BLOG CROSSOVER EVENT 2: First Pitch

If you don't read Sport Card Collectors, you will have missed what today's post is all about. To recap quickly, I am doing a three-blog crossover event similar to how TV shows do theirs. 

Today's post is Part Two of a mail day from blog reader/friend Oren. Part One can ONLY be seen on Sport Card Collectors blog HERE and Part Three will be done on Big Blue Cardboard.

Now that I got that information out, onto your usually coffee drinking program.

*takes a sip*

I wished I had time to not only blog more, but to get my collection a little better sorted especially when it comes to my set chases.

Most I don't have want lists for and some have cards not even in the same place.

It's a mess....like the coffee I just spilled.

*gets up, grabs a napkin and cleans up the mess. throws away napkin, sits back down for rest of the post*

*takes sip of what remains*

One of the many sets I would like to complete are the Topps First Pitch sets. They were spread across a few years of Topps baseball, and I know I have quite a few spread across many non-sport card boxes.

My latest ones came in this mail day from Oren. I have no idea if I have these ones or not, so until I get them put together, I will keep taking any of them I can.

Donovan Bailey is a retired once World Record breaker Canadian Sprinter. Guess it explains why he is doing his First Pitch with the Blue Jays,

We all know that she loves rock and roll and so don't we. I was quite excited to add this Joan Jett one.

Luke Donald was once the world's number one golfer. He looks like in this picture that maybe he knows how to throw a baseball as well.

*takes final sip before closing up today's post*

I will add these three to the non-sport box for now until I can find the time to gather all of the ones I have to see what I need and make a list. In the meantime, I will continue to hoard any of the ones I acquire.

Part Three of this Blog Crossover Event is tomorrow! See how this mail day ends on Big Blue Cardboard right HERE.

Thanks again for reading and having some coffee with me.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

12 Cards Of Christmas

 The first card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

A Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee

The Second card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

A heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee

The Third card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee

The fourth card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

Scott Rolen Future Impact, A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee

The fifth card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

ONE CARD THAT'S HOCKEEEEEY!

Scott Rolen Future Impact, A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee.

The sixth card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

An Artist Proof Scott Rolen, ONE CARD THAT'S HOCKEEEEEY, Scott Rolen Future Impact, A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee.

The seventh card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

Set need refractor Erstad, An Artist Proof Scott Rolen, ONE CARD THAT'S HOCKEEEEEY!!, Scott Rolen Future Impact, A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee.

The eighth card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

A singer of country music, Set need refractor Erstad, An Artist Proof Scott Rolen, ONE CARD THAT'S HOCKEEEEEY!!, Scott Rolen Future Impact, A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee.

The ninth card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

World War 2 Veteran, A singer of country music, Set need refractor Erstad, An Artist Proof Scott Rolen, ONE CARD THAT'S HOCKEEEEEY!!, Scott Rolen Future Impact, A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee.

The tenth card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

Iron Chef, World War 2 Veteran, A singer of country music, Set need refractor Erstad, An Artist Proof Scott Rolen, ONE CARD THAT'S HOCKEEEEEY!!, Scott Rolen Future Impact, A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee.

The eleventh card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

A Diamond Mine Nomah, Iron Chef, World War 2 Veteran, A singer of country music, Set need refractor Erstad, An Artist Proof Scott Rolen, ONE CARD THAT'S HOCKEEEEEY!!, Scott Rolen Future Impact, A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeee.

The twelfth card around Christmas that Oren traded to me,

 

Brett Favre Rocket Launching, A Diamond Mine Nomah, Iron Chef, World War 2 Veteran, A singer of country music, Set need refractor Erstad, An Artist Proof Scott Rolen, ONE CARD THAT'S HOCKEEEEEY!!, Scott Rolen Future Impact, A Caught On The Fly Big Unit, heavy hitter of John Randle and Rob Moore Prime Target Chromeeeeeeee.

Buried

Coffee is ready, the snow is coming down (some thunder and lightning to) but I have some cards so let's do a new post, so I don't have to look out the window.

*takes a sip*

I have to admit it's hard not looking out the window. We just had a couple nice 50-degree days, the snow was gone, my spring flowers were arriving and now we are about to buried in 10+ inches of snow. That's along with wind gusts and some freezing rain.

I can think of a lot of other things I would rather be buried in. Coffee beans, cupcakes, those cream filled caramels, and mail days from blog reader Oren.

Fortunately for me, one just arrived from Oren and this one provided enough warmth from the snow.

We kick it off with this Manny Ramirez. Minus the reflection of my hand, this is a pretty cool die-cut.

This card goes along with my very slow set build. I have completed the baseball and football sets, but the basketball is creeping along. Of course, thinking about trying to add the Jordan and Kobe are reasons this has taken so long to attempt to complete.

I will always welcome First Pitch cards. I am sure I have dupes, but I am fine with that. The McGraw I know for certain is new and at some point, I should see what I need to complete the sets.

I wished Topps would have continued this insert line instead of adding more 87 reprint inserts. I wished those were buried in snow.

Two more great looking die-cut cards. I remember chasing cards of both players in the 90's.

I wonder if this design led to the Fleer Metal release a few years later.

This is a Rock Solid add as it is a new one towards this set chase. I know I throw around the word set chase a lot on here, especially in this post, but I can't help my love of the 90's.

Speaking of the Fleer Metal design...here it is. I am not sure how far along I am with my baseball set chase for metal,but I am getting closer to the football one both for 1997 and 1998.

Shiny Marshall Faulk. I would take being buried in anything shiny.

I know, I put a Giants card on here.  Deal with it. Looking and collecting Giants cards are my cup of tea....well coffee. This is a new Daniel Jones for the PC and is /49. How much longer will his tenure with the Giants be? Guess we will find out at the end of this month.

 

And the final card which was a surprise one to make it 12-cards in this trade is this stunning Upper Deck Ice Crystals. I have to admit, some of these hockey cards are really growing on me. This is one of them. You don't have to like or watch hockey to appreciate a card like this. Glad to see that Upper Deck is still putting out nice looking cards. If only they had other licenses.

Thanks again to Oren for our latest trade, hope to get buried by another one of your mail days soon. Instead of more snow.

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

*takes another sip. closes curtain to outside*

Luckily for me today, I don't have to do any form of traveling so it will be a snowed in at home day instead. My wife also has the day off to.

I will have to see how the roads look tomorrow before I decide if I need to reschedule my first physical therapy session for my shoulder since I had the kidney stone.

Hope everyone has a great Thursday and hopefully your weather is better than mine.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*