TTM Success - Andy Fox

This TTM success that came back from Andy Fox had a nice variety of cards from several different card sets.  The above 1996 Score Select has a nice wood grain border, and looks pretty nice now that it is signed.

I got a 1991 Carolina League all star card signed, which was a really nice find.  Fox's 1993 ProCards minors card also was a good find in my boxes.  I rounded the submission out with a 1996 Fleer and a 2003 Topps.

Fox (b. 1971) played in the majors from 1996 to 2004 for the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Marlins, Expos and Rangers.  He had 461 hits, 30 home runs and a .239 batting average.  He won the World Series with the Yankees in 1996.

I mailed to Fox on March 21, 2022, and got the cards back on January 20, 2023, for a 305-day TAT.

A Signed Card From Gerard

I got a package in from my good friend, Gerard the other day that had some birthday stuff (that I'll post later) and this card that he was able to get signed for me by Andy Fox.  I like the design of the card, a 1996 Select.  I have a thing for wood-grain cards, and this is a nice one.

Fox (b. 1991) played in the majors from 1996 to 2004 for the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Marlins, Expos and Rangers.  He had 461 hits, 30 home runs and a .239 batting average.  He won the World Series in 1996 with the Yankees.

Thanks for getting this signed for me, Gerard.  It will look great in the album.

TTM Success - Terrell Wade

Here some nice mid-90s cards that I was able to get signed TTM from Terrell Wade.  The above 1995 Collectors Choice SE turned out really well.  These are very colorful cards, and also look very 90s.

I also got a 1997 Upper Deck and a 1996 Score Select signed by Wade.

Wade (b. 1973) played in the majors from 1995 to 1998 for the Braves and Devil Rays.  He had a record of 8-5 with 125 strike outs and a 3.99 ERA.

I mailed to Wade on May 10 and got the cards back on May 17, for a 7-day TAT.  I sent 5 cards and he signed 3.

TTM Success - Juan Gonzalez

I got a great TTM success in today from a baseball star that I paid a lot of attention to when I was growing up.  Being a baseball fan in the 90s, you knew who Juan Gonzalez was.  He was one of the biggest stars of the decade and when I saw that he was signing TTM, I jumped all over it.  I went through all of my card boxes and pulled out a huge stack of his cards.  I then culled them down to just 5 that I thought would look cool signed and/or ones I would have liked to have seen in my auto album.

This 1995 Studio Gold card was the #1 card that I wanted to get signed.  I didn't have any in my auto album yet, and this was one of my favorite sets from back then.  The concept was pretty cool, and still looks pretty good today.  The card turned out great signed; I couldn't have asked for it to have turned out better.

This 1996 Score Select turned out really nice, as well.  This was a premium product back then, and I actually had forgotten about it until I found this in one of my boxes.  The wood grain design always looks good on a card, so I think that is what pushed it to the front of the line of cards that I picked.

I had a bunch of the 1998 Topps Interleague Play cards, and I thought it looked pretty cool.  The 1994 Fleer Ultra is especially cool with the American FLag background, but if you look closer, it has the 1993 All Star Game logo when the game was played at Camden Yards.  I had to add that to the TTM request for that purpose alone!

Finally, while looking through the boxes, I found this 1990 Topps Gonzalez rookie.  I figured that would top everything off, so I added it to the pile.  I was tempted to add a sixth card, but in the end, I relented since I didn't want to push my luck.  I am really happy with how everything turned out.

Gonzalez (b. 1969) played in the majors from 1989 to 2005 for the Rangers, Tigers, Indians and Royals.  He had 1,936 hits, 434 home runs and a .295 career batting average.  He was a 3-time All Star and 6-time Silver Slugger Award winner.  He was the AL MVP twice (1996 and 1998).  He hit 40 or more home runs five times.  He batted .310 or better five times as well.  He appeared on two Hall of Fame ballots (2011 and 2012) but only received as much as 5.2% of the vote before receiving 4.0% that dropped him off of the ballot in 2012.

Gonzalez on paper looks like a sure-fire Hall of Famer, but being mentioned in the 2005 Mitchell Report and also Jose Canseco's book as a steroid user.  This is the reason why he barely got a sniff of any Hall of Fame votes.  I doubt he ever gets in, but if some of the other known users get in, maybe he will have a chance in the future.

I mailed to Gonzalez on September 26 and got the cards back today for an 11-day TAT.