Another TTM Success From Joe Carter

I needed Joe Carter for my 1987 set, so I decided to mail to him again.  I also included this 1997 Fleer EX, because I thought it would look cool in my album.  I was worried that the auto wouldn't turn out too well on it, but I was happy to see that it did work out.

I also got the 1987 Topps done, of course.  It cost me $5/card, but was well worth it to get these taken care of.

I mailed to Carter on March 17 and got the cards back on March 26, for a 9-day TAT.

TTM Success - Joe Carter

I got a TTM success on March 15 from 1993 World Series hero, Joe Carter.  I mailed three cards to Carter on March 4 with a check for $5.00 and got only one of them signed.  Carter returned the other two.  I'm not really upset, but it would have been nice if he had signed all three for that fee, but I get it.  Different players sign for different rates.

The signature looks great.  The cards I sent were a 1994 Score Season Highlights card showing his historic home run in the 1993 Series, a 1989 Topps and this 1993 Flair.  I imagine that Carter has seen a ton of the 94 Score, so he chose this one to sign instead.  It is definitely a good decision, because the card looks great.

Carter (b. 1960) played in the majors from 1983 to 1998 for the Indians, Padres, Blue Jays, Orioles and Giants.  He had a very successful career where he had 2,184 hits, 396 home runs and a .259 lifetime batting average.  He finished as high as 3rd in the AL MVP voting (1992), he received MVP votes in 8 seasons, was a 5-time All Star and 2-time Silver Slugger.

Carter won the World Series in 1992 and 1993 with the Blue Jays.

I sent to him on March 4 and got my card back signed with a $5.00 fee (one signature per $5.00 request) and a 11-day TAT.

A Look At The Last Blue Jays World Series Win

The Blue Jays had won the World Series in 1992 and backed it up in 1993 after finishing the regular season 95-67.  They took care of the White Sox in the ALCS 4-2, then went on to beat the Phillies in 6 games (4-2).  They would come from behind to beat the Phillies in game 6 on Joe Carter's 3-run homer that is shown above.

When the Jays won back to back, no team had done that since the 1977 and 78 Yankees.  The next season, no World Series would be played due to the player's strike of 1994.  The Rockies and Marlins had just begun playing that season.  Bill Clinton was in the White House.  Reggie Jackson was the only player voted into the Hall of Fame that year by the BBWAA; The Veterans Committee didn't elect anyone.

The Blue Jays 1993 roster included three Hall of Famers (Roberto Alomar, Rickey Henderson and Paul Molitor) and also their GM become a Hall of Famer (Pat Gillick).  The offense was led by John Olerud who had 200 hits, .363 batting average, 24 homers and 107 RBI.  He would finish third in the AL MVP voting behind Frank Thomas and his own teammate, Paul Molitor.  Molitor, of course, helped lead the offense as well with 211 hits, 22 homers, 111 RBI and a stout .332 batting average.  That 1993 Blue Jays lineup boasted three regulars who batted above .325.  That's pretty good.

Their starting rotation was led by Pat Hentgen who went 19-9 with a 3.87 ERA.  Their starters in general were fairly pedestrian, with only one other starter pitching to a sub-4.00 ERA.

There have not yet been any players lost from the 1993 Blue Jays team.