Sunday, March 6, 2022

TTM Success - Austin Hyatt

Lately, I have been pretty successful in finding working addresses for guys who signed a while back, but had been kind of dormant.  That had led me to pull a lot more different cards from my boxes and try to expand who I send to TTM.  I found this cool 2011 Bowman Platinum X Fractor and was able to get it signed TTM by Austin Hyatt.

Hyatt (b.1986) was a 15th round pick by the Phillies in the 2009 June Amateur Draft out of the University of Alabama.  He played in the minors from 2009 to 2012, all in the Phillies system, reaching AAA.  He had a record of 37-23 with 551 strike outs and a 3.79 ERA.

I mailed to Hyatt on February 2 and got the card back on February 10, for an 8-day TAT.

TTM Success - Blake Hunt

Here's another 2017 Bowman Draft that I was able to get signed TTM.  This one was signed by Blake Hunt, and turned out alright, except that the card got bent a good bit in transit.  Still, the card will be fine in my album.

Hunt (b. 1998) was a second round pick in the 2017 June Amateur Draft out of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California by the Padres.  He has since transitioned to the Rays system.  Since 2017, he has made his way to AA.  In the minors he has 227 hits, 19 home runs and a .242 batting average.

I mailed to Hunt on February 1 and got the card back on February 10, for a 9-day TAT.

Saturday, March 5, 2022

TTM Success - Wyatt Mills

Some nice cards came back signed TTM recently when I got this TTM success back from Wyatt Mills.  I was all set to send off a 2017 Bowman and a 2017 Bowman Chrome when I realized that Mills was in 2021 Topps Update.  This card turned out nicely.  I didn't see that Jose Goody was signing, so I probably won't complete the card, but that's ok.
Getting these two 2017 Bowmans out of my Bowman box was nice.  I went through that box to try to make some room for new stuff, and found a few guys I wanted to send to.  Some of those cards are still out, but there have been a couple that have come back in.

Mills (b. 1995) made his debut last season with the Mariners.  He was 0-0 with 11 strike outs and a 9.95 ERA.

I mailed to Mills on January 10 and got the cards back on February 9 for a 30-day TAT.

Friday, March 4, 2022

TTM Success - Chris Pettit

Here are a few cards that I pulled from my boxes and sent out TTM a while back.  The above 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter of Chris Pettit turned out nicely, as most Ginters do.
I had also found Pettit's 2010 Upper Deck and 2010 Topps, which he signed.

Pettit (b. 1984) played in the majors in 2009 and 2011 for the Angels.  He had 2 hits, no home runs and a .286 batting average.

I mailed to Pettit on January 24 and got the cards back on February 9, for a 16-day TAT.

Thursday, March 3, 2022

TTM Success - Roman Gabriel

Another of the vintage football cards that my friend, Max, gave me came back signed via TTM.  This 1971 Topps Roman Gabriel turned out really well.

Gabriel (b. 1940) was a first round (first over all) draft pick by the Raiders in the 1962 AFL Draft and a first round (second over all) pick by the Rams in the 1962 NFL Draft out of NC State University.  He played professionally from 1962 to 1977 for the Rams and Eagles.  He had an over all QB record of 86-64-7 with 201 touchdowns and 29,444 yards.  He was the NFL MVP in 1969 and was four-time Pro Bowler (1967-1969 and 1973.  He was elected t the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989 and his number 18 jersey was retired by NC State.

I mailed to Gabriel on January 24 and got the card back on February 9, for a 16-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $5.00.

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

TTM Success - Tim Davis

Here are a couple cards from 1995 that I got back signed TTM recently.  I was always a big fan of 1995 Score, and I was happy to add a signed one to my collection with this TTM success from Tim Davis.
I also got this 1995 Topps signed that turned out nicely.  Davis's daughter also included a note saying she likes to see where all the letters to her dad come from across the country.

Davis (b. 1970) played in the majors from 1994 to 1997 for the Mariners.  He had a record of 6-5 with 91 strike outs and a 4.62 ERA.

I mailed to Davis on January 20 and got the cards back on February 7, for an 18-day TAT.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

TTM Success - Dustin Saenz

Here is another TTM success I got from 2021 Draft, Nationals prospect, Dustin Saenz.  I sent the base card and a chrome refractor.
Saenz (b. 1999) was a 4th round pick in the July 2021 Amateur Draft by the Nationals out of Texas A&M.  He played at two levels of the Nationals system (Rookie and Low A) this past season to a record of 1-0 with 16 strike outs and a 4.73 ERA.

I mailed to Saenz on January 8 and got the cards back on February 7, for a 30-day TAT.