Tigsfan's 2010 TTM Return Project Corner

[tigsfan]

My New Year's resolution was to finally start taking up TTM autographing. I had planned out my send off dates around college so it wouldn't cause a problem, but still have a good send out amount.

Jan - 40 (1/9/10)
Mar - 50 (3/13/10)
May - 50 (5/22/10)
July - 50 (7/6/10)
Aug - 50 (8/12/10)
Aug - 8 (8/25/10)
Dec - 52 (12/17/10)

Total Sent: 302 (resends not counted in the 300 except for Ryne Sandberg)

If you would like any addresses, feel free to ask and I will help you out. I plan to include something I'm gonna call "Mr. T's comment" to give some details/opinions on players I get back. These will be baseball unless I change my mind sometime in the future. Here's the stats that I will update when I know of any changes.

Updated: 12/31/10

Players Returned: 153/302 (50.66%)
Cards Returned Signed: 364/828 (43.96%)
Cards Unsigned and Returned: 25 (3.02%)
Cards MIA: 58 (7.00%)
Cards RTS: 34 (4.11%) - Garret Anderson (returned in my SASE), Royce Clayton, Marquis Grissom, Paul Konerko, John Lackey, Barry Larkin, Al Leiter, Kaz Matsui*, Craig Paquette, Reggie Sanders*, Ed Sprague (mail stolen, and my cards too), Alan Trammell, Gregg Zaun
Quickest return: 4 days (Frank Tanana)
Longest return: 290 days (Matt Williams)

Blue sharpie: 213 (58.52%)
Black sharpie: 144 (39.56%)
Silver/Red/Green/other sharpie: 1 (0.27%)
Pen: 6 (1.65%)
Unknown: 0 (0%)
Religious Cards (not counted in any statistics): 1

(Scans will come whenever I can, usually around holidays)

 

[tigsfan]

Long, long ago - 1/9/10:
Alomar, Roberto - missed the boat
Cox, Bobby - gone
Dent, Bucky - gone
Lee, Cliff - gone
Murphy, Dale - gone
Mussina, Mike - gone
Nen, Robb - gone
O'Neill, Paul - gone
Palmer, Dean - gone
Renteria, Edgar - gone
Sandberg, Ryne - gone
Zimmerman, Ryan - gone

ST send outs - 3/13/10
Baker, Dusty - gone
Cain, Matt - coming soon?
Cook, Aaron - gone
Duke, Zach - gone
Gardenhire, Ron - gone
Gonzalez, Adrian - gone?
Jackson, Edwin - gone
Johnson, Josh - gone?
Lannan, John - gone
Lincecum, Tim - gone
McPherson, Dallas - gone
Posey, Buster - gone
Price, David - gone
Rodney, Fernando - gone
Sabathia, CC - gone?
Sandoval, Pablo - gone?
Saunders, Joe - gone
Thomas, Clete - gone
Webb, Brandon - gone
Wright, David - gone
Zobrist, Ben - gone

Regular season - 5/22/10 edition
Beltran, Carlos - gone
Boggs, Wade - gone?
Coghlan, Chris - gone
Cordero, Francisco - gone
Feliz, Pedro - gone
Franklin, Ryan - gone
Gallardo, Yovani - gone
Hanson, Tommy - gone
Harang, Aaron - gone
Hudson, Orlando - gone
Jones, Adam - gone
Kendrick, Howie - gone
Lidge, Brad - gone
Little, Grady - gone
Marquis, Jason - gone
Maybin, Cameron - gone
McLouth, Nate - gone
Molitor, Paul - gone
Volquez, Edinson - gone

regular season July - 7/6
Alfonzo, Edgardo - gone
Baker, Scott - gone
Carmona, Fausto - gone
Casey, Sean - gone?
Gamel, Mat - gone
Gonzalez, Mike - gone
Greinke, Zack - gone?
Gutierrez, Franklin - gone
Harris, Brendan - gone
Latos, Mat - gone
Matsui, Kaz - gone
Morales, Kendry - gone
Parra, Manny - gone
Pettitte, Andy - gone
Snider, Travis - gone
Venable, Wil - gone
Young, Chris (P) - gone?

regular season August - 8/12/10
Cabrera, Orlando - gone
Capps, Matt - gone
Eisenreich, Jim - gone
Francisco, Ben - gone
Hamilton, Josh (Home) - coming soon?
Hill, Rich - gone
Iwamura, Akinori - gone
Mayberry, John Jr. - gone
McMillon, Billy - gone
Molina, Yadier - gone
Olsen, Scott - gone
Ramirez, Alexei - gone
Samuel, Juan - gone?
Sanchez, Jonathan - gone
Saunders, Michael - gone
Schafer, Jordan - gone
Scott, Luke - gone
Seay, Bobby - gone
Weaver, Jered - gone
Zito, Barry - gone

pre-school rushers - 8/25/10
Catalanotto, Frank - gone
Erstad, Darin - gone

December - 12/17/10
Avery, Steve
Boone, Bob
Eveland, Dana
Galarraga, Andres
Hentgen, Pat
Higuera, Ted
Jacobson, Bucky
Jefferies, Gregg
Johnson, Lance
Karsay, Steve
Lawton, Matt
McDowell, Jack
McGriff, Fred
Phelps, Josh
Rueter, Kirk
Sandberg, Ryne
Spiers, Billy
Thome, Jim
Williamson, Scott

 

[Pee632]

Yeah that is a great start and even greater project keep us updated.

 

[tigsfan]

Player return #1, and not even a player!

1/15/10:
Sparky Anderson (6 days) - 1/1 in pen (88 Topps)

Mr. T's comment: I wanted to catch Sparky before he truly stopped signing. He has gone down to one per send in now, but being 75 I totally understand. Great start to my collection and I urge not to wait to send to him.

 

[Ground Support]

wow that is pretty damn nice bro. You should frame your work! I mean all this effort, you might as well get it on a wall.

 

[mwm6492]

This should be a great thread and depedning on your sucess, I might be asking for a few od the addy's.

Good luck!!!

 

[tigsfan]

2 more came in today back at home!

1/16/10:
Frank Castillo (7 days) - 3/3 (93 Topps, 96 Collector's Choice, 98 Pacific Online)

Mr. T's comment: I had sent out a good portion to former Tigers, including Mr. Castillo. He was with the Tigers for a short period of time in 1998, going 3 -9, but was part of the 2004 Boston Red Sox team so at least he bounced back! If you are looking for a guy with a WS ring, I suggest to start with him.

Bobby Doerr (7 days) - 1/1 (07 Topps DS insert)

Mr. T's comment: Doerr is a HOFer and one of the best TTMer's out there. He is a great person for TTM beginners to start out with, and is highly recommended!

 

[GOCUBSGO17]

Good Luck....TTMs are very addicting,

Kyle

 

[tigsfan]

I got word from the folks back at home that I have "like a dozen" envelopes come back today. I didn't want to make them open the all, but I know what one of them is.

Ralph Houk - 1/1 (10 days)

Mr. T's Comment: Another one of my old timers came through, and this former Yankees manager is another TTM great (like Doerr from Saturday). I chose the only card I could find of him, a 2002 Topps 52 Reprint card. I hope it turned out nicely.

I will update you on the rest of these Thursday night, STAY TUNED!

 

[Pee632]

sweet keep them coming.

 

[tigsfan]

1/19/10 continued...

Bobby Bonilla - 3/4 (one MIA)
Mark Grace - 2/3
Ben Grieve - 2/4
Jon Lieber - 4/4
Bobby Thomson - 2/2
Woody Williams - 4/4

Mr. T's Comment (condensed):

- Bonilla's unique signature looks great on what I sent him.
- Grace was an under the radar star I grew up to. I'm glad to see this one come back.
- Grieve's career downfall I blame on the trade to Tampa. He would still be a star if it wasn't for it, but now he has time for TTM.
- Lieber is interesting, but a nice return from a Grace teammate.
- Thomson signed two of his "Shot Heard Around the World" cards, and I love it!
- Williams has a very legible signature, which I like.

 

[tigsfan]

Just one today, but ended up being a sad one.

Lee Stevens - 4/4 (13 days)

Mr. T's comment: All four of the cards had the lower left hand corner severely bent and damaged (damage covered 3 of the 4 signed areas on the card). Stevens was remembered for coming back from a 2 year stint in Japan to be a powerhouse for the Texas Rangers (alongside Raffy, I-Rod, Gonzo, etc.). I might end up resending to him if I can find something else to send his way.

 

[tigsfan]

While at TigerFest (thread coming shortly), two came in today.

Fernando Vina - 4/4 (14 days)

Mr. T's Comment: Another Tiger comes through, and I'm happy he did. Know for his Brewers/Cardinals days, his Tigers career was full of injuries. I recommend you send to his workplace during the season.

Travis Lee - 4/6 (14 days)

Mr. T's Comment: Lee never hit it off numbers wise, but he was notable enough for me to send to him. Good signer for someone who recently retired.

 

[mwm6492]

While at TigerFest (thread coming shortly), two came in today.

Fernando Vina - 4/4 (14 days)

Mr. T's Comment: Another Tiger comes through, and I'm happy he did. Know for his Brewers/Cardinals days, his Tigers career was full of injuries. I recommend you send to his workplace during the season.

Travis Lee - 4/4 (14 days)

Mr. T's Comment: Lee never hit it off numbers wise, but he was notable enough for me to send to him. Good signer for someone who recently retired.

When I was really little, I thought Travis Leee was th3 best player in the league because I saw him hit a homerun at a Phillies game. Those were the days

 

[tigsfan]

As its time to "close the door" on today, two more came in.

Jeremy Accardo - 4/4 (16 days)

Mr. T's Comment: I wanted to get Accardo before he broke out, if it happens to be 2010 I don't know. It is too late to send to his home like I did, but you might want to try him ST or c/o team this year.

Todd Jones - 4/4 (16 days)

Mr T's Comment: Yes! One of my personal favorites comes through! I sent the "fist pump" card from the 06 playoff run, so I'm happy that it came back. As a Tigers fan, I never got him in person, but now I got the team saves leader.