Autograph Frankenset
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Unboxing Day 3: Bowman Mega Box
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Topps Heritage High Number Padres team set
We interrupt the unboxings to bring you this recently acquired Topps Heritage High Number Padres team set and complain about the choices made by Topps.
Seth Lugo and Xander Bogaerts made contributions throughout the season. Lugo is signed with the Royals now and X is still with the Padres. Brett Sullivan made his major league debut after 8 years in the minors, when too many catchers got injured, playing in 33 games for the Padres. Matt Carpenter appeared in 76 games hitting .176, he along with Ray Kerr was traded to the Braves on December 15 and the Braves released him on December 18.Topps please make better choices.
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Unboxing day 2
These are my three green prizm cards. I have no idea who Wendy Choo is, Matt Riddle is gone from the WWE and Asuka is part of a mostly Japanese faction in the WWE. The Asuka card is also a refractor and is numbered 20/25.
The Miz on the far left is a refractor and you can tell because it says Prizm on the back. The A Lister has come a long way from MTV's Road Rules. AJ Styles just returned from an injury and is really jacked.
Bruno Sammartino is a certified wrestling legend. Big E is recuperating from a broken neck in 2022, it is not clear whether he will ever wrestle again. Brock Lesnar, only shows up on big dates or pay per views, it is always a big deal when he does.
I know of Roderick Strong, but nothing about him. Sonya Deville has been absent from TV for awhile and Mandy Rose was released due to the content she was sharing on Fan Time. Deville and Rose were at one time a tag team known as Fire and Desire. Bobby Lashley is currently a champion and wrestles weekly on TV.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Unboxing Days begin
One of my Christmas presents was 19 blasters of baseball and 2 of the WWE. I will be presenting one per day for a couple of weeks.
The first one I opened was a Happy Little Box of Bob Ross Baseball.
Monday, December 25, 2023
Merry Christmas
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
My 2 cents worth of 2023 Heritage
I have all the Heritage base cards since 2001. It is one set I look forward to and have kept collecting. 1974 was one of my favorite sets looks wise. A couple of years ago I made a 74 set of all fifty governors in the US and sent them out to get signed. I got 25 back signed and some with gifts.
Sunday, May 21, 2023
World Series Heroes
Last weekend I went to the card show at Lloyd Center. I sold a Daniel Bryan autographed card, so I bought a few things. Mostly packs so I will be showing the packs and what was in them. First off is a World Series Heroes pack from 2002.
World Series Hero Mickey Mantle adorns the cover of the pack. I got his autograph once at a show here in Portland. I did not pull one of the Classic World Match-Up Jersey that were inserted 1:240 packs.Each back features a write up like this.
Next is the Crime Dog and new Hall of Fame member Fred McGriff. I remember Fred as a member of the Padres from 1990-1993. He then went on to become a vital part of the Braves and their World Series win in 1995 over the team formerly known as the Indians.
Pat Hentgen performed his heroics against the Phillies in the 1993 series. He pitched in one game in the series, going six innings for the win.
Bernie Williams helped the Yankees to a four game sweep of the Braves in 1999. The Yankees were 11-1 in the postseason that year. I was still upset with the Evil Empire after they swept the Padres in the series the year before.
Monday, February 27, 2023
Wallet card update
I decided to get in on the wallet card fun. So I have chosen this Tony Gwynn card
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
I finished Roberts 70th Birthday present last night
I only needed one card to finish off Robert's birthday present, card #70 from 2023 Topps flagship and here it is.
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Happy 70th Birthday, Robert Jones
Today is my friend Robert's 70th Birthday. He is not getting his birthday present until the end of the week at least because it is not complete and won't be until 2023 Topps Series 1 is out. I have a box coming next day air to try and get the card as soon as possible.
Thank you to everyone who helped out, in no particular order, The Diamond King, A Penny Sleeve, Cards As I see them, Baseball Card Breakdown, Baseball Cards Come to Life, Angels in Order, and the Cooperstown Advocate and his brother.
1954-1961. Ted Williams leads off followed by Elmer Valo of the KCA's, thenJohnny Logan, Willie Mays makes his first appearance, 1959 features Alex Grammas, followed by Mays and Rigney and Dick Williams. The two Williams and the 58 Mays are reprints.
1980-1988 features Jeff Lahti, who worked with the Portland Pickles, a team that Robert used to be the public address announcer for.
1989-1997 Ozzie Smith at #40
2016-2022 Card #70 is not out yet, it will be Darrin Ruf. I hope I get him in the box I ordered from Dave and Adam's. Thanks again for all your help. I have already decided what I am doing for his 80th birthday in ten years if we are both here.