Showing posts with label TTM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TTM. Show all posts

Monday, December 23, 2024

Mike Neal


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


751 days later my card came back signed and he included 4 additional signed cards of himself.




                   

Mike signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #46.

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

Friday, November 8, 2024

Joe Gatto


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 Joe Gatto.


300 days later, my card came back signed, and he was nice enough to mark "do not bend" on the front and back of the envelope. He also included an additional signed card.


Joe signed a 2014 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects card #DP51.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gatto-000joe

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Joe Ausanio


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


287 days later my card came back signed.

Joe signed a 1991 Classic Best card #186.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ausanjo01.shtml

Monday, November 4, 2024

Jerry Augustine


In May of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Jerry Augustine. I found one and sent him my card and the following letter.


238 days later my card came back signed.

Jerry signed a 1984 Topps card #658.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/augusje01.shtml

Friday, November 1, 2024

Dustin Beggs


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 Dustin Beggs.


130 days later my card came back signed.

Dustin signed a 2018 Greensboro Grasshoppers Team Set card #05.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=beggs-000dus

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

Monday, October 28, 2024

Tim Nedin


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Tim Nedin. I discovered that he was a mortgage professional in Arizona, so I sent him my card and the following letter.


216 days later my card came back signed.

Tim signed a 1991 Classic Best card #185.

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

Sunday, October 27, 2024

Greg Brock


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 Greg Brock.


100 days later my card came back signed.

Greg signed a 1991 Upper Deck card #289.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brockgr01.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, October 10, 2024

Matt Kastelic


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Matt Kastelic. I had many cards in this set signed but I never got the chance to see him play, so I wrote him a letter and sent my card.


185 days later my card came back signed.

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

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kastel001mat

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Mark Farris


In April of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Mark Farris. I discovered that he was the President of an insurance agency in Texas, so I sent him my card and the following letter.


80 days later my card came back signed.

Mark signed a 1994 Classic 4 Sport card #172.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=farris001mar

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Porfirio Altamirano


In April of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Porfirio Altamirano. I found one and sent him my card along with a $5 bill and the following letter.


89 days later my card came back signed.

Porfirio signed a 1984 Topps card #101.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/altampo01.shtml

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Travis Welch


In February of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Travis Welch. I found one and sent him my card and the following letter.


148 days later my card came back signed.

Travis signed a 1995 Fleer Excel card #277.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=welch-000tra

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

Monday, August 5, 2024

Derek Gordon


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.


I discovered that Derek Gordon was a pitching coordinator at a sports facility in Kansas, so I mailed the birthday card to the facility.


Eighteen days later my card came back signed.

Derek signed a 2017 Lincoln Saltdogs card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gordon003der

Friday, August 2, 2024

Tom Houk


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 Tom Houk.


Seventeen days later my card came back signed.

Tom signed a 1991 Classic Best card #351.

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

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Mike Laga


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 Mike Laga.


Sixteen days later my card came back signed.

Mike signed a 1986 Donruss card #578.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lagami01.shtml

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Gerald Alexander


In March of 2021, I was looking for cards to mail out and I saw on the back of Gerald Alexander's card that his birthday was less than a week away (March 26th), so I decided to look him up and I found his address and sent him my card and the following letter.


92 days later my card came back signed.

Gerald signed a 1991 Upper Deck Final Edition card #72F.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alexage01.shtml