April 19, 2011

A random first happened yesterday.  By getting a response from Sal Butera I have, for the first time ever, gotten back all the cards I've sent out for a particular day.  In this case it was April 5, 2011 with Rick Cerone, Mark Ciardi and now Sal Butera.  3/3 on 4/5.

Sal Butera (C) - April 18, 2011 - Response time: 13 days

Teams: Twins, Tigers, Expos, Reds, Blue Jays

Mr. Butera actually sent me two cards back.  In addition to the one I sent him he sent along his 1981 Topps card as well.  In the words of the fake Miley Cyrus on SNL, "That's pretty cool!" Mr. Butera won the World Series with the Twins in 1987 and is now the Special Assistant to the Toronto Blue Jays General Manager.  In another interesting fact, Mr. Butera's son is now the Twins backup catcher, making him the first father-son combo in Twins history.  I thank him very much for signing, and for the extra card.


Keith Hughes (OF) - April 18, 2011 - Response time: 20 days

Teams: Yankees, Phillies, Orioles, Mets, Reds

I would like to thank Mr. Hughes very much for signing.  Rosemary, Kristen, Mrs. K. and Annemarie all get shout outs today!

Cards sent: 443

Responses: 117

Response Rate: 26.41%
Average Response time: 43.06 days