tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66282392024-03-17T20:02:50.597-07:00Card BuzzMy 'under the radar' blog featuring my baseball card collecting endeavors and hopefully some of my autographs collected in-person / through-the-mail.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-42336717313140560012024-03-16T11:00:00.000-07:002024-03-16T18:18:47.044-07:00My all-time Top 100 cheap azz keepers collection - 54-46<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWG1Fkhvkw-dF8VL730EHw0uyXuv4hPDbXtEUkzui6LFV_9b3x_MDgVYSdU0ojULuwAS3inpa-MFsNeJZqj8jZl0jrtupr9dQhYq31WxacneBhptSRGWZKbE-8ltbOGkyW708KHGqU5sZ4nJAi28rovYjeo7zHsE1YGT4ZzNOQde50wxGEevB/s2048/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2046-54.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWG1Fkhvkw-dF8VL730EHw0uyXuv4hPDbXtEUkzui6LFV_9b3x_MDgVYSdU0ojULuwAS3inpa-MFsNeJZqj8jZl0jrtupr9dQhYq31WxacneBhptSRGWZKbE-8ltbOGkyW708KHGqU5sZ4nJAi28rovYjeo7zHsE1YGT4ZzNOQde50wxGEevB/s320/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2046-54.JPG"/></a></div>
<b>54. 2007 Upper Deck Masterpieces Ozzie Smith #19</b> - I like cards that depict the unique, timeless moments, like the all time great shortstop doing a backflip. <P>
<b>53. 1987 Classic Update Yellow Travel Edition Joe Niekro #120</b> - I like this card because it's rare a player is shown caught up in an incriminating moment on the field.<P><b>I looked up a clip of this incident where Niekro ends up being thrown out of the game for scuffing balls </b>- this actually happened in against the Angels, but this card is firmly entrenched as a Top 100 card and not a card for my stadium collection.<P>
<b>52. 2010 Topps Turkey Red Yogi Berra #TR83</b> - it almost looks like Berra is balancing his catcher's mask on his forehead just like this <a href="https://lifetimetopps.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/completed-insert-set-2010-topps-turkey-red/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a> says, but taking a closer look, maybe he is just flipping his mask off.<P><b>Maybe the distinction doesn't matter where I turn a random $0.50 find of an all-time great</b> - into something part of my Top 100 collection.<P>
<b>51. 1992 Topps Stadium Club Ruben Sierra #387</b> - looking like he's the man, presumably in a photo op back in Puerto Rico.<P>
<b>50. 2001 Fleer Ultra Jason Giambi #21</b> - there might be a couple of other 'fun' Giambi cards [2000 Topps Gallery #99 and 2002 Fleer Ultra Baseball #188] I really want, but this one stands out for the wild hair.<P>
<b>49. 2020 Topps Update Sean Murphy #U-216</b> - pie in the face cards are fun. <P><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnI0B4KQ4waogtCwi139WxfK-xA1v8ZVm86KPTi5W8RYESrAPCraA2pWbmhVJ1Rqt7DP6zFvXidBzHXJe__B3TXYdDuZq2uhKxFBA0G46G9jrKAx11IPh5djI7iCB27MF7tcA5G3_ceyjGezpd2PwYQAa9HaZOjaZEbqDz9akbzRcXOGKT216c/s900/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2046-54%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnI0B4KQ4waogtCwi139WxfK-xA1v8ZVm86KPTi5W8RYESrAPCraA2pWbmhVJ1Rqt7DP6zFvXidBzHXJe__B3TXYdDuZq2uhKxFBA0G46G9jrKAx11IPh5djI7iCB27MF7tcA5G3_ceyjGezpd2PwYQAa9HaZOjaZEbqDz9akbzRcXOGKT216c/s320/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2046-54%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div>
<b>48. 1989 Upper Deck Gary Pettis #117</b> - the card within a card illusion elevated this common into something odd.<P>
<b>47. 1976 Topps Kurt Bevacqua #564</b> - a true trading card relic of the 1970s.<P>
<b>46. 1972 Topps Billy Martin #147</b> - the infamous giving the bird card.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-63175801837961916852024-03-13T16:00:00.000-07:002024-03-14T04:07:22.383-07:00My all-time Top 100 cheap azz keepers collection - 63-55<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziLIPkebIyDwCM9KO0ahL5qUeS_s5UtmkAv0TSZnl9h2Y-2tPRGeUgpP24uStFb4ptKZyuo87y6SfIM3l5Rv8iqjMb1BDbRQIeMtWIAhkcRQR62P523HTxGHE3D8tuvIb6YrW6ug5gNh4OsKWX0yqYQVeUM3u425lMUvwcILpwqf-6vfkO8zt/s2048/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2055-63%20%281%29.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziLIPkebIyDwCM9KO0ahL5qUeS_s5UtmkAv0TSZnl9h2Y-2tPRGeUgpP24uStFb4ptKZyuo87y6SfIM3l5Rv8iqjMb1BDbRQIeMtWIAhkcRQR62P523HTxGHE3D8tuvIb6YrW6ug5gNh4OsKWX0yqYQVeUM3u425lMUvwcILpwqf-6vfkO8zt/s320/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2055-63%20%281%29.jpg"/></a></div><b>The idea for a Top 100 project collection was probably four years in the making, but it never got anywhere</b> - only within the early months of this past year where I was really motivated to put something together<p><b>Past the pandemic, I had noticed the build up of the different bulk cards I'd rummaged at card shows</b> - while that was great for my assorted mini-collections, I kind of lost my way listing out cards in a spreadsheet and putting cards away for some closure.<P><b>I got tired of the idea aimlessly collecting mini-collection cards where I needed to see if I can dig from the piles</b> - so maybe I needed to scrutinize what I found, to see if there was Top 100 fuel outright.<P><b>I wanted to curate a Top 100 set where I had something to build on </b>- but I also didn't want to think too much about it, where I needed that first all-time collection to get off the ground.
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<b>63. 1996 Best Tucson Toros Dave Hajek #10</b> - thinking about the random cards that end up in my Top 100, this one is definitely on fire.
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<b>62. 1992 Upper Deck Tom Selleck #SP4</b> - I liked <i>Mr. Baseball, </i> but had to look the part up on YouTube, where Frank Thomas makes an appearance.<P><b>In the movie's universe, Thomas is Ricky Davis, the young hot shot pushing the longtime veteran star [played by Selleck] off the New York Yankees </b> - which explains why The Big Hurt was in Yankees colors as shown on the card.
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<b>61. 2001 Multi-Ad West Michigan Whitecaps Brian Saltzgaber #28</b> - the subject blowing a bubble makes a random, no-context minor league card of a coach infinitely more fun to look at.
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<b>60. 1998 Skybox Premium Dwayne Rudd #29</b> - I love the viking horned helmet worn by a player who plays for the [Minnesota] Vikings.
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<b>59. 1990 Hoops Sam Vincent #223</b> - one of my early inspirations for a Top 100 set was this NBA card, though I did not realize there were two versions and I'd gotten the corrected version showing only Vincent and without the Chicago Bulls player wearing #12 on this card.
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<b>58. 1998 Upper Deck Choice Dino Ciccarelli #93</b> - one of my early inspirations for my Top 100 set was this hockey card, featuring a photo op where the player is feeding a rhino at the zoo.
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<b>57. 2013 Topps Jurickson Profar #286</b> - I figured this pie in the face card wasn't a bad find for a little over a dollar, where it's a fun variation of a one time uber prospect, turned into a disappointing, but perfectly average rank-and-file player.
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<b>56. 2021 Topps Stadium Club Ronald Acuña Jr. #56</b> - it was part of a recent purchase, so I figured it would be 'easy' to sneak in a card of a 'here and now' baseball star, teasing his wild hair [as of 2020 or whenever the image was taken].
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<b>55. 1994 Topps Stadium Club Orel Hershiser #400</b> - I don't know what is going on in this card, I thought he was cleaning up after a cow milking competition at the ballpark, but this <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/orel-hershiser-weird-baseball-card" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">story</a> from MLB.com gives more context about sod. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-62884594653405544062024-03-10T16:05:00.000-07:002024-03-10T16:04:08.224-07:00My all-time Top 100 cheap azz keepers collection - 72-64<b>I am going to be a little preoccupied through March and probably through April</b> - I've been trying to draft posts where I have images and something to say for individual cards listed that covers the rest of my all-time Top 100 cheap azz keepers collection.<P><b>I hope my Top 100 stuff covers things as far as blog material goes through the rest of the month</b> - where I schedule to drop the posts every three or four days.<P><b>If the Top 100 posts suddenly stop before running its course</b> - I might have decided to hold things back and resume things in May.<P><b>If the Top 100 posts does continue to completion, it would probably be last things posted</b> - until through at least some time in May.
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<b>72. 2021 Panini Donruss The Famous San Diego Chicken #261</b> - I like this reinvented version of the Donruss SD Chicken cards from the early 1980s, where the foil finish gives it a modern, shiny vibe.<P>
<b>71. 1984 Fleer Roy Lee Jackson #158</b> - has there ever been a baseball card other than this, picturing an athlete singing the national anthem? I think the opposing team's catcher and home plate umpire adds something extra to what is a pleasantly goofy card.<P>
<b>70. 1967 Topps Claude Raymond #364</b> - one of the rather infamous Raymond zipper undone cards from the late 1960s, the other [1966 Topps #586] is a high number, so it might cost a little more to get. <P>
<b>69. 2007 Upper Deck Gary Matthews Jr. #225</b> - this was the catch that probably earned the outfielder a big free agent deal with the Angels after the 2006 season.<P><b>I had to take a closer look, but this card is an Angels card rather than as a Texas Ranger</b> - Matthews Jr. would have a second Angels card within the 2007 Upper Deck set with an updated, if pedestrian spring training batting picture.<P>
<b>68. 1985 Topps Rusty Kuntz #73</b> - I had to have at least one cult favorite type in my Top 100, if primarily by how funny their name might be read at first glance, <i>what is a Rusty Kuntz anyway</i>?<P>
<b>67. 1993 Milkbone Will Clark #7</b> - it's odd seeing a mustache or facial on notable players who haven't been pictured with them, on seemingly just about all of their cards. <P>
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<b>66. 1998 Topps Stadium Club Brad Ausmus #257</b> - besides a clunky 'prop' laptop used for a photo op 26 years ago, who would have thought that technology would be utilized in dugouts the way it has in the been just the past 10-15 years.<P><b>Short of 2017 Houston Astros like shenanigans, players, coaches and team personnel </b>- have tablets or other means of trying to get an edge during a MLB game.<P>
<b>65. 2019 Topps Big League Christian Yelich #375</b> - I figure I'd go do a thing and pair up the two random 2019 Topps Big League award winner subset cards that both tease a Hank Aaron [R.I.P.] appearance.<P>
<P><b>64. 2019 Topps Big League J.D. Martinez #374</b> - A nice photo op with both Aaron and Martinez. <P>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-7977764045063059302024-03-08T13:22:00.000-08:002024-03-08T13:22:53.349-08:00My all-time Top 100 cheap azz keepers collection - 81-73<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEjIpgighoKB4SQd0SPpyk7GZfTaHz9dqG87H_hden9DunGCAZQ8x1AAsO0eS3or0lZWyiPwDNmSesdreC9cNRZTKPoOQz-9-jeP07miCfx-fKiuVNjr1idFtcKRRGIaECPgofgyV6Mn1gHa8FfxGGGOsI-oG5B9sv5m0phlbEego7dLBKpaq/s2048/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2073-81.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEjIpgighoKB4SQd0SPpyk7GZfTaHz9dqG87H_hden9DunGCAZQ8x1AAsO0eS3or0lZWyiPwDNmSesdreC9cNRZTKPoOQz-9-jeP07miCfx-fKiuVNjr1idFtcKRRGIaECPgofgyV6Mn1gHa8FfxGGGOsI-oG5B9sv5m0phlbEego7dLBKpaq/s320/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2073-81.JPG"/></a></div>
<b>81. 1996 Upper Deck Roger Clemens #VJ13</b> - he had that unhinged personality on the mound that was unsavory as it was fascinating when he was at his peak powers.<P>
<b>80. 2001 Topps Stadium Club Adrian Beltre #87</b> - this might have just been another awesome action collection card of the 2024 Hall of Fame inductee, but it sneaks into my Top 100, because it's a great image of Beltre going all out in foul territory, trying to catch a ball. <P>
<b>79. 2021 Topps Allen and Ginter Andrew McCutchen #207</b> - the plan was to have a pair of Uncle Larry themed cards in my Top 100, but maybe one was enough for now.<P>
<b>78. 1978 Topps Reggie Jackson #413</b> - a playing era subset card of the legend that would be known as Mr. October, I snuck it into my Top 100 as an acknowledgement of greatness.<P>
<b>77. 1987 Topps Kevin Mitchell #653</b> - I wasn't thinking much about this card, but with the awesome play at the plate action, is this the greatest actions shot pictured on a Topps card in the 1980s?<P>
<b>76. 1973 O-Pee-Chee Pat Corrales #542</b> - the granddaddy of all play at the plate cards, I picked up the Canadian version because I wanted something different. Now I might be looking for the original Topps version.<P><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PmU67FzSY4acAFeddImkOrBeVs_fwToaBylYSY3dBR_f5ddlMFIlg9XdJEshbmvAQYP8ogpMt54DswtiEoWnlfqrnTr7BEip4XUJsFzysLU3ttwLpAAauBfaZGU0QEM6cSnNqW6e_UYnNnDfn3IZFR7gav8Bn2JGesHOJgYGqnOApC4tS89Q/s2048/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2073-81%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PmU67FzSY4acAFeddImkOrBeVs_fwToaBylYSY3dBR_f5ddlMFIlg9XdJEshbmvAQYP8ogpMt54DswtiEoWnlfqrnTr7BEip4XUJsFzysLU3ttwLpAAauBfaZGU0QEM6cSnNqW6e_UYnNnDfn3IZFR7gav8Bn2JGesHOJgYGqnOApC4tS89Q/s320/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2073-81%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div>
<b>75. 1991 Score The Griffeys #841</b> - this single subset card from a junk wax era set gives off a classy black and white vibe, picturing a big league father-son duo that would end up teammates, playing in the same game and hitting back-to-back home runs.<P>
<b>74. 1999 Fleer SI Greats of the Game Ed Kranepool #55</b> - because I like seafood, this card is more interesting where Kranepool is shelling a lobster and enjoying a meal on table prepared for him right at second base.<P>
<b>73. 1992 Donruss Triple Play The Famous Chicken #138</b> - I like how the GOAT of mascots is shown faking to make a baseball play.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-68149832204648899912024-03-04T13:00:00.000-08:002024-03-05T14:17:48.566-08:00My all-time Top 100 cheap azz keepers collection - 90-82<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jEGmYGWoo6l3RDuiHUDPMvVYHWW4gDLxV_KJdRqNRMD6kLSsbr00Fi94FpXJ-x6InC6PelgGYClhJ15ayBHE-ArTgKmuW_-s35KQpqDLEDylN-gxWpNNWa8GmOO6DqhOtT6kT5NKIcE2S-NDMdNkLNHSy7SaoVgIvfqG5Vqc2B3r0VlTOQuo/s2048/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2082-90.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jEGmYGWoo6l3RDuiHUDPMvVYHWW4gDLxV_KJdRqNRMD6kLSsbr00Fi94FpXJ-x6InC6PelgGYClhJ15ayBHE-ArTgKmuW_-s35KQpqDLEDylN-gxWpNNWa8GmOO6DqhOtT6kT5NKIcE2S-NDMdNkLNHSy7SaoVgIvfqG5Vqc2B3r0VlTOQuo/s320/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2082-90.JPG"/></a></div><b>I ended up buying a binder of cards for about $6 at a card shop</b> - I was probably looking to remove the cards and throw away the sheets and the binder, but it might be easier to leave things intact where I do not want more loose cards to worry about.<P><b>As is, even though the sheets are probably 25-30 years old and kind of a flimsy, non-Ultra Pro brand</b> - on first glance, they still seem fairly clean and have held up.<P><b>Maybe part of the problem of putting a home brewed card project together was not having a vision to put things together to see how things would look displayed in pages</b> - what I did for my all-time Top 100 cheap-azz keepers, was set aside enough of 'used' pages to have something to display a collection in.<P><b>I used a fresh penny sleeve for every card going into my Top 100 and put them in the appopriate pocket from #1 through #100 </b>- there is a sense of accomplisment seeing the cards come together in pages as opposed to merely another pile, another brick destined to be squirreled away in a box somewhere.
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<P><b><strike>90. 1996 Upper Deck Collector’s Choice Dante Bichette #135 </strike></b>- to sneak one more card to my all-time Top 100, I may consider pairing this with the parallel listed at #91.<p><b>I am not a collector who tries to worry about having the base card with a parallel</b> - but when a card falls into my lap, it's nice having the base card to complement the more special card [even if there are more than one parallel type].<P>
<P><b>90. 1988 Fleer Exciting Stars Orel Hershiser #20</b> - taking the place of the Bichette is a card showing an unconventional image, where the seemingly easy going Hershiser is just chilling out, waiting for his turn to take BP.<P>
<b>89. 1995 Topps Stadium Club Jeff Montgomery #286</b> - closers were called firemen because they stopped rallies and helped put fires out in ballgames.<P>
<b>88. 1999 Multi-Ad Sports Tampa Yankees Dennis Twombley #25</b> - looks like he has choice of all the fresh fruit.<P>
<b>87. 2019 Topps Update Cole Tucker #US197</b> - too bad has hasn't been a better big leaguer, but married to actress Vanessa Hudgens, he has been blessed regardless.<P>
<b>86. 1994 Upper Deck Curtis Pride #250</b> - Pride was a good human interest story for my beyond the glory collection as a deaf player who was great athlete and played professional baseball.<P><b>I figured the one time Angel needed some Top 100 love</b> - where I can tease his rookie card.<P>
<b>85. 1991 Donruss Studio Steve Lake #216</b> - a junk wax era common from what a baseball set trying to be a little classier, I was looking for a copy of this card in recent years and grabbed a couple of copies for $0.50 each.<P><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEJ0SvsMa3EA9ksMPtcPlWitPYFFIgW6AmbR7p7qr0fKI8FnXEHz_yQg_f4bj2nnNLellGDSVT1fOxoKW9PfwYmawleVJ7PAraABk0N6O84CM3-VVyOTVX91iJMq4ic4sZot4aF4DuLkz66tOMDRDFauAY0Z40k5ZSveXpbsAkYfNSIrbvzRd/s2048/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2082-90%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEJ0SvsMa3EA9ksMPtcPlWitPYFFIgW6AmbR7p7qr0fKI8FnXEHz_yQg_f4bj2nnNLellGDSVT1fOxoKW9PfwYmawleVJ7PAraABk0N6O84CM3-VVyOTVX91iJMq4ic4sZot4aF4DuLkz66tOMDRDFauAY0Z40k5ZSveXpbsAkYfNSIrbvzRd/s320/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2082-90%20%282%29.JPG"/></a></div>
<b>84. 1992-93 Fleer Ultra Harold Miner #293</b> - Fleer manages to immortalize the one-time NBA player from the 1990s, dubbed Baby Jordan facing up against the man himself. <P><b>For my Top 100, I will include the occasional cards from other sports besides baseball, where there might be a cap of 10-15 at the most</b> - though I expect to create a Top 100 for NBA, NFL, hockey and other sports, where future Top 100s will end up with less non-baseball subjects. <P>
<b>83. 2000 Bowman Jim Morris #164</b>- I don't know where it ended up, but I do remember getting to sign something like an index card, when he made it all the way to the Major Leagues in 1999.<P>
<b>82. 1988 Fleer Sammy Stewart #616</b> - this was not a card I had intentions of adding to my Top 100, but it's a quirky card of a guy giving thumbs up with a dumb smirk on his face, R.I.P.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-54637020103740516112024-03-02T13:14:00.000-08:002024-03-02T20:25:14.456-08:00My all-time Top 100 cheap azz keepers collection<b>Maybe a home brewed card project like this was a long time coming, but basically not something I've thought much about</b> - as I've picked up all sorts of cards through the past five years, I was inspired by posts on Twitter / X and through other card blogs to finally put together a Top 100 that ends up a teasing a collection of cult favorite cards, some cult favorite subjects and unique mini-collection cards.
<P><b>I wanted cards that fell reflected sentimental favorites [cards and players] and personal touches</b> - but also cards that was sheer randomness.<P>
<b>Following a curated set blueprint of sorts, there will be cards within my all-time and future versions of my Top 100 cheap-azz keepers </b> - that are a reflection of what I like and have tried to collect. <P><b>As far as rules go, I think I'll end up spelling them out as I go along</b> - but want to get things started, where I have these posts made up as part of a routine.
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<b>100. 2010 Topps Update More Tales of the Game Joel Youngblood #MTOG-1</b> - it’s not the greatest feat in baseball history, but the logistics of Youngblood playing for two MLB teams in one day fascinates me.
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<b>99. 2022 Topps X Lauren Taylor Wave 2 Lauren Taylor Aaron Judge #33</b> - I was not familiar with the card at first, but with the number 99 prominent, I thought it would be cutesy to have it as my 99th card within this Top 100.<P>
<b>98. 1963 Topps Jim O’Toole #70</b> - I learned about the art on the back of this card, where it looks like the player depicted has something going on as he kissing his wife.<P><b>Vintage cards [pre-1973] might be teased in future Top 100s, but since collecting them has never been a big emphasis</b> - it's harder to round up any number of cards to start choosing from, other than the occasional wrinkle.<P>
<b>97. 1986 Donruss Scott Bradley #396</b> - this card is literally worth a penny, where it's not even in 'minty' condition, but I like the picture where the player poses with multiple gloves to say he can player several positions.<P>
<b>96. 2022 Topps Stadium Club Nolan Ryan #23</b> - a nice shot Ryan in cowboy attire posing with his dog, this seemed like a familiar image as maybe seen on the next card.<P>
<b>95. 1992 Donruss Coca Cola Nolan Ryan Career Series Nolan Ryan #26 of 26</b> - presumably moments within the same shoot as the previous card, so I decided to pair them up.<P><b>As far as player duplication goes, there might be subjects with three or four cards within my Top 100, though I've tried to keep it between one or two</b> - sometimes it's nice to pair up cards, but at other times, I'm good with spreading them out.<P>
<b>94. 1994 Score Kevin Brown #99</b> - Brown never seemed to be a warm and fuzzy guy as a player, but he is having fun wearing a faux throwback uniform and goes all out with 'painted' facial hair. <P><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7e-x9OirltPjv2xhfql1esUmzLRtkUFD-MKYB52oapF3qEEsVumbFrGbvS35P7gXNF5i1hhphQPo3yKIlxVSnFFOhCmjYuHzc5ir04BZem-oTakbzhIYJQryVibG2lZ1Tx0gibz3DRq2HxJXo33tfF1MVGUu-0PcVfTwRyizIyia8tyb_lm_/s2048/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2091-100%20%283%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7e-x9OirltPjv2xhfql1esUmzLRtkUFD-MKYB52oapF3qEEsVumbFrGbvS35P7gXNF5i1hhphQPo3yKIlxVSnFFOhCmjYuHzc5ir04BZem-oTakbzhIYJQryVibG2lZ1Tx0gibz3DRq2HxJXo33tfF1MVGUu-0PcVfTwRyizIyia8tyb_lm_/s320/Top%20100%20cheap%20zz%20keepers%2091-100%20%283%29.JPG"/></a></div>
<b>93. 1991 Classic Update Blue Travel Edition Todd Van Poppel #177</b> - I was thumbing through some miscellaneous pick ups and figured I'll add this card to my all-time Top 100 as a nod to the junk wax era. <P><b>Headlined by Van Poppel, I could imagine Classic thinking they were doing a thing here putting four pitching prospects / draft picks on one card</b> - where you might have the rotation for a World Series contender for the mid 1990s or even through the early 2000s.<P><b>Doing some quick research, it looks like it was Baseball America who first printed the picture and started the hype</b> - this <a href="https://theathletic.com/1835507/2020/06/12/bonanza-or-bust-the-four-aces-of-oaklands-1990-draft/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">story</a> on The Athletic goes all out, looking back at that infamous pitching foursome that never really made it happen. <P>
<b>93. 1991 Classic Update Blue Travel Edition Kirk Dressendorfer #177</b><P>
<b>93. 1991 Classic Update Blue Travel Edition Don Peters #177</b><P>
<b>93. 1991 Classic Update Blue Travel Edition Dave Zancanaro #177</b><P>
<b>92. 1992 Upper Deck Mark Gubicza #459 </b> - added this one [also signed TTM] because the subject of Gubicza's hockey hair [think Jaromir Jagr] might be occasionally brought up on Angels broadcasts and this is the card referenced.<P>
<b>91. 1996 Upper Deck Collector’s Choice Silver Signature Dante Bichette #135</b> - I like this because it's such an in your face, punny card.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-68164396866392233892024-02-26T13:12:00.000-08:002024-02-26T13:12:49.488-08:00When it comes to Reggie Jackson cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv7DJ8gepwRPysDnUR1ql9WmmmO4ymqHDHqmxuMmKW-IrnGB4Dj9x1TaTw77MccxhJHJAJa9v9UZZJhsqNG6M1cTIq4_0LxCSbfwIhhJzWyAbZN0ERjHcEJHhePbSHUGxv7EmtmFhbbanWo_49Mly7RoQZGvrtCMK15LhO6rx1oVQWxIsB2Ie/s900/Team%20Heroes%20Reggie.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv7DJ8gepwRPysDnUR1ql9WmmmO4ymqHDHqmxuMmKW-IrnGB4Dj9x1TaTw77MccxhJHJAJa9v9UZZJhsqNG6M1cTIq4_0LxCSbfwIhhJzWyAbZN0ERjHcEJHhePbSHUGxv7EmtmFhbbanWo_49Mly7RoQZGvrtCMK15LhO6rx1oVQWxIsB2Ie/s320/Team%20Heroes%20Reggie.JPG"/></a></div><b>This might be the odd $0.50-$1.00 retro card from 20 years ago, but the ones showing him with his powerful righthanded swing are the best if not the rarest</b> - so I figured it was worth taking a flyer on, maybe to squirrel away on a Jackson page somewhere or as part of a future Top 100 collection of cheap zz keepers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-4653399461420780752024-02-18T15:42:00.000-08:002024-02-18T15:42:10.264-08:00 Credit where credit is due - Hideo Nomo <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF7Dl9y1enbqCHFuMOXlOzLAaWD-gvH8Ajo6l84g38FmnkLo4_HyZa9T61VQdkRpZ510xMrMUaCqRPVXipeRyIoM2RvRhox_46JndvRpScYNQi5wjPtFsIAWI7wHMUI9DnFLTnnxMpAGfn9mv_V8eq-ZBT540pwlH5-hceMMh_2hWeR5aNaw3/s929/Nomo%20King%20Huntsville%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF7Dl9y1enbqCHFuMOXlOzLAaWD-gvH8Ajo6l84g38FmnkLo4_HyZa9T61VQdkRpZ510xMrMUaCqRPVXipeRyIoM2RvRhox_46JndvRpScYNQi5wjPtFsIAWI7wHMUI9DnFLTnnxMpAGfn9mv_V8eq-ZBT540pwlH5-hceMMh_2hWeR5aNaw3/s320/Nomo%20King%20Huntsville%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>I am thinking what little blurb I could whip up for this pick up and how did I even come up to thinking about looking for such a card</b> - maybe it was about 'out odding the odd,' where I want to see if I can top what I might have seen posted on a blog or social media.<P><b>The truth is that I saw this card on someone else's post on Twitter / X and went on eBay to see if there was a copy I could snag</b> - there are screenshots on my camera roll of the collector's post on Twitter, where he received this a copy card as part of a mail day, so there you go I guess.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-38552711265806832262024-01-19T19:56:00.000-08:002024-01-19T19:56:12.798-08:00TTM autographs received: Justin Turner<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuA0ZGVjj7L1WVU7uNBI3UfaEKEClWlz3apAGVpctVeEBPeD6I2f3_ZWSWg5yX7xeyqJoS6jeCaOHqUhzDoP0GrJ5ulQ04FEEcIUZOs4NrOPHty4REKflVL_UXhS9U3EA4h56J8iW9kbtrx0PIQoVFEG-3akhXxWgW0SZklybojXdX_O3lql7/s900/Turner%202024%20TTM.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuA0ZGVjj7L1WVU7uNBI3UfaEKEClWlz3apAGVpctVeEBPeD6I2f3_ZWSWg5yX7xeyqJoS6jeCaOHqUhzDoP0GrJ5ulQ04FEEcIUZOs4NrOPHty4REKflVL_UXhS9U3EA4h56J8iW9kbtrx0PIQoVFEG-3akhXxWgW0SZklybojXdX_O3lql7/s320/Turner%202024%20TTM.JPG"/></a></div><b>It happens once in a blue moon, but it is nice to find a straggler TTM request back in the mail box when I least expect it</b> - the free agent infielder / DH signed returned my cards earlier this month after sending out a request c/o Boston Red Sox in May 2023.<P><b>I stopped sending out TTM requests last year and just found missing some of the TTM fuel I wanted to send out back then </b> - it might be a thing to see whether I can restart things, just so I have some cheap thrills to look forward to. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-46664695056259518262024-01-14T11:02:00.000-08:002024-01-14T11:02:00.138-08:00Fleshing out some card projects with my loose card finds<b>I've got piles of cards from purchases I've sat on after giving them a quick look and/or trying to list them out somewhere so at least there is a record I can look at </b>- one of the things I'm trying to do at the moment is sort my decade stars / binder material cards.<P><b>I have a cheat sheet [a quick reference guide] leaderboard collection to tally up the most cards I have for players through a single decade</b> - rather than just trying to sort out loose cards 'as is,' by decade and by player, it's a game to see which guys I've ended up overcollecting or undercollecting.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdovWyi9cfeG36xwg3yYGTBcRpINHrEpwv2oXy7Q_9sRxrDaQh1f5kpET9A1ES0DpowZmHL5uRE2ejOxBltaxwgEikijnTkYmUrc8QE6bn0WrbfD0BQZQp4F1AfGKp_TVJ3nvNOgTKz28QI2RMdIi_hYzq7IXyJ_YLsL4gPafMVyEsBdTHOMT/s900/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%287%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdovWyi9cfeG36xwg3yYGTBcRpINHrEpwv2oXy7Q_9sRxrDaQh1f5kpET9A1ES0DpowZmHL5uRE2ejOxBltaxwgEikijnTkYmUrc8QE6bn0WrbfD0BQZQp4F1AfGKp_TVJ3nvNOgTKz28QI2RMdIi_hYzq7IXyJ_YLsL4gPafMVyEsBdTHOMT/s320/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%287%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>It's hard to keep track of exact cards from my random purchases</b> - but I've been weeding out my decade stars / binder material from the 1980s / 1990s debut guys like from this pile of card show finds [25 dollar cards I was charged $15 for].<P> <b>For the 1980s debut players whose cards I've shown, it looks like I have the following totals tallied up before further updates</b> - Tony Gwynn - 44 cards, Barry Bonds - 38 cards, Wade Boggs - 21 cards and Sammy Sosa - eight cards.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmcg4gNXDrjkUbp03swE9rAAOpt3sPPtIfq3dDVBep1G8xt2UBESlRupJQ_gwBCqHEyjtO1gJLXP5dEmzfV9e3NY5npshlboB96OXzWP_PVpA_bPontTmYh5S1xNwyTYl6wCwYy74Q8Z9jYNTX0CWnxSCq_BvPyNX7DMTyMEJNdyELGmPNcjQ/s800/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%284%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmcg4gNXDrjkUbp03swE9rAAOpt3sPPtIfq3dDVBep1G8xt2UBESlRupJQ_gwBCqHEyjtO1gJLXP5dEmzfV9e3NY5npshlboB96OXzWP_PVpA_bPontTmYh5S1xNwyTYl6wCwYy74Q8Z9jYNTX0CWnxSCq_BvPyNX7DMTyMEJNdyELGmPNcjQ/s320/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%284%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>When think about it, the totals for each player end up changing as I constantly find more scattered cards</b> - at the moment, the leader for my 1980s leaderboards ends up being Will Clark at 68 cards and counting, while Ken Griffey Jr. clocks in at second place with 59 cards and counting.<P>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8wPXlAZgaOrNiA8HLvrUKqz8tPFcDzj14NZ8pC3KnaMqXXegHhSCAKgUAhupT2MEFam4xlXULoUjydg7gPKrFzvfLYJIrardt3T_th54M2FD32HNtIxu26SMnCQC4LvOpBq04rIHUc7F4BRpenjGPDJJ5wtVHfCfEffrUgOhBfnFXWaEr6qs/s800/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%286%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8wPXlAZgaOrNiA8HLvrUKqz8tPFcDzj14NZ8pC3KnaMqXXegHhSCAKgUAhupT2MEFam4xlXULoUjydg7gPKrFzvfLYJIrardt3T_th54M2FD32HNtIxu26SMnCQC4LvOpBq04rIHUc7F4BRpenjGPDJJ5wtVHfCfEffrUgOhBfnFXWaEr6qs/s320/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%286%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>These are pick ups for 1990s debut guys and before any further updates, it looks like I have the following totals tallied up </b>- Vladimir Guerrero Sr. - 69 cards [current leader for the '90s], Derek Jeter - 45 cards, Manny Ramirez - 29 cards, Ivan Rodriguez - 16 cards and Trevor Hoffman - 11 cards.<P><b>At the moment Carlos Beltran is the only player whose card is pictured as one of my finds, but isn't currently on my leaderboards collection </b>- a case where I don't have enough cards piled up to make a page. <P><b>At some point, the plan at some point is to take action and put the cards into plastic pages</b> - even when there are more cards out there in the wild.<P><P><b>As it goes, my trigger number for a players' cards to be added for my leaderboards is about seven cards</b> - where I can make a page of nine using the loose cards I've gathered and probably a few more miscellaneous cards stored double sided in a plastic sheet.<P>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLTlidZV3xVH1g5lm7kqgByM0cTZNQTb2UtzUVjJikUcLAAIW_BUlS4sh6yDRncykUMokz64laziZA-JsCdvsP3cUGzwadSy7NOrckDrW8996cG3RdJyG9rc7c8OhdityBjmh_XpOKF1-54AYGErBl7AS600TdU8yhTGksXr68XE-p6zaT5gh/s900/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%285%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLTlidZV3xVH1g5lm7kqgByM0cTZNQTb2UtzUVjJikUcLAAIW_BUlS4sh6yDRncykUMokz64laziZA-JsCdvsP3cUGzwadSy7NOrckDrW8996cG3RdJyG9rc7c8OhdityBjmh_XpOKF1-54AYGErBl7AS600TdU8yhTGksXr68XE-p6zaT5gh/s320/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%285%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>I don't know if it is going to take a few more days, a week or even a couple before I move off sorting cards for the 1980s/1990s</b> - I have a leaderboard collection for the 2000s debuts guys and it's going to be more of the same, where there is a race to figure the most or the least cards I might have for certain players.<P><b>My last tally was listed as April 2022 and before any further updates, it looks like I have the following totals tallied up</b> - Ichiro [Suzuki] - 23 cards, Albert Pujols - 22 cards and Joe Mauer - 13 cards.<P><b>I picked up rookie cards of Kazuhiro Sasaki and Mark Buehrle</b> - Sasaki isn't a decade stars guy for me, so the card might in my nations collection or random team box collection.<P><b>Buehrle might be a decade stars guy in my book</b> - but I don't think I've gone out of my way to make his cards keepers.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQYbmTYPl7GeoNYfEL4Ekr-8YAQg2Y_A07DncLOmRZwU4VWBlmhN4WjIvG3_qZqy8UPI54Bh2C2nAuy9Ei6vM1QfZrR47dleW6tVBHVbC5_fV8SPrAvxhE4bhmVSQfxg2Ws7xXH3wmByV6DptFFnzoY6v3E4wJU-PGEp9JohC3HU0gDz_0vmA/s900/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQYbmTYPl7GeoNYfEL4Ekr-8YAQg2Y_A07DncLOmRZwU4VWBlmhN4WjIvG3_qZqy8UPI54Bh2C2nAuy9Ei6vM1QfZrR47dleW6tVBHVbC5_fV8SPrAvxhE4bhmVSQfxg2Ws7xXH3wmByV6DptFFnzoY6v3E4wJU-PGEp9JohC3HU0gDz_0vmA/s320/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>I'll tease the project here and there, but something I want to do through this year is compile an all-time Top 100 cheap-zz keepers collection </b> - inspired by other collectors who have showcased similar projects, my current collection consists of certain quirky, funny, ironic or personal cards, but I might be on the hunt for unique cards worthy of consideration.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBohWaz5rrmmPwWPFP-OXeoT1eCAabhQ1itGN2o3anAk8-Aq8d1S84ZestKvKDo0Gow3O79NASa8ZBH2QHLmfDoPvlgnE0hVx_NIw7Vbc2jCevS-KKjRHpyVEBipeOjHz687axbG4w-qiip6ZQKaYZqRCvlKGfAGVrJi52jgSf7uYbaXu6_mfv/s800/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%283%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBohWaz5rrmmPwWPFP-OXeoT1eCAabhQ1itGN2o3anAk8-Aq8d1S84ZestKvKDo0Gow3O79NASa8ZBH2QHLmfDoPvlgnE0hVx_NIw7Vbc2jCevS-KKjRHpyVEBipeOjHz687axbG4w-qiip6ZQKaYZqRCvlKGfAGVrJi52jgSf7uYbaXu6_mfv/s320/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%283%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>An off-shoot idea would be to have a regional / Angels collection of an all-time Top 100 cheap-zz keepers collection </b>- where I might be looking out of random cards that flesh out this collection; maybe the Pujols refractor doesn't quite make the cut, but I might be able to use a 1993 Topps Gold Jim Edmonds rookie year card.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutlRUAi5MYGlW6Un9ts9esuHJIeGGsCTb4vnG76shSswpT_FCwH54ojT2uuSKao0gHjWNQkqHdGu8trFx1DEBa8KjQDk5ZdA9xp5nqum7Hel8ihVUkaeffy0UVlZ8VirvT0-C3uG8If87HyS5YNBBD4wDtJ3kAYxpdWhoYLVWwMjhUzPp71Yf/s900/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutlRUAi5MYGlW6Un9ts9esuHJIeGGsCTb4vnG76shSswpT_FCwH54ojT2uuSKao0gHjWNQkqHdGu8trFx1DEBa8KjQDk5ZdA9xp5nqum7Hel8ihVUkaeffy0UVlZ8VirvT0-C3uG8If87HyS5YNBBD4wDtJ3kAYxpdWhoYLVWwMjhUzPp71Yf/s320/12-2-23%20pick%20ups%20%282%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>Through 2023, maybe there has been a nudge towards picking up random cards of more miscellaneous, notable subjects as I come across their cards</b> - despite wanting it where it's mostly baseball cards I'm curating for a collection, maybe the plan is to fill out my Top 100 collection with a select number of non-baseball guys, just to mix things up and add some odd depth to a compilation of cards. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-49385857650871187552024-01-12T22:46:00.000-08:002024-01-12T22:46:36.511-08:00Scattered 2023 thoughts in collecting<b>I hope to squeeze something in that kind of vents about the past year</b> - before that time to do a recap has really sailed.
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<b>It was a long year when I think about it and what animates me at the start of one year ends up being neglected </b>- different things take shape in what I do, where I dwell on other interests and other things get in the way.
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<b>I was rounding up goal items for 2022 at some point, but maybe I ended up dropping that, when there were too many items to consider</b> - I don't know how complete my achievements goes and maybe it doesn't matter as long as I have a tease.<P><b> After a certain point of the past year, I haven't kept up listing achievements for 2023 when I've been perpetually backed up </b>- trying to catch up with inventory recaps from all purchases I’ve made, where I am obligated to list out every card I got.
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<b>Off at least one or two 'card guys' on Twitter, I feel like I was really into the chaos pages idea but couldn't get around to putting things together</b> - I was sorting loose cards at the start of last year, but after a certain time, I just left the loose piles of cards I intended to sort further on the floor in little 'play room,' where I would not even go back in there until the new year. <P><b>Tried to get my TCDB account going, where I was trying to create personal galleries for my stadium project, adding some trade bait and listing some wantlist items</b> - despite being a thing for bloggers to trade on there, I couldn't remember what my user name was, didn't want to reach out and have not done a single transaction.
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<b>I stopped TTM when I couldn’t find a particular card to send to Steve Garvey</b> - that crashed my operation for the year, along with not getting a response from hit or miss Rick Reuschel or getting an RTS from hit or miss Bob Boone.<P><b>I think my last success was from Scott Hemond and to be honest </b>- maybe some of the successes that have come in from mailings end up being clutter of sorts.
<P><b>I think the card show dates once or twice a month added up</b> - I don't know if I ever have anything to show for it, but I would be bringing back bricks of cards I'd let sit and pile up without getting to doing inventory recaps. <P><b>Besides my card show bricks and piles, maybe the biggest thing that affected what I was doing collecting wise was buying into Twitter / X stack sales where since last April, it has been a thing</b> - maybe I never really did Twitter except lurk and see what other 'card guys' did.
<P><b>The idea of claiming cards on the social media site intrigued me, where to me it was like a free-for-all party</b> - where it was a way for me to get engaged, even if that meant claiming cards I may or may not really need from all these random sellers peddling their miscellaneous inventory, which swung towards the bulk material to some odd singles.<P><b>With all the cards coming in, it's been a struggle to keep up with trying to list them all</b> - there are scattered purchases that have not been listed anywhere, though I might have tried to do a better job of catching up with the bigger purchases that need my attention in case there are some mess-ups I need to be aware of.
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<b>I can't imagine being a rookie but there were times where I had rookie moments buying cards on social media</b> - because I was impatient with a pending purchase from a seller I'd bought from the first time, I sent funds to a wrong PayPal address that had a similar handle.<P><b>I never got a response or that money back from the other PayPal account</b> - I ended up sending funds to the correct PayPal account, but felt really dumb paying twice as much for some odds and ends type claims.<P><b>There are the occasional hiccups about missing cards or totals not matching up for whatever reason </b> - I also got held up a bit by a dumb seller [who took a while to ship my first order, shorted me some cards and then ghosted me for at least a few months, before issuing a refund minus the PayPal fees I was charged].Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-35286117362443716412023-12-30T23:27:00.000-08:002023-12-30T23:27:53.560-08:00A random card buy - Maria Sharapova<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JFX_JfeMstnaLHr4_ySJjRA3iHp4g6QZCHmS0VK_AkQHcCI9sIflQGGFmvBWOSuQWtFxgdiLeJoauhpHE92N2usS38upnMlhSFHmoMKEtWssvwJ14G1QI9pDLKWDeZfk_UP_Ctg7ZpgXY49yalmOOobMvEPRhQSOrDlmFmPs0g25KwdbvpWD/s800/Sharapova%20-%201997-98%20Retro.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JFX_JfeMstnaLHr4_ySJjRA3iHp4g6QZCHmS0VK_AkQHcCI9sIflQGGFmvBWOSuQWtFxgdiLeJoauhpHE92N2usS38upnMlhSFHmoMKEtWssvwJ14G1QI9pDLKWDeZfk_UP_Ctg7ZpgXY49yalmOOobMvEPRhQSOrDlmFmPs0g25KwdbvpWD/s320/Sharapova%20-%201997-98%20Retro.JPG"/></a></div><b>There are probably worse cards to claim in a running sale on social media</b> - but for a dollar or so, I took a flier on this card, where it is a little different than the baseball cards I may try to pick up.<P><b>Sharapova will always be one of those personal eye-candy crushes and with the former tennis star showing on random trading cards, it rekindles some nostalgia I can objectify</b> - even when the last time she was really in the news, was when she failed a drug test, so that is that I guess. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-23057010514722918192023-12-29T23:16:00.000-08:002023-12-29T23:16:04.075-08:00Featured autograph - Michael Stefanic<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqxC5fSO83zXtWZd-ud80SxDc1XfWUYH5wKMK1NyzyyjbMKCGmGF1Joh1MSslMmZGDbLwbbEKfKlVtl0NjkZOtRmi6tFetfp9vzOCXL4lt85nGFI5j_6mydJOvsXJeWRkWt9_9Dw40DjnAmHuUcYMDEe-NXMoXdfGeYvCmf4Nm91PH0KcW1Qt/s844/Stefanic%20-%20Topps%20Chrome%20auto%20var.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqxC5fSO83zXtWZd-ud80SxDc1XfWUYH5wKMK1NyzyyjbMKCGmGF1Joh1MSslMmZGDbLwbbEKfKlVtl0NjkZOtRmi6tFetfp9vzOCXL4lt85nGFI5j_6mydJOvsXJeWRkWt9_9Dw40DjnAmHuUcYMDEe-NXMoXdfGeYvCmf4Nm91PH0KcW1Qt/s320/Stefanic%20-%20Topps%20Chrome%20auto%20var.JPG"/></a></div><b>I picked up this pack pulled autograph card to add to my all-time Angels collection</b> - it ends being a pretty looking parallel that pops. <P><b>Stefanic has played in parts of two seasons with the Angels and while he might be a fringe big leaguer at 28</b> - he can handle the bat with a .326 lifetime average in the minors along with an on-base average of .412. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-34691371817269021032023-12-24T10:00:00.000-08:002023-12-24T10:00:00.132-08:00A random card buy - Kyren Williams<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RY0yJpPBa7KMJkkyWNJt2JXDfzl3_sah7Ja4ybnLRPYwu8sWfF-yNYuWjaXrTBk1-FYw5lYlTgQeVKKTK-oXh4Ds7aObsxoof0pGDDCQkDVrl_0ay_XiQl_QtGX662iVKGnXsJyOywFKC7PgEBALQ5HkOSNXHPK1HTzgutRFLrbg615tVwDv/s1154/Williams%2022%20Sc.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RY0yJpPBa7KMJkkyWNJt2JXDfzl3_sah7Ja4ybnLRPYwu8sWfF-yNYuWjaXrTBk1-FYw5lYlTgQeVKKTK-oXh4Ds7aObsxoof0pGDDCQkDVrl_0ay_XiQl_QtGX662iVKGnXsJyOywFKC7PgEBALQ5HkOSNXHPK1HTzgutRFLrbg615tVwDv/s320/Williams%2022%20Sc.JPG"/></a></div><b>I saw this 2022 Score Rookies #332 card earlier in the year and squirreled an image of it away</b> - that protective head gear made me do a double take.<P><b>It may not be such a big deal, but for a moment I thought it was the goofiest card</b> - I wanted a copy for an oddities collection I have or maybe even for a collection of all-time Top 100 cheap 'zz' keepers project that never quite got off the ground. <P><b>I think I saw an expired auction listing from a seller on social media who runs these low end card auctions</b> - I asked about the card since no one bid on it, but I don't think the seller understood or cared I wanted the card outright.<P><b>I started claiming 'quarters' off another social media seller just because he teased this card in a sales post </b>- I probably would not have bought the 200 odds and ends if not for the copy of the card.<P><b>Go figure it wasn't actually tallied up in the final order and while I wasn't charged</b> - I had to make it a micro mini mission to secure a copy, where it was still on my mind.
<P><b>I went looking for the card on eBay and while it's probably a dollar card shipped on eBay all day long</b> - I bought it off a listing for about twice as much but the card is now secured in-hand.<P><b>FWIW I did not know who the player on the card was and for all I cared, he might have been a practice squad guy</b> - however, it looks like the second year NFL pro has had a breakout season as a running back, rushing for over 1,000 yards. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-80740368244343247702023-12-16T23:30:00.000-08:002023-12-16T23:30:23.269-08:00More small things at the card show<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSTyJs9pSd8AWJ16LmLlNOCHTKKVKMmn0VU2ENKYaqV3KhhB3XqBZRkZ-vcCtJVzQ2ZD_20zMiR1OmMM1pSYDHpvW8wkWdNIFtgFNjbWK71o4aLG4VY8rJYhL-MESrm8oAg6A0e00ORHkYWdz8m9bA_lEMd86gLOkrtG2We5AODRBETmW3GGq/s800/Pick%20ups%20-%2012-2-23%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSTyJs9pSd8AWJ16LmLlNOCHTKKVKMmn0VU2ENKYaqV3KhhB3XqBZRkZ-vcCtJVzQ2ZD_20zMiR1OmMM1pSYDHpvW8wkWdNIFtgFNjbWK71o4aLG4VY8rJYhL-MESrm8oAg6A0e00ORHkYWdz8m9bA_lEMd86gLOkrtG2We5AODRBETmW3GGq/s320/Pick%20ups%20-%2012-2-23%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>I was digging through some '6 for $5' boxes from a random seller table and these were my keepers </b>- added another 18 cards from the seller's '5 for $1' box and maybe it was kind of odd thing I couldn't push the total to 20 outright.<P><b>Maybe my favorite card is the 1986 Donruss Rookies Jose Canseco #22 </b>- it was a card I remember a childhood friend possessing and seeing regularly [along with an autographed 1989 Upper Deck Dante Bichette rookie] whenever I would visit his house. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGBZxOETFKT0fqJT-gW51u0-dMlelx-pXEraXvgcQ9kdAhT2B4cnbqJ8ODyY4_JxlM1-EBJwQpwjfY6RyY7UHdC6WEWc1mS2YW5P864sBnBk7JkshjJzfvW6Usxr0UO3YFpM00vrUcvmopXXH1KeIeKZ7FPwCmA-Im-lWypF3FPCbhkIe-6iy/s1171/Pick%20ups%20-%2012-2-23%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGBZxOETFKT0fqJT-gW51u0-dMlelx-pXEraXvgcQ9kdAhT2B4cnbqJ8ODyY4_JxlM1-EBJwQpwjfY6RyY7UHdC6WEWc1mS2YW5P864sBnBk7JkshjJzfvW6Usxr0UO3YFpM00vrUcvmopXXH1KeIeKZ7FPwCmA-Im-lWypF3FPCbhkIe-6iy/s320/Pick%20ups%20-%2012-2-23%20%282%29.JPG"/></a></div>
<b>I really wanted to take a better picture of this 2000 Topps Finest Moments 3000 Hits Tony Gwynn #FM3, where it's hard to see on the first image </b> - but it's usually hard to take photo ops of shinier, chromium cards, so what you see is what you get. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-24391897795272711892023-12-10T21:33:00.000-08:002023-12-10T21:33:16.574-08:00Thank you Shohei Ohtani and good luck<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlDz3opiPl_bKQ_GJC4WB1nYMEpo0e96HF3bXLI8UEdeIDzfdh26shAfc-wDbeNbKpdS8vOkGWjeXYxmc6rBc-dFVz3dMBxbZJsQNr0hx1vnL-NfkwfYmV_mihvneBBx5tudst6CugqnpZUA3QWODKE-MvEjiagCRjpPNBLxES-ikT7V0K8Ja/s1111/97DD8C05-B438-4E79-A92C-44E3531E16D9.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlDz3opiPl_bKQ_GJC4WB1nYMEpo0e96HF3bXLI8UEdeIDzfdh26shAfc-wDbeNbKpdS8vOkGWjeXYxmc6rBc-dFVz3dMBxbZJsQNr0hx1vnL-NfkwfYmV_mihvneBBx5tudst6CugqnpZUA3QWODKE-MvEjiagCRjpPNBLxES-ikT7V0K8Ja/s320/97DD8C05-B438-4E79-A92C-44E3531E16D9.jpg"/></a></div>
<b>I did not want to get caught up in the news cycle of Shohei Ohtani signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers on social media</b> - because in my own little way, I tend to want to share my two cents, interjecting my thoughts, where it ends up like trying to cope after he's left my home team.
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<b>It was a business decision on his end and strangely, I'm kind of glad he is still in So. Cal, where I wonder if the fandom for Ohtani supersedes the idea he is a Dodger</b> - ideally, maybe it was better to see him in some far away place like Toronto, where he maybe he gets to be out of sight, out of mind.<P><b>I could understand where it was just about inevitable and logical</b> - where it was always going to be the Dodgers or bust.<P>
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<b>I’m probably not collecting his old team cards for one year where they are now dated, while my existing PC ends up being off cards from his old team</b> - I can see where my interest in collecting Ohtani ends up being muted, until things settle down where softly remains one of those universally popular, easy guys to collect.
<P><b>I abruptly cut the cord on the company that broadcasted Angel games late in 2022, where just before one of Ohtani's pitching starts, I found out there was no Angel channel to watch games anymore</b> - the current streaming TV package that replaced the old cable TV one has the company that broadcasted Dodgers games locally, even though I barely ever tuned in through 2023.
<P><b>Going forward, I’ll probably be glued into more Dodgers games due to Ohtani alone </b>- even though the Angels are my team.
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<b>1.) Maybe said I would cease to be an Angels fan if and when Ohtani leaves</b> - that probably won’t be the case, but losing this larger than life megastar it’s a whole new deal to process. <P><b>The Angels have been a bad organization for the past decade where as a fan, I can be a free agent too</b> - but maybe I need to chill with my one lousy team and hope Ohtani defecting to the Dodgers ends up forcing the Angels to be more creative, where they need to do something radical.
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<b>2.) $700 million for a DH in the foreseesable season is ridiculous, but while I've always believed in the talent to come back</b> - it softens the blow where Ohtani is only going to be doing one thing [and not two things at once]. <P>
<b>3.) There is no reason to think that Ohtani will not have at least multiple seasons where he is pitching and hitting to his full capabilities</b> - but maybe there is a part of me that wants to believe his first MLB team got his best three seasons ever.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-78722175479479012352023-12-04T20:58:00.000-08:002023-12-04T22:42:54.253-08:00Working on the small things at the card show<b>In a more quaint card show setting, I actually spied a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 in one particular showcase and did a little window shopping for all sorts of high end prospect cards teasing a top rookie like Corbin Carroll or a top prospect like Jackson Holliday</b> - still I wasn't quite at a big time show in this particular location I was at, where it was teeming with the sellers that had the odds and ends I may indulge in.<P><b>These cards were from the value bins of a grandfather and grandson duo I've bought from at other show dates, but have only really seen set up two other times</b> - their 'binned singles' with prices on the back are all jumbled up by sport, so it's kind of a mess to spend time at.<P><b>Their lesser [maybe $5 and under] material are sorted by sport, so ideally it's easier to try and go through the monster boxes of toploaded cards row by row</b> - I did as much deep cut picking as I could to flag potential keepers, but wasn't as emotionally invested, where I wanted to spend only so much to get my cheap thrills.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_FYsxvCTsCVL9fU4dDBMCEx9yDOfIOgJJgbf757wPSbsTjxTdcQ19nV-l9NFtGVY0OPXaeD2V8FMF0e8_jemEkjO2t5MdE-1racEi_BiBwXVVUGcCcfe0U0KmqHJl3-9xjD5akcZi7HyqdsPSMNG1ZOwb3VqwOKWvH8ntsnyGgYhX9wqW0L5/s800/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_FYsxvCTsCVL9fU4dDBMCEx9yDOfIOgJJgbf757wPSbsTjxTdcQ19nV-l9NFtGVY0OPXaeD2V8FMF0e8_jemEkjO2t5MdE-1racEi_BiBwXVVUGcCcfe0U0KmqHJl3-9xjD5akcZi7HyqdsPSMNG1ZOwb3VqwOKWvH8ntsnyGgYhX9wqW0L5/s320/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>1995 Pinnacle Museum Collection Tim Salmon #391</b> - who would have thought that out of sheer randomness, I can find a card that just hits the spot, as a cheap but unique parallel of a local team star I've collected for just over 30 years. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEoRRI0laMhwp3govIh-g4WzPWL9hxLu6ahuciOMvxOELcFT_r1dlye1ZNuf52ldM3o2twK0UTtM2pG7DRuAnma0n69W0NLNVMYd6-80rIjPmhNcVGVbDNL1SEauzCflW7pSEdnB-ToNnKUzmsIRBdzxsjt9DzgZbXYqSzQoVoYuc56H2ojgn/s900/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEoRRI0laMhwp3govIh-g4WzPWL9hxLu6ahuciOMvxOELcFT_r1dlye1ZNuf52ldM3o2twK0UTtM2pG7DRuAnma0n69W0NLNVMYd6-80rIjPmhNcVGVbDNL1SEauzCflW7pSEdnB-ToNnKUzmsIRBdzxsjt9DzgZbXYqSzQoVoYuc56H2ojgn/s320/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%282%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Silver Signature Barry Bonds #610 and 1995 Pinnacle Trevor Hoffman Museum Collection #85</b> - I profess to collect Bonds, where I think he should be in the Hall of Fame already, but the iffy factor maybe too much where he is not particularly well liked. <P><b>While Hoffman is a Hall of Fame closer, he's not a guy whose cards I'd look for, so maybe I can appreciate a parallel</b> - where it's a little different from much of the basic cards that represent Hoffman in my binder / decade stars collection. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPg-RRT-p6swRk6-WWgW9ZHIWCRQr-GNQgUZmE75wwywJt-33H8cQey2i0Mo6afeJsl1dTIruuYb8tVKaXHZNlcisEAaV0Ftd4qJ_ui44HphZd-jVLv6w7juWHruQLZS1MsijsiOQ8XM44djGt8s__a1O1KezHorECkZRIRn3GtrHppe9QiUu/s800/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%283%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPg-RRT-p6swRk6-WWgW9ZHIWCRQr-GNQgUZmE75wwywJt-33H8cQey2i0Mo6afeJsl1dTIruuYb8tVKaXHZNlcisEAaV0Ftd4qJ_ui44HphZd-jVLv6w7juWHruQLZS1MsijsiOQ8XM44djGt8s__a1O1KezHorECkZRIRn3GtrHppe9QiUu/s320/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%283%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>1985 Topps Pete Rose #106</b> - though it was not a vintage card, maybe the first card I actually set aside, because it presumably shows an image from Rose's collision with Ray Fosse [R.I.P.] in the 1970 All-Star game. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uMk7IwOMui8pIoqIGnxePfK8nWWBE91p5EAhcH96SeGHDbGnZ4NP6i5yGw-x06-Hvggo6gB6IcB1WEQNMgTcZY0lCHwSNIrUoWByAeQtM6UvPVL7RptKx-1NjQ6ByT9AvTHG_wPZ5dMXkjQENHNnWvDt6MIX3f3qV1mwhTttyWKHn-Cp1qwI/s733/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%284%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uMk7IwOMui8pIoqIGnxePfK8nWWBE91p5EAhcH96SeGHDbGnZ4NP6i5yGw-x06-Hvggo6gB6IcB1WEQNMgTcZY0lCHwSNIrUoWByAeQtM6UvPVL7RptKx-1NjQ6ByT9AvTHG_wPZ5dMXkjQENHNnWvDt6MIX3f3qV1mwhTttyWKHn-Cp1qwI/s320/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%284%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>The back of the Rose card partially pictures his 1970 Topps Super card</b> - the card I picked up is part of a subset that makes up a puzzle in the Pete Rose set.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgCfJUPsjhYxyWc8UHN2C2VbFg3t1jzxOak1eFjXMkSvt-Y0_EBEGfURCfL-uOyHTsRD_xkPYvkdWDhyT-TX-ZiWvqMZGYFxXKonbBnJehldw4ima1FK12OPcs_SombdrMu-tXt3_pM-AizJgz2svV_2sUNSetjg5WKIBVjw7xIJYxyKifVwP/s738/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%285%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgCfJUPsjhYxyWc8UHN2C2VbFg3t1jzxOak1eFjXMkSvt-Y0_EBEGfURCfL-uOyHTsRD_xkPYvkdWDhyT-TX-ZiWvqMZGYFxXKonbBnJehldw4ima1FK12OPcs_SombdrMu-tXt3_pM-AizJgz2svV_2sUNSetjg5WKIBVjw7xIJYxyKifVwP/s320/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%285%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>Maybe at some point, these shiny inserts were fillers to skip over when looking for bigger hits</b> - but these types of cards end up being ideal binder material, where they don't cost much and at times really pop.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZ-EKCtdxR6HrOw8UfIg0gaXheEpoae4U5JHF4S0A2ZKWlqw70vGSTV4TRk9zB1tZrGahRqtpdTPNSvTiIV_vpOkkUN8ifNFy7kuNDXaSo3RnlRuVtj4x0hkLEpxg5BQo-uOlfNI6r2fE5UFO0tq_lbvKOIBXbSZv4Bl5q0Z92DACYMgxt753/s800/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%286%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZ-EKCtdxR6HrOw8UfIg0gaXheEpoae4U5JHF4S0A2ZKWlqw70vGSTV4TRk9zB1tZrGahRqtpdTPNSvTiIV_vpOkkUN8ifNFy7kuNDXaSo3RnlRuVtj4x0hkLEpxg5BQo-uOlfNI6r2fE5UFO0tq_lbvKOIBXbSZv4Bl5q0Z92DACYMgxt753/s320/12-2-23%20-%20pick-ups%20%286%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>I liked Mike Piazza as one of the biggest superstars of his era, but what does it do to pick up cards of his in 2023 [?]</b> - I almost skipped past this 2006 Topps Hit Parade #HR9, but for the countless cards a notable player may have printed, the ones showing them in unfamiliar uniforms might be the ones worth taking a flyer on. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-37789922708800660472023-11-29T19:33:00.000-08:002023-11-29T19:33:00.934-08:00Nearly a glitch in the Matrix - feat. Kirby Puckett<b>I made this 2006 Fleer Greats Decade Greats Puckett a keeper out of a 25 card dollar dig at a card show where I was charged $20</b> - I have Puckett rubber stamped as a Hall of Fame legend to collect from the junk wax era and this retro card from the 2000s ends up a little more unique, where it goes into my stadium project. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasqbNS28Tdk2cgkKcr3mSB8F5gbCbqQ3KHRoz0C0K3oeWwNV1PAwUZKNUQ-AnITp1fO-V4lZtxXVmDN7af5oDtm6Y6zslLbRx3hM9I6YWrPWBT1M04_0iNt3DLIAne2wnIwEi7t7aLTEKjpXfaIsXx5uUtjx9acaDlC44NE1eUBYfhx_9c55q/s900/Puckett%20almost%20a%20dupe%20image%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasqbNS28Tdk2cgkKcr3mSB8F5gbCbqQ3KHRoz0C0K3oeWwNV1PAwUZKNUQ-AnITp1fO-V4lZtxXVmDN7af5oDtm6Y6zslLbRx3hM9I6YWrPWBT1M04_0iNt3DLIAne2wnIwEi7t7aLTEKjpXfaIsXx5uUtjx9acaDlC44NE1eUBYfhx_9c55q/s320/Puckett%20almost%20a%20dupe%20image%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>Like my <a href="https://cardsandgraphs.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-glitch-in-matrix-feat-wade-boggs.html" target="_blank">last post,</a> I thought the same image on one card was used for another card and sure enough Puckett's 1988 Fleer card used nearly the same image</b> - maybe it makes a little more sense where Fleer [or Upper Deck, which had bought out Fleer in 2005] would be able to dig around and look for an archive of images to use. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhej4jiR1sBcTDRnxTt_g8Azh82TH_oxMRnIAaZx7-f39g42ao0UOVXQkH7-zPsBdtTSPAe9I7z3k8g3be89205ssLroXqvBPptbgXfl6_OD5LaSpYmkuQYws2YX2b6-pL7NzpFT3UTNuceywHrOP6icbuSyIv_fs5-MNPbHHPSbpiqx186dXX1/s847/Puckett%20almost%20a%20dupe%20image%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhej4jiR1sBcTDRnxTt_g8Azh82TH_oxMRnIAaZx7-f39g42ao0UOVXQkH7-zPsBdtTSPAe9I7z3k8g3be89205ssLroXqvBPptbgXfl6_OD5LaSpYmkuQYws2YX2b6-pL7NzpFT3UTNuceywHrOP6icbuSyIv_fs5-MNPbHHPSbpiqx186dXX1/s320/Puckett%20almost%20a%20dupe%20image%20%282%29.JPG"/>
</a></div><b>On first glance, the pictures on the cards are virtually the same where they could have been taken seconds from each other</b> - the only wrinkle that makes the images slightly different are Puckett's eyes, where the retro Fleer card has him looking towards the side, while the 1988 Fleer card has his eyeballs sort of looking downward. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-72967183169327096392023-11-27T21:07:00.000-08:002023-11-27T21:11:40.274-08:00A glitch in the Matrix - feat. Wade Boggs <b>I don't know if I liked the image on the 2023 Donruss Wade Boggs</b> - I imagine Boggs following through hitting a ball during an at-bat, but kind of hard to tell, where it's almost an awkward shot. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9aRNE5NC1Mx4fFI-PkiLxNnm1JKDABfR5YvpTEmU-yKXEu-hNyOzbe1Caca9prKO9UYyQMJ-FREYSWauorhDav53qzAK1JSL_f2nNCYyYQ7IYzsS7Ek57qwq6k5xwFLQ24r278LyH0WxFHWIztls2erLgranh-3lvVvoCX2k4Bu8EoZBvv2N/s1125/Boggs%20dupe%20image%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9aRNE5NC1Mx4fFI-PkiLxNnm1JKDABfR5YvpTEmU-yKXEu-hNyOzbe1Caca9prKO9UYyQMJ-FREYSWauorhDav53qzAK1JSL_f2nNCYyYQ7IYzsS7Ek57qwq6k5xwFLQ24r278LyH0WxFHWIztls2erLgranh-3lvVvoCX2k4Bu8EoZBvv2N/s320/Boggs%20dupe%20image%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>As I'm scrolling through some f/s posts on social media, I saw a Boggs lot with a 1992 Upper Deck Boggs that kind of looked familiar </b>- it looks like Panini found and used the same image that Upper Deck did all the way back in 1992.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnTpKXIenKbNDXxu2MoDzZSJV2S0HA1hAv3e8ItZHEpc73sKYdHvV4FUdesLWxl1qSkWwIKTULyDKRQlZMo4LcXVXLDOTNLUHNTr8YxIh2JDwRDuHjYmsiJEUzCDqbnnt42rpEjZf_f7hQ3UiIB2_IFpBgvwM8G-61IppysreKJUCNUe9Q7Nw/s1133/Boggs%20dupe%20image%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnTpKXIenKbNDXxu2MoDzZSJV2S0HA1hAv3e8ItZHEpc73sKYdHvV4FUdesLWxl1qSkWwIKTULyDKRQlZMo4LcXVXLDOTNLUHNTr8YxIh2JDwRDuHjYmsiJEUzCDqbnnt42rpEjZf_f7hQ3UiIB2_IFpBgvwM8G-61IppysreKJUCNUe9Q7Nw/s320/Boggs%20dupe%20image%20%282%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>Maybe better eyes will spot the minute differences between the two images but I have to go look for the 1992 Upper Deck Boggs</b> - as both a stadium project card and to put together as a pair with the newer Panini Donruss card. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-20200039109749189832023-11-23T11:00:00.000-08:002023-11-23T11:00:00.135-08:00Thankful for some old-school / vintage pickups<b>Maybe at every corner of a card show I attended, would be a table where people were clustered at </b>- it was hard to squeeze in and in a case or two, I might move off a table for a moment and already have someone jumping into my spot.
<P><b>I found myself at a table where a bunch of old heads [at least older than I] were going through vintage or old school material</b> - the cheap cards in bins were ‘2 for $1,’ and cards in binders were a dollar each.
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<b>Maybe I had to bug off for a little bit before circling back to see</b> - if I can find an opportunity to get back to the table and start picking around somewhere.
<P><b>Maybe things started off awkwardly where another guy rummaging through the '2 for $1' bins thought I smelled of cigarettes </b>- I found it silly where I don't smoke at all and was saying as much, while rolling my eyes.<P><b>This guy was wearing a mask where it looked like he might have trouble breathing in a confined area</b> - I was not about to say anything to disrespect the guy, but just try to get out of his way, while doing my thing. <P>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0wf6HZ2syl0sScpZnUq7YFUxaXOwE-syeJsfE45zFYOyN4lkDKJqlqa8he0iFE9_EkEkwgptPBn6bC0hb67Y7lgs7RXYDHaRrf4oF_WRxjSmJGnGV65T7gGNys2mMl9CZu2Bg1xR9pG9wQryjACRX4FGat2zxr-C1PIcs-prjmKXc5vOGxG1/s1855/Quarter%20box%20-%20beaters%20-%2011-18-23%20%281%29.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1855" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0wf6HZ2syl0sScpZnUq7YFUxaXOwE-syeJsfE45zFYOyN4lkDKJqlqa8he0iFE9_EkEkwgptPBn6bC0hb67Y7lgs7RXYDHaRrf4oF_WRxjSmJGnGV65T7gGNys2mMl9CZu2Bg1xR9pG9wQryjACRX4FGat2zxr-C1PIcs-prjmKXc5vOGxG1/s320/Quarter%20box%20-%20beaters%20-%2011-18-23%20%281%29.jpg"/></a></div><b>I think I found some old school / vintage beaters</b> - the Brooks Robinson that ended up being autographed from my last post was part of the cards that were '2f for $1.' <P><b>I've never really been well versed in old-school / vintage cards, where I'm going to be digging through 'old cards' with a serious focus like set building</b> - but maybe it's a reward to idly dig and find cards of Hall of Famers, even if they are beaters.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJXtibyY-wro1Xu9oRvHDttdW-cIa_VmXdt04ago_DnfpXfM9sQEc7NVwTTPr3UH6y8K-Ha0hKhDZnrjhJBgXfV0jPX0Ii0iuGLOh0Y6VoLb5DqPcauY7FeqZFCq3wuDuDxXh2-eZ6_YUq6u0Fv7l3ST7Z9A3O8q8pwzBhwCzvvZ5UOgX7Jh1/s2048/Quarter%20box%20-%20Stadium%20Proj%20-%2011-18-23%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJXtibyY-wro1Xu9oRvHDttdW-cIa_VmXdt04ago_DnfpXfM9sQEc7NVwTTPr3UH6y8K-Ha0hKhDZnrjhJBgXfV0jPX0Ii0iuGLOh0Y6VoLb5DqPcauY7FeqZFCq3wuDuDxXh2-eZ6_YUq6u0Fv7l3ST7Z9A3O8q8pwzBhwCzvvZ5UOgX7Jh1/s320/Quarter%20box%20-%20Stadium%20Proj%20-%2011-18-23%20%282%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>I am pretty sure these are <a href="https://cardsandgraphs.blogspot.com/2023/11/some-stadium-project-collection-adds.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">stadium project</a> cards, so it's nice to find a pair of old school keepers that really go back</b> - besides most of what I've accumulated from the 1980s through present.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6MDoRAzVv_PH_GuU_ZLvXDkMUy_JA-yb2NgCqIdzxA3NJaKUxmi8MlKOwOSh1TmpNMJOPO2wxOb_WeXWs4wOuszQHtABk0r7vLf4wiyiBcSvYeBFBWngRxH6p-eOzaE38dxGyClgh4pwFQTk83FwW7MNs5evf71Oabl0_QKnr5MfrVKJb5Uu/s2048/Dollar%20binder%20-%20beaters%20-%2011-18-23.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1951" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6MDoRAzVv_PH_GuU_ZLvXDkMUy_JA-yb2NgCqIdzxA3NJaKUxmi8MlKOwOSh1TmpNMJOPO2wxOb_WeXWs4wOuszQHtABk0r7vLf4wiyiBcSvYeBFBWngRxH6p-eOzaE38dxGyClgh4pwFQTk83FwW7MNs5evf71Oabl0_QKnr5MfrVKJb5Uu/s320/Dollar%20binder%20-%20beaters%20-%2011-18-23.JPG"/></a><b>I had a chance to go through the vintage dollar binders</b> - maybe I was dealing with the leftovers towards the latter part of the show and I decided to make these four random keepers out of more beaters.<P><b>Like the Brooks Robinson, the Whitey Ford has a scribble on the front</b> - it's not an autograph on the card, but someone wrote 'Yankees' in black ballpoint pen.<P><b>If I had paid attention, I would have put the card back</b> - but maybe part of the charm of going through vintage cards [for cheap] is seeing cards that end up being defaced in some way.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YFSCfXgEEKKJBCXLmE7Ab7vNb973GmnYGUik-mZ9QW-DvV0Bukj7Bz06C1ZVt8mGOVUKj3Um4sTDzbPXd5W-ZHrbvlB_oPxQAqGpELzshHRK77e2ZRq7a6YVk-qCszd9feY-nAgJh4S-9zR5TQtMEKaAmjqf_8BbDwjZh6bNuT7K7F_ucx6G/s2048/Singles%20-%2011-18-23%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YFSCfXgEEKKJBCXLmE7Ab7vNb973GmnYGUik-mZ9QW-DvV0Bukj7Bz06C1ZVt8mGOVUKj3Um4sTDzbPXd5W-ZHrbvlB_oPxQAqGpELzshHRK77e2ZRq7a6YVk-qCszd9feY-nAgJh4S-9zR5TQtMEKaAmjqf_8BbDwjZh6bNuT7K7F_ucx6G/s320/Singles%20-%2011-18-23%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>I grabbed a 1963 Topps Roger Maris #120 [$25] off the table</b> - I asked the seller if I could take a look at it because it was kind of behind the cheap-o bins I was going through and though there might be an invisible barrier that kept me from reaching around the loosely displayed cards on the table.<P><b>The seller said I can actually go ahead and have a look at the card since the cards came originally from their bins for their single cards</b> - but there was just not room to put them somewhere else.
<P><b>Earlier in the year, I had an eye on another copy of the Maris card at the card shop I go to</b> - but it disappeared off their display cases before I decided I might actually want the card.
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Maris ends up a famous non-HoFer in MLB history for his historic 1961 season where he blasted 61 home runs</b> - the main image gives off that late ‘61 vibe, where Maris looks a little morose with sad eyes.<P><b>From the bins, I found a 1966 Topps 1966 Rookie Stars Bill Singer / Don Sutton RC #288 [$10] and a 1967 Topps Tony Perez #476 [unmarked top loaded cards were $3]</b> - it is unexpectedly cool to actually pick up a vintage HOFer rookie, even though Sutton shares it with a guy who had a <a href="https://nextshark.com/kim-ng-past-racist-attack-resurfaces" target="_blank">racial incident</a> 20 years ago with former Miami Marlins GM Kim Ng, who was then working for the Dodgers.<P><b>At another card show, another copy of the Perez ended up one of my last cuts</b> - maybe I should have made it a keeper three weeks ago, but got another chance to make things right and this copy might end up having a little more eye appeal. <P><b>When I finally presented my miscellaneous stack to the seller, I don't think I got much [or any] discount off the total </b> - but the cards I ended up with might just have a bit more historicity, compared to busting a retail value box or a mega box 'thingy' that might be $50 these days. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-49018077489808321482023-11-20T15:27:00.000-08:002023-11-20T16:26:23.403-08:00Featured autograph - Brooks Robinson<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxqXqI53YKvLeMi7soghzxnLbRt_b62GqX2Y-IUdIt_Gx2vSaFJ6qHYjDCSrTIS7apL8mrb2Hm_buv1cA1ir-ZoeFm9o8lauVXeT887MF7l1Au4X7gmJoYN9F7QLTI1_JNLaQBYp0ntv_eyXCRYmhrRMtyNixA_xuBae3tr7Vk9rVhJb8WHxP/s900/Brooks%20Robinson%20auto.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxqXqI53YKvLeMi7soghzxnLbRt_b62GqX2Y-IUdIt_Gx2vSaFJ6qHYjDCSrTIS7apL8mrb2Hm_buv1cA1ir-ZoeFm9o8lauVXeT887MF7l1Au4X7gmJoYN9F7QLTI1_JNLaQBYp0ntv_eyXCRYmhrRMtyNixA_xuBae3tr7Vk9rVhJb8WHxP/s320/Brooks%20Robinson%20auto.JPG"/></a></div><b>I was thumbing through '2 for $1' old school / vintage bins of a seller I stumbled upon at a card show</b> - I thought this might be just another card, but took a closer look and it looked like it was faintly scribbled on.<P><b>It looks like an autograph of Robinson, who passed away on Sept. 26 </b> - maybe it's a testament of how generous he was about signing, where I might find an autograph card of his in a relatively unlikely place.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-26532236076984275762023-11-12T12:12:00.000-08:002023-11-12T12:12:02.808-08:00Some stadium project collection adds <b>I probably had 45 minutes during another pit stop at a card show</b> - I ended up hanging around the hosting card shop's bulk bins and eventually started to find some probable keepers, where I was able to build a take home stack.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSiR8ej04q1l0bX8mHENOB4I-1kZMtz8_ZHwxCW5I54ab2gk64lQSmm_cw7Vw2D6OPqaO9tgkNTAINlndAE_IIESHrKnI0pTH7tSvfiQueCoAHDuSueNHl6cf64Bv8ahYVUArwtwXLT-DYjBGB6WFe-qsrLpBF-_IEQ6E0fFFLOL6158GVjB7/s900/Stadium%20Proj%20cards%20%283%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSiR8ej04q1l0bX8mHENOB4I-1kZMtz8_ZHwxCW5I54ab2gk64lQSmm_cw7Vw2D6OPqaO9tgkNTAINlndAE_IIESHrKnI0pTH7tSvfiQueCoAHDuSueNHl6cf64Bv8ahYVUArwtwXLT-DYjBGB6WFe-qsrLpBF-_IEQ6E0fFFLOL6158GVjB7/s320/Stadium%20Proj%20cards%20%283%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>By the time I was seriously collecting in the early 1990s, I was probably aware of the Classic game cards</b> - though probably not the early sets from 1987 or 1988. <P><b>I don't think I've ever seen these particular cards before</b> - so they end up nice finds, even if their only value is esoteric.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOW5ClPj637p0gNw4l9381gDDBb0BZMQKzDISfPfZ8U3vuHHapMBqcK2bd4NFozCIczDUct4yvLpoj3kVW00NEMnbzmfqaKvfL_9OE1gHAR5-r6-_96sRF1k-p0XeNV4Bst1qQbxe-Q1GvjwQN4oscgtC27V5NmvhEqY-4btaIwk6HrqiuCAsL/s600/Stadium%20Proj%20cards%20%281%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOW5ClPj637p0gNw4l9381gDDBb0BZMQKzDISfPfZ8U3vuHHapMBqcK2bd4NFozCIczDUct4yvLpoj3kVW00NEMnbzmfqaKvfL_9OE1gHAR5-r6-_96sRF1k-p0XeNV4Bst1qQbxe-Q1GvjwQN4oscgtC27V5NmvhEqY-4btaIwk6HrqiuCAsL/s320/Stadium%20Proj%20cards%20%281%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>No one is coveting a common of Mark McLemore in 2023</b> - but I had to make room for a 1996 Upper Deck Collector's choice in my pile since it is a nice horizontal shot of McLemore, presumably taking a hack at an Angel game. <P><b>I wouldn't remember McLemore actually playing with the Angels through the first part of his MLB career</b> - though I kind of remember he was at a career crossroads back in the early 1990s, before re-inventing himself as a valuable jack-of-all trades utilty guy that allowed him to stick aroud. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQj7EGjY3NU_PY0WyM_1eJA7h7OVRJE-pxASToGu6VOA1Hb27Kmi28knGFk87BeDGrbH4INLjqfwu8XWDOJVt8wKWDX3HXaBlnDuJMh_S3tApefoRwxiqvbDqCPrkaA05OhYtP6PVtsPUf6Ud_-_WoL5HB6jdwyaFVZGWvLFRdV2oWWmQP_PO/s800/Stadium%20Proj%20cards%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQj7EGjY3NU_PY0WyM_1eJA7h7OVRJE-pxASToGu6VOA1Hb27Kmi28knGFk87BeDGrbH4INLjqfwu8XWDOJVt8wKWDX3HXaBlnDuJMh_S3tApefoRwxiqvbDqCPrkaA05OhYtP6PVtsPUf6Ud_-_WoL5HB6jdwyaFVZGWvLFRdV2oWWmQP_PO/s320/Stadium%20Proj%20cards%20%282%29.JPG"/></a></div><b>Now it's like a reward finding a parallel for my stadium project</b> - I don't think I'd ever buy any Panini baseball product outright, but the occasional parallels maybe worth a second look. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628239.post-6809247678148561162023-11-03T15:02:00.002-07:002023-11-03T15:02:46.256-07:00Topps Pro Debut Minor League Legends <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-maNEnTna5zsuqcUaSvl4uJxmcJ1ucJWkqA_bJxoRuSn5zBA4WF__cY9Q4ktFH3YDWhr5SLSUWwW44ZvTaB4HzMPSBDQaSTuI9c2cNAP-VArAHuspBdjSZB9o-LzXa32k_QODQHseN21KtR83pVnEo4XZtXB_2SIE7ewIMarrKV5CgKBVj7Wg/s1226/23%20PD%20-%20MILB-1%20Tony%20La%20Russa.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-maNEnTna5zsuqcUaSvl4uJxmcJ1ucJWkqA_bJxoRuSn5zBA4WF__cY9Q4ktFH3YDWhr5SLSUWwW44ZvTaB4HzMPSBDQaSTuI9c2cNAP-VArAHuspBdjSZB9o-LzXa32k_QODQHseN21KtR83pVnEo4XZtXB_2SIE7ewIMarrKV5CgKBVj7Wg/s320/23%20PD%20-%20MILB-1%20Tony%20La%20Russa.JPG" /></a></div><b>I have not paid attention to Topps Pro Debut for a good minute, but these retro themed inserts have caught my eye over the past few years </b>- I found a few of last year's inserts in the quarter bins of a card shop and may have ordered one or two others from COMC.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLVpd4uJqu7Gj9hN00mFRSoAdhOXS-aR-_J0m6YYSEv7g85cZ8Orz8FxWB_elyiNh3FOgbHiQmLRIsUQSyLDkAPTsNegbZCZhQsTvmsRMIqGCc-maoVKLH5K-G44AryRlluGuTzhG2TZ3cMKzQpjBBKyuBfl8u2dnNXYq4iteYpC9MceV7PeX/s1573/23%20PD%20-%20MILB%20%281%29.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLVpd4uJqu7Gj9hN00mFRSoAdhOXS-aR-_J0m6YYSEv7g85cZ8Orz8FxWB_elyiNh3FOgbHiQmLRIsUQSyLDkAPTsNegbZCZhQsTvmsRMIqGCc-maoVKLH5K-G44AryRlluGuTzhG2TZ3cMKzQpjBBKyuBfl8u2dnNXYq4iteYpC9MceV7PeX/s400/23%20PD%20-%20MILB%20%281%29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>I decided to pick up the entire 2023 set, rather than hoping random stragglers spill out somewhere</b> - the checklist teases some usual names like Albert Pujols, Cal Ripken Jr. and Alex Rodriguez, but Tony La Russa as card #1 takes the cake. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkz4yvKwMM1tlB9ahJyLMKgbo5xP6K7_bq7bOXHpwT_U_6NOeN6DSGN8tVCaiE6o2aRS7nd2Cx8Kx1ZwisaMvW5EB1nURUBs3twD8Ip8-BF0tBU9EYi3ghRJV34_ba94b2noISRGbzvni3EDJKNRPCqgNrYXAXspz1x5S8c1y9rPWLydMsL0D/s1579/23%20PD%20-%20MILB%20%282%29.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="1579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkz4yvKwMM1tlB9ahJyLMKgbo5xP6K7_bq7bOXHpwT_U_6NOeN6DSGN8tVCaiE6o2aRS7nd2Cx8Kx1ZwisaMvW5EB1nURUBs3twD8Ip8-BF0tBU9EYi3ghRJV34_ba94b2noISRGbzvni3EDJKNRPCqgNrYXAXspz1x5S8c1y9rPWLydMsL0D/s400/23%20PD%20-%20MILB%20%282%29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>I like the inclusion of vintage Hall of Fame legends, where unlike the countless retro MLB cards of the same subjects </b> - it's fun seeing the different uniforms and hats on these cards, presumably showing all-time players in their formative years in pro baseball.<p><b>There are non-HOF fan favorite types that add some deeper cut names to a 19-card checklist</b> - I'm not sure if I can appreciate them as much the fans of teams they played for through the 1970s and 1980s, but guys like Bill Madlock and John Mayberry get a second look as minor leaguers in this set.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3