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. 

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.

Another TTM Success From Eric Bell

I pulled a few more cards out of my 1991 Orioles Crown set and sent them off for signatures.  One of them was to someone I had already gotten TTM, Eric Bell.

I had found a couple other cool cards of Bell that I sent along with the 1991 Orioles Crown.  The 1988 Score Rookies and Stars card (left) came out of a ton of boxes that I found at a Goodwill, and the Red Wings card from 1988 came out of some extras that someone sent to me in a trade several years ago. Both cards are going to look cool in my album.

I mailed to Bell on March 9 ad got the cards back on April 4, for a 26-day TAT.

TTM Success - Ken Williams

Here are some nice late 80s cards that I got back signed from Ken William.  The above 1988 Score is really nice.  That is a pretty good year of cards if you like bright, bold colors on your borders.

Actually, every card I picked of Williams was pretty bold in color.  A lot of blue on this post.  The 1987 Fleer Update and 1988 Donruss both look really cool when signed.

Williams (b. 1964) played in the majors from 1986 to 1991 for the White Sox, Tigers, Blue Jays and Expos.  He had 252 hits, 27 home runs and a .218 batting average.

I mailed to Williams on May 9, 2019, and got the cards back on February 1, 2020, for a 268-day TAT.

TTM Success - Billy Jo Robidoux

Billy Jo robidoux was one of those players, who when you pulled one of his cards, you went, "cool name!"  At least I did.  I saw that he signed TTM, so I sent to him so I could add a 1987 Topps to my set.  I also added this nice 1988 Score, which looks really great.

I also sent along this 1986 Topps Traded, along with the 87, of course.

Robidoux (b. 1964) played in the majors from 1985 to 1990 for the Brewers, White Sox and Red Sox.  He had 98 hits, 5 home runs and a .209 batting average.

I mailed to Robidoux on January 22 and got the cards back on April 5, for a 73-day TAT.

TTM Success - Ken Schrom

Here is a nice TTM success from Ken Schrom that came in a couple weeks ago.  The above 1988 Score turned out really nice.  This is an underrated set, and the cards really look great in my album.

Here are the other cards that Schrom signed for me.  One of which is a 1987 Topps for my set.  The 1986 Topps is actually a Topps Traded.

Schrom (b. 1954) played in the majors from 1980 and 1982 to 1987 for the Blue Jays, Twins and Indians.  He had a career record of 51-51 with 372 strike outs and a 4.81 ERA.

I mailed to Schrom on January 8 and got the cards back on January 27, for a 19-day TAT.

TTM Success - Tom Niedenfuer

I added a former Oriole's autograph with this success from Tom Niedenfuer.  This 1987 Score turned out really nice, as is usually the case with this set of cards.  Niedenfuer actually has a pretty great signature.  I don't know it to be fact, but I feel like some of the guys with long last names have pretty nice signatures.  Maybe we should take a look at some of the best signatures at some point.  Maybe when I have some time.

I added three different Topps cards, including a requisite 1987 for the collection (as of today, I am up to 80 signed cards from the 1987 Topps set).

Niedenfuer (b. 1959) played in the majors from 1981 to 1990 for the Dodgers, Orioles, Mariners and Cardinals.  He had a record of 36-46 with 474 strike outs and an ERA of 3.29.  He won the World Series with the Dodgers in 1981.

I mailed to Niedenfuer on August 29 and got the cards back on September 9 for an 11-day TAT.

TTM Success - Bill Wegman

I got a bunch of cards signed by Bill Wegman in this TTM success.  I don't usually send Upper Deck cards from the 90s, but I did send this one from 1992 out.  I don't have much bulk of Upper Deck from 1989 to 1993, and when I have a choice, I tend to lean more toward Topps.  Still, this card looks nice signed.

Wegman sent one of his own cards, this yellow one, which is a testimonial card.  The red 1988 Score looks really nice.  I like this set, since it has a bunch of bold colors and they all scan well.

I got four different Topps cards signed by Wegman, 1987, 1988, 1993 and 1995.  They all look about the same, but I'm happy to have gotten them.

Wegman (b. 1962) played in the majors from 1985 to 1995 for the Brewers.  He had a career record of 81-90 with 696 strike outs and a 4.16 ERA.

I mailed to Wegman on April 8 and got the cards back on April 22, for a 14-day TAT.

TTM Success - Floyd Rayford

I added another Oriole to my list of TTM successes with this return from former catcher, Floyd Rayford.  I had a lot of his cards to choose from, which was nice.  The above 1988 Score is a good one, which pops nicely on my scan.

I got a nice Topps run signed, from 1985 to 1988, which is pretty cool.  Usually, when I put the cards in the envelope, I'm just picking ones that look cool, or Topps years that I want to boost in my count, but in this case, it ended up being the four consecutive years.  Of the four, though, I liked the 1988 the best.  I like the old chest protector.

Rayford (b. 1957) played in the majors in 1980 and 1982 to 1987 for the Orioles and Cardinals.  He was in the right places at the wrong times, having been on the Orioles in 1982 when the Cardinals won the World Series, and on the Cardinals in 1983 when the Orioles won the World Series.  He had 255 hits, 38 home runs and a .244 batting average.

I mailed to Rayford on February 6 and got the cards back on February 24, for an 18-day TAT.