Showing posts with label Bill Greason. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bill Greason. Show all posts

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Another TTM Success From Bill Greason

Bill Greason is now 100 years old and I have added a couple more of his autographs to the collection with this TTM success.  I had him sign a 1994 Score showing Busch Stadium, since he was a Cardinal.
My friend Jesse gave me this 5 x 7 photo, and it looks pretty nice. He signed it in copper Sharpie.  

I mailed to Greason on August 30 and got the card and photo back on September 17, for an 18-day TAT. 

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

TTM Success - Bill Greason

There is an assortment of generic cards that I keep handy in order to send to folks who normally don't have cards.  In the case of Bill Greason, I had this cool Topps Stadium Club ad card that would have looked cool, had Greason signed the front.  Still, he did sign my card, and his autograph has been added to my album.
I also had sent Greason a 2010 Topps Cardinals team card.  He signed the back of this one as well.  I'll keep trying with guys like this, but some signatures on the fronts of the cards would have been nice.  I'm honestly just happy with a response.  TTMs got pretty dry this summer, and any return was welcome.  Things have picked up lately, but the goal is to catch up on posts before the year is out.  We'll see if I can reach that goal.

Greason (b. 1924) played in the Negro Leagues in 1948 for the Birmingham Black Barons and in the Majors in 1954 for the Cardinals.  He had a career record of 3-3 (including his Negro League stats) with 36 strike outs and a 5.15 ERA.

I mailed to Greason on May 10 and got the cards back signed on May 25, for a 15-day TAT.  He also signed my note.