TTM Success - Hal Morris

This success from Hal Morris turned out really nice.  Especially the above 1997 Flair Showcase.  The card scanned really well, with all of the glitter in the card really showing up.

These 1996 Pinnacle Museum parallels also look really nice when they are signed.  The cards don't really stand up all that well to time, as some of them, the foil will begin to peel.

Finally, here are the two other cards, a 1997 Finest Competitors and a 1994 Studio.  Both of these turned out really great.  I enjoyed each of the cards that I had sent Morris.  Each of them was a really nice example to put into my album.

Morris (b. 1965) played in the majors from 1988 to 2000 for the Yankees, Reds, Royals and Tigers.  He had 1,216 hits, 76 home runs and a .304 batting average.  He finished third in the 1990 NL Rookie of the Year voting, and 15th in the 1994 NL MVP voting.  He won the World Series in 1990 with the Reds.  Morris appeared on the 2006 Hall of Fame ballot and received 1.0% of the vote.

I mailed to Morris on February 9 and got the cards back on May 2, for an 89-day TAT.

TTM Success - Rich Becker

Rich Becker is another player that sat in my TTM box for a long time before I mailed his cards out.  The good thing about that is, I was able to compile a bunch of cool cards to send for signature, like the above 1995 Score Gold Rush.  I always liked the mid-90s Score, and this one looks really cool when signed.

The best card of the bunch, though, is this 1997 Upper Deck SP.  These really look nice, and I have maybe 4 or 5 from that set signed now.  The scan doesn't really capture how cool the card is, but take my word for it, it is pretty nice in person.

I also had these four cards, highlighted by the 1995 Fleer.  Those are still some funky cards to get signed, but signatures really look good on them.  The 1996 Fleer (top left) turned out nice, as always is the case with that set.

Becker (b. 1972) played in the majors from 1993 to 2000 for the Twins, Mets, Orioles, Brewers, A's and Tigers.  He had 570 hits, 45 home runs and a .256 batting average.  His time as an Oriole was brief; he was selected off of waivers from the Mets by the Orioles in June of 1998 and was released by the Orioles in December of that same year.

I mailed to him on February 27 and got the cards back on May 2, for a 64-day TAT.

TTM Success - Ben Davis

The above 2001 Bowman's Best that I got signed TTM by Ben Davis might be one of the best-looking cards that I have gotten back, so far.  The card looks so great, and Davis signing with a green Sharpie kind of adds to the novelty of the card.  I actually found a few 01 Bowman's Best at my LCS, so I have a couple other guys I can send to.  I hope those come back looking just at nice as this one.

I found these two Bowmans (a paper and chrome) from 1999 at my LCS, as well.  Both of them look great with the green Sharpie.

The 2000 Finest was yet another card from the LCS.  I have now gotten a few of these signed, and they all turn out really nice.  The baby powder helps them out tremendously.  The 2001 Bowman Heritage came from the February card show, and is what got me looking for Davis.  I needed to fill out a 10/$1.00 sale at the show, looked Davis up, and bought the card.  Now it is signed (as well as the others, of course), and will take a spot in my album.

Davis (b. 1977) played in the majors from 1998 to 2004 for the Padres, Mariners and White Sox.  He had 358 hits, 38 home runs and a .237 batting average.

I mailed to Davis on March 8 and got the cards back on May 1, for a 54-day TAT.

TTM Success - Adam LaRoche

I really like it when I can add a recent player to my autograph album.  It was really tough picking out which card to send to Adam LaRoche, since he only signs one-per.  I went with this 2010 Topps, mainly because I didn't have very many of them represented in the album, and I wasn't able to find him on some of the cards I REALLY needed.  Plus, I like the colors on this card, so it ended up being the right one for me.

LaRoche (b. 1979) played in the majors from 2004 to 2015 for the Braves, Pirates, Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Nationals and White Sox.  He had 1,452 hits, 255 home runs and a .260 batting average.  He finished 6th in the NL MVP voting, his only year where he received votes.  He also was a Gold Glove Award winner and Silver Slugger that season.

I mailed to LaRoche on March 7 and got the card back on May 1, for a 55-day TAT.

A Second TTM Success From Del Crandall

I like to make sure that I have older, defunct teams represented in my autograph album.  It occurred to me that I didn't have any Boston Braves cards yet, so I went to Ebay and picked up two cards of Del Crandall as a Boston Brave so I could ensure that they were there.  The above 1950 Bowman is such a nice card.  I love the old school catcher's gear on this one.  1950 Bowman is such a really nice set.  I think they look awesome.

I also added this 1952 Topps.  This one, you can really see the Boston Braves logo, which really helps my goal.  I also enjoy adding 1952 cards to the collection.

I mailed this request to Crandall on March 31 and got the cards back on April 29, for a 29-day TAT.  I also included a check for $10.00 to cover his fee of $5/card.

TTM Success - Tim Naehring

Tim Naehring was another player who took up a spot in my TTM box for quite a long time.  I gathered a bunch of his cards, then waited until the season started so I could send to him via the Red Sox.  The above 1997 Fleer was the card I wanted to get back the most.  I didn't open much 1997 Fleer at all, so I'm not sure where the card actually came from.  It might have been from a repack box or something.

I like how this Stadium Club turned out.  It is a great horizontal card, and looks nice with his signature.

The 1996 Stadium Club (right) is actually an Extreme Player entry form, so that is pretty cool to add to the album.  The 1994 Upper Deck (left) came out of the box that Chris and I busted together.

Finally, I added two Topps cards to the album with these two (right - 1998 and left - 1995).  I like the photo on the 1998, with Naehring standing for the National Anthem.

Naehring (b.1967) played in the majors from 1990 to 1997 for the Red Sox.  He had 527 hits, 49 home runs and a .282 batting average.

I mailed to Naehring on February 20 and got the cards back on April 28, for a 67-day TAT.

I have now moved onto my fifth autograph album as of last night.

TTM Success - Tim Blackwell

I love the pinstriped Cubs uniform on this 1981 Topps Tim Blackwell.  This singular card is what drove me to look and see if Blackwell signed TTM.  I had it in my hoard of 1981 Topps and used my other Topps boxes to add to the TTM request.  Blackwell's mustache just adds to the awesomeness of the cards!

The 1983 and 1982 Topps cards above are the only other cards of Blackwell that I could find at the time I sent the request out.  Still, it was nice to be able to add the to the collection.

Blackwell (b. 1952) played in the majors from 1974 to 1983 for the Red Sox, Phillies, Expos and Cubs.  He had 238 hits, 6 home runs and a .228 batting average.

I mailed to Blackwell on February 1 and got the cards back on April 25, for an 83-day TAT.