TTM Return: John Lackey

The successes for the 2008 Allen and Ginter set has been slow lately. Mr. Lackey keeps the dream alive with this return. He also signed and returned a 2009 Ginter as well.

Thanks John!

TTM Return: Justin Masterson

It has been a while since I have been able to post any progress on the 2008 Ginter set. Lately I have been having more success moving my 2012 Olympic Hopefuls set forward. If you didn't know already, I am starting the Olympic set. I created a new blog for it for organizational reasons, take a look if your interested.

Is it just me, or does Justin look like the young version of Dr. Graham from Field of Dreams?

Thanks Justin!

TTM Return: Kevin Van Dam

Added another non-baseball card to our collection this weekend. Keven Van Dam, is another card I should have sent to a while back, he is known to be a good TTM signer.

Thanks Kevin!

TTM Return: Andrew "William Ocean" Litz

Yet another card that should have been sent a long time ago. Litz has a good record for TTM successes. I had to do a you tube search to really see what he is about, and I would recommend it. Pretty entertaining.

Thanks Andrew!

TTM Return: Mark Spitz

Here is another return that I should have attempted long ago. I have seen many signed Mark Spitz cards but never sent an attempt myself. There seems to be a couple cards like this that I need to jump on. Bruce Jenner was a good signer when I first started, but I think I missed that window as the address others have used is now coming up RTS.

I always enjoy getting the Olympic athletes in this set returned. Spitz seems to favor the vertical signature on these cards, and this is no exception. 

Thanks Mark!

TTM Return: Mark Teahen

Another return came in the same day as Bigfoot. This one comes from Mark Teahan. I have been finding some success recently, where earlier there wasn't any. Teahen falls under that arena, as well as some of the recent Rockies I picked up. How ever I am finding some doors that were open when I first started are not longer available.

Thanks Mark!

TTM Return: Bigfoot

I have seen returns from Bob Chandler and Bigfoot since I started this blog. I am surprised I had not sent to him before. I think I even remember writing a letter a couple years ago. Well at this point, I am glad I finally reached out to him and have this card returned.

Thanks Bob!

TTM Return: Adam Kennedy

I am really excited to see this one come in. Mr. Kennedy seemed to be responding pretty well to TTM so I decided to send him a request.

When I moved from Arizona to southern California in 2002, the Diamondbacks were just coming off a World Series win and the Angels were heading to one. It was amazing being in two cities back to back experiencing World Series wins. Adam Kennedy was huge for the Angels in the post season. A particular 3 home run game comes to mind.

Thanks Adam!

TTM Return: Ryan Church

Yesterday saw the return of another TTM. success. It has been really nice to get back into the swing of this project. I started a new job recently and the time that has been freed up has really be amazing.


I really like this card and the signature. It is very clean, positioned well, and the card design really makes it pop. In addition, I have always been a fan of the added jersey numbers.

Thanks Ryan!

TTM Return: Garrett Atkins

It is really nice to start getting responses coming in through the mail. The biggest change this time though is I don't open the envelopes. My 7 year old does now. He has sent a couple out and, not knowing whether it is his response or mine, he now gets to open and check. Still waiting for one of his to come back.

Mr Atkins was a very speedy response.

Thanks Garrett!

TTM Return First of 2013

I noticed that Mr. Cameron has been responding to TTM's, and responding quickly. I sent out a request to him on the 13th of April and got it back 25 days later. The two things I remember the most about Mike is the four home run game, and the collision he had in the outfield. He also is very active in the community.

Glad to start getting successes again.

Thanks Mike!

TTM Return First of 2012

After a long wait, the first TTM Return of 2012 arrives. This one is from Juan Pierre. He added a biblical chapter, Psalms 37. I would paraphrase the chapter, but I will allow those who are interested to check it out on their own. Like most of the Psalms, it is a nice read.

This return originally was sent to the White Sox, and came back "return to sender". So the speed of return is misleading.

Thanks Juan!

Another Belated TTM return

This weekend, my wife and I spent some time cleaning up our room. When I sat down tonight at my desk, I saw an envelope my wife had put at my keyboard. Inside was a return from Josh Hamilton. Looking at the envelope, it seems to have come in on December 20th 2010. That puts the length waiting for a reply at 311 days. I remember getting this in now that I hold it in front of me, but I am surprised that I had not remembered this card when I was getting this blog started up again.

Thanks Josh!

TTM Success (forgotten return)

 How does one forget a TTM return? Well a good formula is not blog about it for a while and misplace the card. Sorry Casey, you take the time to sign for me and my son and I treat you with such disrespect. It shall not happen again.

Thanks Casey!

Final catch-up TTM

The final card that I received back was such a surprise. Each card I receive back is special and appreciated don't get me wrong, but some responses are really unexpected and amazing.

When trying to decide who to send the Albert Einstein card, I settled on Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory) for his portrayal of a genius experimental physicist on Television. The Big Bang Theory has got to by my favorite show on the air, so I had to send the card out even though it was a "shot in the dark".

I didn't want to simply send the Einstein card and not have a Sheldon card signed, so I created a custom card. I send a few of the custom cards with the hopes of having one returned signed and the rest for him to keep. He sent them all back signed.

Thank you Jim!

Second TTM (catching up)

This response came back about 6 months earlier than the Ethier card. Have to give credit to the Dodgers, as a team they have been great at returning TTM requests. Thanks guys.

Thanks Clayton!

TTM Success (since we last spoke)

A lot has happened since my last post. Perhaps the biggest thing, the thing that has made the most impact on my free time, is a new job. Don't get me wrong, my job is amazing, but it also demands so much time.

I have had a couple TTM Success' since my last post over a year ago, and those returns have been exciting. I felt the need to pull out the blog, blow the dust off and share.

The first response I will present is Andre Ethier. This response took a while, but I am glad it came back. I am far from a Dodger fan as many people know, but I am a baseball fan and am excited to have this in my collection.

Thanks Andre!

The Twelfth TTM Success the Year

The Second response from the Blogger Edition cards.

Night Owl is the Author of Night Owl Cards. He is a Dodger fan, but still a good guy. I think some of his most memorable blog post, to me, have been the following:

Cardboard Appreciation Vote-Off championship Series. Top post of the series: The Finale

Brush with greatness Series. Top post of the series: Craig Biggio

and

The glimps of the 10 year old Night Owl

I am sure I missed a number of great post worthy of that list. Let me know, which ones you would add.

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Thanks Night Owl.

The Eleventh TTM Success the Year

The first response from the Blogger Edition cards. I have actually had a lot to post lately but no time to do it. It is fitting that the first TTM success is the first custom card created for the set.

Alfredo "Wicked" Ortega is the Author of My Past Time... ... . I Love It!! According to his blog, "He's a lover not a fighter...but he's also a fighter so don't get any ideas." I think some of his most memorable blog post, to me, have been the following:

The Hobby box on the Dashboard photo's while driving back from the Card Shop.

The Attic find, 1 2 and 3.

The Virgil Trucks autos

and

The Auto Ball Wall

I am sure I missed a number of great post worthy of that list. Let me know, which ones you would add.

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Thanks Brian.

The Tenth TTM Success the Year

First response from the series of cards I have been sending out lately. Cardboardlegends had success sending to Mr. Barton through the Newark Bears. My success also came from there. Great response time of 11 days.

Thanks Brian.