TTM Success - Matt Wallner

I added some more autos from 2019 Bowman Draft with this TTM success from Twins prospect, Matt Wallner.  He has a really nice signature, and it showed up really well on both of the cards I sent.

Wallner (b. 1997) was a first round draft pick (39th overall) by the Twins in the 2019 June Amateur Draft out of the University of Southern Mississippi.

He had 65 hits, 8 home runs and a .258 batting average while reaching Single A Cedar Rapids last season.

I mailed to Wallner on January 6 and got the cards back on February 14, for a 39-day TAT.

TTM Success - Jerry Ujdur

Here are a few early 80s cards that I was able to get signed by Jerry Ujdur via TTM.  He signed all three cards with a black pen.

Ujdur (b. 1957) played in the majors from 1980 to 1984 for the Tigers and Indians.  He had a career record of 12-16 with 118 strike outs and a 4.78 ERA.

I mailed to Ujdur on January 27 and got the cards back on February 11, for a 15-day TAT.

TTM Success - Tommy Medica

Here's a TTM success that took a couple fairly recent cards out of my box and put them into my album.  I haven't gotten too many 2014 Topps signed, so I was glad to get this 2014 Topps Target Red parallel of Tommy Medica signed.

He also signed his base Topps; both cards look good.

Medica (b. 1988) played in the majors in 2013 and 2014 for the Padres.  He had 76 hits, 12 home runs and a .246 batting average.

I mailed to Medica on January 2 and got the cards back on February 11, for a 40-day TAT.

TTM Success - Shea Langeliers

When 2019 Bowman Draft came out, I saw a whole bunch of people sending and receiving TTMs from guys in that set.  I wanted to send off some of my own, so I looked up a few addresses and sent off some cards.  I was especially happy to get this return back from Braves prospect, Shea Langeliers.

Langeliers (b. 1997) was a first round (9th overall) pick by the Braves in the 2019 June Amateur Draft out of Baylor University.  He formerly attended Keller High School, in Keller, TX.  I actually have a few friends from Instagram who went to the same school, which is pretty interesting.

Langeliers played in 54 games for the Rome Braves this past season and had 55 hits, 2 home runs and a .255 batting average.

I mailed to Langeliers on January 3 and got the cards back on February 11, for a 39-day TAT.

I got a comment on last night's post asking about advice on TTMs.  Since I'm not sure if you see my responses to comments, shoot me an email, please, and I will be happy to help with TTM questions.

Another TTM Success From Mike Mussina

While I was going through boxes at my LCS a few months ago, I found some late 90s cards that I thought would look really cool when signed.  The above 1997 Pinnacle Zenith is such a sharp card.  I was so glad to get it signed, and I was even happier with how it turned out.  There were a few cards from the set in the box, but only a couple of guys that signed TTM were in there.  I'm glad Mike Mussina was one of them.

I also really liked this 1999 UD Ovation that Moose signed for me.  I always liked Ovation, but hadn't been able to get any signed.

I mailed to Mussina on January 6 and got the cards back on February 11, for a 36-day TAT.  I paid a fee of $10/card.

TTM Success - Nick Leyva

I had these Nick Leyva cards in my box for a long time, and finally got around to mailing to him.  I feel like this is a pretty common theme among my TTM requests.  I let cards sit in the boxes, with the hope that I find a few more along the way, and finally get around to dropping them in the mail.  If they're just plain old Topps base cards, they'll probably sit and wait a while.  If they're stars or really cool parallels, maybe I'll drop them in the mail sooner.

Nothing against Leyva, but his cards did sit there for a long time.  Years, probably.  I finally added them to a pile that I was sending out, and the cards came back looking great.

Leyva (b. 1953) managed the Phillies from 1989 into the 1991 season.  His overall record was 148-189 (.439 win %).

I mailed to Leyva on January 30 and got the cards back on February 8, for a 9-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Alejandro Pena

I had sent to him a while back, then got tired of waiting, so I did a private signing for my 1987 Topps.  Finally, a card came back signed from Alejandro Pena; this 1990 Topps Traded.  He sent the other cards back unsigned, and included a typed note saying that he is now signing for a fee.  I may try to send to him later on, but at this point, I am happy with what I have gotten.  At his rate of $3.00/card, I may send some more.  We'll see.

I sent this card on February 5, 2018 and got the card back signed on February 8, 2020, for a 733-day TAT.