Another TTM Success From Bill Greason

Bill Greason is now 100 years old and I have added a couple more of his autographs to the collection with this TTM success.  I had him sign a 1994 Score showing Busch Stadium, since he was a Cardinal.

My friend Jesse gave me this 5 x 7 photo, and it looks pretty nice. He signed it in copper Sharpie.  

I mailed to Greason on August 30 and got the card and photo back on September 17, for an 18-day TAT. 

Another TTM Success From Ken Berry

Here is another couple of signed cards that came back TTM from Ken Berry.  The above 1975 Topps Mini turned out nicely.  He's got a really nice signature. 

I liked this 1974 Topps as well.  The colors on the card look really good.  These were both cards that I got out of Conrad's boxes and while back and finally made myself send them out.

I mailed to Berry on September 6 and got the cards back on September 16, for a 10-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Daniel Winkler

A pass through my boxes at the end of the season led me to these two cards of Daniel Winkler.  I was able to move this 2013 Donruss Elite Extra Edition out of my rookies box and into the autograph album. 

This 2018 Topps Update also turned out nicely. 

Winkler (b. 1990) played in the majors from 2015 to 2021 for the Braves and Cubs.  He had a record of 9-5 with 173 strike outs and a 3.98 ERA.

I mailed to Winkler on September 3 and got the cards back on September 14, for an 11-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Alan Gratzer

This TTM success from REO Speedwagon founding drummer Alan Gratzer was decades in the making.  I used to be very close friends with his nephew, Max, and also knew his brother Gary very well.  Gary passed away in 2018; he was such a great guy.  I'm glad I went and visited with him months before he passed.  It was also nice that he remembered me.  While Max and I were probably best friends at one point years ago, we've lost touch and have gone our separate ways.  Max had told me a while back that I probably wouldn't get a TTM success back from his uncle, but I finally got around d to sending the above card out.  I was happily surprised when it came back signed, albeit on the back.

He also included a signed index card, which was nice.  He didn't respond to my letter explaining my connection, but that's ok with me.

Gratzer was a founding member of the rock band, REO Speedwagon, and played with the band from 1967 to 1988, then occasionally accompanied the band as a touring guest from 2005 to 2017.  They are known for songs such as Keep on Loving You, Take it on The Run, Roll With The Changes and Time For me to Fly.

One of these days, Max and I will reconnect. I really do miss his dad, though.  He was a great guy. While his brother was a famous musician, Gary was an accomplished record company rep and got me into a Starsailor concert for my birthday.  He was a regular customer back when I worked at the grocery store who would hang out at the customer service desk and hassle me. I later learned that this was his way of getting a rise out of people and I fell for it.  We ended up hitting it off and I hired his kid (Max) when he was looking for a job.  Max and I hit it off over our mutual love for baseball, and became good friends.  Man, that was a long time ago.

Anyway, I mailed to Gratzer on August 24 and got the cards back on September 11, for an 18-day TAT. 

By the way, this is not the same Max that I talk about on here all the time. He's an amazing friend who I'm glad I'm still connected with.

Another TTM Success From Travis Buck

My friend Ryan gave me some cool Travis Buck cards to send to him TTM.  These aren't those cards.  Buck kept the two 2007 Topps Chrome refractor (a black and a white) cards that I sent, and sent me back this 2005 Bowman Chrome and the below 2008 Topps.

I'm still glad it got something back; it just would have been nice to add those two refractors to the album. 

I mailed to Buck previously in 2021.  This TTM request was sent on August 24 and got the cards back on September 9, for a 16-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Brian Omogrosso

This 2013 Topps was signed TTM recently by Brian Omogrosso.  His signature was pretty decent with the card signed in thin black Sharpie.   It actually blends well with his uniform. 

Omogrosso (b. 1984) played in the majors from 2012 to 2013 for the White Sox.  He had a record of 0-2 with a 5.54 ERA.

I mailed to Omogrosso on August 26 and got the card back on September 7 for a 12-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Mark Hendrickson

These three cards of Mark Hensrickson have been in my boxes for a while.  I finally sent them out, including the above Aberdeen Ironbirds team set card.  I was glad to get this one out of the old team set and into the autograph album. 

I also got these two Upper Deck cards, a 2007 and 2008.  Both of these sets are really good ones to get signed.  I especially like getting them out of the boxes, since I have so many.

Hendrickson (b. 1974) played in the majors from 2002 to 2011 for the Blue Jays, Devil Rays, Dodgers, Marlins and Orioles.  He had a record of 58-74 with 666 strike outs and a 5.03 ERA.

Hendrickson also played in the NBA from 1996 to 2000 for the 76ers, Kings, Nets and Cavaliers.

I mailed to Hendrickson on August 14 and got the cards back on August 31, for a 17-day TAT.