Atlantic League All-Star

I decided to post this card today because last night the man featured on this card, Jason Perry of the Lancaster Barnstormers hit his 22nd home run which is second in the Atlantic League.

Perry has been a member of the Blue Jays, A's, Tigers, Rays and Braves organization.  Perry has only played in one MLB season and that was with the Braves in 2008 where he had 17 at bats and batted .118 with an RBI.  Hey, if he never makes it back to the bigs he'll always be able to say he had an RBI in the MLB.

Perry has played in the Atlantic League the past two seasons having an amazing season this year batting .295 with 22 home runs and 72 RBIs.

Perry could be back in an MLB organization next season if he continues his play.  Perry signed this for me earlier this season and could not have been a nicer guy, so I wish him all the best and hope to see him with an MLB team soon.

Flowers Back in the Bigs

This post is in honor of White Sox catcher, Tyler Flowers who played in his first game of the 2010 MLB season today.

Flowers is currently playing in his second MLB season but it is technically his first due to the fact that he only had 16 at bats last season.  Next year, will probably be his first MLB season because I highly doubt that he will get the amount of at bats needed to no longer be a rookie in just a month.

Flowers has been in the top hundred prospects according to Baseball America the past two years, being rated 99th last year and 60th this year.  Prior to September callups, Flowers played for the White Sox Triple-A team, the Charlotte Knights where he batted .220 with 16 home runs and 53 RBIs.

I hope to see Flowers have a great September.

TTM Success 9/3/10- A Former All-Star

This is my last TTM I received in the mail last week.  This card is autographed by Mariners 2B, Chone Figgins.

Figgins is currently in his first year with the Mariners after eight years with the Angels.  He is currently batting .245 with 32 RBIS and 35 stolen bases, which ranks eight in the MLB, seventh in the American League.  Figgins is always near the top in stolen bases and even finished in first in 2005 with 62.

Figgins was an All-Star last year with the Angels and has finished in the top 25 for AL MVP four times being 24th in 2004, 17th in 2005, 20th in 2007 and 10th last year.

If Figgins picks his average up could be an All-Star again and I appreciate that Figgins took the time to sign this awesome Allen & Ginter for my collection.

TTM Success 9/2/10- Sharpley as a Tack

This is a TTM I received on Thursday, I still have one more TTM to post from last week which will be posted tomorrow and it is a dandy.

This card is autographed by Mariners' infield prospect, Even Sharpley.  Sharpley is currently in his second league of professional baseball.  He had quite a good season last year on the Mariners' Arizona League team where he batted .333 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs. His numbers have gone down this season batting .235 with 6 home runs and 42 RBIs, which ranks tied for fifth in the Northwest League.

One thing that is interesting about Sharpley is that he was once Jimmy Clausen's back-up at Notre Dame and even started a few games for the Fighting Irish.

I love when guys personalize autos so that is a plus to this card, also I think if Sharpley gets that average up he could be a star one day and I appreciate that he took time to sign this card for my collection.

TTM Success 9/1/10- Masterson of His Domain

This post is my last TTM I received on Wednesday but I still have two more I received this week which I will be posting tomorrow and Monday.

This card is autographed by Indians starter, Justin Masterson.  Masterson is currently in his second season with the Indians after being traded to the team by the Red Sox.  Masterson isn't having a stellar season this year but what do you expect when you play for the Indians.

Masterson is 5-12 this season with a 5.04 ERA.  Masterson's career stats include 15 wins and 27 losses with a 4.42 ERA.

I am a big Masterson fan due to the fact that he is a former member of the Red Sox and I appreciate that he took the time to sign this card for my collection.

TTM Success 9/1/10- Orioles' Infield Prospect

This autograph was received on Wednesday just like yesterday's post and tomorrow’s post. This card is autographed by Orioles Prospect, Tyler Townsend. With all the Orioles blogs on here I thought this would be an interesting post for those guys.

Townsend is having a hell of a season, Townsend has played on three Orioles minor league teams this season playing quite well in all of them and continuously being moved up in the organization.

Townsend batted .385 in the Gulf Coast League to start off the season. Townsend was then moved to the Orioles' A team, the Delmarva Shorebirds where he hit .342 with 26 RBIs. Townsend is currently playing for the teams A Advanced team, the Frederick Keys where he has batted .255 with three homers and 9 RBIS and was named last week's Carolina League Player of the Week.

Townsend has a chance at being a star someday in Baltimore if he continues to play the way he has this season as he goes up the ranks of the organization and I appreciate that he took the time to sign this card for my collection.

TTM Success 9/1/10- Red Sox's Infield Prospect

I decided I would stop showcasing my golf autos for a bit because I have received many autos in the mail today and yesterday.

This post is a TTM I received yesterday of Red Sox's prospect, Jason Thompson.  My previous post was a Yankees prospect so I thought that was kind of ironic.

What many don't know is that other than the Mets I am a fan of the Red Sox.  The reason is because the Yanks and Red Sox have the best rivalry and all of sports and like most people I hate the Yankees.

Thompson is currently on the Red Sox's Gulf Coast League team, the GCL Red Sox. In what is Thompson's first full professional baseball season (he played in one game last season with no at bats) he hasn't played his best hitting .227 with five homers and 23 RBIs.  Though he has not hit his best he has looked great on the bases with ten stolen bases.

I hope to see Thompson hit his stride at the plate next season and appreciate that he took the time to sign this for my collection.