TTM Race: Mid-Season Edition – 2nd Place

Remember the TTM Race?!
(…you’ll never guess who won second place…)

So, yesterday I made reference to a certain envelope that made its way into my pile of goodies. This certain envelope, as I had stated, made it quite clear what the main portion of the contents were. It was your job then to guess what it was. As it stands, you did not guess. Shame on you. Alas, nonetheless, heretofore, othersnootywords, I’ll give in to my blog temptations and share the big secret.

Obviously, this has to do with a few cards that I had sent out earlier this summer for a little TTM action. Everyone guessed correctly on who would send back first. Not a big surprise there. The player that responded next? Well, he didn’t even get one single vote. NOT ONE! This player’s card was sent to a minor league affiliate where he was pitching at the time. He was recalled back to Minnesota not long ago, so I figured that if I hadn’t received his card back by now, I won’t at all. I mean, he’s here in Minnesota, his card is in New York.

And, who, pray tell, is this mystery man of mystery? Well, I’ll tell you. It’s none other than…

Wow. Totally unexpected. When I saw the envelope, I told my wife that I thought it was going to be Michael Cuddyer. The big surprise in this is that the card was received yesterday and was sent from Rochester, New York on July 24. What’s so weird about that? He was pitching in Los Angeles that day. Hell, he was pitching in Los Angeles the day before that! There must have been a nice pile of letters in the Red Wings outgoing box, and he must have quickly gone through his fan mail just after he got recalled. What a cool surprise!

The surprise, however, kept on getting cooler. When I was slowly opening the TTM envelope in front of my wife, my eyes widened. Instead of a card, I slowly pulled out a small piece of paper, likely taken from the note that I wrote to him…

Woah. Totally floored. This is the first note I’ve ever received from a Major League player and… Mikey liked it!! I wonder if this note means that he would like one for himself, or perhaps an entire stack to hand out to friends, family, and colleagues. Either way, I’m sending one directly to him c/o The Minnesota Twins. Thanks, Jesse!

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I got yet another package in the mail today. Yay! It was a trade package going towards my Allen & Ginter Project. Yay yay!! I’ll post about that tomorrow night so as not to diminish the utter importance of the trade and, well, my Allen & Ginter Project! I mean, for real. It’s a big deal. That’s how I feel.

Jessical Beil.

Ahem.

That reminds me. I made reference to Dave Matthews Disco last night. I stood corrected earlier tonight. It was my wife blasting Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog. I’m not sure if that makes me feel any better. I mean, at least Matthews is an accomplished and talented musician. Neil Patrick Harris is… Horrible. (boo…)

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Quick blog update. You might notice that I’ve moved some things around over to the right. I’ve added a Release Calendar that I hope will be useful to both you and myself. Seriously, I completely forgot when Upper Deck X was coming out. Now I won’t miss out!

Lastly, I’ve gotta give a little shoutout to Pat Neshek board member, Pistonsfan, who is a loyal reader of The Wax (this wax, not that other much more popular Wax), and runs his own blog called TTM Autographs. Go on and check him out!