ALL GONE

I only have three teams left to give away. The San Francisco Giants, Oakland A's and the Florida Marlins.   I know these are all old logos, but I like them (except for the one below).  Most of the cards in the 50 card packages are from this past year.  I do not want to trade, I just know someone would appreciate them more than me and I don't want to give them to Goodwill.  If you want one of these three teams email me at Padrographs at live dot com. There will be some things coming up that other Padres fans may want.  Next week will be some MacFarlane action figures.  

GIVEAWAY TIME.

I sent out some more packages for the GIVEAWAY tonight.  I sent out packages to The Lost Collector, Capewood Collections, O No Another Orioles Blog, Tomahawk Chopping, Play at the Plate, Dinged Corners, and Fan of the Reds.

There are still a few teams that I don't have trade partners for.  If you know someone who collects one of these teams let me know.  The FLORIDA MARLINS, WHITE SOX, OAKLAND A'S, WASHINGTON NATIONALS, MILWAUKEE BREWERS, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS, TORONTO BLUE JAYS and the COLORADO ROCKIES.

The Giveaway has commenced

I have sorted through my extra cards from this year and divided them up by team.  So far I have mailed out cards to Night Owl, Justin's World, Cards on Cards, Angels in Order, The Troll, Autographed Cards, Wrigley Wax, and GCRL.  I have a few more packages ready to go, but there are some teams that I don't have anyone to send them to.  If you want one of the following teams email me your address at padrographs at live dot com.  First person to claim a team will get the cards, no trading just me giving you cards.  Here are the teams still available.

Marlins
Diamondbacks
White Sox
Yankees
Tigers
A's
Nationals
Brewers
Giants
Blue Jays
Rockies

Next up will be some MacFarlane figures. 

Something to get me through until Spring Training.

This is what I want to get signed this winter and then get framed, with some cards and other things I have from that year.  As far as I know everyone pictured is a pretty good signer TTM.  I am going to write them first and make sure they will sign it and what they require.  Left to Right; Steve Garvey, Goose Gossage, Terry Kennedy, Tim Flannery and Dave Dravecky.  If I can get it signed by all of them it will be awesome. 

more joy of a complete page

 I have completed three more pages of my 1957 Topps Hit Stars set.  I only need 12 more cards to complete the set but I think the rest may be pretty expensive.  The other day I missed on a beat to crap Bob Hope that went for around $33 dollars including shipping.   I have seen one card of Buddy Holly and the Crickets and it was probably VG at best and it went for $150. 

TTM and Ebay autos

 Never heard of this guy until I saw this on eBay the other day.  He is 6 ft 9 in tall and weighs 280.  He was drafted by the Padres in 2009 and has made it to High A ball and spent some time in the major league camp in spring training.  It cost me $5.51 with free shipping.  It is somewhere in the high 700's for number of Padrographs I have.

I got this in the mail on Wednesday, I had mailed it to Kevin during Spring Training.  He was signed as a free agent before Spring Training and released by the Padres in March of this year.  He then signed with the Phillies and spent time at three different minor league levels. 

I have 24 of these

Jeff Pendergraph is my sons favorite NBA player and we were able to pick several of these up.  They are numbered out of 499.  We have managed to pick up 24 of them and are trying to get as many as we can.  If you have a line on one or more of these let me know and I will trade you for something you want.  I have found some really cheap on eBay and at check out my cards.   I have seen some really expensive ones on Beckett Marketplace.  There are also 25 Prime cards which we have one of us. 

The Joy of a Completed Page-1957 Topps

1957 Topps Hit Stars, that is.  This is an 88 card set of recording artists and movie stars.  I started with having 3 cards from the set, Gene Kelly, Burt Lancaster and Elizabeth Taylor.  This is the second time I have tried to build the set.  I have never gotten as far as I have this time, as of today I have 67 of the 88 cards.  There are two cards of many of the stars and there are four cards of James Dean, who died just two years before the set came out.  There are many people that I have never heard of such as Chris Conner, Vaughn Monroe, Charles Gracie and Warren Belinger.  I have three of the four James Dean cards.  I still need The Teenagers, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Little Richard, The Crickets, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., and one of the Jerry Lewis cards.    There is a want list on the want list page. 

Some New Padrographs

Anthony Rizzo was one of the most important parts of the trade of Adrian Gonzalez with the Red Sox.  He spent a little bit of time with the Padres this year, he spent 49 games with the big league team.  He spent the rest of the season at AAA Tucson.  I got this in the mail, I made it and sent it to him before he had any cards from Topps.

 Brian Guinn was drafted by the Padres in 2010 and spent this season at A Fort Wayne.  I got this signed Pro Debut card off of Ebay. 

Jose Dore was drafted by the Padres and spent 2010 with the AZL Padres.  He split 2011 between Ft.  Wayne and Eugene.  My wife and I went down to Salem, OR to see a game between the Volcanoes and Eugene Emeralds and get some autographs.  Dore was the only player for the Ems with a card in a Padres uniform.  I got a bunch of the other guys on cards that I made. 

The Joy of a Completed Page

I just finished this page in my new theme notebook.  It is not the first page completed in the notebook but it is the First page in the theme.  The first person who can tell me what the theme is and why I chose it will receive a Large Flat Rate box filled with stuff and even some stuff that they would want of their team. 

Gint A Cuffs

Well Here goes again, I posted this last night and at some point it lost it's pictures and the last 3 packs.
N43 +5, no extra for being Aroldis Chapman

Pack 1
Jason Heyward (+2 someones favorite player, +2 for short print #335)
Ozzie Martinez mini (+2 A&G ad back)
Florence Nightingale (+2 Minds that Made the Future)
Pack Total:8/Box Total 13

 Pack 2
Omar Infante (+2 mini A&G ad back)
 Jacoby Ellsbury (+1 Hometown Heroes set)
 The Human Cannonball (+3 Step Right Up Mini)
Pack Total: 6/ Box Total 19

 Pack 3
 Mike Pelfrey (+2 #342 SP)
 Jordan Zimmerman (+1 Hometown Heroes)
 Bobby Abreu (+3 #218 black bordered mini parallel)
Homo Sapiens Sapiens (+1 Ascent of Man)
Pack Total 7/Box Total 26

Pack 4
Travis Hafner (+1 Hometown Heroes)
Cody Ross Bat Relic (+10)
Pack Total 11/ Box Total 37

Pack 5
Kevin Kouzmanoff (+2 #336 SP)
HMS Devastation, I can't think of a better name for a warship (+2 Floating Fortress insert)
Brian McCann (+2 #245 A&G Ad back mini)
Pack Total 6/Box Total 43

Pack 6
Gaby Sanchez, (+2 #334 SP)
Alexander Graham Bell (+2, Minds that Made the Future)
Red Wolf (+3, Mini Animals in Peril)
The Lizzie Borden House, (+3, Mini Uninvited Guest)
Sarcoptergypii(+1 Ascent of Man)
Pack Total 11/ Box Total 54

Pack 7
Andrew McCutchen(+1 Hometown Heroes)
Mark Rogers (+3, Black Bordered Mini)
Phil Hughes, (-1 Damm Yankee)
Dicky V(+1)
Pack Total 5/Box Total 59

Pack 8
Alex Gordon (+1 Hometown Hero)
Francisco Rodrigue (+2 A&G ad back mini)
Mark Reynolds (+2 #321 SP)
Pack Total 5/ Box Total 64

Pack 9
Kristi Yamaguchi (+3 Ginter Code Card)
Stephen Drew  (+1 Hometown Hero)
Kasper Hauser (+3, Worlds Most Mysterious Figures)
Mike Gellner (+5 Portraits of Penultimacy,)
Pack Total 12/ Box Total 76

Pack 10
Cole Hamels (+2 Favorite Player of someone)
Miguel Montero (+3 Ginter Code Card)
Kyle Petty,(+1 Son of the King)
Geno Auriemma (-1, enemy of Pat Summit)
Twins open new stadium (+3 Baseball Highlight Sketch)
Ryan Zimmerman (+3 Mini SP)
Manny Ramirez (+1 Hometown Heroes)
Pack Total 12/ Box Total 88

Pack 11
Kevin Youklis (+2, Favorite Player)
Texas Rangers (+3, Baseball highlight Sketch)
Bachelors Grove Cemetery (+3 uninvited guest mini)
Chase Utley(+1 Hometown Heroes) from the same town as me Long Beach, CA
Pack Total 9/ Box Total 97

Pack 12
Felix Hernandez(+1, Favorite Player)
Orlando Hudson(+1, Favorite Team)
Adam Dunn(+1, Hometown Heroes)
Pack Total 3/Box Total 100

Pack 13
Scott Rolen(+1 Hometown Hero)
Captain Charles Johnson(+3, Worlds Most Mysterious Figures)
Brent Morel(+10, Auto Card AGA-BMO)
Pack Total 14/Box Total 114

Pack 14
Martin Prado(+2, Someones favorite player)
Delmon Young(+1, Hometown Hero)
Greater Bamboo Lemur(+3 Animals in Peril Mini)
Pack Total 6/Box Total 120

Pack 15
Cory Luebke(+1, My Favorite Team)
Nick Markakis(+2, someones favorite player, +2 SP #314)
Markhor(+3 Animals in Peril mini)
USS Merrimack (+2 Floating Fortresses)
Pack Total 10/ Box Total 130

Pack 16
Mariano Rivera(-1, Damm Yankee)
Trevor Cahill(+2, SP #322)
Mountain Gorilla(+3 Animals in Peril mini)
Mahmudiye(+2, Floating Fortresses)
Hominina(+1, Ascent of Man)
Chase Headley(+1 , My Favorite Team)
Pack Total 9/Box Total 139

Pack 17
Brett Wallace(+1, SP #318)
Jake Peavy(+1, Hometown Hero)
Bobby Danks(+2, A&G Ad Back Mini)
Jon Lester(+2 Someones Favorite Player, +2 SP #320)
Troy Tulowitzki(+2 Someones Favorite Player)
Pack Total 10/Box Total 149

Pack 18
Alex Gordon(+2, SP #329)
Jason Kubel(+1, Hometown Hero)
Black Eyed Susan(+10, Flora of the World Mini) Thanks for bringing me flowers
Pack Total 13/Box Total 162

Pack 19
Alex Rodriguez(+2 Baseball Highlight card of a Damm Yankee)
Lance Berkman(+2 Someones Favorite Player, +1 Hometown Hero)
Alcatraz(+3 Uninvited Guest Mini)
Pack Total 8/Box Total 170

Pack 20
Justin Upton(+1 Hometown Hero)
Daniel Bard(+2 A&G Ad Back Mini)
Heath Bell (+4, My Favorite Player +1 favorite team)

Chuck Woolrey(+1 accompanied by boxer Ana Julaton & Angel Pagan)
The Bed of Nails(+3, Step right up mini) damaged but the commish has ruled that I shouldn't be penalized for Topps incompetence.
Pack Total 12/Box Total 182

Pack 21
Matt Kemp(+1 Hometown Hero, +2 Night Owls favorite player)
(+1 Ascent of Man)
Storen (+2 SP)
Bumgarner (+3 SP Mini)
Pack Total 9/Box Total 191

Pack 22
Mickey Mantle (-1 Damm Yankee Great)
Rick Porcello (+3 Ginter Code Card)
Elvis Andrus (+3 Black Bordered Mini)
Brian McCann(+1 Hometown Hero)
Pack Total 7/Box Total 198

Pack 23
Mark Teixeria(-1, Damm Yankee)
Aimmee Mullins(+1, good looking, an athlete and differently abled)
CC Sabithia(-1 Damm Yankee, +2 SP=+1)
Gregor Mendel,(+2 Minds that made the Future)
Adam Jones(+2 Favorite Player)
Igor(+3 Portraits in Penultimacy)
Pack Total 9/Box Total 207

Pack 24
Ryan Howard(+ 3, Baseball Highlight Sketch)
Dustin Pedroia(+10, Relic Bat Card)
Danks (+1 Hometown Hero)
Pack Total 14/Box Total 221

That looks like third place.  Ambushed by the Damm Yankees at the end.  Wait til next year

Dancing and Partying in the Streets, Everywhere

Over at Jaybarkerfan's Junk.  It sounds like a lot of fun and jocularity, as Father Mulchay would say.

I am trying to get back to blogging on a regular basis, I have been moving a my stuff and it is almost done.  I am working on my Gint a Cuffs box, a couple of sets and I went to a game in Salem and got a bunch of autos.

Cheap Card Collecting is also having a contest at his place.  We will try and fit everyone in a VW Bug.

The Daily Dimwit is giving stuff away also.  After the party there we will going over to Katy Perry and Rebecca Blacks homes for some Friday fun.

A & G Warm up

I went to the LCS  yesterday and picked up my box of A & G for my first time into Gints A Cuff.  I also picked up three packs, I opened 1.  I save packs for my birthday and Christmas since no one in my family buys me any thing for holidays.  Today I picked up a rack pack and a retail pack at the closest Target store.  These are the highlights of what I got out of the packs I opened.  I am waiting to open my box until the commissioner posts the rules.  Being the FNG to Gint a Cuffs I want to be sure that I know what is going on before I start.  Everything here is for trade, I am looking for Padres, autos or relics of Padres or Guy Fieri, Stan Lee, Dirk Hayhurst and Rafer Johnson.  Once  I open my box I will be trading most of them also. 

What about Jason Donald?

Nobody’s Perfect, Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History by Armando Galarraga, Jim Joyce and Daniel Paisner; 2011; $24.00; 246 pages; Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, NY; 978-0-8021-1988-9; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Gresham; 7/5-7/6

Why did I pick this up? Because this was an part of baseball history and I wanted to know more about it.  The umpire, Jim Joyce, lives in Portland and I had gotten his signature years ago.

What is the story? Armando Galarraga had a perfect game until the umpire blew the call on what should have been the last out of the game.  What made this blown call different than any other blown call is the umpire’s admission of having blown the call, the gracious way Armando Galarraga accepted the umpires decision and the way the men came together.  The story is told my Galarraga and Joyce in alternating chapters telling how they each arrived at that crucial point, how their lives led them to that encounter.  They each tell of their memories of the incident and then of afterwards also.  It is really a very frank book and each man should be congratulated for their integrity and graciousness.  This is a game that will be remember far longer than the two perfect games that preceded it in 2010.

Did I like it? Yes, along with Mr. Paisner each man was able to capture their feelings and memories and share them with us.  They are a couple of gentleman that I would like to share a dinner table with.

Grade-A

What is with the title of the review? Jason Donald was the player for the Cleveland Indians who was the runner in the infamous last not out of Armando Galarraga’s not perfect perfect game.

Vacation

I will be vacationing in Medford, Oregon for the next week.  Medford is the former home of the Southern Oregon Timberjacks a minor league affiliate of the A's