A few weeks ago, I sent then-Yankees prospect Nick Solak a TTM request at spring training. Solak is quickly becoming one of the most reliable signers out there, and I had a few extra cards of his.
I sent me request and then something happened.
He got traded.
I figured my TTM request was a lost cause, but I wasn't too upset. One of the top TTM rules is to never send anything you don't want to lose, so I wasn't too down on losing two cards of a Rays prospect.
But then on Monday, my SASE arrived with these:
It looks like the Yankees must've forwarded Solak's mail, which was very cool.
I should know better than to write off any TTM request. Glad to have these back, and I wish Nick the best of luck with his new organization.
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.
That is very cool. I can attest the Blue Jays and Tigers do not do that.
ReplyDeleteThe TTM requests I truly consider lost are the ones from before I moved into my current house. Mail supposedly only forwards for a year. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome
ReplyDeleteSweet. When I saw the title of the post I figured it was about that recent trade as I think I remember you tweeting or even blogging about it when it happened? Very classy of them to forward it and for Solak to sign it.
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