Featured autographs - Daniel Robertson event

At a fan fest of sorts organized by Tampa Bay Rays player Daniel Robertson's family foundation - I got some random professional/MLB players to sign their cards, including a couple of Powell cards given to me by my friend.

Powell kind of checks off a couple of things in my book as a mini-collection guy, so I was glad I got a couple of actual cards - there is the 'Boog' nickname he shares with the longtime Baltimore Orioles first baseman of the 1960s through 1970s, so that sort of makes him unique [cult baseball player / cult feat], even if it's kind of random.

This current day Powell also is a local Orange County California guy - attending Mission Viejo High and then Orange Coast College before being drafted by the Oakland A's in the 20th round back in 2012.

2016 Topps Heritage Minors Daniel Robertson #77

2017 Topps Update Chrome Ryon Healy #US241

2017 Topps Heritage Minors Josh Staumont #161

2017 Topps Update Chase De Jong #US135

2015 Bowman Draft Bubba Derby #141

2013 Bowman Jeff Gelalich #BP15

2015 Panini Elite Extra Edition Cody Ponce #56

2015 Topps Heritage Minors Rio Ruiz #81

2011 Topps USA box retail set recaps

Topps made retail versions of the USA box sets they've produced over the last couple of years - unlike the 'hobby' version, the retail only features the complete base set of collegiate, 18U and 16U national teams without any autograph or game-used 'hits.'

However for the 2011 sets, Topps did add a wrinkle and added an autograph hit in retail each box [still $9.99] - I bought two boxes at Target last weekend and pulled on-card autographs of Keegan Thompson from Cullman High School in Alabama and Deven Marrero from Arizona State University.