Entries categorized as ‘Autographs’
I had to do it!!
I couldn’t resist!!
The results from the Andre Dawson Grab Bag #1 were so perfect for my collection, that I had to do it again.
And today, I am a happy man as the cards have arrived!!!
More incredible cards from the #1 Andre Dawson collector in the hobby. Craig did it again and I now have 17 brand new cards to add to my Andre Dawson player collection.
Thanks Craig – You have outdone yourself again!!!
You better believe that I will be posting and sharing all of these in the coming weeks. And you better believe that Grab Bag #3 is in my future too…
Categories: Andre Dawson Collection · Autographs · Chicago Cubs · Stars from the 80's
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November 18, 2009 · 1 Comment
9 days. 9 days was all that it took for this Hall of Fame and Dodger great to return these 2 cards to me signed.
Of the 5 autograph requests that I put in the mail less than 2 weeks ago, I am a little surprised that Mr. Sinder is the first one that I got back. I’m not at all surprised that he signed for me, as he has one of the best reputations of all of the HOF’ers when it comes to signing through the mail. I’m just surprised it was back to me that quick.
My envelope had to go across the country from Florida to California and them back to me. And Veteran’s Day was mixed in there too…
Thank you for the great autographs Mr. Snider!! These are incredible additions to my collection.
Categories: Autographs
Tagged: baseball, Hall Of Fame, HOF, all-star, dodgers, authentic, los angeles dodgers, Autographs, sports autographs, autographs through the mail, brooklyn dodgers, ttm success, TTM, Duke Snider, ttm autographs, autograph collecting
This project has been in the works for over a year now.
By now any consistent follower of ‘30-YOC’ knows that Andre Dawson is my favorite baseball player and I enjoy honoring him by collecting his cards while also sharing information and stories about him.
‘Ultimate Dawson’ is a new image filled page on this blog that highlights the greatest elements in my Andre Dawson baseball card collection. Currently broken into four sections, ‘The Inscription Set’, ‘In Person and TTM Autographs’, ‘Certified Autographs’, and ‘Game Used Memorabilia Cards’, this new page will proudly display the variety of my Dawson cards.
As I continue to add special cards to my collection, I will add them to this page as well.
Click here to take a tour. And check back often as I have plans to build this into a very nice and deserved tribute to ‘The Hawk’!!!
Thanks.
Categories: Andre Dawson Collection · Autographs · Chicago Cubs · Game Used/Memorabilia Cards · Stars from the 80's
Tagged: hobby, baseball cards, baseball, Cubs, collection, Chicago Cubs, Andre Dawson, Expos, MVP, montreal expos, all-star, jersey card, most valuable player, gold glove, silver slugger, Game Used/Memorabilia Cards, bat card, Autographs, Andre Dawson Collection, ttm success, TTM, collector, memorabilia card, certified autograph
I’m Back!!!!
Back into the game of TTM autograph collecting that is…
It took some time to get organized, and I still have a ton of shopping to do for the next few rounds of cards I want to send out for autographs this off-season, but these 5 letters along with the 3 TTM/Interview requests I sent out a few days ago have gotten the ball rolling.
I’ve got a pretty exciting list of guys that I want to go after and I will do my best to chronicle this journey as the mail goes out and hopefully autographs come back home.
For this round, we have: Charles Johnson, Jim Palmer, Bobby Richardson, Roberto Alomar, and Duke Snider!!!
Wish me luck!!!
Categories: Autographs
Tagged: baseball cards, baseball, authentic, Autographs, sports autographs, autographs through the mail, roberto alomar, charles johnson, TTM, Duke Snider, ttm autographs, autograph collecting, autograph hunting, autographed baseball cards, ttm success. jim palmer, bobby richardson
I’ve seen Orel Hershiser do it. I’ve seen Josh Beckett do it. And Livan Hernandez and Cliff Lee and even Curt Schilling too. Each of these guys has dominated their opposition during a World Series game. I’ve seen them all do it, and each has been thrilling to watch.
But as great as they have been, none of them come close to this:
That’s right. Mr. Don Larsen. The only pitcher to throw a perfect game in the history of baseball’s post-season play.
Larsen signed this ball for me very quickly(just 11 days) and even included an inscription to honor his amazing performance during the 1956 World Series!!
This one ranks very high on my list and I will display it proudly!!
Thank you Mr. Larsen!!!
Categories: Autographs
Tagged: baseball cards, baseball, dodgers, authentic, yankees, new york yankees, Autographs, sports autographs, autographs through the mail, yankee stadium, yogi berra, brooklyn dodgers, don larsen, perfect game, ttm success, TTM, ttm autographs, autograph collecting, autograph hunting, autographed baseballs, 1956 world series, yankees world series
I told you guys that I was going to jump back into the TTM side of the hobby soon. I should have a series of posts in the coming weeks covering my attempts to bring home a few more autographs for my collection.
And in addition to the autograph collecting, I am also going to see if I can get a few more players to do my ‘20 Questions’ interviews.
So here goes, 3 normally very good signers are getting packages from me. In the package are handfuls of cards for them, a few that I would like to have returned back to me signed, and the interviews.
We’ll see how this transpires…
Package #1 goes to: Bobby Bonilla
#2 has been sent to: Shawon Dunston
And #3 is being mailed to: Mark Grace
You better believe that I’ll be sharing the results of these with you as soon as they return, good or bad!!! Wish me luck!!
Categories: Autographs · Chicago Cubs · Florida Marlins · Stars from the 80's
Tagged: 1997 world series, 20 questions, all-star, authentic, autograph collecting, autograph hunting, autographed baseball cards, Autographs, autographs through the mail, baseball, baseball cards, bobby bonilla, Chicago Cubs, Cubs, Florida Marlins, gold glove, mark grace, Shawon Dunston, sports autographs, TTM, ttm autographs, ttm request, world series, Wrigley Field
In my longest wait since I got back into the TTM game, Lance Parrish returned all 3 of the cards I sent him. And it took 278 days!!!
I had seen several returns in the last week from Parrish and all of them were lengthy in terms of the wait time. I am just happy that I am in the group that has now added Parrish’s great signature to my collection.
Parrish has a nice, artsy signature. Of the three I got back, I have to say that the ‘86 Topps is my favorite!!
Thank you, Mr. Parrish!!
Categories: Autographs · Stars from the 80's
Tagged: baseball cards, baseball, all-star, world series, authentic, gold glove, silver slugger, Autographs, sports autographs, autographs through the mail, detroit tigers, catcher, lance parrish, ttm success, tigers, TTM, 1984 world series, ttm autographs, autograph collecting, autograph hunting, autographed baseball cards, free autographs
I had to work rather quickly on this one….
While perusing the posts on www.Sportsgraphing.com in the early hours of Friday morning, I saw that Jose Canseco was added to an autograph show to be held in less than a week and a half. I quickly shot an email over to the promoter of the show to get the details. Friday afternoon we spoke, and on Saturday this package was dropped off in the mail headed to Jose Canseco for a special autograph.
The signing takes place on the 8th so I should have the ball back to me 5-6 days after. As soon as it arrives I will be sure to share the results with you…
Oh yeah. I asked for a special inscription too. If Jose agrees to do it, which I doubt he would have a problem with it, it wl be a great compliment to his autograph!!!
Categories: Autographs · Stars from the 80's
Tagged: 1990 world series, 2000 world series, A’s, Athletics, authentic, autograph collecting, autograph hunting, autographed baseball cards, autographed baseballs, Autographs, autographs through the mail, baseball, baseball cards, bash brothers, gold glove, jose canseco, most valuable player, MVP, oakland A’s, Oakland Athletics, Rookie of the Year, ROY, silver slugger, sports autographs, TTM, ttm autographs, world series
Obviously the person who stated that ‘Size Doesn’t Matter’ was not an autographed baseball collector!!!
My collection has grown to 15 signed baseballs now and as the quantity increases, the quality continues to soar as well.
I still have a few tricks up my sleeve in obtaining more, but for now I am very pleased with how this has turned out. Collecting these baseballs has been a ton of fun, and I look forward to adding a few more quality pieces during this off-season.
A breakdown:
Billy Williams, Andre Dawson w/89 NL MVP inscription, Fergie Jenkins w/HOF 91 inscription, Tim Raines w/#30, Mark Grace, Pete Rose w/#4256 inscription, Jim Palmer personalized w/1973,74,76 CY and HOF 90 inscription, Jim Abbott w/9/4/93 No Hitter! inscription, Ron Santo, Lee Smith w/478 saves inscription, Ryne Sandberg, Cameron Maybin w/#24, Jeff Conine, Tony Perez, and Dan Uggla w/#6.
If you like this, just wait. I am hoping to add some great stuff in the coming months!!
Categories: Andre Dawson Collection · Autographs · Billy Williams Collection · Chicago Cubs · Fergie Jenkins Collection · Jim Palmer Collection · Stars from the 80's
Tagged: Andre Dawson, authentic, autograph collecting, autograph hunting, autographed baseball collection, autographed baseballs, Autographs, autographs through the mail, baseball, baseball cards, Billy Williams, cameron maybin, collection, Dan Uggla, Fergie Jenkins, hobby, jeff conine, jim abbott, jim palmer, lee smith, mark grace, pete rose, Ron Santo, ryne sandberg, sports autographs, tim raines, tony perez, TTM, ttm autographs, ttm success
October 26, 2009 · 1 Comment
With the World Series fully on my mind, I wanted to see if I could capture a very famous and wildly popular World Series hero’s autograph.
I have done my homework and I think I have everything in line for this to be a success. So, on my way to work tomorrow, this very special package will be sent on its way as well.
Hopefully it won’t take long to make its way back home to me. And I am very hopeful that I will have another great autograph to share with all of you!!
Wish me luck!!!
Categories: Autographs
Tagged: authentic, autograph collecting, autograph hunting, Autographs, baseball, baseball cards, sports autographs, TTM, ttm autographs, world series, world series hero
