Turfdiggers Tuesday

The Tribecards Turfdiggers solidified their 3rd place standing with another loss this week.  That put the Turfdiggers at 3-3-0 and 3 straight losses.

I opted to put Chris Cooley in at TE instead of Tony Gonzalez and that single move not only cost me the match-up this week, but also cost me the high points earner spot.  I really can't complain too loudly since I am usually hovering somewhere near the bottom instead of the top.  At least Manning put on a good show for me this past week.

The Colts have a bye in the next week, so this will be my first foray into the world of Orton.  Let's hope things work out well for the Turfdiggers.  Of course, it also means Addai is going to sitting at home enjoying the weekend off.  I hope my alternates can pull up the slack in Week 7 against the Stumbling Blox.

The Stumbling Blox, TN Roadkill and Tribecards Turfdiggers all share third place with records of 3-3-0.  Perhaps "solidified" my place in third was a misnomer.  The Red Grange Halls and Florida Vikings share the lead with records of 5-1-0 each.

I'm not sure how things will pair up against the Blox, since they haven't disclosed their final starting players yet.  We'll just have to wait and see.

Gift Pack cards from WhiteSoxCards

A while ago, I received a gift pack of cards from Steve over at WhiteSoxCards. I finally got a chance to snap a couple of pics of the cards to post on here. No fretting, Mr. Peterson, your gift pack will be posted soon!

Steve went all out here!  There are cards back to the early 70's and up to this year's offering!  He even threw in a Wedge card (who has moved across the country to Seattle, I understand) along with Acta, Sizemore, Pronk, a Sportflics Cory Snyder and more!  The 1970 Topps features Sam McDoweel, Mickey Lolich and Andy Messermisth.  There's also a 1973 Jack Heidemann thrown in for good measure!  I am also enjoying the "logoless" 2010 UD cards. 

Here, we've got some more great Tribe cards!  I love all the Classic brand cards!  Are you old enough to remember the 90's when licensing was handed out to anyone and everyone that wanted to make cards?  Ah, the good ol' days!  Lots of good stuff - how can you go wrong with a Slider card!?

Again, thank you so much, Steve!  I appreciate this so much!

What I've Been Doing

I am at a training in Conway, Arkansas, so my card-related posting is a bit 'off' for the week.  In the meantime, I have been watching the breaks over at Nachos Grande - mainly because I'm in for Mariners since the Tribe were taken.  Plus, I figured I'd score a few Ichiros and Juniors.  Turns out I also scored a game-used Bazooka. Nice!  Check it out: http://fanofreds.blogspot.com/

Turfdiggers Tuesday

For the second week in a row, the Tribecards Turfdiggers suffered a loss.  That is the polite way of saying, "The Turfdiggers scored the fewest number of points in the league this week."  The team was riddled with last-minute injury changes.  Darren McFadden and Steve Smith were essentially questionable up until game day.  Add to that the Steelers' bye week (the Turfdiggers have two of the 'burgh boys), and the picture starts to become clear.  Of course, those factors do not tell the whole story this week.  The final nail in the coffin comes in the way of Peyton Manning's mediocre (at best) performance.  I debated back and forth about keeping Manning in or swapping him out for my other QB, Kyle Orton.  In the end, Orton scored 18+ points while Manning fell short of 3 points.

Because of the bye week and McFadden's gameday removal from the lineup, I had ZERO points in the RB position.  That is never a good thing.  The other disappointment comes in the way of McCluster, who seems to have a great week followed by a collapse followed by a great week.  This was his off week, mustering up a measly 0.90 points.  Also because of the bye week, I used my alternate defense (San Diego) which was essentially a joke.

Meanwhile, the superstar team of the week were the Seymour Bengals, who racked up nearly 95 points this week!  Great job!  The Gold Sox, unfortunately, have yet to find a winning combination and remain at the bottom in the league at 0-5. 

The Turfdiggers fall to 3-2 with 354.53 points, putting them in 3rd place because of their win/loss record, but they remain in 2nd place in points (leading league 2nd place team Florida Vikings by just .92).  The Red Grange Halls continue their domination of the league with a record of 5-0 and 409.53 points.

What's ahead in Week 6?  The return of the Steelers along with Big Ben should help boost Hines Ward's stats.  The Turfdiggers face the East TN Roadkill and the match is projected to be a close one.  The big question is which QB to put in.  Do I keep Manning or do I switch to Orton?  I haven't made up my mind yet.  We'll just have to wait and see.

Mojo Monday

This week's mojo is an extension of last week's in that it also comes from Steve over at WhiteSoxCards!  I don't know what constitutes 'mojo' for most folks, but for me, it means anything that is game-used, autographed or serially numbered.  Sometimes, if the card is the only one in a subset/parallel, then that could be considered pretty mojo-esque as well.

Tonight, though, I present a serially numbered Grady Sizemore Moments & Milestones Silver (serial #122/160).  The card represents Sizemore's 22 home runs and 22 stolen bases in 2005: