Spring training

[knobbs008]

Hey I'm new to ttm and this is my first spring training doing this. I was hoping for some adivice, here's a list of players I was planning to send out to, feedback would be really helpful, thanks.

Mariano Rivera
Elvis Andrus
Zack Greinke
Ryan Braun
Zach Duke
Andy Pettitte
Justin Upton
Mark Reynolds
Phil Hughes
Joba Chamberlain
Jair Jurrjens
Grady Sizemore
Mark Buehrle
Dan Uggla
Andrew Bailey
Chone Figgins
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Ian Kinsler
Yadier Molina

Probably a long shot with a lot of these but they were the cards I had and would be nice to get a few successes.

Rivera signs here and there
I got Andrus during the season last year
Braun and Greinke may or may not sign. I have seen a few successes from them
Duke is a great signer as is Buehrle
Jurrjens signed last ST
Figgins is a good signer
Pettitte signed a few last season
Hughes has been charging $5
I also saw a few returns from Kinsler last season. Long waits though.
The rest I am not too sure about. Good luck

[knobbs008]

does any1 know how good of a signer J.J Putz, Corey Hart, And ryan braun are? and Mark Beurehle.

Not sure on Putz. However he is now with the White Sox and a lot of their players are good with fanmail. Hart was good but he didn't return mine last season. Braun more than likely won't sign because he is now one of the best in the MLB an probably gets tons of mail, never know though. And Mark Buehrle is among the best signers in the game today.

[knobbs008]

If this helps here are the cards I got back from ST last season:

Toby Hall
Glendon Rusch
Hideki Okajima
Brian Burris
Joey Votto
Tony LaRussa
Marquis Grissom
Shawn Estes
Jim Thome
Sam Fuld
Tim Lincecum
Lenny DiNardo
Hank Blalock
Marlon Byrd
Ramon Hernandez
Josh Hamilton
Dusty Baker

[Sports Autos TTM]

I'm 2/2 with Braun over the past two seasons, but they were sent during the regular season.

[knobbs008]

I'm 2/2 with Braun over the past two seasons, but they were sent during the regular season.

Nice! How long were the waits?

[Sports Autos TTM]

I'm 2/2 with Braun over the past two seasons, but they were sent during the regular season.

Nice! How long were the waits?

Sent 9/10/07 17 day wait, signed 2/2
Sent 6/19/09 13 day wait, signed 1/1

[X7xyanksx7x]

Has anyone had success with Orlando Hudson or Ian kinsler?

[Sports Autos TTM]

Has anyone had success with Orlando Hudson or Ian kinsler?

I got Hudson back in 2005 c/o Blue Jays ST.
I'm 0/2 with Kinsler during ST and 3/3 with him during the regular season.

[chriscollector]

I 'm sure some of you are facing this problem each new ST. You are working on a set and some guys have gone back to Japan.

Have any of you mailed to their team in Japan? I would think it's the same as sending to the American teams, but want to see others experiences. Same question for Dominican ball. Naturally I can send and see, but I don't want to loose the cards on a pretty unlikely idea to start with.

I'm working on Allen & Ginters 2006, 07, 08, and only a few of my favorites from 09. Because I'm starting on them now MANY of the cards are either retired, MIA, or in Japan, P.R., or the Dominican. I'm obsessive when it comes to sets so i REALLY want to track down these guys.

[dobie516]

I 'm sure some of you are facing this problem each new ST. You are working on a set and some guys have gone back to Japan.

Have any of you mailed to their team in Japan? I would think it's the same as sending to the American teams, but want to see others experiences. Same question for Dominican ball. Naturally I can send and see, but I don't want to loose the cards on a pretty unlikely idea to start with.

I'm working on Allen & Ginters 2006, 07, 08, and only a few of my favorites from 09. Because I'm starting on them now MANY of the cards are either retired, MIA, or in Japan, P.R., or the Dominican. I'm obsessive when it comes to sets so i REALLY want to track down these guys.

I tried writing to players in the Japanese league a few years ago with no luck. I was using IRC's because I didn't have Japanese postage.