TTM Success - John Santor

Here is another early 2000s Bowman from Ryan that I sent off to be signed TTM. This 2004 Bowman of John Santor turned out nicely. 

Santor (b. 1981) was a 35th round pick by the Cardinals in the 2000 June Amateur Draft out of Highland High School in California. He played in the minors from 2000 to 2005 in the Cardinals organization. He had 409 hits, 48 home runs and a .249 batting average. 

I mailed to Santor on January 3 and got the card back on January 24, for a 21-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Matt Macri

This 2004 Bowman gold of Matt Macri is another card that came in a stack from Ryan. I sent it off TTM to Macri, and it came back signed in black Sharpie. 

Macri (b. 1982) played in the majors in 2008 for the Twons. He had 11 hits, 1 home run and a .324 batting average. 

I mailed to Macri on November 12 and got the card back on January 14, for a 63-day TAT.

TTM Success - Jason Szuminski

This 2004 Bowman of Jason Szuminski was another card that came from Ryan. I sent it out TTM, and it came back signed in black Sharpie.

Szumimski (b. 1978) played in the majors in 2004 for the Padres. He had no record, 5 strike outs and a 7.20 ERA.

I mailed to Szuminski on December 17 and got the card back on December 27, for a 10-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Nick Gorneault

This TTM success from Nick Gorneault was cool in that these were not the cards I sent him.  I had sent him a 2007 Topps ROokie 52 and he exchanged it for the above 2004 Bowman Heritage and the below 2004 Bowman.  I was fine with the swap, as the Bowman Heritage is a really nice cards, and I have very few 2004 Bowmans in my boxes.

Gorneault (b. 1979) played in the majors in 2007 for the Angels.  He had no hits, no home runs and a 0.00 batting average.  He had appeared in 2 games, with 5 plate appearances and 4 at bats.  Hey, he made it to the majors.

I mailed to Gorneault on December 4, 2020, and got the cards back signed on July 9, 2022, for a 582-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Josh Banks

Finally, a 2008 Topps Moments and Milestones has been added to my autograph album.  It might be one of the worst sets ever, but I did want to get one of the cards in my autograph album.  This TTM success from Josh Banks facilitated that.

I had compiled a bunch of Banks's cards and he signed them with a fading blue Sharpie.  Still, I'm glad I got the cards back signed.

I think this 2008 Topps Finest came out of my card shop boxes.it suffered the worst from the dead Sharpie, but it is still signed.

I mailed to Banks on March 29 and got the cards back on April 19, for a 21-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Tommy Murphy

Here are a couple older gold Bowmans that I found in my boxes from the former card shop.  I got these two cards signed TTM by Tommy Murphy, and they turned out really cool with the red marker.  The card above is a 2004 Bowman gold, and the card below is a 2006.

Murphy (b. 1979) played in the majors from 200 to 2007 for the Angels.  He had 23 hits, 1 home run and a .213 batting average.

I mailed to Murphy on October 21 and got the cards back on February 14, for a 116-day TAT.

Some Signed Cards From Jackson

My friend, Jackson in Arizona, has been hosting private signings for a good while now, and seems to have found his niche and is pretty successful.  Recently, he has done a few and has sent me some cards as a thank you for helping him out over time.  Above is a nice 2007 Bowman Derrek Lee that Jackson sent me.  I'm pretty sure that I didn't provide the card, but it still is nice to see one get into my album.

Lee (b. 1975) played in the majors from 1997 to 2011 for the Padres, Marlins, Cubs, Braves, Orioles and Pirates.  He had 1,959 hits, 331 home runs and a .281 batting average.  He led the NL with 199 hits and 50 doubles in 2005, on his way to his best MVP finish (3rd).  He was an All Star in 2005 and 2007.  He was the NL Batting Champion in 2005 when he hit .335.  He was a Silver Slugger Award winner in 2005, and a Gold Glove Award winner 3 times (2003, 2005 and 2007).  He won the World Series with the Marlins in 2003.  He appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2017, but received no votes.

Jackson sent me these two Neal Cotts cards from a recent signing, a 2004 Bowman and a 2004 Topps Cracker Jack.  I love the Cracker Jack set; they look awesome when signed.

Cotts (b. 1980) played in the majors from 2003 to 2009 and 2013 to 2015 for the White Sox, Cubs, Rangers, Brewers and Twins.  He had a record of 21-24 with 421 strike outs and a 3.96 ERA.  He won the World Series with the White Sox in 2005.

Finally, I provided several Jack Spradlin cards to Jackson for a signing, and I was able to get this 2010 Topps Pro Debut back signed.

Spradlin (b. 1984) was an 8th round pick by the Nationals in the 2005 June Amateur Draft out of USC.  He played in the minors from 2006 to 2010 in the Nationals system, reaching AAA.  He had a record of 17-18 with 317 strike outs and a 3.91 ERA.

Thanks for the signed cards, Jackson!

TTM Success - Brad Sullivan

Here are a couple nice early 2000s cards that I was able to find in my boxes and get signed TTM from Brad Sullivan.  The above gold 2004 Bowman turned out really well and probably is only one of a couple of 04 Bowmans in my autograph album.  I didn't pick up many cards from this set, and I believe I found this one in the assorted boxes I got from my former LCS.

This 2004 Topps came out of a partial set that they were going to trash, so I grabbed the whole box and took them home for the purpose of having a 2004 Topps inventory to send TTM.  It helped, and I got the card signed.

Sullivan (b. 1981) was a first round (25th overall) draft pick by the A's in the 2003 June Amateur Draft out of the University of Houston.  He played in the minors from 2003 to 2007 in the A's system, reaching High A.  He had a record of 10-14 with 150 strike outs and a 5.93 ERA.

I mailed to Sullivan on March 9 and got the cards back on March 20, for an 11-day TAT.