TTM Success - LaMarr Hoyt

One of the many TTM successes I got back on April 4 was from former pitcher, LaMarr Hoyt.  I mailed 4 cards to him on March 28 and got them back signed on April 4 for a 7-day TAT.

When choosing what to send Hoyt, I had to go with this 1984 Topps All Star card, since it was sitting in the top cubby hole of my desk for years.  I have no idea where it came from, but there it sat.  For a long time.  Now, it will finally reside in my TTM album, after being sent out into the world and coming back with a signature.  I finally put it to use.

I was able to get autos on some other nice Topps cards as well, like this 1985.  I still contend that these look really awesome signed.

This 1986 Topps turned out great as well.  Much like the below 1987.  I really liked getting this success from Hoyt.

Hoyt (b. 1955) played in the majors from 1979 to 1986 for the White Sox and Padres.  He was the 1983 AL Cy Young Award winner after going 24-10 with a 3.66 ERA and 148 strike outs.  He finished his career with a 98-68 record, with an ERA of 3.99 and 681 strike outs.  He was also an All Star in 1985.

Even More Mail From Drew - LaMarr Hoyt Signed Baseball

Another player Drew was able to have sign for me was former Cy Young Award winner LaMarr Hoyt.

Hoyt pitched from 1979 to 1986 for the White Sox and Padres. He had a career record of 98-68 with a 3.99 ERA and 681 strikeouts. He won the Cy Young Award in 1983 when he went 24-10 with an ERA of 3.66 and 148 strikeouts. I didn't know until I looked him up that he was from Columbia, SC.
Hoyt's once promising career was derailed by numerous off the field problems that revolved around drug use. He was arrested 4 times on various drug possession charges and was banned at one time by then commissioner Peter Uberroth. The ban was lifted by an arbitrator, but Hoyt would never make it back onto a Major League field. Today, he is drug free and serves as a roving instructor in the White Sox system. He is definitely one of those 'could have been' players who you wonder just how good he could have been if he had been able to successfully battle his demons before they ruined his career.