The Ghost Of Christmas Package

*sits down with a big stack of cards nearby, takes sip, gets ready for a new post on Cards Over Coffee*

I felt like the good version of Scrooge this Christmas season as my mail box was visited by three blogger mail days. 

I had the ghost of Christmas Box, the ghost of Christmas Card and the Ghost of Christmas Package.

For today's post, you will be visited by the Ghost Of Christmas Package which was sent by Dennis from Too Many Verlanders blog.

*takes a sip, makes sure there are no real ghosts nearby*

Dennis sent a great variety of cards as usual hitting up many PC's.

I first wanted kick it off with this cool pack he sent. It's my first opening of 2025 Topps Series 2.

This pack comes with 14 cards and one special Tinsel parallel card that is tucked behind the pack.

And here was that Tinsel parallel. These look really cool.

Here are the key cards in the pack,

(sooo shiny)

And it ends with this Cruz. This design looks like something you would see on MLB Network.

Now onto the stack.

And it was a stack. A big stack that I couldn't show all off in this post so I just pulled out some of the cards to show off.

Logos or not, this card looks great.

My feelings for 90's cards will never change, they will always be GOAT. This design puts Panini's Revolution design to shame.

Danny Dimes may be a forgotten player in Giants land now that we have Jaxson Dart, but I will always remember his first start. It was a huge comeback against the Tampa Bay Bucs. I don't think this picture was from that game, but I love a great action shot regardless.

This being numbered to 750 may not sound like a tough card, but believe me, these were much harder to find back then more than now.

Back in 1997, Fleer had a rough texture on their base cards, great for autographs by the way. The parallel to that was something called Crystal which makes the surface glossy. These were found in hobby only packs at 1:2 odds.

Tyler Nubin Green Disco parallel.

I believe this parallel is called starburst from Prestige.

Now onto some hit surprises.

Great Expectations relic of Daniel Jones.

Two NEW 2024 Donruss Rookie Relic cards for my set chase. The last three years on these my chase has been extremely slow.

And finally......

 

2023 Topps Resurgence Purple /99 autograph of my boy Rodney!

And this wasn't even all of the cards as I said above.

I think Dennis swung the bat and hit the ball far with this mail day. This is the kind of haunting I would want.

Thanks again Dennis!

*takes a sip, moves the cards over carefully trying not to tip them over or spill coffee on them.*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

The Gift That Kept On Giving

At Christmas I received some wonderful gifts from hobby friends. 

Bloggers, former bloggers and even readers. It made a rough year better to know that so many cared.

Today's mail day arrived a day past Christmas, but that didn't matter to me. It was well worth the wait.

This mail day is brought to you by... blog reader Oren!

First, let's kick it off with some unopened packs.

I have never seen or heard of these packs. Will be a fun intriguing pack rip.

As soon as I saw this pack, I immediately thought of All For Love. The song by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting.

  

And I thought these were interesting. I had no idea that Cryptozoic put this set out. They usually focus on television such as CW shows and a few movies.

I will be ripping these down the road as I try to integrate Throwpack Thursday on here.

This was just the beginning of the mail day. It kept giving.

 

Giants blue. Color team match parallels are some of the best out there.

 

This Wemby sat on my want list a very long time.

This gift wasn't done yet. It kept giving.

 

A new sweater card for the Christmas PC.

A couple Wandale relic cards. He is one of my favorite players on the team. Very underrated.

Eric Gray auto. Other than kickoff returns this guy hasn't really hit the field for the G-men. So, who knows what he is capable of.

I can finally cross this one off the want list as well. Been wanting a Mack auto as I try to get every player I can in a Giants uniforms autograph.

Was this it for the mail day after a want list item crossed off? Nope. I kept pulling more out. It kept giving.

Davis auto. His time was short with the Gmen but he was still in blue.

I can watch runs by Jacobs on YouTube all day. What a beastly man.

I really like the design on this Jones relic. Jones, no longer a Giant but he will forever be remembered in blue for the good and the bad.

 

I started collecting Jernigan back when he came out of the draft. He showed flashes in his couple years with the Giants. There is actually a guy on Instagram I follow with an incredible Jernigan collection.

This has to be it right? The end of the mail day?

Nope. It gave more.

Wait? What?!! A stinkin' Curtis Martin auto!!! Want list item achieved! And he is one of my 90's guys. This was really cool to find.

That has to be it right? Final card like that?

Nope. Oren had one more gift in there.

 

Phew. What a beauty! Rhett Bomar or not, what a patch!

Thanks again to Oren for his generous Christmas package.

I hope everyone has a great Tuesday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

A couple of side notes before I close out. We lost our first basketball game on Saturday 15-10. It was really challenging as one team had to cancel so we had to combine our team together again and try to fit 17 girls in a game of 7 minute quarters. We had a rotation with a group of Starting 4 that switched out every 4 minutes while the fifth spot switched out every 2 minutes. It was complicated to keep track of and the team didn't get the chance it needed to gel as momentum would start then would have to pull people out for a new group. This week has two practices and two games coming up.

ALSO, DON'T FORGET ABOUT NOMINATING CARDS INTO THE COFFEE CARD HALL OF FAME IF ANY FROM TODAY'S POST OR YESTERDAY'S WITH THE MAIL DAY FROM DENNIS YOU THINK DESERVE A NOM.

And lastly, read/follow Big Blue Cardboard. I will occasionally put up new posts on there. When I have time.

Hats And Sweaters

*sits down, takes a sip, has a stack of cards and is ready for the next holiday card season post*

Today marks Day three of the holiday season. So far, I have only adventured outside the house once into stores and already regret doing so. They weren't quite as packed as I expected, but it still wasn't fun waiting in line even at the self-checkout with one item.

ONE ITEM. 

If that item hadn't been coffee related, I would have left. But nonetheless I stood and waited then ran out the door faster than Speedy Gonzales minus the yellow sombrero.....and the speed. Didn't I mention how I drink decaf now? But, if that had been me six years ago when I was all caffeine, I could have ran it.

*takes another sip, stomach growls, starts to think of something for breakfast. for some reason, tacos came to mind*

To me you can't talk about the holiday card season if you don't mention Ugly Sweater and Santa Hats swatches. 

You simply can't.

These cards are some of my favorite cards of the holiday season as they can produce some pretty unique swatches for some of the cards. I know many who have read my blog in the past know that I have been and still am chasing the Donruss Holiday Rookie Sweaters sets for football. This set chase is a long process that has taken me years to try to complete and I have come a long way with them.

But, I needed a break on and off with them which led to me finding other Ugly Sweater cards and even Santa Hat relics. Which I added because they are simply as cool as coffee.

Here is my current Santa Hat collection,

 

(my favorite of the bunch)

(you don't say many Tom Savage cards are cool, but this one definitely is)

And now onto my "other" Ugly Sweater cards,

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(yeah, two of the same but different relics)

I hope to add more to these collections at some point. But, I really need to finish up those Donruss Rookie Sweater sets first. Some I am only a couple away from....well that's until Panini pumps out 2023.

Here is a look at my needs, ones on the way and finished sets if you are curious.

2020 Donruss Rookie Sweater Football

2021 Donruss Rookie Sweater Football

2022 Donruss Rookie Sweater Football

Note:these are all up-to-date!

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

I am not sure how many more year's companies will make specific holiday products for, but I hope they continue and continue to pump out more Ugly Sweater and Santa Hat cards because they have this blogger all-in on them.

Hope everyone has a warm coffee filled Sunday!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*