November TTMs

Bill Sampen
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
9 days

Zach Mettenberger
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Work address
14 days

Don August

Signed 3/3

Sent c/o Home address

18 days

April TTMs

 Taylor Heinicke

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Atlanta Falcons

182 days

Brian Drahman

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o Home address

34 days

Dalton Jefferies

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o Giants ST

34 days

Tim McIntosh

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o Home address

17 days

Keith Miller

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

404 days

Jeremy Hazelbaker

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

83 days

March TTM

John Morris

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

11 days

George Canale

Signed 2/2 

Sent c/o Home address

13 days

Derek Parks

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o Home address

14 days

Jeff Juden

Signed 3/3

Sent c/o Home address

74 days

Buddy Groom

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o Home address

25 days

August TTMs

Don Carmen
Signed 3/3
Sent c/o Home address
41 days

Franklin Stubbs

Signed 3/3

Sent c/o Home address

14 days

Scott Terry

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

17 days

Jim Jensen

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Home address

7 days

A lot of PWE's this week!!

Several TTM envelopes back this week.  Two of them from this year's spring training!

Ben Gamel spent last year between the Mariners and their AAA club.  He was traded to the Brewers in the off season.

Ben Gamel

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o Seattle Mariners

241 days

Billy McKinney bounced back and forth between the minors and the Yankees last year before being traded at the trade deadline to the Blue Jays.  He spent the rest of the year between Toronto and their AAA club.

Billy McKinney
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Blue Jays ST
18 days

Cy Sneed was drafted my the Brewers, but traded to Houston after the 2015 season.  He is a non-roster invitee to Spring Training with the Astros this spring.

Cy Sneed
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Astros ST
18 days

Weekend TTMs

I got a couple of envelopes back throughout the week.  I had hoped since I had been sending out 3 a week since almost the beginning of the season, I would have more little white envelopes coming back.  Anyway, I guess I shouldn't complain this week, 2 back and 3 out.  That makes me think of

Moving on...First back this week was Pat Kelly from the Yankees.  He signed 1 card and returned it, however did not return my second card.  He signed it with a pen.

Pat Kelly
Signed 1/2 (didn't return second card)
Sent c/o Home address
12 days

Next up is Chase Anderson.  He's currently a starting pitcher with the Brewers and with my fantasy team.  He's on the DL this week, so he won't be pitching for team Sponge Babe.

Chase Anderson
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Milwaukee Brewers
26 days

A great mail week

I got more little white envelopes this week!  This is the best mail week I've had in quite a while!

Jake Smolinski spent most of 2017 on the DL rehabbing a shoulder injury.  He did come back and played 27 games with the A's.

Jake Smolinski
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Oakland A's
50 days

Adrian Houser is currently playing in the Arizona Fall League with the Salt River Rafters.  He spent most of the year playing with Wisconsin and Biloxi.  The did pitch in two games with the Brewers in 2017.

Adrian Houser
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Salt River Rafters
17 days

Mike Pritchard is one of my NFL requests that I've gotten back.  He played his college ball at Colorado, where he won a National Championship in 1990.  He was drafted in the first round by the Falcons in 1991.  His best season was in 1992.

Mike Pritchard
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
87 days

Taylor Jungmann

After reading about Taylor Jungmann's 2017 season, I was surprised to get this one back.  I'm shocked it didn't get hung up in Milwaukee.  Taylor made the Brewers opening day roster, however, spent only 4 days with the big league team (and one poor pitching outing) and was sent to AA Biloxi.

Taylor Jungmann
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Milwaukee Brewers
153 days

Jonathan Lucroy

Jonathan Lucroy started off the 2015 season injured, but when he came back, he was playing well enough that I picked him up in my fantasy baseball league after he got off the DL.  Thank goodness, because I stupidly dropped Evan Gattis!  However, he suffered a concussion at the end of the year, and ended the season on the DL, and was unable to help team Sponge Babe finish runner-up in my league.

Jonathan Lucroy
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Milwaukee Brewers
25 days

Tim McIntosh

Tim McIntosh retuned my cards this week.  He's another catcher to add to my collection.

Tim McIntosh
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
115 days

Dale Sveum

Dale Sveum, former Cubs manager, is now with the Royals.  He was promoted to hitting coach a little while ago, however, I have yet to see a huge improvement.  The Royals keep bouncing back and forth between 2nd and 4th place.  It's been a long baseball season in KC.

Dale Sveum
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Kansas City Royals
12 days

Bill Spiers

This is my first 2014 return, now only 49 more to go!  It's March 1, and I set a goal of 50.  I think I may have aimed too high, but we'll see.  I sent out 10 to Spring Training.  I usually send more, but this year I decided to cut back because my Spring Training percentage has not been good in the past, and since I started school again, it's really been cutting into my hobby time.  Bummer, but I'll live.

Bill Spiers is a former first round draft pick of the Brewers.  He ended up playing for a total of three teams during his career.

Bill Spiers
Signed 3/3
Sent c/o Home address
39 days

Troy O'Leary

I haven't had much time to devote to trades or TTM requests lately; seems that life keeps handing me rotten eggs.  Anyway, I received this TTM from Troy O'Leary over the weekend.  I remember when the Brewers switched logos to this one, and to this day, I still think it's ugly.  How could they have gotten rid of the ball and glove?

Troy O'Leary
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Home address
45 days

 

   

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Randy Ready

Randy Ready is currently the manager of the Gwinnett Braves, the AAA team of the Atlanta Braves.

Randy Ready
Signed 3/3
Sent c/o Gwinnett Braves
120 days

Finally, some TTMs back!

I felt like I had been in a TTM drought, although, I haven't had the time to send many out lately.

Ricky Bones is currently the bullpen coach for the Mets. 

Ricky Bones
Signed 2/3 (didn't return third card)
Sent c/o New York Mets
58 days

I also got a return to sender from Rich Camarillo, former punter for the New England Patriots, as well as many other teams.

Greg Booker and Travis Ishikawa

To finish up my pretty successful week, I got my first 2013 minor league signature.

Travis Ishikawa is currently in the Orioles minor league system, after playing at the major league level with the Giants and the Brewers.  He won a World Series ring in 2010 with the Giants!

Travis Ishikawa
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Norfolk Tides
10 days

Next up, Greg Booker.  He's currently the pitching coach for the Syracuse Chiefs, AAA team of the Nationals.  He played his MLB ball with the Padres, Twins, and Giants. 

Greg Booker

Signed 4/4

Sent c/o Syracuse Chiefs

10 days

Greg Brock

I got these cards back today, right before we are due to get another huge snow storm here in Kansas City.  Four signed cards by Greg Brock should help tide me over for the next day or two until we start getting mail again.  I love the way he signs his name with the big "G."

Greg Brock
Signed 4/4
Sent c/o Home address
6 days

The TTMs are coming again!!

I went through a lull, again, of no TTM returns.  However, I have started to receive them again, and it makes me feel all warm inside!

First up, Chris Bando.  I wanted to get him because he's a former catcher.

Chris Bando
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
44 days

Next up, Phil Bradley.  I had read that he returns pretty quickly, which he did, however, it's signed in ball point pen.  I also wanted his cards because he's a former Oriole.

Phil Bradley
Signed 4/4
Sent c/o Home address
10 days

Finally, Bill Kruger.  He played for several teams I like to collect TTMs of, including the A's and Twins.

Bill Kruger
Signed 3/3
Sent c/o Home address
66 days

622 days!

I don't know what's been up lately, but I have been receiving many TTMs back that I had long written off.  I have been just ecstatic that I have gotten these back!  I only send TTMs to the players I want, so when I don't get one back, I'm disappointed.  However, I received my longest TTM to date, 622 days!  Last year, I had read that Mike Mussina was a good signer.  When a couple of months rolled by, I figured my cards were gone.  The Orioles are one of my favorite teams, so that is why I wanted Mr. Mussina's autograph.  I am SO glad to have gotten these cards back.  I always like the 1994 Pinnacle set.

Mike Mussina
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
622 days

Now, a quick return from Shawn Barton.  He was a prospect in the Mets system before being traded to the Mariners.  I'm going to add the minor league card to my Mets TTM collection!  The signatures came back a little smudged.

Shawn Barton
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
8 days

Mike Birkbeck sent me a card I had never seen before, his 1989 Donruss.  He kept my duplicate 1988 Donruss I sent him.  I must say, I like Mike without the 'stach!

Mike Birkbeck
Signed 4/4
Sent c/o Home address
64 days

Lastly, my fourth return from the Arizona Fall League.  I only sent 6 out this year, so percentage wise, I'm not doing too bad.  David Adams is a prospect for the New York Yankees.  Another signed 2010 Pro Debut for my collection!

David Adams
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Scottsdale Scorpions
30 days