Steve Comer

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 Steve Comer.

Ten days later, my card came back signed.

Steve signed a 1979 Topps card #463.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/comerst01.shtml

Johnny Hilo

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

21 days later my card came back signed.

Johnny signed a 1994 Sport Pro Great Falls Dodgers Team Set card #10.

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

Jack Kimel

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

Fourteen days later my card came back signed.

Jack signed a 1994 Classic Best Gold card #30.

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

Pavin Smith

I met him at the 4th annual BlitzBall tournament at Greco Softball Complex in Tampa, Florida in 2021.

Pavin signed a 2018 Topps Heritage Minor League card #59.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithpa04.shtml

Kyle Tucker

I met him at the 4th annual BlitzBall tournament at Greco Softball Complex in Tampa, Florida in 2021.

I met his brother, Preston 5 years earlier.

Kyle signed a 2016 Bowman Draft card #BD-137.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tuckeky01.shtml

Connor Scott

I met him at the 4th annual BlitzBall tournament at Greco Softball Complex in Tampa, Florida in 2021.

Connor signed a 2018 Bowman Draft card #BD-158.

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

Mike King

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

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

Four months after receiving this autograph, Mike shared a Twitter post I had previously posted about his autographed card.

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

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=king--005mic

Tatiana Melendez

Tatiana is my brother's stepdaughter. On Christmas Day 2020, I brought the ballet magazine that she graces the cover on to my mom's house, where my family was meeting, and tried to get it signed. Unfortunately, the paint pen that I brought completely dried up and didn't work. Tati offered to take the magazine home and sign it there and then my brother would bring it to me the following day.

Tatiana signed the cover of the Fall 2020 issue of Pointe.

https://www.pointemagazine.com/tatiana-melendez-ballet-2647770342.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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--

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

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

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