Saturday, January 31, 2009
Welcome to Steeler Country
When it comes to baseball, I am a die-hard Tribe fan. And, when it comes to football, I bleed Black-n-Gold since the day I was brought into the world in Southside Hospital!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tribe-in' with Tom!
I was going to label this post something akin to "A day (or two) late and a dollar (or two) short," but decided to keep an upbeat groove instead. :-)
After all, Tom sent me quite a boxfull of Tribe cards as a thank you for his "12 Days" package! My original plan was to keep all the same players together as much as possible, just to try something new and different. It worked for a bit, and then fell off somewhere around the 3rd or 4th scan. Let's just say I am too easily distracted. This time, I decided to plug the card scans into slideshow for your enjoyment! Though, after looking at it, I'm sure it came out as well as I planned. I will have to work on that...
This was great fun, going through the cards to find players from various years, including from the time those players were still in the minors. I did make sure the Alomoars were grouped together, though in retrospect, maybe I should have put one in each scan - sort of a 'spot the Alomar' game. Perhaps in another post. :-)
Thank you, Tom, for a wonderful selection of Indians cards!! I'm glad you enjoyed your gift pack!
After all, Tom sent me quite a boxfull of Tribe cards as a thank you for his "12 Days" package! My original plan was to keep all the same players together as much as possible, just to try something new and different. It worked for a bit, and then fell off somewhere around the 3rd or 4th scan. Let's just say I am too easily distracted. This time, I decided to plug the card scans into slideshow for your enjoyment! Though, after looking at it, I'm sure it came out as well as I planned. I will have to work on that...
This was great fun, going through the cards to find players from various years, including from the time those players were still in the minors. I did make sure the Alomoars were grouped together, though in retrospect, maybe I should have put one in each scan - sort of a 'spot the Alomar' game. Perhaps in another post. :-)
Thank you, Tom, for a wonderful selection of Indians cards!! I'm glad you enjoyed your gift pack!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
A tribute to a fellow Tribe collector
If you are not reading the Achiever Card Blog, I strongly encourage you to take a walk over there and bring your adult undergarments. I sent a bunch of Indians cards some time ago, and from time to time, Motherscratcher posts an update on those cards. It's like an extended package break. The thing that gets me, though, is not that he is posting about cards I sent him (though, admittedly, that DOES help), but rather the humorous comments he makes about nearly every card. And when there are no comments, that's just as funny because the fact that 'there is nothing to say here, people' speaks just as loudly as a paragraph in most cases.
He also has a knack of adding tidbits about the players that I had forgotten or flat-out never knew.
So, put your Coca-Cola down (I wouldn't want it to come out your nose), and head on over there. To make it easy on ya, I'll even provide a link to the Tribecards-related posts: right here.
Oh, and he's a dentist... So, you probably shouldn't be drinking that sugar-laden cola in the first place. Well, unless you plan to send him some business. Or Indians cards.
He also has a knack of adding tidbits about the players that I had forgotten or flat-out never knew.
So, put your Coca-Cola down (I wouldn't want it to come out your nose), and head on over there. To make it easy on ya, I'll even provide a link to the Tribecards-related posts: right here.
Oh, and he's a dentist... So, you probably shouldn't be drinking that sugar-laden cola in the first place. Well, unless you plan to send him some business. Or Indians cards.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Night Owl cards in the mail!
Night Owl Cards sent me an envelope of cards! He said "it's not 12 days of Indians, but that's because I stuck to your very thorough want list (for the most part).
12 Days worth or not, I love opening the mailbox to discover the postman (yes, ours is a man) put a surprise in there for me!
The first few cards are from "Baseball Cards Magazine" and they are great! They sport various retro themes from Topps in the 70's. I like the '08 UD Timeline die cut, too. Nice throwback to the SPX die cut days. Of course, I'm pretty much a fan of all cards Triber!
I am also a fan of the Topps Gold versions of their regular issue cards. Here's a weird thing. According to my database, the Swindell BC-24 comes in two flavors, but I am not sure what the difference is. So far, they all seem the same to me... That's why it has appeared on my 'want' list. I'm sure the answer is all of two clicks away, but I haven't taken the time to sit down and look just yet. Maybe one day...
Thank you VERY MUCH, Night Owl, for these great Tribe cards!!
Sidenote: There was also a box of cards from Tom (who I am certain has a blog, but his blogger name escapes me just now). I'll post those either later tonight (Tuesday) or Wednesday. Thanks, Tom!!
12 Days worth or not, I love opening the mailbox to discover the postman (yes, ours is a man) put a surprise in there for me!
The first few cards are from "Baseball Cards Magazine" and they are great! They sport various retro themes from Topps in the 70's. I like the '08 UD Timeline die cut, too. Nice throwback to the SPX die cut days. Of course, I'm pretty much a fan of all cards Triber!
I am also a fan of the Topps Gold versions of their regular issue cards. Here's a weird thing. According to my database, the Swindell BC-24 comes in two flavors, but I am not sure what the difference is. So far, they all seem the same to me... That's why it has appeared on my 'want' list. I'm sure the answer is all of two clicks away, but I haven't taken the time to sit down and look just yet. Maybe one day...
Thank you VERY MUCH, Night Owl, for these great Tribe cards!!
Sidenote: There was also a box of cards from Tom (who I am certain has a blog, but his blogger name escapes me just now). I'll post those either later tonight (Tuesday) or Wednesday. Thanks, Tom!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Tribers in the mail!!
WAHOO! I received not one, but TWO surprises in the mail yesterday (Saturday)! One of the bubble envelopes contained "Phungo Cards: Look for Black Frame Inserts *** and *** "Traditional" Cards by Topps, UD, Fleer - 8 card pack! 2009"
I had no idea what to expect when opened the pack of cards. Of course, Blogger now posts pictures in reverse order of upload, but you'll get the idea!
Here we have the "Traditional" cards. We're talking 1959 Topps, people! Don Dillard's Sporting News Rookie Star of '59 and Gary Bell's '59 Topps of his first year with the Tribe. These are SWEET cards!
Up next, are what I believe to be the 'Black Frame Inserts.' These are printed on a glossy stock and feature the date the picture was taken (2007, 05/06), the name of the pitcher and the name of the batter! As for Tribers, they feature Ryan Garko at bat in one and CC Sabathia on the mound in the other. These are very cool custom cards!
The remainder of the pack is filled with a variety of cards created by Phungo: Abraham Lincoln (USA Nationals), Manny Ramirez (Dodgers), CC Sabathia (Brewers), Phillie Phanatic (Phillies), Jason Donald (Phillies), Ryan Ludwick (Cardinals):
These are very clever cards! They are also numbered, so I will have to check to see if there is a checklist of cards and see what it takes to build a set of these puppies!
Thank you very much for these cards, Phungo! If the readers out there have not had a chance to do some Phungo trading, I wholeheartedly recommend it!
The second envelope I had in the mailbox came from Casey as a 'Thank You' for the "12 Days" gift pack I sent. How cool is that!? The note reads, "I hope you can use at least one of these..." Oh, yeah, and then some!! AWESOME stuff!
Can you say CY Young winner Cliff Lee? How about an auto'd Jake Westbrook!? Hungry for more? Yeah, that's a Sandy Alomar game-used bat there, folks! That is too flippin incredible!
And, if those cool cards weren't enough, there's more in them thar bubbles! How about Pronk, more Lee, Gerut, Vizquel, and more. On top of that, a Royal Rookies Tim Drew Boys of Summer card! I became a fan of Royal Rookies after my very first encounter with the brand. I had never heard of them, and managed to pull an auto'd Brian Giles rookie from one of their insert sets. Yeah, buddy! So, seeing this one of Drew made the smile on my face even bigger (if that was possible).
Thank you so much, Casey, for the cards you sent me!! I will definitely be adding a bunch to my collection, for sure!
I had no idea what to expect when opened the pack of cards. Of course, Blogger now posts pictures in reverse order of upload, but you'll get the idea!
Here we have the "Traditional" cards. We're talking 1959 Topps, people! Don Dillard's Sporting News Rookie Star of '59 and Gary Bell's '59 Topps of his first year with the Tribe. These are SWEET cards!
Up next, are what I believe to be the 'Black Frame Inserts.' These are printed on a glossy stock and feature the date the picture was taken (2007, 05/06), the name of the pitcher and the name of the batter! As for Tribers, they feature Ryan Garko at bat in one and CC Sabathia on the mound in the other. These are very cool custom cards!
The remainder of the pack is filled with a variety of cards created by Phungo: Abraham Lincoln (USA Nationals), Manny Ramirez (Dodgers), CC Sabathia (Brewers), Phillie Phanatic (Phillies), Jason Donald (Phillies), Ryan Ludwick (Cardinals):
These are very clever cards! They are also numbered, so I will have to check to see if there is a checklist of cards and see what it takes to build a set of these puppies!
Thank you very much for these cards, Phungo! If the readers out there have not had a chance to do some Phungo trading, I wholeheartedly recommend it!
The second envelope I had in the mailbox came from Casey as a 'Thank You' for the "12 Days" gift pack I sent. How cool is that!? The note reads, "I hope you can use at least one of these..." Oh, yeah, and then some!! AWESOME stuff!
Can you say CY Young winner Cliff Lee? How about an auto'd Jake Westbrook!? Hungry for more? Yeah, that's a Sandy Alomar game-used bat there, folks! That is too flippin incredible!
And, if those cool cards weren't enough, there's more in them thar bubbles! How about Pronk, more Lee, Gerut, Vizquel, and more. On top of that, a Royal Rookies Tim Drew Boys of Summer card! I became a fan of Royal Rookies after my very first encounter with the brand. I had never heard of them, and managed to pull an auto'd Brian Giles rookie from one of their insert sets. Yeah, buddy! So, seeing this one of Drew made the smile on my face even bigger (if that was possible).
Thank you so much, Casey, for the cards you sent me!! I will definitely be adding a bunch to my collection, for sure!
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