Jon Matlack

In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Jon Matlack. He shared a card with Tony Torchia and I was able to locate his address as well but I didn't want to risk having it lost in the mail, so I sent 2 cards to Mr. Matlack and the following letter.

Seven days later my cards came back signed.

Jon signed a 1973 Topps card #55 and a 1991 Line Drive AAA Pre-Rookie card #300, which I immediately sent out to Mr. Torchia the very next day. As of this posting, it has been 1,152 days since I sent my card to Mr. Torchia. Unfortunately, it was never returned to me.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/matlajo01.shtml

Mike Proly

In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Mike Proly. My aunt used to work with him at his brother Pete's law firm. She told me that she would get me his autograph. I honestly don't remember if she ever got it for me. So, decades later, I decided to try on my own.

Eleven days later my card came back signed along with a nice note remembering my aunt.

Mike signed a 1984 Topps card #437.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/prolymi01.shtml

Keith Black

On October 26, 2020, I came up with another TTM challenge for myself. This one I called "The Color Wheel Challenge." I sent cards to five random baseball players with colorful last names.

I found Keith Black's address on my own and sent him my card and a letter.

Eight days later my card came back signed and he included a nice note.

Keith signed a 1994 Fleer Pro Cards card #2590.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=black-001gre

Blair Gavin

I met him at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2020, when Phoenix Rising, whom he was an assistant coach for, came to play the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship Final.

This was my first in-person autograph in 7 months after COVID-19 virtually shut everything down in 2020. Ironically, the match ended up being canceled the day after I got this autograph after numerous Rowdies coaches and players tested positive for the virus.

Blair signed a 2011 Upper Deck Major League Soccer card #12.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair_Gavin

Michael Warner

In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Michael Warner. I found one and sent him my card and the following letter.

Seven days later my card came back signed.

Michael signed a 1992 Front Row Draft Picks card #71.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=warner001mic

Art Howe

In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Art Howe. I sent him my card and the following letter.

Twenty days later my card came back signed.

Art signed a 1984 Topps card #679.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/howear01.shtml

Sam August

On September 17, 2020, I wanted to do something different with my TTM requests. I thought it would be fun to mail cards to players with the same last name and see which one comes back first. The players were Don August and Sam August. No relation between the two, as far as I could tell. I called it "An August Race in September."

Don August's address is well known, as he is very fan-friendly. Sam August only played in the minors, so his address isn't listed on autograph sites, so I had to locate it myself and hope that it was right.

36 days later my card came back signed. It was 24 days after Don August's card arrived.

Sam signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #552.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=august001sam

Sal Campisi

In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Sal Campisi. Sal and my dad worked together at GTE for many years. He shared many baseball stories with my dad, which my dad would then pass on to me. I sent a card to Sal and a note about my dad informing him of his passing.

Eleven days later my card came back signed. He even included a very nice note.

Sal signed a 1971 Topps card #568.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/campisa01.shtml

David Nied

In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for David Nied. I had this Beckett magazine and knew that he signed but didn't know if I should send such a big item. In the end, I decided to just do it. As a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic, I included my own Sharpie and hand sanitizing wipes.

Twelve days later my magazine came back signed.

David signed the cover of the February 1993 issue of Beckett Focus on Future Stars.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/niedda01.shtml

Bryan Baar

In September of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Bryan Baar. I discovered that he was the manager of a sports complex in Michigan. I sent him my card and the following letter.

27 days later my card came back signed.

Bryan signed a 1991 Classic Best card #292.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=baar--001bry

Lance Rice

In October of 2020, I was browsing on Instagram when I saw someone post their return from Lance Rice. I had noticed that Lance had used his own return address sticker on the envelope and it was fully exposed (I have covered it on my site).

Image courtesy of @memorabiliaddy on Instagram

I checked to see if I had a card of him and sure enough I did, so I wrote him a letter and sent my card.

Eleven days later my card came back signed.

Lance signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #539.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rice--001lan

Jim Waggoner

On September 10, 2020, I decided to go through these 2 alphabetical boxes of baseball cards and pull random cards out. I would then look to see if I could find a mailing address online to send a card to.

I ended up writing and mailing out 11 letters that day. All addresses that I looked up myself, not listed on an autograph database, as far as I could tell.

I found what looked to be a legitimate address for Mr. Waggoner, so I wrote him a letter and included my card.

36 days later my card came back signed.

Jim signed a 1991 Classic Best card #89.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=waggon001jam

Luke Owens-Bragg

In September of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Luke Owens-Bragg. I discovered that he was a realtor in Texas, so I wrote him a letter and sent my card.

21 days later my card came back signed.

Luke signed a 1996 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=owens-002luk

Sean Drinkwater

In September of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Sean Drinkwater. I found one and sent him my card and the following letter.

Fourteen days later my card came back signed.

Sean signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #279.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=drinkw001sea

Steve Paasch

In September of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Steve Paasch. I had seen many players from this set play in Clearwater, Florida during spring training and or Instructional League but I didn't recall ever seeing Steve in person. So, nearly 30 years later, I wrote him a letter.

Nine days later my card came back signed.

Steve signed a 1994 Classic Batavia Clippers Team Set card #19.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=paasch001ste

Don August

On September 17, 2020, I wanted to do something different with my TTM requests. I thought it would be fun to mail cards to players with the same last name and see which one comes back first. The players were Don August and Sam August. No relation between the two, as far as I could tell. I called it "An August Race in September."

Don August's address is well known, as he is very fan-friendly. Sam August only played in the minors, so his address isn't listed on autograph sites, so I had to locate it myself and hope that it was right.

Don won the race. Twelve days later my card came back signed. He even included a note.

Don signed a 1989 Score Rising Stars card #83.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/augusdo01.shtml

Dan Rogers

On September 17, 2020, I received a direct message on my Twitter account from a retired baseball player offering to send me his autographed baseball cards. I immediately responded and gave him my address to send it to.

Twelve days later the signed cards arrived. He even added a note with them.

Dan signed three 2013-15 San Rafael Pacifics Team Set cards.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rogers004dan

Louis Maberry

On September 10, 2020, I decided to go through these 2 alphabetical boxes of baseball cards and pull random cards out. I would then look to see if I could find a mailing address online to send a card to.

I ended up writing and mailing out 11 letters that day. All addresses that I looked up myself, not listed on an autograph database, as far as I could tell.

I found what looked to be a legitimate address for Mr. Maberry, so I wrote him a letter and included my card.

Eighteen days later my card came back signed. He even included a note back.

Louis signed a 1994 Classic Best Gold card #192.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=maberr002lou