While I Was Away

When I was out of town, the Trois-Rivieres Aigles came to Grainger Stadium to face the Bird Dawgs.  Jesse took some cards and got them signed for me.

I had a few Jonathan Albaladejo cards that I had found for the series before I realized it would be when I was on vacation.  I even found two more of his cards after I got home.  Albaladejo is a coach with Trois-Rivieres, so hopefully he will be there next year.

I had also ordered cards of Jesen Therrien, which Jesse got signed as well.  Thanks for helping me get these out of the box, Jesse!

TTM Success - Hideki Okajima

Another TTM success came back from Japan, this one being from former Red Sox pitcher, Hideki Okajima.  I got some nice cards signed, like the above 2007 Topps Rookie 52.

This 2008 Upper Deck First Edition turned out well, also.

Okajima (b. 1975) played in the majors from 2007 to 2011 and 2013 for the Red Sox and A's.  He had a record of 17-8 with 216 strike outs and a 3.09 ERA. He won the World Series in 2007 with the Red Sox.

I mailed to Okajima (to Japan) on February 20 and got the cards back on April 26, for a 65-day TAT.  I sent $3 to cover return postage.