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…
TTM Success #23: Former Phillies Pitcher and Current Color Commentary Guy Larry Anderson
Player: Larry Anderson Sent: 4/19/19 Return: 7/27/19 (97 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Citizens Bank Park listed on SCF. Larry Anderson was a mediocre relief pitcher with one of the legendary senses of humor in the history of the game. If there…
TTM Successes #21 & 22: Utility Player Extraordinaire Greg Gross and Manager With a Mouth Lee Elia
Player: Greg Gross Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 7/20/19 (14 days) Ratio: 2/2 Address Source: Reno Aces stadium listed on SCF. Player: Lee EliaSent: 7/6/19 Return: 7/20/19 (14 days) Ratio: 2/2 Address Source: Odessa, FL address listed on SCF. It’s the hottest day of…
TTM Success #20: Ron Gant Via Fox 5 Atlanta
Player: Ron Gant Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 7/19/19 (13 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Fox 4 Atlanta Studio listed on SCF. Ron Gant is absolutely best known as an Atlanta Brave, and a member of those East Division killer teams from the 80’s…
Biggest Mail Day Yet With TTM Success #19 Tom Qualters Plus Pocket Schedules and Adds to Mike Schmidt PC
Player: Tom Qualters Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 7/18/19 (12 days) Ratio: 4/2Address Source: Somerset, PA address listed on SCF. Let’s start at the top. Three packages in on mail day. (Well, 4, the Kindle HD 10 that I picked up on Amazon…
TTM Success #18: 1988 US Olympic Team Member Mickey Morandini
Player: Mickey Morandini Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 7/17/19 (11 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Citizens Bank Park listed on SCF. Mickey Morandini holds a special place in my Phillies’ fandom. He was a solid hand in the middle of the infield. But Mickey…
TTM Success #16 & 17: Phillies’ Pitchers Grant Jackson & Dan Plesac (with a cameo by the Phanatic)
Player: Grant Jackson Sent: 7/6/19 Return: 7/15/19 (9 days) Ratio: 2/2 Address Source: Upper Saint Clair, PA address listed on SCF. Player: Dan PlesacSent: 7/6/19 Return: 7/15/19 (9 days) Ratio: 2/2 Address Source: MLB Network office listed on SCF. With the two…
TTM Success #15: Gold Glove Award Winner Jim “Kitty” Kaat
Player: Jim KaatSent: 5/12/19 Return: 6/7/19 (26 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Stuart, FL address listed on SCF. So this is a thing only I’ll notice, or care about. I try to put some logos on these cards, either World Series, or…
TTM Successes #13 & 14: Bill Almon and “The Bull” Greg Luzinski
Player: Bill AlmonSent: 5/12/19 Return: 6/6/19 (25 days) Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Warwick, RI address listed on SCF. Player: Greg LuzinskiSent: 5/12/19Return: 6/6/19 (25 days)Ratio: 2/2Address Source: Bonita Springs, FL address listed on SCF. Another two-fer today with my first return of the week. Bill Almon has…
TTM Success #12 & Fanpack #12 Arrive on the Same Day: Cookie Rojas & St. Louis Cardinals Mail Day
Player: Cookie RojasSent: 5/12/19 Return: 6/1/19 (20 days) Ratio: 1/2 Item: 2 custom cards sent, returned 1 signed.Address Source: Naples, FL address listed at SCF. Team: St. Louis CardinalsSent: 3/11/19Return: 6/1/19 (82 days)Items: 3 cards, 2 jumbo cards, 1 logo sticker, 1 schedule magnet, 1…
Baseball cards and nonsense.