My Hall of Fame/TTM Autographs

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5/12/08- Received my 196th HOF autograph that I had purchased in the mail today. The first commissioner of baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, signed this document in 1932, making his signature 3/4 of a century old.

5/8/08- Another one in today, Brian Friday in 9 days from the Lynchburg Hillcats.

5/7/08- One return today, White Sox #1 prospect Aaron Poreda, a 2007 1st Round pick. He signed in 8 days from his minor league team, and added a short note.

5/3/08- Received former Giants first-baseman J.T. Snow back after more than a year.

5/1/08- No mail today, but I have sad news to report. Former Brooklyn Dodgers GM and apprentice of Branch Rickey, 'Buzzie' Bavasi passed away today at the age of 93. Bavasi put together the teams that would win several World Series championships for the cities of Brooklyn and Los Angeles. His sons became executives in major league baseball like their father, as well. RIP.

4/30/08- One in today. College player Jemile Weeks signed in about a year from the University of Miami.

4/26/08- Two returns to end my week. Former ROY Ron Hansen signed in a week, and Tampa Bay Rays' hitting prospect Chris Nowak signed in about three weeks.

4/25/08- Pretty big day at the mailbox. Negro leaguer James 'Red' Moore signed in a week, prospects Oswaldo Sosa and Chris Withrow signed in two weeks each, and top college catcher Buster Posey signed in just over a month. I also received a success from veteran actor Patrick Stewart, who signed my 8x10 in a month from his current performance of 'Macbeth' in New York City.

4/24/08- Two returns today. Orioles closer George Sherrill signed in just over a week, and San Antonio Missions coach Terry Kennedy signed in just over two weeks.

4/21/08- Only one in today, Nationals prospect Shairon Martis in two weeks from his team.

4/18/08- Two more returns in today. Athletics prospect Jared Lansford signed in just under two weeks, and retired former All-Star Gus Triandos signed in just over two weeks.

4/17/08- Three returns in today. Prospect Eric Young Jr. signed in 10 days, top college prospect Hunter Morris signed in about three months, and Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings signed in two weeks.

4/16/08- A few more prospects in today. Yankees prospect Ryan Pope signed in just over a week, and Athletics top prospect Trevor Cahill signed in a month from the A's minor league Spring Training camp.

4/14/08- Four returns to open the week. Cale Iorg, Kris Medlen, and Brad Mills all signed in a week from the minors. The last living Negro League umpire, Bob Motley, signed a card in about two weeks from his home.

4/12/08- Received my first success of the minor league season today. Reds top prospect Juan Francisco signed in less than a week from the Sarasota Reds.

4/9/08- Mail has hit a dry spot yet again. College pitcher Matt Harvey in today in two months from the UNC Baseball program.

4/4/08- Four returns in today. Two were former Negro League players, Neale Henderson and Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, in a week each. From Spring Training, Athletics prospect Chris Carter and Rays prospect Fernando Perez.

4/3/08- Cubs outfielder Sam Fuld in a month from Spring training.

4/2/08- Not much mail lately. Stephen King signed in two weeks from Nats minor league camp.

3/29/08- Three ST returns today. Richard Lucas, Nick Noonan, and Justin Speier all signed in about two weeks each.

3/27/08- Not much since Monday, except for Mat Latos in 12 days today, from Padres MiLB camp.

3/24/08- Seven returns in to start the week off right. Coach Travis Fryman, along with prospects Cole Gillespie, Matt Mangini, Josh Reddick, and Oscar Tejeda all signed from minor league ST camp. Brewers infielder Alcides Escobar signed from MLB ST, and retired former Yankees prospect Kevin Maas signed in three months from his home.

3/22/08- Two returns to end the week. Padres' draft pick Mitch Canham signed in a week, and retired Cardinals legend Ray Lankford signed in three weeks.

3/20/08- Disappointingly quiet mailweek so far. Only return since Monday came today, which was Rockies prospect Hector Gomez in a week from their minor league camp.

3/17/08- Two more Spring Training successes in today, Burke Badenhop and Brian Bocock.

3/15/08- Just got back from spring break, and had a full mailbox waiting. Spring Training successes included Emilio Bonifacio, Madison Bumgarner, Ben Francisco, Roberto Kelly, Stephen Marek, Lou Marson, Felipe Paulino, Joe Saunders, Joakim Soria, Henry Sosa, Geovany Soto, and Danny Worth. College pitcher Greg Peavey, retired pitcher Jim Bibby, and Twins' draft pick Danny Rams rounded out the rest of the successes.

3/10/08- Athletics prospect Sean Doolittle signed in about 9 months from his minor league team.

3/6/08- Three more Spring Training successes in today. Matt Dominguez, Steven Pearce, and Julio Pimentel all signed in two weeks or less.

3/4/08- Another two Spring Training returns today. Eugenio Velez and Brandon Hynick signed in one and two weeks each, respectively.

3/3/08- Six returns from Spring Training today, along with a minor-league success from last year. Peter Bourjos, Kevin Cameron, Kason Gabbard, Eddie Kunz, Beau Mills, and Chris Speier all signed from Spring Training. Mark Holliman signed in about a year from the Cubs' AA team as well.

3/1/08- Two returns to begin the month of March, and end the week. Retired pitcher Stu Miller signed in just over a week, along with Yankees pitcher Chase Wright from Spring Training.

2/29/08- Five returns from Spring Training today. James Adkins signed in 8 days, and Josh Donaldson, Trystan Magnuson, Billy Petrick, and Austin Romine all signed in 11 days each.

2/28/08- Another two returns in today. Edwar Ramirez signed in just over a week from Yankees ST, and retired player Grady Hatton signed in about 6 weeks from his home address.

2/27/08- Two more Spring Training returns in today. Jordan Brown and Davis Romero both signed in 8 days from their teams' addresses at Spring Training. This marked my 1400th baseball TTM success in the mail.

2/26/08- Two more returns to continue the week. Retired pitcher Ray Sadecki signed in just over two weeks from his home address, and Tyson Ross signed in about a month from the Cal Baseball program.

2/25/08- Big day at the mailbox, with eight returns in. My first Spring Training 2008 successes came in today, all in six days each. Those players included Aaron Laffey, Brant Rustich, Michael Saunders, Josh Smoker, Rich Thompson, and Rick Vanden Hurk. In addition, retired slugger Bruce Bochte signed in a month from his home, and recent Dodgers draft pick Austin Gallagher also signed from his home in about 5 weeks.

2/23/08- Two more in today. Retired pitcher Dick Bosman signed in a month from his home. Giants prospect Emmanuel Burriss signed in about 8 months from his team address.

2/21/08- Retired pitcher Ron Reed signed in just under two weeks, along with Angels outfield prospect Matt Sweeney in 9 months from his team.

2/19/08- Two retired players in to start off the week. Gene Alley and Billy Loes signed in 10 days each from their home addresses.

2/15/08- Retired pitcher Billy Hoeft signed my card in exactly a month.

2/14/08- Two more 2007 draft picks in today. Braves first overall pick Jason Heyward signed in two weeks, while Giants supplemental round pick Jackson Williams signed in about a month.

2/13/08- Retired pitcher and former FSU player Paul Wilson signed in just over three months from his home.

2/12/08- White Sox draft pick John Ely in today in three weeks.

2/11/08- Phillies draft pick Travis Mattair and University of Miami secondbaseman Jemile Weeks in today, both in under two weeks.

2/9/08- Retired pitcher Joe Coleman signed in just over two weeks.

2/8/08- Giants 2007 draft pick Wendell Fairley in today in a week.

2/7/08- My first college baseball success of the season. Roger Kieschnick signed in 10 days from Texas Tech's baseball team.

2/6/08- Two more good returns today. Blue Jays 2007 1st supplemental draft pick Brett Cecil signed in about a month, and 2007 AL Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia signed in just under a year from last year's spring training.

2/5/08- A quality return today, that being Negro League legend Bill "Ready" Cash in just over a week.

2/4/08- Four returns to begin the week. Retired players Steve Busby, Clay Carroll, and Denis Menke, along with Cardinals draft pick Daniel Descalso returned signed cards.

2/2/08- Two more returns to end the week. Retired pitchers Sid Hudson (93 years old) and Ken Sanders returned my cards signed.

2/1/08- Two returns to start February. Athletics draft pick Josh Horton and retired pitcher Jim Kern signed in 8 days each from their home addresses.

1/30/08- Brewers draft pick Jonathan Lucroy signed in about a week from his home address.

1/29/08- One more today, this time an e-mail request. Former Senator George Mitchell, author of the Mitchell Report, sent a signed photo in 4 days from DLA Piper.

1/28/08- After a disappointing mail week, this week started off very well. Recent draft picks Jake Smolinski and Eric Sogard signed in a week each. Retired infielders Bobby Bonilla and Solly Hemus signed in about two weeks each.

1/24/08- One in today, that being Blue Jays #1 pick Kevin Ahrens in just over a week.

1/22/08- Former outfielder Johnny Groth signed a card in a week from his home address.

1/19/08- Two Padres supplemental first round draft picks in today. Cory Luebke and Danny Payne signed in about a week or so each.

1/18/08- Received two signed and inscribed photos of Cash Cab host Ben Bailey today via e-mail, took about a month.

1/17/08- Three returns today. Draft pick Charlie Culberson and prospect Jeff Fiorentino, along with Olympian Dan O'Brien returned cards signed.

1/14/08- A few returns in to start the week. Recent draft picks Drew Cumberland and Ed Easley signed in less than two weeks each. Retired pitcher Ed Whitson signed in about 6 weeks from his home. Sad news to report, as former Brooklyn Dodgers legend and former World Series MVP Johnny Podres passed away this morning. Podres was one of my first TTM successes that I received in 2004. RIP.

1/11/08- One more in today, former Pirates pitcher Dave Giusti in just under two weeks.

1/9/08- One return today, retired Philadelphia Athletics slugger Gus Zernial in just over a month.

1/8/08- No mail today, but the Hall of Fame inductions were this afternoon. Goose Gossage was finally elected to the Hall of Fame after 9 years on the ballot. He was one of the first TTM autographs I ever received, and I have posted it below. Congrats Goose.

1/7/08- An interesting start to the week. Recent 2007 draft pick Devin Mesoraco signed a card in just under two weeks, and retired All-Star pitcher Gerald Staley, who passed away on Saturday, signed my card in just over a month. All indications point to it being real, and I was shocked to say the least that I would ever get that card back.

1/5/08- Finally some successes to start off the new year. Retired players Gary DiSarcina, Bryn Smith, and Del Unser all signed cards in about a month each.

12/31/07- Last mailday of the year. Today I received former Negro League player Ted Toles from his home with a $10 payment in about four months. I was then surprised to see that Bill Mueller returned a card signed in close to a year. Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope you all have a strong year of TTMing in 2008.

12/28/07- Retired pitcher Marty Pattin signed my card in a month from his home.

12/26/07- Another return to continue the week. Retired player Tom Paciorek signed in just under five months from his home.

12/24/07- One more return to report before Christmas. Tim Foli signed in three weeks from his home address.

12/22/07- My mail forwarding finally started today. I received retired players Tom Burgmeier, Diego Segui, Derrel Thomas, and Randy Velarde, all in about three weeks each. In addition, I received Ron Darling in about two years from the Mets team address. Yesterday, former Yankees pitcher Tommy Byrne passed away at the age of 87. I received him TTM not that long ago. RIP.

12/14/07- The big week continues with a huge day of unexpected returns. Former All-Star John Candelaria signed in 10 days from the Pirates team address. Then, both Steve Garvey and Lee Smith returned my cards signed after three years! I was shocked, to say the least. The Lee Smith took 1185 days, my longest return ever.

12/13/07- Three more returns to continue the week. Retired players Grant Jackson, Don Robinson, and Bill Spiers all signed in about two weeks each.

12/12/07- One more to report. Former ROY Pat Zachry signed in 9 days from his home.

12/11/07- Three more returns in today. Retired players Ed Brinkman, Mark Eichhorn, and Tito Francona all signed in 8 days.

12/10/07- Finally some TTM returns after a long drought. Retired players Ken Berry, Steve Kemp, and Wally Westlake signed in a week each from their homes. Current Devil Rays pitcher Troy Percival signed in 6 months from his home address.

12/6/07- Still no TTM-related mail, but I received my 193rd HOF autograph in the mail: Billy Southworth, who was voted into the Hall on Monday.

12/3/07- No mail in more than a week, but I did receive a boost to my HOF autograph collection today, somewhat unexpectedly. The Veterans' Committee inducted former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who died earlier this year, former manager Dick Williams, former Cardinals manager Billy Southworth, former Brooklyn/LA Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, and former Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. I have received both Dick Williams and Bowie Kuhn through the mail, and I was able to place an order to purchase a Billy Southworth autograph earlier today. This boosts my total of HOF autographs to 193.

11/27/07- Very little to report since I got back from Thanksgiving. Two returns on Saturday, which were retired pitcher Ken Forsch and Brewers prospect Steven Sollmann.

11/20/07- The week keeps on moving, and another nice return in today. Retired pitcher Andy Ashby signed in two months from his home address.

11/19/07- A good way to start the week. Former NL MVP and multiple All-Star Dave Parker signed in about two months from his company with $10.

11/17/07- It looks like we have officially hit the doldrums of the TTM baseball season. However, I did receive a return in just over two weeks from retired infielder Jim Eisenreich today.

11/13/07- Received former Rookie of the Year Todd Hollandsworth in about two weeks.

11/9/07- One more Arizona Fall League success today. Rockies prospect Ching Lung-Lo signed in 10 days from his AFL team. I also added scans from Monday's returns from Kyle Cofield and Reid Engel.

11/7/07- Another return to report. Retired infielder Rey Sanchez signed in just over a month from his home address in Puerto Rico.

11/6/07- Two prospects in today from the minors. Kyle Cofield and Reid Engel signed in about 6 months each or more. Scans to follow.

11/5/07- Good start to the week, with HOFer Red Schoendienst finally answering my letter on the 5th try with a $5 fee. Took a week.

11/2/07- Pirates closer Matt Capps signed in four months from the team address today.

11/1/07- Started the month off with one return, that being Steve Hammond from the Arizona Fall League.

10/31/07- No mail since Monday, but I have a new site added to my Links page. The owner of Mailbox Autographs, a site that used to exist a few years ago, has returned to the TTM hobby. I highly recommend visiting his site from my Links page below.

10/29/07- Started the week off with a decent mail day. Prospects Adam Carr and Juan Miranda signed in a week each from the AFL. Retired pitcher Gary Lavelle signed in two weeks, and Jose Cardenal signed in about 1 year and 4 months from his home.

10/27/07- Top pitching prospect and recent draft pick Joe Savery signed in about two weeks today.

10/25/07- Retired pitcher Rick Wise signed in two weeks with a fee, and LA Angels prospect Terry Evans signed in four months today.

10/24/07- No mail today, but I have added a scan of the J.R. Towles success that I had a few weeks ago.

10/23/07- Diamondbacks pitching prospect Esmerling Vasquez signed in two weeks from the Arizona Fall League today.

10/22/07- Three returns to begin my week. Prospects Jordan Schafer (Braves) and Eric O'Flaherty (Mariners) signed in two weeks and three months respectively. Retired pitcher Larry Gura signed in a week from his home address with a fee.

10/21/07- Sorry for the lack of updates, but I have been having trouble putting images on my pages with all of the Freewebs updates. It appears to be working now. I have updated the rest of my mail for this past week below.

10/20/07- One more Arizona Fall League success to finish my week. Josh Lansford signed in just over a week from the winter league.

10/19/07- Two more in today. Retired pitcher Sonny Siebert signed my card with a fee in 9 days from home. Phillies pitching prospect Josh Outman signed in just over a week from the Arizona Fall League.

10/18/07- One more today, legendary Red Sox pitcher Bruce Hurst signed in just under a month from the Red Sox team address.

10/16/07- Retired Phillies All-Star infielder Leo "Chico" Cardenas signed from his home address in just under a week.

10/15/07- Houston Astros catching prospect J.R. Towles signed in just under four months from his team.

10/13/07- Two returns to end a slow week. Retired player Jay Johnstone signed in just over two weeks, and legendary HOF jockey Jerry Bailey signed my A&G in just over a month.

10/11/07- Mariners All-Star closer J.J. Putz signed my card in just over four months from the team address.

10/6/07- One more return to end the week. Indians prospect Josh Rodriguez signed in about 6 months from the minors.

10/2/07- Continuing the week, I received back college wrestling legend Cael Sanderson on an 07 A&G in just under two months from Iowa State Athletics. Chan Ho Park, the winningest Korean pitcher in MLB history, and the second winningest Asian pitcher in MLB history, signed from the Astros' AAA team in about four months.

10/1/07- Two returns from two of the best leadoff hitters of the 1990s. Marquis Grissom signed from home in two weeks, and Eric Young signed in six weeks from the ESPN address.

9/28/07- Retired pitcher Juan Pizarro, a former teammate of Roberto Clemente, signed in about two weeks.

9/25/07- One more today from Japanese import Kei Igawa in about four months.

9/24/07- One Allen and Ginter return to begin my week. Paralympian and "Murderball" subject Mark Zupan signed from his work address in a week.

9/22/07- Two baseball successes to end the week. Former outfielder Darryl Hamilton signed from the MLB front office in under two weeks, and Pirates prospect Alex Presley signed from his team in just under two months.

9/21/07- One more Allen and Ginter success in today. Jamie Fischer signed in 25 days from his home.

9/20/07- One more today, Rick Manning from the Indians in two weeks.

9/18/07- Four returns today. Prospects Michael Griffin and Jeff Locke signed from their teams, retired outfielder Kevin Bass signed from his home, and legendary boxer 'Smokin' Joe Frazier signed from his foundation for $10.

9/17/07- Six returns to begin the week. Prospects Tim Alderson, Emmanuel Garcia, Chris Huseby, and Johnny Whittleman all signed from the minors. Jeremy Guthrie signed in two months from the Orioles. Race car driver Mario Andretti signed my A&G in just over a month from his home.

9/15/07- One more A&G to end the week. Volleyball player Misty May-Treanor signed in just over two weeks.

9/14/07- Two more Allen and Ginter "World Champions" autographs in today. The winningest coach in the history of Div I college baseball, Augie Garrido, signed from the University of Texas in just over two weeks. Next, Bob Baffert, one of the highest earning and winningest horse trainers in recent history, signed from the NTRA in a month.

9/13/07- Two more returns in today. Tim Worrell, retired relief pitcher, signed in just under two weeks from his home. Cubs prospect Jeff Samardzija signed in just over two weeks from his website's post office box.

9/11/07- Two returns on this somber anniversary of six years now. Michael Cuddyer signed my card in just under a month from the Twins' team address. Laila Ali, daughter of one of the greatest athletes of all time and a good boxer herself, signed from her gym in a month.

9/8/07- Four returns to end my week. Prospects Justin Jackson and Lucas French signed from their minor league teams. Non-baseball athletes Jason McElwain and Greg Louganis also signed from their home addresses.

9/7/07- Chad Lee, an Oakland A's prospect, signed from his team in just under three months.

9/4/07- This week started off well for me, as the mail I was having forwarded to my new apartment finally arrived. My baseball successes included former Negro Leaguers Stanley Glenn and John "Mule" Miles, prospects Balbino Fuenmayor and Jason Donald, current MLBer Ted Lilly, and retired pitcher Bob Tewksbury. My first 07 Allen and Ginter non-baseball successes arrived as well. They included blackjack champion Mike Aponte, and Olympic gold medal winner Gary Hall Jr.

8/30/07- Finally some successes, the first since I moved to my new apartment. 2007 Draft Picks Julio Borbon and #2 overall pick Mike Moustakas signed in 9 days from their minor league teams.

8/23/07- Former Negro League player Joe B. Scott signed a card for me in 8 days from his home.

8/22/07- Two returns today. Both Tim Burke and Mark Melancon signed in 13 days.

8/20/07- Got back from a mini-vacation, and only one to report. On Saturday, I received a return from Johnny Cueto in 50 days from the Chattanooga Lookouts.

8/15/07- One more to report today. Sam LeCure signed in just over three months from the Chattanooga Lookouts.

8/14/07- One return today, Arizona Diamondbacks draft pick Jarrod Parker in 15 days from his home address. I also have to report some sad news. Yankees Hall of Famer Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto passed away this morning at the age of 89. He signed for me a few years ago, and was one of the best personalities in baseball. RIP.

 

8/13/07- To start the week, I received Todd Frazier from his minor-league team in a month. I also received a return from Carl Lewis in about a year from a company address.

8/10/07- Two more today, both good ones. Athletics pitching prospect Mike Madsen, who appeared at last month's MLB Futures Game, signed my card in just under three weeks from the A's AAA team. Legendary Pirates player Bill Madlock signed my card in four months from his home address with a $10 fee.

8/9/07- One more to report today. Josh Wall signed in just under four months from the Great Lakes Loons.

8/8/07- Just one today. Indians draft pick Tommy Hunter signed in 12 days from the Spokane Indians.

8/7/07- Three returns, all from the minors today. Phillippe Valiquette signed in just under three weeks, Brad Bergesen signed in just over a month, and Stephen Englund signed in just over two months from their MiLB team addresses.

8/6/07- Arrived back home a few days ago, and my forwarded mail arrived today. Texas Rangers draft pick Blake Beavan and former NL ROY Bob Horner signed from their home addresses in two weeks each. Joe Borowski signed from the Indians in 10 days. Mariano Rivera signed my ROMLB in two weeks from the Yankees' team address. Finally, Rafael Gonzalez and Steve Evarts signed from the minors in 17 and 51 days respectively. I have also added a scan of the David Wells signed ROMLB that I received a few weeks ago.

7/30/07- Two good ones to start the week. The Nationals' top 2007 Draft Pick Ross Detwiler signed in 10 days from the GCL Nationals. Rising prospect Nick Blackburn of the Twins signed in just under three weeks from the minors.

7/27/07- To end my week, I received a card back signed by Justin Germano from the Padres in under three weeks, and another card signed by Wilbur Wood, a tough signer, from his home address in four months.

7/26/07- After a promising start to the week, this is my first mail since then. Andrew Miller signed from the Tigers' address in just under two weeks, with a $10 fee. Helder Velazquez also signed from his minor league team in a month.

7/23/07- Three returns to begin the week. Bobby Henson signed in just under two weeks from his minor league team. Recent All-Star reliever Hideki Okajima signed from the Red Sox's team address in just over a month. Finally, John Bowker signed in about two months from his minor league team.

7/20/07- A surprising seven returns today. Wilson Alvarez, Matt Green, Brian Jeroloman, A.J. Wideman, Manny Parra, and Tom Hickman all came from the minors. Tommy Byrne also signed from his home address.

7/19/07- One more to report today. Former Seminole Matt Diaz signed in just over a month from the Braves.

7/18/07- Pretty hard to top yesterday's successes, but today was still pretty good. Michael Main signed in just under a month from the AZL Rangers' address.

7/17/07- Three returns today, all of them quality ones. Recent Reds draft pick Zack Cozart signed in just under two weeks from the minors. David Wells signed my ROMLB in just under three weeks from the Padres' team address. Finally, Chipper Jones sent me a signed 4x6 photograph in just over a year and a half from the Braves' ST address.

7/16/07- Two returns from the minors, and one from the Nationals MLB address. Jonathan Meloan and Yohan Pino both signed in two weeks from the minors. Shawn Hill signed in just over two months from the Nationals.

7/13/07- Two returns to end my week. One from recent draft pick Nick Hill in two weeks, and another from top prospect Aaron Cunningham in less than two weeks.

7/12/07- One return to report today, Greg Smith of the D-Backs from the minors in just over a month.

7/11/07- Only one return today. Seth Fortenberry signed in 9 days from the Yankees' low A ball affiliate. In other notes, I was on the radio today on FOX Sports Radio, talking about Barry Bonds and his legacy. It was on the Chris Myers show around 3:30 PM Eastern. Once again, the American League emerged victorious in the All-Star Game, which marks their 10th straight win in a row. That record is only one shy of the all time longest winning streak in ASG history, which is held by the National League.

7/9/07- Four returns to start the week, the most in awhile. Robby Alcombrack, Jeff Baisley, Gorkys Hernandez, and Young Il-Jung all came from the minors. Hernandez played in yesterday's All-Star Futures Game in San Francisco.

7/6/07- Very, very little to report this week. The only return was today, Brooks Brown in close to three months from the minors.

7/2/07- Two returns to start off the month. Andy LaRoche signed from AAA in about two months, and Jason Windsor signed in close to three months from AAA.

6/29/07- Two more to finish off the week. Troy O'Leary signed in just over a month from his home, and Nate Culp signed in just over two months from the minors.

6/28/07- Yet another two returns. Brian Duensing signed in about three weeks from the minors, and Jerry Lumpe signed in a month from his home.

6/26/07- Two more returns, this time on a Tuesday. Both Alexi Casilla and Jarrett Hoffpauir signed in three weeks from the minors.

6/25/07- Two returns to begin the week, both from rookie ball. Caleb Clay and manager Jody Reed signed in 9 days each from the GCL Red Sox and GCL Yankees respectively. I also have to report the unexpected passing of former closer Rod Beck, who died at the young age of 38. He signed a card for me recently through the mail, and I certainly appreciated. RIP Shooter.

6/20/07- Two returns to report today. Chad Gaudin signed in just over two weeks from the A's team address, and David Christensen signed in just over three weeks from rookie ball.

6/18/07- Three returns to start this week. Jesse Litsch and Tim Teufel from the minors in two and three weeks respectively, and Clint Sammons in six weeks from the minors.

6/15/07- Two returns for today. Cla Meredith signed in about two weeks from the Padres' team address, and Dustin Richardson signed in 6 weeks from the minors.

6/13/07- Just one return today, but a good one. Former batting champ Bill Mueller signed in just over a week from the Dodgers team address.

6/12/07- A rare Tuesday return today. Negro league legend Ron Teasley signed in just over a week from his home address.

6/11/07- Three returns today, all in about 7 weeks. Mariano Duncan from the Dodgers, and both Taylor Teagarden and Sean Watson from the minors.

6/10/07- Lots of mail to report, since I have been out of town the last few days. Wednesday I received Dave Philley and Wade Townsend in 8 days. Thursday had Justin Maxwell, Friday had Carlos Carrasco and a 3-year old Jose Cruz Sr. return, and Saturday had Brett Smith.

6/5/07- Johnny Kucks today in a week from his home address.

6/4/07- To begin this week, two returns. The first was from Danny Cater at his home in less than a week. The other was Kevin Gunderson in close to two months from the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Unfortunately this evening, I heard the news that Yankees legend Clete Boyer has passed away from a stroke at age 70. Mr. Boyer recently signed for me TTM, and did so for free, despite my enclosed check. He will be missed. RIP.

6/2/07- One return to end the week, Jake Arrieta from Texas Christian University in about 3 weeks.

6/1/07- Four returns to begin the month of June. Patrick Bresnehan, Zach Daeges, and Sung-Wei Tseng from the minors, and Mickey Hatcher from the Angels.

5/31/07- Four returns today, all in about a month each. Brandon Morrow and Joe Smith from the majors, and Edgar Martinez and Jon Still from the minors.

5/29/07- Pedro Beato and Ryan Feierabend came back today in about two to three weeks each.

5/26/07- Another college return today to end the week. Casey Weathers signed in just over two weeks from Vanderbilt.

5/25/07- Two returns today. The first was from Pedro Alvarez c/o Vanderbilt, and the second was Joe Dickerson c/o Burlington Bees. Both took about 2 weeks.

5/24/07- After three returns on Monday, just one since then. Johnny Ash signed in 9 days from Corpus Christi.

5/21/07- A nice start to the week in the mail. I received Micah Schnurstein in a week from the minors, and both Matt LaPorta and Cole St. Clair from their respective colleges in 10 days each.

5/19/07- To end the week, I received my first college return of the year, and my first 06 USA National Team signed card, Daniel Moskos, in just over a week from Clemson.

5/18/07- Today's return set a new record for me, Mark Hamilton in a mere 3 days from Palm Beach.

5/17/07- Today I received Jeff Manship in just over two weeks from the Beloit Snappers.

5/16/07- Just one today, George Kontos from the Tampa Yankees in 8 days.

5/14/07- Two in the last few days. I received Allen Craig from Palm Beach in just 4 days on Saturday, and Ivan DeJesus Jr. from Inland Empire (CA) in a week today. I should be hearing about my college mail pretty soon, where I'm hoping my mailbox is full.

5/10/07- Just one return lately, Jamie Hoffman in a week from Inland Empire.

5/4/07- Just one today, Quintin Berry in two weeks from the Phillies' minors.

5/3/07- Today, I received Gary Daley from the minors in over a week, and Matt Antonelli from the minors in about a month.

5/1/07- Beginning the month of May with three returns. Brad Furnish and Carlos Triunfel from the minors in about two weeks, along with Doug Jones in exactly a year from his home.

4/30/07- Two returns to end the month today. Tyler Norrick from Palm Beach, and Gabe Kapler (manager) from Greenville.

4/26/07- Two successes today. One from Chris Stewart c/o the Rangers team address, and another from Michael Barrett c/o the Cubs Spring Training address.

4/25/07- Finally a pleasant surprise in the mailbox today. Current Devil Rays thirdbaseman Akinori Iwamura, from Japan, signed my card in two months from Spring Training. Considering the lack of TTM successes with him that I have seen (maybe 2-3), I'm grateful that he signed for me. I have had a lot of luck over the past few years with Japanese imports during ST, and during the regular season. The only exceptions seem to be Hideki Matsui, Kenji Johjima, and Dice-K.

4/23/07- Four successes to report today. Wade LeBlanc and Adam Ottavino from the minor leagues in two weeks, Carlos Villanueva in two weeks from the Brewers, and Alay Soler in two months from the Mets ST address. I also received my Orlando Hernandez ST request back unsigned.

4/19/07- Just a return from Brandon Jones to report, which took 10 days from the Mississippi Braves team address.

4/17/07- Five returns over the past two days. On Monday, I received Chris Coghlan from the minors, and Chris Snyder from ST. Today, I received Nick Pereira and Nick Weglarz from the minors, along with Terry Pendleton from Braves ST. Scans are now available.

4/13/07- Very quiet this past week. Last week, I received Bud Harrelson and Johnny Damon in a year each. Today I ended a week-long drought with my first return from the minor leagues for the year, Mark Reynolds. I am sending out as many minor league requests as I can before the stamp price-hike in mid-May. I also hope to start boosting my weekly returns.

4/5/07- Very little to report lately. Only B.J. Ryan in exactly a month from Blue Jays ST since Monday. I have started sending out my minor league baseball requests, with the season getting underway earlier this afternoon.

4/2/07- Three new successes to report. On Saturday I received back Ben Harrison from the minors in around 9 months. Today, I received back Anibal Sanchez from ST in two weeks, and Gene Garber from his home address in 3 months.

3/30/07- Today came two more ST returns to end my month of March. New Dodgers closer Takashi Saito came back in less than 2 weeks from their camp. LA Angels coach, and former ROY Alfredo Griffin signed from Angels camp in just over a month. Good luck to everyone in April.

3/28/07- On Monday, I received Ellis Valentine in just under 3 weeks. I will be resending to him with a copy of the card as he requested, and my card that he signed on the back. Today I received Eddie Guardado, Josh Hamilton, and Aaron Miles from Spring Training in a month on average. Hopefully with the ST season winding down, more players will get to their mail.

3/25/07- Long-overdue update, thanks to a 10 day long internet outage at my apartment complex. Last Friday I received Dioner Navarro in over a year from Dodgers ST camp. On Monday I received Bud Black and Jeff Weaver from Spring Training, Clete Boyer from his home address, and Kent Tekulve from the Pirates' team address. This Friday I received Matt Lindstrom from Marlins ST in about a month. On Sunday afternoon, I went to the Nationals at Braves and got items signed by Bobby Cox, Jeff Francoeur, and Glenn Hubbard. Unfortunately I have to report the passing of former MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and Reds All-Star catcher Ed Bailey. Both of them signed for me in the past, and they will be missed greatly by the baseball world.

3/15/07- Not much to report from the last few days. I did receive Manny Delcarmen from Red Sox camp in a little over 3 weeks today, but that has been it.

3/12/07- Four returns to begin the week. Ed Figueroa signed from his PR home address in just over a week. I also received three returns from ST in approximately three weeks each. They included Ramon Hernandez, Nick Johnson, and Greg Reynolds.

3/11/07- Got back from spring break today, and had four returns waiting. Among them were Travis Snider in a week, along with Radhames Liz, Pablo Sandoval, and Reggie Willits in just over two weeks.

3/9/07- Received a big surprise in the mail yesterday. Travis Wood signed my card in about a year from the Dayton Dragons team address. The surprising thing is, it came from an address that I was using in my first two years of college, and I have not received anything forwarded from that address since last summer. I was under the impression that my returns going there were headed for the trash. Thankfully, at least one was rescued. I did some IP autographing this week, with a limited amount of success. On 3/3, I did the Astros camp and got cards signed by Brandon Backe and John Rodriguez. This morning and afternoon, I went to the Nationals at Orioles, and came away with cards signed by Jay Gibbons, Adam Stern, Kory Casto, and Ryan Wagner.

3/2/07- Picked up my mail before heading off to spring break. I received Michael Garciaparra, Trot Nixon (again), and Brett Sinkbeil from Spring Training in 10 days each. I have also added a scan of the Bobby Thigpen success I had earlier in the week. I will most likely not update until next weekend, when I get to check my mailbox once again. Unfortunately I have to report the passing of Brooklyn Dodgers legendary pitcher Clem Labine today. Below is a card I had him sign in 2004.

3/1/07- Two successes to start the month, including my first from the Cactus League. Brad Lincoln and Matt Morris took 9 days each.

2/28/07- Nothing to report yesterday, but five returns to end the month today. T.J. Beam, James Shields, and Mitch Talbot all came from Spring Training in 8 days. I also received Scott Cousins from his home address in a month, and Bobby Thigpen from his home address in close to 8 months. A scan of the Thigpen will be added over the weekend most likely.

2/26/07- Five returns today, four of them from Spring Training. Emiliano Fruto, Jose Garcia, Zach Hammes, and Joey Votto all came from Spring Training in 6 days. I also received Cody Johnson in a little over three weeks from his home address. I added a scan of a previous success from Toby Harrah that arrived at my home address, which I only received now. It is on Page 21.

2/23/07- Two returns today. My first was Ray Washburn from his home in a month, The second was a surprise, Trot Nixon from his home address, sent to him in the end of October. It was postmarked from the Indians' training camp in FL. Finally, a big success today on the HOF front, as I have added my 190th HOFer autograph, umpire Bill Klem. This was purchased off of eBay, and came with a Richard Simon COA. His autograph has been added to my HOF gallery.

2/20/07- Not much to report today, except for a return from Jermaine Mitchell in three weeks from his home address. I also mailed my 90 or so Spring Training TTM requests this afternoon.

2/15/07- Two more successes today, both are pretty good quality. First up is Jay Buhner from what appears to be his parents' address. My card was replaced with another signed card, but I can't complain. Finally, Indians 2006 #1 pick, David Huff, signed my card and enclosed a signed note on his own personalized letter stationary.

2/14/07: No mail to report yesterday. Some quality mail returns today. Both Bob Boone and Georgia Tech player Matt Wieters in around two weeks. I have also updated the Links page to add new sites and remove ones that have not updated in awhile.

2/12/07: Four new returns to report today. I received Diamondbacks draft pick Cyle Hankerd, Twins draft pick Chris Parmelee, as well as retired Cardinals catcher Tom Pagnozzi from his foundation with a $5 fee, and a longer return from former Reds player Hal Morris. Scans are up now.

2/9/07: Four autographs in the mail today, all are available for viewing on Page 21 of the TTM pages. They include 2006 Bowman Draft Prospects of Zach McAllister, Matt McBride, and Tyler Robertson, along with a 2006 Bowman Heritage card of Evan Longoria. Sadly, I must also report the recent deaths of players Hank Bauer, Max Lanier, and Lew Burdette. All three have signed for me in the past. Finally, I recently purchased an old GPC signed by several umpires, including the legendary HOF Umpire Bill Klem. Scans should be available beginning on Monday or Tuesday.