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Greg Cleveland

Greg Cleveland

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dano7 said:
Greg Cleveland said:
Now that TTM/IP has it's own space back, shouldn't Spring Training have its own thread?
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Greg....as it's your great idea, I nominate you to start one.

THANKS FOR OUR OWN SECTION BACK :eek:
DANNY
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Okay, Dano, I will!

Now I don't do TTM like most of you, but I do a lot of IP through Twinsfest and the like, and I love reading this area, and am glad it's back on it's own. That being said, this is the real "Rush Week" of TTM. Spring Training!

So here's the deal, if you go to ST, post successes (and failures) of your IP experiences. If you send, tell who, when sent, and when you got it back (and please, please, scan!!!)

I took the plunge myself, and wrote a letter (by hand) and sent a card along to Mark McGwire. Why not? He's going to get bombed, I know, but it only costs me two stamps and a 2002 Fleer Tradition. (sent Feb. 24) Crossing my fingers!
 
dano7

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First ST success of the season!
Heath Bell on a 2009 Topps card, signed in fine black sharpie, sent the Padres ST site on 2/17/10.
I sent out ten more requests today, so I have over 30 sent out this spring.
DANNY
TTMBell.jpg
 
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Penno

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Hopefully I'll have some to show off next Monday. It seems the Braves only ship their mail once a week and it always gets to my house on Monday. The wait is killing me.
 
dano7

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Thought that this might be helpful here, too!
DANNY

AMERICAN LEAGUE 350 Park Ave. New York,NY 10022
ANAHEIM ANGELS 2000 Gene Autry Way Anaheim,CA 92806
ANAHEIM ANGELS S Tempe Diablo Stadium / 2200 W.Alameda Dr. Tempe,AZ85282
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 401 E. Jefferson St. Phoenix,AZ 85004
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS ST Tucson Electric Park / 2500 E. Ajo Way Tucson,AZ85713
ATLANTA BRAVES PO Box 4064 Atlanta,GA 30302
ATLANTA BRAVES ST Disney WW Of Sports Complex/PO Box 470517 Celebration City,FL 34747
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 333 W. Camden St. Baltimore,MD 21201
BALTIMORE ORIOLES ST Ft.Lauderdale Stadium / 1301 NW 55th Ave. Ft.Lauderdale,FL 33309
BOSTON RED SOX 4 Yawkey Way Boston,MA 2215
BOSTON RED SOX ST City Of Palms Park / 2201 Edison Ave. Fort Myers,FL 33901
CHICAGO CUBS 1060 W. Addison St. Chicago,IL 60613
CHICAGO CUBS ST HoHoKam Park / 1235 N. Center St. Mesa,AZ 85201
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 333 W. 35th St. Chicago,IL 60616
CHICAGO WHITE SOX ST 10710 West Camelback Road Glendale,AZ 85037
CINCINNATI REDS 100 Main Street Cincinnati,OH 45202 -4109
CINCINNATI REDS ST 1933 S. Ballpark Way Goodyear,AZ 85338
CLEVELAND INDIANS 2401 Ontario St. Cleveland,OH 44115
CLEVELAND INDIANS ST 1933 S Ballpark Way Goodyear,AZ 85338
COLORADO ROCKIES Coors Field / 2001 Blake St. Denver,CO 80205
COLORADO ROCKIES ST Hi Corbett Field / 3400 E. Camino Campestre Tucson,AZ 85716
DETROIT TIGERS Comerica Park / 2100 Woodward Ave. Detroit,MI 48201
DETROIT TIGERS ST Marchant Stadium / 2301 Lake Hills Blvd. Lakeland,FL 33805
FLORIDA MARLINS 2269 Dan Marino Blvd. Miami,FL 33056
FLORIDA MARLINS ST Roger Dean Stadium 4751 Main St Jupiter,FL 33458
HOUSTON ASTROS Minute Maid Park / 501 Crawford, Suite 400 Houston,TX 77002
HOUSTON ASTROS ST Osceola County Stadium / 1000 Bill Beck Blvd. Kissimmee,FL 34744
KANSAS CITY ROYALS 1 Royal Way Kansas City,MO 64141 -6969
KANSAS CITY ROYALS ST 15850 N. Bullard Ave Surprise,AZ 85374
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 1000 Elysian Park Ave. Los Angeles,CA 90012
LOS ANGELES DODGERS ST 10710 West Camelback Road Glendale,AZ 85037
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 350 Park Ave. New York,NY 10022
MILWAUKEE BREWERS Miller Park / One Brewers Way Milwaukee,WI 53214

MILWAUKEE BREWERS ST Maryvale Baseball Park / 3600 North 51st St. Phoenix,AZ 85031
MINNESOTA TWINS 34 Kirby Puckett Place Minneapolis,MN 55415
MINNESOTA TWINS ST 14100 Six Mile Cypress Parkway Fort Myers,FL 33912
NATIONAL BASEBALL HOF PO Box 590 Cooperstown,NY 13326
NATIONAL LEAGUE 350 Park Ave. New York,NY 10022
NEW YORK METS Citi Field Flushing,NY 11368 -1699
NEW YORK METS ST 525 N.W. Peacock Blvd. Port St.Lucie,FL 34986
NEW YORK YANKEES Yankee Stadium / One E. 161 St. Bronx,NY 10451
NEW YORK YANKEES ST Legends Field / 1 Steinbrenner Drive Tampa,FL 33614
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Oakland Coliseum / 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland,CA 94621
OAKLAND ATHLETICS ST Phoenix Municipal Stadium / 5999 E. Van Buren Phoenix,AZ 85008
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES One Citizen Bank Way Philadelphia,PA 19148
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ST 601 Old Coachman Rd Clearwater,FL 33765
PITTSBURGH PIRATES PNC Park At North Shore / 115 Federal St. Pittsburgh,PA 15212
PITTSBURGH PIRATES ST McKechnie Field / 1611 9th Street West Bradenton,FL 34205
SAN DIEGO PADRES PO Box 122000 San Diego,CA 92112 -2000
SAN DIEGO PADRES ST 16101 N. 83rd Ave. Peoria,AZ 85382
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 24 Willie Mays Plaza San Francisco,CA 94107
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ST Scottsdale Stadium / 7408 E. Osborn Rd. Scottsdale,AZ 85251
SEATTLE MARINERS PO Box 4100 / Safeco Field Seattle,WA 98194
SEATTLE MARINERS ST Peoria Sports Complex / 16101 N. 83rd Ave. Peoria,AZ 85382
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 250 Stadium Plaza St.Louis,MO 63102
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ST Roger Dean Stadium / 4751 Main St. Jupiter,FL 33458
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS One Tropicana Drive St.Petersburg,FL 33705
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS ST 2300 El Jobean Road Port Charlotte,FL 33948
TEXAS RANGERS 1000 Ballpark Way Arlington,TX 76011
TEXAS RANGERS ST 15754 North Bullard Ave Surprise,AZ 85374
TORONTO BLUE JAYS Skydome / 1 Blue Jays Way,Suite 3200 Toronto,Ontario M5V 1J1
TORONTO BLUE JAYS ST 373 Douglas Avenue at Beltrees Dunedin,FL 34697
WASHINGTON NATIONALS 1500 South Capitol Street, SE Washington,DC 20003
WASHINGTON NATIONALS ST Space Coast Stadium / 5800 Stadium Parkway Viera,FL 32940
 
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Penno

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boomets said:
jeff550 said:
boomets said:
Hey guys, would rlly like to do this, is there a site with addresses and info?
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=2010+spring+training+addresses
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I have that site saved actually :?

Was looking for info on how to send and stuff
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Are you asking about cards?

Basically, you'll need 2 Forever or $.44 stamps, 2 envelopes (1 business style, 1 personal style preferably), paper and a few cards. Write a short note asking for your athlete to sign them and add some small "fluffery" like your a fan and stuff. Somewhere between 2-5 sentences would be a good goal.

Now, find the cards or small picture you'd like to get signed. My personal limit is 2 cards per request, but some people send between 1-4 regularly, so its not a big deal if you choose more or less. If the card has a glossy coat on it, be sure to rub it down good with baby powder to help the signature "stick."

Some people like to send their cards in toploaders, some do not. I really don't like to send cards in toploaders for 2 reasons: 1. You might get back a signed toploader instead of a card. 2. There is more of a risk of the letter getting stuck in the sorting machine if you use a toploader.

Address the large envelope to the athlete c/o his team for a current player/coach/executive or a home address for someone who is retired (if you can find one). Make sure you put your return address on this envelope also, because some teams/players will not take mail with no address (or so I hear).

Put your address on the small envelope twice, once as the return address and once as the to address. This saved me a TTM envelop once that got shredded in sorting. Make sure you put stamps on both envelopes before you send them out. Might sound simple, but I've caught myself not stamping one or the other when I've sent out a larger number.

Then, the simple stuff, like put the little envelope inside the big one, along with the note and cards. Seal the large envelope and send. Easy as that.

Most importantly though, don't send anything you're not prepared to get lost in the mail or not get back.

Now, if you weren't talking about cards, I send out baseballs, 8x10s, and 4x6s regularly also, so if need any advice on those, just ask.
 
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jeff550

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Penno said:
boomets said:
jeff550 said:
boomets said:
Hey guys, would rlly like to do this, is there a site with addresses and info?
Click to expand...
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=2010+spring+training+addresses
Click to expand...
I have that site saved actually :?

Was looking for info on how to send and stuff
Click to expand...

Are you asking about cards?

Basically, you'll need 2 Forever or $.44 stamps, 2 envelopes (1 business style, 1 personal style preferably), paper and a few cards. Write a short note asking for your athlete to sign them and add some small "fluffery" like your a fan and stuff. Somewhere between 2-5 sentences would be a good goal.
Personally i dont add anything, my note goes Dear Mr_____ could you please sign and return the enclosed card, thank you for your time, sincerely my signature and my name underneath it

Now, find the cards or small picture you'd like to get signed. My personal limit is 2 cards per request, but some people send between 1-4 regularly, so its not a big deal if you choose more or less. If the card has a glossy coat on it, be sure to rub it down good with baby powder to help the signature "stick."
make sure its talk baby powder, corn starch baby powder dosent work

Some people like to send their cards in toploaders, some do not. I really don't like to send cards in toploaders for 2 reasons: 1. You might get back a signed toploader instead of a card. 2. There is more of a risk of the letter getting stuck in the sorting machine if you use a toploader.
i dont send in top loaders or penny selves, to much chance of the auto getting smeared
Address the large envelope to the athlete c/o his team for a current player/coach/executive or a home address for someone who is retired (if you can find one). Make sure you put your return address on this envelope also, because some teams/players will not take mail with no address (or so I hear).

Put your address on the small envelope twice, once as the return address and once as the to address. This saved me a TTM envelop once that got shredded in sorting. Make sure you put stamps on both envelopes before you send them out. Might sound simple, but I've caught myself not stamping one or the other when I've sent out a larger number.

Then, the simple stuff, like put the little envelope inside the big one, along with the note and cards. Seal the large envelope and send. Easy as that.

Most importantly though, don't send anything you're not prepared to get lost in the mail or not get back.

Now, if you weren't talking about cards, I send out baseballs, 8x10s, and 4x6s regularly also, so if need any advice on those, just ask.
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great guide, just added a few things that i do for ttm, that's pretty much it

also i owuld look into the 14.99 a year for scn, the money will come back in stamps saved
 
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boomets

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Just another question
Say i was sending to Jeff Franceuer
What would i add to this:

Atlanta Braves
Champion Stadium
700 S. Victory Way
Kissimmee, FL, 34747
 
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jeff550

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boomets said:
Just another question
Say i was sending to Jeff Franceuer
What would i add to this:

Atlanta Braves
Champion Stadium
700 S. Victory Way
Kissimmee, FL, 34747
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i would do

Jeff Franceuer
c.o Atlanta Braves st
700 S. Victory Way
Kissimmee, Fl 34747
 
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boomets

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What does getting a $15 membership get u on scn, besides saving stamps?

Is there a way to see success ratio or something
 
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