TTM Success - Kirk Saarloos

The above 2002 Bowman Chrome of Kirk Saarloos was a card that came in the early 2000s Bowman package that Ryan sent me last year. I am still working on getting some of those cards out, but most of them have been sent.

I got the card back signed TTM, along with this 2004 Topps that I sent. He signed them in silver Sharpie.

Saarloos (b. 1979) played in the majors from 2002 to 2008 for the Astros, A's and Reds. He had a record of 29-30 with 251 strike outs and a 5.02 ERA. 

I mailed to Saarloos on March 9 and got the cards back on April 6, for a 28-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Bob Malek

Another older Bowman card from my friend, Ryan, came back signed when this 2002 Bowman Chrome of Bob Malek came back signed. His Sharpie seems like it may be drying out, but the card is still signed.

Malek (b. 1981) was a 4th round pick by the Mets in the 2002 June Amateur Draft out of Michigan State. He played in the minors from 2002 to 2007 in the Mets and Dodgers systems, reaching AAA. He had 465 hits, 26 home runs and a .257 batting average. 

I mailed to Malek on November 22 and got the card back on December 11, for a 19-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Mike Nixon

Another of the cards that Ryan gave me came back signed TTM; this one came in from Mike Nixon.  This is a 2002 Bowman Chrome.  Nixon's auto isn't much, but the card is signed and now in the autograph album. 

Nixon (b. 1983) was a 3rd round pick by the Dodgers in the 2002 June Amateur Draft out of Sunnyslope High School in Arizona.  He played in the Dodgers system from 2002 to 2005, reaching AAA.  He had 308 hits, 11 home runs and a .267 batting average. 

I mailed to Nixon on November 26 and got the card back on June 2 for a 188-day TAT.

TTM Success - Kory DeHaan

A few more older Bowmans have been added to my autograph binder with this TTM success from Kory DeHaan.  The above 2002 Bowman Chrome turned out nicely, even though the card is a bit curved.

I also got these two from 1999 Bowman, a base and a chrome. signed.

DeHaan (b. 1976) played in the majors in 2000 and 2002 for the Padres.  He had 22 hits, 2 home runs and a .193 batting average.

I mailed to DeHaan on October 12 and got the cards back on November 26, for a 45-day TAT.

TTM Success - Marshall McDougall

Here are a couple nice cards from a ways back that I got signed TTM by Marshall McDougall.  The above 2002 Bowman Chrome refractor is a pretty nice card that looks good now that it is signed.

I also got a 2006 Topps Opening Day signed by McDougall.  I have just a handful of these; I maybe opened one pack, and was able to get one of the cards into my album.

McDougall (b. 1978) played in the majors in 2005 for the Rangers.  He had 3 hits, no home runs and a .167 batting average.

I mailed to McDougall on March 10 and got the cards back on April 23, for a 44-day TAT.

TTM Success - Larry Broadway

I got a couple 2002 Bowmans out of one of the bulk boxes I got from my former LCS and had them signed TTM by Larry Broadway.  2002 Bowman was a nice set; I like the stripes.  They also look really nice when signed.

Broadway (b. 1980) was a third round pick in the 2002 June Amateur Draft by the Expos out of Duke University.  He played in the minors from 2002 to 2009 in the Expos, Nationals and Pirates systems.  He reached as high as AAA and amassed 749 hits, 104 home runs and a .273 batting average.

I mailed to Broadway on November 16 and got the cards back on December 5, for a 21-day TAT.

TTM Success - Michael Restovich

I took some cards out of my LCS boxes and added them to my autograph album; this time from Michael Restovich.  I may send the above 2003 Topps off to Michael Cuddyer at some point to get him on the card.

I also got two Bowman Chromes signed (1999 and 2002).

Restovich (b. 1979) played in the majors from 2002 to 2007 for the Twins, Rockies, Pirates, Cubs and Nationals.  He had 64 hits, 6 home runs and a .239 batting average.

I mailed to Restovich on September 3 and got the cards back on October 20, for a 47-day TAT.

TTM Success - Billy Traber

Here are some early-to-mid 2000s cards I was able to add to my album when I received this TTM success from Billy Traber.  He inscribed both of the cards "To William", which is fine with me.  The above 2002 Bowman Chrome looks really nice in person.  2002 was a cool design for Bowman, I think.

The other card that Traber signed was this 2004 Topps.  I got a ton of 04 bulk because my LCS was busting old complete factory sets and getting rid of the base cards.  I gladly took 2002, 2003 and 2004 sets off of their hands when they were doing this.

Traber (b. 1979) played in the majors in 2003 and from 2006 to 2009 for the Indians, Nationals, Yankees and Red Sox.  He had a record of 12-14 with 152 strike outs and a 5.65 ERA.

I mailed to Traber on September 21 and got the cards back on October 5, for a 14-day TAT.  He kept my 2008 Topps.

TTM Success - Tim Redding

Here are some early 2000s Bowmans and a 2008 Topps that I was able to get signed TTM by Tim Redding.  The above 2002 Bowman turned out nicely.  These are some pretty cool cards that I never got many of back then.  I have a small bit of them now, thanks to the stuff that I have picked up recently from the LCS.

Redding's 2000 Bowman and his 2008 Topps both turned out well, also.

Redding (b. 1978) played in the majors from 2001 to 2005 and 2007 to 2009 for the Astros, Padres, Yankees, Nationals and Mets.  He had a career record of 37-57 with 552 strike outs and a 4.95 ERA.

I mailed to Redding on September 1 and got the cards back on September 11, for a 10-day TAT.