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

Mark Steffens

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. Steffens at a company that he was CEO of, so I wrote him a letter and included my card.

Sixteen days later my card came back signed. He even included a note of his own.

Mark signed a 1992 Fleer Pro Cards card #2071.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=steffe001mar

Ty Kovach

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. Kovach, so I wrote him a letter and included my card.

Eleven days later my card came back signed. He also included a note back.

Ty signed a 1991 Classic Best card #309.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kovach001ty-

Ivan Zweig

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. Zweig, so I wrote him a letter and included my card.

Nine days later my card came back signed.

Ivan signed a 1992 Stadium Club Dome card #200.

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

Bill Abare

In August of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Bill Abare. I discovered that he had an accounting firm in St. Augustine, Florida. I sent him my card and the following letter.

Two days after sending my request, I got an email from Mr. Abare.

Seven days later my card came back signed.

Bill signed a 1991 Classic Best Dunedin Blue Jays Team Set card #15.

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

Dana Kiecker

In August of 2020, an autograph collector on Instagram posted a letter from Dana Kiecker about a scholarship fund that Mr. Kiecker and his wife had created. For a $1 donation, Dana would sign a card. I thought that sounded fair, so I wrote him a letter and sent my card along with a dollar bill.

Ten days later my card came back signed.

Dana signed a 1991 Upper Deck card #507.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kieckda01.shtml

Don Sheppard

On May 8, 2020, I noticed an account on Instagram that liked 2 of my autographs that had been posted 5 years earlier. I didn't recognize the username but when I clicked on the account I saw the person's real name and immediately recognized it and knew it was someone that I had a card of.
I sent a private message to thank him for liking my posts and mentioned that I had a card of his that I would love to get signed. He said "...it ain't worth squat" but I told him that I just do this for the hobby. He gave me his address and then I wrote him the following letter and immediately sent it off.

Nineteen days later my card came back signed. I would've had it earlier if I had written my correct address on my self-addressed stamped envelope. The envelope had a yellow "return to sender" sticker on it, so thankfully it still found its way to me, albeit delayed by a few extra days.

Don signed a 1993 Classic Best Dunedin Blue Jays Team Set card #19.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sheppa001don

Hsin-Chieh Lin

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

This would end up being my last in-person autograph for a long time. The threat of COVID-19 in March of 2020, shut down just about everything the following day.

Hsin-Chieh signed a 2019 Williamsport Crosscutters Team Set card #15.

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

Malvin Matos

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

Malvin signed a 2019 Lakewood Blueclaws Team Set card #16.

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

McCarthy Tatum

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

McCarthy signed a 2019 Williamsport Crosscutters Team Set card #29.

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

Yerwin Trejo

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

Yerwin signed a 2019 Lakewood Blueclaws Team Set card #26.

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

Mike McCarthy

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Minnesota Twins, whom he was the AAA pitching coach for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Mike signed a 2014 Portland Sea Dogs Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mccart003mic

Drew Maggi

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Minnesota Twins came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Drew signed a 2010 Topps USA card #USA-32.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maggidr01.shtml

Aaron Boone

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the New York Yankees, whom he was managing, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Aaron signed a 1995 Upper Deck Minor League card #95.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/booneaa01.shtml

Michael King

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the New York Yankees came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Michael signed a 2019 Topps Heritage Minor League card #3.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kingmi01.shtml

Erik Kratz

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the New York Yankees came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Erik signed a 2013 Topps card #361.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kratzer01.shtml

J.A. Happ

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the New York Yankees came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

J.A. signed a 2018 Topps Update Series card #US75.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/happja01.shtml

Brett Netzer

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Boston Red Sox came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Brett signed a 2017 Bowman Draft card #BD-31.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=netzer000bre

Josh Ockimey

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Boston Red Sox came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Josh signed a 2018 Topps Pro Debut card #3.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ockime000jos

Marcus Wilson

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Boston Red Sox came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Marcus signed a 2014 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects card #DP63.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsoma02.shtml

Tanner Houck

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2020, when the Boston Red Sox came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Tanner signed a 2018 Topps Heritage Minor League card #19.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/houckta01.shtml

Brett Schulze

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

Brett signed a 2019 Williamsport Crosscutters Team Set card #24.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=schulz000bre

Tom Sutera

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2020.

Tom signed a 2019 Williamsport Crosscutters Team Set card #28.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sutera000tom