Gotta say, TTMing has been good lately — third return in a week, fourth since the all-star break. This is a solid return.
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TTM Success — James Loney
Posted in TTM Success with tags autograph, baseball, baseball cards, James Loney, Los Angeles Dodgers, TTM Success on August 3, 2010 by Cardboard IconsUpdate on Joe Mauer TTM issue
Posted in Newspaperman with tags autograph, baseball, baseball cards, Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins, TTM Success on July 31, 2010 by Cardboard IconsGot an interesting Tweet today from follower WillCampbell45 who sent along this link regarding Joe Mauer and his Through-The-Mail signing habits. Looks like my Joe Mauer autograph may be real afterall.
See the original piece HERE.
TTM Success — Joe Mauer
Posted in TTM Success with tags baseball, baseball cards, Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins, Nice Guys, sports, TTM Success on July 29, 2010 by Cardboard IconsThis one is entirely open for interpretation. Insight is welcome.
So I get home this afternoon and lo and behold there is another TTM return envelope sitting here waiting for me, this time with the name “Mauer” written on it. I write the last name of each player I send to on the return envelope because I save them all; it helps me 1) know whose returned my envelope before frantically ripping it open, and 2) keep them organized later. So I knew this was from Joe Mauer. Now what was inside was unexpected — sorta. Mauer is a superstar. Period. When I send to players of his caliber, there is a 2 percent chance I get anything back, and if I do it’ll be a pre-printed postcard … which is what was within and pictured to the right.
BUT … before you click away thinking my success is really a failure, you have to read the back of the card and then pay attention to the blue ink at the very bottom. 
Whether that is REALLY signed by Joe Mauer is open for interpretation, but this signature — well, partial, anyway — has three things going for it: 1) Most players who are rejecting your auto request would not go through the trouble of personalizing a post card. 2) This was returned within two weeks of the All-Star break, meaning that it’s entirely possibly that Joe actually spent half a day or so returning fan mail. 3) It’s Joe Mauer, whose documented to be a pretty nice guy.
So take from that what you will. Personally it goes down as a partial success. Much like any signature obtained through mail, there is no way of telling for sure who really signed it. But that blue ink is indeed ON TOP of the printed layer and it does say Joe.
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TTM Success: Max Scherzer
Posted in TTM Success with tags autograph, baseball, baseball cards, Max Scherzer, TTM Success on July 7, 2010 by Cardboard Icons
It doesn’t take much to get me excited in terms of TTM success. The way I figure, anytime I actually get something returned to me, it’s a good day. I came home today to find a personalized 2008 UD Masterpieces Maz Scherzer auto in the mail. But what makes this even more cool is that I recently moved and the pieces was forwarded to me — and the card survived. No creases! Given the circumstances, I’d say this is an exceptional day.
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A frustrating TTM success — Terry Francona
Posted in TTM Success with tags autograph, baseball, baseball cards, Boston Red Sox, Terry Francona, TTM Success on June 5, 2010 by Cardboard Icons
I don’t think Tito likes me.
For the second time in three years, I sent a through the mail request to Terry Francona asking for his autograph. As a big Red Sox fan, it is only natural that I try to obtain the autograph of the skipper who has lead my favorite team to a pair of World Series titles in the last six years.
The first time I sent him a 2006 Allen & Ginter card that featured him in a Red Sox jacket. A few months later I received an envelope back with TWO autographs … but neither of them were the card I sent. These cards showed him as members of the Cincinatti Reds and Montreal Expos.
I was slightly disappointed, but happy to have even received his signature. So I proudly displayed the Reds card along with my Sox collection because the color scheme was somewhat close.
Fastforward to this Spring Training. I again decided to try Francona, this time sending him a new 2010 Bowman Heritage manager card showing him in BoSox gear. On Friday I was thrilled to see that an envelope had arrived from Yawkey Way bearing the name Francona.
But as I went to open it, I noticed that the envelope seemed a little flimsy. I knew at that moment that I had not received the card I sent. Instead I got this 1989 Topps card featuring him as an Indian.
I now have three Francona autos on cards showing him in three different uniforms. And all I really want is one showing him as a Boston Red Sox. Gah!
For the record, I am sure the cards just got mixed up when Terry was in the middle of his signing sessions. He doesn’t really hate me. Maybe I shall just try again.
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