TTM Success - Joe Martinez

This random 2009 Topps Allen and Ginter card of Joe Martinez kept showing up when looking through boxes so I sent it out TTM.  It came back signed nicely.

Martinez (b. 1983) played in the majors in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013 for the Giants, Pirates, Diamondbacks and Indians.  He had a record of 4-3 with 32 strike outs and a 5.82 ERA.

I mailed to him on December 3 and got the card back on March 31 for a 118-day TAT.

TTM Success - Tom Tellmann

Here is a random 1985 Topps card that came back signed TTM from Tom Tellmann.  I had this in the box for quote a while before finally sending it out.

Tellmann (b. 1954) played in the.majors in 1979, 1980 and from 1983 to 1985 for the Padres, Brewers and A's.  He had a record of 18-7 with 94 strike outs and a 3.05 ERA.

I mailed to Tellmann on October 21 and got the card back on March 29 for a 159-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Tony LaRussa

This 2024 Panini Select Tony LaRussa was pulled from the blasters that I got a few months ago.  I thought it was a really cool card, so I sent it out to LaRussa TTM to get signed.  He signed it in thin blue Sharpie.

I mailed to LaRussa on December 24 and got the card back on March 26 for a 92-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Wyatt Strahan

Here is another card that I saw in my box for quite some time and finally decided to send it out.  This 2014 Panini Prizm of Wyatt Strahan red white and blue parallel is a pretty cool card.  It turned out great signed.

Strahan (b. 1993) was a 3rd round pick by the Reds in the 2014 June Amateur Draft out of USC.  He played in the minors from 2014 to 2019 in the Reds system.  He reached AA.  He had a record of 18-35 with 370 strike outs and a 4.47 ERA.

I mailed to Strahan on March 10 and got the card back on March 22 for a 12-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Carson Speirs

Another Spring Training TTM success came in, this one from Carson Spiers.  He signed my 2024 Topps, and it turned out nicely.  I am a big fan of this set, and any time I can get one signed is a good time.

Spiers (b. 1997) has played in the majors since 2023.  He has a record of 5-10 with 103 strike outs and a 5.69 ERA.

I mailed to Spiers via Reds camp on February 12 and got the card back on March 22 for a 38-day TAT.

TTM Success - Manny Sanguillen

Manny Sanguillen is a player that I have gotten in person before (2015 National VIP signer).  I got him on a ball then; this was before I was concentrating on cards.  Since then, I had put aside a few of his cards to try to get him into the autograph album.  Above is his 1974 Topps, which has a cool action shot.

This is his 1975 Topps.  Both of the cards came out of the Conrad boxes a while back. 

Sanguillen (b. 1944) played in the majors in 1967 and from 1969 to 1980 for the Pirates and A's.  He had 1,500 hits, 65 home runs and a .296 batting average.  He won the World Series with the Purates in 1971 and 1979.  He was an All Star in 1971, 1972 and 1975.  His best MVP finish was 8th in 1971 (NL).

Sanguillen appeared on the 1986 Hall of Fame ballot and appeared on 0.5% of the vote. 

I mailed to Sanguillen on December 24 and got the cards back on March 22 for an 88-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $10.00/card.

Another TTM Success From Ryan Pepiot

Another Spring Training TTM success came back, this time from Ryan Pepiot on a 2025 Topps.  I had gotten him last year and tried again when Series 1 came out.  The card turned out well, as was expected. 

After Pepiot signed with the Rays, I thought I'd have a shot at seeing him with Durham.  He has stuck with the Rays all season, which is good.

I mailed to Pepiot on February 26 and got the card back on March 21 for a 23-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Erik Miller

Recently, I made a push to send out some more recent cards TTM to steer away from the glut of 70s stuff I have been posting.  I got all of that 70s stuff a while back from Conrad's boxes, and now need to clear out room in the more recent stuff.  One of the cards I sent out was this 2019 Bowman Chrome of Erik Miller.  It came back signed in black Sharpie. 

Miller (b. 1998) has played in the majors since 2024 for the Giants.  He has a record of 8-5 with 105 strike outs and a 3.07 ERA.

I mailed to Miller on March 4 and got the card back on March 21 for a 17-day TAT. 

June 17-22, 2025, Graphing of the ValleyCats at Bird Dawgs

Another week has gone by and another Bird Dawgs series is in the books.  The Tri-City ValleyCats came to town this padt week.  There weren't many guys with cards on the team other than last year's ValleyCats team set.  I went ahead and bought a team set, and my buddy Gerard bought one as well.  I also bought the other cards of the few guys who had them.  One of the cards I found was the above Wake Forest card of Jake Reinisch.  I was glad to add this to the album. 

Oscar Campos was one of the other guys who had team set cards from other teams.  He stopped and signed for me and added the different uniform numbers he had each year.  He was really nice.

I got probably half of last year's team set signed.  I'm not sure what I'll be able to do with the other unsigned cards, but they're here in case those guys show up elsewhere.

John McHenry was the last of the ValleyCats guys with other team set cards.  I dod get a couple new cards of guys on the Bird Dawgs; a card of Brett Wellman, the Bird Dawgs manager, and a 2024 Rancho Cucamonga card of David Tiburcio.  I had bought two 2024 Rancho Cucamonga sets for my upcoming road trip since most of those guys are on Great Lakes now. It worked out that one of the extra guys was able to get signed. It was even better that it was a Bird Dawg.

In all, I got the following autographs: Austin Dill x 2, Demias Jimerson x 2, Jake Reinisch x 1, Greg Tagert x 2, Ian Walters x 2, Javeyan Williams x 2, David Tiburcio x 2, Oscar Campos x 5, John McHenry x 4, Kyle Novak x 2, Gino Sabatine x 2, Tom Thornton x 2, Arlo Marynczak x 2, Brett Wellman x 1 and Easton Klein x 2 (33 total autographs).

Another TTM Success From Bobby Richardson

Another cool card that I found in my 2024 Panini blasters was this Bobby Richardson.  I pulled it and had to send it out.  I hadn't sent to Richardson in a bit, so I was happy to get it signed. 

Richardson signed the card and inscribed it with 1960 WS MVP.  I didnt even ask for the inscription. That made the return even better. 

I mailed to Richardson on March 3 and got the card back on March 20 for a 17-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Jimmy Nelson

Some mid-2010s cards were added to the autograph album when I got this TTM success from Jimmy Nelson.  The above 2015 Topps turned out great.  This was a great-looking set and I'm glad that I've gotten quite a few of them signed over the years. 

Another great looking set was 2016 Topps.  There are a lot of collectors who I know that love this set.  There were some pretty strong sets in the back half of the decade.

Nelson (b. 1989) played in the majors from 2013 to 2017, 2019 and 2021 for the Brewes and Dodgers.  He had a record of 34-48 with 622 strike outs and a 4.12 ERA.  He finished 9th in the NL Cy Young Award voting in 2017.

I mailed to Nelson on March 7 and got the cards back on March 18 for an 11-day TAT. 

Another TTM Success From Juan Marichal

My blaster boxes of 2021 Panini Prizm came in back in February and ai pulled this sweet Juan Marichal orange shimmer parallel.  I hadn't sent to him in a while, so I sent the card out to get it signed. It turned out great!

Marichal is a great signer for a cheap price, and I have gotten him several times.  I mailed to him on March 3 and got the card back on March 14 for an 11-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $20.00.

TTM Success - Mark Hutton

This TTM success from Mark Hutton was a cool one that came in from Australia.  I saw that Hutton was signing, so i sent this 1994 Topps.  Two 1994 Topps were added to the autograph album in one week.  A set that hadn't seen much action recently has popped up a good bit lately.

Hutton (b. 1970) played in the majors in 1993, 1994 and 1996 to 1998 for the Yankees, Marlins, Rockies and Reds.  He had a record of 9-7 with 111 strike outs and a 4.75 ERA.  Poor guy was traded away from the 1996 Yankees and 1997 Marlins mid-season both seasons; both teams went on to win the World Series. 

I mailed to Hutton on November 23 and got the card back on March 10 for a 107-day TAT.

TTM Success - Ritchie Moody

A couple cards from 1993 got added to the autograph album when I got this TTM success back from Ritchie Moody.  I always liked these 1993 Topps Draft Pick cards.  The most famous one is the Jeter rookie, of course. 

I also had this 1993 Bowman of Moody, so i sent it out as well.

Moody (b. 1971) was a 2nd round pick by the Rangers in the 1992 June Amateur Draft out of Oklahoma State. He played in the Rangers systems from 1992 to 1997, reaching AAA.  Je had a record of 6-16 with 219 strike outs and a 3.91 ERA.

I mailed to Moody on December 27 and got the cards back on March 8 for a 71-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Wade Boggs

When I opened the silver packs from my 2025 Topps jumbo box, I pulled this awesome chrome 1990 Topps Wade Boggs.  I never considered how a 1990 Topps would look when chromed-out and I have to say, they look awesome.  I pulled the card and knew I had to get it signed by Boggs.  I sent it TTM along with the 1994 Topps below, and am really happy with the results. 

The 1994 Topps was in a box of stuff that I'd like to see get into the autograph album, so I included it in the request.  Most of my bulk 1994 Topps were ruined by the over-gloss, so there aren't as many in the album as other years.  There is some great photography in that set, so i want to add more to the album. 

I mailed to Boggs on February 15 and got the cards back on March 6 for a 19-day TAT. I paid his fee of $10/card.

Another TTM Success From Ed Hearn

The above 1989 Triple A All Star Game card of Ed Hearn drove me to send to him TTM again so this card could live in my autograph album. The request was another success and the card can now be stored away among the rest of my autographs.

I decided to thin out some of the 80s boxes and sent the above 1987 Donruss, 1988 Score and 1989 Donruss to Hearn as well.  All four cards I sent turned out great.  I also have just a little bit more room in that 80s box.

I mailed to Hearn on December 18 and got the cards back on March 3 for a 75-day TAT.

TTM Success - Tyler Phillips

My next Spring Training TTM success to come in was this signed 2025 Topps from former Wood Duck, Tyler Phillips.

Phillips (b. 1997) has played in the majors since last season for the Phillies and Marlins.  He currently has a career record of 5-1 with 48 strike outs and a 5.63 ERA.

He was a Wood Duck in 2018 and 2019.  I really thought he was there at the end of the 2017 season, but it must have been 2018.

I mailed to Phillips via Phillies Spring Training on February 14 and got the card back on March 3 for a 17-day TAT. 

Another TTM Success From JJ Hardy

A very exciting TTM success came in from Spring Training when this 2013 Topps wrapper redemption JJ Hardy came back signed. Hardy was a guest instructor at Orioles camp in February, and I took a shot at trying to get him TTM. I'm so glad I got this back signed.

I had gotten Hardy via a private signing before, but this was a straight-up TTM request.  I didnt get the other Orioles guest instructors, but I did try.  I missed sending to Brian Roberts, but did send to Adam Jones and Nick Markakis.  I saw some other folks had gotten Jones, but I wasn't one of them.  I'll take the Hardy, though!

I mailed to Orioles Spring Training on February 18 and got the card back on March 3 for a 13-day TAT. 

Another TTM Success From Richard Bleier

My friend Cam did another private signing a few months ago, this time with former Oriole, Richard Bleier.  I had gotten him a few times, but I still wanted to support the signing.  I sent along the above 2023 Topps Update, which turned out great.

I also upgraded my 2018 Topps Heritage.  The one I had was signed in black, so this will replace that.

I mailed to the signing on December 30 and got the cards back on March 1 for a 61-day TAT.  I forgot what I paid for this signing.

Another TTM Success From Mike Bielecki

The above 1990 Topps Mini League Leaders card of Mike Bielecki drove me to send another TTM request to him.  I don't believe I had any of these in the autograph album, so i wanted to add one.  It is a good looking card, and I'm glad I had found it in a random box.

I went ahead and cleared out four other cards from the boxes; a 1988 Donruss, 1990 Donruss, 1991 Bowman and 1991 Donruss.  I remember my older brother though Don Russ was a person.  Kind of like Jon Blonde Jovi or Arrow Smith.  Anyway, it was nice to add these to the album.  Oh, what about Curvy Puckett?  I think there are a few more.  I'll have to try to remember them.

I mailed to Bielecki on January 29 and got the cards back on February 28 for a 30-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Bradley Blalock

My first Spring Training TTM success of the year came in from Bradley Blalock back in February. This was also the first 2025 Topps that I got in, which was also nice.  Since this one came in, and bunch more signed 2025 Topps have been put into the autograph album. 

Blalock (b. 2000) is not related to P. A. as far as I know.  He has played in the majors for the Brewers and Rockies since last season.  He has a career record of 1-5 with 28 strike outs and an 8.29 ERA.

I mailed to Blalock via Rockies camp on February 14 and got the card back on February 27 for a 13-day TAT. 

June 3-8, 2025, Graphing of the Capitales at Bird Dawgs

Another Canadian team came into Kinston and left sweeping the Bird Dawgs. A 6-game series sweep was rough, but we enjoyed the games.  The weather was rough as well.  Still, I got some graphing done on some cool team set cards I picked up from gosportscards.com. The above Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis was the exception; a card picked up off of Ebay and shipped from Australia.  It's a really cool card, and Brodie was really nice.

Of course, the Cole Roland Wake Forest card was another ebay pickup (sorry, I forgot).  He was also really nice.  The team set cards are all a lot of fun to get signed.  A lot of the players are happy to see them, which makes it even better.

Finally, cards of Bird Dawgs coach, TJ White came in.  Thr above Cedar Rapids Kernels card looks really sharp with his signature. 

I also got several of his Chattanooga Lookouts and one of White's Fort Myers Miracle cards.

The big highlight of the series was the no hitter thrown by Quebec in the first game of Friday's double header.  Yeah, it was a 7-inning game, but still on record as a no hitter.  I got the pitcher, Braeden Allemann and catchers, Arturo De Freitas to sign my ticket.  I had two extra tickets to the game, which i gave to each of them.  Both were really happy to get them.

I all, I got the following autographs: TJ White x 14, Pier-Olivier Boucher x 3, Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis x 2, Christian Inoa x 10, Cleiverth Perez x 6, Cole Roland x 2, Gilberto Chu x 4 and Arturo De Freitas x 7 and Braeden Allemann x 1 (49 total autographs). 

TTM Success - Tim Spooneybarger

My friend Ryan sent me a bunch of cards to try TTM. One of the successes I got back was from Tim Spooneybarger on some early 2000s cards.  The above 2003 Topps turned out nicely.

The above 2004 Topps also turned out nicely.  I recall a time when I didn't have very many signed 2004s in the album. Now they have caught up with some of the other years in the album.

Spooneybarger (b. 1979) played in the majors from 2001 to 2003 for the Braves and Marlins.  He had a record of 2-3 with 68 strike outs and a 3.24 ERA.

I mailed to Spooneybarger on February 5 and got the cards back on February 26 for a 21-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Nate Dohm

A straggler from my 2024 Bowman Draft TTM submissions came in recently from Nate Dohm.  The card turned out nicely.

Dohm (b. 2003) was a 3rd round pick in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of Mississippi State.  He played in the Mets system this season, in Low and High A.  He has a record of 3-3 with 51 strike outs and a 2.95 ERA.

I mailed to Dohm on December 19 and got the card back on February 22 for a 65-day TAT.

TTM Success - Joe DeMers

Here are a couple older Bowman cards that I pulled and sent out TTM for signatures.  These Joe DeMers cards turned out nicely.

I enjoy getting some of these cards out of the Bowman box.  It also helps me learn about players that I didn't get to see while graphing.

DeMers (b. 1996) was an 11th round pick by the A's during the 2018 June Amateur Draft out of the University of Washington.

He played in the minors in 2019, 2021 and 2022, all in the A's system. He reached high A.  He had a record of 9-10 with 129 strike outs and a 5.77 ERA.

I mailed to DeMers on February 4 and got the cards back on February 21 for a 17-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Dave Campbell

Completing a card is always nice.  I recently got the above 1969 Topps Tigers Rookie Stars back signed TTM from Les Cain.  I saw that Dave Campbell signed also, so I took the card and sent it along to Campbell right after it came back from Cain.  The card turned out nicely.

I also sent off this 1973 Topps.  He also signed it in ballpoint pen.

Campbell (b. 1942) played in the majors from 1967 to 1974 for the Tigers, Padres, Cardinals and Astros.  He had 267 hits, 12 home runs and a .213 batting average. 

I mailed to Campbell on February 3 and got the cards back on February 21 for an 18-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Mike Ford

The box of shame is a box of cards that had been pulled and prepped for graphing, but for whatever reason, the cards weren't signed.  Maybe i didnt get the guy, maybe he did only a couple cards, or maybe he wasnt even there in the first place.  Those cards go in the box and I hope I get another chance to see said player.  Maybe I try them TTM.  The end goal is to get everything I had prepped signed.  Fair enough, right?  Well, Mike Ford is a guy I had gotten in person back when I saw Gwinnett in Durham a couple years ago. Two cards were missed and went in the box.  I saw them recently and remembered that Ford signs TTM, so I figured I'd finish the cards off.  I sent them out and they came back signed in red pen.

Both cards turned out nicely, even though i usually prefer blue.

Ford (b. 1992) played in the majors from 2019 to 2024 for the Yankees, Giants, Mariners, Braves, Angels and Reds.  He had 141 hits, 37 home runs and a .205 batting average. 

I mailed to Ford on September 18 and got the cards back on February 21 for a 156-day TAT.

TTM Success - Russell Branyan

When Insaw that Russell Branyan was signing TTM, I got excited and found some cards to send out.  I found the above 2007 Topps Update, and 2008 Topps Update (below left) and a 2010 Topps (below right).

I was glad to get these cards out of the box and into the autograph album. Branyan's signature is pretty swirly.

Branyan (b. 1975) played in the majors from 1998 to 2011 for the Indians, Reds, Brewers, Devil Rays, Padres, Phillies, Cardinals, Mariners, Diamondbacks and Angels.  He had 682 hits, 194 home runs and a .232 batting average. 

I mailed to Branyan on February 3 and got the cards back on February 18 for a 15-day TAT. 

TTM Success - William Susdorf

Here is another card that my friend Ryan hooked me up with to try to send out TTM.  This 2004 Bowman Draft Chrome of William Susdorf is a nice card.  Too bad he signed it in pen.

Susdorf (b. 1983) was a 6th round pick in the 2004 June Amateur Draft out of UCLA.  He played in the minors from 2004 to 2006 in the Rangers and Padres systems, reaching High A.  He had 149 hits, 10 home runs and a .254 batting average. 

I mailed to Susdorf on January 28 and got the card back on February 18 for a 21-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Carol Burnett

This was an interesting TTM success.  I had the above 1992 Triple Play "Autographs" card put aside for a while.  I finally decided to send it out for someone to sign TTM.  Carol Burnett was my target, and the card turned out nicely.

I had to send out a 1987 Topps checklist, since this was a celebrity autograph request.  I like going back and looking at those album pages of celebrities I've gotten on these checklists.  I needed to do something with them, otherwise they'd just be sitting in a box.

Burnett also signed an index card for me, and it looks great.

Burnett (b. 1933) has won seven Golden Globe Awards, seven Primerime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, two Peabody Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  Her accolades are many, and a lot to list.  I'll say that she was in one of my favorite movies you probably have never heard of, "Noises Off."  It's such an underrated movie.

I mailed to Burnett on January 25 and got the cards back on February 18 for a 24-day TAT.