TTMs have slowed to a crawl lately, but one came in yesterday that I was excited about.  I had signed up for another private signing with Willie Horton to get some nice vintage cards signed.  I started off with this 1972 Topps Boyhood Photos of the Stars, which looks really nice.  I followed up with his 1973 and 1980 Topps, which also turned out well.  I'm not sure if I have any Horton cards left after this signing, but I do know that these three sat in my to-be-TTMed box for quite some time. I mailed to the signing on April 8 and got the cards back on April 25, for a 17 ..read more

Last season, my brother Philip and I saw Miami at Wake Forest and we were able to get CJ Kayfus on some Perfect Game cards.  Since then, he was drafted by the Guardians and appeared in 2023 Bowman Draft.  I came across someone on Facebook who was willing to get Kayfus to sign a couple Bowman Draft, since he started the season at Lake County instead of Lynchburg.  I tried to get the guy to get Kayfus to sign the cards "Go U", but he wouldn't, apparently.  Oh well, I tried. Kayfus (b. 2001) was drafted in the 3rd round by the Guardians during the 2023 July Amateur Draft out ..read more

Another of Conrad's 1971 Topps cards came back signed TTM when I got this one back from Rod Gaspar.  There isn't much going on with the card, but it's signed and in the album.  Gaspar (b. 1946) played in the majors from 1969 to 1971 and 1974 for the Mets and Padres. He had 54 hits, 1 home run and a .208 batting average.  I mailed to Gaspar on April 6 and got the card back on April 20, for a 14-day TAT.  ..read more

These cards took a whole to come in, and traveled a long way, but they got signed by Tom McCraw.  His address changed, but I was able to find a working one and added these to the autograph album. The above 1975 Topps Mini turned out nicely. I also got a 1964 Topps, 1967 Topps and a 1974 Topps signed.  The 1967 is rough, but it is signed and locked into the album.  I also got an index card promoting McCraw's Instagram account: @TommyMcCrawBaseballFans.  I gave it a follow when I got the note. I mailed to McCraw on October 11 and got the cards back on April 20, for a 192-da ..read more

Here is a 2006 Topps Rookie 52 that I was able to get signed TTM recently by Jeff Bajenaru.  The card turned out well; I thought it had a great retro look to it, even though the Diamondbacks are one of the newest baseball teams. Bajenaru (b. 1978) played in the majors from 2004 to 2006 for the White Sox and Diamondbacks.  He had a record of 0-2 with 11 strike outs and an 11.02 ERA. I mailed to Bajenaru on March 11 abd got the card back on April 20, for a 40-day TAT.  ..read more

This week's graphing of the Delmarva Shorebirds at the Wood Ducks was pretty much over right after the game on Tuesday.  I missed Wednesday since it was an 11AM game and Thursday was Chris's senior night for tennis.  With today's rain out, I only graohed three games of the series.  I also missed my friend, Ryan's cards because I put them in the wrong pile.  The above 2022 Bowman Chrome ray wave parallel of Danyer Cueva was picked up at the National last year but ended up in a random box that I finally went through last week. It is finally signed and in the album.  D ..read more

These two 2006 Topps Turkey Red cards came back signed by Drew Meyer the other day.  I was glad to add them to my album, since there aren't many Turkey Red in there.  I was surprised that I had the white parallel to go with the base. Meyer (b. 1981) got into 5 games in 2006 for the Rangers.  He had 3 hits, no home runs and a .214 batting average. I mailed to Meyer on March 2 and got the cards back on April 19, for a 48-day TAT.  ..read more

A really cool TTM success came in the other day when I got these three cards back signed by William Foxx, Jr., grandson of Jimmie Foxx.  I was able to track down an address for him and figured it was worth a shot to reach out. Foxx signed all three cards, wrote me a nice letter and included a sheet of 33-cant baseball stamps showing Foxx and other legends of his era. I mailed to Foxx on February 26 amd got the cards back on April 19, for a 53-day TAT ..read more

A completed multi-player card is really nice, and my latest one was this 1981 Topps Orioles Future Stars.  I completed it by sending to Mark Corey again.  It took a little bit to get here, so I started to get a little worried that something happened to it, but it came in and looks great. I also sent out Corey's 1991 Crown Orioles card to get that added to the album.  I do like to see these come in.  I also am glad that I have been able to get a lot of them signed and into the album.  The whole set was a $5 purchase at a card show from the late Chandy Greenholt, so g ..read more

Another signed 1971 Topps was added to the autograph album when I got this TTM success back from Gerry Janeski.  The card turned out nicely, and features am airbrushed hat, since we love those so much.  Janeski (b. 1946) played in the majors from 1970 to 1972 for the White Sox, Senators and Rangers.  He had a record of 11-23 with 105 strike outs and a 4.73 ERA. I mailed to Janeski on March 18 and got the card back on April 19, for a 32-day TAT.  ..read more