Hideki Matsui

This was the third of three autographs that I got back on this particular day (by far the best daily haul to date), and is definitely my favorite one overall so far!  Godzilla's signature is not easy to obtain, but he's a beloved Yankee Legend to Yankees fans (I'm one if you haven't figured that out yet).  A consistent and clutch hitter for the majority of a decade and the 2009 World Series MVP, Matsui signed beautifully and in English!
Mailed: 1-29-16
Received Back: 3-11-16
Turnaround Time: 42 Days

Ron Guidry

Awesome signature from Gator, one of the best Yankee Pitchers of all-time!
Mailed: 2-18-16
Received Back: 3-11-16
Turnaround Time: 22 Days

Dirk Nowitzki

Holy cow, an NBA legend, and he signed during the season!
Mailed: 1-28-16
Received Back: 3-11-16
Turnaround Time: 43 Days

Dan Fouts

HOF QB!
Mailed: 2-22-16
Received Back: 3-5-16
Turnaround Time: 12 Days

Alan Trammell

One of the best players of the 1980s and 1984 World Series MVP!
Mailed: 2-10-16
Received Back: 2-29-16
Turnaround Time: 19 Days

Rich "Goose" Gossage

Wow, this one's exciting!  Hall-of-Famer and Yankee Legend!  Beautiful Signature with "HOF 2008" inscription.  Thanks, Goose!
Mailed: 2-18-16
Received Back: 2-29-16
Turnaround Time: 11 Days

Failures So Far

Unless I receive some sort of reply from a player, I will only put them in the failure column one year after sending out an autograph request.  Here are the failures I've had so far...

Cal Ripken, Jr. - Understandably, the Iron Man apparently has someone handle some portion of his mail and reply with a letter saying that he gets a lot of autograph requests and can't fulfill all of them.  I got one of those.

Doc Rivers - I got the photo shown here sent back to me, which appears to be a facsimile autograph rather than live ink, but if anyone thinks otherwise, please let me know.

Kenny Rogers - The envelope was returned to sender with a note on the back that he will not sign.

Doug Bird

A solid reliever, with a solid mustache, who played for the Yankees.  Also has a solid signature!
Mailed: 2-10-16
Received Back: 2-27-16
Turnaround Time: 17 Days

Allen Iverson (?)

One of the all-time greats, but smeared or possibly stamped.  Updated this entry and tentatively filed it as a failure.

Pat Neshek

All-Star reliever, known as the best signer in baseball!
Mailed: 2-1-16
Received Back: 2-22-16
Turnaround Time: 21 Days

Gaylord Perry

Even though he was only in New York for a short time, I couldn't resist asking this Hall-of-Famer to sign as a Yankee!
Mailed: 2-10-16
Received Back: 2-22-16
Turnaround Time: 12 Days

Jim Bunning

Hall-of-Famer and former GOP Senator!
Mailed: 2-1-16
Received Back: 2-19-16
Turnaround Time: 18 Days

Bobby Doerr

The oldest living Hall-of-Famer!  Card may have been a bit too glossy, but still a great autograph, and this guy is widely known as the best signer out there.  A legendary ballplayer and a class act.
Mailed: 1-27-16
Received Back: 2-16-16
Turnaround Time: 20 Days

Adam Dunn

Big Donkey, the recently-retired OBP monster!
Mailed: 2-1-16
Received Back: 2-13-16
Turnaround Time: 12 Days

Steve Garvey

Solid signature from a Superstar!
Mailed: 1-28-16
Received Back: 2-11-16
Turnaround Time: 14 Days

Jimmy Key

First Success!
Mailed: 1-28-16
Received Back: 2-8-16
Turnaround Time: 11 Days

Blog Description: What is ATTM?

I've recently set up a sports memorabilia room, and I've been collecting autographs for many years but just this year decided to start trying to get some through the mail.  I've had some failures and some successes so far, and I will post them periodically.  Basically, I put a short letter on an index card inside an envelope addressed to the athlete, along with a sports card of that athlete in a toploader and a self-addressed stamped envelope for him or her to send it back to me in, hopefully autographed!  I use google to get information on which athletes are ATTM (autograph through the mail) possibilities, and which address I should send my request to.  Any I get back go into the sports memorabilia room!
Feel free to use my blog as an FYI, and good luck!