May 2025 Graphing of Jackals at Bird Dawgs

The New Jersey Jackals came to town last week and I was able to get some nice cards signed.  I had some help from Chris and Jesse.

It was cool that a former major leaguer was on the Jackals.  Miguel Gomez was really nice and signed everything we had.

Chris got a bunch of them done which helped me out since I missed the Wednesday day game.

I also had some nice 2018 Bowman Chrome Arbert Cipion.  I had gotten him a while ago when he was with the Mudcats.  I also got some team set cards of Colt Webb signed.

In all, we got the following autographs: Albert Cipion x 5, Miguel Gomez x 30 and Colt Webb x 4 (39 total autographs). 

Another TTM Success From Aaron Altherr

Aaron Altherr had responded to a previous TTM request back in 2019, but I had to send to him again after I gathered these three cards.  The above 2018 Topps Hi-Tek was what sold me on sending again, and the card looks awesome.  These are some of the best cards to get signed, and I was glad I had found this one.

I also had the above 2018 Topps X-Fractor and 2017 Topps Rainbow Foil that went along for the ride and came back looking great.

Altherr (b. 1991) last played in the majors in 2019 for the Mets, and has since played in Korea.  This season, he hasn't appeared in any games, however.  In his last two seasons in Korea, he has had 268 hits, 63 home runs and a .276 batting average.

I mailed to Altherr on February 15 and got the cards back on March 1, for a 14-day TAT.

TTM Success - Troy Scribner

There is an autograph on the above 2018 Topps Chrome reverse negative.  It is really hard to see on the scan, but in person, the auto can be seen when the card is held at an angle.  I sent TTM to Troy Scribner because I really wanted one of these reverse negative cards in my autograph album.  I wish it showed up better, but it is still signed and I was glad to get it back.

He also signed this 2018 Topps base, and it turned out really well, also.

Scribner (b. 1991) played in the majors in 2018 and 2019 for the Angels and Diamondbacks.  He had a record of 2-2 with 22 strike outs and a 4.28 ERA.

I mailed to Scribner on March 1 and got the cards back on April 21, for a 51-day TAT.

TTM Success - Raisel Iglesias

I found these two cards at the National, and knew I would be able to get them signed TTM, so I picked them up.  Raisel Iglesias has been signing all season, so I knew these two cards would be good pickups out of a quarter box.

Both of them turned out great, and were prepped with baby powder before I mailed.

Iglesias (b. 1990) has played for the Reds since 2015.  He has a record of 14-28 with a 3.16 ERA and 443 strike outs.  He also has 96 saves.

I mailed to Iglesias via the Reds on August 14 and got the cards back on August 26, for a 12-day TAT.

TTM Success - Chris Davis

I wonder if Chris Davis's hoffiric season last year prompted him to revive his TTM signing habits.  He used to sign a while back, but stopped.  Now, he has picked up again, and folks all over are benefiting from it.  I couldn't resist, so I sent three cards that I had earmarked for Fan Fest, and they all came back signed.  My son, Chris, even sent some that he is waiting to see come back.

The above 2018 Topps Chrome blue shimmer refractor was a card that I really wanted to get signed, ever since I pulled it from my box.  I am not planning on trying another rainbow with Davis, but these cards are really nice.

I also got the above 2017 Topps Gallery and 2014 Allen & Ginter Pastime's Pastimes signed and they both look great.

Davis (b. 1986) has played in the majors since 2008 for the Rangers and Orioles.  He holds a career batting average of .238 with 1,099 hits and 283 home runs.  Last season was abysmal for him; he batted .168 and had a -2.8 WAR (if that stat is important to you).  My hope is that the new analytically-minded regime in Baltimore can help fix what ails Davis.  Unfortunately for him, they didn't sign him to his contract, so they could be more inclined to release him if he starts off the 2019 season poorly.  It's sunken money anyway, so it will be interesting to see what happens.

That being said, let's not take away from the fact that Davis is human.  He is a husband, father, son, brother, friend, so I truly wish he gets it together.  I know being booed in his own ballpark has to hurt.  My hope is that he can fix his swing and get back to being the productive first baseman that we as Orioles fans grew accustomed to back in 2012 to 2016.

I mailed to Davis on December 11 and got the cards back on December 26, for a 15-day TAT.