Providence Bruins Meet the Team Night & Catching Up
Tonight was Meet the Team night at Dunkin Donuts Center for the Providence Bruins. The majority of the roster was in attendance signing autographs. The two noticeable exceptions I picked up were Chris Breen and Cameron Hughes. Hughes we heard…
TTM Success #32 & 33 – The Voice of Bonnie Swanson, Jennifer TIlley, and former Phillie Bill Campbell
Sorry, but no photos. As I mentioned on Sunday, my current computer is slowly going the way of the buffalo. So instead of trying to wrestle any sort of performance out of this thing, I’m just going to report very…
TTM Return # 31 – Former Phillies’ Outfielder & Coach, Milt Thompson || Fan Pack Return #19 Da Bears
Player: Milt ThompsonSent: 7/6/19 Return: 9/21/19 (77 days) Ratio: 2/2 Address Source: Cincinnati Reds’ Stadium listed on SCF. Team: Chicago BearsSent: 9/13/19Return: 9/21/19 (8 days)Items: 2 stickers, 2 2019 pocket schedulesAddress Source: email from SCF.See all Fan Pack Returns Here Nice…
TTM Success #30: Fourth Phillies’ Manager Return – Pat Corrales
Player: Pat Corrales Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 9/7/19 (63 days) Ratio: 2/2 Address Source: Atlanta, GA address listed on SCF. Most of us have probably moved into fantasy football mode (I’m currently up 92-74 with an 83% win probability). So I’ll…
TTM Success #29: 1963 Gold Glove Winner Bobby Wine
Player: Bobby Wine Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 8/2/19 (44 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Norristown, PA address listed on SCF. This is the longest I’ve waited for a return at 111 days. But for an 80 year old, Bobby Wine is still returning…
TTM Success #28: Dale Sveum & New SCF.com Site Seems to Be Rolling Out
Player: Dale Sveum Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 8/2/19 (44 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Scottsdale, AZ address listed on SCF. Dale Sveum is definitely a first ballot Baseball Name Hall of Fame entry. Sveum played for the Phillies in 1992. Philly was the…
TTM Success #27: Gary Varsho
Player: Gary Varsho Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 8/2/19 (27 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Chilli, WI address listed on SCF. Gary Varsho had a short Major League career, spending his 8 years as corners outfielder playing mostly off the bench, and only twice…
TTM Success #26: Ron Roenicke
Player: Ron Roenicke Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 8/1/19 (26 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Fenway Park, listed on SCF. Ron Roenicke made an impression on me as a member of the first Phillies team I was functionally aware of as a utility piece…
TTM Success #25: Philadelphia Athletics’ Art Ditmar
Player: Art Ditmar Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 7/27/19 (21 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Myrtle Beach, SC address listed on SCF. Between Art Ditmar and Bobby Shantz, I’ve managed to get two of the few remaining men who played for the Philadelphia Athletics. …
TTM Success #24: Denny Doyle
Player: Denny Doyle Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 7/26/19 (20 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Oakland, FL address listed on SCF. Denny Doyle came from the generation of Phillies that immediately preceded me. He is also one of a dwindling number of players who…
Baseball cards and nonsense.
