Sunday, December 25, 2022
Thursday, December 8, 2022
I Need Your Help to Celebrate A Friends Birthday
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Thanks to Fuji and eBay
Thanks to Fuji and eBay my 19 pages of Tony Gwynn cards are now full. Here they are in all there glory. And of course they in reverse order. I am happy with the cards I have chosen.
I cut down my Padrographs to just nine cards from each year. I also kept one card of each manager and a few odds and ends. I will share those with you at some point.
I work retail at a mall so our busy time of the year is beginning.
Sunday, October 30, 2022
It's Been Awhile, Y'all
I have been deliberating over the past 5 months what to do with my cards. I have come to two decisions and have been in the process of implementing those decisions.
I decided that I was only going to collect (at this time) two players, Tim Flannery and Tony Gwynn. Flannery I was going to try and get all of his cards. Right now all I have are a few cards other than all his Topps cards. I will be starting chasing those remaining cards soon.
I decided that I was only going to keep 19 pages of Tony Gwynn cards, that is 171 cards. So I went through all my Tony Gwynn, Sr. cards and eventually pared it down to that number. I split the rest of my Gwynn cards and other Padres cards between Gavin and Fuji. I dropped off Gavin's cards to him a week or so ago and I mailed Fuji's to him yesterday. When I decided to page my Gwynn cards I realized there were still 10 cards I needed to complete my task. I have listed the 10 cards I still need on the Top Ten Most Wanted.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Group Break
I have accumulated a fair number of cards of many teams and have made over six hundred custom cards. I am downsizing my collection and will be offering team lots of all teams except the Padres. There are custom cards, inserts and even a few autographs. Not every team has autographs. The custom cards are of players that never had a card or a card with the team on the card. I have priced each lot at 25¢ a card. Below is a list of the teams and the number of cards and the total price for each team. I will update the post as people sign up and pay for their cards. Shipping will depend on the number of cards you get.
Team #of cards Price Paid for
Rockies 4 $1.00
Senators 14 $3.50
Twins 42 $10.50
Braves 35 $8.75
A's 100 $25.00 San Jose Fuji
Mariners 25 $6.25
Royals 25 $6.25
Cleveland 30 $7.50
Dodgers 39 $9.75
Miami 4 $1.00
Pilots/Brewers 19 $4.75
Phillies 32 $8.00
Houston 18 $4.50
Yankees 46 $11.50
Tampa Bay 7 $1.75
Diamondbacks 1 25¢
Blue Jays 19 $4.75
Rangers 10 $2.50
Orioles 24 $6.00
Cardinals 53 $13.25
Red Sox 43 $10.75 Matt
Angels 32 $8.00
Pirates 48 $12.00
White Sox 44 $11.00
Mets 17 $4.25 Brett
Expos/Nationals 13 $3.25
Reds 47 $11.75
Cubs 57 $14.25
Tigers 64 $16.00
Giants 103 $25.75 San Jose Fuji
Negro League 34 $8.50
Umpires/Executives 14 $3.50
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Padrographs 1262-1264 and my current state of mind about the hobby.
Hey, long time no see. I got frustrated with what Padrographs were selling for and cards in general.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Padrographs 1250-1261
Bowman Chrome came out and had five Padrographs in it. I managed to snag three of them for under $10 apiece, but the other two are ridiculously priced, Victor Acosta and Reginald Preciado. Acosta is an 18 year who has only played in the DSL and Preciado is now in the Cubs system as part of the Darvish trade. I also picked up some custom autos through an acquaintance in San Diego.
I made the cards and Josh Harrison in San Diego got them signed for me. This is actually the second Jordy Barley autograph I have. I made a set of the 2019 Tri Cities Dust Devils, the Padres short season rookie team and had the players sign them and Jordy was among them. He is actually in the Washington Nationals minor league system, he was sent to them in the trade for Daniel Hudson. Adam Kerner was an undrafted free agent signed by the Padres in 2020 who played in Ft Wayne in 2021. Eguy was signed by the Padres in 2016 and played at AA San Antonio last year. All the rest of the cards are customs and played for the Padres last year.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Legends of Cardboard a 4-fer
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Checking in and updating and wondering
It has been a heck of a summer. On June 2, we finally were able to have the Military Honors Service for my Dad, who passed away on March 10, 2020 at age eighty-eight.
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Don't call it a comeback to quote Fuji and the Music Challenge A-Z
So after I posted these yesterday here, I also posted them in a couple of TTM groups I belong to on facebook. Someone there got my Padres custom and I got his 1993 Flair. So we are swapping to get our cards back.
I also decided to participate in the A-Z Music challenge.
A- Andrae Crouch and the Disciples, my favorite song is My Tribute
B-This was the most difficult letter for me. I chose the Beach Boys but could have gone with Billy Preston, the Blues Brothers or Blue Oyster Cult. The Beach Boys have more songs I like.
C-Chicago, one of the first albums I bought was their 4 disc Live at Carnegie Hall
D-Daniel Amos, one of the bands I have seen the most. From country to new wave. Shotgun Angel to the Alarma Chronicles
E-Edgar Winter, I love listening to Frankenstein with headphones on
F-for King and Country
G-George Strait, saw him in concert once and love almost anything he sings
H-Huey Lewis and the News, love everything they do and saw them in concert once
I- The Imperials, love their harmonies. You will notice that there are several trios and quartets on my list, I love the sound of several voices melding together
J-Johnny Cash and Jimmy Buffett, I couldn't choose between them
K-Keith Green, some songs that really minister to me
L-Larry Norman, songs that showed me that rock and roll can be used to express Christian themes. Many songs that make me think about things. Six O'Clock News in particular. Saw Larry in Concert many times. Lynryd Skynryd I love the fifteen minute version of Freebird. I saw them in concert in 1977. You can see that concert in the movie Freebird
M-Mercy Me, I Can Only Imagine will always remind of my late mother in law
N-Newsboys, love My Fathers House in Particular
O-The Oak Ridge Boys, Elvira among many other favorites
P-Phillips, Craig and Dean, a trio of amazing voices with some amazing songs, Mercy Came Running, Concert of the Age and Favorite Song of All
Q-Queen, love News of the World
R-Reba McEntire, love her voice and her wide variety of songs.
S-Steven Curtis Chapman, love The Great Adventure, Burn the Ships and Be Still and Know
T- Tim Flannery, the dude is awesome, singer, songwriter and humanitarian. My favorite song is a hymn he wrote called Foot of the Cross
U-U2, my younger brother introduced me to them when they were first hitting the U.S. Joshua Tree is still a favorite album
V-Van Halen, I and a friend used to listen to their first albums in the church parking lot while we played frisbee in the late 70's
W-War, Wings. I couldn't decide and I don't have an X
X- nothing y'all
Y-Yes, I saw them in concert at Oakland, they were the headliners after Donovan played. Just him and his guitar then Yes with their arsenal of instruments.
Z-ZZ Top, Eliminator is one of my favorites, but I also like their early blues.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
A little bit of everything
Somehow though I knew about the Rams Fearsome Foursome, consisting of Lamar Lundy, Deacon Jones, Rosey Grier and Merlin Olsen. I don't know why but I remember watching Little House on the Prairie and seeing Merlin as Johnathan Garvey. But I remember him even more as Father Murphy, a show that ran for three seasons between 1981-1983. He confronted a mining boss and that confrontation caused some children to be orphaned. He posed as a priest to help care for the children and circumvent authority that would have split up family.
Thank you for stopping by.