2022 National Paid Signer - Mariano Rivera

The big name that I signed up to meet at the National this year was former Yankees closer, Mariano Rivera.  I already had him on a ball (thanks to Mom), but I still wanted to meet him.  I remembered that I had this 2018 Topps Stadium Club, so I opted to get it signed and into my album.

The price point is crazy for a card, but I felt like this card was worth it.  This is an amazing shot of Rivera.  The only problem, now, is that he switched pens on me when he was signing and signed it in black Sharpie, even though I told the handler that I wanted blue.  It wasn't worth making a fuss over; the card still looks amazing.

TTM Success - Kyle Farmer

Here are some really cool cards that I got signed TTM from Kyle Farmer.  The above 2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition turned out really well.  The card is numbered 29/200 and is die cut.

The above 2020 Allen & Ginter and 2018 Stadium Club both turned out awesome.  I love how Stadium Club looks when signed.

Farmer (b. 1990) has played in the majors since 2017 for the Dodgers and Reds.  He has 81 hits, 9 home runs and a .242 batting average.

I mailed to Farmer on December 17 and got the cards back on January 2, for a 16-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Pat Neshek

I added some nice cards with this second TTM success from Pat Neshek.  I wasn't going to bother him again, but I had a couple cards I really liked, and decided to send them.

This red parallel from 2018 Stadium Club was really the one that pushed me toward sending to him again.  I got it out of a stack of cards my friend, Caleb, gave me at the National.

I mailed to Neshek on August 20 and got the cards back on August 31, for an 11-day TAT.