1963 to 1970 for the Red Sox and Royals.  He had a record of 40-64 with 627 strike outs and a 4.15 ERA.

I mailed to Morehead on January 8 and got the cards back on January 22, for a 14-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Scott Fletcher

Here are some 90s cards that I got back signed from Scott Fletcher.  I really like the design of the above 1990 Topps Big, but the autograph smudged.  Oh well. It still looks cool.

I also got a 1990 Topps, 1992 Flair, 1994 Finest and 1994 Score signed.  All of them look great.  The Finest is cool.  I like the mid 90s Finest cards and have been able to get a few signed.

Fletcher (b. 1958) played in the majors from 1981 to 1995 for the Cubs, White Sox, Rangers, Brewers, Red Sox and Tigers.  He had 1,376 hits, 34 home runs and a .262 batting average. He finished 17th in the 1986 AL MVP voting.  

I mailed to Fletcher on November 6 and got the cards back on January 22, for a 77-day TAT.

Some Autographs From Aidan

My friend Aidan took some cards from me for the Cape Cod league to get signed this summer.  He sent me back a few signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

Aidan got a few Saltalamacchias done and also sent me back some other random cards like the above 2017 Update Jacob Faria and the 1988 Donruss Jose Mesa.

All of the cards loom great.  Thank you so much for the autographs, Aidan!

Adrian Beltre Elected To The Hall Of Fame

When I made the deal with my friend, Brayden, back in 2016, I knew Beltre would be a Hall of Famer.  I didn't know he would be my 172nd Hall of Famer on a baseball, as I have added a ton since that deal a little over 7 years ago.  The ball is still awesome to this day.

Beltre (b. 1979) played in the majors from 1998 to 2018 for the Dodgers, Mariners, Red Sox and Rangers.  He had 3,166 hits, 477 home runs and a .286 batting average.  He was a four-time All Star (2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014).  He was a five-time Gold Glove Award winner (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2016).  Beltre was named on 95.1% of the ballot. 

Max Crosses Off Another Tough 1987 Autograph

My good friend, Max, messaged me the other day asking if I had gotten Orel Hershiser for my 1987 set yet.  I hadn't, so he picked this up for me.  I was surprised.  I haven't seen any Hershiser signings as of late, so I wasn't sure how I would add this card to my set.

Hershiser (b. 1958) played in the majors from 1983 to 2000 for the Dodgers, Indians, Giants and Mets.  He had a record of 204-150 with  2,014 strike outs and a 3.48 ERA.  He had over 20 wins once (23 in 1988).  He was an All Star 3 times (1987 to 1989).  He was a Gold Glove Award winner in 1988 and a Silver Slugger in 1993.  He was the NL Cy Young Award winner in 1988.  His best MVP finish was 6th (1988).  He won the World Series with the Dodgers in 1988.  That post season, he was both the NLCS and World Series MVP.  He was also the ALCS MVP in 1995.

Hershiser appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot twice (2006 and 2007), but received at most, 11.2% of the vote.

Thank you so much, Max, for helping me add Hershiser to the set!

A Stack of Autos From Michael

Back at the 2023 National, Michael and I met up and did a trade using our boxes if extra autos.  I came away with some nice stuff for the autograph album like the above 2001 Topps Charlie Manuel.

I was glad to add a coupke 2009 Topps, Don Wakamatsu and Manny Delcarmen.  I got rid of nost of my extra 2009 Topps a while back.  I want to get some more bulk 2009 Topps, but I dont necessarily want to add more boxes.

Michael had an interesting assortment of cards.  I added: Russ Johnson, Derek Dietrich, Josh Collmenter, Bill Swaggerty, Roger Repoz, Bill Mueller, Billy Ashley and Christian Binford.  The Swaggerty 1984 Rochester Red Wings card is a pretty cool one.

Lenn Sakata is a tough graph.  I was glad Michael let me take the 1986 Topps Sekata.  I also added cards of Brian Moeler, Jerry Augustine, Chris Hoiles, Wilbur Howard, Jacob Heward, Jonathan Schoop, Turk Wendell and Creed Willems.

Finally, the last 9 cards were of Mitch Maier, Carlos Febles, Scott Eyre, Casey Whitten, Taylor Jungmann, Jim Gideon, Carl Willis, Rob Sperring and Ryan Kohlmeier.

Thanks for the deal, Michael!

A Few More Portland 50-50s

These three signed cards came in toward the end of the season from my friend, Gerard.  I wasn't sure who got them done for me, but Gerard spoke up.  Thanks for reminding me!

I got a 2021 Topps Update Sterling Sharp and these two Alex Binelas added to the autograph album. I was really glad to add the 2021 Bowman Chrome ray wave. 

Thank you Gerard for getting these signed for me.

Some 50-50s From Dylan

My friend, Dylan, returned the 50/50s that he got done for me this past season.  He took a bunch of stuff out of my prospects boxes and got them done for me.  The above 2019 Bowman Chrome Ethan Hankins was one that I wanted to get done for a while. 

Dylan hooked me up with these nice Sal Frelicks.  I was glad to see the Invicta get signed, finally.

I had gotten Branden Boissiere and Daylen Lile when I saw Fredericksburg.  I was also glad to get this parallel of Roismar Quintana added to the album. 

I had gotten Jimmy Crooks, III TTM back when 2022 Bowman Draft came put.  Dylan finished him off for me.

Here are some others he got done: Cooper Hjerpe, Maikol Escotto, Jose Salas, Victor Lizzaraga, Junior Sanquentin, Hendry Mendez and Luke Gold.

I was really glad to add a couple Jackson Merrill to the autograph album. I've heard good things about him.

Thank you so much for taking these cards and getting them done, Dylan!

TTM Success - Junior Kennedy

This past week was horrible for incoming mail.  I have a ton of TTM requests out in the world, and for whatever reason, not many have been coming back lately.  The last one to come in this week was of Junior Kennedy.  He signed 5 cards for me, including the above 1980 Topps.  His signature is nice, but small.

He also signed a 1979, 1971, 1982 and 1983 Topps.  All of them look great.

Kennedy (b. 1950) played in the majors in 1974 and from 1978 to 1983 for the Reds and Cubs.  He had 258 hits, 4 home runs and a .248 batting average.

I mailed to Kennedy on January 3 and got the cards back on January 17, for a 14-day TAT. 

Signed 1987 Topps Mitch Webster From Gerard

My good friend, Gerard, found this Mitch Webster signed 1987 Topps for my set.  Gerard has helped a bunch with the set.

Webster (b. 1959) played in the majors from 1983 to 1995 for the Blue Jays, Expos, Cubs, Indians, Pirates and Dodgers.  He had 900 hits, 70 home runs and a .263 batting average.  

Thank you so much for the help with the set, Gerard!

Christmas Gift From Jessie

My friend, Jessie, sent me a Christmas package that had a nice stack of autographs.  The above 1972 Topps Jon Matlack Rookie card was a nice pickup for the album. I could add Buzz Capra, but Leroy Stanton is no longer alive, sadly.

Here are three 1981 Topps that Jessie sent, Randy Niemann, Rick Bosetti and Larry Bowa.  I was surprised I didn't already have these, so that was cool.

These old Donruss were also nice.  He sent Mickey Klutts, Tim Blackwell and Barry Foote on some 1981 Donruss; Kiko Garcia, Johnny Grubb, Johnny Ray, Dave Schmidt and Jim Clancy on some 1983s and a Danny Darwin 1985 Donruss. 

Thank you so much for the signed cards, Jessie!

Another TTM Success From Pat Combs

Some more cards came back signed TTM from Pat Combs recently.  The above 1990 Topps Big is a nice looking card abd turned out great.

I had the above 1991 Toys R Us Rookies, which was a cool card.  It probably came out of a repack box a while back. I'm not sure.  It is a really nice card to add to the album.  The 1992 Donruss next to it was among a ton of cards from that year.  I opened so many boxes hoping to pull the Cal Ripken Donruss Elite autograph.  I ended up having to buy one at the National several years ago.  I was stuck with a bunch of base cards.  It's nice to add one of them to the autograph album. 

Finally, this 1989 Bowman turned out nicely.  I was able to get two over-sized cards added to one of the 8-card pages.  I found a small stack of those pages, so it is nice to work to fill one of them.

I mailed to Combs on January 8 and got the cards back on January 17, for a 9-day TAT. 

Another TTM Success From Ron Brand

This 1965 Topps of Ron Brand was picked up at a recent card show so that I could add another 1965 Topps to the autograph album. I had gotten Brand before. The card turned out great and Brand has a really nice signature. 

I mailed to Brand on January 2 and got the card back on January 17, for a 15-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Paul Marak

Here are some early 90s that I was able to get signed TTM from Paul Marak.  When I sent off the cards, I learned that Marak now lives in nearby Goldsboro.  I got a nice 1991 Leaf signed.  I remember when Leaf came out; it was considered a premium set.  The packs cost a good bot more than normal Topps or Donruss.

Speaking of, here is a 1991 Donruss, 1991 Topps and a 1990 ProCards AAA.

Marak (b. 1965) was one of only 50 former major leaguers to have been born in the UK. He played in the majors in 1990 for the Braves.  He went 1-2 with 15 strike outs and a 3.69 ERA.

I mailed to Marak on January 8 and got the cards back on January 16, for an 8-day TAT. 

TTM Success - George Foster

The 2005 Topps Pristine relic card above of Heorge Foster was the second relic card I pulled.  I got it back in 05 and had held it in a box of some of my favorite cards.  I realized that I had never gotten Foster TTM, so when I decided to mail to him, I dug this card out and sent it along.  It turned out great.

I also sent a 1981 Drakes, a 1983 Topps and a 2007 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts.  All of them turned out well.  The Legendary Cuts started the whole thing; my friend, Jesse, was looking through some of my cards, saw it and told me I should send to Foster.  I don't know why I waited all this time to send to him, but I'm glad I finally did.

Foster (b. 1948) played in the majors from 1969 to 1986 for the Giants, Reds, Mets and White Sox.  He had 1,925 hits, 348 home runs and a .274  batting average.  He led the NL in home runs in 1977 (52) and 1978 (40).  He led the NL in RBIs in 1976 (121), 1977 (149) and 1978 (120).  He was an All Star from 1976 o 1979 and 1981.  He won the World Series with the Reds in 1975 and 1976; this was the era of the Big Red Machine.  Foster was the NL MVP in 1977 and finished second in 1976.  A third place finish in 1981 would follow.  That season, he won his only Solver Slugger Award.  Foster appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot from 1992 to 1995, barely cracking the required 5% to stay on the ballot, before falling off in 1995.

I mailed to Foster on December 20 and got the cards back on January 16, for a 27-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $5/card.

TTM Success - Ron Reed

Other than being slightly off-center, the above 1973 Topps card of Ron Reed is pretty sharp.  The card is the driving force behind me wanting to send off to Reed.  His signature is very simple, but it fits the card perfectly.  I have a bunch of signed 1973 Topps, and have some more to send out.  

I also added the above 1977 Topps to the autograph album. I haven't added many of them lately, so this was an easy choice of a second card to send off.

Reed (b. 1942) played in the majors from 1966 to 1984 for the Braves, Cardinals, Phillies and White Sox.  He had a record of 146-140 with 1,481 strike outs and a 3.46 ERA.  He was an All Star in 1968.  He won the World Series in 1980 with the Phillies.

I mailed to Reed on January 6 and got the cards back on January 16, for a 10-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $10/card.