TTM Success - Jason Dellaero

Every time I go through my box of late 90s Bowman cards, I enjoy it.  Those are cards that I never would have had I not gotten my boxes from the former LCS.  Recently, I sent cards off to Jason Dellaero.  I had the above 1998 Topps Stadium Club and a series of Bowmans below.

He signed a 1997 Bowman, 1998 Bowman Chrome hometown and a 1999 Bowman Chrome. They all turned out nicely.

Dellaero (b. 1976) played in the majors in 1999 for the White Sox.  He had 3 hits, no home runs and a .091 batting average.  He was a first round (15th over all) draft pick by the White Sox in the 1997 June Amateur Draft out of the University of South Florida. 

I mailed to Dellaero on March 17, 2022, and got the cards back on October 6, 2023, for a 568-day TAT.

TTM Success - Jerry DiPoto

A couple cards from 1994 and a nice Stadium Club card were sent out TTM and came back signed back in December.  The above 1994 Score Jerry DiPoto turned out nicely.

I really liked the above 1998 Stadium Club, and was glad I could get it signed.  Stadium Club always seems to be a nice product, and this set is pretty high quality.  The card is a bit thicker than a normal card and it super glossed; it almost seems shallacked.

DiPoto (b. 1968) played in the majors from 1993 to 2000 for the Indians, Mets and Rockies.  He had a record of 27-24 with 352 strike outs and a 4.05 ERA.

DiPoto has been a general manager for the Diamondbacks (2010), Angels (2011 to 2015) and Mariners (2015 to 2022).  He was promoted to President of Baseball operations by the Mariners in 2022.

I mailed to DiPoto on December 2 and got the cards back on December 12, for a 10-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Ryan McGuire

Some nice cards came back signed recently from Ryan McGuire.  I thought I had more of his cards in my collection, but, of course when I am looking for them, they can't be found.  Still, I found these four and sent them along.  I was glad to get the above 1998 Stadium Club signed by him.  These were among the stuff I picked up from my former LCS, and they look great when signed.

I also got a 1996 Fleer Ultra, 1996 UD Diamond Debuts and a 1998 Bowman Chrome signed by McGuire.  They all turned out great.

McGuire (b. 1971) played in the majors from 1997 to 2002 for the Expos, Mets, Marlins and Orioles.  He had 133 hits, 7 home runs and a .211 batting average.

I mailed to McGuire on October 28 and got the cards back on November 29, for a 32-day TAT.

TTM Success - Matt Karchner

Matt Karchner may need a new marker, or he put this one in the envelope while it was still wet.  Even further, he may have used a dry erase marker on the card, but whichever it is, this card did not turn out well, at all.  Still, it is signed, and it isn't the worst that I've seen (which says a lot).  To be fair, the 1998 Stadium Club cards have a ton of gloss and that also could have contributed to the auto not sticking at all.

This 1998 Topps looks better, but still shows some of the signs of not sticking like the other one.

Karchner (b. 1967) played in the majors from 1995 to 2000 for the White Sox and Cubs.  He had a record of 21-13 with 166 strike outs and a 4.21 ERA.

I mailed to Karchner on October 19 and got the cards back on October 26, for a 7-day TAT.

TTM Success - Mark Mangum

This is a nice card that I found while I was going through the boxes I got when my LCS closed down.  This is a 1998 Stadium Club, and I found an address for Mark Mangum so I could send it TTM.  The card turned out great, even though the autograph is hard to see on the scan.  These cards are super glossy, and I prepped it, just in case.

Mangum (b. 1978) was a 1st round (18th overall) pick by the Rockies in the 1997 June Amateur Draft out of Kingwood High School in Kingwood Texas.  Mangum played in the minors from 1997 to 2002 in the Rockies and Expos systems, reaching AA.  He had a record of 37-47 with 397 strike outs and a 4.19 ERA.

I mailed to Mangum on November 30 and got the card back signed on May 28, for a 179-day TAT.