Friday, January 19, 2024

Ken Berry


In December of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Ken Berry. I sent him my card and the following letter.


Eight days later my card came back signed.

Ken signed a 1990 Best Birmingham Barons Team Set card #28.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berryke01.shtml

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Robert Cafaro


In December of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Robert Cafaro. I had many cards in this set signed but I never got the chance to see Robert play, so I wrote him a letter and sent my card.


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


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

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cafaro001rob

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Jay Davis


In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Jay Davis. I found an address and sent him my card and a letter.


Unfortunately, it turned out that the address was incorrect. 41 days later I got a "return to sender" notice.

I found another address but in a different state, so I scratched out the date on my original letter and replaced it with the date that I would be resending it on.


Eleven days later my card came back signed.

Jay signed a 1993 Fleer Excel card #70.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=davis-008ger

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Joey Vierra


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


28 days later my card came back signed.

Joey signed a 1989 Star card #189.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vierra001jos

Monday, January 15, 2024

Orv Franchuk


I met him at the Pro Ball Baseball Clinic at Pirate City in Bradenton, Florida in 2020.

Orv signed a 1991 ProCards card #3901.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=franch001orv

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 12, 2024

Tom Green


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 Tom Green's address on my own and sent him my card and a letter.


29 days later my card came back signed.

Tom signed a 1992 Classic Best card #241.

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

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Miguel Cabrera


I met him at the Braden River Little League in Bradenton, Florida in 2020. He was there watching his son play in a tournament that my nephew was also participating in.

Miguel signed a 2016 Topps card #250.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabremi01.shtml

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Tom Price


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


Eighteen days later my card came back signed.

Tom signed a 1994 Sport Pro Great Falls Dodgers Team Set card #25.

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

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Jay Maldonado


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


Sixteen days later my card came back signed.

Jay signed a 1993 Fleer Pro Cards card #3970.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=maldon001j--

Monday, January 8, 2024

Bryan Brown


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 Bryan Brown's address on my own and sent him my card and a letter.


Fourteen days later my card came back signed.

Bryan signed a 1992 Classic Best Winter Haven Red Sox Team Set card #18.

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

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Tim Pyznarski


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


Ten days later my card came back signed.

Tim signed a 1987 Topps card #429.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pyznati01.shtml

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Rick Barry


I met him at the Clint Hurdle Celebrity Sport Golf Scramble at The Legacy Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida in 2020.


Rick signed a 1992 Courtside Flashback 4-card promotional uncut sheet featuring Chris Mullin, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and David Robinson.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barryri01.html

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

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Billy Blythe


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


Nine days later my card came back signed.

Billy signed a 1994 Topps Stadium Club Draft Picks card #44.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=blythe001wil

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Mike White


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 Mike White's address on my own and sent him my card and a letter.


Nine days later my card came back signed.

Mike signed a 1991 Line Drive AA Pre-Rookie card #546.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=white-007tho

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Aubrey 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.


54 days later my card came back signed.

Aubrey signed a 1993 Classic Best card #293.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=waggon001aub

Monday, January 1, 2024

Charlie Hough


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


Eleven days later my card came back signed.

Charlie signed a 1993 Fleer Ultra card #379.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/houghch01.shtml

Sunday, December 31, 2023

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