ConRyl's TTM's

[ConRyl]

1 success today....

Steve Cishek
C/O Miami Marlins in 10 days, signed 3/3
Very nice success from the Marlins Closer. He has a had a good season converting 27 of 29 save opportunities in 2013. Very cool of him to inscribe col. 3:23 on all of the cards and God Bless on the 2013 Topps. I needed the 2013 Topps for my set.

[ConRyl]

5 successes today!

Ryan Sweeney
c/O Chicago Cubs in 14 days, signed 3/3
Nice success from the Cubs utility man, he has a had a decent season hitting for a .295 average this year. He has been one of the rare consistent hitters for the Cubs this year. I needed the 2013 Topps for my set


Tom Wilhelmsen
C/O Tacoma Rainiers in 14 days, signed 2/3
Very nice success from the former Mariners closer. He was pitching very well at the beginning of the season saving 24 games. He hit a wall and was sent down to Tacoma August 6th. He has a very cool story where he retired from baseball and was a bartender and then decided to give baseball a second chance and had success. I needed the 2013 Topps for my set.


Tom Milone
c/o Oakland Athletics in 35 days, signed 2/2
Cool success from the former SP for the A's. He was actually optioned to Triple-A on August 3rd so Im kind of suprised I got this one back. He was involved in the gio Gonzalez trade where he was traded from the Nationals to the A's. I also needed the 2013 Topps for my set.


Jed Lowrie
C/O Oakland Athletics in 24 days, signed 2/2 and included a buisness card for his photography.
Nice success from the A's shortstop. He had a very good year with the Astros last year, hitting 16 HR's as a SS. He is having a very solid season this year with the A's hitting 9 HR's along with a .284 AVG. He is very underrated and should have a very solid MLB career. I also needed the 2013 Topps for my set.


Harrison Smith
C/O Minnesota Vikings in 76 days, signed 5/5!
Awesome success from one of the best young safeties in the league. I really enjoyed watching him play at Notre Dame and I really wanted the Packers to draft him but of course he had to be drafted by the Vikings. I still enjoy watching him play nad I think he will have a very good NFL career. He was also nice enough to sign 5 cards for me which he didnt have to do and I said in the letter he could keep any of the cards he liked/wanted.

[ConRyl]

1 success today...

Liam Hendriks
c/o Rochester Red Wings in 25 days, signed 2/2
Cool success from the Twins pitcher. He actually just got recalled from Rochester today and got shelled for 7 runs in 4 1/3 IP. He was also a member of the 2009 WBC with Australia, in which he was the yungest player ever to play for them. I needed the 2013 Topps fro my set.

[ConRyl]

Finally got a chance to update this thread with 31 successes! These return dates are rough estimates and I will try to order the successes by sports,set,etc. If anyone is interested in a address please feel free to send a pm.

Misty May-Treanor
C/O Home in 55 days and signed 1/1
Nice success from one of the best beach volleyball players of all-time. She retired just before the 2012 olympics and has one of, if not the most decorated careers in volleyball. I have started to send out some of these Topps olympic cards so I hope I can get some of them back soon.


Missy Franklin
C/O USA Swimming in 116 days and signed 1/1
Awesome success from one of the stars of the 2012 summer olympics. She won 4 gold medels and 1 silver at the age of 17. She is one of the most up and coming olympians and Im glad to get her TTM while she still signs. Im debating whether I want to start the Topps olympic set since I know a lot of them sign.


Derek Holland
C/O Texas Rangers in 79 days and signed 1/2
Cool success from the "Dutch Oven" and starting pitcher of the Rangers. He had an ok 2013 season going 10-9 with a 3.42 ERA, but his best season was in 2011 in which he went 16-5. Its also a nice success for my 2013 Topps set, which was a common theme with these baseball successes.


Glen Perkins
C/O Minnesota Twins in 58 days and signed 1/1
Very nice success from the Twins relief pitcher. He had a great 2013 season going 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA and 36 saves and also being named to the AL All-Star team as an injury replacement. He was one of the lone bright spot for the Twins this season and I hope he have continued success going into next season. A very nice add to my 2013 Topps set.


David Murphy
C/O Texas Rangers in 68 days and signed 1/3
Nice success from the Texas Rangers Utility man. I have always enjoyed watching Murphy play because he plays hard and gives 100%. I wish he would have signed my 2013 Topps card so if anyone has a signed 2013 topps card of Murphy and wants to trade please lmk.


Lucas Luetge
C/O Seattle Mariners in 59 days and signed 2/4
Cool success from the Mariners relief pitcher and left-handed specialist. A cool fact about Luetge is that he was one of 6 pitchers that the Mariners used to no-hit the Dodgers in 2012. Another nice add to my 2013 Topps set.


Joe Nathan
C/O Texas Rangers in 61 days and signed 1/3
Awesome success from one of the best closers in the MLB. I have always enjoyed watching Nathan pitch and I have thought he was one of the more underrated players in the league. He earned his 300th save this season and I hope he can stay healthy and continue to earn more saves in the future.


Mark West
C/O Phoenix Suns in 59 days and signed 2/2
Nice success from one of the most underrated players of the early 80's-late 90's and one of the key members of the 1993 Suns team that went to the finals and eventually lost to Chicago Bulls. Also a rare add to my 1990-91 Fleer


Geno Atkins
C/O Cincinnati Bengals in 42 days and signed 1/1
Awesome success from one of the best Defensive Tackles in the NFL. He is only going into his 3rd season in the league and will continue to get better and quite possible become the best interior defensive lineman in the league. Very happy to see that he signed TTM and wanted to get him while he is still signing.

Kirk Cousins
C/O Washington Redskins in 118 days signed 2/5
Another awesome success from quite possible the best backup QB in the NFL right now. He could probably be a starter on a lot of teams around the league. I sent 5 saying in my letter to keep a couple and give them to his foundation.


Chandler Jones
C/O New England Patriots in 118 days and signed 2/2
Cool success from one of the better young OLB's in the league and still continuing to get better as a complete OLB. He is also the brother of UFC Light Havyweight division champion and best UFC fighter in the world Jon Jones. I like getting the Prizm cards signed but this one did bubble a bit unfortunately.


Bert Jones
C/O Home in 92 days and signed 2/2 and also signed 2 index cards
Nice success from one of the most underrated QB's of all-time. He is regarded by many as one of most physically gifted QB's of all-time and could have been one of the best if he didnt get injured and have to retire. Also a very nice add to my 2005 Topps All-Americans set.


Earl Morrall
C/O Home in 67 days and signed 2/2
Awesome success from the former Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins QB. He was on the losing side of "The Gaurantee" game by Joe Namath when the Jets upset the Colts in Super Bowl III. He also helped the Dolphins become the only undefeated team in the history of the NFL. Me personally I would love to hear the stories this guy could tell because he has been part of some of the biggesy moments in NFL history. These are also 2 great adds to my Topps All-Americans set.


Coby Fleener
C/O Indianapolis Colts in 134 days and signed 2/2
Very nice success from the Tight End of the Indianapolis Colts. He got drafted with the 34th pick in the 2012 draft and was lucky enough to have his college QB throwing to him in the NFL.


EJ Manuel
C/O Buffalo Bills in 118 days and 76 days(2 different requests) and signed 1/1 both times.
Awesome success from the franchise QB of the Bills. I enjoyed watching Manuel play at FSU and he seems like a real down to earth guy. I hope for nothing but the best to him in his career with the Bills.


Mark Brunell
C/O His Foundation in 191 days and signed 2/2
When I found this card of Brunell in a Packers uniform I knew I had to send to him TTM. You dont see many cards of him in a Packers unform and the signature looks great on the card. Also if anyone knows where I can send to James Thrash TTM I would love to get this dual signed.


Christine Michael
C/O Seattle Seahawks in 79 days and signed 3/4 and included a real cool letter.
One of my favorite successes. I always love when players take the time to write a letter responding to some of the things I write in my letter. I hope for all the best in Michael's career in Seattle and I wish he would get a little more playing time.


Bryan Bulaga
C/O Green Bay Packers in 44 days and signed 3/3
Very nice success from the Packers OT. Unfortunately he tore his ACL in the Packers family night scrimmage and was done for the year. He is the Packers best lineman when healthy and helped the Packers win the superbowl in 2010 when he played great at RT. Kind of a weird pen color choice but it must have been what he had lying around.


Jordy Nelson
C/O Green Bay Packers in 44 days and signed 1/4
Another one of my favorite successes of this bunch. I didnt know he was 1 per or I wouldnt have sent him 4 cards but I am glad he signed my favorite of the 4. Nelson is one of my favorite WR's in the league and has by far the best sideline awareness in the NFL and some of those catches are amazing!


Bobby Hull
C/O Chicago Blackhawks in 92 days and signed 2/2 and also signed 2 index cards
Another cool success from one of the true class acts of the NHL. Hull is one of the best TTM signers for HOFers in the NHL. He also was also nice enough to put inscriptions on the 2 index card and the 4X6 which he didnt have to do. I always like getting Blackhawks TTM and the inscriptions are great suprise.


Mike Richards
C/O Los Angeles Kings in 209 days and signed 1/1
Nice success from the center of the LA Kings. He was a key member of the Kings team that went on to win the Stanley Cup in 2012 recording 4 goals and 11 assists in those 20playoff games. I like sending these jersey cards TTM because I can get them dual signed and if anyone knows if Gagne signs TTM please let me know.

[ConRyl]

Zdeno Chara
This is a very weird return from either Chara or the Boston Bruins. I didnt send this card to Chara it came back in a envelope from the Boston Bruins and inside was a card signed by Chara. I will now try to get this card triple signed by Luicic and Thomas now that he plays for the Florida Panthers. A very wierd but awesome return.


Zach Parise
C/O Minnesota Wild in 127 days and signed 1/2
My best Hockey return to date, Parise is one of the best players in the NHL and I was very suprised to see this come back. I have always enjoyed watching Parise play and I especially enjoy watching him play for Team USA. A Great addition to my 11-12 UD set.


Chris Leben
C/O Gym in 55 days and signed 8/5 and included 2 signed finest cards and an index card.
A very cool success from a fighter with one of the best chins in the UFC, he is almost impossible to knockout. I got the artwork card off a guy on combatcardboard and it looks great signed in silver. Its really cool of Leben to include extras and he didnt have to do that. Leben has a very interesting fight against Uriah Hall UFC 168 in which could be Hall's last fight if he losses according to Dana White.


Jake Ellenberger
C/O Reign Training Center in 194 days and signed 4/4
Another nice success from the 5th ranked Welterweight fighter according to UFC.com. He and Rory Mcdonald had a really boring fight in which was a highly anticipated fight. I really like the way the copper color ink shows up on the cards and I was happy to see him add the "Juggernaut" inscription on the finest card.


Demetrious Johnson
C/O Gym in 69 days and signed 5/5
This is my 2nd return from Johnson, he one of the best signers in the UFC and also the current flyweight champion. Also does anyone know if someone different signed the finest on the bottom? It looks totally different than any of the other signed Johnson cards.


Matt Brown
C/O Home in 65 days and signed 4/4
This one is especially special because Mr.Brown gave me his address to send to get signed personally by email. He said his son shares the same name I do and that he will sign anything you send to him. A very cool guy and has a big fight against Carlos Condit at UFC on Fox 9.


Antonio Silva
C/O ATT Gym in 55 days and signed 4/4
Another awesome success from the 4th ranked heavyweight according to UFC.com. I have been wanting to get Silva for a while and was very happy when I got this return. He has a big fight against Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 33 and the fight should end in a knockout. I was also very happy that he added the "Bigfoot" inscription on all of the cards, just a very cool overall success.


Wanderlei Silva
C/O Wand Fight Team in 79 days and signed 5/5
This is also my 2nd return from Silva and Im very happy to get another return. Silva has been signing a lot lately and I would highly recommend sending to him while he is still signing. I was also very pleased to get a good quality signature because Silva has been known to sign some ugly autographs over the years.


Michael Mcdonald
C/O Oakdale MMA Academy in 192 days and signed 2/2
Very Excited to get this one back. He is one of the best up and coming fighters in the UFC and is expected to fight Urijah Faber at UFC on Fox 9. He also wrote a very cool letter explaining how he signs his autograph, I asked if its possible that he inscribe his nickname "Mayday" and he explained that he signs every autograph with that inscription. I always love getting the personal letters and this one is no different. Both of the signatures showed up great on the moment of truth and finest cards.

[ConRyl]

Got a chance to update with 4 successes......

Marquise Goodwin
C/O Buffalo Bills in 89 days and signed 3/3
Very nice success from the Bills speedy WR. This is a timely success since Goodwin caught a nice 40 yard TD from Thad Lewis in last weeks game. I think Goodwin will be a big play guy for the Bills not only as a WR but a kick returner as well. I also like how he added Hook 'em on both of the cards were he is in a Texas uniform.


Antoine Carr
C/O Home in 79 days and signed 2/2 and included 2 signed index cards
Cool success from a very underrated center who enjoyed a nice long career in the NBA. Carr was before his time in his style of play, he was undersized but could shoot real well from the center position. Carr hasent been a real good signer over the years so when I saw a recent success from Carr I sent to him right away. This is a very nice add to my 1990-91 Fleer set.


Urijah Faber
C/O Home in 74 days and signed 5/5
This is my second success from Mr. Faber and Im happy he is still a very good signer. He has big fight against Michael Mcdonald(Who I also got back recently) on December 14 at UFC on Fox 9.


Erik Koch
C/O Gym in 80 days and signed 6/6
Very nice success from the #8 ranked featherweight according to Sherdog. Unfortunately, Koch lost his last fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 164 and I hope he can rebound in his next fight. I really wish Koch would have signed on the relic with the silver sharpie, I think it would have looked really nice but I cant complain when he signed all my cards.

[schwood]

If you were ever going to move any of those Ryan Sweeney Autos from Topps in the Red Sox uni, I would love to get one. Send me a PM if you think we could work something out for one. Thanks.

Or if you were willing to send me the address you used, would love to try it out myself. Thanks.

[ConRyl]

1 success I have gotten in recently....

Kyle Gibson
c/o Rochester Red Wings in 149 days and signed 1/1
Nice success from the Twins SP, took awhile buy glad I got it back. He was highly touted prospect in the Twins organazation and made his MLB debut June 29 against the Royals in which he got the win. This is a nice addition to my 2011 Heritage Minors set.

[ConRyl]

Finally get another chance to update this thread with 13 successes...
(These return dates are rough estimates)

Justin Maxwell
C/O Kansas City Royals in 107 days and signed 2/2
Cool success from the Royals OF. He had a pretty good year with the Astros hitting 18 Home Runs and the was traded to the Royals later in the 2013 season. I needed the 2013 Topps for my set.


Scott Downs
C/O Atlanta Braves in 110 days and signed 2/2
Nice success from the veteran pitcher. He has been a starting pitcher, relief pitcher, and closer throughout his career. He was always a underrated pitcher and is a free agent entering the 2014 season. I also needed the 2013 topps for my set.


Ryan Lindley
C/O Arizona Cardinals in 170 days and signed 7/7
Nice success from the Cardinals backup QB. He got the chance to start last year vs. the Rams but struggled and I hope he can continue to progress, he has all the skills in the world but is inconsistent. I said in my letter he could keep as many as he wanted but he was nice enough to sign all of them, even including bible inscriptions on a couple of the cards.


Kordell Stewart
C/O WZGC FM in 30 days and signed 5/5
Very nice success from one of the most versitile players in the NFL. He is one of the only pro QB's who played WR and returned kicks as well. He had the nickname "slash" for playing so many positions in the NFL. I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Stewart at the University of Colorado and he was very nice and made me even more of a fan.


Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
C/O Home in 30 days and signed 3/3 and included and cool oversized Packers card.
Awesome success from one of my favorite Packer players of all-time. He is still the Packers all-time leader in sacks and in my opinion was one of the most underrated pass rushers in his prime. He was nice enough to inscribe PHOF '13 for Packers Hall of Fame in which he was inducted into in 2013. He also wrote Jesus! on all of the cards which is pretty cool. Really nice success!


Niklas Hjalmarsson
C/O Chicago Blackhawks in 176 days and signed 1/3
Very nice from the Blackhawks D-Man. He is pretty underrated and often gets overshadowed by Keith and Seabrook, but he is always been a solid player in his time in Chicago. He is a 2 time stanley cup champion and I hope he can help bring in many more to come.


Dominick Cruz
C/O Gym in 120 days and signed 4/6.
Very nice success from the previously #1 ranked bantamweight fighter, but is not currently ranked due to inactivity. He is making his return Feb. 1st, 2014 at UFC 169 in a big fight against Renan Barao. This should be a very fun and exciting fight to watch.


Brian Stann
C/O Warriors Legion MMA in 112 days and signed 6/6 and included 2 signed cards.
Very cool success from a true american hero. I have wanted to get Stann for ALONG time and have sent to him 3 seperate occasions. Stann had a highly decorated military career and I highly recommend reading his story as it his very inspirational. I love the picture of Stann with the American Flag and was really happy he inscribed "All-American" on it. He recently retired from the UFC and I hope for nothing but the best to him outside of the cage.


Clay Guida
C/O Home in 119 days and signed 6/6 and he even included a signed index card.
Very cool success from the #5 ranked featherweight in the world. I really like getting the UFC posters signed and this will probably be going out to Gray Maynard soon. As always I wrote in my letter that he could feel free to keep as many cards they want, but these UFC fighters are great signers TTM.


Daniel Cormier
C/O AKA Gym in 298 days and signed 3/3
Took a long time, but Im glad I got a nice return from Mr. Cormier. He had highly decorated ameuter wrestling background and has translated that to highly successful MMA career. I like the gold pen he choose to use, but i wish he would have let the pen dry because all three cards had some kind of smudge on the signature, still a great success none the less.


Ryan Bader
C/O Power MMA & Fitness in 111 days and signed 6/6.
Very nice success from the #9 ranked Light heavyweight in the world. He unfortunately loss his last fight to Glover Teixeira and I hope he can rebound and win his next fight. I was happy to see he inscribed his nickname "darth" on 4 of the 6 items, he dosent do that real often. The 4x6 really looks nice with the silver pen he used.


Anthony Pettis
C/O Gym in 121 days and signed 5/5 and included a signed index card.
Awesome success from the lightweight champion. He is one of my favorite fighters in the UFC and I cant wait until his next fight. Its a shame he got hurt and I hope he can make a fast recovery and successfully defend his title.

and last, but not least......

Jon "Bones" Jones!
C/O Gym in 327 days and signed 4/4
My best UFC TTM to date and probably one of my best TTM's period. He is my favorite fighter in the UFC and when I first got into UFC TTM's he was the fighter I wanted the most. I am extremely happy to get these back, and never fully expected to get a return when I sent these out almost a year ago. I hope he can defend his title at light heavyweight or if he moves up to heavyweight I would love to see a Velasquez Vs. Jones fight in the future. He was even nice enough to write a short but sweet note back on my letter, which I though was awesome!

[ConRyl]

1 success today...

Kenny Florian
C/O Home in 231 days and signed 5/5
Very cool success from one of the legends of the sport. Unfortunately, he never won a championship though losing his last fight against Jose Aldo. Florian retired on May 31, 2012 after experiencing numbness and tingling down his right leg and was advised by doctors to retire. Florian is now a color commentator for the UFC and actually did commentary for yesterdays The Ultimate Fighter Finale 18. Very nice success since Florian is hit or miss TTM and does take a while to get back.

[ConRyl]

Got 1 success in lately...

Anderson Varejao
C/O Cleveland Cavaliers in 112 days and signed 3/3
Very nice success from the Cavs center. He is one of the best rebounding centers in the league when healthy and I hope he can stay healthy going forward. He is averaging around 8 points and 8 rebounds this season which I think Varejao can put up better numbers than that. When i saw the brazil rc I thought it was a very unique looking card and looks nice signed.

[ocanseco55]

Congrats on the hauls!

[ConRyl]

Congrats on the hauls!

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it!


2 successes today....

Bjoern Werner
C/O Indianapolis Colts in 11 days and signed 2/3
Cool success from the Colts 1st round draft choice, its always cool when recent high round draft picks sign ttm. He has been a good signer since he has been drafted and I hope he continues this trend. Unfortunately, he hasnt really put up big numbers with only a half a sack and 10 tackles this season but he has a lot of potential and hopefully he can be the next big pass rusher in Indy. It was also really cool that he inscribed "Go Colts" and "Go Noles" on both of the respective cards.


Kurt Rambis
C/O Los Angeles Lakers in 11 days and also signed 2/3
Very nice success from the former NBA fan favorite. He signs of and and on periodically and it seems like he has started signing recently. This is a very nice add to my 1990 fleer set.

[ConRyl]

4 successes over the last couple of days...

James Lofton
C/O Home in 7 days and signed 1/2
Very nice from the Hall of Fame WR and Packer legend. He was honestly the best player on those bad Packer teams of the 70's and 80's and dosent really get the recognition he deserves. He does have a price list, but was nice enough to sign 1 of the 2 cards which it totally fine. This is a great add to my Packers collection.


Gorgui Dieng
C/O Minnesota Timberwolves in 21 days and signed 1/1 and also signed an index card
This is my first success from the 2013 NBA Draft class. I have sent about 20 cards to 2013 rookies. I enjoyed watching Dieng play for Louisville and should develop into a solid center in Minnesota. He hasnt really got much playing time behind Pekovic and also Love who plays center in some cases. Dieng is averaging 1.5 points and about 2 rebounds per game and hopefully these numbers can rise going forward. I hope that I can get some more cards back from the 2013 NBA draft class.


Miesha Tate
C/O Take Down Enterprises in 211 days and signed 3/3
Very nice success from the Womens Bantamweight championship contender. She is facing Ronda Rousey this saturday at UFC 168 for the championship and honestly I want Miesha to win it. I sent a second request to Ms. Tate about a week ago so hopefully I can get those back as well. She signed one of the finest cards in a nice gold sharpie and I wish she would have signed all of them using that pen, but they dont look bad at all and I really cant complain. She was also nice enough to inscribe each of the cards with her nickname "cupcake" which I always ask the fighters to inscribe there nicknames and always appreciate when they do it.


Georges St-Pierre
C/O GSP Enterprises in 208 days and signed 1/1
Awesome success from arguably the best MMA fighter of all-time. This is my first ever success sending to Canada and extremely happt it came back. He is actually a good signer, but he takes forever so if you are willing to wait you will more than likely get GSP back. He also always includes a GSP decal with every return. One of my favorite TTM successes!

[ConRyl]

1 success before Christmas...

Matt McGloin
C/O Oakland Raiders in 23 days and signed 1/1 and also signed 2 index cards
Very nice success from the Oakland Raiders QB. Its not very common for starting NFL QB's to sign TTM so I jumped at the chance when I saw that he had a recent success. This is the only base rookie he has and only has 2 total cards with the select rookie auto. He was an undrafted free agent and beat out Pryor and Matt Flynn to start this season and didnt look that bad all things considered. I really hope he gets a shot to compete for the starting QB position next season.