Saturday, September 27, 2014

TTM Success Matt Fields

Matt Fields 1976 Topps Custom card

Matt was kind of a Joliet Slammer in 2011 he was invited to Spring Training but was Traded to the Southern Illinois Miners but was then signed by the Royals. He signed 1/5 and this was one of my first customs I ever made so this is a long return. He signed c/o the Omaha Storm Chasers and this is a end of the season return. Thanks Matt I will send to him again in Spring.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

TTM Success Kyle Robeniol

 Kyle Robeniol 1986 Donruss Perfect Game signature series custom baseball card
 Kyle Robeniol 2013 Panini Champions Team USA Certified baseball card
 Kyle Robeniol 1952 Topps Perfect Game custom baseball card
Kyle Robeniol 1985 Topps Team USA custom baseball card

A good return from high school pitcher and 2015 MLB Draft hopeful, Kyle Robeniol. He signed these cards sent c/o his home. He signed my four cards and wrote me a letter along with returning them. He attends Los Ojos high school and is a Team USA Alum. I am glad to get this back it was a great return. Thanks Kyle and good luck in the 2015 MLB Draft and I hope you go to the Cubs.

TTM Success Tsuyoshi Wada

 Tsuyoshi Wada 1955 Bowman Olympics 2008 Beijing Olympics Team Japan Baseball
 Tsuyoshi Wada 1968 Topps Japan NPB Soft Bank Hawks custom baseball card
Tsuyoshi Wada 1978 Topps Chicago Cubs Powder Blues Throwback custom baseball card

I am kinda happy about this one because I got two of these cards signed in person signed two days ago but I can send him some more ones next year with who ever he is with but it is not bad to have extras. Tsuyoshi is done for the season and probably heading back to Japan so he probably cleaned out his locker and sent them to me I just wished he had last week. He signed these sent c/o the Cubs and is a pretty good TTM signer, Thanks Tsuyoshi and good luck.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

IP Chicago Cubs Autograph Baseball Card Recap at Wrigley Field 9/23/14

Chicago, IL--- It was a great success I also want to give a shout out to Cardinals fan, Gil for hooking me up with the Jose Castro cards if you read this please let me know I am very grateful for you giving me the Jose Castro cards it was a great gesture. I got a lot of guys today this is the first time all year where I could get there in time for the Cubs before the game and stay after usually traffic is horrible. Here is what I got it was a great walk off win too. You will notice that these are not great designs because iOS 8 ruined everything that's all I am going to say about that. I lost all of my templates for cards.

Daily Total: 10

 Rafael Lopez 1962 Fleer Chicago Cubs Custom baseball card
 Rafael Lopez 1962 Fleer Chicago Cubs Custom baseball card

I got Rafael Lopez in the parking lot by his card he signed one for me and then he signed one for my dad I printed two of them so my dad could have one. Thanks Rafael I hope you are a Cub for years to come.
 Logan Watkins 1974 Topps Chicago Cubs custom baseball card

Logan is always a great signer I am glad to get him on a Custom. Thank Logan and good luck.

 Wesley Wright 1955 Bowman Houston Astros custom baseball card

Wesley was easy to recognize and happy to sign and I am glad to get a custom signed by him. Thanks Wesley.
Tsuyoshi Wada 1952 Topps Chicago Cubs throwback custom baseball card
 Tsuyoshi Wada 1968 Topps Soft Bank Hawks Japan NPB custom baseball card
 Tsuyoshi Wada 1955 Bowman 2008 Beijing Olympics Team Japan custom baseball card

Tsuyoshi signed by his car and spoke better English than I thought he would. Thanks Tsuyoshi and good luck. Hope you come back next year.
 Arodys Vizcaino 1962 Topps Futures World Team Atlanta Braves custom baseball card

He did not take his usual 30 seconds per signature but he did sign this one nicely and this is one of my better customs I have made since I lost all of my templates and I love getting futures game cards signed. Thanks Arodys.
 Jose Castro 1990 CMC Indianapolis Indians Expos team set baseball card
 Jose Castro 1991 ProCards Rockford Expos Hitting Coach team set baseball card

Once again thanks to Gil for hooking me up with these cards I really appreciate. Jose was happy to sign and a good addition. Thanks Jose.

Thanks to everybody who signed and helped me out. Great game and a good way to walk-off the season on IP's.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

TTM Success Mike Nikorak

 Mike Nikorak 2010 Bowman Under Amour All-America custom baseball card #42 inscription 2014 Under Armour All-American inscription
 Mike Nikorak 2007 Topps American Under Amour All-America custom baseball card #42 inscription 2014 Under Armour All-American inscription
 Mike Nikorak 2014 Topps American  Under Amour All-America custom baseball card #42 inscription 2014 Under Armour All-American inscription
 Mike Nikorak 2007 Bowman East Perfect Game All-American custom baseball card #20 inscription 2014 Perfect Game All American inscription.
Mike Nikorak 2014 Topps Perfect Game Nationals Perfect Game All-American custom baseball card #19 inscription 2014 Perfect Game All American inscription

I am pumped to get this card back. This is Mike Nikorak, Under Armour All-American, Perfect Game All-American Projected #10 Overall pick in the 2015 Draft. Oh yeah, he is still in High School too. He is a Senior right now and signed my cards with his cool signature and put an All-American inscription on all of them and he even posted these on his Instagram. His 97 MPH fastball made scouts take notice to him this summer and was dominant at the Under Armour game where pitching tended to be dominant over hitting and I also got his autograph there. Thanks Mike, this is a good one to get and I hope you can move up a little more in the Draft so the Cubs can snag you. Good Luck.

Friday, September 19, 2014

IP Arismendy Alcantara Autograph Signing at Sports Authority big success 9/19/14

Chicago, IL--- Arismendy Alcantara was signing autographs at Sports Authority so I had to make my way over there and get some things signed I got some customs and I wanted to print some extras so I made some for my dad and I gave my dad an official Minor League Baseball to get signed because we do not care if it is a ROMLB its a baseball just get it signed or throw/hit it. He was really nice but I am not sure if it was Arismendy's Agent or if a Sports Authority Representative but he was nasty he told Arismendy to stop inscribing my card because he wanted to get everybody through the line.... There were 4 people behind me and 40 minutes to go but what ever it worked out. Here is what I got:

 Arismendy Alcantara 2013 Grandstand Tennessee Smokies Team Set Baseball card
 Arismendy Alcantara 2013 Bowman Purple Chicago Cubs baseball card
 Arismendy Alcantara 2013 Topps 2013 Futures Game 2013 futures game in inscription World Team custom baseball card
 Arismendy Alcantara 1969 Topps Chicago Cubs custom baseball card
  Arismendy Alcantara 1969 Topps Chicago Cubs custom baseball card
 Arismendy Alcantara 2013 Topps 2013 Futures Game World Team custom baseball card
 Arismendy Alcantara Sports Authority issued Photo Chicago Cubs autographed
 Me and Arismendy Alcantara after he signed my cards the second time through
 Arismendy Alcantara ROMiLB autographed sweet spot
 The back of the ball
Arismendy Alcantara signing my cards the second time

Thanks Arismendy you were great and you are always a good signer and have a great autograph and I appreciate you taking the time. Good luck with the Cubs.

TTM Success Mike Gabbani (part two)

I sent to Mike Gabbani over the Summer and he signed my card that was not in a case and signed a card that was in a case but signed the case so I wrote him back. He returned my card and added another letter.

Mike Gabbani Topps Gypsy Queen custom baseball card

Thanks again Mike this is a great return and good luck. Thanks for taking the time again.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

IP Andre Ethier autograph Recap at Wrigley Field Cubs vs. Dodgers 9/18/14 baseball cards

Wrigley Field-- I finally made it to the Cubs game when you can go down and get autographs because the traffic getting to Wrigley is SOOOO bad I can't make it usually. I was late getting there but I did make it there and I got Andre Ethier on two cards. He would have signed more but I only brought two. Here they are:

 Andre Ethier 2013 Topps Opening Day Los Angeles Dodgers baseball card
Andre Ethier 2013 Bowman Los Angeles Dodgers baseball card

Thanks Andre you were very nice and happy to sign. I always appreciate when everyday big leaguers take the time to go down the line and sign for people and you were smart to go to me first. I'll be rooting for you. Good luck.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Andrew Godbold: OPRF Graduate, Dodgers Prospect, Nice Guy gave me a house visit

Oak Park, IL-- Andrew Godbold graduated from my high school (Oak Park and River Forest High School) in 2010 and was well regarded by our OPRF Baseball organization and got very little college attention and ended up going to Junior College and got picked up by Southeastern Louisiana University and really proved him self and got drafted by the Dodgers in 23rd round of the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft. A couple weeks ago I reached out to to Andrew on Instagram and I told him that I had designed some custom cards of him and he told me I could send him the cards sent c/o Ogden or meet him in person. I decided to meet him in person and he said he could come over to my house and I said ok and last Thursday he came over and signed my 12 customs and I gave him some of the extras that I printed. Today he came back to my house and I made him 40 cards and gave him some of my business cards to take to Instructs for the Dodgers and I hope to hear back from some of those players.

Here are some of the gifts he brought me.

 He signed Official Pioneer League Game-Used ball on the sweetspot #50
 All three things he brought me including his game used Home-Run bat signed, yes one of the home runs he hit he used this bat. And the 2014 Teamset card for ogden.
Here is a close up of the signature and the bat he gave me.
Andrew Godbold 2014 Ogden Raptors Grandstand Team set baseball card that he gave me this is his first professional card but as you will see not his coolest.

Here are the customs he came to my house to sign.
 Andrew Godbold 1956 Topps SELU Lions Southeastern Louisiana University custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 1962 Fleer SELU Lions Southeastern Louisiana University custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 2013 Topps SELU Lions Southeastern Louisiana University custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 2007 Bowman Prospects collegiate SELU Lions Southeastern Louisiana University custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 2010 Bowman High School OPRF Oak Park and River Forest High School custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 1960 Topps Collegiate SELU Lions Southeastern Louisiana University custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 1960 Fleer SELU Lions Southeastern Louisiana University custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 2009 Bowman Collegiate SELU Lions Southeastern Louisiana University custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 1969 Topps Collegiate SELU Lions Southeastern Louisiana University custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 1952 Topps Minors Ogden Raptors Dodgers custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 2014 Topps Collegiate SELU Lions Southeastern Louisiana University custom baseball card
 Andrew Godbold 1959 Topps High School OPRF Oak Park and River Forest High School custom baseball card

I also sold him a set of 40 cards for him to have. This was the kindest gesture any baseball player has ever done for me and I will continue to follow his career. Thanks Andrew and good luck at Instructs.