Last week, I tricked enough people into thinking that my Tim Salmon TTM success was recent, and I got a lot of page views. Sneaky, eh? I kid, I kid.
Actually, I just found a few of my old TTMs from when I was a kid, and wanted to scan and show them off.
In the late '90s, Tony Gwynn was a great TTM signer via spring training. I remember pulling this sweet clearcut card from a pack of Fleer Ultra. Stupidly, I sent it to Gwynn to get signed. I was so worried that he would find it to be too cool of a card and keep it for himself, that I taped a note to the toploader that said, "I spent a lot of money on this card, please do not replace." What a jerk. Tony should have bent it in half and sent it back to me.
Instead, he was awesome and signed it. It looks freakin' awesome. I wish I could accurately show the clearcutness of the card, but trust me, it's fantastic. I need to buy this whole set. I've tried to pick up singles here and there with no success.
Anyways, not for trade or anything, but figured it was as good a time as any to show it off.
I collected baseball cards from the late '80s through 2002. Then I went to college and when I came out, I was lost. There were too many brands, sets, choices, relics, autos, parallels, variations. It was a turn off. However, I slowly made my way back. So here is my attempt to venture back into the hobby. I'll buy a few packs of cards here and there, comment on some cards I have, send out some TTMs, and follow the progress of my Topps Yankees Project.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Past TTM Success: Tony Gwynn
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Nice score
ReplyDeleteI'm seriously envious. A beautiful card signed by my favorite athlete... it doesn't get much better than this.
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