It's Game Day!

*early hopeful winning cup of coffee? yes*

*cards ready, coffee is being sipped and it's time for some Cards Over Coffee!*

*jalepeno cream cheesed bagel is ready as well*

It's Game Day!

The NFL is finally back and I am so excited to be able to watch some sports on TV again. I am not a big baseball person anymore; Olympics don't quite hit the spot either and I don't care for college football so here we are.

I am bleeding blue ready.

I have added quite a few Giants cards over the past month that I have been waiting for today to show off.

So let's kick if off (see what I did there) with some Tommy D.

*takes a bite, takes a sip*

Tommy Devito came off the bench last season as a third string QB when the Giants had injuries to both Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor and took the league by storm. I compare it to the "Hawk Tuah" hype with "Tommy Cutlets".

He won three straight starts and actually had the Giants in playoff run position despite how terrible they were last year. He struggled against the Saints before playing very poorly against the Eagles then was benched rest of the year. 

It doesn't mean he can't come back this year and play if Jones struggles. Either way, I bought into the hype and like the underdog story with him.

This is my PC so far,

It will be interesting how the QB situation turns out this week.

Victor Cruz autograph. One of my Top 10 favorite Giants players all-time.

Malik Nabers Dino-Might. Say what you want about Leaf, these are super cool! I want to collect all of the other Dinos as well in this series.

 

This is the best patch card in my collection of Toomer. Prestige Prestigous Pro /15.

A couple of shiny Hyatts. I think he shines this year if the QB play is up to par especially with the focus being on Nabers.

Deonte Banks shiny cards. Could be one of the top corners in the league.

 

Jones team color match parallel from Illusions. This season all depends on his play.

I have more G-men on the Way, especially Eli Mannings who I am chasing the 1100 area.

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*

I don't know what to think about this season. Better oline, better defense, better weapons, no Saquon and same QB. This is tough. I think today against the Vikings will set the pace for the season. To me, it's a must and should be win against Sam Darnold. 

But with this team, there are no guarantees....except some form of disappointment.

Happy football day.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Decaf Drip

Good morning again Coffee Card enthusiasts!!

Today I am showing off some cards and some coffee.

As many of you know by now, I am strictly a decaf person due to health issues involving caffeine. So, I had to eliminate all caffeine from my diet about 6 years ago.

The hard thing was finding a good coffee tasting decaf as most tasted like water. I only drink coffee and water, but I kind of want the two to taste separately.

So, on Twitter/X, I recently discovered a new coffee company I hadn't heard of before that strictly focuses on making decaf coffee. It's the first I have heard of as most who make decaf make caffeinated as well.

Their company name is Decaf Drip.

They take out all of the caffeine but leave the good stuff.  The actual coffee.

Which sounded good to me, so I got a bag.

Which also had a card on top of it as I pulled it out of the package. Literal, Cards Over Coffee.

That card was a 1993-94 Upper Deck John Stockton. I grew up a Knicks fan, but I really liked watching Stockton and Malone on the Jazz. You had the Mail Man delivering while having the mail being dished into his truck by Stockton. Maybe that's why the USPS has gone downhill, they don't have employees like this anymore.

Before I keep going on that and get off topic, let's talk coffee instead.

I opened up the bag and put my allotted amount in the filter. It smelled like heaven and I felt like I was floating.

And I didn't hesitate with a taste before I added some cream, it was a pretty good tasting brew.

I would definitely-easily add it to my Top 5 decaf coffees to drink. This one however is even better because Decaf Drip doesn't use chemicals to remove the caffeine from the beans which doesn't add anymore stuff to my body that I don't need.

So, if this looks/sounds good to you, I can SAVE YOU 10% off your next order from Decaf Drip.

With code COFFEECARDS

Order here,

https://decafdripcoffee.com/?sca_ref=6902678.wWYCdws7HKUdPij

And don't forget the code!

Also, while you are there on their website ordering or just checking it out, read about what benefits decaf can do for you and what you are actually drinking when you drink caffeinated coffee. Lots of useful information on there.

In the meantime, I am going to enjoy this delicious cup of brew and hope you will too.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

I'm Back

*sits down with hot coffee and some cards*

*takes sip*

*cards over coffee time commences*

Sorry that I have been missing in action on here. I have always said that family comes first, and they do.

Now that things have slowed down a little, very little, it gave me a gap in time to enjoy some cards and some coffee. Not that I haven't had my share of coffee the last few weeks.

But, that's not Cards Over Coffee.

*takes a sip*

I was able to enjoy a few things the last couple of weeks that signals that fall is in full force now.

First, I went to a high school football game at my alma mata. They lost, but it was still a fun watch (sorry for no pictures on that as I know the school frowns on photos, and I don't feel like getting sued right now with all of my other issues)

I visited and picked apples at an orchard. I figure some will be for eating, some for pie and some for bread. The taste of the fall other than pumpkin spice is apple.

At the orchard they also had some animals. I know my wife has called me one of these a few times. I am talking about a Jack people. A male. I am not sure what you were thinking (though you are definitely right if you thought what I think you are thinking)

 

Hit up a corn maze! My first one in over 15 years. I had a lot of fun, got lost a few times, then found myself. Sounds like a metaphor for life.

 

I did not though take an Emergency Exit once. I put in the valiant effort. The fun thing about this maze was that it gave you clues at each station number throughout. Your clues were answers to questions on a sheet. There were 5 different sheets to choose from in which I chose the sports one where the first question was, how many championships did MJ win with the Bulls? They weren't all easy like that, but I knew about 8 of the 10.

In this same time frame, I got a mail day that's been waiting to be posted from Dion's Autograph collection.

*takes a sip*

Dion and myself pulled off another 2 PWE trade and I landed myself a good variety of cards.

First up, some random Allen And Ginter base/insert cards,

Then some newer G-Men since my collection lacks a lot of newer stuff.

(you better ball out Jones)

(I will collect you in blue still)

(big season upcoming?)

(shake it Dexy!)

(best linebacker in the NFL)

(underrated NFL WR)

Thanks again to Dion for our latest trade, hopefully another one coming up soon.

 

And now I am ringing the victory bell. It's the end of the corn maze and the end of today's post.

Have a happy Wednesday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Cards From Pops: The Rest 2

*sits down with the remaining stack of cards, takes a sip of freshly brewed joe, it's time for cards over coffee*

Call me a night owl, not to be confused with the legendary Night Owl Card blog, but I have been taking advantage of later nights to get posts done on this blog, so I am not taking away from family time. Fortunately, since I am forced to drink decaf, I don't miss out on the coffee with my cards.

The blog remains the same as it's always been, except right now I am staying up late to put up a post the night before.

*takes a sip*

Just like with the last post, it's time to just roll out the pictures. This time I am eating a late night Poptart with my coffee.

(USA! USA! USA!)

(1:12 Packs)

(1:14 packs)

(/150)

(1:20 packs)

(Prime 9 1:5 packs)

(1:144 packs! Tough pull!)

(1:36 packs)

(/99, this card I did know was in there as it was a bonus trade)

 

And that does it for my coffee, my Poptart and the cards in this series.

It's time for bed.

*yawns before finishing up today's post*

That was sooooooooooooooooooo much fun. For what I gave up and got in return, I am pretty happy. I will always trade off newer cards for cards like these any day. I am hoping he has more like this so we can do it again.

Overall, I did well with these mystery boxes. May not be a lot of big pulls or valuable ones, but that's not what I am in the hobby for. 

Have a great Sunday. NFL Sunday's are almost here.

Before I close, I also wanted to remind you of the Coffee Card Hall Of Fame voting and that it needs you guys to nominate cards in.

Details on the Coffee Card Hall Of Fame can be found HERE. I may add this to every post from here on out for a reminder as I will forget about this too! Haha!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*