Showing posts with label 1991 Line Drive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1991 Line Drive. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Erik Johnson


In May of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Erik Johnson. I discovered that he owned a college baseball development program in California, so I sent him my card and the following letter.


125 days later my card came back signed and he included a brief note.


Erik signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #309.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnser03.shtml

Friday, October 11, 2024

Jim Baxter


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Jim Baxter. I sent him my card and the following letter.


195 days later my card came back signed.

Jim signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #402.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=baxter002jam

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Nolan Lane


My dad's birthday is June 14th. He passed away on August 31, 2020. For his first birthday without him,  I came up with another TTM challenge for myself. This one I called "Dad TTM Project." On June 8, 2021, six days before his birthday, I sent birthday cards to eleven baseball players who also shared his birthday.


Here is the card that I sent to Nolan Lane.


Twenty days later my card came back signed.

Nolan signed a 1991 Line Drive Pre-Rookie AA card #87.

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

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Shon Ashley


In May of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Shon Ashley. I discovered that he owned a glass company in Idaho, so I sent him my card and the following letter.


Eleven days later my card came back signed.

Shon signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #176.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ashley001sho

Friday, June 7, 2024

Fernando Arguelles


In May of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Fernando Arguelles. I sent him my card and the following letter.


Six days later my card came back signed and he included a brief note.


Fernando signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #326.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=arguel002fer

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Frank Abreu


In March of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Frank Abreu. I sent him my card and the following letter.


Ten days later my card came back signed.

Frank signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #26.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=abreu-003fra

Monday, April 8, 2024

Steve Stowell


In March of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Steve Stowell. I sent him my card and the following letter.


Five days later my card came back signed along with a hand-drawn smiley face.


Steve signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #494.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stowel001ste

Friday, March 29, 2024

Bryan Gore


In March of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Bryan Gore. I sent him my card and the following letter.


Seven days later my card came back signed.

Bryan signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #581.

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

Friday, March 15, 2024

Greg Fulton


In February of 2021, I was looking for cards to mail out and I saw on the back of Greg Fulton's card that his birthday was less than a week away (February 20th), so I decided to look him up and I found his address and sent him my card and the following letter.


21 days later my card came back signed.

Greg signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #254.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=fulton001gre

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Dave Jacas


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Dave Jacas. I discovered that he was a tax consultant in New York, so I sent him my card and the following letter.


28 days later my card came back signed.

Dave signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #186.

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

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Craig Smajstrla


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Craig Smajstrla. I sent him my card and the following letter.


Eight days later my card came back signed.

Craig signed a 1991 Line Drive AAA Pre-Rookie card #205.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smajscr01.shtml

Monday, March 4, 2024

Bob Reimink


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Bob Reimink. I sent him my card and the following letter.


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


Bob signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #395.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=reimin001rob

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Steve Adkins


In January of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Steve Adkins. I sent him my card and the following letter.


32 days later my card came back signed.

Steve signed a 1991 Line Drive AAA Pre-Rookie card #101.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/adkinst01.shtml

Monday, February 26, 2024

Doug Kline


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Doug Kline. I sent him my card and the following letter.


Nine days later my card came back signed and he included a note and an additional signed card of himself.



Doug signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #636.

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

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Manny Hernandez


In January of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Manny Hernandez. I sent him my card and the following letter.


23 days later my card came back signed.

Manny signed a 1991 Line Drive AAA Pre-Rookie card #557.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hernama01.shtml

Friday, February 2, 2024

Jim Newlin


In January of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Jim Newlin. I sent him my card and the following letter.


Six days later my card came back signed.

Jim signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #340.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=newlin001jam

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Ric Christian


My birthday is on January 13th, so I came up with another TTM challenge for myself. This one I called "The TTM Birthday Challenge." On January 6, 2021, one week before my birthday, I sent birthday cards to ten baseball players who also share my birthday.










Here is the birthday card that I sent to Ric Christian.


Fourteen days later, my card came back signed, and he included a note back.


Ric signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #29.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=christ001ric

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Eddie Dixon


In November of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Eddie Dixon. I sent him my card and the following letter.


23 days later my card came back signed.

Eddie signed a 1991 Line Drive AAA Pre-Rookie card #182.

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

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Ed Yacopino


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


32 days later my card came back signed.

Ed signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #122.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=yacopi001edw

Friday, January 5, 2024

Stan Hough


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


Ten days later my card came back signed and he included a brief note.


A little over two years after receiving this autographed card, Mr. Hough sent me a letter and business card, promoting his podcast.



Stan signed a 1991 Line Drive AAA Pre-Rookie card #325.

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