Wednesday, March 29, 2017

another update (and highlight) to my topps dodger autograph project

no sooner had i posted an update to my topps dodger autograph project (hat tip to the lost collector who inspired me to do this a few years ago with his similar yankees endeavor - here is his latest update) than i received a couple more new cards to add to the tally.  in a nutshell, the project was an attempt to have a card from each topps flagship sent signed (for free, ideally) without repeating a player.

i haven't considered traded or update sets crucial to the success of the project, but if i have them, i add them to the list.  mark hendrickson signed and returned his 2006 topps update & highlights card
which featured that florida fog that was on a lot of tampa bay devil ray cards in '06.

fast forward 10 years later, and topps put out another card with some fog on it (although manufactured weather this time).  
as you can see, mike bolsinger signed and returned his 2016 topps update card. i sent it to him c/o the blue jays' spring training home.

the biggest add, or actually update, to my project was sending out and getting back this 1954 topps card
i had previously paid for my 1954 topps entry (billy herman), but finally got around to sending a request to thompson. he flew under my radar until a year or two ago when i saw a success pop up on sports card forum with a scan of his card attached.

there's no chance of replacing the 1951 topps on the list below, but i did finally come to my senses and pick up a second 1955 topps ed roebuck to send for a ttm try.  if successful, i'll make roebuck my 1955 entry and move don zimmer to 1963, since the gerbil signed that card for me gratis.  stay tuned on that one...

here's the updated tally of the project:

1951 topps - preacher roe (purchased)
1952 topps - rocky bridges
1953 topps - bobby morgan
1954 topps - billy herman (purchased) charlie thompson
1955 topps - don zimmer (purchased)
1956 topps - randy jackson
1957 topps - carl erskine
1958 topps - joe pignatano
1959 topps - fred kipp
1960 topps - chuck essegian
1961 topps - bob aspromonte
1962 topps - norm sherry
1963 topps - ed roebuck
1964 topps - ken mcmullen
1965 topps - dick tracewski
1966 topps - john kennedy
1967 topps - phil regan
1968 topps - jim campanis
1969 topps - jeff torborg
1970 topps - al mcbean
1971 topps - sandy vance
1972 topps - manny mota
1973 topps - wes parker
1974 topps - claude osteen
1974 topps traded - jim wynn
1975 topps - ron cey
1975 topps mini - joe ferguson
1976 topps - bill russell
1976 topps traded - dusty baker
1977 topps - steve garvey
1978 topps - dave lopes
1979 topps - charlie hough
1980 topps - jerry reuss
1981 topps - doug rau
1981 topps traded - ken landreaux
1982 topps - dave goltz
1982 topps traded - jose morales
1983 topps - ron roenicke
1983 topps traded - rafael landestoy
1984 topps - fernando valenzuela
1984 topps traded - mike vail
1985 topps - burt hooton
1985 topps traded - mariano duncan
1986 topps - enos cabell
1986 topps traded - franklin stubbs
1987 topps - steve sax
1987 topps traded - matt young
1988 topps - len matuszek
1988 topps traded - jay howell
1989 topps - mickey hatcher
1990 topps - kal daniels
1990 topps traded - juan samuel
1991 topps - tim belcher
1992 topps - roger mcdowell
1993 topps - dave hansen
1993 topps traded - tim wallach
1994 topps - jody reed
1995 topps - chris gwynn
1996 topps - todd hollandsworth
1997 topps - brett butler
1998 topps - greg gagne
1999 topps - jose vizcaino
2000 topps - jeff shaw
2001 topps - chan ho park
2002 topps - andy ashby
2002 topps traded - joel hanrahan
2003 topps - jim tracy
2003 topps traded - ron coomer
2004 topps - edwin jackson
2004 topps traded - milton bradley
2005 topps - chad billingsley
2005 topps update & highlights - jason phillips
2006 topps - bill mueller
2006 topps update & highlights - mark hendrickson
2007 topps - james loney
2007 topps update & highlights - andy laroche
2008 topps - delwyn young
2008 topps update & highlights - casey blake
2009 topps - matt kemp
2009 topps update & highlights - brad ausmus
2010 topps - juan pierre
2010 topps update & highlights - ronnie belliard
2011 topps - hong-chih kuo
2011 topps update & highlights - matt guerrier
2012 topps - nathan eovaldi
2012 topps update & highlights - matt treanor
2013 topps - randy choate
2013 topps update - clayton kershaw
2014 topps - ricky nolasco
2014 topps update - scott van slyke
2015 topps update - brett anderson
2016 topps update - mike bolsinger

as always, thanks to these players who sign through the mail.  i'm still hoping that one of the 2015 and 2016 flagship cards i've sent out will make their way back to me.

2 comments:

  1. Former NBA superstar Mark Hendrickson!

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  2. Thompson sure has a beautiful signature! Best of luck on this project.

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