2026 National Free Signer - Randy Martz

Randy Martz was the next free signer at this year's National. I had him sign the above 1982 Topps and the 1983 Donruss and 1983 Topps shown below. 

Martz (b. 1956) played in the majors from 1980 to 1983 for the Cubs and White Sox. He had a record of 17-19 with 78 strike outs and a 3 78 ERA.

Martz was pretty friendly, and his line moved quickly. Something I noticed this year was how much better the VIP lines moved. I went through **most** of the lines very fast.

TTM Success - Jack O'Connor

Another 1991 Crown Orioles card has been signed and added to the autograph album. I saw that I could add Jack O'Connor via TTM, so I found some other cards to send along.

He signed a 1982 Topps, 1983 Topps, 1983 Donruss and 1988 Score. The Score is the only card I saw that showed O'Connor in an Orioles uniform. 

O'Connor (b. 1958) played in the majors from 1981 to 1985 and 1987 for the Twins and Orioles. He had a record of 14-17 with 177 strike outs and a 4.89 ERA.

I mailed to O'Connor on January 2 and got the cards back on February 5, for a 34-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Jimmy Sexton

Some more early 80s cards came in signed TTM when I got this success back from Jimmy Sexton.  He helped me get a 1983 Topps and a 1983 Donruss out of my boxes.

Sexton (b. 1951) played in the majors from 1977 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983 for the Mariners, Astros, A's and Cardinals.  He had 81 hits, 5 home runs and a .218 batting average. 

I mailed to Sexton on February 7 and got the cards back on March 11, for a 33-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Mike Richardt

A couple more 1983 cards were added to the autograph album when I received this TTM success from Mike Richardt.  He signed a 1983 Topps and a 1983 Donruss. Both turned out well.

Richardt (b. 1958) played in the majors in 1980 and from 1982 to 1984 for the Rangers and Astros.

He had 131 hits, 4 home runs and a. 226 batting average. I mailed to Richardt on February 9 and got the cards back on February 23, for a 14-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Dwight Bernard

A couple cards from 1983 came back signed TTM when I got this success in from Dwight Bernard.  He was a guy I found while going through an 80s box.  I've tried to reduce the amount of those cards slowly by getting as many as I can signed.  I was able to find some guys during that pass through the box, so it was nice to get a few done.

Bernard (b. 1952) played in the majors in 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982 for the Mets and Brewers.  He had a record of 4-8 with 92 strike outs and a 4.14 ERA.

I mailed to Bernard on January 23 and got the cards back on February 5, for a 13-day TAT. 

Christmas Gift From Jessie

My friend, Jessie, sent me a Christmas package that had a nice stack of autographs.  The above 1972 Topps Jon Matlack Rookie card was a nice pickup for the album. I could add Buzz Capra, but Leroy Stanton is no longer alive, sadly.

Here are three 1981 Topps that Jessie sent, Randy Niemann, Rick Bosetti and Larry Bowa.  I was surprised I didn't already have these, so that was cool.

These old Donruss were also nice.  He sent Mickey Klutts, Tim Blackwell and Barry Foote on some 1981 Donruss; Kiko Garcia, Johnny Grubb, Johnny Ray, Dave Schmidt and Jim Clancy on some 1983s and a Danny Darwin 1985 Donruss. 

Thank you so much for the signed cards, Jessie!

TTM Success - Chuck Rainey

Here are a couple cards that came back signed recently from Chuck Rainey.  The above 1982 Topps came out well, as did the below 1983 Donruss.

Rainey (b. 1954) played in the majors from 1979 to 198 for the Red Sox, Cubs and A's.  He had a record of 43-35 with 300 strike outs and a 4.50 ERA.

I mailed to Rainey on November 15 and got the cards back on November 26, for an 11-day TAT.

TTM Success - Mickey Klutts

Some early 80s cards came back signed in this TTM success from Mickey Klutts.  The cards turned out great, even if the cards themselves aren't all that inspiring.  Still, the old A's uniforms look awesome on the cards, like the above 1983 Donruss.  I have so many 83 Donruss, it was nice to get one into the album.

Here are a 1980 and a 1983 Topps that I was able to get signed.  Both of these are pretty nice, as well.

Klutts (b. 1954) played in the majors from 1976 to 1983 for the Yankees, A's and Blue Jays.  He had 129 hits, 14 home runs and a .241 batting average.  He was part of the 1977 Yankee team that won the World Series that season, but he didn't play in the series.

I mailed to Klutts on October 1 and got the cards back on October 20, for a 19-day TAT.

2022 National Free Signer - Al Bumbry

He has signed at Camden Yards as part of the Orioles Alumni; he has signed at Orioles Fan Fest (back before the Orioles killed that); he signs through the mail, but I still had some Al Bumbry cards that I hadn't yet gotten signed.  I started with this 1991 Crown Orioles, which was a good one to carry with me.

I also had a 1983 Donruss, 1985 Fleer and a 1985 Topps.  All of the cards turned out great.  I don't think I have anything else of him that is unsigned.

Bumbry was nice, as always, and I was glad he was one of the signers.  It is always nice to see him, and I feel like it has been a bunch of times, now.

2022 National Free Signer - Greg Luzinski

Greg Luzinski has been a free signer at (I think) three Nationals that I have been to.  He has been at enough of them that I had to dig deep into an old Donruss box to be able to supply cards for my friends and I for this show.  I got one card signed, though, and didn't have to put his stuff back in the box.

I hope Tristar diversifies next year's group, because I'm getting low on cards for some of these guys.

TTM Success - Brent Gaff

Here are some mid-80s cards that I was able to get signed by Brent Gaff.  The above 1986 Topps looks really great, as most of them do.  I remember being able to pick up a few wax boxes of 86 Topps for $5.00 a box, when a card shop closed down in Gastonia.  Now, wax boxes of them cost a lot more.  Thank to folks grading a crazy amount of the cards.

I also got a 1983 Donruss and a 1985 Topps signed by Gaff.

Gaff (b. 1958) played in the majors from 1982 to 1984 for the Mets.  He had a record of 4-5 with 60 strike outs and a 4.06 ERA.

I mailed to Gaff on December 4 and got the cards back on March 20, for a 106-day TAT.

TTM Success - Randy Johnson

Here is the second of the three Randy Johnsons that I got back TTM recently.  The third, and you all know who that Randy Johnson is, if still a whole bunch of posts away from getting posted.  This Randy Johnson is also in the 1983 Topps set, much like the Braves Randy Johnson that I posted this morning.  I got his 83 Topps done, as well as an 83 Donruss.

Johnson (b. 1958) played in the majors in 1980 and 1982 for the White Sox and Twins.  He had 62 hits, 10 home runs and a .244 batting average.

I mailed to Johnson on December 1 and got the cards back on January 8, for a 38-day TAT.

TTM Success - Terry Felton

I got a couple cards from 1983 signed TTM by Terry Felton.  I got a 1983 Topps and a 1983 Donruss.  The 83 Topps turned out really well, as did the Donruss.

Felton (b. 1957) played in the majors 1979 to 1982 for the Twins.  He had a record of 0-16 with 108 strike outs and a 5.53 ERA.

I mailed to Felton on October 20 and got the cards back on November 5, for a 16-day TAT.

TTM Success - Don Werner

A couple 80s cards were taken from my boxes and added to my album when I got a TTM success back from Don Werner.

I actually had pulled these cards a while back, because Werner used to be a coach with the Orioles, and I had hoped that I would have been able to get him then, but I never got the chance.

Werner (b. 1953) played in the majors from 1975 to 1978 and 1980 to 1982 for the Reds and Rangers.  He had 49 hits, 2 home runs and a .176 batting average.

I mailed to Werner on July 16 and got the cards back on July 25, for a 9-day TAT.

TTM Success - Jerry Ujdur

Here are a few early 80s cards that I was able to get signed by Jerry Ujdur via TTM.  He signed all three cards with a black pen.

Ujdur (b. 1957) played in the majors from 1980 to 1984 for the Tigers and Indians.  He had a career record of 12-16 with 118 strike outs and a 4.78 ERA.

I mailed to Ujdur on January 27 and got the cards back on February 11, for a 15-day TAT.

TTM Success - George Wright

For some reason, I haven't fully looked through the entirety of my 1985 and 1986 Topps boxes and pulled out every played who is currently signing TTM.  I kind of look through those two years to find guys who I saw were signing from other sets.  I did see that George Wright was signing, so I was able to pull him, and I got a few cards of his signed.

He signed the 1985 Topps that I had, along with a 1983 Topps, 1983 Donruss and a 1986 Topps Traded.

Wright (b. 1958) played in the majors from 1982 to 1986 for the Rangers and Expos.  He had 529 hits, 42 home runs and a .245 batting average.  He finished 24th in the 1983 AL MVP voting.

I mailed to Wright on October 28, and got the cards back on November 5, for an 8-day TAT.

TTM Success - Steve Mura

Most of the time, my goal in my TTM quest is to remove cards from my series of 5,000-count boxes and transfer them to my autograph album.  Extra cards that don't get sent out are then distributed to folks on Instagram so that they, too, can send TTMs.  This helps me slowly reduce the amount of cards in my boxes, and make room for new sets.

I was able to clear out several Steve Mura cards, since I had a ton.  He signs most of what you send him, so I took advantage and sent out 5 cards.  I even made my way down to the depths of my stack of boxes and pulled this 1983 Donruss out to send to him.  It turned out to be a nice card to send.

I also sent an assortment of Topps cards (1980, 81, 82 and 86) which all look good.

Mura (b. 1955) played in the majors from 1978 to 1983 and 1985 for the Padres, Cardinals, White Sox and A's.  He had a career record of 30-39 with 360 strike outs and a 4.00 ERA.

I mailed to Mura on October 24 and got the cards back on November 1, for an 8-day TAT.

TTM Success - Broderick Perkins

Here are some cards I got signed TTM by Broderick Perkins.  Perkins is rocking the very retro Padres uniform in this 1982 Topps.  Those old brown and yellow hats were pretty bad, but I suppose you could call the design a classic now.

It looks like Perkins was pretty excited to have his own baseball card, judging by the photo on this 1979 Topps Padres Prospects card.

Finally, here are 1983 and 1985 Topps and a 1983 Donruss.

Perkins (b. 1954) played in the majors from 1978 to 1984 for the Padres and Indians.  He had 340 hits, 8 home runs and a .271 batting average.

I mailed to Perkins on January 22 and got the cards back on September 23, for a 244-day TAT.

TTM Success - Denny Walling

I added a bunch of cards that had been sitting in my TTM box for quite a long time with this success from Denny Walling.  They were near the back of the box behind a otn of other players, so I finally decided to send them out.

I added 6 Topps cards to my autograph list, upping the totals for some sets that I have a bunch of.  I also added a bunch that had some really cool Astros jerseys like the 1986 and 1981 above.

Walling (b. 1954) played in the majors from 1975 to 1992 for the A's, Astros, Cardinals and Rangers.  He had 799 hits, 49 home runs and a .271 batting average.

I mailed to Walling on May 2 and got the cards back on May 13, for an 11-day TAT.

TTM Success - Johnny Wockenfuss

I received a TTM success from former catcher Johnny Wockenfuss on some early 80s cards.  This 1983 Donruss turned out pretty nicely, I think.  Wockenfuss tried to fit his signature in the best possible place on each card that I sent.

I got a few Topps cards as well.  They all look pretty cool, I think.

Wockenfuss (b. 1949) played in the majors from 1974 to 1985 for the Tigers and Phillies.  He had 543 hits, 86 home runs and a .262 batting average.

I mailed to Wockenfuss on January 19 and got the cards back on February 21, for a 33-day TAT.