TTM Success - Cale Lansville

I added another autograph on a Stars and Stripes card with this TTM success from Cale Lansville.  The card turned out great, and for someone so young, Lansville has a really nice signature.

Lansville (b. 2003) pitched 8.1 innings for Team USA in 2018 for the 15U team.  He had 6 strike outs and a 2.16 ERA.

I mailed to Lansville on August 4 and got the card back on August 25, for a 21-day TAT.

TTM Success - Ryan Feierabend

It took a while, but I was really excited to get this TTM success back from Ryan Feierabend.  2005 Bowman Heritage is a really great set, and I love the brick background for Feierabend's card.  His signature is really nice, as well, and looks great on the card.

I also got this 2005 Bowman's Best signed.  It, too, looks real sharp with his signature on it.

Feierabend (b. 1985) played in the majors from 2006 to 2008, 2014 and 2019 for the Mariners, Rangers and Blue Jays.  He had a career record of 2-12 with 72 strike outs and a 7.34 ERA.

I mailed to Feierabend on March 18, 2019, and got the cards back on August 25, 2020, for a 526-day TAT.

TTM Success - Ruben Amaro Jr

 
I got some more junk wax era cards out of my box and into my album with this TTM success from former Phillies GM, Ruben Amaro, Jr.   I had a bunch of his cards, so I was glad to be able to get a few signed, and then send some off to some friends, so they too could get a few done.

Surprisingly, I don't have a whole lot of 1992 Fleer (top left).  Those must not have survived the great card purge I did a few years ago.  I had taken a buch of junk wax cards and made gift bags that I gave out for Halloween.  Now, I kind of wish I had kept some of those, because I wasn't doing TTM back then.

Amaro (b. 1965) played in the majors from 1991 to 1998 for the Angels, Phillies and Indians.  He had 218 hits, 16 home runs and a .235 batting average.

I mailed to Amaro on July 31 and got the cards back on August 24, for a 31-day TAT.

TTM Success - Bill Risley

The above 1995 Topps card made me take a look and see if Bill Risley signed TTM.  When I saw that he did, I found a couple other cards and sent them along.  Risley's signature is interesting, for sure.  Still, the cards are signed and look pretty cool.

Risley (b. 1967) played in the majors from 1992 to 1998 for the Expos, Mariners and Blue Jays.  He had a career record of 15-13 with 203 strike outs and a 3.98 ERA.

I mailed to Risley on August 4 and got the cards back on August 24 for a 20-day TAT.

TTM Success - Lary Sorensen

It took me a couple tries, but I finally got a TTM success from former pitcher, Lary Sorensen.  The original address that was listed for him came back RTS, so I had to search for another, and finally found one that worked.  It sucks, because the original address I had found was in my old hometown, which was kind of cool.

Still, I got 5 Topps cards signed, and they all look great.  Sorensen has a great signature, and I was able to move some cards out of my boxes.

Sorensen (b. 1955) played in the majors from 1977 to 1985 and 1987 to 1988 for the Brewers, Cardinals, Indians, A's, Cubs, Expos and Giants.  He had a career record of 93-103 with 569 strike outs and a 4.15 ERA.  He was an All Star in 1978.

I mailed to Sorensen on August 3 and got the cards back on August 24, for a 21-day TAT.

TTM Success - Joe Borchard

I got some nice cards back signed TTM from Joe Borchard, recently.  The above 2003 FLair was a really great one to get back, as I really enjoy this design.  The card turned out great, even with a black Sharpie.

I checked, and Corwin Malone doesn't sign TTM, so this 2003 Topps will just take a spot in my album.

I also got an 02 Topps and an 01 Bowman signed, and they both turned out well.  Borchard has a nice signature, and the Sharpie he used was a good one.

Borchard (b. 1978) played in the majors from 2002 to 2007 for the White Sox, Mariners and Marlins.  He had 147 hits, 26 home runs and a .205 batting average.

I mailed to Borchard on August 12 and got the cards back on August 24, for a 12-day TAT.

TTM Success - Leroy Kelly

It has been a while since I have added a football player to my autograph album.  I like to add those when I find some cool vintage cards, and that's what happened with Leroy Kelly.  I had picked up a couple 5,000-count boxes from my LCS for real cheap, and there was a small assortment of vintage baseball and football in there.  I saw that there were a few Kelly cards, and that he signed TTM for a fee, so I got the money together, and sent the cards off.

Kelly has a great signature, and inscribed each card with "19 H.O.F. 94", which looks really cool.  I especially like the red border on the above 1971 Topps.  I have always said that red cards tend to look great when scanned.

I also had a 1970 and 1972 card of Kelly, so I sent those along, as well.  I figured I would go ahead and pay the fee to get them signed, otherwise, they'd just sit in my boxes, because I do nothing with football stuff.

Kelly (b. 1942) played professionally from 1964 tom1973 for the Cleveland Browns.  He played college ball at Morgan State.  In his career, he had 7,274 rushing yards with 74 touchdowns.  He led the league in rushing yards in 1967 and 1968; and rushing touchdowns in 1966, 1967 and 1968.  He also had 2,281 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns.

Kelly won the NFL Championship in 1964; he was a 6-time Pro Bowler and a 3-time All Pro.  As his inscriptions say, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

I mailed to Kelly on August 12 and got the cards back on August 24, for a 12-day TAT.  I paid a fee of $10.00/card.