Mini-collection finds - at a crossroads Pt. 2

The following pick-ups represents the other part my latest finds - where it shouldn't be all that serious and if I'm not having fun, I should just quit collecting cold turkey.

Beyond the glory - Octavio Dotel - I don't want to use a former player's untimately passing as reason to collect them now, where I didn't do so before.

However, I might give a player like Dotel [R.I.P.] a second look - where it's a more recent guy I remember playing just 10-15 years ago.

Awesome outfield action - Eric Davis - I like cards of guys trying to do something unique in the outfield.

Hats-off - Barry Bonds - my decade / binder star collections supersede any mini-collecting considerations, regardless of quality; on the other hand, I might prefer to have some star power in my mini-collections, where it doesn't matter what I do with a $0.50 card.

Inking it up - a part of me misses going to MLB games and spring training, trying to get stuff signed by players in-person, where seeing card pictures of players doing some fan service almost ends up bittersweet where my glory days are ancient history.

Pitchers hitting - it's still fun seeing the occasional, dated cards of pitchers hitting or in some cases, doing some baserunning like former big leaguer Alex Fernandez.

Players interviewed - Pedro Martinez - I don't remember claiming the Martinez from a sale online, but it looks like I did make it a keeper.

It could do double duty as a players smiling card - but a microphone is visible, where I assume he is doing an interview.

Players smiling - Dave Henderson - not even considering the ALCS home run he hit against the Angels in 1986, where it was before my time, Henderson was not a player [R.I.P.] who I'd built up a lingering sentiment for to ever collect.

On the other hand, maybe I've read or seen somewhere, where he always had a smile on his face and was part of those great late 1980s / early 1990s Oakland Athletics teams - maybe I can find the space for an occasional mini-collection card or a card for my team boxes.

Shades - Phil Nevin - I got this as a bonus card as part of an occasional '2-for-1' deal [with the Gwynn shown above] offered for sale from a seller online I claim and buy cards from.

I don't know if I can use a Nevin card in 2025 - taking a closer look at the batting image, Nevin is wearing sunglasses of some sort, so I collect those cards too where players are shown with sunglasses or shades.