April TTMs

Steve Decker
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
21 days 

Eric Plunk

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

83 days

December TTMs

McCade Brown

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o AFL

46 days

Tim Stoddard

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

18 days

David Hulse

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

326 days

March TTM

John Morris

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

11 days

George Canale

Signed 2/2 

Sent c/o Home address

13 days

Derek Parks

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o Home address

14 days

Jeff Juden

Signed 3/3

Sent c/o Home address

74 days

Buddy Groom

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o Home address

25 days

December TTMs

Scott McGregor

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

10 days

 

Mark Thurmond

Signed 1/2 (sent other card back unsigned)

Sent c/o Home address

12 days

Brad Keller

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Kansas City Royals

173 days

Scott Bailes

Signed 3/3

Sent c/o Home address

12 days

Mitch Garver

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Texas Rangers

208 days

Gary Wayne

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

16 days

August TTMs

Don Carmen
Signed 3/3
Sent c/o Home address
41 days

Franklin Stubbs

Signed 3/3

Sent c/o Home address

14 days

Scott Terry

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

17 days

Jim Jensen

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

7 days

Sal Butera

I had initially written this one off, but it came back in a little over a year.  Nice return from former Royal (and KC fan favorite) Drew Butera's dad, Sal Butera.

Sal Butera
Signed 3/3
Sent c/o Home address
385 days

Mail Day!!!

I recently sent out some TTM requests to players home addresses.  I send out 5 and got 4 back already!

This is an exciting return!  I have quite a few of his cards, and it was hard to choose what to send for a TTM request!  He didn't have a great season last year, but here's to hoping he has a turn around year in 2019!!

Chris Davis
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
15 days

Jeff Jackson is a former 1st round draft pick of the Phillies.  He spend his career in the minors, never making a major league roster.  I loved these 1990 Score cards!

Jeff Jackson
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
14 days

This last one is a nice addition to my Cubs TTM collection.  Manny won 2 World Series rings; one with Oakland and one with the Phillies.  He was with the Cubs on two different occasions during his career, totally 7 years with the team.

Manny Trillo
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
13 days

Chris James

Finally, a TTM envelope in the mail this week.  I am hoping to spend some time over the holidays getting some players home address TTM envelopes out, as well as start to think about TTM targets for Spring Training!  I got this envelope back from Chris James, probably best known for playing with the Phillies and Indians.  He did make a stop here in Kansas City in 1995.

Chris James

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

122 days

Little White Envelopes

Ah, nothing like a huge USPS blip (this may be a conversation for another post) to fill my mailbox with a ton of little white envelopes that have probably been sitting at my post office for a week.  Three of four came on the same day.

Ricky Horton is probably best known for pitching for the Cardinals.  He played in a total of 3 World Series (2 with the Cardinals, 1 with the Dodgers), and won a ring with the Dodgers in 1988.  I think these are all nice looking cards.

Ricky Horton
Signed 3/3
Sent c/o Home address
99 days


I sent these next cards out in May of 2013, so needless to say, I had written them off long ago.  However, I did get my cards back from Mike Henneman, but he now uses The Athlete Connection, LLC to handle his autograph requests.  I did get this black and white paper photo in my little white envelope.

Mike Henneman
Signed 0/2
Sent c/o West Michigan Whitecaps


Nicky Lopez is a return from the Arizona Fall League.  He's an up and comer in the Royals organization.  He also is a Creighton Blue Jay Alumni.

Nicky Lopez
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Surprise Saguaros
35 days


Finally, Aramis Garcia.  He's a catcher in the Giants organization.  He spent most of the year between A and Aa ball this year.  He did get an invite to play in the AFL.

Aramis Garcia
Signed 1/2 (didn't return other card)
Sent c/o Richmond Flying Squirrels
83 days
 

Steve Farr

Awesome return today from Steve Farr.  This is a nice addition to my Royals TTM page collection.

Steve Farr
Signed 3/3
Sent c/o Home address
8 days

A few TTM's to catch up

I have accumulated a pile of PWE's that I know are TTM requests that are back, but I haven't had time to look at what I got until now.

The first one is from former Royal Buddy Biancalana.  It is one of my favorite years of Topps designs, however his autograph is smudged.  Bummer.

Buddy Biancalana
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Home address
92 days

I wanted to start sending out a few NFL TTM requests, and I have gotten a couple back so far, but none as big as this one.  Former Ole Miss Rebel, Eli Manning.  The scan is not that great, but it's a great looking card with the autograph!

Eli Manning

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o New York Giants

29 days

I sent out a bunch of TTM requests to MLB players prior to the end of the season.  I had read that Aaron Nola signs, but I guess he's now got one of these pre-printed cards.

Aaron Nola
Signed 0/1
Sent c/o Philadelphia Phillies
47 days

Finally, I got a couple of RTS envelopes back.  

Ben Lively

Signed 0/1

Sent c/o Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs

J.J. Watt
Signed 0/1
Sent c/o Home address

Eric Bell

I received a couple of TTMs after Christmas, and I'm now just finally getting time to get these up!  I recently bought a notebook computer and ditched my desktop, so now I'm trying to figure out how to use everything and transfer everything over.  The scanning was tricky, but I think I have it figured out.

Eric Bell
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
14 days

Mike Krukow

I thought these cards were long gone!  I got these back the other day!  A great surprise!  Mike currently does TV for the Giants games.

Mike Krukow
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o San Francisco Giants
263 days

Darren Daulton

I was successful a second time with Darren Daulton.  The first time I sent to him, he only signed one card and kept the rest (two other cards).  So this time, I only sent the one, and got another 1987 Topps autographed!  Yah, another catcher!

Darren Daulton
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Home address
22 days

Jimmy Key

This is my second TTM success with Jimmy Key.  Last year, I had sent him a 1988 Topps All Star and a 1987 Topps.  He returned both cards, but only signed the 88 Topps.  So, this year, I sent him the 1987 Topps to sign.

Jimmy Key
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Home address
14 days

Jerry Mumphrey

I got one TTM back over the weekend, and it was a former Cubbie!

Jerry Mumphrey
Signed 4/4
Sent c/o Home address
15 days

Tom Brookens, Bill Schroeder, & Eric Young, Jr.

Three TTMs back this week:

Tom Brookens is currently a coach for the Detroit Tigers.  I had read that he only signs one, so that is all I sent him.  I am starting to appreciate the 1987 Fleer set, again.

Tom Brookens
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Detroit Tigers
78 days

Next up, Bill Schroeder.  He's currently a broadcaster for the Brewers.  He signed the cards in pen.  It doesn't show up well on the scan.

Bill Schroeder
Signed 4/4
Sent c/o Milwaukee Brewers
65 days

Last, is Eric Young, Jr. of the Rockies.  Another personalized card!

Eric Young, Jr.
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Colorado Rockies
30 days

Catching up on TTMs

I know its been a while since my last post, but I spent all last week at all the All Star Game/Week festivities!  I will make a separate post on my experiences!  But, while I was out living it up, I got quite a few TTMs back; players must have been signing over the break.

First up, Chase Headley from the Padres.  He's in the middle of trade talk these days.  I had read he was a great signer, and he didn't disappoint.  I just wish I would of had two cards to send instead of one.

Chase Headley
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o San Diego Padres
14 days

Next up, finally a return from Tampa Bay!  Tom Foley used to rock the old Expos uni back in the day.  I sent cards to try to get every inception of uni of the Expos.  I always like the red jersey myself!

Tom Foley
Signed 4/4
Sent c/o Tampa Bay Rays
21 days

A surprise return from Arizona.  I was feeling kinda burned after Alan Trammell returned my TTM unsigned, after I had read he'd been signing.  Thanks to Josh Collmenter for making me not doubt sending anymore mail to Arizona!

Josh Collmenter
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Arizona Diamondbacks
21 days

Another TTM I sent out and not sure if I would get back or not was from Rick Rodriguez of the Oakland A's.  He's currently their bullpen coach.

Rick Rodriguez
Signed 3/3
Sent c/o Oakland A's
59 days

Last up, Jaime Navarro from Seattle.  He's currently the Mariners bullpen coach.  Love his signature!  He threw a no-hitter back when he was a player.

Jaimie Navarro
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Seattle Mariners
61 days

Finally, one return from the Colorado Rockies.  It was my request to Chris Iannetta from last year.  He's currently with the Angels, so needless to say, he's not going to sign my TTM that I sent 14 months ago.