JUST BECAUSE I'M SORTING THE NEW STUFF INTO SENSIBLE POSTS DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S NO MORE CHAOS. A LOT OF THE STUFF I'VE GOTTEN OFF THE SITE HAS NOT BEEN 'I NEED THIS FOR MY WANTLISTS' CARDS BUT INSTEAD WERE 'HEY, THIS IS COOL, I WANT IT' CARDS. SO WHILE I AM ADMITTEDLY GETTING A LITTLE MORE FOCUSED IN MY COLLECTING RECENTLY THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU WON'T BE GETTING SOME CHAOS! LIKE THIS POST, CONVENIENTLY SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO OTHER CHAOS POSTS OF STUFF I PICKED UP LAST YEAR. CHAAAAOOOOOOSSSSS!!!
KID REPORTER CODE
EVERY ORDER IS PACKAGED VERY WELL AND INCLUDES SOME PROTECTION CARDS ON THE ENDS. I LOVE THE VARIETY OF THESE CARDS AS IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE SEEN OF THESE KID REPORTER CODE CARDS SINCE I HAVEN'T OPENED A FOOTBALL PACK SINCE MAYBE 2015. MOST THINK THESE ARE JUNK AND THEY ARE RIGHT BUT I LOVE FINDING WEIRD OLD PACK INSERTS, EVEN IF THEY AREN'T VERY OLD YET
2021-22 PANINI SELECT KEVIN DURANT
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR
I THINK MY BASKETBALL PACK RIPPING DAYS ARE MOSTLY OVER SO I LIKE TO PICK UP SUPERSTAR CARDS WHEN I CAN. KEVIN DURANT GETS A LOT OF FLAK NOWADAYS FOR BOUNCING AROUND THE LEAGUE AND HAVING NO NON-WARRIORS TITLES BUT NO ONE'S GOING TO CARE ABOUT ALL THAT WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE. I STILL DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW PANINI SELECTY WORKS BUT I THINK THESE BLUE CARDS ARE THE RETAIL VERSION?
2021 BOWMAN PLATINUM ANDRES GIMENEZ RENOWNED ROOKIES
CATEGORY - INSERT
I SAW THIS INSERT CARD AND THOUGHT IT LOOKED VERY SHINY AND COOL. NOW THAT I HAVE IT I'VE DISCOVERED THAT ANDRES IS A VERY GOOD PLAYER WHO HAS WON A PLATINUM GLOVE?? VERY NICE INDEED
2020 TOPPS YORDAN ALVAREZ TOPPS NOW CRUMMY ADVERTISEMENT INSERT
CATEGORY - INSERT
I REMEMBER IN 2020 WHEN EVERYONE LOATHED THESE CARDS. MAN, THERE WAS SO MUCH GRIPING ON TWITTER ABOUT THESE THINGS. MY TOPPS INSERT GAME IS VERY WEAK SINCE 2015 THOUGH AND I LOVE YORDAN SO THIS ADDITION WAS A NO-BRAINER. IT IS A VERY SKETCHY SUBJECT FOR AN INSERT SET BUT AT LEAST NO ONE TRIED TO SELL THEM AS AUTHENTIC CARDS LIKE WITH THE 2021 THROUGH THE YEARS INSERT SET
2021 DONRUSS MIKE TROUT
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR
THE INVESTOR CLASS HAVE REALIZED THAT MIKE TROUT IS HUMAN AND ARE FURIOUS. HOW DARE HE GET INJURED AND NOT WIN MVP EVERY YEAR. THIS MEANS THAT SCAVENGERS LIKE MYSELF CAN FINALLY GET SOME TROUPT CARDS. I AM ALSO AMUSED THAT PANINI CAN JUST PUT LOS ANGELES ON ALL THEIR ANGELS CARDS WHILE TOPPS HAS TO DANCE AROUND THE CITY DESIGNATION EVERY YEAR
2016 BOWMAN'S BEST CHRIS SALE
CATEGORY - SHINY, BRAVESISH
THIS IS THE FIRST CHRIS SALE CARD I PICKED UP SINCE THE TRADE. IT'S PRETTY DARN GOOD LOOKING TOO! BOWMAN'S BEST CAN REALLY BRING IT WHEN THEY TRY
1991 UPPER DECK KEN HILL AUTOGRAPH
CATEGORY - AUTOGRAPH
THERE ARE A SURPRISING AMOUNT OF AUTOGRAPH CARDS POSTED TO THE SITE AND I LIKE TO PICK THEM UP ON OCCASION IF I LIKE THE PLAYER. KEN HILL WAS UNDERRATED AND A SOLID PITCHER IN THE 90S SO I NABBED THIS ONE. THERE WAS ANOTHER KEN HILL AUTO ON A 1990 SCORE CARD POSTED THAT LOOKED EVEN BETTER THAN THIS ONE BUT I LEFT IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE. GOTTA SHARE THE WEALTH
1990 UPPER DECK REGGIE JACKSON HEROES ART CARD
CATEGORY - INSERT, PLAYER COLLECTION
I PROBABLY HAVE THREE COPIES OF THIS CARD ALREADY BUT I CANNOT PASS UP A NICE LOOKING REGGIE CARD WHEN I SEE IT. SO MUCH FOR SHARING THE WEALTH
1999 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED CRAIG BIGGIO
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR
I MEAN, DO I EVEN NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CARD? JUST LOOK AT IT. THIS PHOTO OF BIGGIO WITH THE EDDIE GAEDEL BATTING STANCE IS AMAZING
2023 TOPPS BLUE MOON BALLERS CHECKLIST
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR
ERLING HAALAND IS ONE OF THE BEST SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, IF NOT THE BEST. I FRIGGIN HATE MAN CITY BUT I LOVE CARDS OF THE BEST PLAYERS, EVEN IF IT IS A CHECKLIST. ERLING'S THE GUY ON THE LEFT FOR ALL YOU SOCCER IGNORERS
1996 CIRCA FRANK THOMAS CHECKLIST
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR
I REALLY LOVE THE SKYBOX CIRCA SETS BUT HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO FIGURING OUT A WANTLIST. I ALSO DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D EVER FIND ANY CIRCA CARDS EVEN IF I HAD ONE. BIG HURT POPPED UP ON THE SITE AND EVEN IF I ALREADY HAVE IT, WHO CARES, BIG HURT
1994-95 ULTRA ERIC LINDROS ALL STAR INSERT
CATEGORY - INSERT, SUPERSTAR
MY HOCKEY CARD BUYING IS VERY FOCUSED TO A HANDFUL OF PLAYERS I COLLECT AND A FEW SPECIFIC SET BUILDS. THIS BEING SAID, I'M NOT PASSING UP REALLY COOL LOOKING INSERT CARDS IF THEY CROSS MY PATH. THIS ONE IS VERY COOL AND FEATURES ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLAYERS OF THE 90S. NO RAGRETS
2017 UPPER DECK GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ROCKET RACCOON
CATEGORY - NON SPORT
MY DECISION MAKING ON ALL MY NON-SPORTS PICKUPS IS BASICALLY THE FOLLOWING: I ASK MYSELF IS THIS CARD SUPER COOL? IF THE ANSWER IS MEH, IT'S OK, KINDA COOL OR PRETTY COOL, I PASS ON THE CARD. IF THE ANSWER IS HELL YEAH! THIS IS FUCKIN COOL! I GET THE CARD. AN INSANE TALKING RACCOON SPRINTING WITH GUNS-A-BLAZIN IS FUCKIN COOL. I DON'T EVEN CARE THAT I DON'T WATCH MARVEL MOVIES I NEED MURDERCRITTER CARDS IN MY COLLECTION
2004 TOPPS CRACKER JACK VICTOR MARTINEZ BLUE MINI PARALLEL
CATEGORY - INSERT
I WENT GAGA OVER THE CRACKER JACK SET IN 2004 AND GOT PRETTY CLOSE TO COMPLETING THE BASE SET AND A FRANKENSTEINED MINI SET COMBINING REGULAR AND STICKER MINIS. I HAVE SINCE MOSTLY ABANDONED ALL MY 00'S RETRO SETS DUE TO NOT SEEING ANY OF THE CARDS ANYWHERE FOR OVER A DECADE BUT THIS BLUE BACKGROUND PARALLEL DREW ME IN WITH SOME NICE NOSTALGIC FEELINGS. V-MART IS ALSO QUITE UNDERRATED, AND WAS ONE OF THE BETTER CATCHERS OF THE 00S BUT GOT OVERSHADOWED BY MAUER, POSEY AND MOLINA
1995 KROME LADY DEATH SERIES II KALI ROOKIE CARD
CATEGORY - BOOBLES
OK, SO 'IS THIS CARD SUPER COOL' MIGHT NOT BE THE SOLE QUALIFIER FOR MY NON-SPORT PICKUPS. IN MY DEFENSE THIS ONE IS SUPER COOL AND IT FITS INTO MY MONSTER CARD COLLECTION QUITE NICELY. PLUS THIS IS A ROOKIE CARD?? NO, FOR REALS
OFFICIAL ROOKIES SUBSET CARD! THIS IS A FIB HOWEVER, AS THERE WAS A KALI CARD IN TOPPS' MONSTER IN MY POCKET SET FOUR YEARS EARLIER. THIS IS HER FIRST CHROME(IUM) CARD HOWEVER, AND ALL THE COOL KIDS COLLECT THE CHROME ROOKIES WITH NICE ETCHING. THE BEST KALI IS RAY HARRYHAUSEN'S KALI, FROM THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD. I WISH SHE HAD A CARD
UP NEXT: SOME NICE 80S STUFF, Y'ALL ARE GONNA GO APESHIT OVER THIS
1 comment:
Never seen that Biggio before, but I'll definitely track down a copy. I wonder what the story is behind that photo. Nice find on the Hill autograph. Years ago I wrote a post on different players who dominated and were dominated by each other. Hill dominated Tuffy Rhodes, but got dominated by Jose Canseco.
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