Red Moore
Did it make it? Yes
Did it bump someone out? Yes
Who was it? 2006 Todd Helton
This card was in the binder no matter what. My favorite card of 2009. The only card that could have possibly kept it out would be the '07 Torii Hunter.
Herb Simpson
Did it make it? No
Who kept him out? 2006 Black Border Johnny Pesky
I was very disappointed that Herb didn't make the set. Black bordered cards are really hard to bump out of the binder though. I need to find one of the many Red Sox Fans out there to trade me something cool for that Pesky. Either that or add one more page to the binder for "close but no cigar" cards. An utterly fantastic 2008 Bob Motley card is not in the binder either and that might be the best of that set. The guy keeping him out? Torii, of course.
Adam LaRoche Black Border
Did it make it? Yes
Did it bump someone out? No - Open Space
How do you get a black border Roachy in Atlanta for a quarter?? Man people here are fickle. No hard decisions here, that space in the binder was wide open.
Andy LaRoche
Did it make it? Yes
Did it bump someone out? No - Open Space
The LaRoche bros. both filled up an open spot in the binder. I would have gotten Andy even without the nepotism as he is a short print mini. Minis #301-350 are not easy to track down.
Cliff Lee
Did it make it? Yes
Did it bump someone out? Yes
Who was it? 2008 Carlos Gomez
See what I mean about Carlos Gomez? He's everywhere. No way he's keeping out a pitcher like Lee. I've got 2008 minis coming out of my ears too, so they are easy to bump.
Tim Lincecum
Did it make it? Yes
Did it bump someone out? No - Open Space
The only mini card I got that wasn't a Negro Leaguer, Short Print or Black Border. I figured 420 Lincy could hold his own with any mini card. Tim got all ready to fight it out for nothing as he filled an open slot in the binder. Amazingly, I still do not have a single completed page, even though most of the pages have at least 12 cards out of 15.
Chris Young
Did it make it? No
Who kept him out? 2008 Matt Diaz
It's a short print, but I just don't like this card. Chris looks like he's up to no good and this was the first double SP for me from 2009. He ain't knocking out no Brave, that's for sure. Matt Diaz is quickly becoming the 21st century outfield version of Bruce Benedict. The Braves keep bringing in outfielders and Matt just keeps on producing.
I'll finish this up tomorrow if I can wake up early enough. I've got other stuff I want to post.
8 comments:
I wouldn't trust that Chris Young either.
There need to be more Negro League cards. Has anyone ever done a Josh Gibson card?
open space or no, a black border LaRoche goes IN the damn binder.
There was a Josh Gibson Home Run History insert set in '07 Topps.
I went to that shop last night and picked up a few mini's in addition to a stack of Cardinals. Not too many mini's left though, I think I got 5 or 6 A&G backs but that's it. Thanks again!
One more thing, there was a Josh Gibson in 06 A&G.
I want that Pesky card. Look for something in the mail real soon.
Cardsplitter - Like Ike and addict said, Gibson has an '06 A&G card as well as quite a few recent issues in Topps and some Upper Deck Legends sets.
Canuck - I said I only picked up minis that were almost guaranteed to get in the binder. Only Chipper or a Black border Braves was going to keep Roachey out.
Ike - Pick up all you want, it will be at least a couple of weeks before I can get back there.
Adam - I knew I could count on you crazed Sawx fans to get Herb in the Binder!
dayf - That's my last trip to that shop in a while. I cleared out nearly all of his Cardinals so I'll stick to Champion on my next trip in Mid-March. Thanks for the tip! Hopefully someone else picked up the last few mini's. I left an Enron hoax mini behind as I had one coming in the mail.
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