SDre31's TTM Success Thread

[SDre31]

One of the reasons why I joined SCF is because I heard great things about their TTM manager and threads. It definitely hasn't disappointed! I just started sending in mid-February and have some successes I'd like to share.

While I'll be sending to players for different reasons, I've also decided to start an autograph project. My goal is to collect TTM or in person autographs of all the Brooklyn Cyclones to play in the major leagues. The Brooklyn Cyclones are the short season Single A affiliate of the Mets. Being a Mets fan from Brooklyn, they're one of my favorite teams. I would like the card to be of the team they debuted with, no earlier than their debut year, and with their Brooklyn stats on the back. Not all players have cards that meet this criteria, so I'll be flexible.

There have been 60+ Cyclones to reach the big leagues since the team started play in 2001. Some of these players are out of baseball, so they might be hard to track down.

Danny Garcia (sent one time, have card)
Matt Watson (sent one time, have card)
Lenny DiNardo (received 5/24/13)
Franklin Nunez (need address, have card)
Scott Kazmir (sent four times)
Joe Hietpas (received 9/21/13)
Justin Huber (need address, have certified auto)
Mike Jacobs (received 7/26/18)
Angel Pagan (sent four times, need card)
Brian Bannister (sent three times)
Yusmeiro Petit (sent five times, need card)
Bob Keppel (received 3/6/14)
Joe Smith (sent four times)
Jesus Flores (sent four times, have certified auto)
Matt Lindstrom (received 11/27/12)
Neal Musser (sent two times, have card, have certified auto)
Carlos Muniz (need address, have card)
Nick Evans (sent three times)
Daniel Murphy (sent four times)
Eddie Kunz (received 5/29/12)
Bobby Parnell (received 2/28/13)
Robert Manuel (received 1/30/17)
Tobi Stoner (received 7/5/12)
Jenrry Mejia (sent four times)
Drew Butera (received 3/29/12)
Ike Davis (sent five times, have certified auto)
Evan MacLane (need address, have card)
Lucas Duda (received 2/22/13)
Dillon Gee (received 2/19/14)
Ezequiel Carrera (sent four times)
Josh Satin (received 5/21/12 & 8/21/15)
Chris Schwinden (received 4/2/12 & 5/13/13)
Kirk Nieuwenhuis (received 9/23/13)
Rhiner Cruz (sent three times, need card)
Jordany Valdespin (sent four times)
Zach Lutz (sent three times, need card)
Collin McHugh (received 3/27/17)
Juan Lagares (sent three times)
Jose De La Torre (need card)
Wilmer Flores (sent three times)
Juan Centeno (received 6/8/16)
Wilfredo Tovar (sent three times, need card)
Eric Campbell (received 5/20/20)
Rafael Montero (sent three times)
Dario Alvarez (need card)
Danny Muno (sent four times)
Kevin Plawecki (received 12/31/16)
Hansel Robles (sent three times)
Cory Mazzoni (sent two times, need card)
Jack Leathersich (received 3/10/18)
Darrell Ceciliani (sent three times, need card)
Akeel Morris (sent three times, need card)
Michael Conforto (in-person 7/25/14)
Matt Bowman (sent three times, need card)
John Gant (sent two times, have card)
Luis Cessa (sent three times)
Brandon Nimmo (received 3/4/15)
Seth Lugo (received 2/21/17)
T.J. Rivera (sent two times, have card)
Gabriel Ynoa (sent two times, have card)
Robert Gsellman (sent three times)
Matt Koch (received 7/16/22)
Gavin Cecchini (sent two times, have card)
Paul Sewald (sent two times, have card)
Tyler Pill (sent one time, have card)
Adam Kolarek (received 3/30/21)
Chris Flexen (received 1/21/22)
Amed Rosario (in-person 7/25/14)
Kevin McGowan (need card)
Travis Taijeron (need card)
Phil Evans (sent one time, have card, have certified auto)
Tomas Nido (sent two times, have card)
Merandy Gonzalez (have card)
Corey Oswalt (sent two times)
P.J. Conlon (have card, have certified auto)
Tim Peterson (need card)
Eric Hanhold (need card)
Brad Wieck (need card)
Pete Alonso (in-person 2016)
Sam Haggerty
Justin Dunn
Blake Taylor
David Peterson
Ali Sanchez (sent one time)
Nabil Crismatt
Domingo Tapia
Tylor Megill
Thomas Szapucki
Alberto Baldonado
Brett Baty (in person 2019)

[Oxxon]

Good luck on your project.

[cerratode80]

eBay for the cards for sure u can find some of them

[SDre31]

Good luck on your project.

Thanks! The list got one name longer after Kirk Nieuwenhuis made his MLB debut with the Mets this afternoon. He's the 4th guy from the '08 team to make it to the big leagues, and they all debuted with the Mets which is pretty cool to me.

@cerratode: I think I'll be using justcommons for the most part. They've got some good deals plus free shipping when you make a $10+ purchase.

[SDre31]

Enough with me talking, it's time to show off some returns I've already gotten this spring. Here is my first-ever TTM return. It was definitely some beginner's luck!

Mariano Rivera
c/o Yankees Spring Training
Sent: 2/17/12
Received: 2/27/12

[bronxbomber33]

That is a very good one to get back for your first!!!!

[SDre31]

That is a very good one to get back for your first!!!!

Thanks! It was really exciting for that to be the 1st.

[SDre31]

This was my second return this Spring. I probably should have sent a nicer baseball than this cheap one.

Bud Selig
c/o Office of the Commissioner (Wisconsin)
Sent: 3/15/12
Received: 3/22/12

[SDre31]

In today's mail:

Rene Tosoni
c/o Rochester Red Wings
Sent: 4/5/12
Received: 4/12/12

[SDre31]

I received Clay Rapada TTM yesterday. He's not a household name, but it's a big deal for me because he's one of a handful of major leaguers in baseball history who are of Filipino descent like me. Even though I'm a Mets fan, it's a bonus that he now plays locally for the Yankees. This will fit perfectly into my small Filipino players/cards PC.

Clay Rapada
c/o N.Y. Yankees (Yankee Stadium)
Sent: 4/9/12
Received: 4/14/12