The 30-Day Baseball Card Challenge - Day 20

"Your favorite parallel card based on the parallel, not the player."

2014 Topps Chrome Jason Grilli #208 X-fractor parallel - I don't collect parallels, where I to try and complete an entire set of them, but I like these 'checkerboard' finish refractors since the cards stand out more the basic refractors, while still being relatively easy pulls / finds.

Three random Angels cards

2012 Topps Alberto Callaspo #189 - Golden moments parallel

I'll pick up whatever Angels inserts that catch my eye - though I'm not one to maintain wantlists for specific base / insert cards.

2012 Bowman Jered Weaver #200 - X-Fractor parallel

2013 Bowman Platinum Jered Weaver #3 - Ruby parallel

Random pick ups

2014 Topps Heritage short prints - I'm not really chasing down the short print set, but picked up ones I can get signed in-person sooner than later.

#202 Miguel Almonte
#204 Brandon Drury - off-centered / miscut
#207 Patrick Kivlehan
#211 Sean Manaea - off-centered / miscut
#216 Addison Russell - $3.50
#223 Kyle Zimmer

I'm not as anal about condition as I probably should be but when new cards I paid a 'premium' for [$2.50 each] arrive looking off-centered and/or miscut - it makes me think twice about buying from a Web site with an extensive listing of cards, yet no images.

In addition to the SPs, I also picked up some loose 2014 Topps Heritage Minors base cards - even though I prefer different cards to show a player, I usually end up having the same card and hope to get them inked up one way or the other.

2013 Bowman Chrome Prospects Francellis Montas #BCP 129 - I was looking to see if he had any cards and he actually has one from last year; ended up picking up an X-fractor for a couple of bucks because I like how those refractors look.

2014 Topps Chrome two pack break

I planned to pick up supplies at my local card ship and ended up with a 3,200 count monster box [$3] and six 900 count boxes [$0.75 each] - I also mixed some loose 2014 Topps Chrome packs [$3 each] and also more 2014 Topps Heritage Minors packs [$3 each].

Pack one
#77 Robbie Erlin
#129 Johnny Cueto - X-fractor
#213 Rougned Odor

#130 Albert Pujols

Pack two
#170 David Wright
#31 Clay Buchholz

#174 Chase Utley - refractor
#158 Aramis Ramirez

Miscellaneous adds to my collection

I went to my LCS to see if I could get some packs of 2014 Topps Heritage Minors - as usual, I started rummaging through the quarter boxes to see if I could take some cards home.

The Koji Uehara refractor caught my eye and while it may be rather common - I picked it back up after picking out other cards to fill out the small stash of loose cards I ended up with.

2014 Bowman Platinum Alen Hanson #BPCP 15 - Green refractor serial #'d 288/399
2014 Bowman Platinum Raul Mondesi #BPP 21
2014 Bowman Platinum Raul Mondesi #BPCP 21 - Green refractor serial #'d 073/399
2014 Bowman Platinum Roberto Osuna #BPP 26

2014 Bowman Platinum Colin Moran #BPCP 42 - XFractor parallel; Xfractors maybe my favorite 'basic' parallel in any Bowman brand.
2014 Bowman Platinum Eddie Butler #BPCP 45 - refractor

2014 Bowman Platinum Dustin Pedroia #46 - Gold parallel
2014 Bowman Platinum Tyler Glasnow #BPP 52
2014 Bowman Platinum Tyler Glasnow #BPCP 52 - refractor
2014 Bowman Platinum Brandon Nimmo #BPP 66
2014 Bowman Platinum Josh Bell #BPP 74
2014 Bowman Platinum Trevor Story #BPP 83
2014 Bowman Platinum Hunter Renfroe #BPP 86
2014 Bowman Platinum Robert Stephenson #BPCP 100 - refractor
2014 Topps Chrome Koji Uehara #121 - refractor