Cards From Drew

I completed yet another trade with Drew the other day by sending him a Robinson Cano relic in exchange for this Russell Martin relic. Of course this card is about to be flipped on to someone else (Max), but its always fun to be able to complete a trade.

Drew also sent me some Oriole cards (completely unnecessary, but appreciated nonetheless).

Yay, a GOLD Jones/Markakis. Sweeet.

A 2009 Purple Spectrum Roberts. I'm pretty sure I don't have this one yet. Its a nice card. I kind of miss Spectrum, a little.

AWESOME another Reimold! Can't have enough Reimold cards. He should be back in Baltimore soon! I really hope so. The O's need him to come back and hit some homers.

Finally, definitely a Roberts I didn't have. 2009 Topps Chrome Blue Refractor Brian Roberts 199/199. So, I guess that makes this a 1/1. Haha, just kidding. But it really is cool that it is 199/199. I have his black from 2009 that is serial #1. Pretty cool.

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Thanks Drew!

Set Complete - 2009 Topps Allen & Ginter

FINALLY!!! I finished 09 A&G! Took me long enough. Here is the completer card - Jimmy Rollins, card #350. Woooo!

17 and Counting

Ok, I was digging around in my Gu/Auto box the other day looking for a birthday present for someone and I found this...
UD Spectrum Ubaldo Jimenez RC. Mmmm. I was totally surprised when I found it. Jimenez is having an amazing year. I'm thinking, hands down CY Young Award winner for this season. He has been flat out filthy this year, I'm hoping he keeps it up. He has maybe 11 starts left. Wouldn't it be awesome if he won 28 games this year? That'd be awesome!!

A Few Cards From My Brother

I got a box of Oriole cards from my brother John a couple weeks ago. He's the one who gave me my first Cal Ripken cards 20+ years ago. Here are a couple from the box.
This is a 1991 Bowman Bill Ripken. Bill has really come on strong as far as coaching; he was a coach for Team USA. Rumor has it that he is a strong candidate to be named to the Orioles coaching staff for next season. We'll see if that pans out, because Bill is tied into he and Cal's business ventures (most notably, Ripken Baseball which owns a couple minor league teams).

BRADY!!!!! A 1991 Donruss Brady Anderson. Brady currently works some games for MASN as a color commentator, but he is another candidate to be tapped for the Orioles' coaching staff. I'm hoping he gets a gig on one of the minor league teams... You know I'll be going to those games, for sure, if he does!!! I really REALLY want an Anderson ball. Maybe a bat too. Yeah, no maybes. I WANT an Anderson bat.

Finally, a Brian Roberts. I already had this one, but it's still a good looking card. Another sharp offering from Fleer. Once again, I'm a little sad that they're gone.

It is really nice that my brother has been able to straighten himself out and get back into cards full on. I'm hoping he stays in it and tries to get a collection together that can rival mine.

Cards From Play at the Plate

I got a package the other day from Brian over at Play at the Plate. He's working on getting a patch card from me. I think he's well on his way.
Here's a pretty sweet Mike Mussina. I liked the mid 90s Fleer offerings. Its too bad that Fleer flooded the market and spread themselves too thin. Upper Deck also really blew it when they tried to re-do Fleer. Another of UDs epic failures of the past few years.

Hey everyone, a Brooks card I didn't have! Wooo. Pretty sweet card. I don't have a whole lot of Topps' American Pie stuff. It never really appealed to me, but this card looks good.

Ahh, Larry Bigbie. I went to 2 Orioles games in 2005 and watched Bigbie jack homeruns in each game. He (last time I heard) is playing in Japan because of the Mitchell Report. It really is a shame, because I liked Bigbie. I still do, actually. I'm not sure that I blame him. He was a young kid trying to make it to the majors. He roomed at David Segui's house while a rookie, and I'm sure he was introduced to bad habits at the time.

I also got some more 2009 Allen & Ginter that I needed for my set. I only need 3 more, woo hoo!!

Thanks Brian! I really appreciate it!

Some More Mail - Nolan Reimold Bobblehead

Because we went to the Oriole game on Friday, July 22, I missed the Nolan Reimold Bobblehead giveaway at Bowie. Not to worry... this new fangled website called Ebay makes it possible for me to get the hook up on just about anything I'm looking for hahaha. So, yeah, I got the bobble head. I'd like to try to get a few more of the Oriole bobbleheads.

I thought it was broken when I got it, but it was because the bat is detatchable, keeps it from snapping off.

Reimold is heating up, he hit his 9th homerun today for Norfolk and has brought his average up to .225. Considering he was at .179 about a month ago, he has really come along. Lets hope he is on his way back.

Cards from 'Stats on the Back'

Here are a couple 1970 Topps I was able to take off of my list from Mark over at Stats on the Back.

Always good to knock some 1970s off my list. I owe Mark some cards in return. I just need to go through my boxes and find something suitable... I'm hoping I can knock something off of his 'all-time team' list. I think I can.