Yankees Wantlist

Here is a wantlist of all Yankees cards that I need to complete team sets.  Since I am anal with card condition, all cards traded must be in mint to near mint shape… great centering, great corners, surface, the whole nine yards.  I will be adding cards from time to time and try to update the list as best as I can.  You will be rewarded handsomely if you can knock off these numbers.  Thank you and Godspeed.

2010 Topps Update

Base Set: #57. #91, #110, #158, #198, #214, #230, #276

Wal-Mart Black Border: Everything besides #110

2010 Topps 206

Base Set: #332, #340

Topps 206 Bronze: #42, #59, #82, #91, #94, #97, #111, #114, #144, #182, #185, #189, #248, #254

Any minis, any variation.

2010 Topps Heritage

Base Set: #28, #40, #42, #44, #46, #48, #56b, #60b, #61b, #92a, #116, #133, #142, #160, #215, #290, #325, #366a, #385, #401, #405, #406, #451, #463a, #469, #474, #483, #486, #499

2009 Topps 206

Base Set: #56, #73, #90a, #90b, #100, #104, #120a, #120b, #121, #137b, #150, #154a, #154b, #160a, #160b, #231a, #231b, #271a, #271b

2008 Yankees Topps Gift Set

Base Set: #53

2007 Yankees Topps

Base Set: NYY13

2006 Topps

Base Set: #1, #7, #81, #87, #142, #246, #262, #326, #346, #420, #427, #430, #460, #500, #587, #659

2005 Topps

Base Set: #1, #62, #122, #200, #286, #349, #524, #602, #615

Topps Gold: Everything besides #600

1988 Topps

Base Set: #109, #210, #235, #259, #283, #386, #387, #392, #411, #584, #611, #659, #663, #691, #711, #716, #766, #790

Topps Traded: ALL

Topps Glossy All-Stars: #2, #3, #8, #11 (Don Mattingly), #25, #42, #46

Topps UK Minis: #59

Topps Tiffany: Everything besides #60, #210, and #384

2009 UD A Piece of History

Base Set: #62

UD A Piece of History Blue: Everything besides #66

UD A Piece of History Cut from the Same Cloth: Everything besides #CSC-BC (Josh Beckett/Joba Chamberlain)

UD A Piece of History Gold: Everything besides #64

UD A Piece of History Green: Everything besides #111

Any UD A Piece of History Red

2008 Upper Deck Heroes

Base Set: #111, #112, #114, #115, #117, #118, #119, #120, #125, #126, #127, #178, #179, #188, #196, #197, #200

Any variations

2008 Upper Deck Timeline

Base Set: #62, #99, #276, #278, #279, #280, #341, #366

Any variations

2006 Upper Deck Ovation

Base Set: #123

Upper Deck Ovation Gold: Everything besides #83

Upper Deck Ovation Superstar Theater: #AR (Alex Rodriguez)

2005 UD All-Star Classics

Base Set: #2, #100

UD All-Star Classics Matchups: #10, #16

UD All-Star Classics Midsummer Classics: #13

2004 Upper Deck Vintage

Base Set: #43, #80, #169, #239, #256, #313, #319, #320, #321, #326, #351, #352, #353, #354, #355, #356, #357, #446, #451, #456, #459, #462, #476, #489

Any variations

2003 UD Patch Collection

Base Set: #70, #71, #74, #77, #125, #127, #137, #139, #141, #148

2003 Upper Deck Honor Roll

Base Set: #2, #6, #32, #54, #131, #132, #133

Any variations

2003 Upper Deck Victory

Base Set: #55, #57, #59, #60, #62, #103, #105, #133, #146, #149, #156, 3171, #191

2002 Upper Deck Vintage

Base Set: #116, #119, #124, #275, #277, #282, #290

2011 Bowman

Base Set: #30, #61, #116

Bowman Gold: #30, #55, #71, #145, #170

Bowman Prospects: #BP17, #BP21, #BP44, #BP85, #BP104

Bowman Chrome Prospects: #BP17, #BP21, #BP44, #BP48, #BP85

Any variations

2010 Bowman Chrome

Base Set: #11, #14, #73, #115, #131, #147, #166, #175

Bowman Chrome Refractors: Everything besides #118 and #147

Bowman Chrome Prospects: #BCP2, #BCP 49, #BCP 60, #BCP 95, #BCP 96, #BCP 118, #BCP 156, #BCP 216

1997 Collector’s Choice

Base Set: #176, #180, #331, #403, #404, #405, #406

All inserts except The Big Show

2005 Donruss

Base Set: #16, #17, #32, #53, #257, #264, #267, #268, #269, #277, #280, #390

1996 Emotion-XL

Base Set: #87, #89, #91, #92, #93, #94, #96, #97

2009 SP Authentic

Base Set: #13, #62, #68, #121, #176, #182, #188

Any variations

2009 SPx

Base Set: #13, #16, #40, #55, #76, #78, #94

SPx Joe DiMaggio Career Highlights: Everything besides #JD11 and #JD95

2004 Sweet Spot Classics

Base Set: #4, #6, #19, #23, #48, #56, #59, #64, #82, #100, #104, #108, #118, #121, #125, #127, #128, #160, #161

2006 Ultra

Base Set: #136, #174, #176, #179, #208

All variations and inserts

2000 Ultimate Victory

Base Set: #40

You Are About to Enter a Dimension of Expensive Outfielders

A tale of two players, connected by more than their enormous contracts.  Consider this; both have had a considerable lower body injury (strained quad and pulled hamstring) that has landed them time on the DL, both have had notable slumps during the season (one batted .107 for the second half of May and one didn’t bat .200 until the team’s 11^th series of the season), and both are x-factors in determining if their respected teams make the playoffs.  Coincidence?  Perhaps.  Or maybe they are just entering…

the Twilight Zone.

David DeJesus

David DeJesus.  He’s a career .280 hitter, he plays pedestrian defense, and he doesn’t particular stand out on or off the field.  He is literally the most average baseball player in the league.  But dammit I like him.  And his cards are very cheap.

2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Autographs DD

In most of the products DeJesus is in, his autos are on stickers.  His signature works best without any space restrictions which you can clearly see here on this year’s Gypsy Queen on-card auto.  It’s beautiful, that’s for sure.

2006 Bowman Chrome X-Fractors #61

Anything Chrome is always a good time.

Is this the start to a potential supercollection?

What, are you kidding me?  It’s freakin’ David DeJesus.

Are You Mental?

Sometimes you stumble upon stuff that is just too funny to ignore.  Case in point.

I ordered a couple of t-shirts a few weeks ago and this was the town it was shipped from.

I received a bubble mailer today from this man.

Coincidence?

Cheh, as if.

Fleer Tradition, In Order

To begin with, I am officially a high school graduate.  My time in high school was full of ups and downs, but I can safely say I had the time of my life and I’m going to miss it so much.  In a few short months, I’ll be leaving for Ithaca College to work on the next chapter of my life.  Now that I have a lot of free time (no summer work or football), I’ll try to squeeze as many posts as I can.  Beginning with this.

Long-time readers should note that I’ve had the same wantlist up for the past year and a half for one set: 2004 Fleer Tradition.  I usually don’t receive cards from this set in trades so I rarely mark off numbers.  When Tom from The Angels,In Order contacted me saying he had a large stack of FT, I immediately told him to send ‘em over.  Here are some of the highlights.

#4 World Series: Miguel Cabrera

Miguel looks a little fitter here.  This is before he negotiated half his contract be paid out with Little Caesar’s Pizza.

#256: Jacque Jones

#384: Brad Radke

Jacque Jones and Brad Radke?  This is so 2004.  I remember playing with these guys along with the likes of Christian Guzman, Luis Rivas, and Eric Milton on 2003 MVP Baseball.  I’m not particularly sure why I always picked the Twins; their pitching staff was awful (Johan Santana was rated considerably low in the game) and they didn’t have a particular superstar I liked (Torii Hunter was their best player).  Eh, some things shall remain a nostalgic mystery.

#499: Gerald Laird/Rosman Garcia/Ramon Nivar

Okay, for the record, Gerald Laird is now backing up Yadier Molina in St. Louis and the other two never panned out (what a surprise).

Cards 401-500 (including all the prospect cards) are short printed.  Yes, that’s right, nearly 1/5 of the set are short prints.

Why?

Diamond Tributes #13: Todd Helton

Diamond Tributes #14: Richie Sexson

Diamond Tributes, one of the few insert sets in FT, are very well done.  Nice design, colorful, and glossy... just the way I like my women (yes, I’ve used this joke before, but I know you like it).

As usual, if you have anymore 2004 Fleer Tradition, hit me up.  Thanks to Tom from The Angels, In Order for sending this over.  Please check out his blog (even if you’re a Rangers fan), it’s a very cool cardboard and team retrospective of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Give Me a Week, Alright?

Man I am an awful blogger.

I’m gonna tell you straight up, I’m busy.  Very busy.  I graduate high school this Friday and there is a lot to be done before hand (and a lot of partying to do after hand).  I have so many trades to post, some other trades to send out (sorry Derek, they will be out first thing Monday), and just a bunch of cards to show.

I shall be back Monday, the first weekday of a (hopefully) awesome summer and with plenty of time to scan and write.

That’s all folks.

Bowman's Best

(For Card’s Sake would like to apologize for the lack of posts this week.  Blogger experienced some technically difficulties regarding Firefox and some cache and cookie problems.  We now return to our scheduled program).

While 2011 Bowman feels much like another dud (despite what some prospectors say), they do have some highlights.  One of these is the Bowman’s Best insert.  Widely popular with collectors, this subset gives a nod to the 1994 set of the same name, with a colorful design and a checklist featuring the best stars and rookies the game has to offer.  When I saw a whole stack of these at a card show, I fished around long enough to complete the Yankees team set (minus prospects) and grab a couple of youngins on the For Card’s Sake radar.

You Know What I Hate?

Ordering some nice Ultra Pro premium toploaders from Blowout, paying a ridiculous price for shipping, and waiting forever for them to get to my door.  All the while, I’ve had three packs sitting in my closet.

Sigh.

Happy June everybody.

All Aboard the Bowman Express

When I was browsing around at the card show last weekend, I came across a familiar site… an opened box of 2011 Bowman.  However, this box seemed oddly different than the others.  There were about sixteen packs left inside, scattered around, flipped over; a complete mess.  However, one pack stood out among the rest.  It was leaning on the top of the box, it’s wrapper staring right into my eyes, begging me.

“Nick… come on… try it.  Everyone else is…”

I caved into pressure.  Four bucks later, I was looking at a pack of complete crap.

#102: Daniel Hudson

Ah, Danny Hudson.  The only player I pulled that I actually like.  Interestingly enough, all the regular base cards I received in this pack were all horizontal.

#36: Johan Santana

#165: Jaime Garcia

#204: Brandon Beachy

Bowman Chrome Prospects #110: Jonathan Villar

Yup, you guessed it, a player I’ve never heard before.  This was common theme for pretty much every prospect in the pack.

Bowman Chrome Prospect #33: Joseph Wieland

Bowman Gold #211: Gregory Infante

Bowman Orange #187: Vernon Wells (Numbered to 250)

The only card of significant value and it’s dinged.  Thanks Topps.

Bowman Prospects #66: Matt Carpenter

Bowman Prospects #3: Jeremy Barfield

Yes, son of Jesse and brother of Josh, Jeremy looks to add a little bit more to the Barfield legacy.  Hopefully he’s better off than his brother, who’s still kicking around without having a breakout season.

To sum it up…

…uh…

… that was not worth four bucks.  Sorry Bowman lovers.

(And everything besides the Barfield is for trade).

Blogger Troubles

Maybe it's just me and my computer, but it seems my scans and pictures aren't centered in the middle of the post anymore.  Even after marking "center" for the photo and having it centered in the draft, it still ends up being published to the left.  This started after I switched over to the new post publishing format.  While I like this ten times better than the previous format, I still have issues, notably the picture thing.  Also, it seems everything is crammed together, and there are unnecessary spaces between the scan and words, making for a jumbled read.  If anyone else is bothered by this, let me know and I can see what I can do.

A Hoot of a Trade

I know when a package from Night Owl has arrived in my mailbox… the mailbox just jitters with excitement.  No literally, it jitters.  I should get that checked out.  Anyway, enough “hooting” around (I’m here till Thursday folks), here are the highlights of the trade.

2011 Topps Opening Day #172: Jorge Posada

Raise your hand if you want someone to pay you 13 million dollars to hit .180 and ride the bench.  Oh wow, a lot of takers.

2008 TRISTAR Prospects Plus #99: Jack Rye

Rye played a couple of games for the Thunder earlier in the season, but I believe he was released toward the end of April.  He wasn’t exactly a stellar prospect… plus.

2010 Topps Update More Tales of the Game MTOG-6: Intracity Sweep

I like the photo, not a fan of the concept.  C’mon, a season sweep is not exactly an eye-popping event these days.  If Topps was using the 2003 Yankees seasons sweep over the Mets as a unique “tales of the game”, then perhaps they should have left that insert concept out of their Update series.

2011 Topps Value Box Chrome Refractors MBC2 and MCB3: Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth

These two beautiful cards sealed the trade.  After being disappointed in 2011 Finest’s offering this year, having these Value Box Chrome cards be the design for Finest in the near future is not a bad idea.

Thanks Greg, your Dodgers were delivered to the post office yesterday and they should be arriving soon!

A Mini Proposal

For the record, I dislike minis.  They are OVERRATED.  They are hard to see and read, they are a pain in the ass to store and protect, and those variations!  Guh!  People sometimes pay twice the amount of a card solely because it is a mini variation or a mini different-back variation.  Don’t give me the “base has variation too” crap… we all know people pay more a premium for a mini.  But why?  What’s the attraction?  Minis sucks, simple as that.

But.

But, if done correctly, they can be awesome.  Case in point: this year’s Kimball Championship mini insert found in this year’s Topps flagship brand.  The cards featured a nicely-painted player on top of a picturesque baseball scene.  The art on these cards, especially the bottom, remind me of a simpler time, both in the sport and in art.  It’s a nice nostalgic looking baseball set, harkening back to the old 206s of last century.  In this case, I do like minis.

Here’s my theory, idea, whatever you would like to call it.  A complete set of baseball cards… made entirely out of minis.

Yeah, you have tobacco cards from years gone by, but who gives a crap?  They are old, torn apart, and out of a lot of collector’s price range.  Yeah, you have the 1975 Topps mini set, but that’s just the regular set in smaller form.  I’m talking full-blown here, something completely new and never seen before.  I want a complete set of cards, 300 to 500 cards, made entirely out of minis to highlight the best players in the game and the rising stars of tomorrow.  I want this set to be totally original artwork, no copying off another established set.  I want all the inserts made out of minis.  I want all the redemptions made out of minis.  I want the damn wrappers out of minis.  Minis, minis, minis!

I like the sound of that.

Now, if I, an established mini hater, would buy this set… who wouldn’t?  It would appeal to a huge group of people.  I think any retro collectors or fans of Allen and Ginter minis would absolutely love it.  I think any set builders would love it because of its size.  I think prospectors would like it because of the rookies and prospects thrown into the product.  I think any collector fed up with the same horse crap Topps feeds us every year and wants a change in the sets released would love it.

And then again, does Topps necessarily have to make this set?

Think about it.  It’s a painted set.  Upper Deck could easily do this without worrying about licensing.  Sure, you’d see a lot of players without hats, but the upside UD brings would outweigh miniscule things like that.  I can picture it now… Upper Deck, destined for redemption on Topps, comes out with a revolutionary set with awesome artwork, sick hits, and a marketing ploy that blows anything Topps offers out of the water.  Man… fan-tastic.

Now, with every brilliant idea, comes several disadvantages.  First off, the hits.  Sure, it could be possible… have the player hand sign on a bunch of mini cards and insert them into packs.  UD might do this if they want to make a big comeback, but you think Topps has the time and effort to do this when they can’t even get the biggest prospect in the past twenty years to sign cards in time for their retail release?  I don’t think so.

Now you obviously can’t stick framed relics and autographs into a specific-mini set, that would look stupid and create a nightmare for packaging.  So the issue is basically, the set would have to come with redemptions (mini redemptions though) or a hand-signed autograph might be inserted maybe every two to three boxes, depending on how many cards Topps or UD can get a player to sign.

Oh my goodness… no guaranteed auto in every box?!

Believe it or not people, at one time, not every set or box guaranteed a hit.

Now, I probably shouldn’t waste my breath.  The chances of this happening are slim to none.  This is just another collector ranting about a silly idea, nothing out of the ordinary about that.

But.

But one can dream right?

Prospect Watch: Moises Sierra

Being able to work for the Trenton Thunder brings unique opportunities, one of which is to watch the biggest prospects in baseball play on a regular basis.  I’ve been watching the best players in the Yankees organization all season and it’s awesome to see how well they are developing (or sucking in some cases).  It’s also a treat to see some prospects on other teams.  Whenever I do electronic scoreboard, I have the privilege to sit in the press box with all the team beat writers.  They know their stuff and won’t hesitate to sprout off how well a certain player is doing, how likely their chances to make it to the big leagues are, and the such.  When the New Hampshire Fisher Cats were in town (Toronto Blue Jays Double A affiliate), one writer commented on a simple fact.

“Moises Sierra is one hell of a hitter.”

Never heard of him?  That makes sense.  He’s not big into the baseball card world… yet.  The only cards of him available are in 2009 Bowman, like the one pictured above.  He’s the right fielder for the Fisher Cats and is listed at 6 foot, 225 pounds.  When I worked manual scoreboard the previous night, Sierra was walking right by the board.  When he passed my open square, all I could think was “this guy is huge.”

Sure enough, when I was up in the press box the next game and he was batting third, I wasn’t too surprised.  The guy has a lot of talent in the batter’s box, but he still needs to work on his game.  In 36 games in 2011, Sierra is batting .286 with seven homeruns and 31 RBI’s.  He has 25 runs scored and a .806 OPS.  Those are fairly solid numbers in an early season.  His defense is average as well, nothing to write home about.  His baserunning, surprisingly, has been fairly decent for a man given his size; 46 stolen bases in 4 years.  But his true claim to fame is his bat, no doubt.

While Sierra hasn’t produced the best numbers in the minors for his career (a .258/33/181 line), I believe he has the raw power and skills to go far with his bat, which makes him officially on my Prospect Watch.

A Platter of Cards from Nomo's Sushi Platter

I’m not a fan of seafood.  The way it looks, the way it tastes, and that smell… egh, I don’t even want to sniff about it.  However, I do like sushi.  How is that possible?  As long as the sushi comes from Nomo’s Sushi Platter!  Haha, get it?

 

No seriously, I do hate sushi.

 

But I do like trades from Michael, writer of Nomo’s Sushi Platter.  He contacted me about a trade a few weeks ago and we got the ball rolling.  I received his end about two weeks ago and it’s taking me this long to post about it.  Yeah, I’m a slacker.  Should transfer greatly in college.  Here’s the highlights of all the nice stuff he sent.


A pair of gun slingers in shiny, warped 2010 Topps Chrome form.

While Weaver has cooled (more on this below), Johnson has continued his torching start.  Scanning 2010 Topps Chrome is no easy task, but I think I’ve scanned enough to finally know how to work with it.  Practice makes perfect.

 

2007 Topps Co-Signers #2: Jered Weaver

Michael sent me a nice stack of cards to add to the growing Jered Weaver collection.  While his record is at a decent 6-4, Weaver still has a solid ERA (2.45), an impressive WHIP (.976) and incredible strikeout totals (65 in 69.2 innings).  I wouldn’t hop off the Weaver train just yet.

 

2011 Topps Kimball Champions KC42: Mariano Rivera

As much as I don’t like minis, I don’t see these cards working as well as they do if they were regular sized.  I would have preferred this be an insert in a painted set and not plopped right in with the modernized Topps flagship brand.  Hell, maybe a whole set of these cards wouldn’t be a bad idea.  Would anyone be opposed to an entire set based on minis?

 

2007 Upper Deck #165: Robinson Cano

A Sporting News article a few months ago boldly proclaimed that Robinson Cano was the best player on the Yankees.  I don’t see how it is a bold claim.

Here’s a person I like.

 

Here’s people I don’t like.

 

2009 Sweet Spot Swatches JW: Jered Weaver

This “sweet” card of Weaver initiated the trade.  I was a big fan of the relic cards from 2007 and 2008 Sweet Spot, but 09’s effort is very lackluster and nothing too special.  This is my first memorabilia card of Weaver.

 

Thanks Michael for the trade and sorry it took forever to post... remember that coma I slipped into?

A Standing Ovation For These Pickups

2006 Upper Deck Ovation is a product I’m surprised more bloggers aren’t busting.  The product looks nice, there are good names on the rookie checklist, it’s cheap, and it guarantees a relic and an autograph per box.  Sounds like the perfect combination for any mildly-budgeted collector to me.

I don’t practice what I preach; I have yet to purchase a box of Ovation.  This is due to the fact that I am literally poorer than dirt and can only afford one or two cards from this product that I’m sure will be busted by my hands in the near future.  Whew, that was lengthy.

These Ovation Rookies are numbered to 999 and fall one every box.  I picked up arguably the biggest name in the set and another solid player for about a buck each.  Not too shabby.

Okay, I’m kind of in between on this.  I do like the design and David DeJesus, but I’m not feeling the only thing that matters… the autograph.  Look at it.  It’s so bare and bulgy.  And no, I am not talking about DeJesus’s autograph (which also sucks), but the giant rectangle cutout UD has to desperately include.  Why couldn’t they just make the rectangle smaller?  Did it really need to be that big?  Look at all that white.  It’s whiter than…

…you know what, I’m above that.

No I’m not.

The Sleeping Dogs Wake

… beep …

… beep …

… beep …

“Oh doctor, what happened?”

“You fell into a work coma for two weeks Nick. You’ve been working so much that your high school-boy body couldn’t handle the load and you slipped into a coma where you could only eat, sleep, go to school, and work.”

“Damn those seven-game homestands.”

“You seem to be alright now though, you have only three games left to work for the rest of May.”

“So does this mean I can post on my blog about the cool pickups and trades that have been going on?”

“Of course, if you get your lazy ass over to the computer.”

Ah, so you’ve read the transcript. I probably shouldn’t waste anytime explaining the horrors I suffered of juggling school and work and trying to get a good night’s sleep and get right with it. I have a lot of crap to show you.

To ease back into things, I’m gonna show off a couple of nice relic pickups I got over at the Blowout Card Forums. If you haven’t tried this place yet, check it out. It’s a great place to buy, trade, and sell cards without the annoyance of eBay.

2010 Topps Allen and Ginter Relics JJ: Josh Johnson

For Card’s Sake still has a crush on Josh Johnson. Have you checked his numbers lately? Unlike other For Card’s Sake loverboy (Jered Weaver), Johnson is still tearing it up. In 55.1 innings pitched this year, he has given up 12 runs. 12 runs.

2009 SP Legendary Cuts Destination Stardom DSM-DS: Denard Span

I’m a big fan of the 2009 SP Legendary Cuts design. Very well executed. But, why doesn’t this card excite me as much as it should? Am I really this bored with plain ol’ swatches?

I have plenty of maildays and trades to showcase, so stay tuned.

Play at the Mailbox

Homestands suck. The Thunder just finished up a seven game stand, including a thrilling walk-off walk in the last game against the Portland Sea Dogs. After the weekend, another eight game stand begins. And guess who’s working every game? It’s been a brutal schedule as of late, simply put. However, being the devoted blogger I am, I’ll take every minute of free time I have this weekend to post and schedule posts that will hopefully fill up the week. Like I mentioned previously, I picked up a lot of stuff that I’m dying to show off.

Today we have a trade from the notorious Brian over at Play at the Plate. His speciality? Plays at the plate… and Rangers, I guess. I’ve always had some Texas stuff lying around, but never pulled the trigger on a trade, perhaps it was his Yankee hating ways strayed me away. I eventually caved in after he offered to take all the 2007 Bowman Heritage I had lying around off my hands. In return, he sent me a nice stack of 2000 Bowman Chrome cards. Now, if you’re a true reader of For Card’s Sake, you know that I’ve been busting box after box trying to complete this set, and so far it’s not working. I welcome any and all Chromey goodness from the turn of the century with open arms. Fortunately, every 2000 BC card Brian had, I needed.

Receiving older cards is always a treat. It’s been eleven years since 2000 Bowman Chrome was produced and the players and teams have changed significantly. Out of the thirteen cards I received, seven of the players are out of the league. The six that were still playing are not playing for the same team they’re pictured with. So that’s a big fat 0-for-13 in players that are still playing for the same team.

2000 Bowman Chrome #1: Vladimir Guerrero

Let’s ignore the fact that the team Vladdy is playing for doesn’t exist anymore, and let’s focus on the fact that in three boxes, I never pulled the first card of the set. That’s turrible.

2000 Bowman Chrome #109: Mo Vaughn

Well, they still exist, albeit not in Anaheim form. How come I laugh everytime I receive Mo Vaugh cards?

Along with these guys, the early 2000’s Oakland A’s also featured Mark Mulder, Barry Zito, Eric Chavez, Jermaine Dye, Billy Koch, and Mark Ellis. How they did not win a World Series, I’m not sure.

Thanks Brian and I’m looking forward to more trades!

Mailday Epidemic

I cannot possible described a slower mail week than the one I just witnessed. Literally NOTHING of interest came. No packages, no letters, no magazines, nothing… just boring crap.

Noting this, I quickly made a few purchases of baseball card-relatedness which should arrive next week. In my fit for cards, I probably should have checked to see how much I spent on these things...

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... yikes. Poor Paypal account.

Happy May everybody.