TTM Success - Billy Beane

Although I got him TTM on a ball before, I wanted to send a card to A's executive, Billy Beane.  I figured I would add him on the 1987 Topps since I have so many of them signed already.  I have 39 of them in my albums so far.

Beane (b. 1962) played in the majors from 1984 to 1989 for the Mets, Twins, Tigers and A's.  He had 66 hits, 3 home runs and a .219 batting average.  He was the general manager of the A's from 1998 to 2015.  Following the 2015 season, Beane was promoted to Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations.

I mailed to Beane on January 26 and got the card back on February 3, for an 8-day TAT.

TTM Success - Billy Beane

I got my 72nd TTM success today, Oakland A's GM Billy Beane.  Beane, as I'm sure you know, was portrayed by Brad Pitt in the recent movie Moneyball.  I really liked the movie and took it for what it was, a Hollywood dramatization of the A's early 2000s season.

Beane really is good at what he does, though, as evident by the A's surprising run to the playoffs last year.  I am a fan of the A's historically, since I have done a great deal of reading on the old Philadelphia A's.

I mailed to Beane on April 4 and got him back today, April 10, making him a 6-day TAT.  That's awesomely fast, especially it went from NC to CA.