Another TTM Success From Eric Gagne

Back in November; I got Eric Gagne to sign a few cards TTM.  I had a few more that I had put aside, so I decided to try him again. The cards turned out nicely. I got this 2004 Topps All Star signed. I had to choose between this one and his record breaker card. I think I chose well.

The decision had already been made to include these two in the mailer.  The (left) 2006 Fleer Ultra Gold turned out great.  The card on the right is a 2004 Fleer Draft Edition thar came out of the boxes I inherited from the former LCS. These two are a couple nice additions of some obscure sets to the autograph album. 

I mailed to Gagne on March 9 and got the cards back on March 25, for a 16-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Eric Gagne

He could have gone down in history as one of the greatest closers ever, but a link to HGH did that in.  Still, Eric Gagne had a run as the dominant reliever in the game.  I saw that he was signing TTM, so I sent off some early-2000s Topps cards and got them back signed.  The above 2004 Topps turned out well.

I also got this 2001 Topps and this 2002 Topps signed.  It is hard to see the signatures on them, but they are definitely signed.

Gagne (b. 1976) played in the majors from 1999 to 2008 for the Dodgers, Rangers, Red Sox and Brewers.  He had a record of 33-26 with 718 strike outs and a 3.47 ERA.  He tied the then NL record for saves with 55 in 2003.  Between August 6, 2002, and July 5, 2004, he set a major league record for converting 84 saves in a row. He was an All Star in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He won the World Series with the Red Sox in 2007.  He was the 2003 NL Cy Young Award winner.  His best MVP finish was 6th (also 2003).

I mailed to Gagne on October 3 and got the cards back on November 9, for a 37-day TAT.