In today's mail...

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by gashousegang_1

Just to keep this thread alive....I sent this one to spring training 3 years ago and just got it in the mail. I've since quit TTM but am considering starting up again. It seems that the returns you get are few and far between....nothing like it used to be.

That's funny! Congrats on the return! I've been sending out to former Dayton Flyers basketball players from the 60's (where I went to school) and got some nice successes. Haven't posted since they are basketball

[7nohitter]

Not sure how many of you watched the Sox/Yanks game on Fox yesterday (4/21) but they zoomed in on Rivera signing a ball for a fan in the 9th inning...Mike Harkey (bullpen coach) acted as the go-between.....pretty cool, I thought.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

Not sure how many of you watched the Sox/Yanks game on Fox yesterday (4/21) but they zoomed in on Rivera signing a ball for a fan in the 9th inning...Mike Harkey (bullpen coach) acted as the go-between.....pretty cool, I thought.

I saw that. He routinely sneaks signed balls into the crowd during games. I sat behind him at the old Tiger Stadium where the bullpen is right on the field and the pitchers sat on a bench against the wall. Rivera signed and fed balls back into the crowd throughout the game. Probably among the most fan friendly of today's big names.

[RichardSimon]

This thread reminds me of the good old days of TTM, over 20 years ago.

Even Joe DiMaggio would sign for you, one item, once a month. Don't ask for more because I think he kept records of the requests.
He actually signed a couple of B&W HOF plaks for me, using that one a month schedule.
Joe Sewell would thank you for remembering him.
You would get your requests back from Bobby Thomson in 4-5 days.
Clint Hartung took one year.
Most living HOFers would respond to you in 10 days or so.
Good times.

[mschwade]

It's the TTM returns I get that keep me feeling like a kid.

[milkit1]

Just got back my sons 1988 Starting Lineup I mailed to Kent Hrbek UNSIGNED. Pretty sure it was him that wrote his return address on it?!?! ugh

[earlywynnfan]

I've used the mail for a ton of my autographed baseballs, because the guys I look for are so obscure nobody seems to know who they are. I have reached out to every WWII Vet I can find, but as you can imagine, the list is fairly short.

5 years ago, I sent a ball to Fred Bradley (say it together now: "WHO??") It never came back, which is the price you pay with through the mail. Well, two weeks ago, a package shows up with my own pre-printed address. I stared at it for a while, since I knew I hadn't sent one out in over a year. I was like a kid at Christmas! When I opened it, there was a nice note from his wife, saying that Mr. Bradley isn't doing to well. He must have gotten my package, and put it on a shelf in the garage. She had just come across it while cleaning, had him sign it, and returned it to me.

How cool is that!!


Ken
earlywynnfan5@hotmail.com