TTM Success - Trevor Bauer

He's controversial. However, when I saw a private signing pop up with Trevor Bauer, I jumped on the chance to add him to my autograph album. I picked out a 2011 Bowman Chrome to send out... and he missed the card during the signing. I got my card back unsigned, but the promoter sent me two replacement autographs. One was the above 2013 Bowman and the other was the below 2021 Topps.

I would have been fine with just one card, but the promoter went above and beyond to keep me happy.

Bauer (b. 1991) played in the majors from 2012 to 2021 for the Diamondbacks, Indians, Reds and Dodgers. He had a record of 83-69 with 1,416 strike outs and a 3.79 ERA. He won the NL Cy Young Award in 2020. A polarizing figure even before the allegations levied against him, he probably will never pitch in the majors again.

I mailed to the signing on February 11 and got the cards back on March 9, for a 26-day TAT. The promoter also offered me a refund, which I declined. The extra auto was more than enough. 

Set Complete - 2021 Topps

A quick note to show that I have used my time off wisely and have finished collating the 2021 Topps set that has been sitting over here on my other desk since June.  I got Series 2 in, opened it, and left it stacked for a rainy day that didn't come.  So, I finally got the set sorted and collated, with the above card 650, Trevor Bauer, being the last one inserted into the set.  I don't choose the completer cards, by the way, I go with the last one needed to complete the set.  I now have completed Topps sets from 1955, 1959, 1969-1971 and 1973-2021.  I'm really going to hate it when Fanatics takes over.