tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39611238226968655972024-02-19T12:06:02.923-05:00Saints of the Cheap SeatsA long view of baseball cards, the Cleveland Indians and LifeDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-65555203586406770032013-04-08T15:52:00.001-04:002013-04-08T15:52:12.041-04:00Say goodbye to Grady<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My player collections, as anyone who has seen this blog will know, mostly center on Cleveland Indians from their powerful teams of the 1990's. Thome, Vizquel, Lofton, Belle, Alomar and Alomar. For a while, in the 2000's, when the Indians were once again a contender, I started collecting the cards of Victor Martinez, Fausto Carmona (or Roberto Hernandez), and CC Sabathia. But there was one who was especially significant. He could have been one of the all-time greats, not only on the Indians, but in baseball history. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a shame that he couldn't stay healthy, because he was <i>so</i> exciting to watch, both at bat and in the field. He was young, good looking, soft-spoken, and amazingly talented. He was mixed-race, which endeared him to both African-American and Caucasian fans. The women all wanted to marry him, and the men all wanted to play ball like him. He was The Natural. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is no longer the superstar he was. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Injuries robbed him of major portions of his last four or five seasons, and he was unceremoniously released this past winter by the only team he ever played for.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> His cards have come down in value, including his famous 2000 Bowman Draft autograph card which used to fetch $200 or more on the open market. Beckett book value on his card is now $15, so it can probably be had for only $5 or $10. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, now it is time to liquidate my Grady Sizemore card collection to free up the binder and 9-pocket card sheets. I had several hundred cards, including several certified and in-person autographs each, a dozen game-used cards, and 30 or so numbered cards. I recently traded two of the 2009 Finest numbered refractors away, so the purge has started. If you are interested in buying or trading for any of his cards, please email me, or find me on The Bench (userid: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dkrill). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another beautiful day in Rochester (re: windy with chance of sun, rain, or snow), and I was running errands, including stopping at the local card store to pick up some cards for a trade. (I've been bad at trading cards I no longer have because I didn't remember trading them previously!) Someone walks in with a 800-card box of Heritage that he sells to the owner for $20. I look through it, realize that there is probably 25 short prints, a relic, inserts, some blue-borders, and hundred of base, and offer the owner $30 for it. A quick 50% profit for him, and he doesn't have to catalog it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flush with my success, I grab a few packs from the opened Heritage box on the shelf. I open the first one to find a purple refractor in it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"What the heck?" "Oh, Mike opened one last week, and there was a purple refractor in every pack." I open another pack and, yep, there is another one. A quick check on ebay confirms that these are selling well. Maybe I'll get a Trout, or a Harper of these. So I decide to open all the packs left just to get the purple refractors. I get through 17 or 18 of the 21 packs left, and this is what I find:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But now I have a dilemma: I can keep this for my PC, or I can sell it to recoup some of the cost of all the cards I've bought recently, which is too much. Complicating matters is the fact that I have a Gibson from my 1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game autograph set, which I put together a few years ago. But I love this autograph. My son is trying to finagle me out of it, too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I go home to catalog and organize all the new Heritage I have, and in the mail are the wrapper redemption packs from Topps for Series 1. Blue Sparkle. I wonder why they call it that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hey, I better go play the lottery today," I think to myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That is where the luck runs out. I barely even got two numbers on the entire slip! Oh, well, as the song goes, "Two out of three ain't bad!"</span></div>
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Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-18172298134909017842013-03-12T19:28:00.001-04:002013-03-13T12:49:11.974-04:00My new obsession<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">No, it is not a redhead, or that sports car that one of my friends has while I drive a minivan. It is those great, well-designed, shiny (SHY-NEEEEE!) cards from the late '90's, Topps Gold Label and Flair Showcase. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had a stack of them sitting amidst all my stacks of cards sitting on my desk. I've toyed with the idea of collecting them as a set, but didn't really give it serious thought until this weekend, when I came across about a dozen of them, all stars, in the 50ยข box. Jackpot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the design of the 1999 TGL (left), not so much the 2000 design (right). The dual images, refractor technology, gold embossing, and thick stock make this a really desirable product.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is what Beckett has to say about 1999 TGL:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">So now, I open up a new checklist for my first two, 1999 Topps Gold Label and 1998 Flair Showcase. But do I really know what I am getting into. Not only does TGL have Class 1, 2, and 3, but each one of those has three variations: Black, Red, and One-to-One. Maybe I can come across some Blacks, or if I'm lucky a Red, since those are severely short-printed, to 100 for Class 1, 50 for Class 2, and 25 for Class 3. The One-to-One, well, that is out of 9, so there is almost no chance me ever - EVAH! - getting one, unless some poor soul takes pity on me and sends me the Thome One-to-One. (hint. hint.) The set also has an insert set with the same parallels, Race to Aaron highlighting the players who may break Aaron's HR record.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't think that Flair Showcase is any better. In fact it has more base cards, more "classes," more insert sets (Perfect 10, numbered to 10, and Wave of the Future) with parallels of each! Rows 3, 2, 1, and 0, in order from easiest to hardest, also boasted seeding in packs that varied with card number:</span><br />
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<i>Row 1 cards are parallel to regular base set. Similar to the other rows there is different pull ratios for each group of 30 cards as follows. Cards numbered from 1 through 30 are inserted one every 16 packs; cards numbered from 31 through 60 are inserted one every 24 packs; cards numbered from 61 through 90 are inserted one every six packs and cards numbered from 91 through 120 are inserted one every 10 packs.</i></span><br />
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<i>Row 0 cards are parallel to regular base set. These cards are serial numbered and get more plentiful as they are numbered higher in the set. Serial numbering is as follows: Cards numbered from 1 through 30 are serial numbered to 250, cards numbered from 31 through 60 are serial numbered to 500, cards numbered from 61 through 90 are serial numbered to 1000 and cards numbered 91 through 120 are serial numbered to 2000.</i></span><br />
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Not only that, but there was also a Legacy version, each row having each card with only 100 prints, and a Masterpiece version, with each card a 1 of 1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I will never get any of the one-ifs, and I may never get all the Red versions or rarer parallels of each, but I hope to put together Class 1 and Class 2 of TGL, and Row 3 and Row 2 of Flair Showcase. I've got a good jump on it. Look in my wantlists for the cards I need.</span>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-31257606412844755462013-01-31T05:01:00.005-05:002013-01-31T09:47:15.474-05:002013 Topps for trade<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just opened my jumbo box of 2013 Topps. I love the fact that I get the entire series from the one box, plus a good amount of inserts, and three or four hits. Set - done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">auto: Joel Hanrahan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">relic: Tony Gwynn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cy Young pin: Justin Verlander</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black (#/62): 221 (Bell)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gold (#/2013): 35 (Verlander), 170 (Perez), 207 (Holliday), 311 (Davis)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green Sparkle: 45, 99, 231, 232, 237, 247, 264 (Halladay CL), 268, 303 (Arod CL), 318</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a stack of base to trade. Let me know what you want - I'm looking for inserts or hits to my want list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">base: 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 36, 41, 42, 43, 46, 53, 54, 56, 59, 70, 76, 92, 94, 97, 107, 108, 114, 116, 122, 124, 126, 130136, 139, 140, 142, 144, 145, 149, 151, 164, 166, 169, 171, 1752, 173, 175, 177, 181, 189, 192, 193, 195, 198, 205, 206, 219, 227, 228, 236, 239, 240, 248, 253, 273, 276, 280, 282, 286, 289, 291, 298, 300, 301, 303, 308</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chasing the Dream inset: CD-10 (Stanton)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm looking for <a href="http://cheapseatsaints.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-i-need-from-1980-on.html">inserts I don't have</a> and <a href="http://cheapseatsaints.blogspot.com/2012/06/cleveland-indians-wantlist.html">Indians parallels</a> (card numbers <b>63</b>, <b>141</b>, <b>267</b>, <b>323</b>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leave a comment if you want to make a trade.</span>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-70965642975557473772013-01-28T09:25:00.003-05:002013-01-28T09:25:46.880-05:00Awesome Trade<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't been trading much because I have been student teaching, but I finally got back to it a bit. I've made a few trades and purchases for some sets, but the one trade I was able to make for my PC netted me this beauty:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did have to give up a short-printed Freddie Freeman autograph, but I love the patches on this one. Low numbered, three colors, auto - and from probably the best player on the Indians. Well, at least they haven't been mathematically eliminated yet.</span>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-71063908375810909052012-10-28T15:14:00.000-04:002012-10-28T15:17:50.893-04:00Op-EdI can't bite my tongue any longer. The bitterness and divisiveness in this country is sickening. The local elections, state elections, and federal elections are so acrimonious that I am disgusted at any mention of politics. How do you choose between someone who has lined their pockets and hired cronies (I'm looking at you, Josh Mandel and Maggie Brooks!) and an entrenched, old-school, run-of-the-mill party-line voter who has served well but with whom you are finding yourself more at odds with?<br />
The choices are meager and disheartening. However, there is one election in which there is only one real choice.<br />
I am voting for Barack Obama.<br />
I will lay out my reasons here. Some have to do with good things he has done. Some have to do with changes that his challenger would impose. Others are personal choices.<br />
1. President Obama has, at the very least, tried to deliver on his promises. He has wound down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has tried to use the workings of the federal government to help the economy. He has sought concessions and regulatory acceptance from the financial industry, which was running amok. He brought transparency and change to a secretive, vindictive, antagonistic previous administration that spied on its own citizens, lied to them in order to support an invasion, and promoted their own (re: wealthy) at the expense of protection for the masses (re: the other 98% of us).<br />
2. Obama pushed the Congress to approve a watered-down Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., Obamacare) that will provide preventative care to millions who could not afford it or decided to go without it, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/13/obamacare-gets-my-vote-clancy-sigal?fb=optOut">with potentially disastrous consequences</a>. For those of you who think that it will raise costs for everyone, it actually will reduce costs because, currently, we are already paying for catastrophic care for individuals with no insurance. Ask a doctor.<br />
3. He is not abandoning Israel. He may not agree with everything they do, nor should he blindly toe the line. However, when it comes to important issues, such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian nuclear threats, Obama is steadfast in his support of Israel and has its back. Too much is made of perceived slights and disagreements with Netanyahu. As I have come to realize, though, being a leader or an advisor to a leader means listening to advisors whose job it is to make them aware of alternative theories and hard truths. After working in the defense industry for twenty years, I understand that for every issue we are aware of publicly, there are literally dozens of secondary factors that we never hear.<br />
3. Will the real Mitt Romney please stand up? How can anyone be certain of what Romney stands for? He was for universal health care, then he was against it. He was against a woman's right to choose for herself, then softened his opposition to choice and gave caveats. He was for letting the auto industry go bankrupt, and forcefully stated so in an editorial, then denied it. He was ambiguous and strangely silent on financial industry regulation, and still is. He was not involved with Bain Capital after 1999, but was listed as an officer until 2002. If this were someone I worked with, I wouldn't trust him at all to support any project I worked on because I would not know if he would change his mind based on what a superior, friend, or coworker might suggest. His word is not a valuable commodity to him. Take this test: Would you want this man as a partner in business? Would you want him as a confidant? I wouldn't.<br />
4. Romney would take this country back fifty years in morality. It would be a sort of social McCarthyism. Pro-choice supporters would be reduced to speaking in hushed tones while escorting those who need abortions into back alleys and third-world doctor's offices. Birthers and swift-boaters would be elevated over fact-checkers and respected reporters. The Tea Party would have a seat at the policy table, which is a scarier proposition that another Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court. Speaking of which, should one of the Supremes decide to step down, another conservative justice on the Court would swing the social scale so far to the right that the country may never recover some of the gains it has made over the last half century. Not only would Roe v. Wade be in danger, but anything that smacks of affirmative action, gun control, or social and economic equality would be subject to review via the multitude of challenges brought by reactionary right-wing zealots.<br />
5. Personally, I am sick of hearing about how this country is going to hell, how there will not be any America in four years if President Obama is reelected, how the Republican party needs to "take back" or "save" this country, how Obama is a communist. These arguments sound ridiculous and are typical of most far-right wing rhetoric: short on facts and long on venom.<br />
I may not agree with everything that our current President says or does, but I know that he is more moderate than Romney, and this country does not need a conservative wolf in a moderate sheep's clothing.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-48338262151665817722012-06-19T21:25:00.001-04:002012-06-19T21:25:39.810-04:00More 2012 Topps hits, including SSP!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt the burning itch (no, not <i><b>that</b></i> burning itch) to find another auto, so I began going pack by pack through my local hobby shop's jumbo hobby packs of 2012 Topps. Didn't get a great auto (Andrew Carignan of the A's), or even a dugout variation, but I did find this snuck into the inserts:</span><br />
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-84610587621372871882012-06-11T09:54:00.001-04:002012-06-11T09:54:36.237-04:002012 Topps Series 2 Hits<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did okay. Not great. Not bad. I was hoping for the Koufax auto-patch, like <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/SANDY-KOUFAX-2012-Topps-Series-2-PATCH-AUTO-07-10-GW-Jersey-Autograph-Dodgers-SP-/310406182464?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item4845a67640">this one on eBay</a>. Not this time. But I did get a decent auto and a HOF relic. If you have something worthy to trade for them, let me know.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wanltist 1980-today can be found <a href="http://cheapseatsaints.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-i-need-from-1980-on.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Heritage wantlists can be found <a href="http://cheapseatsaints.blogspot.com/2009/10/topps-heritage-wantlists_05.html" style="color: #3c5c29; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage wantlists can be found <a href="http://cheapseatsaints.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-i-need-pre-1980.html" style="color: #3c5c29; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Chasing History Cut Signatures #BF sn/1 (hey, I can dream, can't I?!)</span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Ubaldo Jimenez </b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Opening Day #64: Base, Blue</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2013 Topps Silk Collection #SC36 sn/50</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps #141:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Black, Camo, Gold, Pink, Platinum, Target Red, Toys-R-Us Purple</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Heritage Chrome #HC41: Chrome, Refractor, Black REF, Gold REF, Purple REF</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Topps Opening Day #82: Base, Blue</span><span class="s1"></span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2013 Topps Silk Collection #SC66 sn/50</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Jason Kipnis</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Indians Topps<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#CLE5</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Allen and Ginter</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#168</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Allen and Ginter Mini<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#168</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Allen and Ginter Mini A and G Back<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#168</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Allen and Ginter Mini A and G Red Back<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#168</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Black<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#168</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Gold Border<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#168</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Allen and Ginter Mini No Card Number<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#168</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Wood<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#168</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Black<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#216</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Chrome Atomic Refractors</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#208</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Chrome Black Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#208</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Chrome Blue Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#208</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Chrome Gold Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#208</span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Topps Chrome Orange Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#208</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Chrome Purple Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#208</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Chrome Red Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#208</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Chrome Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#208</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Chrome Superfractors</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#208</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Factory Set Orange</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#216</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Gold Rush Stamped Promo</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#216</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Gypsy Queen Framed Black</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#64</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Gypsy Queen Framed Blue<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#64</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Gypsy Queen Mini Black</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#64</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Gypsy Queen Mini Green<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#64</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Gypsy Queen Mini Gypsy Queen Back<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#64</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Gypsy Queen Mini Sepia<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#64</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Gypsy Queen Mini Straight Cut Back<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#64</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Mini</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#216</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Mini Gold<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#216</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Mini Silver<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#216</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Opening Day<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#216</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Opening Day Blue<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#216</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Platinum<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#216</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Silk Collection<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#SC50</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Stickers<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#60</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Target Red Border<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#216</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Tier One On The Rise Autographs Gold Ink<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#JK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Tier One On The Rise Autographs Silver Ink<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#JK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Tier One On The Rise Autographs White Ink<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#JK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Toys R Us Purple Border<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#216</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Unity Relic Autographs<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#UAR101</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Unity Relic Autographs Emerald<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#UAR101</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Unity Relic Autographs Gold<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#UAR101</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Unity Relic Autographs Ruby<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#UAR101</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Unity Relic Autographs Sapphire<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#UAR101</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Unity Relic Autographs Sepia<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#UAR101</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Wood</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#216</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#111</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Emerald<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#111</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Gold<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#111</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Ruby<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#111</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Sapphire<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#111</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Sepia<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#111</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads White Whale Printing Plates<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#111</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Triple Threads Wood<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#111</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topps Tier One On The Rise Autographs<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#JK</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Indians Topps<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#CLE7</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Black</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">#182</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Factory Set Orange<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#182</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Gold Rush Stamped Promo</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">#182</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Mini</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">#182</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Mini Gold<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#182</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Mini Silver<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#182</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Platinum<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#182</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Target Red Border<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#182</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Toys R Us Purple Border<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#182</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Wood</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">#182</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">2012 SP Signature Dual Signatures #CLV12 Michael Brantley/Matt LaPorta C</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">2012 SP Signature Quad Signatures #CLV14 Michael Brantley/Carlos Carrasco/Matt LaPorta/Chen-Chang Lee C</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">2012 SP Signature Signatures #CLV10 Michael Brantley F</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">2012 SP Signature Triple Signatures #CLV13 Michael Brantley/Carlos Carrasco/Chen-Chang Lee E</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>Zach McAllister:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Panini Signature Series Rookies Game Ball Signatures<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#147</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Factory Set Orange</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Gold<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Gold Sparkle<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Mini Gold<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Mini Silver<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Platinum<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Target Red Border<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Wal Mart Blue Border<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Wood<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Prime Cuts<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#96</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Topps Mini<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#570</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Prime Cuts Century Gold Signatures<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#96</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Prime Cuts Century Silver Signatures<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#96</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Prime Cuts Century Platinum Signatures<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#96</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">274<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>BRANTLEY: Base, Hope Diamond, Target Red, Chrome, Opening Day</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">355b<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FELLER: Base, Cognac</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">544<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>MASTERSON: Base, Gold, Diamond, Hope Diamond, Target Red, Walmart Black, Chrome, Opening Day</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">US112<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>CHISENHALL: Gold, Diamond, Cognac, Hope Diamond, Target Red, Chrome, Opening Day</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">US193<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>CHISENHALL: Hope Diamond, Target Red, Walmart Black, Chrome, Opening Day</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">US194<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>KIPNIS: Gold, Hope Diamond, Target Red, Walmart Black, Chrome, Opening Day</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Francisco Lindor</b></span>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2009-10 USA Baseball 16U National Team Jersey Autographs #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2009-10 USA Baseball 16U National Team Jersey Autographs Green #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2009-10 USA Baseball 16U National Team Jersey Autographs Red #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2009-10 USA Baseball 16U National Team Jerseys #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2009-10 USA Baseball 16U National Team Patch Autographs #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2009-10 USA Baseball #USA55</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2009-10 USA Baseball #USA132 Jsy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome 18U USA Baseball Autographs #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome 18U USA Baseball Autographs Blue Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome 18U USA Baseball Autographs Gold Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome 18U USA Baseball Autographs Orange Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome 18U USA Baseball Autographs Red Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome 18U USA Baseball Autographs Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome 18U USA Baseball Autographs SuperFractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome USA Baseball Dual Autographs #USAD10/Michael Lorenzen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome USA Baseball Wrapper Redemption Autographs #WR15</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome USA Baseball Wrapper Redemption Autographs Black #WR15</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">2010 Bowman Chrome USA Stars Blue Refractors #USA5</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome USA Stars Gold Refractors #USA5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome USA Stars Orange Refractors #USA5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome USA Stars Red Refractors #USA5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome USA Stars Refractors #USA5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Chrome USA Stars Superfractors #USA5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Autograph Relics #USAR5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Autograph Relics Red #USAR5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Dual Autographs #BSDA3 Christian Lopes/Francisco Lindor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Dual Autographs Black Refractors #BSDA3 Christian Lopes/Francisco Lindor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Dual Autographs Gold Refractors #BSDA3 Christian Lopes/Francisco Lindor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Dual Autographs Refractors #BSDA3 Christian Lopes/Francisco Lindor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Relics #USAR5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Relics Gold Refractors #USAR5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Relics Refractors #USAR5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 USA Baseball #USA5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 USA Baseball Autographs #A11</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 USA Baseball Autographs Green #A11</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 USA Baseball Autographs Red #A11</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 USA Baseball Autographs Silver #A11</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 USA Baseball Triple Jersey Autographs #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 USA Baseball Triple Jerseys #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2010 USA Baseball Triple Patch Autographs #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autographs Blue Refractors #FL</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autographs Gold Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autographs Orange Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autographs Purple Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autographs Red Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autographs Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autographs Superfractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Blue Refractors #BDPP53</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Gold Canary Diamond #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Gold Refractors #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Orange Refractors #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Purple Refractors #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Red Refractors #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Refractors #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractors #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Draft AFLAC Autographs #FL</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Draft Prospects Blue #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Draft Prospects Gold #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Draft Prospects Red #BDPP53</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospect Autographs Black Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospect Autographs Gold Canary Diamond Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospect Autographs Gold Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospect Autographs Purple Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospect Autographs Red Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospect Autographs Refractors #FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospects #45</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospects Black Refractors #45</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospects Gold Canary Diamond Refractors #45</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospects Gold Refractors #45</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospects Purple Refractors #45</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospects Red Refractors #45</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman Sterling Prospects Refractors #45</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Bowman USA Baseball Logo Patch #USA6</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Building Blocks Quad #2/Jake Hager/Javier Baez/Levi Michael</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Building Blocks Quad Signatures #2/Jake Hager/Javier Baez/Levi </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects #P39 AU/557</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Aspirations #P39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Signature Aspirations #P39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Signature Green Ink #P39/9</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Signature Red Ink #P39/25</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Signature Status #P39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Signature Status Black #P39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Signature Status Emerald #P39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Signature Status Gold #P39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Status #P39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Status Emerald #P39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Prospects Status Gold #P39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Metal Draft #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Metal Draft Player Edition #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Metal Draft Prismatic #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Metal Draft Prismatic Blue #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Metal Draft Prismatic Gold #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Metal Draft Prismatic Purple #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Metal Draft Prismatic Red #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Valiant Draft #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Valiant Draft Black #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Valiant Draft Blue #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Valiant Draft Orange #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Valiant Draft Player Edition #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Valiant Draft Purple #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Leaf Valiant Draft Red #FL1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Limited Draft Hits #28</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Limited Draft Hits OptiChrome #28</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Limited Draft Hits Signatures #28/149</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Limited Match-Ups #12/Ubaldo Jimenez</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Limited Match-Ups Signatures #12/Ubaldo Jimenez/49</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Playoff Contenders Prospect Ticket #RT7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Playoff Contenders Prospect Ticket 1st Day Proof #RT7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Playoff Contenders Prospect Ticket Artist's Proof #RT7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Playoff Contenders Prospect Ticket Championship Ticket #RT7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Playoff Contenders Prospect Ticket Crystal Collection #RT7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Playoff Contenders Prospect Ticket Playoff Tickets #RT7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Autographs #RT7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2011 Prime Cuts Draft Pick Signatures #FL</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bowman Chrome Futures Game Hat Redemptions</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#17</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bowman Chrome Futures Game Patch Autographs<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bowman Chrome Futures Game Patches<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#FL</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bowman Chrome Prospects Blue Refractors</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#BCP3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bowman Chrome Prospects Blue Wave Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#BCP3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bowman Chrome Prospects Gold Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#BCP3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bowman Chrome Prospects Orange Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#BCP3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bowman Chrome Prospects Purple Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#BCP3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bowman Chrome Prospects Red Refractors<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#BCP3</span><br />
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Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-33399902570056653542012-04-24T07:30:00.001-04:002012-04-24T07:32:05.838-04:00Most Wanted ListFirst, a joke: What is the difference between in-laws and outlaws?<br />
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Outlaws are wanted.<br />
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Now, on to business.<br />
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I noticed recently that I have six of the 2008 UD Baseball Heroes cards of Omar Vizquel: base, black, emerald, charcoal, navy blue, and brown.<br />
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I'm looking for the last four:<br />
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<li>2008 Upper Deck Heroes Red #151 Omar Vizquel /249</li>
<li>2008 Upper Deck Heroes Sea Green #151 Omar Vizquel /99</li>
<li>2008 Upper Deck Heroes Light Blue #151 Omar Vizquel /49</li>
<li>2008 Upper Deck Heroes Purple #151 Omar Vizquel /25</li>
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If you have one and are willing to part with it, I will certainly make it worth your while. Or even if you have the jersey or patch versions, I would be very willing to trade in your favor for those, too. Please email me. Thanks.<br />
<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-1503511173684055872012-04-20T08:59:00.000-04:002012-04-20T08:59:55.951-04:00Brush with Greatness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nice guy. Great actor. Not as short as everyone thinks he is. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If anyone has a card of his, I'd love to trade for it. LMK. Thanks.</span>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-70926643254022121502012-04-12T14:12:00.002-04:002012-04-12T14:14:13.139-04:00Greetings from Boston<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a small card shop in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on the North Shore about twenty minute drive from Boston, that I try to get to every time we go visit my in-laws. They have singles, singles, and more singles, and they have great prices. So how could I resist these when I saw them, offered $50 for both, and the merchant said "Yes!"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's right, kids! A 1934 Goudey Joe Vosmik, and a 1939 Play Ball Hank Greenberg. How sweet is that! By far, these are the two most vintage-est of vintage cards in my collection. I never thought I would be able to get a real card of Greenberg's, much less a real Goudey, all for $50.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a couple of interesting features in this year's set. First, Topps is doing a Gold Rush promo with a wrapper redemption (keep those wrappers, boy and girls!) and special Willy Wonka-esque Golden Tickets for a "gold-infused autographed baseball" of Mays, Aaron & Griffey. Hmmmm....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Second, there are all the expected hits: autos, auto-relics, relics, cut sigs, silks, patches, plus a few new wrinkles: pin cards, ring cards, coin cards, and gold-infused cards. (Are they taking the gold theme to the extreme, or what?!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Third, the inserts are plentiful and abundant: Golden Moments, Golden Greats, Classic Walk-offs, Gold Standard, Gold Futures (more gold!), Timeless Talents, and 1987 minis. Not bad - not too many sets to collect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The design is, um, how do you say it, um... Boring. Reminds me of Lineage. It also looks like the revenge of the parallels is back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">The special Gold Rush redemption cards are pretty interesting, with a beautifully-designed autograph card. I'd love to get the Koufax!</span></div>
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-2060921647789744262011-10-27T19:48:00.001-04:002011-10-27T19:54:46.903-04:00The Greatest Card . . . EVAH!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Little did I know that, when I picked the name for this blog, that I would find a set of cards that reflects my sentiments. But I did. And with a Jim Thome card, too.</span><div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is this an awesome card. Or what! It is a foldout, and I'm leaving like it is, with poor ol' Big Jim stuck in between the seat back and the folded up seat. It's die-cut, too, so that the seat-back is just like the one you sit on at the park. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't sit on Big Jim.</span></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-70204965385252422102011-10-13T12:19:00.004-04:002011-10-13T12:20:48.980-04:00Headlines that never were but should be...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Once they sobered up, realized they were in the wrong league!</i></span></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-740073845424569442011-09-21T07:53:00.001-04:002011-09-21T07:57:31.229-04:00Ozzie Guillen is antisemitic<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ozzie Guillen did something he should probably never do again.<br /><br />He opened his mouth and spoke.<br /><br />This time, he didn't just insult a player, coach, umpire, owner, hot dog vendor, or MLB executive. This time the idiot insulted an entire religion and culture. Here is what he said in regards to a contract extension he desires:<br /><br /><i>"The future, only two Gods know: Jerry's God and the real God."</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i>Jerry is Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the White Sox who happens to be Jewish. So, is what Oz-head is saying that Adonai, as Jews call God, is not "real?" That God is not the same God for Jews and Christians? I'm sorry, I need a bit of clarification, but didn't Christianity arise out of Judaism? Isn't it supposedly the <i>same</i> God?<br /><br />Jerry shouldn't fire Ozzie. Ozzie should remove himself due to his stupidity and insensitivity. <br /><br />What a frickin' dumb-ass.</span>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-44223108142935367452011-04-29T15:33:00.012-04:002011-04-29T16:15:02.421-04:00A Gypsy Queen hipmotized me!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHxtv5s_Zan13irZZCMamBIHJKOOktAbYN7yixMHw-QU6yeWlfFGW1AIqZcmwdliHDXxE0is4-jevRt7cDjCGluOcVaMivj3lSOEGEdxzzw_Z4s7z-vXL7jWAq4OnGE2zmx4z_kYxNxxA/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Gypsy+red+back.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHxtv5s_Zan13irZZCMamBIHJKOOktAbYN7yixMHw-QU6yeWlfFGW1AIqZcmwdliHDXxE0is4-jevRt7cDjCGluOcVaMivj3lSOEGEdxzzw_Z4s7z-vXL7jWAq4OnGE2zmx4z_kYxNxxA/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Gypsy+red+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601100861249020402" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have never seen a "hot box" opened before, besides the stacked ones that Beckett gets from the manufacturers. I didn't even believe they really existed. Kinda like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and friendly border agents.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Until I opened one.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I wandered into my local shop and saw they had the new 2011 Gypsy Queen cards. I was intrigued, but he didn't have any opened to look at. The price was okay, and he said it was going to go up. So I jumped and bought an unopened box on his shelf. Joshua and I opened it up, and were surprised to get first one hit, then two, then another . . . until we had found seven hits in the box, plus a short-printed mini. The box doesn't even say how many you are supposed to get, but the word on the street is four hits per. So I don't think I did too bad, especially considering the hits I got.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJU513NofOCKIWmGVjueYySf7ZgxQtgNAFEjh1r5QLvb5wG5waT4u1rKAhTF1gg70oW_yTQM2DGWVbmOSF_b77c5zlNiLeI93z03tor0sUcxgL6jonY3lR7aZaDorsEA09tTtqDKug29h/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Howard+jersey.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJU513NofOCKIWmGVjueYySf7ZgxQtgNAFEjh1r5QLvb5wG5waT4u1rKAhTF1gg70oW_yTQM2DGWVbmOSF_b77c5zlNiLeI93z03tor0sUcxgL6jonY3lR7aZaDorsEA09tTtqDKug29h/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Howard+jersey.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601093286446309858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgX7K-OmrXIyCCj0Y1Ym0ne-LGyb99tj0AsQbLbLhV0dIdkZ51q1UITX1flYnn-98aYKbdVuqO5xlOuYCGViLvPVfmq-WcU7K49p8xEPMEJGhL5tCJvbHaxQjOCh_N4_ijOkODLfSxYl9/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Bautista+auto.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgX7K-OmrXIyCCj0Y1Ym0ne-LGyb99tj0AsQbLbLhV0dIdkZ51q1UITX1flYnn-98aYKbdVuqO5xlOuYCGViLvPVfmq-WcU7K49p8xEPMEJGhL5tCJvbHaxQjOCh_N4_ijOkODLfSxYl9/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Bautista+auto.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601093273068190802" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">First, the basic hits. A Ryan Howard jersey, and a Jose Bautista autograph. I love the fact that these are on-card autographs. Somehow knowing that the player actually sat in front of that card and signed it seems a lot better than someone signing thirty-gazillion stickers.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDoeKyDXSaEAjcDeaFHeYZ0CuH3rkjZWtqWuKsyNP6lSc7NV2Rk5Wp3hhinhIhjhGOqpJKJ8CMrbPvSuYkncM097dV7ErdPl4hhChDvGqh5AYb3BCl3inlKdqz45jFOh0sazfxweo7LE_/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Cruz+auto+jersey.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDoeKyDXSaEAjcDeaFHeYZ0CuH3rkjZWtqWuKsyNP6lSc7NV2Rk5Wp3hhinhIhjhGOqpJKJ8CMrbPvSuYkncM097dV7ErdPl4hhChDvGqh5AYb3BCl3inlKdqz45jFOh0sazfxweo7LE_/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Cruz+auto+jersey.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601093276403495810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Next, a Nelson Cruz auto and game-used jersey. Again, on-card autograph, and a nice red jersey instead of the basic white or gray, and it is numbered out of 25.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqh1bvJbGd-iDy8hhWw3kKLFL9tlNjXK8STHnqxgo5XPXCNYIYSEfbUwhKuxUHfkkNYJb2Jbna72q1uvsBAxNM-kAIr_p9GlNJdehGWpIQyMxqcCgh0c0gTjLdOKqoCKKLc0GadfzMKqA/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Ripken+mini+jersey.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqh1bvJbGd-iDy8hhWw3kKLFL9tlNjXK8STHnqxgo5XPXCNYIYSEfbUwhKuxUHfkkNYJb2Jbna72q1uvsBAxNM-kAIr_p9GlNJdehGWpIQyMxqcCgh0c0gTjLdOKqoCKKLc0GadfzMKqA/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Ripken+mini+jersey.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601093279011950354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Next, a Cal Ripken, Jr. mini relic. This is exactly like the Allen & Ginter or T206 mini relics, encased in a hard plastic shell. Gotta love getting a Ripken.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr64kfj-UN70GPQ-aEc9fXwr-n7TwrH5zeyhX-oUX5IvJ-T-sqyqNgg3vfH17rqxQqbFxs_cyT8tqiUJoOL_dKPg9IcYc-jSmVe3nFjg1eILBwNG5STrHIFkIUWmNzzkvj_2KxWyn2_6ju/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Matusz+printing+plate+cyan.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr64kfj-UN70GPQ-aEc9fXwr-n7TwrH5zeyhX-oUX5IvJ-T-sqyqNgg3vfH17rqxQqbFxs_cyT8tqiUJoOL_dKPg9IcYc-jSmVe3nFjg1eILBwNG5STrHIFkIUWmNzzkvj_2KxWyn2_6ju/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Matusz+printing+plate+cyan.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601092901848972258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsp5Oz7KxC6JONvMNSxXUqfcF2QliYUft96GNfPF47j6Nmlcuf3zJm-mcL1i3p_Zen-V2dmosIeagLdMQ0N_5UsEQ2n8SnddV575CFvKDFlorG8rnKfoL6QswVZSbJwZz3XkfQO4gXtnn/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Matusz+printing+plate+cyan+back.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsp5Oz7KxC6JONvMNSxXUqfcF2QliYUft96GNfPF47j6Nmlcuf3zJm-mcL1i3p_Zen-V2dmosIeagLdMQ0N_5UsEQ2n8SnddV575CFvKDFlorG8rnKfoL6QswVZSbJwZz3XkfQO4gXtnn/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Matusz+printing+plate+cyan+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601092916591508050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Next, a Brian Matusz cyan printing plate, 1 of 1! I think my son has pulled a 1 of 1 before, probably a plate, but the best I've done is a 2 of 3. Pretty cool! But wait, there's more...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0i2KmdcYyOWXH1bwth9STlU7e4DYX5flXgyODdazsyvC25Lqjdb8QRjc96AAF5wWLtgDz6au-qMWyXUinCHWKBvtpdDNLAMffKgDwA-i8WNtXmm0GtgZDn7Y0C416yHoIpI8c-VssAky/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Kalish+press+plate+yellow.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0i2KmdcYyOWXH1bwth9STlU7e4DYX5flXgyODdazsyvC25Lqjdb8QRjc96AAF5wWLtgDz6au-qMWyXUinCHWKBvtpdDNLAMffKgDwA-i8WNtXmm0GtgZDn7Y0C416yHoIpI8c-VssAky/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Kalish+press+plate+yellow.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601092895104846706" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzAwvk6JVRNAxcTUPEap3YzH99bH74TYaa1ipXsT243HZ0pfbUOEdP5x3PbFucKT5tFbkS7rmdbJWAphcjymTQ5JKa4sdeYF7dzDP4HjWVeOCcS_Pok2XYIzL9yHA-ItWaw73aMYKJOd5/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Kalish+press+plate+yellow+back.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzAwvk6JVRNAxcTUPEap3YzH99bH74TYaa1ipXsT243HZ0pfbUOEdP5x3PbFucKT5tFbkS7rmdbJWAphcjymTQ5JKa4sdeYF7dzDP4HjWVeOCcS_Pok2XYIzL9yHA-ItWaw73aMYKJOd5/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Kalish+press+plate+yellow+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601092899221751906" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">That's right. I got a second printing plate, this one a yellow "press plate" of Ryan Kalish. These are for the gold-framed parallel set, I believe. Oh, yeah, and one more.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiw-ZHCOBgoNPLfp98JDIMXWv9LUqz11ndEpd8-rxwtst0bMjkT1eutf_LYQzl5oXP7gjie0Az8nIfrVd1QLi3rGNW99LT1hazbi60-Om5yUTSfhvq6Wgn_5eK5ttVXa2toTDkQKwhK-FN/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Burnett+stamp.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiw-ZHCOBgoNPLfp98JDIMXWv9LUqz11ndEpd8-rxwtst0bMjkT1eutf_LYQzl5oXP7gjie0Az8nIfrVd1QLi3rGNW99LT1hazbi60-Om5yUTSfhvq6Wgn_5eK5ttVXa2toTDkQKwhK-FN/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Burnett+stamp.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601093292440310034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px; " /></span></span></a></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">An A.J. Burnett stamp card, numbered out of 10. I'm not sure what Arkansas River Navigation has to do with A.J. Maybe it's a birth-year thing like Heritage coin cards. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I also got a sepia mini of Tom Seaver in a Mets uni, numbered to 99, a few black minis, four Gypsy-back minis (think "A&G-back minis"), and six gold-frame cards numbered to 999. Not a bad haul! I will probably put some or most of the hits on eBay, so if you are interested in one, let me know by Sunday evening.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here are some more scans of the cards so you can determine if you want to buy a pack or ten of 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen. The first is the back to the Gypsy card at the beginning of the post. Not the normal witty blurb. Is this some kind of Gypsy tarot card?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9.16667px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmnKiuDklkCC9voKyEIE3S-DlCOjMV3A0SkvpnEykV2-OPOiZ8FWec7n5vlWiIJA4Nw0VOcaHdVGxdC1bXzFjcYeo1GvyimMRX9UffNozzIHb7vUFN4zVJaQWtVmXl7PFiUmowEr9tRBT/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Gypsy+red+back+1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmnKiuDklkCC9voKyEIE3S-DlCOjMV3A0SkvpnEykV2-OPOiZ8FWec7n5vlWiIJA4Nw0VOcaHdVGxdC1bXzFjcYeo1GvyimMRX9UffNozzIHb7vUFN4zVJaQWtVmXl7PFiUmowEr9tRBT/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Gypsy+red+back+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601100860064193042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Gypsy Queen</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfHaKVF9mkTjsvZNEuBz07c54ph1mbb_yHAVel-PanXkbY19wrqEjeTm_oUnzx0psFfR-bCoE9DHN-Y9GbJmNnAmPS_MDjiuLKg0aVKc_A5UIS7oNebemC5GxCzL14__JwttUx-nB_ZAM/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Sizemore.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfHaKVF9mkTjsvZNEuBz07c54ph1mbb_yHAVel-PanXkbY19wrqEjeTm_oUnzx0psFfR-bCoE9DHN-Y9GbJmNnAmPS_MDjiuLKg0aVKc_A5UIS7oNebemC5GxCzL14__JwttUx-nB_ZAM/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Sizemore.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601097828737474498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_DdtPlC4JMiiICZQFSVbPjy8aj0UMnCUeXaXD0ptu2DfJUviZ3xjn2XsW3KgJZhZnfqg3p7vKQGLH50eDuJuphS7r8vObNEK-GkgoO6_CzRojf6m3LVYk4XML71KrIXEboXCg8DKcJAk/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Sizemore+back.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_DdtPlC4JMiiICZQFSVbPjy8aj0UMnCUeXaXD0ptu2DfJUviZ3xjn2XsW3KgJZhZnfqg3p7vKQGLH50eDuJuphS7r8vObNEK-GkgoO6_CzRojf6m3LVYk4XML71KrIXEboXCg8DKcJAk/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Sizemore+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601097821779337282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_DdtPlC4JMiiICZQFSVbPjy8aj0UMnCUeXaXD0ptu2DfJUviZ3xjn2XsW3KgJZhZnfqg3p7vKQGLH50eDuJuphS7r8vObNEK-GkgoO6_CzRojf6m3LVYk4XML71KrIXEboXCg8DKcJAk/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Sizemore+back.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Base</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghASKO8xuQ-H8oENEgms2NTN6mtfIWgBL3GgtNCluAAetNle7_Yl1eFBzxLDJ939PuypQFHg4PR3rNTjQZqdUq5epOVUXSG-lW5Y_7eFPLNMlBGrNltdrFo0ycViPj8M7n1s0hqCgErk-1/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Davis+FS+1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghASKO8xuQ-H8oENEgms2NTN6mtfIWgBL3GgtNCluAAetNle7_Yl1eFBzxLDJ939PuypQFHg4PR3rNTjQZqdUq5epOVUXSG-lW5Y_7eFPLNMlBGrNltdrFo0ycViPj8M7n1s0hqCgErk-1/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Davis+FS+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601097575553113522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:medium;">Future Stars insert set</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqonL7qQWiWXKiyaq9VfYYqrE7TWkcr-1GxuD06wpjdmdObxwya_lMHyHBayixWAykh-ISupzPMN6DUa_Du36zrpdjx2Ob2jKY8gYyYRIUY3HO37YCMXw_M5vvR0SXuYQneH0y-1WNj-D-/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Bench+GO.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:medium;">The Great Ones insert set</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqv_lBB5D2QtsW6JcLqMK3ZSnUH7jP-Jd3B0EfAsiwbrwuY5e9__odT8H-v9rEmyZzhtQ9vj5kJ6SGttjQQTYhe7_S_T3vTZkFhaDZZHKq6DT5ir20lS9OF4tq3zt7VmVBAOTYPXpSk_L/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Ruth+gold+frame.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqv_lBB5D2QtsW6JcLqMK3ZSnUH7jP-Jd3B0EfAsiwbrwuY5e9__odT8H-v9rEmyZzhtQ9vj5kJ6SGttjQQTYhe7_S_T3vTZkFhaDZZHKq6DT5ir20lS9OF4tq3zt7VmVBAOTYPXpSk_L/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Ruth+gold+frame.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Great Ones insert set</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqv_lBB5D2QtsW6JcLqMK3ZSnUH7jP-Jd3B0EfAsiwbrwuY5e9__odT8H-v9rEmyZzhtQ9vj5kJ6SGttjQQTYhe7_S_T3vTZkFhaDZZHKq6DT5ir20lS9OF4tq3zt7VmVBAOTYPXpSk_L/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Ruth+gold+frame.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT7LLmouj5cX7nR3PEKF6VE8RsFo4s3Sj5csbhiu61DpQ9KLAdZlacfGb9Y-kC01fvFrrG4TjMzp0Qp3x27bEcakmr0VoHnt78R9rdRnZy5_1_bzOvd3G3dGCRGg4ax-X46ct166vf_m_/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Home+Run+Heroes+back.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqv_lBB5D2QtsW6JcLqMK3ZSnUH7jP-Jd3B0EfAsiwbrwuY5e9__odT8H-v9rEmyZzhtQ9vj5kJ6SGttjQQTYhe7_S_T3vTZkFhaDZZHKq6DT5ir20lS9OF4tq3zt7VmVBAOTYPXpSk_L/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Ruth+gold+frame.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601097552774349762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVuej2lKZun-BjK2a2N0ej1OaFa1fSFglR4KWaSe21dgUbB-uoe6PeacA3NUhXntz9S4QecgMjhEq5YL3gstU8A3zy_0FqpZ8UZHseNQnJGcBxrNFTlORYfVVCyaxgZzRTXPF8tsHOuZi/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Ruth+gold+frame+back.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVuej2lKZun-BjK2a2N0ej1OaFa1fSFglR4KWaSe21dgUbB-uoe6PeacA3NUhXntz9S4QecgMjhEq5YL3gstU8A3zy_0FqpZ8UZHseNQnJGcBxrNFTlORYfVVCyaxgZzRTXPF8tsHOuZi/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Ruth+gold+frame+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601097841402637650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Gold framed parallels, #/999</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13.3333px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL5DIuuW3at08mRW9c-tvYQiyu5CItxFOAh_NHd-GHufaGQnTorfkT98264hooAw7Xjij5eG_pp7ZV0rjZlJ1gxYlCPK6oGY0v6Jz0nHy3sPn8hwAiCXRA5SO_cCst-p5jFgrymW_Rbqj/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Seaver+mini+SP.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL5DIuuW3at08mRW9c-tvYQiyu5CItxFOAh_NHd-GHufaGQnTorfkT98264hooAw7Xjij5eG_pp7ZV0rjZlJ1gxYlCPK6oGY0v6Jz0nHy3sPn8hwAiCXRA5SO_cCst-p5jFgrymW_Rbqj/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Seaver+mini+SP.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601098286438959458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakcmxkgL0at5-PdQHRAGwK29KJWpewr6l76rXMs5BkOXuZJ1meuYa5_g1S8SQY26YZPuC6DAPBF-UiQOBw61_rmQ4hn0nVak2Ko9IANylF4-yyW-DxxfLS0ZlNFrANW0ODPME5PiK1wlL/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Seaver+mini+SP+back.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakcmxkgL0at5-PdQHRAGwK29KJWpewr6l76rXMs5BkOXuZJ1meuYa5_g1S8SQY26YZPuC6DAPBF-UiQOBw61_rmQ4hn0nVak2Ko9IANylF4-yyW-DxxfLS0ZlNFrANW0ODPME5PiK1wlL/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Seaver+mini+SP+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601098285429796050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Sepia mini, #/99</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9Msu4pETbmh4rRJf5cWkrpB4zGpYWX6KRjdELaD4j0SOgqwgozTpSba87Fat4-HzpUo43gjEeNBLQgQmpSLSUvRkm8dqcPFgm9lzDP2xzrntE-XgJJrhrxDF8GH4Cj0RsTRDh5Hy-7xP/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Gibson+mini+SP+black.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9Msu4pETbmh4rRJf5cWkrpB4zGpYWX6KRjdELaD4j0SOgqwgozTpSba87Fat4-HzpUo43gjEeNBLQgQmpSLSUvRkm8dqcPFgm9lzDP2xzrntE-XgJJrhrxDF8GH4Cj0RsTRDh5Hy-7xP/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Gibson+mini+SP+black.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601098272919895970" style="cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5MUjP7NwZV90ZS62sHFO7uIBkA706HT2NogFn5f_r9_w3gi42YRUKgLcykx_Bev-PUx1i9d-T1KRTgpLZUYwgPq4TJccRuLzfd_eTn5OKo3FpYhadhwgFtPGyOMhsyPCLUWFo9TufI4U/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Gibson+mini+SP+black+back.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5MUjP7NwZV90ZS62sHFO7uIBkA706HT2NogFn5f_r9_w3gi42YRUKgLcykx_Bev-PUx1i9d-T1KRTgpLZUYwgPq4TJccRuLzfd_eTn5OKo3FpYhadhwgFtPGyOMhsyPCLUWFo9TufI4U/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Gibson+mini+SP+black+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601098271298888482" style="cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Black mini</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxLqzoKB5HPCCtB3pXQYi8equdgIuoddA7HU73cs1LY36zRmL74R3kiAoXxMl9YBCmVEVBOT2cqfeSAV5HExhUgrMLlVayQcurX1JonIxhFbEpTM5ivePRTcd8jwvau3BWSQ4fFwbVml8/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Smith+mini+Gypsy.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxLqzoKB5HPCCtB3pXQYi8equdgIuoddA7HU73cs1LY36zRmL74R3kiAoXxMl9YBCmVEVBOT2cqfeSAV5HExhUgrMLlVayQcurX1JonIxhFbEpTM5ivePRTcd8jwvau3BWSQ4fFwbVml8/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Smith+mini+Gypsy.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601097833143842610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9YxY1-ZDRqo8D_FkwLGMItZ7RAU-Oa2ZLlPvf3waKQ-e47Ef0y4qFOU5PJVjihP8pKhNNx_4QhV7KoOWBDBE8IlXny3bpyQ5dFOlmJg3Gfc_UBcSCpEVDoc6z2fRlw0CGAOKeCSH0XaE/s1600/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Smith+mini+Gypsy+1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9YxY1-ZDRqo8D_FkwLGMItZ7RAU-Oa2ZLlPvf3waKQ-e47Ef0y4qFOU5PJVjihP8pKhNNx_4QhV7KoOWBDBE8IlXny3bpyQ5dFOlmJg3Gfc_UBcSCpEVDoc6z2fRlw0CGAOKeCSH0XaE/s200/2011+Gypsy+Queen+Smith+mini+Gypsy+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601097829835734370" style="cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Gypsy-back mini</span></span></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-43762614344062559252011-03-26T10:25:00.005-04:002011-03-26T10:43:02.866-04:00Heritage Hits up for grabs<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Before I put these on eBay, I'd thought I'd give my trading partners some time to make me an offer on the two case hits that I got from 2011 Heritage. The first you saw in my review: the Baseball Flashback Stadium Memorabilia relic from Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. It is inserted at a rate of 1 per 1,175 packs! This is a fairly rare item, so I am putting a book value for trade of bv100 on it. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Qn7G-INANOUeBOaTyeDaEC_M5NvfvJfb0oI8gOPsdzzswTNJdWUQBIGzmyfBHRU0SmJqCU4_Ddzrb8yOrCwlUDMxjzj3Ec1NC7_u0KD82_-kHnXoXGml8VBdnk-zcFrHQvjYRMfcSymZ/s1600/2011+Heritage+Wilhelm+flashback+stadium+relic+1.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Qn7G-INANOUeBOaTyeDaEC_M5NvfvJfb0oI8gOPsdzzswTNJdWUQBIGzmyfBHRU0SmJqCU4_Ddzrb8yOrCwlUDMxjzj3Ec1NC7_u0KD82_-kHnXoXGml8VBdnk-zcFrHQvjYRMfcSymZ/s200/2011+Heritage+Wilhelm+flashback+stadium+relic+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588398033385837266" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDNNBys_3EKzT4PcBb_hrr9y4PbpTfYzhLNx2fez6UATARXwaJRT-cI8mp4jygip0gEz_yavTLy8jfYLK_m5LZf6VCbgpZzen5vXMYSci6ZII7EXzCBtIBQCpp5wZOh1VYj-hzJYxg8DK/s1600/2011+Heritage+Wilhelm+flashback+stadium+relic.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDNNBys_3EKzT4PcBb_hrr9y4PbpTfYzhLNx2fez6UATARXwaJRT-cI8mp4jygip0gEz_yavTLy8jfYLK_m5LZf6VCbgpZzen5vXMYSci6ZII7EXzCBtIBQCpp5wZOh1VYj-hzJYxg8DK/s200/2011+Heritage+Wilhelm+flashback+stadium+relic.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588398039135833394" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13.3333px;"><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The second is a Darryl Strawberry '62 Mint Coin relic card. It is a good 4 mm thick, and is inserted at a rate of 1 per 236 packs. It is selling on eBay for $20 to $50, so I am looking for bv100 in trade. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidShHQQtDnxvaCGgRCoLCITD65nW__yjlFQrQ1r_GK3ur_wKPM-uJ3ZimIVTMJaH-3L3Z3jjjeGuVUAL1CtnsRKUScySafVbxWeIvzqc1VWpt9IcvDqmv3rKAiL0XS1OcfgmM3QZ3xWRh5/s1600/2011+Heritage+Strawberry+coin.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidShHQQtDnxvaCGgRCoLCITD65nW__yjlFQrQ1r_GK3ur_wKPM-uJ3ZimIVTMJaH-3L3Z3jjjeGuVUAL1CtnsRKUScySafVbxWeIvzqc1VWpt9IcvDqmv3rKAiL0XS1OcfgmM3QZ3xWRh5/s200/2011+Heritage+Strawberry+coin.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588398056605210834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5haGSMiZik3s1D_3AkWkLGvc8hdOsKIpaQfZ6peLOIVhEyEBtFXOksngP3hWrUSWuj-AGD4NpJGFOrB21RTRIwDOAXz9h5Vrdn-g7QB8oEbt4aAY6Vk6G63uD03seaG9Q-YOUd3iqQen/s1600/2011+Heritage+Strawberry+coin+back.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5haGSMiZik3s1D_3AkWkLGvc8hdOsKIpaQfZ6peLOIVhEyEBtFXOksngP3hWrUSWuj-AGD4NpJGFOrB21RTRIwDOAXz9h5Vrdn-g7QB8oEbt4aAY6Vk6G63uD03seaG9Q-YOUd3iqQen/s200/2011+Heritage+Strawberry+coin+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588398051319758370" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">If you are interested, email me at the address in the right-hand column here. Thanks.</span></span></div></span></div><div> </div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-28260830572346422922011-03-23T07:44:00.000-04:002011-03-22T07:54:23.387-04:00Under the Radar Trade<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I picked up a cheap box of Topps 206 last year, and although I did not get any fantastic hits, so I thought, I did get some minis, one of which was a Cycle-back Cal Ripken, numbered to 99. Some of you may have seen it on The Bench, where I do a lot of trading. What surprised me about that card, though, was the book value - another reason to be skeptical of Beckett, but who am I to argue if it nets me a fantastic vintage card. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Ripken Cycle mini has a bv of 100! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">In trade, that can grab some real nice goodies, or in this case, a fantastic 1961 Yogi Berra card in near-mint condition.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NIKdXnVzfRKTSKur0YwpfvWtTNUrUSAzabZ9GZj4D8kS71Cx4Uj0Cxg1wSYgzBtloeBoGPRP20kZhM8b4SFeUZDl6du-HPRiN7GjKIAjR9VJ4ItNgXvIP_B3tZFpVn9ZiBkEjlFRwCdT/s1600/1961+Berra.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NIKdXnVzfRKTSKur0YwpfvWtTNUrUSAzabZ9GZj4D8kS71Cx4Uj0Cxg1wSYgzBtloeBoGPRP20kZhM8b4SFeUZDl6du-HPRiN7GjKIAjR9VJ4ItNgXvIP_B3tZFpVn9ZiBkEjlFRwCdT/s320/1961+Berra.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586871025330714290" style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Who's complaining? Not me.</span></span></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-58385260783006929042011-03-22T07:37:00.004-04:002011-03-22T07:42:29.954-04:00Heritage and Vintage<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Going through my vintage cards to find and scan the Indians to put in my Picasa folder, I came across a few cards that I did not remember I had. This one especially stuck out.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDt-yPkCV9mKxtU8TN-dMVcNYwhLMkwYe3zyEN_2nRjlSBkK3nU-eevEP-6X8F4tM9N3MQfkR8-EzNhft_lRv9Qr81zxgxy7MsMAGPa7fWI5fSm_0dRKxTOtgzEodtbrd-0z8K5JcI38A/s1600/1962+Babe+Special+%2523138+original.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDt-yPkCV9mKxtU8TN-dMVcNYwhLMkwYe3zyEN_2nRjlSBkK3nU-eevEP-6X8F4tM9N3MQfkR8-EzNhft_lRv9Qr81zxgxy7MsMAGPa7fWI5fSm_0dRKxTOtgzEodtbrd-0z8K5JcI38A/s200/1962+Babe+Special+%2523138+original.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586867520653917458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdPfdqRqF8stV-hC7guZMsnIXjo_jvZMy-Utkt4iZnNbnoCJSdLJ0peDSkVBcZrBk8Sdnvd-KYu4-cxtSmUp9-p6unkOlG7Ek11druamRvXdZbWxagrQLabcYpM33P0XB9C2V7s84r4Nd/s1600/1962+Babe+Special+%2523138+original+back.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdPfdqRqF8stV-hC7guZMsnIXjo_jvZMy-Utkt4iZnNbnoCJSdLJ0peDSkVBcZrBk8Sdnvd-KYu4-cxtSmUp9-p6unkOlG7Ek11druamRvXdZbWxagrQLabcYpM33P0XB9C2V7s84r4Nd/s200/1962+Babe+Special+%2523138+original+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586867511770781442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hmmm, that looks familiar . . .</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdPfdqRqF8stV-hC7guZMsnIXjo_jvZMy-Utkt4iZnNbnoCJSdLJ0peDSkVBcZrBk8Sdnvd-KYu4-cxtSmUp9-p6unkOlG7Ek11druamRvXdZbWxagrQLabcYpM33P0XB9C2V7s84r4Nd/s1600/1962+Babe+Special+%2523138+original+back.jpeg"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.3333px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG3XLoQnFAZSSZpVFCwP9eRvKYDmaf5XlDLI_j9x_8rFATxKuqJ6R8cKlzXaTj4h-awJIHUY8Kxp1QewjHBJ1wrRQzDxqpwHAruNHZ81WehNfctjs37ri4awuJZf0IO_U8EfNuDcIJvAF/s1600/Babe+Special+%2523138.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG3XLoQnFAZSSZpVFCwP9eRvKYDmaf5XlDLI_j9x_8rFATxKuqJ6R8cKlzXaTj4h-awJIHUY8Kxp1QewjHBJ1wrRQzDxqpwHAruNHZ81WehNfctjs37ri4awuJZf0IO_U8EfNuDcIJvAF/s200/Babe+Special+%2523138.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586867500340070226" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlYThS9XV5GLxVkiNxWqMgoorlG5Hijr61F8mg71WsRMDSe6kK6XUjgoY0FIkjOeX0DTVxCVBVfMgUPrq8n6UvhsOLrCnFtdbeL1Tfyn70ncJrNdXAoQIYdRN5G3AN-RYStooV4UkDrec/s1600/Babe+Special+%2523138+back.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlYThS9XV5GLxVkiNxWqMgoorlG5Hijr61F8mg71WsRMDSe6kK6XUjgoY0FIkjOeX0DTVxCVBVfMgUPrq8n6UvhsOLrCnFtdbeL1Tfyn70ncJrNdXAoQIYdRN5G3AN-RYStooV4UkDrec/s200/Babe+Special+%2523138+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586867498960526066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px; " /></span></span></a></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Topps went for accuracy with the Heritage this year, and I'd say they did a mighty fine job of it. Another reason to love this year's Heritage. I know Chris Harris over at Stale Gum "Loves it! Loves it! Loves it!"</span></span></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-25049159233559384322011-03-16T21:44:00.008-04:002011-03-16T22:42:49.404-04:002011 Topps Heritage First Look and Review<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm very pleased with my two boxes of 2011 Topps Heritage. I love the design, which is based on the 1962 Topps design, wood-grain background and big bold yellow geometrical shapes. The pictures, however, remind me a bit of the misguided 2009 O-Pee-Chee, with some of them lower resolution and taken with strange-looking expressions on the faces of the players. Take these, for example:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHqR-uTH_l7f5HvDp454Ny8eFYIgQj8nP0Nq7WGlK12Kcir_jG9K72d209rZ1ZmZ9g6Fe3UbbeDYkGKlQLmquzOIV3XyDIEiEDhVb02magBd1ZVAgZdd3HsO2VgBZEVYsw0tukXvDpwtt/s1600/Helton+base.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHqR-uTH_l7f5HvDp454Ny8eFYIgQj8nP0Nq7WGlK12Kcir_jG9K72d209rZ1ZmZ9g6Fe3UbbeDYkGKlQLmquzOIV3XyDIEiEDhVb02magBd1ZVAgZdd3HsO2VgBZEVYsw0tukXvDpwtt/s320/Helton+base.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584862229798672066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaA4EjZVgH807gfd9Hiftpf8XiyDc2WhiN0SJCuSL6Sz6u6UYpLMt2R4qpzgVHoUyKU9pKPHvVVGxcgzpCHAE-r6NgBvwBIHEXFBpblupl0JLE37HQPgUuEbtmcHAsj8hhdYQuqxE5h8v/s1600/Harang+base.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaA4EjZVgH807gfd9Hiftpf8XiyDc2WhiN0SJCuSL6Sz6u6UYpLMt2R4qpzgVHoUyKU9pKPHvVVGxcgzpCHAE-r6NgBvwBIHEXFBpblupl0JLE37HQPgUuEbtmcHAsj8hhdYQuqxE5h8v/s320/Harang+base.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584862225470278706" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Go figure. Maybe the pictures in 1962 were a bit suspect, as well, so they are being very true to the original design, although I would hope and expect to see improvements.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The inserts are nothing new, with the same four groups as last year, and the year before that. The relics are similar, and the autographs are of players I hardly recognize, except for the three biggies that Topps corralled this year: Aaron, Koufax and Gibson. Unfortunately, I didn't get an autograph of any of them. In fact, I didn't get any autograph at all! Two boxes, two relics. I must admit that one of them is probably a case hit, but it's kinda disappointing, anyways. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Design</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Love it!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46eyPFM8KuErdU9S9UStiB8Yg8BbSDC4Hl1QwN9tystpA3_Yhjfg7lT3IYVObUH8xvn3GDNaMpvQPomaypME6UWdwfPlLusNfx_eArxIOYhdMtL_fnxDDmSdTw4ELWbL43i1FXzc7iN3p/s1600/Pujols+base.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46eyPFM8KuErdU9S9UStiB8Yg8BbSDC4Hl1QwN9tystpA3_Yhjfg7lT3IYVObUH8xvn3GDNaMpvQPomaypME6UWdwfPlLusNfx_eArxIOYhdMtL_fnxDDmSdTw4ELWbL43i1FXzc7iN3p/s320/Pujols+base.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584867962390991170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIOP2vc44xr8Xb1omiEwk3G3fJkAjPJaDddJKX9jHVa13WP9gmuMOIh9wUrRcyPNBWHa4AHC-dZGnhGWXVrqMQLmmNbc9XLRy3ejCljmVFcFzmQwDn6-NNL4bwLjLVJ8VxjosHBruWbG6/s1600/Pujols+all-star.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIOP2vc44xr8Xb1omiEwk3G3fJkAjPJaDddJKX9jHVa13WP9gmuMOIh9wUrRcyPNBWHa4AHC-dZGnhGWXVrqMQLmmNbc9XLRy3ejCljmVFcFzmQwDn6-NNL4bwLjLVJ8VxjosHBruWbG6/s320/Pujols+all-star.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584867951378827218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Love it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJKtyRDZy4ZFJ01pVd2_cRJDVu6r795FQZbwRzmvHptIryusazCExoI9mfQ_D-xa7uOdUPFK-lFQOYvNHRxjXXQY0TfxEBFzgYUOBIaX6deDmApnFnEEe9jVkqhhHdTLJF-ebhXYvLrn7/s1600/Lincecum+panels.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJKtyRDZy4ZFJ01pVd2_cRJDVu6r795FQZbwRzmvHptIryusazCExoI9mfQ_D-xa7uOdUPFK-lFQOYvNHRxjXXQY0TfxEBFzgYUOBIaX6deDmApnFnEEe9jVkqhhHdTLJF-ebhXYvLrn7/s320/Lincecum+panels.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584867947263497922" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px; " /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Love it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqv5L1fj-mddIBVQ9O-epkYRqsG1msZkK8SjnCLzszxl35XA8IVDyXHidA_ZavVL3wLmtZrMGYwlVIn1lROwOK6Gw2snhCVD94ViI9p-ug4uyrG_UHdZ7xINq-KNx1ccSto7xxyROVZ8Q/s1600/Batting+leaders.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqv5L1fj-mddIBVQ9O-epkYRqsG1msZkK8SjnCLzszxl35XA8IVDyXHidA_ZavVL3wLmtZrMGYwlVIn1lROwOK6Gw2snhCVD94ViI9p-ug4uyrG_UHdZ7xINq-KNx1ccSto7xxyROVZ8Q/s320/Batting+leaders.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584867945386005778" style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Collation</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Much, much, much better than last year's Heritage or Topps Update. From two boxes, I have only 80 base to go, and I only got 73 doubles. No trips, either. That's a pretty good start on this set. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Short Prints</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Same as last year, with 426 to 500 short printed. However, I did come across something unusual. There is a series of Babe Ruth cards from 136 to 144, chronicling his career. But then I pulled another 136, this one of Jackie Robinson:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIqEIgrghE0lbiL9zG2drH2_Rplalp6UVsjLHM1OQcpHWRgcd_uXzMV6WLHuRwrn-g_PVWU2B6lC4ssumt-BIDHLanbeYWjulrigcEC_LepO3LOAx-8Yn8A5kZghlxuceK581y_j0lM7k/s1600/Babe+136+front.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIqEIgrghE0lbiL9zG2drH2_Rplalp6UVsjLHM1OQcpHWRgcd_uXzMV6WLHuRwrn-g_PVWU2B6lC4ssumt-BIDHLanbeYWjulrigcEC_LepO3LOAx-8Yn8A5kZghlxuceK581y_j0lM7k/s320/Babe+136+front.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584867015576327618" style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpglf4acfI6j0UiVbxGkEIwpZFB45xU3TksheSl6qFBg28yq6IydlmvLLP2hno1oFjQbHlxtihPc8Zl3h0-M_9HAvPN3FpQGqpCWDvlljyytbMiJP3oMwJr8IYN4NngVsOKoa6UknPTyE/s1600/Robinson+136+front.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpglf4acfI6j0UiVbxGkEIwpZFB45xU3TksheSl6qFBg28yq6IydlmvLLP2hno1oFjQbHlxtihPc8Zl3h0-M_9HAvPN3FpQGqpCWDvlljyytbMiJP3oMwJr8IYN4NngVsOKoa6UknPTyE/s320/Robinson+136+front.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584867020272171218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR2W-83Fq9grNh4i9S-5JtBChubNoSuHhZ4ZRmW6vBm9FCh8Z0p9OeiX64dHjXeyKqrFwSP6bO9-JTuNa5_bN32l2WBUd6y6_UJeen6dx2UGkCBAlacT87_PNZzT4QKIU4JWt9w1xhVIg/s1600/Babe+136+back.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR2W-83Fq9grNh4i9S-5JtBChubNoSuHhZ4ZRmW6vBm9FCh8Z0p9OeiX64dHjXeyKqrFwSP6bO9-JTuNa5_bN32l2WBUd6y6_UJeen6dx2UGkCBAlacT87_PNZzT4QKIU4JWt9w1xhVIg/s320/Babe+136+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584867008730076514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoblgL6dSRveNeEwDaG_ZSf7BDN_nXgPjLnaR-UJZ8xnYof5MuhGMZ_bLDz2QtMCL32Z1wDuEj1hSWPSb41zHfq8rBjd_WP4xWXM9nLBvYAGL9Wg9Smbi9YFmX9_P1OvXTTejSrvkVM2-M/s1600/Robinson+136+back.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoblgL6dSRveNeEwDaG_ZSf7BDN_nXgPjLnaR-UJZ8xnYof5MuhGMZ_bLDz2QtMCL32Z1wDuEj1hSWPSb41zHfq8rBjd_WP4xWXM9nLBvYAGL9Wg9Smbi9YFmX9_P1OvXTTejSrvkVM2-M/s320/Robinson+136+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584867025918780290" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It's some sort of short print, I believe. Don't you wish Topps would let us know about cards like this (Diamond star cards, anyone?) beforehand so that we don't start trading cards away without realizing it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Chrome inserts</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I could probably do without these, although if I were to pull a Pujols or Heyward or Freeman black chrome refractor, I wouldn't be complaining nearly as much. I got three per box, including one refractor of Ramon Hernandez. For comparison, there is a (funny-looking) Cliff Lee chrome.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP275VQLJT0LBidx4LDDbFGYLouHw75mvNeb2PFpyacW12ZDzhxL0dW8VHZip-jbbYdhn-jV8PTvXV_jn9t2HbnWU4g-c8HSJJRcNXUJq0tSU29RqH_C2Tn-L3E9orJAzK7yo27t2cp1s5/s1600/Hernandez+refractor.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP275VQLJT0LBidx4LDDbFGYLouHw75mvNeb2PFpyacW12ZDzhxL0dW8VHZip-jbbYdhn-jV8PTvXV_jn9t2HbnWU4g-c8HSJJRcNXUJq0tSU29RqH_C2Tn-L3E9orJAzK7yo27t2cp1s5/s320/Hernandez+refractor.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584862233468492946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUrIYxCNjupXMykLSAkL2honn6WwUw_mzrogQBgEFZbj3QuaJ0NEQdZoeaxcnByf9eBIdATVFc7SDblBFBhZdWzMF2qYqYfzlC2_3P2Bum_ToqFrJgIfAz9Nr8sMeYtKKUAMFzmc6YPWG/s1600/Cliff+Lee+chrome.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUrIYxCNjupXMykLSAkL2honn6WwUw_mzrogQBgEFZbj3QuaJ0NEQdZoeaxcnByf9eBIdATVFc7SDblBFBhZdWzMF2qYqYfzlC2_3P2Bum_ToqFrJgIfAz9Nr8sMeYtKKUAMFzmc6YPWG/s320/Cliff+Lee+chrome.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584862221774570898" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Insert Sets</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Baseball Flashbacks, News Flashbacks, Then & Now, and New Age Performers. Short printed. I got seven per box. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Hits</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What you were all waiting for . . . drumroll please . . . badadadadadadadadadada . . .</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. . . WAAA! WAAA! WAAAAAAAAAAAA! (muted trumpet sound)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">No Koufax autograph. No Aaron autograph. No Gibson autograph. No autograph! oh-fer-two!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I did get a nice Hamilton bat relic:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPf0JexNQX5_D1DJNLMBDSUU5aH55czcGjeta92Hp29-gRDR4u4Vd_cZvB_ILr6fmLdq6hGMboqNILd4Ysca9LICNC1rKZf-jYGDimKTTfSVVIungima9Kn7CrgfLTtizXKV-llz8ZnLr/s1600/Hamilton+relic.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPf0JexNQX5_D1DJNLMBDSUU5aH55czcGjeta92Hp29-gRDR4u4Vd_cZvB_ILr6fmLdq6hGMboqNILd4Ysca9LICNC1rKZf-jYGDimKTTfSVVIungima9Kn7CrgfLTtizXKV-llz8ZnLr/s320/Hamilton+relic.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584862235964124258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I also got this Hoyt Wilhelm flashback stadium relic from Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. (I think Baltimore is haunting me this year, as the only black-border parallel I got from base Topps is the Orioles team card.) If you look at the odds, though, it is 1:1175 packs. So I guess that is a case hit. A bit disappointing, but it should bring a nice card in trade.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPf0JexNQX5_D1DJNLMBDSUU5aH55czcGjeta92Hp29-gRDR4u4Vd_cZvB_ILr6fmLdq6hGMboqNILd4Ysca9LICNC1rKZf-jYGDimKTTfSVVIungima9Kn7CrgfLTtizXKV-llz8ZnLr/s1600/Hamilton+relic.jpeg"></a></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpq7IqY7f3W61j3oZWYF6wF3TJnqIGA8bfazKEtxxvMiBkTIs5QiY1nKT-U_QxZiLipJJOM0DfSXaNhA-gXaEOjFfKG5HQke9v_ESsTCUmb6ffYc_Sc6wffFuB4NBTUJoQcI4KNjRky2X/s1600/Wilhelm+stadium+relic.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpq7IqY7f3W61j3oZWYF6wF3TJnqIGA8bfazKEtxxvMiBkTIs5QiY1nKT-U_QxZiLipJJOM0DfSXaNhA-gXaEOjFfKG5HQke9v_ESsTCUmb6ffYc_Sc6wffFuB4NBTUJoQcI4KNjRky2X/s320/Wilhelm+stadium+relic.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584863137870262082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Box-toppers</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I pulled one of the Baseball Bucks out of the first box. My shop owner was so excited to see these, then was terribly disappointed when he finally saw it:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaL8RlDTMVqGOXi3YjsVb5D2nfbkR8xynGyFmtLj4Ur4SnYfFOGbdYK_xbF6EgjMvYTuUJZnDqtJBw7pIQoVLeyq7Ewg2FV6ExTvD2Gbvud4sBoKQhgob8bkLw__Cin9uRMCfgfztg1Zt/s1600/Baseball+Bucks+front.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaL8RlDTMVqGOXi3YjsVb5D2nfbkR8xynGyFmtLj4Ur4SnYfFOGbdYK_xbF6EgjMvYTuUJZnDqtJBw7pIQoVLeyq7Ewg2FV6ExTvD2Gbvud4sBoKQhgob8bkLw__Cin9uRMCfgfztg1Zt/s320/Baseball+Bucks+front.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584863885257571714" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 133px; " /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-wUEQoDvnDsgfWpTCnL7ouLVyk8A3bW1yZHN1oWXWPkjrRHZUP1WxzfBqYD0tW1jrtbkkXA6rTY9ynOKDSqkirIQ4QSEzYNlkanjVA_YvP7wpCJFPUVGJ6-F47v8HqaumVLHTQxeCWgf/s1600/Baseball+Bucks+back.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-wUEQoDvnDsgfWpTCnL7ouLVyk8A3bW1yZHN1oWXWPkjrRHZUP1WxzfBqYD0tW1jrtbkkXA6rTY9ynOKDSqkirIQ4QSEzYNlkanjVA_YvP7wpCJFPUVGJ6-F47v8HqaumVLHTQxeCWgf/s320/Baseball+Bucks+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584863883925299394" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 133px; " /></span></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It almost looks as if it was made on a copier! Maybe there are different ones, but this one was sure disappointing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">However, the second box made up for it, as I got two - yes, two! - box-toppers. First, a Padres team card ad panel. In addition, there was another pack with this in it:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KBnYsHrxXktfL8LoZ10KjHSLgH6QDGS57w5PCr4Ok-Fu9HZZ9u0X_sxz6wFAuEIoRS44v6SH5qnjyOkSiz6HkF_hwCo03V-q4BNqf5gdkmU7yWrnzjd-wGPW6K8IyvlsmM9jkczkEHgp/s1600/Fairly+buyback.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KBnYsHrxXktfL8LoZ10KjHSLgH6QDGS57w5PCr4Ok-Fu9HZZ9u0X_sxz6wFAuEIoRS44v6SH5qnjyOkSiz6HkF_hwCo03V-q4BNqf5gdkmU7yWrnzjd-wGPW6K8IyvlsmM9jkczkEHgp/s320/Fairly+buyback.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584863135045215554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszummtmyp48ErnElh1W2UUUjiQQsWENqC5GrRRaw10FOYxVXuVRD8w6uMIBdTMZeBGTPYv1rNaSWxdPq7wCme44nEg90LWb6vJxD20QQgY0x66lLuNr4fZJzGuyww2wUpiU8JKnE6mSJr/s1600/Fairly+buyback+back.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszummtmyp48ErnElh1W2UUUjiQQsWENqC5GrRRaw10FOYxVXuVRD8w6uMIBdTMZeBGTPYv1rNaSWxdPq7wCme44nEg90LWb6vJxD20QQgY0x66lLuNr4fZJzGuyww2wUpiU8JKnE6mSJr/s320/Fairly+buyback+back.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584863130626690498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">That's right. A 1962 buyback of Ron Fairly. I think I remember him with the Expos, but that was in the 70's, I'm sure. Anyways, a nice addition to the collection, and it is in excellent condition. Check the back out (click on it for a larger view). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Overall Score: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">A-</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I take off a point for the unimaginative insert sets and the lousy photography in some of the pictures. Other than that, and no auto, I absolutely love this set, better than the last few years of Heritage. This is a fine addition to the Heritage line. Keep up the good work, Topps, and don't be afraid to improve on a good product.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have some big-name doubles, so if you need any, let me know. My wantlist is up-to-date with 2011 Heritage. I would also be looking for any Indians relics or refractors. Please DON"T leave comments here, as I probably won't see them soon. Send an email - the address is in the right column.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">doubles: 1, 30, 31, 32, 33, 43, 46, 48, 50, 61, 62, 64, 71, 92, 96, 98, 102, 104, 108, 116, 117, 128, 131, 138, 143, 144, 152, 153, 156, 159, 165, 182, 185, 194, 199, 202, 206, 209, 213, 238, 239, 242, 247, 260, 269, 272, 273, 274, 286, 288, 290, 300, 305, 309, 313, 322, 324, 330, 333, 337, 344, 360, 361, 370, 384, 390, 392, 394, 395, 406, 408, 421, 417, CL1, CL5, CL6</span></span></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-58099195032682820152011-03-07T10:41:00.002-05:002011-03-07T11:11:33.516-05:001999 Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am starting a new series which should get me blogging again on a more regular basis. I have been MIA after getting bored with blogging and busy with family and school, but now I need a more regular schedule to keep me focused, so this is one aspect of that.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I will be going through the 1999 Fleer series that many of you have seen, the Greats of the Game that includes photographs from Sports Illustrated. I completed the autograph set a while ago, and would like to share it with everyone.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.8333px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZwnxRvlJr1FoysPTiPisgsd1ooqPlDAeYzqKaKiojo7XnhRnhNcYASpmwB5nCsxuDfmR-U4nkYF5yz-cler5a1SuvtBr5uxGHCOmkj3t3jsg_NSPzsjyG5R8DwdAkpT7T6LyKkbgAnbW/s400/1999%20Fleer%20SI%20GotG%20Agee.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZwnxRvlJr1FoysPTiPisgsd1ooqPlDAeYzqKaKiojo7XnhRnhNcYASpmwB5nCsxuDfmR-U4nkYF5yz-cler5a1SuvtBr5uxGHCOmkj3t3jsg_NSPzsjyG5R8DwdAkpT7T6LyKkbgAnbW/s400/1999%20Fleer%20SI%20GotG%20Agee.jpeg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Today's card is of Tommy Agee, the outfielder for the Mets. He started his career with the Indians in 1962, making his first appearance at the age of 19! However, he only had 31 at bats total over three seasons in the Cleveland system, and in another brilliant Cleveland trade (sarcasm dripping), was sent to the White Sox with John Romano and a pitching prospect named Tommy John (DOH!) as part of a three-team trade that brought Rocky Colavito back to the Indians from Kansas City, along with Cam Carreon. I think that the Indians front office was trying to make up for the infamous trade, and its eponymous curse, that sent Colavito to the Tigers for Harvey Kuenn.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Agee seasoned for one more year in the White Sox farm, then had his breakout season in 1966, earning him an All Star appearance, a Gold Glove, a Rookie of the Year award, and enough votes to come in 8th for the MVP award. That year, he hit .273 with a .447 slugging percentage, 22 home runs, 86 RBI's and <i>44 stolen bases</i>! Not only was he a power hitter and run-maker, but he could fly! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">He regressed the next two years and was traded to the Mets after the 1967 season, but found his stroke again in 1969, when he pounded the ball for an OPS of .806. He came in sixth in the MVP race that year, and followed up that year with two more years of .800 OPS. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Agee played until 1973, a rather short career for someone who had so much promise at such a young age, and showed flashes of brilliance. He ended his career with a .255 batting average, 130 home runs, 433 RBI's, 167 stolen bases and an OPS of .732.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tommy Agee, born in rural Alabama, died in 2001 at the age of only 58.</span></span></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-44560897409186236142011-02-15T06:00:00.000-05:002011-02-15T06:00:07.766-05:00Separated at Birth III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwrYBkIaCAQ_iJSjnUhANPrInyRliucO6syM6vrbsBPhdFfp9w4oamduoi51dZSncaTOl5iZzl__-nMevSv_AmRrKwJpxMDFZej5xMQbP3_XYSJ8WCdhCEq9JW9rWTPHF3ia7q6PyptCd/s1600/Seinfeld.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwrYBkIaCAQ_iJSjnUhANPrInyRliucO6syM6vrbsBPhdFfp9w4oamduoi51dZSncaTOl5iZzl__-nMevSv_AmRrKwJpxMDFZej5xMQbP3_XYSJ8WCdhCEq9JW9rWTPHF3ia7q6PyptCd/s320/Seinfeld.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572941936110084818" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxIFEydIqqT560lrm6cQaODJEeD-Gq2h1pNo91k1D4-CSqcG-fODpHJ3qUsc86XzqDEqwFAu3pIiGvmA_8rZXl7E8AztBNJY72JLIUJRBNgJ5uZSaDSKODQh6f08W3XPJTKC5-sFWFToc/s1600/6a00d83451f25369e200e550a2d48b8834-800wi.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxIFEydIqqT560lrm6cQaODJEeD-Gq2h1pNo91k1D4-CSqcG-fODpHJ3qUsc86XzqDEqwFAu3pIiGvmA_8rZXl7E8AztBNJY72JLIUJRBNgJ5uZSaDSKODQh6f08W3XPJTKC5-sFWFToc/s320/6a00d83451f25369e200e550a2d48b8834-800wi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572941939252413234" /></a>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-24853343442882706842011-02-14T05:58:00.000-05:002011-02-14T05:58:00.447-05:00Separated at Birth II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRO-XmeEolPIfzOsl-X1TDJ_s3EpZ1YVwz8_u8Xrd6IKdxv2beiZs5Z-oBqnD-JErn_Kq2A9rG3b89ldBz4YeWu6eIA8WcLCfyvXUH7zEMJ0T0qx4z9CJC7gFt9AY0VbeHOmY1xl_DUvI/s1600/chr_shrek_p2_800.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRO-XmeEolPIfzOsl-X1TDJ_s3EpZ1YVwz8_u8Xrd6IKdxv2beiZs5Z-oBqnD-JErn_Kq2A9rG3b89ldBz4YeWu6eIA8WcLCfyvXUH7zEMJ0T0qx4z9CJC7gFt9AY0VbeHOmY1xl_DUvI/s320/chr_shrek_p2_800.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572941523268740498" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SNWKqSH1SLjo2wD5SSl4um3ibXzxXMUHgwK-2sBy4mSqjAShwYDS1XYS-1wfftbB_2XGA13RCGsFYQHbTigZqd3K8ysS6y01rTYKyhTbL5lgG65N0xJ0Fc9kMsbwzos59W769heJntw5/s1600/Shrek.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SNWKqSH1SLjo2wD5SSl4um3ibXzxXMUHgwK-2sBy4mSqjAShwYDS1XYS-1wfftbB_2XGA13RCGsFYQHbTigZqd3K8ysS6y01rTYKyhTbL5lgG65N0xJ0Fc9kMsbwzos59W769heJntw5/s320/Shrek.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572941523427744002" /></a>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961123822696865597.post-28921071728383282022011-02-12T17:36:00.002-05:002011-02-12T17:45:37.938-05:00A Big Smile!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I know I haven't been posting a lot lately, or even minimally. I have no excuse, except for Life. Sometimes it intervenes. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have, however, continued to trade and even buy and sell a few cards. Recently, I came upon a card I just </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">had</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> to have. Have you ever come across one of those? You know the card. A player you collect. Maybe your team. Something so incredible that money was no object, or at least you were willing to pay a little more than you normally would. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Well, I had to have this card:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgze57PYblrT2phkW_5SUqZnK2hrRJIGEvQTq3U0GCd8IIDFyVK-40nD3OIg4Fz2e0zaTxBbou2VY4pEUKxiO2N-NCy3VAuLOVUc5pwjIHD8SoSgo5M_5dmH189uFMqDhq-YBctbAwilrjb/s1600/2003+Donruss+Timeless+Treasures+Materials+Ink+.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgze57PYblrT2phkW_5SUqZnK2hrRJIGEvQTq3U0GCd8IIDFyVK-40nD3OIg4Fz2e0zaTxBbou2VY4pEUKxiO2N-NCy3VAuLOVUc5pwjIHD8SoSgo5M_5dmH189uFMqDhq-YBctbAwilrjb/s320/2003+Donruss+Timeless+Treasures+Materials+Ink+.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572935814989424338" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I don't know about you, but it certainly made me smile. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Not only is it a Thome autograph, which I would gladly take, but it is one of the most unique patches, aside from the Cubs' bear rump, I have ever seen. How much more perfect could this card be?!!? Not only is it a larger size patch, but it is a well-designed card with a well-placed sticker auto that is not simply stuck onto the front, but embedded in the card. This one is going right into the PC.</span></span></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.com2