Another TTM Success From AJ Hinch

There really are some hidden gem sets from the late 90s that I missed out on while I was on a break from cards.  Theabove 1999 Upper Deck SP of AJ Hinch was the reason I sent to him TTM again.  The card is really nice and looks great signed. 

I also sent off this 2000 Upper Deck.  I was away from cards from around 1998 to 2005 while I was off at college, pretty much. I got back into them during the 2005 season and haven't stopped since.  I missed a small window of some nice stuff, though.  Some of those sets are really fun to look through.

I had gotten Hinch several times TTM.  I mailed to him this time via Tigers Spring Training on February 13 and got the cards back on June 15, for a 122-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From AJ Hinch

I found some really nice cards of Astros manager, AJ Hinch, so I figured I would send to him again.  The above 1998 Upper Deck SP Future Watch is a really nice card that looks even better in person.

Hinch signed the back of the 2004 Topps Tek, but the card still looks nice.  I prepped the front, but the signature still came out nicely.  Also, the 1998 Donruss Signature Series card turned out really well.  I didn't have any of those in my album, so this is a nice one to be adding.

I mailed to Hinch via Astros Spring Training on February 5 and got the cards back on April 1, for a 55-day TAT.

TTM Success - AJ Hinch

I got a really cool TTM success from Astros manager, AJ Hinch.  I really wanted to get this Topps Now card done that I got at the end of the World Series.  It was a free card from Topps Now when I ordered a few cards from the World Series for my friend, Nick.

I also sent off this 1999 Topps, which turned out really nice.

Hinch (b. 1974) played in the majors from 1998 to 2004 for the A's, Royals, Tigers and Phillies.  He had 209 hits, 32 home runs and a .219 batting average.

He managed the Diamondbacks from 2009 to 2010 and the Astros from 2015 to 2018.  His career managerial record is 397-362 (.523 win %).  He won the World Series with the Astros in 2017.

I mailed to Hinch at Spring Training on February 10 and got the cards back on March 30, for a 48-day TAT.