TTM Success!

Some long time readers of my blog might remember this post: http://anotheroriolesblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-first-rainbow.html

Now I have another unique card to add to my Caleb Joseph rainbow! I missed out on getting Caleb's Autograph this year when I saw him play live here in Richmond versus the Flying Skunks, errr, Flying Squirrels. I sent him a TTM request to his Arizona Fall League team about 3 weeks ago and this came in the mail:

I'm pretty stoked about the autograph. It looks like it has changed a little bit since he signed his rookie contract with Topps but it is still recognizable. I wish the surface of the card was a little more accepting of the sharpie he used but that's my fault. I have heard different ways of prepping glossy cards for autographs. What does everybody else do? If some of you more experienced autograph seekers have any pointers I'd love to hear it! I'd really like to get some feedback on this so I can send out some TTMs during spring training this year.

My first rainbow

I have been working on this since Bowman first went live in early May. I have seen several other people completing rainbows so I decided to try one. I picked Caleb Joseph for a few reasons. 1. He's an Oriole, DUH!!! 2. He's an Orioles Top Prospect. 3. Caleb's cards are going to be a little more affordable than the Strasburgs, Ackleys and Tates in the release. I might have overpaid on some of the cards but I had a lot of fun completing this "set". I don't know if I will ever see the 1/1 base Red parallel or the 1/1 Superfractor. I'm also not sure I will break the bank trying to get them either. Out of all of these I think I am most fond of the Orange Refractor. It just matches the color scheme of the O's uniforms.