Tribecards from Outer space: Rizzuto Flashback

Hey, everyone!

Tonight, I have another pack of Phil Rizzuto's National Pastime. 7 cards per pack.

Philippines Baseball Team
Cincinnati American Association
Rally Day Postcard
Species Collector Cards Promo
New York Giants Score Card
Our Baseball Club Cover
Error

These will be randomly distributed among the managers. This really is a bizarre set of cards...

#Topps, where is the humor?

Some time ago, I opened a pack of 1987 Topps for the daily pack break. Inside, there was an entry card to win a trip to the 1988 Spring Training of the team of one's choice. For fun, I filled out the card and included a little note, letting Topps know that I was just messing around and that I hoped the entry card made their day.  I never expected anything in return.

What I got in return was the card I filled out stamped "Return to Sender, OFFER EXPIRED."

How rude.

Oh, I'm sure the legal department made them do it, but have just a little sense of humor, guys...

Tribecards from Outer Space: Home Again, Draft Results, New Draft and a Pack!

Hey, folks! I am back from our vacation to Colorado Springs. We had a great time! Tonight, I have a fully-loaded post for you.

First up, Draft Results:

Next up, the current manager/player list is up:
Find it here with corrections (mistyped names, etc)

Third, the NEW draft is up for this weekend:
Free Agent Draft 9

And, last but not least, I have a pack to bust! Any Free Agents will go on next week's draft.  This is a pack of 1998 UD SP Top Prospects. 8 cards per pack.

Scott Morgan - Indians (Wahoo!) - Free Agent
Bruce Chen - Braves - Free Agent
Brad Fullmer - Expos - Free Agent
Jesse Ibarra - Tigers - Free Agent
Ben Grieve - Trappers - Play At The Plate (Wahoo!!)
Juan Melo - Padres - Free Agent
Jeff Farnsworth - Mariners - Free Agent
Seth Greisinger - Tigers - Free Agent

Congrats to PatP! Nice score. Sorry, no scan tonight.  Good luck in the new draft!!

Tribecards from Colorado Springs: The final vaca pack

Well, folks. This is the last pack to be opened from Colorado Springs during my family's vacation. For your collecting enjoyment, I've got a pack of 2011 Topps Series One. 8 cards per pack.

Shin-Soo Choo Black Border - Indians (Wahoo!) - IrishTribeFan (Wahoo!!)
Freddy Sanchez black border - Giants - Free Agent
Gregory Infante black border - White Sox - Free Agent
Cabrera, Rodriguez, Bautista black border - Jafronius, Matthew Wilson, Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Josh Hamilton Topps 60 - Rangers - JRBeasley (Wahoo!!)
History of Topps 1957
Carlos Santana Toppstown - Indians (Wahoo!) - IrishTribeFan (Wahoo!!)
Rickie Weeks black border - Brewers - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)

Every card is a black border. Isn't that a little weird? Or was that a Wal-Mart/Target thing? Or both? Well, in any case, congrats managers! Jafronius will have a hard time scoring that multi-player card come drawing time!

Tribecards from Colorado Springs: A Fat Pack!

Hey everyone! Hope your summer has been humming along well. My family and I enjoyed a rather full day yesterday! We visited the Air Force Academy, Royal Gorge, and ate at the Airplane Restaurant. Yes, they took an old refueling plane and made it into a restaurant! Very cool.

If you are interested in seeing what we've been doing, feel free to check out our newly-created Henderson Annual Vacation FB community: http://www.facebook.com/HendersonAnnualVacation

Now, I know you are here for the wax, so how about 2009 Topps Updates and Highlights 36-card pack!

Landon Powell - A's - Free Agent
Ken Takahashi - Mets - Free Agent
Jordan Zimmerman - Nationals - Wicked4Life (Wahoo!!)
Guillermo Quiroz - Mariners - Free Agent
Ivan Rodriguez - Astros - BSnider (Wahoo!!)
Lance Broadway - Mets - Free Agent
Yadier Molina All-Star - Cardinals - E_Rose (Wahoo!!)
Jeff Francouer - Mets - Free Agent
Orlando Cabrera - Twins - Free Agent
Pedro Martinez - Phillies - Ajpca (Wahoo!!)
Johan Santana All-Star - Mets - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)
Tim Lincecum All-Star - Giants - E_Rose (Wahoo!!)
Cy Young Legends of the Game - Free Agent
Jose Reyes Toppstown - Mets - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
David Ortiz/Alex Rodriguez Dominican Dandies - Dominicfdny/Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Gerardo Parra 100th Player to homer in 1st at-bat - Free Agent
LaTroy Hawkins - Astros - Free agent
Livan Hernandez - Mets - Dominicfdny (Wahoo!!)
Raul Ibanez - Phillies - Free Agent
Mike Rivera - Brewers - Free Agent
Angel Berroa - Mets - Free Agent
Josh Barfield - Indians (Wahoo!) - Free Agent
Gordon Beckham - White Sox - Free Agent
David Ross - Braves - James.A.Haynes (Wahoo!!)
Mark Schlereth/Daniel Schlereth Welcome to Big Show - DBacks - Free Agent/Free Agent
Francisco Rodriguez All-Star - Mets - Free Agent
Zack Greinke All-Star - Royals - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)
Carl Crawford All-Star - Rays - Free Agent (?)
Jason Bartlett All-Stars - Rays - Von.Spalding (Wahoo!!)
Chase Utley Gold All-Star - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Justin Upton Always Ready Victory - DBacks - Dayf (Wahoo!!)
Scott Richmond - Blue Jays - Free Agent
Jeff Niemann - Rays - Free Agent
Frank Catalanotto - Brewers - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!!)
Gary Sheffield - Mets - ScottCrawfordOnCards (Wahoo!!)
Jeff Weaver - Dodgers - Free Agent

Once again, there seem to be a couple players that show up as free agents. I've searched various posts, drafts, etc and come up empty (ex: Carl Crawford, Cy Young). When I get back from vacation, I will do some double-duty checking on my home PC to be sure.  If you believe you claimed any of the free agents revealed, and you can show where the error occurred, let me know. Thanks!

In the meantime, how many METS can we get in one pack!? Holy smokes...  Congrats to all the managers who took in players and to Erin who scored two of them herself! We won't know about Dominicfdny until the end-of-season multi-manager mashup giveaway (haha, or whatever it's going to be called).

Pic coming soon!