TTM Success - Shane Andrews

These cards of Shane Andrews had been put aside for a while until I finally put them all together to send out to him TTM. I had seen that he signed and pulled the cards separately and put them in separate places "so I would remember where they were." Yeah, that didn't work. I finally got them all together and am happy with the results.

Andrews (b. 1971) played in the majors from 1995 to 2000 and 2002 for the Expos, Cubs and Red Sox. He had 375 hits, 86 home runs and a .220 batting average.

I mailed to Andrews on January 29 and got the cards back on March 14, for a 44-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Bill Wertz

While looking through my 1993 Bowman box, I pulled this Bill Wertz to send out TTM. I had forgotten thatI had gotten him before, but it's ok; I hadn't gotten a 93 Bowman done. The card turned out nicely. 1993 Bowman is a sharp set, mainly due to its simplicity. 

I mailed to Wertz on November 3 and got the card back on December 29, for a 56-day TAT.

TTM Success - Rod Lofton

Another 1993 Bowman has been added to the autograph album. I couldn't even speculate where the box of 93 Bowman I have came from. I say that because I'm pretty sure they did not come from the former LCS. They could have come from one of the Goodwill boxes that Mom has found over time. I'm really not sure.  It doesn't matter, though. I have a ton of them, and have been able to get a few signed here and there. This one came back signed from Rod Lofton.

Lofton (b. 1967) was a 13th round pick by the Orioles in the 1988 June Amateur Draft out of Grambling State University.  He played in the minors from 1988 to 1995 in the Orioles, Brewers and Reds systems, reaching AAA.  He had 704 hits, 6 home runs and a .268 batting average.

I mailed to Lofton on October 27 and got the card back on November 22, for a 26-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Bobby Hughes

Here are a couple random cards that I got signed TTM recently. I found the above 1999 Upper Deck of Bobby Hughes at a card show.  I don't have many 99 Upper Deck cards in the autograph album, so I was glad to add this one.

I saw that Hughes had a 1993 Bowman, so I searched my box for it, and found it.

Hughes (b. 1971) played in the majors in 1998 and 1999 for the Brewers.  He had 76 hits, 12 home runs and a .238 batting average. 

I mailed to Hughes on November 7 and got the cards back on November 21, for a 14-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Rob Wishnevski

While searching through my 1993 Bowman box, I found a few more guys who signed TTM.  One of them was Rob Wishnevski.  Guys with longer last names like his make it easy to do address searches.  Guys with a name like Bob Smith aren't as easy.

Wishnevski (b. 1967) was a third round pick by the Blue Jays in the 1987 June Amateur Draft out of Kishwaukee College in Illinois. He played in the minors from 1987 to 1995 in the Blue Jays, Brewers, Cardinals and Rangers systems, reaching AAA.  He had a record of 77-55 with 750 strike outs and a 3.65 ERA.

I mailed to Wishnevski on October 29 and got the card back on November 18 (along with a nice note), for a 20-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Ty Van Burkleo

What a cool name.  Ty Van Burkleo signed this 1993 Bowman for me TTM.  His marker looks like it is just about ready to give up on life, though.  Still, I'm glad I could get the card signed and out of the Bowman box. 

Van Burkleo (b. 1963) played in the majors in 1993 and 1994 for the Angels and Rockies.  He had 5 hits, 1 home run and a .132 batting average. 

I mailed to Van Burkleo on October 3 and got the card back on November 3, for a 31-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Mike Neill

1993 Bowman is a pretty basic set. It does look like it could have been a rejected design for Topps flagship at some point, but that's not saying it's a bad design.  It's just... pretty basic.  I do like the set, and this TTM success from Mike Neill is another card out of the set that I have been able to get signed and into the autograph album. 

Neill (b. 1970) played in the majors in 1998 for the A's. He had 4 hits, no home runs and a .267 batting average. 

I mailed to Neill on October 18 and got the card back on November 1, for a 14-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Jason Pfaff

Another 1993 Bowman was cleared out of my box when I sent this Jason Pfaff out TTM.  It came back signed in black Sharpie. 

Pfaff (b. 1969) was a 6th round pick by the Tigers in the 1991 June Amateur Draft out of the University of Michigan.  He played in the minors in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995 in the Tigers and Pirates systems. 

He had a record of 21-28 with 279 strike outs and a 3.83 ERA.

I mailed to Pfaff on October 15 and got the card back on October 27 for a 12-day TAT. 

Another TTM Success From Allen Watson

My passes through boxes afforded me the opportunity to pull a few more cards to send TTM to Allen Watson.  I had gotten him TTM back in 2023.  The above 1993 Bowman rainbow foil parallel was. Nice card to send and it turned out nicely. 

I also sent this 1995 Topps Cyberstats.  These cards always look cool when signed. 

Finally, I sent a 1992 Stadium Club, 1995 Fleer Ultra, 1996 Stadium Club and a 1997 Score.

I mailed to Watson on January 29 and got the cards back on July 10 for a 162-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.

TTM Success - Frank Bolick

A few TTMs have trickled in slowly lately; they've slowed down since I have sent a lot less lately with the season starting.  I got this one from Frank Bolick that took some early 90s cards out of the boxes.

Bolick (b. 1966) played in the majors in 1993 and 1998 for the Expos and Angels.  He had 52 hits, 5 home runs and a .202 batting average.

I mailed to Bolick on March 27 and got the cards back on April 12, for a 16-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Donnie Elliott

The above 1993 Richmond Braves team set card of Donnie Elliott drove me to send to him TTM.  The card is pretty cool, and turned out nicely.

I also sent a 1993 Bowman and a 1994 Collectors Choice silver signature.  The Bowman smeared just a bit, but looks nice.

Elliott (b. 1968) played in the majors from 1994 to 1995 for the Padres. He had a record of 0-1, with 27 strike outs and a 3.09 ERA.

I mailed to Elliott on January 8 and got the cards back on March 26, for a 78-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Steve Farr

While going through my boxes, I ran into a bunch of cards of Steve Farr.  I last sent to him in 2019, so I figured it was a good time to send off some more.  The 1993 Bowman above turned out nicely.

I sent two different 1991 Upper Decks.  I usually skip that set since it is kind of plain, in my opinion.  The cards are clean and all, but they usually don't supercede Topps cards.  This time, though, I thought it was cool that he had two different cards in the set.

I also sent off a 1990 Topps and a 1994 Topps Stadium Club.  All of the cards turned out great.

I mailed to Farr on January 11 and got the cards back on February 2, for a 22-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Todd Zeile

This TTM success from Todd Zeile was one I was really excited about.  He was someone I grew up watching and hadn't seemed to.be someone who signed a whole lot.  Then, I saw some successes from him and realized he had been signing a good bit recently.  A couple trips through some boxes yielded a few nice cards, and I sent them along.  The above 1994 Topps turned out great.  Any time I can add a 94 to the album, I'm going to take it.  It is an underrated and underrepresented set in my autograph album. 

I also got this nice horizontal 2003 Topps done.  It turned out nicely.

I sent several other Zeile cards, including a 1990 Topps, 1993 Bowman, 1996 Pinnacle and 1990 Bowman.  All of them will look great in my album. 

Zeile (b. 1965) played in the majors from 1989 to 2004 for the Cardinals, Cubs, Phillies, Orioles, Dodgers, Marlins, Rangers, Mets, Rockies, Yankees and Expos.  He had 2,004 hits, 253 home runs and a .265 batting average.  He appeared in the 2010 Hall of Fame ballot, but received no votes.

I mailed to Zeile on September 30 and got the cards back on January 29, for a 121-day TAT.

TTM Success - Joe Kmak

Here are a couple middle 90s card that I got signed TTM from Joe Kmak.  The above 1993 Bowman turned out nicely.

I also got a 1993 Pinnacle signed, and it also turned out great.

Kmak (b. 1963) played in the majors in 1993 and 1995 for the Brewers and Cubs.  He had 37 hits, 1 home run and a .227 batting average.

I mailed to Kmak on December 7 and got the cards back on December 19, for a 12-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Billy Brewer

Here are some mid-90s junk wax cards that I added to my autograph album via this TTM success from Billy Brewer.  The above 1994 Stadium Club turned out nicely; I had forgotten about this set, but really like it.  The label-maker design was a unique one, to say the least, but it allowed for a full photo on the card, and they tended to look pretty decent.

I also got a 1993 Bowman and a 1994 Fleer Ultra, as well.  Both of these are nice.

Brewer (b. 1968) played in the majors from 1993 to 1999 for the Royals, Yankees, A's and Phillies.  He had a record of 11-11 with 137 strike outs and a 4.79 ERA.

I mailed to Brewer on February 2 and got the cards back on May 20, for a 107-day TAT.

TTM Success - Sam Militello

This TTM success from Sam Militello is highlighted by the awesome Carolina League all star card that I happened to find in one of the boxes from my former LCS. I was really happy to get this signed; I am also disappointed that there still is no Carolina League All Star game this season. I doubt they'll reinstate one; they haven't even put out a Carolina League top prospects set like other leagues have done. MLB taking over the minors still has me irritated.

Anyway, I had quite a few cards for Militello and I was able to send them off. They all turned out nicely.

Militello (b. 1969) played in the majors from 1992 to 1993 for the Yankees. He had a record of 4-4 with 47 strike outs and a 3.89 ERA. I mailed to Militello on March 28 and got the cards back on April 23, for a 26-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Sean Runyan

When I go through my boxes, I try to find some guys to send to that folks may not have heard of, who I may be able to get to sign some older cards.  A lot of times, I find players who had older Bowman cards that I have never heard of, and some of them are fun to send out and see if the cards come back.  This is a 1993 Bowman that I got back signed TTM from Sean Runyan.

Runyan (b. 1974) played in the majors from 1998 to 2000 for the Tigers.  He went 1-5 with 46 strike outs and a 3.66 ERA.

I mailed to Runyan on January 27 and got the card back on February 19, for a 23-day TAT.

TTM Success - Gettys Glaze

Here is a player who's name jumped out at me as I was going through my box of 1993 Bowman.  Gettys Glaze isn't a name I had seen before, so I pulled the card and checked to see if he signed TTM.  I saw that he did, so I sent the card off for signature.  It came back signed in black Sharpie, and looks pretty decent.

Glaze (b. 1970) was a 15th round pick by the Red Sox in the 1992 June Amateur Draft out of The Citadel.  He played in the minors from 1992 to 1994, all in the Red Sox system, reaching AA.  He had a record of 16-23 with 312 strike outs and a 3.72 ERA.

I mailed to Glaze on February 8 and got the card back on February 16, for an 8-day TAT.

TTM Success - Scott Pose

Here is a random card I pulled from my 1993 Bowman box and got signed TTM.  This Scott Pose 93 Bowman turned out fairly well, even though it is kind of hard to see his actual autograph.

Pose (b. 1967) played in the majors in 1993, 1997, 1999 and 2000 for the Marlins, Yankees and Royals.  He had 75 hits, no home runs and a .240 batting average.

I mailed to Pose on February 4 and got the card back on February 11, for a 7-day TAT.