Drew Pelto

TTM Successes Paul Molitor Is there anything worse than mailing to a player and thinking "Okay, great, I'll have finally knocked out all my set needs on him when this gets back," only to realize you actually still have one more? I did that here: Molitor has not one but two cards in my 2003-2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites project. Fortunately I got one of the two done, but … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: The Ignitor and First Overall Picks

This Week's TTM Successes Some memorable baseball names were part of the returns in my mailbox last week, albeit some requiring a small fee.  Dennis Martinez In December of 1993, nine-year-old me celebrated the Cleveland Indians' signings of Martinez and Eddie Murray by drawing an awesome colored pencil sketch of each. Now maybe my memory is hazy but I believe they … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Paid Arrivals, and Former Teams

TTM Successes Colin Campbell Campbell has done it all during a long career: player, coach, executive and league employee. He's the NHL's current executive vice president and director of hockey operations. I don't know how many years it took me to realize that I had his 1975-76 O-Pee-Chee rookie card, but seeing as he's now in the Hall of Fame in the "Builder" category, I … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Hockey Hall Return, AA vs. AA, and Picking Up the Assist

TTMCast Preview We're back with an all-new episode to kick off June. Clemente Lisi joins us to talk about hockey, soccer, the Topps Now Pope cards, and the upcoming Fanatics Fest in New York City. Drew and Arron cover upcoming shows and signings, as well as their TTM returns. You can listen to this month's show here. TTM Successes Greg Brock Brock took over at first when … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Some Sets to Speculate for Sigs

This Week's TTM Successes Craig Ehlo In 1987, the Cavs signed Ehlo to a 10-day contract as little more than a roster-filler when Mark Price went down injured. He went on to spend seven years with the team. A gritty defender with some scoring touch, Craig was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024. These came back from Craig's Washington home in three … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Hoops and Hockey Returns, Senior Signers

This Week's TTM Successes Joel Youngblood I'm sure everyone remembers Danny Jansen playing for both teams in a single game last season thanks to a rain delay and a trade, but Youngblood was the first-- and only-- player to get hits for two teams in two different cities in the same day, as shown on a special 1983 Fleer card. This took two weeks via his home in Arizona … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Three Sports and All About Bonuses

TTMCast Preview On this week's show, longtime dealer Les Wolff joins us to talk about protecting your collection, plus Arron and Drew answer a few listener emails and cover upcoming shows (hopefully) near you.  We also discuss our recent TTM successes and in-person outings. You can listen to this week's show here. Please note: there will be no show for April 26. … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: USPS Destruction and Breaking Up Card Monotony

TTMCast Preview Drew and Arron are joined by Clemente Lisi as they talk hockey news with the approaching playoffs and last week's National Hockey Card Day. Plus we're answering listener emails, and talking of upcoming shows and new releases. You can listen to this week's show here. Please note we will not have a show on April 12 as we begin to make the transition into a … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: A HOFer, an Ump and Managing Multi-Player Mailings