TTMCast this Week – June 5th show Jeff Hoferer – Director of Marketing Panini America On this week’s TTMCast podcast, Panini America Marketing Director Jeff Hoferer joins the show to talk about some of the company’s new and future releases as well as other hobby topics. Hobby Legend Les Wolff joins us to give his tips on … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Talking Panini, Budget Collecting; Chronicling Autograph Returns
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TTM This Week: Artis Gilmore, Autograph Successes and More Stuff Players Won’t Sign
Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore joined the show this week to talk about his 18-year professional basketball career in the ABA, NBA and Italy. Gilmore spurned the NBA coming out of Jacksonville University, signing with the Kentucky Colonels where he won Rookie of the Year and MVP in 1972. After the leagues merged, he went on to star with the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Artis Gilmore, Autograph Successes and More Stuff Players Won’t Sign
TTM Collecting This Week: Visit with Sam McDowell; Autographs in the Mailbox; Price of Stamps
Six-time American League All-Star pitcher Sam McDowell came on the show this week to talk about his career in the major leagues, his recovery from alcoholism and his new book The Sage of Sudden Sam the Rise, Fall and Redemption of Sam McDowell. McDowell spent 15 seasons in Major League Baseball pitching for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and … [Read more...] about TTM Collecting This Week: Visit with Sam McDowell; Autographs in the Mailbox; Price of Stamps
TTM Collecting This Week: Tom Henderson, Mail Request Success
SC Daily launches a new weekly segment this week as Jeff Baker, host of the TTM Podcast, offers a look at his most recent hobby-centric show and shares thoughts on autograph collecting through the mail. ---- Remember when you were young, and you went to the mailbox and there was a letter waiting for you? The excitement of you had wondering what was inside the envelope. … [Read more...] about TTM Collecting This Week: Tom Henderson, Mail Request Success
Notes: TTM Return from the 90s; Japanese Card Record; Living Set Franco Sales; Philly Show, More
If you think you’ve waited a long time for your autograph request to come back, you’ve got nothing on Eric Thompson. The Ohio baseball fan and collector got quite a surprise in the mail late last fall and still can't believe it. WKBN-TV has the story: ------ It may have been lost in the chatter of Jackie Robinson and Michael Jordan debut tickets and Mickey … [Read more...] about Notes: TTM Return from the 90s; Japanese Card Record; Living Set Franco Sales; Philly Show, More
Notes: Heritage High Checklist; SABR’s 50-Year Look at Baseball Through Cards; Breaking Bonanza; NBA TTM
Topps has released the checklist for its final product of 2020: Heritage High Number Baseball. It's due out December 30. You can see it inside our preview. The story of baseball is sometimes best told through baseball cards. SABR members usually know both and in conjunction with the organization's 50th birthday, they published this very smart glimpse at the 50 … [Read more...] about Notes: Heritage High Checklist; SABR’s 50-Year Look at Baseball Through Cards; Breaking Bonanza; NBA TTM
Chatting with Sid Bream: His Earliest Cards, TTM Requests and Greg Maddux
Sid Bream spent over a decade in the big leagues, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros. He played in two World Series during his time with Atlanta and is best known for 'The Slide' in game seven of the 1992 National League Championship Series, where he scored the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning against his … [Read more...] about Chatting with Sid Bream: His Earliest Cards, TTM Requests and Greg Maddux
At 90, Thomas Using Autograph to Help Kids with Cancer
The “original” Frank Thomas, who hit 35 home runs and drove in 109 runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1958, is still around, still signing autographs and still helping youngsters. Thomas played for six teams during the 1950s and 60s, amassing 286 homers as a teammate of players like Roberto Clemente, Frank Robinson and Hank Aaron. His ’58 season landed him on the cover … [Read more...] about At 90, Thomas Using Autograph to Help Kids with Cancer
Notes: Zion Zooming; Cardinals Collecting; Comer’s Career
He hasn't played an NBA game yet but one year of college basketball is all it took for hoop heads to go all in on Zion Williamson. The 19-year-old has the body and skill set of an NBA veteran and his powerful dunks were must see TV last season. A pair of his game-worn shoes from last November's Maui Invitational sold for nearly $20,000 last week. His first … [Read more...] about Notes: Zion Zooming; Cardinals Collecting; Comer’s Career
Forgotten 1992 GameDay Football Card Set Becoming a Favorite for TTM Collectors
Lost in the quagmire that has stigmatized most sports cards produced from 1987 to 1994, a true visual gem has emerged out of obscurity: the 1992 GameDay NFL football set. NFL Properties’ 1992 GameDay cards have recently been gaining momentum as a favorite among TTM (Through the Mail) autograph collectors. A throwback to Topps 1965 "tall boy" football cards, the 1992 … [Read more...] about Forgotten 1992 GameDay Football Card Set Becoming a Favorite for TTM Collectors