Astros @ Red Sox, 4/28

A beautiful Sunday afternoon for autographs and baseball:

• Doug Brocail- 10 Upper Deck Houston stadium card
• Brad Peacock- 12 Topps gold
• Erik Bedard- 09 Topps
• Travis Blackley- custom Astros card
• Chris Carter- 11 Topps Heritage

Spring Training TTM: Matt Dominguez

Matt Dominguez 2/2- Matt had a hit and RBI last night against the Rangers, helping the Astros start off their first game in the American League with a win.  Sent 3/18 (10 days)

Spring Training TTM: Rick Ankiel

• Rick Ankiel 1/1- The pitcher-turned-outfielder signed his card from the 09 Topps set.  I remember having all of the rookie cards of this guy when he first came up, thinking they'd be worth a fortune.  That was back when he was still a pitcher, so needless to say my fortune came up a bit short.  Sent 2/25 (14 days)

Spring Training TTM: Jed Lowrie

• Jed Lowrie 2/2- The new A's infielder and avid photographer signed cards from the 11 Topps and 10 Topps Heritage sets.  Sent 2/25 (10 days)

TTM Return: Jed Lowrie

• Jed Lowrie 1/1- Despite spending the first four seasons of his career with the Red Sox, I haven't been able to get Lowrie's autograph since I moved to Massachusetts.  I got his 2009 Topps card back from Houston in two weeks.  Sent 8/17 (14 days)

Pack Pull Auto: Jose Altuve

Last week, I bought 3 jumbo packs of 2012 Topps Series 2, and at least 60% of the cards in each pack were duplicates.  Somehow, I still get suckered into buying them week after week, but at least this time I pulled an autograph.  This one features the Astro's lone All-Star this year, Jose Altuve, highlighting his rookie debut last season.  I don't know much about him, but I can only assume he's doing something right if he made it to the All-Star game in just his second season.  At 5 feet 5 inches, he's also the shortest player in the majors right now.