Yet Another TTM Success From Eddie Robinson

I decided to send to Eddie Robinson again so I could get my 1991 Crown Orioles card signed by him while I still had the chance.  He is 99, but still signing, which is cool.

Robinson will be 100 in December and is the last living member of the 1948 World Series Champion Indians.  I have gotten him TTM several times, and he is a really super guy.  I even bought a signed copy of his book.

I mailed to Robinson on April 27 and got the card back on May 9, for a 12-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $10/card.

Another TTM Success From Eddie Robinson

Eddie Robinson is 98 years old, and still is signing through the mail.  I have gotten him several times, but this time around, I wanted to add another 1951 Topps Red Back to my autograph album.  There are only a handful of players left who appear in the Red and Blue Back sets, so I wanted to get them while I could.

I paid a fee of $10.00 when I mailed this card off on March 5.  The card came back signed on May 28, for an 84-day TAT.

TTM Success - Eddie Robinson

I got a back a TTM success today that I had begun to think I wouldn't see again.  I sent this 1952 Topps to Eddie Robinson on March 19 and got it back signed today, for a 131-day TAT.  Robinson charges a $10 fee for his autograph, so I had to include that as well.

I had gotten him once before, on a ball, but I wanted to get this 1952 Topps signed.  The card looks great and his signature does as well.

Robinson (b. 1920) played in the majors from 1942 and 1946 to 1957 for the Indians, Senators, White Sox, A's (Philadelphia and Kansas City), Yankees, Tigers and Orioles.  He had 1,146 hits, 172 home runs and a .268 career average.  He was a 4-time All Star and finished as high as 11th in the AL MVP voting (1952).  Robinson won the World Series with the Indians in 1948.

1951 Topps Red Back #51 - Eddie Robinson

Eddie Robinson (b. 1920) played in the majors from 1942, 1946 to 1957 for the Indians, Senators, White Sox, A's (Philadelphia and Kansas City), Yankees, Tigers and Orioles.  He had 1,146 hits, 172 home runs and a .268 batting average over parts of 13 seasons.  He played on the 1948 World Series Champion Indians (and is one of the few living members of that team).  He was a 4-time All Star and finished as high as 11th in the AL MVP voting.

Robinson still signs TTM and I got a ball back from him on November 4, 2012 after sending a donation of $10.

More From Eddie Robinson

Yesterday I got two really cool packages in the mail.  The first was my membership renewal package for the Pearl Jam Fan Club (AWESOME!) and the second was the book that I ordered from Eddie Robinson when I sent him the check for his TTM auto.

I'm currently reading Eight Men Out, but once that is done, I'll read this book.  I thumbed through some of the pictures yesterday and I am really eager to start this book.

I was happy to see that Mr. Robinson inscribed the book.  The inscription reads as follows: "For your love of the game.  I hope you like my story.  Best wishes, Eddie Robinson."

Really nice inscription from Mr. Robinson.  I hope I do enjoy his book and I hope I get a chance to tell him so.

TTM Success - Eddie Robinson

I finally got another TTM success after taking some time off from it recently.  I haven't sent any off in a good while, mainly because I have run out of ideas as to who I should send to. One of the last ones I sent off was to Eddie Robinson and I finally got my ball back yesterday.

I mailed to Robinson (b. 1920) on May 31, 2012 and got my ball back on November 4, 2012.  One of the reasons for the delay was that I failed to send any money with my ball.  About a month ago, I got a letter from Robinson asking for a donation of $10 for the signature and an ad for his book.  I sent two separate checks, one for the book and one for the autograph and got the signed ball back yesterday.

But wait!  That's not all!  In addition to the baseball, he also sent a signed index card and two signed baseball cards!  Awesome!

Robinson played in the majors from 1942, 1946-1957 for the Indians, Senators, White Sox, A's (two separate stints, one with the Philadelphia A's and later with the Kansas City A's), Tigers and Orioles.  He had 1,146 career hits, 172 home runs and an average of .268.  He was a key member of the 1948 World Champion Indians.  Funny, I have gotten two signed baseballs from players who were on that team just a few days apart from one another.  Eddie Robinson and Al Rosen are the only surviving members of the 1948 Indians.

Robinson is my 65th TTM success.  I need some assistance in figuring out my next batch of TTMs.  I want to stick with my theme of old players because I enjoy looking into the past of the game and learning about these guys.  Current players are nice and all, but I would much rather correspond with these guys.