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Saturday, December 1, 2018

CC returns home (to my mailbox)

CC Sabathia is returning home to the Yankees, as he signed a one-year deal a few weeks ago. It'll be his 11th season with the Yankees and the 19th overall of his borderline Hall Of Fame career.  He said that 2019 will be it. With four more wins, he'll get to 250 for his career. With 16 Ks, he'll eclipse 3,000 strikeouts. He's got a World Series and a Cy Young Award to his name, as well as six All-Star appearances. He's got another 10 Ws in the post-season.

Yes, he should get some serious consideration in a few years when his name is on the ballot.

He's already a HOFer in my book because for the second time in three years, he returned a card signed to me that I sent him.

I saw a few successes popping up on Twitter, some from spring training 2017. I was hoping that would mean mine was on its way back, and luckily, today brought one little SASE.

When I cracked it open, this card was staring back at me:
Looks beautiful, doesn't it?

CC has been a great TTM signer, scrawling his name on cards for over two decades. Hopefully the HOF voters are the ones checking his name off the ballot six years from now.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2018 at 7:49 PM

    Congrats on your TTM success! That's a nice looking card. As for CC's HOF chances..keep an eye on how Andy Pettitte. As of now they're the closest comps, but that could change if CC goes out with a Mike Mussina-like final season.

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    1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2018 at 7:51 PM

      ..keep an eye on how Pettitte does on the ballot. (dont know why i didnt finish that sentence)

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    2. The Lost CollectorDecember 1, 2018 at 9:39 PM

      Pettitte is a great comp stats-wise. But with the HGH admission it won’t be a fair comp at all since many voters will likely hold that against him.

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  2. JonDecember 1, 2018 at 9:49 PM

    It's cool to know that someone of his stature, who is still playing, will take the time to sign for fans TTM.

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  3. acrackedbatDecember 1, 2018 at 10:22 PM

    Jon spoke on my behalf. What a cool surprise to the old mailbox!

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  4. FujiDecember 1, 2018 at 11:24 PM

    Congratulations! I should send him an Indians card to get signed for my Lefty Cy Young Award Winners PC.

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  5. GTTDecember 2, 2018 at 2:11 PM

    Did you have to pay him?

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  6. Peter K SteinbergDecember 2, 2018 at 4:42 PM

    Freakin' sweet! I didn't realize he was so close to so many milestones and on the surface I shouldn't have even considered him for the HOF. But his stats are legit and respectable. Very nice card.

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  7. JafroniusDecember 2, 2018 at 9:57 PM

    Nice auto! My brother lives in NYC and attended a Yankees game. He bought a ball and case, with the goal of getting an autograph for my boys. He was able to chase down CC after the game and got the auto for the kids...they are now Sabathia fans.

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  8. Paul HadsallDecember 3, 2018 at 4:13 PM

    Nice! I will have to remember to give it a shot this spring training

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  9. Collecting CutchDecember 3, 2018 at 6:36 PM

    CC seems like a standup class act. Awesome TTM score

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