Tribecards from Outer Space:

As what has become the norm as of late, I begin with a bit of housekeeping: I mistakenly listed Ryan Braun as a Brewer in a previous post. Well, he is a Brewer, but not the Ryan Braun pulled from a recent pack of cards. The Ryan Z Braun pulled recently played for the Royals in 2006-07.  He will be added to next week's Free Agent Draft. At least the whole escapade gave Thorzul something to chuckle about. Speaking of, I still owe him for a "Trade Me Anything" giveaway he did about 5 months ago. Or maybe it was 5 years. Either way, a long time ago. I digress. Often.

Tonight, we're busting open a pack of 1988 Fleer. 15 Cards and 1 sticker per pack.

Astros/Mariners Team Sticker
Kevin Coffman - Braves - FREE AGENT
Lee Guetterman - Mariners - FREE AGENT
Matt Williams - Giants - FREE AGENT
Jeff Robinson - Tigers - FREE AGENT
Mark Davis - Padres - FREE AGENT
Mike Young - Orioles - FREE AGENT
Tim Leary - Dodgers - FREE AGENT
Tony Bernazard - Athletics - FREE AGENT
Casey Candaele - Expos - FREE AGENT
Danny Tartabull - Royals - FREE AGENT
Ron Oester - Reds - FREE AGENT
Paul Kilgus - Rangers - FREE AGENT
Bob Ojeda - Mets - FREE AGENT
Bob Boone - Angels - FREE AGENT
Steve Bedrosian - Phillies - Captain Canuck (Wahoo!!)

Whew! I was worried we had a complete pack of Free Agents! Luckily, Captain Canuck saved the day. We have certainly seen Guetterman before, and I was smart enough this time to realize that the "Michael Young" claimed by BSnider is *not* the same "Mike Young" above.

In-Season Trading for the Tribecards from Outer Space Thingy

ScottCrawford posed the following question:

"Here's a question about picks: are in-season trades of our picks possible, or would that give you ulcers on top of ulcers, Dave?"

I think in-season trades are a great idea. Of course, I can say that since we've never done them and I have no idea what kind of reaction we'll get. I need a little time to figure out how to make the trade requests happen.

Most likely, I will create a Trade Form that managers can use to propose trades. What we need to decide collectively is just WHAT is being traded. My initial thoughts were that managers could trade players only, and not specific cards. That is, I could try to trade Dillon Howard for Sandy Alomar Jr, and that would be an all-for-all proposal.  However, that is not how most of us work our collections. That is, we have a certain card we want and we have a certain card someone else wants.

Then again, I am thinking about a system similar to what eTopps has/had: Card owners submit the card(s) they have for trade plus they post the card(s) they want in exchange.

Any thoughts?

Tribecards from Outer Space: Free Agent Draft Picks

Okay everyone, sorry for the delay in getting these posted. Wow, lots involved in getting the drafts rolled out. I am going to have to start earlier than 10pm! haha!

Here are the initial randomized names (click it to enlarge):

After the snaking draft, these are the final results:

Sorry we had several shut-outs. That's the nature of the beast, I suppose. I am trying to be as fair as I can be. If you see a flaw in the draft process, let me know and I'll be happy to at least take a look at the process from another perspective.

To see a list of all the managers and their players, (this spreadsheet) has been posted to the "Pack-A-Day Info" page above.

Tribecards from Outer Space: One card? No way.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday! I reached into the box of packs and pulled out a 1996 UD SPx pack. It has one (1) holoview die-cut card per pack. One card!? Seriously!? And people paid for this? I cannot imagine paying whatever the retail was for these back in '96.

Well, here we go:

Jim Edmonds - Angels - BoRosny (Wahoo!!)

Well, congratulations, Bo! I have to admit, the card is very cool with the hologram and die-cut border. I still can't imagine buying a pack with one card in it, though.

Since that pack only had one card, I decided to grab something else as well. Do not get used to me opening multiple packs every day! I'm sure many of you would love it, and would I, but I need to make sure I have enough to last the season (though, I will certainly be buying more as the season goes on).

The second pack today comes from Tristar. It is a 2006 ProspectsPlus Inaugural Edition pack. 5 cards per pack.

Colten* Willems - Nationals - FREE AGENT
Roger Clemens (Protential) - Lexington Legends - akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Jason Place - Red Sox - FREE AGENT
Ryan Braun - Omaha Royals - Update: FREE AGENT
Chris Parmelee - Beloit Snappers - FREE AGENT

*Colten's name is spelled Colten on the front, but Colton on the back. A quick search shows that he was logged as "Colton" according to baseball-reference. He was picked up by Washington in 2006, spent a couple years moving up and down their minor system and in 2010, he decided to retire from baseball. As for his current whereabouts, no one seems to know.

Jason Place was drafted by the Red Sox in 2006, then picked up by the Yankees. He was last seen in Trenton in 2011.

Ryan Braun, of course, plays for the Brewers. We should all pretty much know his name. is not the same guy who plays for the Brewers, as was previously misreported. So, THIS Ryan Braun, evidently "Z" Braun, will go into next week's draft.

Chris Parmelee currently plays for the Twins as 1st base/outfielder.

Congrats to everyone who picked up players. Thus far, it would seem that akgonzolyn has been raking in a lot of players. Nice job with your draft picks!

Tribecards from Outer Space: More Mailbag and an Itching to Scratch

Hey everyone!! As I mentioned in my last post, P-Town Tom sent a nice box of wax packs for us to open this season.  What you didn't know was that he wasn't the only one to drop some goodies off at the Tribecards household!

Mark (from Stats-on-the-Back) sent a one-of-a-kind sketch card:

I think anyone that can take an image from cardboard and translate that into a drawing on cardboard is awesome in my book!  Mark was kind enough to include the original Topps card with his sketch, too!!

Thank you SO MUCH! This one goes into my personal collection of custom cards. Very cool!! The note included said that it "only took 3-1/2 years" for him to send it to me. I'm not sure what that means, but I'm excited that it found its way home.

Also in the mail bag, my haul from a recent Gypsy Queen group break over at the DailyDimwit.  Not only did I get Indians cards, but since I was on the "share" list, I shared my duplicates with others and theirs were shared with me (plus some bit of randomization, I assume).  Here are some of the cards:

Finally, but certainly not "last" by any stretch, Kerry sent me two stacks of cards loaded with Tribe players! There are definitely some cards in there that I have not seen before (or don't remember seeing, anyway), so I am looking forward to sorting these out and adding them to my collection!

Thanks a TON, guys!! I am very humbled by your generosity. Very cool cards!

Now, I know why many of you are here... You want to see what we're busting open tonight!  Well, have I got a treat for you! I am opening a pack of 1981 Topps scratch-offs AND a pack of 1998 Pacific Aurora!

First up, the 1981 Scratch-offs. 18 cards total (9 AL and 9 NL): Note: YES, I will be breaking these apart to give each manager their rightful player. I am not counting these as "multi-player" cards. Also, I want to note that Tom specifically mentioned to me that these were a Listia win, and I thought it was important to make that distinction (versus the packs he bought at the store).

Steve Kemp - Tigers - FREE AGENT

Bruce Bochte - Mariners - FREE AGENT

Dave Stapleton - Red Sox - FREE AGENT

Tony Armas - Athletics - FREE AGENT

Carney Lansford - Angels - FREE AGENT

Roy Smalley - Twins - FREE AGENT

Rod Carew - Angels - Workman41 (Wahoo!!)

Willie Randolph - Yankees - FREE AGENT

Ed Farmer - White Sox - FREE AGENT

George Foster - Reds - FREE AGENT

Jose Cruz - Astros - Samuel Pair (Wahoo!!)

Omar Moreno - Pirates - FREE AGENT

Pete Rose - Phillies - Workman41 (Wahoo!!)

Mike Easler - Pirates - FREE AGENT

Art Howe - Astros - FREE AGENT

Jack Clark - Giants - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)

Terry Puhl - Astros - FREE AGENT

Steve Rogers - Expos - FREE AGENT

Wow! Lots of players that folks may be wishing they had claimed in the initial draft! Welp, they will be for grabs in next week's Free Agent Draft. Congrats to Workman, Samuel, and Matthew!! I had fun busting open this pack. It's been a long time since I can remember opening any of these. Naturally, there is a strong temptation to scratch the dots and play the game. Haha!

Next up: 1998 Aurora

Sandy Alomar Jr - Indians (Wahoo!) - Dominicfdny (Wahoo!!)

Omar Vizquel - Indians (Wahoo!) - GoBlue2112 (Wahoo!!)

Devon White - Diamondbacks - FREE AGENT

Justin Thompson - Tigers - Don Sherman (Wahoo!!)

Chuck Finley - Angels - FREE AGENT

Brady Anderson - Orioles - FREE AGENT

Well, lookie there! A pair of Tribers in the pack! Wahoo!! Congrats, you guys! Nice snag by Don, who actually lives in a town not far from me.  Great stuff!