TTM Success - Bobby Seay

I found a really cool card while I was going through some boxes in the back on my LCS recently, which helped with this TTM success from Bobby Seay.  I had found the below card at the card show in February and after checking online, saw that he signed TTM.  I needed one more card so I would have a round number for $1.00 and picked it up.  Then, I found the above 1999 Topps Gold Label and decided to go ahead and send them on their way.

This is a 2001 Bowman Heritage, which looks really cool signed.  I wasn't collecting when these came out, but they are nice cards, even though the set they are based off of are pretty plain.  I'm talking about 1948 Bowman of course.

Seay (b. 1978) played in the majors in 2001 and 2003 to 2009 for the Devil Rays, Rockies and Tigers.  He had a record of 11-6 with s 4.16 ERA and 190 strike outs.

I mailed to Seay on March 20 and got the cards back on March 30, for a 10-day TAT.

TTM Success - Steve Swisher

I like it when I can get a ton of cards signed from a player, except for when it comes time to blog them.  Still, I got a nice success from Steve Swisher on a bunch of late 70s and early 80s Topps cards.  I used this success to push the count up on several sets that needed it, most of all, 1978 Topps.  For whatever reason, I wasn't able to find any of that year in bulk until the February card show.  I've taken those bulk cards and mailed out quite a few, and some are starting to come back in.

I had been sitting on the above 1975 Topps for a long time.  This might not have come in the package of 1975 Topps that Max gave me, since he was a Cub, but he may have given it to me.  I'll have to ask him.  I know the 1976 came from my box I got from the Columbia antique shop.

Here are the other Topps cards that he signed for me, including a 1981 Topps, and 1981 Topps traded.  I like the 1981 set, and that set is climbing up the ranks and making a run at 1987 for total number of cards that I have gotten signed.

Swisher (b. 1951), the father of former All Star Nick Swisher, played in the majors from 1974 to 1982 for the Cubs, Cardinals and Padres.  He had 305 hits, 20 home runs and a .216 batting average.  He was an All Star in 1976.

I mailed to Swisher on February 21 and got the cards back on March 27, for a 34-day TAT.

TTM Success - Jeff Cirillo

Well, I've only had one time now where baby powder on a card didn't hold an autograph.  This success from Jeff Cirillo shows that nothing is a sure thing.  Oh well.  This card is still cool, and still will have a place in my autograph binder.

This Fleer EX turned out much better than the Flair Showcase shown at the top of the post.  So, I'm 1/2 with baby powder on this success.  Not bad.

I also can't go wrong with a Fleer Metal.  These cards always turn out great.  I have seen some Fleer Metal cards that would look amazing when signed, but the guys on the card don't sign.  Still, the ones that do, I plan on adding them because they look so nice.

Cirillo (b. 1969) played in the majors from 1994 to 2007 for the Brewers, Rockies, Mariners, Padres, Twins and Diamondbacks.  He had 1,598 hits, 112 home runs and a .296 batting average.  He was an All Star in 1997 and 2000 with the Brewers and Rockies, respectively.

I mailed to Cirillo on February 8, and got the cards back on March 27, for a 47-day TAT.  He signed 3 of the 4 cards I sent.

TTM Success - Ken Gerhart

Ken Gerhart signed four cards for me in this TTM success.  I had a former complete set of 1988 Fleer sitting around, so I went through it for TTMs and pulled out this Gerhart when I saw that he signed.  These are some really nice cards that look great when signed.  I hope to add some more in due time.

1988 Donruss also looks pretty nice when signed.  I have so many of them lying around.  They usually are passed over in favor of other cards, but this one made the cut this time around.

I did add a 1988 Topps to keep the Topps success coming.  I also included the 1989 O Pee Chee that Angus sent me for Christmas.

Gerhart (b. 1961) played in the majors from 1986 to 1988 for the Orioles.  He had 136 hits, 24 homw runs and a .221 batting average.  He made his MLB debut on September 14, 1986, so happy birthday to me!

I mailed to Gerhart on March 4 and got the cards back on March 25, for a 21-day TAT.

TTM Success - Pete Smith

I personally think the 1990 Donruss design is historically underrated.  This was the first set I put together (it was so easy), and one of the first types of cards I remember buying in stores.  I had to make sure I had some of them in my autograph album, so when I got this success from Pete Smith, I was glad to see that he signed my 1990 Donruss that I had included.  By the way, 2017 Donruss is based on the 1990 design, and those cards look so great, as well.

I also got a 1995 Fleer, because you can never have enough from that crazy set.  They really do turn out nice when signed, though.

Finally, here are the two Topps offerings I sent along, a 1991 and a 1990.  Those two years are way behind on my tally for late 80s, early 90s Topps sets, so I try to include them over other years when I can.

Smith (b. 1966) played in the majors from 1987 to 1995 and 1997 to 1998 for the Braves, Mets, Reds, Padres and Orioles.  He had a career record of 47-71 with a 4.55 ERA and 640 strike outs.

I mailed to Smith on February 16 and got the cards back on March 24, for a 36-day TAT.

TTM Success - Rich Amaral

I added some cool cards with this success from Rich Amaral.  I have really been wanting to add some Studio cards to my autograph binder, and this 1994 Studio turned out really nice.

I added another 1990 CMC AAA that was in my Mom's box from the attic.  I had the 1993 Jimmy Dean in my collection for a long time, and it is a perfect card to fit into the "different" kinds of cards I want represented in my album.

I also added a couple Topps issues with the 1998 and 1994 shown above.  Amaral has a really nice autograph, and it showed up well on all of the cards.

Amaral (b. 1962) played in the majors from 1991 to 2000 for the Mariners and Orioles.  He had 493 hits, 11 home runs and a .276  batting average.

I mailed to Amaral on March 7 and got the cards back on March 24, for a 17-day TAT.

TTM Success - Craig Paquette

It took two tries, but I got a TTM success from Craig Paquette.  I had been wanting to get him for a long time, but kept putting it off.  When I finally sent to him, I picked the wrong address.  I don't know how that happened, but when the envelope came back RTS and I checked the webpages, I wanted to headbutt my wall.  Anyway, I tried again, and was successful.

I had a bunch of Paquette's cards, but had to narrow it down to four.  I had to add the ProCards AAA (at the top) to the binder.  I also need more 1994 Topps in the binder, so this one was an easy choice.

Finally, I liked the 1994 Pinnacle and Pinnacle Museum so I included both of those.  The Pinnacle Museum actually came out of an album that my mom gave me, so it was nice to get that one signed.

Paquette (b. 1969) played in the majors from 1993 to 2003 for the A's, Royals, Mets, Cardinals and Tigers.  He had 620 hits, 99 home runs and a .239 batting average.

I mailed to Paquette on March 13 and got the cards back on March 24, for an 11-day TAT.