THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS BATCH SO LET'S JUMP RIGHT IN. NOTE: SHIT'S HECTIC AT THE MOMENT SO IT MIGHT JUST BE STREAM OF CONCIOUSNESS CHAOS POSTS FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAVE THREE OR FOUR ACTUAL POSTS ABOUT SPECIFIC THINGS COMING SOON THOUGH
1996 ULTRA WILL CLARK PRIME LEATHER
CATEGORY - INSERT
90S FLEER ULTRA INSERTS ARE GENERALLY ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN ALL THE REST AND THIS ONE IS NO DIFFERENT. THIS ONE IS EMBOSSED WITH STITCHES AND A BRAND LOGO AND HAS A ROUGH BUT SMOOTH LEATHERY TEXTURE. STUFF LIKE THIS DON'T HAPPEN MUCH NOWADAYS. WILL CLARK IN A RANGERS UNI ALWAYS THROWS ME FOR A BIT OF A LOOP, JUST LIKE LOOKING AT HIS BASEBALL-REF PAGE. HE HAD HOW MANY WAR? AND WAS ONE AND DONE ON THE HALL BALLOT?
2022 BOWMAN CHROME MICHAEL HARRIS TOP 100
CATEGORY - BRAVES
ANOTHER BOWMAN TOP 100 CARD, THIS TIME OF A PLAYER THAT I AM ACTUALLY A FAN OF. MICHAEL WON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IN '22 AND IS NOW THE USDISPUTED BEST PLAYER IN THE BRAVES' OUTFIELD SINCE GOD HATES ATLANTA AND WANTS US TO SUFFER. THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME YOU WILL SEE THIS CARD
1993 COMIC IMAGES SEXY ROBOTS AND PINUPS BY HAJIME SORAYAMA
CATEGORY - ROBOT BUTT
HAJIME SORAYAMA'S ENTIRE DEAL IS PINUP ART OF SEXY ROBOT LADIES. THIS IS DEFINITELY THAT
THE CARD BACKS HAVE A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE ART IN THE SET AND AS YOU CAN SEE AT LEAST HALF ARE ROBOTS OR AT LEAST CYBORGS. I RESPECT IT WHEN A GREAT ARTIST FIXATES ON AN ODDBALL SUBJECT AND JUST RUNS WITH IT
2020 TOPPS UPDATE ERIC DAVIS HOME RUN DERBY
CATEGORY - WANTLIST, SUPERSTAR
I CAN'T PASS UP ON A GOOD LOOKING ERIC DAVIS CARD AND THIS IS VERY GOOD LOOKING DESPITE THE GOOFY BORDER. I STILL ASSOCIATE RETIRED PLAYERS ON FLAGSHIP BASE WITH SHORT PRINTS SO THIS MADE ME DO A DOUBLE TAKE WHEN I SAW IT. I DON'T EVEN MIND THAT IT'S AN UPDATE SUBSET CARD, TOPPS SHOULD DO MORE OF THAT STUFF
2022 ABSOLUTE COOL PAPA BELL
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR
A REAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STAR. IT'S FUN TO CHECK BASEBALL-REFERENCEBASEBALL-REFERENCE NOW AND CHECK HOW THESE OLD TIMERS RANK ON THE LEADERBOARDS NOW. I'VE NEVER BEEN A HUGE FAN OF ABSOLUTE EVEN GOING BACK TO THE PLAYOFF FOOTBALL DAYS BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THE BRAND WHEN IT'S A CARD OF COOL PAPA. I'LL BE FILING THIS CARD IN THE 'HONORARY CHRONICLES" BOX
2020 TOPPS PRO DEBUT BEAU PHILIP
CATEGORY - BRAVES
I LIKE THE CONCEPT OF TOPPS PRO DEBUT CARDS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT FEATURE MINOR LEAGUE TEAM LOGOS. THE EXECUTION ISN'T BAD EITHER, THESE ARE ACTUALLY A STEP UP FROM PLAIN OL FLAGSHIP AS THEY HAVE SOME SPOT GLOSS ON THE PLAYER AND NAME BAR THAT LOOKS GREAT. THE EXECUTION SUCKS THOUGH AS I NEVER EVER SEE THIS STUFF FOR SALE IN THE WILD AND THE LAST TIME I EVEN SAW A PACK WAS 2012 I THINK? I'D COLLECT SOME IF I COULD BUT IT'S EASIER TO FIND THE HERITAGE MINORS CARDS THAN THIS STUFF. I'LL APPRECIATE FINDING A BRAVES PROSPECT THOUGH. I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE BEAU HAD NO HITTING STATS ON HIS BASEBALL-REF PAGE 2024 BUT THEN DID A TRIPLE TAKE WHEN I NOTICED THE PITCHING LINE. GOOD LUCK KID, MAKE IT TO THE BIGS ANY WAY YOU CAN
2020-21 MOSAIC ONYEKA OKONGWU PRO DEBUT RC
CATEGORY - HAWKS
I HAVE PUT MY HAWKS CARD PICKUPS ON AN UNOFFICIAL HIATUS FOR THE TIME BEING UNTIL THE IMPENDING SUMMER TRADE BLOODBATH SORTS ITSELF OUT. I BOUGHT THIS CARD IN HAPPIER TIMES WHEN I WASN'T EXPECTING EVERYONE ON THE TEAM EXCEPT FOR JALEN JOHNSON AND MAYBE NIQUE TO GET TRADED AT ANY MOMENT. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME PLAYERS LEFT BY THE SEASON OPENER, I JUST COULDN'T TELL YOU WHO. I'VE HAD POOR LUCK FINDING OO ROOKIE CARDS OUT IN THE WILD SO GETTING ONE - EVEN A DEBUT CARD FROM INFERIOR PRIZM - IS A NICE GET EVEN IF IT ENDS UP IN THE FORMER HAWKS BINDER SOONER THAN EXPECTED
2021-22 PRIZM ONYEKA OKONGWU
CATEGORY - HAWKS
HERE'S A REAL NON-RC PRIZM CARD FOR GOOD MEASURE. THESE CARDS HAVE A BIT OF THE PRINGLES JUST LIKE OUR FAVORITE CHROME SETS. THIS PLUS TAKING PICS ON A SUNNY DAY MEANS A LOT OF GLARE. IT'LL LOOK BETTER IN A PLASTIC SHEET ANYWAY
1995 DONRUSS SHAWN GREEN
CATEGORY - WANTLIST
A TINY CHIP KNOCKED OFF OF MY GIANT SLAB OF A DONRUSS WANTLIST. A LOT OF THESE POST-JUNK 90S SETS ARE STARTING TO LOOK LESS AND LESS LIKELY THAT I WILL EVER COME CLOSE TO COMPLETING THEM BUT 1995 DONRUSS IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVES. I'LL KEEP PICKING EM UP AS LONG AS I CAN FIND EM
1994 COMIC IMAGES THE BEST OF BORIS ALL-CHROMIUM HARD DRIVE
CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS
HOT BABES IN LEATHER ARMOR USING SPACE AGE COMPUTERS ON CHROMIUM STOCK IS MAYBE ONE OF THE MOST 90S THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN. BORIS VALLEJO GETS THE PREMIUM TREATMENT THIS TIME ON SHINY STOCK WITH ETCHING AND A NICE CURVE SO YOU CAN SEE A REFLECTION OF THE SHADOWS OF THE TREES OUTSIDE MY WINDOW. THE REAL REASON I WANTED THIS WAS IT MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN THE GREEN FUNK THAT APPEARS ON SO MANY 90S CHROME CARDS ON A NON-SPORTS RELEASE. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENS ON OLDER CARDS BUT YOU CAN SEE IT REALLY CLEARLY ON HER FACE, NECK AND HALF HER HAIR. THIS IS AS FASCINATING TO ME AS CARDS FROM THE 50S AND 60S WITH MUSTACHES AND NEW TEAMS NAMES WRITTEN ON THEM. WEIRD VINTAGE CARDS ARE GREAT
2022 BOWMAN CHROME SHEA LANGELIERS TOP 100
CATEGORY - BRAVES
NOT MICHAEL HARRIS II (ALTHOUGH BOWMAN HAS SHEA RANKED THREE HIGHER) BUT STILL A NICE CARD OF ONE OF THE BRAVES' BETTER PROSPECTS. HE'S DOING PRETTY WELL IN OAKLAND BUT I'M HAPPY WE GOT MATT OLSON FOR HIM. OR WAS IT SEAN MURPHY? SURELY IT WASN'T TIM HUDSON
2001 TOPPS TONY GONZALEZ ANDRE CARTER COMBOS
CATEGORY - INSERT
I SAW A TONY GONZALEZ INSERT AND WAS UNABLE TO RESIST. I DO NOT NEED THIS CARD (AND MIGHT ALREADY HAVE IT IF I TOOK THE TIME TO CHEK MY FOOTBALL INSERTS) BUT WHAT THE HELL, I'M HAVING FUN
1989 TOPPS TRADED DEION SANDERS, NOLAN RYAN, RICKEY HENDERSON, OH NOEZ
CATEGORY - WANTLIST
I'M MISSING A BIG CHUNK OF THE 1989 TRADED SET SO I PICKED UP A FEW OF THE SUPERSTARS I NEEDED. WHILE I COULD EASILY FIND A BOX SET FOR UNDER 10 BUCKS SOMEWHERE IF I LOOKED HARD ENOUGH I'LL PROBABLY KEEP PICKING AWAY AT THE SET PIECEMIEL LIKE A FOOL. BUT IF I DO FIND THAT CHEAP SET ONE DAY AND LATER DISCOVER ALL THE BEST CARDS WERE CHERRY PICKED I'LL BE THE ONE HAVING THE LAST LAUGH! JUST LIKE BIP
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When it comes to the trading cards, I knew the 90's had something for everyone... but had no idea a sexy robot set existed.
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