Another Brand comeback

Someone sent me this, asking if I had seen if before or had one.  In doing some research I found out that someone is going to resurrect the fleer brand.  I just wish that they would match the uniform patch to the uniform pictured on the card.  I would like to see the back of the card to see what provence they give to the relic, for all we know it could be from Tim Flannery, the gift shop or from some fanatic.  I hope that this is real though cause some competition is needed for Topps before all their cards look like Panini designed them.

50/50 Trade? & Frankenset

As I collect now I have 50 count boxes set up for every team, except the Padres, as I fill them I will be posting on here to see if anyone wants to do a 50 card of their team for 50 Padres.  I will be posting a want list in the next year until then everything San Diego Baseball is fair game.  Right now the only team is the Diamondbacks, mostly from the last couple of years.  I also have some nice cards I got in a recent group break.  Some nice Flair Showcase from a couple of years ago.  If you are interested in trading let me know.  I am going to try and trade with collectors who collect the other 29 teams.  Mariner and Pirates fans are out of luck as those go to two friends here in town.

I started working on a frankenset recently.  I used a whole box of 9 pocket sheets starting my Padres frankenset.  Older always wins, Gwynn Sr, Flannery, Garvey, Gossage, Bip and Bevacqua also always win.  Jack Clark, Adrian Gonzalez and Mat Latos can always be beat.  In a while I will have extras of Padres to give away also.  If you collect a particular guy who played for the Padres or are looking from Padres from a certain year or set let me know and I will set them aside.  I am going to try and be here more often but life seems to be winning out.  I still read your guys blogs.  Night Owl caused me to laugh out loud today, Troll might Rule, highlighted a good book today (I already read it) and JayBee expressed an opinon I agree with.

2012 Topps Gold Rush

There were 30 of these cards for sale on the bay the other day, no one bid on them, so I did.  It was three lots of 10 each for $2.50 plus $2.50 s&h.  I won all three lots and got them today.  30 cards no duplicates, ranging in numbers from 20 to 306.  The Gold Rush logo is in the upper right or left corner, always directly beneath the Topps logo.  Sometimes it intrudes on the picture obscuring faces and such.  There were no huge stars in the bunch, Mariano Rivera being the biggest, two cards with the RC logo and two checklist cards which feature season highlights on the front. The one Marlin card I got does feature the new Marlins logo and colors on it, but thankfully Topps did not airbrush the new uniform on the player.

In the bottom right hand corner of every card is the Topps website address followed by a code number.  The code number is the same on all 30 cards.  Does anyone have any idea what I got.

No More Pie for me, thank you!

Saturday afternoon I dropped by the LCS and picked up six packs of American Pie, 4 to open and 2 to put away for Christmas and my birthday.  Out of the 4 packs that I opened these are the best cards I got.  Many of the cards were of no one and celebrated nothing.  I got a card for the date that some computer determined was the most boring day ever, sorry if you were born April 11, 1954. 

Bing Crosby is a distant cousin on my Dad's side of the family so I am always looking for things of him.  I remember someone saying their wife really liked Lucille Ball.  Who doesn't like Rudolph (other than all the other reindeer.  The Hitchcock (you can see him if you squint, use a microscope and look at the lower right corner) manu patch is numbered 4/25.  I will probably put it on eBay unless one of you wants to trade for it.    The Johnny Cash and Richard Pryor Walk of Fame cards are pretty cool.  I am going to keep Johnny, but Mr. Pryor is available for trade.  Also if you are trying to build the set let me know and I will send you my singles.  

General and His Troops

 General Manager Josh Byrnes returned this 2011 Padrographs card in just about a week and a half.  Josh is the ninth General Manager the Padres have had since 1969 and I realized that I have signed cards of three of them, Buzzie Bavasi, Jed Hoyer and Josh Byrnes.  I went to wikipedia and I actually have signatures on cards of five of the GM's, cause I also have Jack McKeon and Keving Towers.  I am going to see if I can get signatures of the other four, Peter Bavasi, Bob Fontaine, Joe McIlvaine and Randy Smith. 

 I bought this Cory Spangenberg card from this years Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects off of eBay.  He was the first round draft pick of the Padres, 10th overall, of the Padres this in 2011.  He was playing at a college where they used wooden bats, so he has that year of experience.  I wouldn't be surprised to see him in Petco Park this year, as bad as I think the Padres will be. 

I bought this Jason Hagerty over at eBay.  Jason was picked in the fifth round of the 2009 draft.  He has worked up to AA San Antonio. 

Miscellaneous Giveaway #19

The last of the commemorative lithographs, this one is from Toy Story.  Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's first feature film as well as the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI. The film was directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. It was written by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, and featured music by Randy Newman. Its executive producer was Steve Jobs. Toy Story follows a group of toys who pretend to be lifeless whenever humans are present, and focuses on Woody, a pullstring Cowboy doll (Hanks), and Buzz Lightyear, an astronaut action figure (Allen).

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Miscellaneous Giveaway #18

A Commemorative lithograph from Disneys Aladdin.   Aladdin is a 1992 American animated family film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Aladdin was the 31st animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and was part of the Disney film era known as the Disney Renaissance. The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, and is based on the Arab folktale of Aladdin and the magic lamp from One Thousand and One Nights. The voice cast features Scott Weinger, Jonathan Freeman, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, and Douglas Seale.
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5.  After one week of being available said items will probably end up going to the Salvation Army. 
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Miscellaneous Giveaway #17

A Commerotive lithograph from a DVD release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full color, the first to be produced by Walt Disney and Walt Disney Productions, and the first in the Walt Disney Animated Classics canon.^[3]

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Miscellaneous Giveaway #16

A commemorative lithograph from the DVD release of Cinderella, comes with the original envelope. Cinderella is a 1950 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the fairy tale "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault. Twelfth in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film had a limited release on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio Pictures. Directing credits go to Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson. Songs were written by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, and Al Hoffman. Songs in the film include "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo", "So This Is Love", "Sing Sweet Nightingale", "The Work Song", and "Cinderella".
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Miscellaneous Giveaway #15

An authentic bumper sticker from the 1960 Presidential campaign which saw John F. Kennedy defeat Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge.

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How I Spent My Sunday Afternoon

On Sunday afternoon while most people were watching football or napping, or bemoaning Ryan Braun,  I got to do something completely different.  The Multnomah County Library is hosting an exhibit called Pride and Passion about Negro League Baseball.  Part of the exhibit was a panel about different perspectives on baseball.  We had hoped to have Artie Wilson be part of the panel, but he passed away before the exhibit got to Portland.  I helped put the panel together and today I got to meet all of these people and introduce them to the people attending.  It was so much fun, and I got to show them around the exhibit at the library also.  We took a picture during the discussion and had them all sign a couple of copies.  From left to right, Lois Youngen, she played for the Fort Wayne Daisys and a couple of other teams in the All American Girls Baseball League.  She got a degree in PE  and went on and taught for 36 years at the University of Oregon and drove up to Portland to see a former student (who taught at my high school) and take part in the panel. She talked about how she learned to play baseball, her Dad was a pitcher and she caught him and when she played with the neighborhood boys, they gave her the choice of playing right field or catcher.  She chose catcher so she could really be in the game. She is now President of the All American Girls Baseball Players Association.   Next to her is Jack Cain, the only person in the room to have a bobble head made of them. Jack has always been a big fan of baseball, I consider him a Northwest baseball icon.  He bought a minor league team in Bend, Oregon that became the Bend Rockies in 1991.  The first Rockies game ever played was in Bend two years before the Colorado Rockies began play, 10 players from that team have now played in the majors.  The team moved to Portland in 1995 when the Beavers moved to Salt Lake City, in 2001 a new franchise moved in called the Beavers and Jack was a senior adviser to the team until the politicians in Portland couldn't figure out how to keep the team here after the 2010 season.   He had some great stories about some of the players he had encountered.  In the center is Drew Mahalic, who moderated the panel.  Drew played in the NFL for 5 years with the Chargers and Eagles, and now is the CEO of the Oregon Sports Authority, which has helped bring several major sports events to Oregon, including part of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament to Portland.  His son Joey was drafted by the Indians and played in 2011 at Kinston and Lake County.  Second from the right is Kerry Eggers, sportswriter from the Portland Tribune, he had some good insights on why football has surpassed baseball in popularity.  Last is Darcy Fast, who pitched for the Cubs in 1968, should have pitched for them in 1969, but the Army wouldn't let him report to camp, because they might have shipped him to Vietnam.  After that he heard a higher calling and became a pastor in Centralia, WA for 30 years.  He recently retired and is now President of the Phoenix, AZ chapter of the Major League Alumni Association.  He has homes in Centralia and Phoenix.  He had some great stories about the '68 Cubs and getting to play with 4 Hall of Famers, Ferguson Jenkins, Billy Williams, Ron Santo and Ernie Banks.  He told a story about Ernie Banks giving him the keys to his car to use in Chicago, when Darcy went out to the car, all the people couldn't figure out who the young white guy was getting into Mr. Cubs car.  Darcy said Ernie did this to many rookies so that he could get away with out being mobbed by the fans.  Like Jack Cain said when I thanked him for coming, he said anytime someone asked him to come talk about baseball for a couple of hours he would be there.   I would have to agree with him and I had a great time listening to all of them and getting to meet them and interact with them.

Miscellaneous Giveaway #14

Keith Gordon Green (October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, musician, and Contemporary Christian Music artist originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York.^[1] Beyond his music, Green is best known for his strong devotion to Christian evangelism and challenging others to the same. Often considered controversial for his frequently confrontational lyrics and spoken messages, this is a vinyl copy of his No Comprise album which contains my favorite song of his, So You Wanna go back to Egypt.
 
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Miscellaneous Giveaway #13

 May 1989 Padres magazine featuring Roberto "Robbie" Alomar Velázquez (Spanish pronunciation: [aloˈmar], English: /ˈæləmɑr/; born February 5, 1968)^[1] is a former Major League Baseball player (1988–2004), regarded by many as one of the best second basemen in MLB history.^[2][3] During his career he won more Gold Gloves (10) than any other second baseman in history, and also won the second-most Silver Slugger Awards (4) for a second baseman.^[4] On January 5, 2011, Alomar was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, in his second year of eligibility.^[5

^{It contains cards of} Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. During his 18-year baseball career, he pitched for the Oakland Athletics (1968–76), San Diego Padres (1977–80) and Milwaukee Brewers (1981–85). He became only the second reliever to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992. Fingers is also one of only a few MLB players to have his number retired by more than one club (Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers).  and  Eric Vaughn Show ( /ˈʃaʊ/; May 19, 1956 – March 16, 1994) was a Major League Baseball player who played for most of his career with the San Diego Padres. On September 11, 1985, Show gave up Pete Rose's record-breaking 4,192nd career hit. Show played on the 1984 Padres team that won the National League pennant, and is the winningest pitcher in San Diego Padres history, also John Martin Kruk (born February 9, 1961 in Charleston, West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player and current baseball analyst for ESPN. and the only former Padre player whose cards I have been known to shred.

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Miscellaneous Giveaway #12

Anthony Keith "Tony" Gwynn, Sr. (born May 9, 1960), nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He played his entire 20-year baseball career for the San Diego Padres (1982–2001). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 9, 2007 and was inducted on July 29. He is the first National League player born during the 1960s to earn the honor (Kirby Puckett was the first American Leaguer). He batted and threw left-handed.<sup>[1]

 A group of Tony Gwynn items.  Baseball Digest from May 1985, Beckett Baseball Card Monthly, A Tribute to Tony; from his final season and a 1988 Topps pee chee folder.</sup>  
 

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4.  It may take me a few days to ship the item due to my and my wifes work schedules but I will get them out as soon as possible.  
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Miscellaneous Giveaway #11

These are 20 8X10 photocards of players from Oregon State University.  A few have already made the majors, Eddie Kunz, Mike Stutes and Cole Gillespie.  One is autographed by Shea McFeely.  No Ellsbury or Barney, I believe they had graduated by then.  I have a sister who works in the OSU athletic ticket office and she got these for me.

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4.  It may take me a few days to ship the item due to my and my wifes work schedules but I will get them out as soon as possible.  
5.  After one week of being available said items will probably end up going to the Salvation Army. 
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