August 18 - 31- While on Vacation- 2009

Nice stack waiting upon my arrival. A couple guys must have been cleaning out their mailboxs, and I am starting to do a few multi-signed photos for fun. Here we go....

Phillies
John Kruk - signed book and card, sent c/o ESPN
Tyler Mach - former Phillie top prospect, who unexpectedly retired last year for unknown reason. signed 4/4 cards, sent c/o home
Tom Herr- former Phil 2nd baseman, signed my Vet Photo and 2 cards. Sent c/o Team
Mariano Duncan - 2/2 index, sent c/o Dodgers
Curt Simmons - 2/2 photos, first one to sign 2 of my "50's Phillies Photo"
Jim Adduci - 2/2 index
Tom Filer - 2/2 Williamsport Crosscutters Manager
Francisco Diaz - 2/2 GCL Phillies
Luis Paulino - 2/2 GCL Phillies
Juan Sosa - 2/2 GCL Phillies
Franscico Murillo - 2/2 GCL Phillies
Orlando Guervara - - 2/2 High A Phillies
Luis Melendez - 2/2 GCL Phillies Hitting Coach
*note - I learned a very value lesson when writing to Spanish speaking players. Duh, I wrote to them in Spanish, and shockingly my rate has gone from about 25% to about 90%. Only took me about 3 years of doing TTMs to figure this out.

Phila A'S
Dick Adams - 2/2 photos, first one to sign 2 of my "Shibe Park Photo." He also wrote me a nice letter.

Flyers
Bobby Taylor - former Goalie great signed 1/1 puck, in black sharpie. "No, Donovan. This is black on black crime." Black sharpie on a black puck... ugh
Justin Williams - former Flyer signed 3/3 in two seperate requests I sent over the past 2 years or so.
Dave Poulin - signed 2/2 cards and a photo
Jeff Hackett - former goalie signed 5/6 in three seperate requests I sent over the past two years as well.
Richard Park - 2/2 indexs, former Flyer current Islander
Bob Clark- 6/6 photos from Mr Reliable himself. I sent Clarkie $50 for Flyers Wives Fight for Wives charity with my request.

Eagles
Chuck Bednarik - 2/2 Photos including an interesting note. In my letter I referred to the Eagles and he wrote over it saying "I don't care about the Eagles period." Ok, when Chuck Bednaril says something, I listen. Point taken. He was then kind enough to sign two photos, and interestingly inscribing them both with "Phila Eagles 1949-62, HOF 67", even though the inscriptions weren't even requested
Stewart Bradley - 1/1 nice, finally! This was my 4 or 5th request to him
Clinton Hart - 3/3 former Eagle, current Charger safety. 2 seperate envelopes from him as well.
Brad Goebel - 1/1 former QB, pleasent surprise!
Brenard Wilson - former Eagle signed my Eagle Vet photo, and one card

and I love it, Randall Cunningham 1/1 signed rookie card. I love Randall, and I have finally figured out the key to getting his autograph TTM. Shoot me an email if interested.

OH! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED IN LAST MONTH'S POLL. A NEW RECORD WAS SET WITH 28 VOTES CAST! INTERESTINGLY, MOSTLY EVERYONE DISAGREED WITH MY PICK OF RANDALL, WITH 18 VOTES GOING TO MR. KYLE DRABEK. HOPEFULLY THIS MONTH I GOT IT RIGHT!