Hopefully the judge and jury are all Piazza fans too!
(...Joe)
TTM Success - Rod Henderson
21 hours ago
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Yogi Berra & Yoo-Hoo
Let me start this post off by saying that Yoo-Hoo is some weird shit. There's just something about chocolate milk that doesn't need to be refrigerated that just isn't right. Plus it's not really milk, it's water. It's actually chocolate water. That's just strange to me.
What be this for may you ask?
That. A 1958 Yogi Berra Yoo-Hoo Matchbook. I acquired this as a little kid back visiting my grandparents. My grandmother keeps EVERYTHING. She has buttons and 1''x1'' pieces of cloth from the '20s "just in case". There's a cork board downstairs that has a bunch of old matchbooks on it and I remember seeing the Berra one and wanting to check it out and touch it and look at it and play with it and...
So my grandfather took it down and I've had it ever since. It's a pretty cool little thing. I don't really do too much with "oddball" stuff. By oddball, I mean non-card things, unless they're close like stamps, coins, promos etc. This fits nicely in a thick top loader, so that's ok with me.
I don't really know too much about this, other than from the "B" word and they don't really tell much either. I looked on the bay for some current or completed listings, nothing. I checked out COMC, even less. Google? Nope. I wish I knew how they were distributed, how common they are, if I could pay off my truck...
There is also a Mickey Mantle version of this, but again I couldn't find anything out if it was more common, rarer, the same.
My favorite part of the matchbook though, is what I see the least, the inside cover.
There's an offer to mail in the cover plus $2.50 to receive a book, "The Yogi Berra Story". Unfortunately I couldn't photo the very best part. Behind the matches, all the way at the bottom, there's a little reminder: "Do not mail matches". I love stupid shit like that. Makes me want to reread "The Origin of Species" over and over and over.
(...Joe)
What be this for may you ask?
That. A 1958 Yogi Berra Yoo-Hoo Matchbook. I acquired this as a little kid back visiting my grandparents. My grandmother keeps EVERYTHING. She has buttons and 1''x1'' pieces of cloth from the '20s "just in case". There's a cork board downstairs that has a bunch of old matchbooks on it and I remember seeing the Berra one and wanting to check it out and touch it and look at it and play with it and...
So my grandfather took it down and I've had it ever since. It's a pretty cool little thing. I don't really do too much with "oddball" stuff. By oddball, I mean non-card things, unless they're close like stamps, coins, promos etc. This fits nicely in a thick top loader, so that's ok with me.
I don't really know too much about this, other than from the "B" word and they don't really tell much either. I looked on the bay for some current or completed listings, nothing. I checked out COMC, even less. Google? Nope. I wish I knew how they were distributed, how common they are, if I could pay off my truck...
There is also a Mickey Mantle version of this, but again I couldn't find anything out if it was more common, rarer, the same.
My favorite part of the matchbook though, is what I see the least, the inside cover.
There's an offer to mail in the cover plus $2.50 to receive a book, "The Yogi Berra Story". Unfortunately I couldn't photo the very best part. Behind the matches, all the way at the bottom, there's a little reminder: "Do not mail matches". I love stupid shit like that. Makes me want to reread "The Origin of Species" over and over and over.
(...Joe)
Friday, August 27, 2010
Philosophical Fridays
"With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them."
Art Hill
Art Hill
2002 Flair Box Toppers
Flair has always made some really nice stuff. You can find boxes from their first run, '93-'96 for the cheap as any box from that time. They reamerged again in 2002 and if you look in the right places, you can get pretty good deals on a box.
Anyway, in '02 they issued a box topper that looked a little something like this:
Pretty nice design. Sharp, clean, not too much wasted space and a nice sized jersey piece. There are 21 subjects in the set, including Ted Williams, and each one is #d to a different print run. The Piazza is actually the most common at 1,000 while most fall between 400-600.
The real fun part about these cards is that they are slightly larger than your typical base card. This is shown next to your run of the mill base:
Only slightly larger. The jersey piece only is about 1/3 the size of the base card in itself! The main obstacle I've encountered so far is storage. Where the hell am I gonna find a case for this!?!?
There's also an autographed version with a bat piece rather than a jersey. The set varies form the regular set, some players are excluded (Piazza) others are included (Ozzie Smith). Check it out, see if your missing anything for your own PC.
(...Joe)
Anyway, in '02 they issued a box topper that looked a little something like this:
Pretty nice design. Sharp, clean, not too much wasted space and a nice sized jersey piece. There are 21 subjects in the set, including Ted Williams, and each one is #d to a different print run. The Piazza is actually the most common at 1,000 while most fall between 400-600.
The real fun part about these cards is that they are slightly larger than your typical base card. This is shown next to your run of the mill base:
Only slightly larger. The jersey piece only is about 1/3 the size of the base card in itself! The main obstacle I've encountered so far is storage. Where the hell am I gonna find a case for this!?!?
There's also an autographed version with a bat piece rather than a jersey. The set varies form the regular set, some players are excluded (Piazza) others are included (Ozzie Smith). Check it out, see if your missing anything for your own PC.
(...Joe)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Dear Topps,
The next time you fell that a picture like this is acceptable
just remember that you're capable of this
and this.
Keep up the good work and maybe I'll stop buying boxes from the '90s for only $20.
(...Joe)
just remember that you're capable of this
and this.
Keep up the good work and maybe I'll stop buying boxes from the '90s for only $20.
(...Joe)
Monday, August 23, 2010
An Obsession with the Underdog: Philip Humber Edition
Every Mets fan in the world knows the name Philip Humber.
Most Twins fans in the world knows the name Philip Humber.
Humber was a big time prospect from the Mets farm system and for awhile it was thought that he would be the greatest pitcher to ever play the game (slight exaggeration). Twins fans know him due to the fact that he was involved in the Johna Santana trade. That's about all.
Drafted in the first round by the Mets and #3 overall in 2004, he gave them good reason to get excited. In his 3 years at Rice college Humber went 35-8 with 422 SO in only 353 IP. He moved up quickly through the Mets system, making his debut in 2006. In '07 he spent most of the year in AAA New Orleans and faired quite well posting an 11-9 mark with 120 SO before being called back up to make 3 appearances. Those were his last games as a Met however, as he was dealt as a part of the Johan Santana deal in the offseason. In '08 and '09 combined, Humber only appeared in 13 games as a Twin as he never seemed to be able to put together the same numbers in their minor leagues, let alone the Major league level. The Twins designated him for assignment in April of '09 and later that year, in December, signed a minor league deal with the Royals. .Humber threw in 2 games for the Royals in 2010, but unfortunately his pitching wasn't the story this year. On June 10th, Humber was hit in the face by a line drive while on the mound for the Omaha Royals. He was able to walk off the field under his own power.
The only update I could find on his condition was this:
"Philip received stitches in a few places and was in an extreme amount of pain, but came through and handled himself incredibly. He will make a full recovery."
Left on the Royals facebook page on June 11th.
Hopefully Humber can find his way back to the field and regain his form.
(...Joe)
Most Twins fans in the world knows the name Philip Humber.
Humber was a big time prospect from the Mets farm system and for awhile it was thought that he would be the greatest pitcher to ever play the game (slight exaggeration). Twins fans know him due to the fact that he was involved in the Johna Santana trade. That's about all.
Drafted in the first round by the Mets and #3 overall in 2004, he gave them good reason to get excited. In his 3 years at Rice college Humber went 35-8 with 422 SO in only 353 IP. He moved up quickly through the Mets system, making his debut in 2006. In '07 he spent most of the year in AAA New Orleans and faired quite well posting an 11-9 mark with 120 SO before being called back up to make 3 appearances. Those were his last games as a Met however, as he was dealt as a part of the Johan Santana deal in the offseason. In '08 and '09 combined, Humber only appeared in 13 games as a Twin as he never seemed to be able to put together the same numbers in their minor leagues, let alone the Major league level. The Twins designated him for assignment in April of '09 and later that year, in December, signed a minor league deal with the Royals. .Humber threw in 2 games for the Royals in 2010, but unfortunately his pitching wasn't the story this year. On June 10th, Humber was hit in the face by a line drive while on the mound for the Omaha Royals. He was able to walk off the field under his own power.
The only update I could find on his condition was this:
"Philip received stitches in a few places and was in an extreme amount of pain, but came through and handled himself incredibly. He will make a full recovery."
Left on the Royals facebook page on June 11th.
Hopefully Humber can find his way back to the field and regain his form.
(...Joe)
1996 Pacific Cramer's Choice
A little while ago, Tim over at 90's Box Breaks did a Spotlight post on '96 Pacific Cramer's Choice. As usual, he did a spot on job writing about it and it jarred my memory of my Piazza Cramaer's Choice. With odds coming in at 1:721 packs you'd think I'd have this card chained down to the floor! But I actually forgot about it for a little bit.
I picked this up off (of course) ebay about a year or so ago. I knew about the odds of this card and it only had a day or two left before it ended. I put a pretty decent sized bid on it, hoping it would stand up. I checked the auction once it ended and was shocked to see it only go up to about $5! No way a card with those odds should go for that little, but I got away with a hell of a steal. I've looked for another '96 Piazza since, to compare, but haven't even seen one listed. There are only 2 '96 Cramer's listed right now on the bay, a Ken Griffey Jr and Greg Maddux with BINs of $55 and $50 respectively.
Pacific has alot of high points from their run as a company. The also have alot of low points. Their inserts were either incredible looking, or just down right obnoxious. The Cramer's Choice cards are really very nice. Die cut pyramid shape, with a refractorish shine to them. They became a staple for Pacific, being included in every years set at the same odds until 1999 when they became serial numbered to 299. 2000 and 2001 saw them fall back to the previous odds and then we all have a pretty good idea where they went from there.
It's a very cool set, so keep your eyes open for your favorite player. Hopefully you'll get lucky too!
(...Joe)
I picked this up off (of course) ebay about a year or so ago. I knew about the odds of this card and it only had a day or two left before it ended. I put a pretty decent sized bid on it, hoping it would stand up. I checked the auction once it ended and was shocked to see it only go up to about $5! No way a card with those odds should go for that little, but I got away with a hell of a steal. I've looked for another '96 Piazza since, to compare, but haven't even seen one listed. There are only 2 '96 Cramer's listed right now on the bay, a Ken Griffey Jr and Greg Maddux with BINs of $55 and $50 respectively.
Pacific has alot of high points from their run as a company. The also have alot of low points. Their inserts were either incredible looking, or just down right obnoxious. The Cramer's Choice cards are really very nice. Die cut pyramid shape, with a refractorish shine to them. They became a staple for Pacific, being included in every years set at the same odds until 1999 when they became serial numbered to 299. 2000 and 2001 saw them fall back to the previous odds and then we all have a pretty good idea where they went from there.
It's a very cool set, so keep your eyes open for your favorite player. Hopefully you'll get lucky too!
(...Joe)
Friday, August 20, 2010
Philosophical Fridays
"I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all."
Bob Lemon, 1977
Bob Lemon, 1977
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Mail Time!!! I Wonder Who It's From...
I'm still way behind on trade posts and I'm about to get even further behind. So to help alleviate some of the swelling, I'll be doing another 2fer today. But please, for the love of all that is sacred, don't stop sending me trades. Let's begin...
First up we've got some goodness from Community Gum. I recently discovered his page and the latest post happened to be a break of 2005 Leaf he did. I'm always intrigued by box break so I took a look* and he had a Mike Piazza hot box! I left a comment and a couple emails later we worked out the goods.
*2 points for rhyming.
The Alternate Threads and Picture Perfect inserts are found 1:18 and 1:20 respectively, so they're not ebay 1/1 rare, but uncommon enough where I don't have them and didn't plan on getting them as a throw-in in any trades. But most of all, I didn't have them.
These were actually just the opening acts for this trade though. Jon helped me move closer to Metropolitan Cardboard Domination (M.C.D for short) and included 3 team sets (1988 Fleer, 1990 Fleer, 1990 Score) and nice sized lots of '90 Donruss & Topps and '90 Upper Deck that came in one card short of the set. The card missing though, was not included on the team checklist which I've noticed alot about early UD stuff. Overall, a very VERY good trade and Jon, yours should be in the mail Saturday. Hopefully you'll like as much as I did mine.
Up next we have a trade with the middle child who is becoming a regular here on "Mail Time!!!". She sent over one of her world famous 130982908902826 card trades and I picked out 3 of my favorites.
I believe this is an '87 Donruss "Pop-Up". If not, then it's an '88. Anyways, your'e supposed to pop it out and up and there are a few tabs in the back that you're supposed to hook to each other and then yeah. I thought about doing it, but then began thinking about were the hell would I put it? I then decided against it and set up the necessary page in my 1980's Mets team sets binder. This thought process all transpired in about 2 seconds. Love it.
Another '80's "insert" set, 1986 Donruss "All-Star". It's a bit bigge than a regular sized card and for reference sake, I photographed it next to an A&G mini. Why a mini and not a standard sized card? Some say I'm not well...
I have this card about 10x over now, but it never gets old. This is just a great photo. One thing I've noticed in my humble Rey Ordonez collection is that 90%, if not more, of his cards are pictures of him fielding which makes for some great shots!
Thanks again to Jon and Shellie for the great cards and easy trades. You may now claim your puppy...
(...Joe)
First up we've got some goodness from Community Gum. I recently discovered his page and the latest post happened to be a break of 2005 Leaf he did. I'm always intrigued by box break so I took a look* and he had a Mike Piazza hot box! I left a comment and a couple emails later we worked out the goods.
*2 points for rhyming.
The Alternate Threads and Picture Perfect inserts are found 1:18 and 1:20 respectively, so they're not ebay 1/1 rare, but uncommon enough where I don't have them and didn't plan on getting them as a throw-in in any trades. But most of all, I didn't have them.
These were actually just the opening acts for this trade though. Jon helped me move closer to Metropolitan Cardboard Domination (M.C.D for short) and included 3 team sets (1988 Fleer, 1990 Fleer, 1990 Score) and nice sized lots of '90 Donruss & Topps and '90 Upper Deck that came in one card short of the set. The card missing though, was not included on the team checklist which I've noticed alot about early UD stuff. Overall, a very VERY good trade and Jon, yours should be in the mail Saturday. Hopefully you'll like as much as I did mine.
Up next we have a trade with the middle child who is becoming a regular here on "Mail Time!!!". She sent over one of her world famous 130982908902826 card trades and I picked out 3 of my favorites.
I believe this is an '87 Donruss "Pop-Up". If not, then it's an '88. Anyways, your'e supposed to pop it out and up and there are a few tabs in the back that you're supposed to hook to each other and then yeah. I thought about doing it, but then began thinking about were the hell would I put it? I then decided against it and set up the necessary page in my 1980's Mets team sets binder. This thought process all transpired in about 2 seconds. Love it.
Another '80's "insert" set, 1986 Donruss "All-Star". It's a bit bigge than a regular sized card and for reference sake, I photographed it next to an A&G mini. Why a mini and not a standard sized card? Some say I'm not well...
I have this card about 10x over now, but it never gets old. This is just a great photo. One thing I've noticed in my humble Rey Ordonez collection is that 90%, if not more, of his cards are pictures of him fielding which makes for some great shots!
Thanks again to Jon and Shellie for the great cards and easy trades. You may now claim your puppy...
(...Joe)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Something a Little Different...
Baseball baseball baseball
That's all I ever talk about. Well I'm no one trick pony. I mean, I'll continue to be after this, but for a post or two I wanna change things up a bit.
I like stories, they make everything better. That's why I rarely ever just buy an autograph of someone, there's nothing to tell. Nothing to say "Oh this? Well I got this by... and then this happened..." That's what makes something like that cool. Even if you don't connect with that persons' auto, you can at least get a good story from it. And what group of people make for some of the best stories? Why musicians of course! I can attest from first hand experience as I used to play in a band for a couple years. We never did anything huge, mostly local stuff, but we got to play with some national bands and even traveled to a few shows ourselves. I have plenty of stories about my own band, but these are some autos I collected from going to shows and meeting some bands. Hopefully you like it and maybe even get a laugh or two out of it!
OK, so first up we have a few ticket stubs I got signed. The top ticket is Candace the singer from Walls of Jericho. This was actually the first "real" show I ever went to. It was this big all day event with a ton of bands and it was when I was first really getting into the style of music I listen to now, so I was in awe. I was walking around the venue with my friend just to get some air and saw her hanging by the bands trailer. We walked over, told her they played a great show and asked if she could sign my ticket. She gladly did and I noticed that she was left handed. I made a comment that I was as well and we spent the next 10 minutes talking about left handed domination and right handed genocide. We ended our meeting by shaking hands... left handed!
The middle ticket is signed by Jimmy, vocalist of Full Blown Chaos. The cool thing about my local venue is that its small enough that the bands can walk around and hang out in the crowd before and after their set. Well after FBC had finished and the next band started playing, I went to the bar to get a water. I was with a different friend, but he tagged along and he noticed Jimmy by the bar. I again did the "Candace approach" and asked if he could sign my ticket. Again, he gladly did and asked how we were liking everything. My friend said "Good, except this one asshole in the pit. He keeps picking out all the girls by the edge and hitting them as he goes by. We go to school with him and he's a piece of shit, so whatever." Jimmy stopped, looked at us and said "What's he look like?" We described him the best we could and he told us that he'd "Take care of it." Later in the show, we see that guy get carried out of the venue by three very large and unforgiving bouncers.
The bottom ticket is signed by James Hart, the singer of my favorite band Eighteen Visions! The story here doesn't involve him much at all other than the fact he signed my ticket. The story comes from the singer of another band that played, He Is Legend. (the fact that they have all been signers so far is purely coincidental. I was a guitarist myself.) He Is Legend is among my favorite bands, so I was stoked to see them play as well. They played before 18V, who were headlining, so there was time between sets to get a drink and try and find a cute girl. My best friend was also an 18V fan (he has since melowed in musical styles) so he accompanied me to the show and as we go to the bar we see, of course, the singer for He Is Legend. I didn't have anything for him to sign, since James had already inked my ticket, so I figured I would just tell him "Good show" and "Thank you." I did just that. I walked up to him, said "Hey dude, great show. Thanks!" He looked at me then looked at his beer and said "Thanks man. You want this?" as he extends his arm and holds out his 3/4 full beer to me. Keep in mind I'm about 17 when this is taking place but I'm not what you'd call "innocent". Me and my friend look at each other and say sheepishly "Sure". I reach out and get within a fraction of an inch and he suddenly pulls it back and "Nahhh, you can't have that..." and proceeds to walk back stage. I was left standing there, with my arm outstretched, mouth hanging open and a small group of people laughing at my expense.
Up next we have two sigs courtesy of the Born of Osiris guitarists! I met these guys on a pizza delivery. I was the only driver on when we got a call for a delivery to the venue and to bring it around back to the trailer section. I didn't think much of it until I got there and saw all kinds of drums and amps set up and band trailers everywhere. I found the guy who ordered it and asked him what was going on and started telling some of my bands stories. He paid me and I asked him if he happened to be in any of the bands. By this time another guy had come over and he said that they were both in Born of Osiris. I stood there, kindda shocked, paused for a second and said "Hey, not to be 'that guy' but would you mind signing the delivery ticket?" They laughed and said "No problem" and signed away!
Boom! Medium Pepperoni never looked so good!!!
And lastly for today, we have a $1 bill signed by my #2 favorite band, Bleeding Through. This was from Warped Tour and BT was one of the bands that they had a booth were you could meet them and have them sign whatever you got. I waited in line for about an hour before I realized that I didn't have anything for them to sign. I had long lost my ticket and besides, the entire band wouldn't fit on a stub. Alot of people were buying CDs and stuff at the table for them to sign, but I already had all their CDs and honestly, to buy something at that bands merch table right in front of them to sign is pretty lame. At this point I was about 5 ft from their bassiest, so I panicked, reached into my pocket, pulled out my wallet and took out a dollar bill. I got to the table, handed them the dollar and everything seemed to stop. The bassiest, Ryan, held it up to the rest of the band, said something along the lines of "Hey, check this shit out" signed it and passed it around to everyone else. They seemed to get a kick out of it and almost embarrassed I asked their keyboardist, Marta (who is beautiful by the way, only to add onto my embarrassment) if this was among one of the strangest things they've autographed. "Strange, no." She said, "But this is the first dollar bill I've ever signed. So that's very cool." I felt accomplished. I was her first...
So those are some of the musician autos I've gathered over the years. I have a couple CD booklets signed as well, all with their own stories as well I can show off in a part 2 if you guys liked this enough. Hopefully you found this to be at least half as amusing as I did and still do!
(...Joe)
That's all I ever talk about. Well I'm no one trick pony. I mean, I'll continue to be after this, but for a post or two I wanna change things up a bit.
I like stories, they make everything better. That's why I rarely ever just buy an autograph of someone, there's nothing to tell. Nothing to say "Oh this? Well I got this by... and then this happened..." That's what makes something like that cool. Even if you don't connect with that persons' auto, you can at least get a good story from it. And what group of people make for some of the best stories? Why musicians of course! I can attest from first hand experience as I used to play in a band for a couple years. We never did anything huge, mostly local stuff, but we got to play with some national bands and even traveled to a few shows ourselves. I have plenty of stories about my own band, but these are some autos I collected from going to shows and meeting some bands. Hopefully you like it and maybe even get a laugh or two out of it!
OK, so first up we have a few ticket stubs I got signed. The top ticket is Candace the singer from Walls of Jericho. This was actually the first "real" show I ever went to. It was this big all day event with a ton of bands and it was when I was first really getting into the style of music I listen to now, so I was in awe. I was walking around the venue with my friend just to get some air and saw her hanging by the bands trailer. We walked over, told her they played a great show and asked if she could sign my ticket. She gladly did and I noticed that she was left handed. I made a comment that I was as well and we spent the next 10 minutes talking about left handed domination and right handed genocide. We ended our meeting by shaking hands... left handed!
The middle ticket is signed by Jimmy, vocalist of Full Blown Chaos. The cool thing about my local venue is that its small enough that the bands can walk around and hang out in the crowd before and after their set. Well after FBC had finished and the next band started playing, I went to the bar to get a water. I was with a different friend, but he tagged along and he noticed Jimmy by the bar. I again did the "Candace approach" and asked if he could sign my ticket. Again, he gladly did and asked how we were liking everything. My friend said "Good, except this one asshole in the pit. He keeps picking out all the girls by the edge and hitting them as he goes by. We go to school with him and he's a piece of shit, so whatever." Jimmy stopped, looked at us and said "What's he look like?" We described him the best we could and he told us that he'd "Take care of it." Later in the show, we see that guy get carried out of the venue by three very large and unforgiving bouncers.
The bottom ticket is signed by James Hart, the singer of my favorite band Eighteen Visions! The story here doesn't involve him much at all other than the fact he signed my ticket. The story comes from the singer of another band that played, He Is Legend. (the fact that they have all been signers so far is purely coincidental. I was a guitarist myself.) He Is Legend is among my favorite bands, so I was stoked to see them play as well. They played before 18V, who were headlining, so there was time between sets to get a drink and try and find a cute girl. My best friend was also an 18V fan (he has since melowed in musical styles) so he accompanied me to the show and as we go to the bar we see, of course, the singer for He Is Legend. I didn't have anything for him to sign, since James had already inked my ticket, so I figured I would just tell him "Good show" and "Thank you." I did just that. I walked up to him, said "Hey dude, great show. Thanks!" He looked at me then looked at his beer and said "Thanks man. You want this?" as he extends his arm and holds out his 3/4 full beer to me. Keep in mind I'm about 17 when this is taking place but I'm not what you'd call "innocent". Me and my friend look at each other and say sheepishly "Sure". I reach out and get within a fraction of an inch and he suddenly pulls it back and "Nahhh, you can't have that..." and proceeds to walk back stage. I was left standing there, with my arm outstretched, mouth hanging open and a small group of people laughing at my expense.
Up next we have two sigs courtesy of the Born of Osiris guitarists! I met these guys on a pizza delivery. I was the only driver on when we got a call for a delivery to the venue and to bring it around back to the trailer section. I didn't think much of it until I got there and saw all kinds of drums and amps set up and band trailers everywhere. I found the guy who ordered it and asked him what was going on and started telling some of my bands stories. He paid me and I asked him if he happened to be in any of the bands. By this time another guy had come over and he said that they were both in Born of Osiris. I stood there, kindda shocked, paused for a second and said "Hey, not to be 'that guy' but would you mind signing the delivery ticket?" They laughed and said "No problem" and signed away!
Boom! Medium Pepperoni never looked so good!!!
And lastly for today, we have a $1 bill signed by my #2 favorite band, Bleeding Through. This was from Warped Tour and BT was one of the bands that they had a booth were you could meet them and have them sign whatever you got. I waited in line for about an hour before I realized that I didn't have anything for them to sign. I had long lost my ticket and besides, the entire band wouldn't fit on a stub. Alot of people were buying CDs and stuff at the table for them to sign, but I already had all their CDs and honestly, to buy something at that bands merch table right in front of them to sign is pretty lame. At this point I was about 5 ft from their bassiest, so I panicked, reached into my pocket, pulled out my wallet and took out a dollar bill. I got to the table, handed them the dollar and everything seemed to stop. The bassiest, Ryan, held it up to the rest of the band, said something along the lines of "Hey, check this shit out" signed it and passed it around to everyone else. They seemed to get a kick out of it and almost embarrassed I asked their keyboardist, Marta (who is beautiful by the way, only to add onto my embarrassment) if this was among one of the strangest things they've autographed. "Strange, no." She said, "But this is the first dollar bill I've ever signed. So that's very cool." I felt accomplished. I was her first...
So those are some of the musician autos I've gathered over the years. I have a couple CD booklets signed as well, all with their own stories as well I can show off in a part 2 if you guys liked this enough. Hopefully you found this to be at least half as amusing as I did and still do!
(...Joe)
Monday, August 16, 2010
The Other Guy on the Card
1968 Topps ERA Leaders
I'm no Phillies fan.
I'm no Braves fan either.
Actually, if I were to rank baseball teams in order of favorite to least favorite, I'd most likely begin listing minor league teams before I'd even consider the Braves or the Phillies.
However, I do like to think I have a pretty good understanding of the history of the game and its players.
Phil Niekro- heard of him.
Jim Bunning- Yup.
Chris Short- Nuh uh.
The last time I did an "Other Guy" post, it was on Jim Wynn. I had never heard of him before, but saw him on a '68 Topps leaders card and I ended up learning about a really good player that I had never heard of. Maybe we'll have similar luck today...
As expected when you're battling Niekro and Bunning for the ERA title, Short had a good long career. 15 years, all but one spent with the Phillies, the last of which came with the Brewers. This particular card showcases the top 3 ERA guys in the National League in '67. Shorts' 2.39 was good enough for 3rd in the league, despite having a 9-11 record.
Short was often considered among the best pitchers in the NL from '64-'68, making two All-Star teams to back up that claim in 1964 and '67. In the '64 ASG he pitched 1 inning, but gave up two runs. In '67 he fared much better, going 2 innings and allowing no runs, no hits and only one walk.
In a 3 year stretch ('64-'66) Short won 55 games which was topped off with a 20 spot in '66. You could expand that even further and say that he won 87 games in his first 9 full seasons. Unfortunately, an injury limited Short to only 2 games in '69 and he never seemed to be the same pitcher. From '70-'73 his lowest ERA 3.85 and his highest strikeout total was 133.
Final Verdict:
Short finished his career as essentially a .500 pitcher, winning 135 losing 132. A .505 record. While I never saw him pitch (he played his last game 14 years before I was born) I have a feeling his record didn't always reflect the way he pitched. First off, to win 100+ games in the majors, you have to do something right for at least awhile. Second, a 3.43 career ERA ain't to fucking bad, neither is 1,629 strikeouts. Add that on top of 2 All-Star games, plus being among the all time leaders in all kinds of departments for Phillie pitchers, a team that has been around for ever, is something in itself. I changed my arm angle in the backyard recently. I think it'll help...
The "Other Guy"- 6
Joe- 0
(...Joe)
I'm no Braves fan either.
Actually, if I were to rank baseball teams in order of favorite to least favorite, I'd most likely begin listing minor league teams before I'd even consider the Braves or the Phillies.
However, I do like to think I have a pretty good understanding of the history of the game and its players.
Phil Niekro- heard of him.
Jim Bunning- Yup.
Chris Short- Nuh uh.
The last time I did an "Other Guy" post, it was on Jim Wynn. I had never heard of him before, but saw him on a '68 Topps leaders card and I ended up learning about a really good player that I had never heard of. Maybe we'll have similar luck today...
As expected when you're battling Niekro and Bunning for the ERA title, Short had a good long career. 15 years, all but one spent with the Phillies, the last of which came with the Brewers. This particular card showcases the top 3 ERA guys in the National League in '67. Shorts' 2.39 was good enough for 3rd in the league, despite having a 9-11 record.
Short was often considered among the best pitchers in the NL from '64-'68, making two All-Star teams to back up that claim in 1964 and '67. In the '64 ASG he pitched 1 inning, but gave up two runs. In '67 he fared much better, going 2 innings and allowing no runs, no hits and only one walk.
In a 3 year stretch ('64-'66) Short won 55 games which was topped off with a 20 spot in '66. You could expand that even further and say that he won 87 games in his first 9 full seasons. Unfortunately, an injury limited Short to only 2 games in '69 and he never seemed to be the same pitcher. From '70-'73 his lowest ERA 3.85 and his highest strikeout total was 133.
Final Verdict:
Short finished his career as essentially a .500 pitcher, winning 135 losing 132. A .505 record. While I never saw him pitch (he played his last game 14 years before I was born) I have a feeling his record didn't always reflect the way he pitched. First off, to win 100+ games in the majors, you have to do something right for at least awhile. Second, a 3.43 career ERA ain't to fucking bad, neither is 1,629 strikeouts. Add that on top of 2 All-Star games, plus being among the all time leaders in all kinds of departments for Phillie pitchers, a team that has been around for ever, is something in itself. I changed my arm angle in the backyard recently. I think it'll help...
The "Other Guy"- 6
Joe- 0
(...Joe)
Friday, August 13, 2010
Philosophical Fridays
"Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball."
~Jim Murray
~Jim Murray
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Mail Time!!! I Wonder Who It's From...
I remember when I first started reading all the card blogs, I would regularly see trade posts saying:
"This trade was from way back in..."
or
"I'm so far behind in trade posts..."
And I thought to myself "How do you fall behind in trade posts? You get the cards, take pictures and post them."
To all that I have doubted, I'm terribly terribly sorry for having ever doubted you.
Most of the time I'm just way to excited to get everything set up in the binders that I get down to the last to cards and remember... shit, I gotta post this. So I'm a little behind and will do a 2 for1 to try and make some of this up.
First up we have a couple cards from GCRL. We've done a couple trades of epic proportions, about 200+ base cards each time. I love those trades as they usually take a chuck out of some team sets.
Keeping up with the code by providing some shine via 1999 Metal Universe. This was the year where M.U. really started to get tamed down. It still stands out from everything else by a long shot, but no enraged rhinoceroses chasing HOF 2nd baseman or catchers with eye lasers and whatnot.
Dear Fleer/Skybox,
Please apply for a Gov't grant or bailout or whatever it is that a company in your 10 year situation would do. Come on, all the cool kids are doing it...
I really like the design to the '09 Legendary Cuts. I really don't like the price tag to the '09 Legendary Cuts.
Next up we've got a surprise package from Cardboard Collections.
2004 Fleer Inscribed Piazza. I was interested in picking up a box of this a little while ago, but found out they still go for a decent amount. An autograph focused set, the base cards are very close to being really really nice, but they're missing something...
When I first saw the pics of the "Portraits" inserts, alot of poeple were saying they didn't like them. I thought they were kindda nice. Now I understand. They're very flat and blah looking. Oh well, no Wright card is a bad card!
Lastly we have 2 UDx inserts of Mr.Wright, and "X2" and "X3". Another new set a know very little about, is the X3 EXPONENTIALLY tougher to pull!?!?
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
No seriously, I really don't know.
So that's that for that. Thanks again for the trades guys and hopefully we'll hook up for more! All that's left to do now is...
(...Joe)
"This trade was from way back in..."
or
"I'm so far behind in trade posts..."
And I thought to myself "How do you fall behind in trade posts? You get the cards, take pictures and post them."
To all that I have doubted, I'm terribly terribly sorry for having ever doubted you.
Most of the time I'm just way to excited to get everything set up in the binders that I get down to the last to cards and remember... shit, I gotta post this. So I'm a little behind and will do a 2 for1 to try and make some of this up.
First up we have a couple cards from GCRL. We've done a couple trades of epic proportions, about 200+ base cards each time. I love those trades as they usually take a chuck out of some team sets.
Keeping up with the code by providing some shine via 1999 Metal Universe. This was the year where M.U. really started to get tamed down. It still stands out from everything else by a long shot, but no enraged rhinoceroses chasing HOF 2nd baseman or catchers with eye lasers and whatnot.
Dear Fleer/Skybox,
Please apply for a Gov't grant or bailout or whatever it is that a company in your 10 year situation would do. Come on, all the cool kids are doing it...
I really like the design to the '09 Legendary Cuts. I really don't like the price tag to the '09 Legendary Cuts.
Next up we've got a surprise package from Cardboard Collections.
2004 Fleer Inscribed Piazza. I was interested in picking up a box of this a little while ago, but found out they still go for a decent amount. An autograph focused set, the base cards are very close to being really really nice, but they're missing something...
When I first saw the pics of the "Portraits" inserts, alot of poeple were saying they didn't like them. I thought they were kindda nice. Now I understand. They're very flat and blah looking. Oh well, no Wright card is a bad card!
Lastly we have 2 UDx inserts of Mr.Wright, and "X2" and "X3". Another new set a know very little about, is the X3 EXPONENTIALLY tougher to pull!?!?
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
No seriously, I really don't know.
So that's that for that. Thanks again for the trades guys and hopefully we'll hook up for more! All that's left to do now is...
(...Joe)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
SUPER SICK MOJO EBAY 1/1!!!!!!!
Aww yeahhhhhh. Ya'll bitches better start bowing down right about now.
You are about to be graced with the contents of a '94 Collectors Choice pack made possible by The Collective Troll. We worked out trade recently were I bought him a jet ski, he sent me this. I'll give everyone a second to gather themselves in their chairs and we'll bust this bitch right open...
...
...
All right, we're off...
Mojo!!! Scott Stahovick and Luis Ortiz Rooks! Hells yeah. I'd tell you a little about their careers, but when I typed their names into Google, my computer crashed. br00tl
MOJO!!! John Valentine and Mo Vaughn! Actually, a couple years ago I was reading that Mo Vaughn was funding a retirement home or hospital or something in my area. I forgot about that until now and haven't heard anything about it.
MOJO!!! Lou Whitaker and some dude who played on the Giants! How's that Jet Ski looking now Bacon?!?!?
MOJO!!! Dave Hollins and Kenny Rogers! The rambler the gambler the, back biter...
MOJO!!!Scott Ruffcorn and Dave Staton! Scott Ruffcorn was once bit in the leg by a rattlesnake. After five days of excruciating pain, the snake died...
MOJO!!!Darrell Whitmore Silver Sig! Click Click BOOM!
Let me get a high five for jealousy! Hell yeah!!!
So yeah, even though I basically used this entire post to make fun of that pack, I just wanna say thanks to The Collective Troll for the trade! He also sent me a couple more Piazza cards I didn't have as well as this pack. It was a blast to open and much appreciated. Thanks dude!
(...Joe)
p.s- I didn't really buy him a jet ski.
Monday, August 9, 2010
For Lack of a Better Name...
My Grandmother once went on a date with Duke Snider.
Yup. That Duke Snider.
She *quote* "Wasn't impressed" *end quote*
I believe it was later that year, if not then soon after she met a real estate agent. In due time he would become my grandfather. My grandparents always lived about an hour away from us, so we weren't that family that saw each other every day because we lived on the same road or whatever. But when I was over there as a kid, it was awesome! The best way to describe my grandmother... hmm. Do you guys watch "That 70's Show"? Kitty, Erics mom... yeah pretty much like that. My grandfather, however, was out of his gourd! In a good way.
He was always like a little kid, running around, telling really bad jokes and drawing these pictures that were... well, fucking bizarre. haha He wasn't a painter or anything (although I did help paint their house once), just funny cartoon looking pictures on napkins and scrap pieces of paper. He was a big part in me getting involved with baseball too. He was a big Yankees fan, but I (of course) was partial to the Mets, but whatever. I used to watch whatever game was on TV when I was over and he taught me alot about the rules and who certain players were etc etc. We went to a few Minor League games together, not alot, but enough and usually with the family.
Oh, dude, I remember this one time my little league team was missing one of our coaches so I asked him if he could be our 3rd base coach. He did and it was against like, the best team in the league and their pitcher was a real douche. He could throw hard and he'd always throw the first pitch at your head so you'd be too scared to do anything, and then he'd throw the next three right down the middle. Well, he did this shit with me only my first pitch was a strike, but I jumped back. Not like, a step or two back, I'm talking I was up against the fence to our dugout. The other team is laughing and my grandfather comes up to me I say to him "I guess I jumped too far back." He tells me, "Don't worry about it, just try to hit the ball." I go back and two pitches later I smoke the ball right through the box!
Joe-1
Douchebag-0
Around the same time my grandparents got a computer and they set it up right next to my grandfathers desk. I had never really been to that corner before, so I started looking around at all the books and papers and pictures. "Whoa!" I remember thinking, I had no idea who it was, but there was an 8x10 photo of a baseball player and on the bottom left, it's autographed! I asked him who it was and he tells me, "Charlie Keller. He played for the Yankees a long time ago." You have no idea, I think this picture is the coolest thing in the world. Did I know who Charlie Keller was back then? Not a clue. Did I care? Not a chance, this was so friggin' cool! Every time I went down stairs, I made sure to look at that photo. I would even go down just TO look at that photo. Remember that age where you have no concept of last names and everyone who has the same first name is the same person? Well that's what age I was then so I was sure that my grandfather: "Charlie", was this "Charlie Keller" fellow and I'm pretty sure I told a few friends in school that my grandfather was on the Yankees.
Anyways, that was THE thing I always associated with my grandfather and I always hoped I could one day have something as cool as that on my desk or wall. No matter what age, I never asked for things that other people had, so I never did the whole "Papa can I have that PLEASEEEEEeEeeeEeEeeeeE!?!?!?!" thing. It was his and I knew that. I would one day have to acquire something of my own.
You may be wondering at this point "What does any of this have to do with baseball cards?" It doesn't. It never was going that direction. Sure, we've got the Keller photo, but that's merely a possession that serve as a reminder. Unfortunately the photo is now mine and it couldn't be in better hands. Thank you Papa, for everything. I'm gonna miss you...
(...Joe)
Yup. That Duke Snider.
She *quote* "Wasn't impressed" *end quote*
I believe it was later that year, if not then soon after she met a real estate agent. In due time he would become my grandfather. My grandparents always lived about an hour away from us, so we weren't that family that saw each other every day because we lived on the same road or whatever. But when I was over there as a kid, it was awesome! The best way to describe my grandmother... hmm. Do you guys watch "That 70's Show"? Kitty, Erics mom... yeah pretty much like that. My grandfather, however, was out of his gourd! In a good way.
He was always like a little kid, running around, telling really bad jokes and drawing these pictures that were... well, fucking bizarre. haha He wasn't a painter or anything (although I did help paint their house once), just funny cartoon looking pictures on napkins and scrap pieces of paper. He was a big part in me getting involved with baseball too. He was a big Yankees fan, but I (of course) was partial to the Mets, but whatever. I used to watch whatever game was on TV when I was over and he taught me alot about the rules and who certain players were etc etc. We went to a few Minor League games together, not alot, but enough and usually with the family.
Oh, dude, I remember this one time my little league team was missing one of our coaches so I asked him if he could be our 3rd base coach. He did and it was against like, the best team in the league and their pitcher was a real douche. He could throw hard and he'd always throw the first pitch at your head so you'd be too scared to do anything, and then he'd throw the next three right down the middle. Well, he did this shit with me only my first pitch was a strike, but I jumped back. Not like, a step or two back, I'm talking I was up against the fence to our dugout. The other team is laughing and my grandfather comes up to me I say to him "I guess I jumped too far back." He tells me, "Don't worry about it, just try to hit the ball." I go back and two pitches later I smoke the ball right through the box!
Joe-1
Douchebag-0
Around the same time my grandparents got a computer and they set it up right next to my grandfathers desk. I had never really been to that corner before, so I started looking around at all the books and papers and pictures. "Whoa!" I remember thinking, I had no idea who it was, but there was an 8x10 photo of a baseball player and on the bottom left, it's autographed! I asked him who it was and he tells me, "Charlie Keller. He played for the Yankees a long time ago." You have no idea, I think this picture is the coolest thing in the world. Did I know who Charlie Keller was back then? Not a clue. Did I care? Not a chance, this was so friggin' cool! Every time I went down stairs, I made sure to look at that photo. I would even go down just TO look at that photo. Remember that age where you have no concept of last names and everyone who has the same first name is the same person? Well that's what age I was then so I was sure that my grandfather: "Charlie", was this "Charlie Keller" fellow and I'm pretty sure I told a few friends in school that my grandfather was on the Yankees.
Anyways, that was THE thing I always associated with my grandfather and I always hoped I could one day have something as cool as that on my desk or wall. No matter what age, I never asked for things that other people had, so I never did the whole "Papa can I have that PLEASEEEEEeEeeeEeEeeeeE!?!?!?!" thing. It was his and I knew that. I would one day have to acquire something of my own.
You may be wondering at this point "What does any of this have to do with baseball cards?" It doesn't. It never was going that direction. Sure, we've got the Keller photo, but that's merely a possession that serve as a reminder. Unfortunately the photo is now mine and it couldn't be in better hands. Thank you Papa, for everything. I'm gonna miss you...
(...Joe)
Friday, August 6, 2010
Philosophical Fridays
"Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America."
~Bruce Catton
~Bruce Catton
Thursday, August 5, 2010
The Two Most Depressing Things in the World...
1- Seeing an abandoned stuffed animal in a trash can or on the side of the road
2- Watching a balloon floating away in the sky
Both very, very sad things indeed. Thankfully card collecting is rarely an emotional downer. But somewhere down that list, nestled warmly between expired chocolate milk, and sugar free cotton candy rests the feeling you get walking out of a card shop without any cardboard in hand.
I almost had that happen today. I was on my way to the card shop in my former town, going over the list of supplies I needed in my head one last time so I wouldn't forget anything. This shop is great for boxes, they have countless amounts of them. That's really what they focus on, so singles and packs are an after thought. Usually they'll break up a few boxes of the newer stuff to pack out, so in this case Topps flagship, A&G, National Circle or whatever the hell it is, etc etc.
Anyway, I figured if I happened to come across anything interesting, I'd pick up a pack. If not, I'll get what I needed and actually walk out with an extra dollar. I got my stuff, looked in the case and saw the usual along with some rack packs of 2008 Upper Deck for $2 each! I jumped on that like a gopher on a dandelion and walked out with 2 of the racks. I honestly know very little about '08 Upper Deck, but then factor in the different insets and odds for retail stuff and I'm really clueless. I had no expectations whatsoever going into this and it's likely for the better.
I'll start by saying this. I was really fucking proud of the fact that I had never pulled any of these abominations...
...and now my pride dies. Anyone want these?
I'm guessing these are the Rack Pack inserts as they were 1 per pack. I actually kindda like the design and apparently there are Auto'd versions of these. The pack searchers must have had a field day with these when they came out. Mine were all on the outside, facing up towards the clear plastic wrapper.
A wee wittle Wright for the PC. I'm actually leaning toward throwing this in the team set binder as opposed to the Wright binder right now. You guys probably couldn't care less about that, sooo yeah. I pulled 2 more Mets as well, so that made me happy.
Alex Rodriguez. I hate everything about you and your life. I was truly hoping your hotel room would catch on fire, melting the lock and locking you inside before you hit 600. Congratulations, you cheated and won. Fuck you.
O.K, I'm gonna sound like an ignorant New Yorker here for a second, but when the hell did Paul Lo Duca play for the Nationals?!?! I know I know, in 2008 but I really do not remember this at all...
So thats about the extent of interest of what I pulled today. Shuffling through the cards, they actually have a really nice feel to them. I may get a box soon if I'm feeling frisky enough.
(...Joe)
2- Watching a balloon floating away in the sky
Both very, very sad things indeed. Thankfully card collecting is rarely an emotional downer. But somewhere down that list, nestled warmly between expired chocolate milk, and sugar free cotton candy rests the feeling you get walking out of a card shop without any cardboard in hand.
I almost had that happen today. I was on my way to the card shop in my former town, going over the list of supplies I needed in my head one last time so I wouldn't forget anything. This shop is great for boxes, they have countless amounts of them. That's really what they focus on, so singles and packs are an after thought. Usually they'll break up a few boxes of the newer stuff to pack out, so in this case Topps flagship, A&G, National Circle or whatever the hell it is, etc etc.
Anyway, I figured if I happened to come across anything interesting, I'd pick up a pack. If not, I'll get what I needed and actually walk out with an extra dollar. I got my stuff, looked in the case and saw the usual along with some rack packs of 2008 Upper Deck for $2 each! I jumped on that like a gopher on a dandelion and walked out with 2 of the racks. I honestly know very little about '08 Upper Deck, but then factor in the different insets and odds for retail stuff and I'm really clueless. I had no expectations whatsoever going into this and it's likely for the better.
I'll start by saying this. I was really fucking proud of the fact that I had never pulled any of these abominations...
...and now my pride dies. Anyone want these?
I'm guessing these are the Rack Pack inserts as they were 1 per pack. I actually kindda like the design and apparently there are Auto'd versions of these. The pack searchers must have had a field day with these when they came out. Mine were all on the outside, facing up towards the clear plastic wrapper.
A wee wittle Wright for the PC. I'm actually leaning toward throwing this in the team set binder as opposed to the Wright binder right now. You guys probably couldn't care less about that, sooo yeah. I pulled 2 more Mets as well, so that made me happy.
Alex Rodriguez. I hate everything about you and your life. I was truly hoping your hotel room would catch on fire, melting the lock and locking you inside before you hit 600. Congratulations, you cheated and won. Fuck you.
O.K, I'm gonna sound like an ignorant New Yorker here for a second, but when the hell did Paul Lo Duca play for the Nationals?!?! I know I know, in 2008 but I really do not remember this at all...
So thats about the extent of interest of what I pulled today. Shuffling through the cards, they actually have a really nice feel to them. I may get a box soon if I'm feeling frisky enough.
(...Joe)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
SAY UNCLE!!!!!!!!!
All right, another installment of SAY UNCLE!!!!!!!!
Let's see what my Uncle had up next in his bag of tricks...
I like it, I do!
Let's break this card down for a second:
Legend from the Golden Age of Baseball- check
Vintage cardboard- check
Rounded corners to give it just the right amount of character- check
Classic 1960's baseball "Don't fuck with me" face- check
Super awesome cartoon logo that I'm sure someone deemed "Politically Incorrect" and then threated to sue the Braves and I'm sure that's way they don't use it as their logo anymore...
check
Looking at the HR stats on the back, Aarons got 481 HR through 14 seasons. I always thought that was amazing, as I never would have guessed that he'd catch up and pass Ruth based on those numbers. UNTIL I did a little quick math and realized that Ruth had 416 HR through his first 14 seasons. SOOOO yeah, years of misguided illusions came crashing down right there. Oh well, it's still a bitchin' card and not too much can take that away!
(...Joe)
Let's see what my Uncle had up next in his bag of tricks...
I like it, I do!
Let's break this card down for a second:
Legend from the Golden Age of Baseball- check
Vintage cardboard- check
Rounded corners to give it just the right amount of character- check
Classic 1960's baseball "Don't fuck with me" face- check
Super awesome cartoon logo that I'm sure someone deemed "Politically Incorrect" and then threated to sue the Braves and I'm sure that's way they don't use it as their logo anymore...
check
Looking at the HR stats on the back, Aarons got 481 HR through 14 seasons. I always thought that was amazing, as I never would have guessed that he'd catch up and pass Ruth based on those numbers. UNTIL I did a little quick math and realized that Ruth had 416 HR through his first 14 seasons. SOOOO yeah, years of misguided illusions came crashing down right there. Oh well, it's still a bitchin' card and not too much can take that away!
(...Joe)
Sunday, August 1, 2010
David Wright Collection Up!!!
Finally
I put the Wright collection up on the side pages. It's very modest but as a #2 collection, I'm not gonna go too crazy with buying cards. I did just trade for a nice Wright via our neighbor to the north, so I'll be sure to show that off once I get it!
Next I have to get the Ordonez up, which is even smaller than the Wright. Also, I updated the Piazza a little bit.
(...Joe)
I put the Wright collection up on the side pages. It's very modest but as a #2 collection, I'm not gonna go too crazy with buying cards. I did just trade for a nice Wright via our neighbor to the north, so I'll be sure to show that off once I get it!
Next I have to get the Ordonez up, which is even smaller than the Wright. Also, I updated the Piazza a little bit.
(...Joe)
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