WE'RE CRUISING NOW, HERE'S ANOTHER PILE OF JUNK THAT MADE THE CUT WHILE DIGGING THROUGH CARD LISTINGS
2020 TOPPS UPDATE HOME RUN ACTIVE LEADERS ALBERT PUJOLS
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR, WANTLIST
I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY BAD ABOUT PICKING UP RECENT TOPPS FLAGSHIP CARDS FROM MY WANTLIST. SO BAD THAT I'M STARTING TO WONDER IF I EVEN COLLECT THESE SETS ANYMORE. IT'S HARD TO BE A DISCIPLINED SET BUILDER WHEN THERE'S SHINIES AND ODDBALLS TO DISCTRACT. PUJOLS CARDS ARE AN EASY PICKUP THOUGH
2020 TOPPS UPDATE WAR ACTIVE LEADERS ALBERT PUJOLS
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR, WANTLIST
VERY EASY TO PICK UP. I PICKED UP TWO IN FACT
1993 COMIC IMAGES OLIVIA II REDHEAD, HARUM SCARUM
CATEGORY - NON-SPORT, BOOBIES, WANTLIST
DID SOME UUUUH CREATIVE CROPPING JUST IN CASE SO MY BLOG DOESN'T GET DELETED WHEN THE BLUENOSES INEVITABLY TAKE OVER. I GOT A LOT OF THESE KINDS OF ARTSY PINUP SETS WHEN I BOUGHT A BUNCH OF BULK NON-SPORTS FROM A DEALER AT THE FLEA MARKET WHO WAS RETIRING AND I HAVE MOST OF THIS VERY SHINY CRACKED-ICE STYLE SET FROM OLIVIA. THESE TWO WERE LISTED AND ON MY WANTLIST SO WHY NOT?
80'S CHEESECAKE PINUPS ARE GREAT AND THERE ARE SO MANY SETS OF THEM FROM THE MID-90S. FRAZETTA, BORIS VALLEJO, JULIE BELL, OLIVIA, THERE'S FANTASY ART BOOBLES FOR EVERYONE
2020 OPENING DAY AUSTIN RILEY
CATEGORY - BRAVES
AUSTIN RILEY, YAY! OPENING DAY... OK. THE CARD LOOKS GOOD AND MY AUSTIN COLLECTION INCREASED BY ONE. THAT'S A WIN
1998-99 BE-A-PLAYER ED BELFOUR
CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION
THIS IS THE LAST ED BELFOUR CARD FOR A LITTLE WHILE I PROMISE. UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS EDDIE CARDS BE A PLAYER IS A FANTASTIC SET MUCH BELOVED, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT WHITE SPACE WITH THE NAME AT THE BOTTOM IS AUTOGRAPHED. THIS IS MY FAVORITE OF THE BE A PLAYER SETS, I REALLY DIG THE CLEAN DESIGN. BE A PLAYER IS AN ODD DUCK THOUGH, THE BRAND BOUNCED AROUND BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS STARTING OFF WITH UPPER DECK, THEN TO PINNACLE BEFORE SETTLING IN WITH SOME COMPANY CALLED IN THE GAME THAT ONLY MADE HOCKEY CARDS AS FAR AS I CAN TELL
1994-95 HOOPS BILL LAIMBEER SCOOPS
CATEGORY - INSERT
I HATED BILL LAIMBEER WHEN HE WAS PLAYING THE HAWKS BUT I LOVED HIM WHEN HE WAS BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF GUYS LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN AND LARRY BIRD. NOT NECESSARILY BEATING THEM ON THE COURT, JUST LIKE ELBOWING THEM IN THE DICK AND SUCH. BILL LAIMBEER WAS A DIRTY BASTARD BUT I REALIZED AT SOME POINT THAT MY PLAY STYLE WAS VERY SIMILAR TO HIS AND I STARTED TO RESPECT HIS GAME. IT'S ACTUALLY VERY SURPRISING I NEVER GOT MY ASS BEATEN AFTER ALL THE HARD FOULS I GAVE IN PICKUPS GAMES
I NEVER GOT THE SCOOPS TRIVIA CARDS GIMMICK. DID HOOPS REALLY TRY TO DO A TRIVIAL PURSUIT INSERT SET? ALSO WHERE'S THE ANSWERS? ARE THEY IN A DIFFERENT INSERT SET? WHO SIGNED OFF ON THIS
1993 FLEER FINAL UPDATE DAVE WINFIELD
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR
WINFIELD IS A LOW-KEY PLAYER COLLECTION OF MINE AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE COMPLETE SET IN BOX I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO GET DAVE'S CARD ANYWAY. I THINK THE CARD LOOKS GREAT, EARLY 90S FLEER SETS SEEM TO BE UNFAIRLY MALIGNED TO ME. I'VE EVEN COME AROUND ON 1991 FLEER. IT'S TERRIBLE IN AN ED WOOD KIND OF WAY. DREADFUL, BUT INTERESTING
1993-94 TOPPS ARCHIVES DERRICK COLEMAN #1 DRAFT PICK
CATEGORY - WANTLIST
I HAVE BEEN LIKE SIX CARDS AWAY FROM A COMPLETE BASKETBALL ARCHIVES SET FOR MAYBE TWENTY FIVE YEARS NOW AND I CAN NEVER FIND THE DAMN CARDS AND WHEN I DO FIND THE CARDS I CANNOT FIND THE LIST OF CARDS I NEED. AN EXTREMELY RARE CONVERGENCE OF FINDING A CARD AND FINDING MY LIST FINALLY HAPPENED AND NOW I NEED LIKE FIVE CARDS TO FINISH IT UP. AT LEAST I THINK THAT'S HOW MANY I NEED, I MISPLACED THE BINDER WITH MY SET IN IT AGAIN. YEAH, I'M A MESS
1992-93 PINNACLE BRIAN HAYWARD MASKS
CATEGORY - SHARK
FUCK YEAH COOL SHARK MASK. I THINK THIS WAS THE THIRD ONE OF THESE CARDS THAT WAS POSTED TO THE SITE BUT THE FIRST TWO GOT SNATCHED UP BEFORE I COULD GET TO IT. THIRD TIME WAS A CHARM AND I GOT MY SHARKIE MASK
THE BACK KIND OF REMINDS ME OF A PANINI CARD EXCEPT THEY'D HAVE TO SKIP THE LOGO AND USE THE SAME PHOTO FOR BOTH PICTURES
1994 FLEER ULTRA JEFFREY HAMMONDS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
CATEGORY - INSERT
I SLEPT ON 1994 ULTRA BACK IN THE DAY AND I REGRET IT. THE CARDS LOOKED GREAT AND THERE WAS AN INSERT IN EVERY PACK. AND MAN, THESE INSERTS WERE WILD LOOKING, SO MUCH COMPUTER GRAPHICS. LOVE ALL ULTRA INSERTS
2021 CHRONICLES PHOENIX MONTE HARRISON
CATEGORY - CHRONICLES
CAPPING OFF THE POST WITH YET ANOTHER RANDOM CHRONICLES CARD. THIS ONE IS FROM 2021 FOR A BIT OF A CHANGE. MONTE DID NOT PLAY MUCH WITH THE MARLINS AND MOVED ON TO THE DODGERS IN 2022 AND WAS IN THE BREWERS SYSTEM LAST YEAR. PHOENIX IS ANOTHER BRAND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. IF MOSAIC IS BOWMAN PLATINUM, WHAT IS PHOENIX? ALLEN & GINTER CHROME MAYBE? WHY IS THIS SET?
UP NEXT: SOME FOOTBALL! AND SHINY STUFF, AND COOL PHOTOS AND JUNK
5 comments:
Whoa holy crap that Hammonds. I've not been actively searching for 1990s inserts of Stanford guys but that might just hit the searchlist. Also that Sharks helmet is fantastic even though I don't remember him at all.
Oh and I totally need to grab the Bartolo Colon active leader card from 2020 Update.
i did not realize how many retired players were in 2020 update
They actually made an answer card for the trivia cards but they didn't make a parallel version of it if you are interested I might have an extra one just let me know
1997-98 is my favorite Be A Player set too. The card design really catered to the autographs... and the insert sets were solid too. I think the only real downside is there were a lot of big names left off of the autograph checklist.
Sweet Pinnacle Masks card! Just needs a little dufex added to it to make it perfect.
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