Not a card, but .....

So, if you're out there thinking to yourself, "Man, this guy should get something really cool for Christmas..." Well, you're in luck... How about an autographed Harley-Davidson bike? Starting bid is only $525,000... :-) (listing)

Julio Discs

Not long ago, I posted a picture of some Holiday Inn discs I had scored from eBay. Well, at the same time, I won these two. The Master Bread (left) is in a plastic holder, which is why you see the tape. It will be removed in the next few days and placed in my binder for safekeeping. :-) The disc on the right (Fantastic Sams) is actually a square in which the disc has not been cut out yet. I don't know if Sam's handed them out this way, or if they were cut into circles for the most part. Either way, to score a couple of Julio Franco discs is always cool in my book! :-)

FYI, the photo on the right (Sams) is from 1988 and the left one is from the next year. I don't know if the Fantastic Sam's picture was the "before" he went to Sam's or the "after" he got a cut-n-curl there.. :-) Seriously though, that is some serious Jerri Curl goin on there, guy! The '89 "clean cut" look suits him much better.

1999 Pacific Photo Slides

These are some of my favorite items. They are 1999 Pacific Trading Card Company photographer slides. You can find these on eBay every once in a while, and they are worth every penny. First of all, Pacific no longer exists (which is most likely how the seller got hold of them to begin with). Second, they are the shots that could have ball cards (and some actually WERE made into cards). Third, these are one-of-a-kind items. No one else has these if they are in your collection. Even if they have the same player, they are not the same shots. In my book, it adds up to a very cool addition to any collection! :-)

Back-to-Back Awards!

Congratulations to coach Eric Wedge!! He was awarded AL Coach of the Year! Man, this really has been "Tribe Time Now!" If we had only made it to the World Series... I hope Wedge can keep the Tribe on track for next year, and maybe this time go all the way! I would love for Lofton to snag a Tribe WS ring before he retires! :-)

C.C. Gets a Cy!

CONGRATULATIONS to C.C. Sabathia who was honored with a Cy Young award! He is the first Triber in more than 30 years to win the Cy. I honestly expected Beckett to take it, but the post-season doesn't count toward the nominations or voting, and that is most likely what saved C.C.'s butt. :-)

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Over at the Cardboard Junkie, dayf is showcasing "The 792" - a list of the "best" Topps cards of the 80's, determined by the card number portrayed by the players (Ex: Of all players who had card number 4, Eddie Murphy gets his spot in "The 792." The whole thing is something of a collaborative effort between dayf and Ben Henry.

In any case, dayf needed a scan for card number 13, and I was more than happy to lend a hand: