TTM Success - Khris Davis

A private signing with Khris Davis came up that I was really excited about. The reason was the above 2011 Bowman Chrome green refractor that I had picked up a few years ago at the National. I had to scramble to find the card, but luckily I did. It turned out great.

While looking for the card, I found the above 2019 Topps Gypsy Queen green parallel and 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen Chrome.  I liked both of these so much, I sent them out with the 2011 Bowman Chrome. 

Davis (b. 1987) played in the majors from 2013 to 2021 for the Brewers, A's and Rangers.  He had 820 hits, 221 home runs and a .242 batting average.  He finished 8th in the 2018 AL MVP race.  He led the league in home runs with 48 in 2018, his third of three consecutive seasons with 40 or more home runs.  A weird stat for Davis is that for four seasons in a row from 2015 to 2018, Davis batter .247 in each season.

I mailed to the signing on May 23 and got the cards back on July 14, for a 52-day TAT.  I paid a fee of $20/card.

TTM Success - Josh Rogers

It's always nice when I can get a current Oriole to sign some cards TTM, and these two that came back from Josh Rogers really turned out well.

I used my 2020 Harvey Address Book to be able to send to Rogers, and it worked.  Rogers has a nice signature.

Rogers (b. 1994) has played in the majors since 2018, for the Orioles.  He is 1-3 with an 8.65 ERA and 11 strike outs.  He was part of the return from the Yankees in the Zack Britton trade.

I mailed to Rogers on April 29 and got the cards back on May 21, for a 22-day TAT.

2020 Wood Ducks Hot Stove Event Graphing Recap

The annual Down East Wood Ducks Hot Stove Event has come and gone.  This year, former Woodies manager, Corey Ragsdale; new manager, Joshua Johnson; Rangers pitcher, Jeffrey Springs and Rangers prospect, Tyler Phillips were on hand to share some BBQ and talk baseball in Kinston for a couple of hours.

I had to get on Ebay to get most of the cards that I brought to the event, since someone in Texas lost my Phillips team set cards, and I was out of stuff for Corey Ragsdale.  I had a couple Hickory team set cards for Johnson; and a couple Jeffrey Springs cards.  I also took a 50/50 for my friend, Gerard, and my friend, Drake, sent me his only Springs to get signed for him.

I had to get some help to finish all of the Springs cards, since I found so many.  I was able to finish my 2019 Heritage card alreay signed by Jose Trevino.  The Gypsy Queens turned out really well, also.

I found out that Rags will be in the dugout during Rangers games this season, which is really awesome.  I'll have to keep an eye out while watching their games and see if I can see him.

We had a really good time.  I didn't spend any money this year, as I got to talking and wasn't paying attention to the silent auction bids that I had laid out.  Oh, well, that might be for the best anyway.

The roundtable discussions were great.  Chris and I sat at a table with our friend, Billy, and also Jordan, a guy who writes for the Kinston newspaper.  We all were able to fire off a few questions for the panel, such as MLBs proposal to cut 42 MILB teams, who Phillips and Springs veteran influences were on the Rangers, etc.  That might be what I enjoy the most about the event.

Now, I'm ready for the 2020 season to begin!