2012 Spring Training Success Thread!

[Cincyfan79]

Got Zack Cozart today.

[lambeauleap87]

So do you guys not send during the season, or do you just try to pump a lot out during spring training?

I send during the season, too...over the course of a season, there are plenty of guys that sign too. Guys like Heath Bell, Lonnie Chisenhall, Dustin Ackley, etc. sign throughout the season usually.

[ptmerr01]

Got one today,
Stephen Drew c/o Diamondbacks ST

[jordan223b]

My spring training thus far: 16/30 Everything was sent out the week of March 1st.

Mark Melancon
Trayvon Robinson
Danny Hultzen
Todd Frazier
Vinnie Pestano
Blake Beavan
Charlie Furbush
Josh Collmenter
Greg Holland
Edwin Jackson
Cody Eppley
Vinnie Catricala
Adam Wilk
Josh Judy
James Russell
Michael Stutes

[cachmanjr]

Justin Masterson today. Sent march 3rd, received march 17th. 2 weeks

[clryan5]

Got home for Spring Break a little after 2am this morning. After seeing how much mail I had I couldn't wait until the morning.

Spring Training Returns:
Brandon Barnes (Houston Astros prospect): 1 baseball
Josh Zeid (Houston Astros prospect): 1 baseball
JB Shuck: 1 baseball; replaced my generic baseball with a game-used ROMLB
Derek Lowe c/o home: 1 baseball, inscribed with 04 WS Champs
Mark Buehrle: White Sox hat, personalized
Jordan Schafer: Astros mini helmet

Photos:
Koji Uehara 1/1
Dustin Ackley 1/1, personalized
Pat Neshek 2/2
Zach Britton 1/1
Andrew Bailey 2/2
Danny Hultzen 2/2
Mike Leake 1/1
Will Middlebrooks 1/1 plus added a game-used batting glove b/c in all of my LORs I put PS if you have any game-used gear you're trying to get rid of I'd gladly take it...I cannot believe he did that, he even paid the extra postage!! Super pumped about his return
Brad Ausmus 2/2
Adrian Houser (Houston Astros' 2011 2nd rd draft pick) 1/1
Casey Kelley 1/1
Luis Gonzalez 2/2
Christian Friedrich 3/3
Chone Figgins 1/1
Trevor Bauer 2/2, both personalized
Neil Walker 1/2, kept 1 of my 8x10s
Heath Bell 2/2
Ryan Braun 1/1, personalied "To Colleen, All my best!"
Michael Cuddyer 1/1
Orlando Hudson 1/1
Paul Goldschmidt 2/2
John Axford 1/1, personalized
Edwin Jackson 1/1

Also received a few 4x6 photos that I had sent last July
Clint Barmes 2/2, thought these were gone since he left Houston for Pittsburgh
Bud Norris 2/2
Delino Deshields Jr (Houston Astros Prospect) 1/1

[jcashrehab]

Congrats on all the success, everyone!

I had 2 successes, today. They were from Todd Frazier and Heath Bell (who included another, unsigned card as well), They are both really nice signatures, but Heath's looks really great on the card I sent. They both took 10 days.

[Marshall658]

Added Mark Melancon and Justin De Fratus today, both in 9 days. Puts me at 21 for 66 on the spring.

[jwisham]

So far i am
7/50 this spring

[indyreds]

So do you guys not send during the season, or do you just try to pump a lot out during spring training?

I might send to a Reds player or two, but usually I move on to retired players and other sports. That is one reason that I do a larger number of ST mailers. I already had moved on to requesting college football coaches via email last weekend. A year or two ago I went right into mailing to racing guys and requesting signed hero cards. Some guys like me like doing different projects. Who knows what is next maybe doing basketball legends or Olympic medalist?