Transmogrified into being: 1968 Joe Satriani

BURLAP IS BEAUTIFUL GOD DAMMIT

how the frelling frak is it two hours from christmas eve i haven't bought anything for anyone i've probably got tonsillitis or at least strep and I still have a bunch of work to do even though i'm technically off the rest of the year OH SHIIIIIII- two family dinners tomorrow maybe i'll die in my sleep and won't have to go dear god what has happened to my life

Seriously folks, I got nothin' right now. I don't even know why I'm posting. Here's an Alien playing Vonnegut on the gee-taur.



What? it's like three letters difference.

Joy of a Completed Team Set - 1968 Topps

Yep, that marked up, creased up beat up ol' checklist completed my 1968 Topps team set. Yes, I include floaty head checklist cards in my team sets. I chased that Felipe Alou card for years to complete the set only to realize Clete Boyer was on a checklist. The rage, it burned. It's done now though and I'm so happy I scanned the backs too. Enjoy the burlapy Braves goodness.

 

Transmogrified into being: Team Set Finisher

Here's a nice one for Friday. No crumminess on Friday! I'll save that for next week.

1968 Topps Felipe Alou

Not much to say about the condition of this card. No wrinkles, no creases, no gum, no wax. All the corners while not razor sharp are very nice with no dings. It's slightly off center 65-35, but so is every other card from that year. No other card I received in the Transmogrifier promotion looks as good as this one and that's taking the burlap under a microscope design into account.

This is one of the cards I was specifically targeting while trading because even though this is a low series common card. Ok, minor star maybe. I have had all sorts of problems tracking it down. I couldn't find it at card shops, I couldn't find it at card shows, I couldn't find it a flea markets. I finally was able to swing a trade online for it:

Yep, I traded down from a 1961 card to get Felipe. Why? This is why:

Team. Set. Completion.

Well, technically there's a high series checklist out there with a floaty head picture of Clete Boyer that I don't have (with a variation, of course). I have reached that point in my collecting maturity that I can tell the OCD completist voice in my head to feck off, so it's all good. Team sets are for teams, checklists are for checking.

1968 Topps Wantlist

Seriously, who doesn't like burlap. For reals.

Series 1 -- 60/110
1 N.L. Batting Leaders -- Alou, Clemente, Gonzalez
2 A.L. Batting Leaders -- Kaline, Robinson, Yastrzemski
3 N.L. RBI Leaders -- Aaron, Cepeda, Clemente
5 N.L. Home Run Leaders -- Aaron, McCovey, Santo, Wyn6 A.L. Home Run Leaders -- Howard, Killebrew, Yastrzemski
9 N.L. Pitching Leaders -- Bunning, Jenkins, McCormick, Osteen
10a A.L. Pitching Leaders -- Chance, Lonborg, Wilson ("Lonberg" on back)
11 N.L. Strikeout Leaders -- Bunning, Jenkins, Perry
12 A.L. Strikeout Leaders -- Chance, Lonborg, McDowell
15 Ron Hunt -- Los Angeles Dodgers
20 Brooks Robinson -- Baltimore Orioles
27 Gil Hodges -- New York Mets
29 Joe Verbanic -- New York Yankees
30 Joe Torre -- Atlanta Braves
36 Pirates Rookies -- Moose, Robertson -- Pittsburgh Pirates
37 Billy Williams -- Chicago Cubs
42 Larry Haney -- Baltimore Orioles
44 Frank Kostro -- Minnesota Twins
45 Tom Seaver -- New York Mets
49a Ed Brinkman -- Washington Senators (yellow team)
50 Willie Mays -- San Francisco Giants
55 Felipe Alou -- Atlanta Braves 58 Ed Mathews -- Detroit Tigers
60 Ken Holtzman -- Chicago Cubs
63 Dick Kenworthy -- New York Mets
64 Jim Merritt -- Minnesota Twins
66a Casey Cox -- Washington Senators (yellow team)
68 Ron Willis -- St. Louis Cardinals
70 Bob Veale -- Pittsburgh Pirates
76 Braves Rookies -- Britton, Reed -- Atlanta Braves
78 Jim Northrup -- Detroit Tigers 79 Ted Kubiak -- Oakland Athletics
80 Rod Carew -- Minnesota Twins
82 Sam Bowens -- Baltimore Orioles85 Gaylord Perry -- San Francisco Giants
86 Willie Stargell -- Pittsburgh Pirates
87 Dick Williams -- Boston Red Sox
88 Phil Regan -- Los Angeles Dodgers
89 Jake Gibbs -- New York Yankees
90 Vada Pinson -- Cincinnati Reds
92 Ed Kranepool -- New York Mets
97 Tom Phoebus -- Baltimore Orioles
98 Gary Sutherland -- Philadelphia Phillies
99 Rocky Colavito -- Chicago White Sox
100 Bob Gibson -- St. Louis Cardinals
101 Glenn Becker -- Chicago Cubs
102 Jose Cardenal -- California Angels
104 Dick Dietz -- San Francisco Giants
105 Al Downing -- New York Yankees
106 Dalton Jones -- Boston Red Sox
109 Bert Campaneris -- Oakland Athletics
110 Hank Aaron -- Atlanta Braves

Series 2 -- 32//87
111 Rich Reese -- Minnesota Twins
112 Woody Fryman -- Philadelphia Phillies
113 Tigers Rookies -- Matchick, Patterson -- Detroit Tigers
114 Ron Swoboda -- New York Mets
117 Lary Jaster -- St. Louis Cardinals
118 Mark Belanger -- Baltimore Orioles
120 Mel Stottlemyre -- New York Yankees121 Jimmie Hall -- California Angels
122 Gene Mauch -- Philadelphia Phillies
123 Jose Santiago -- Boston Red Sox
124 Nate Oliver -- Los Angeles Dodgers
126 Bobby Etheridge -- San Francisco Giants
130 Tony Perez -- Cincinnati Reds
131 Frank Bertaina -- Washington Senators
132 Bud Harrelson -- New York Mets
134 Pat Jarvis -- Atlanta Braves
137 Twins Team -- Minnesota Twins
140 Tony Conigliaro -- Boston Red Sox
143 Pete Cimino -- California Angels
144 Joe Morgan -- Houston Astros
145 Don Drysdale -- Los Angeles Dodgers
146 Sal Bando -- Oakland Athletics
147 Frank Linzy -- San Francisco Giants
148 Dave Bristol -- Cincinnati Reds
150 Bob Clemente -- Pittsburgh Pirates
151 World Series Game 1 -- Brock Socks 4 Hits in Opener
152 World Series Game 2 -- Yaz Smashes Two Homers
153 World Series Game 3 -- Briles Cools Off Boston
156 World Series Game 6 -- Petrocelli Socks Two Homers
157 World Series Game 7 -- St. Louis Wins It
158 World Series Summary -- The Cardinals Celebrate
159 Don Kessinger -- Chicago Cubs
161 Norm Miller -- Houston Astros
163 Gene Brabender -- Baltimore Orioles
165 Tony Oliva -- Minnesota Twins
166 Claude Raymond -- Atlanta Braves
167 Elston Howard -- Boston Red Sox
169 Bob Bolin -- San Francisco Giants
172 Walt Williams -- Chicago White Sox
174 Bob Tillman -- Atlanta Braves 175 Maury Wills -- Pittsburgh Pirates
176 Bob Allen -- Cleveland Indians
177 Mets Rookies -- Ryan, Koosman -- New York Mets
178 Don Wert -- Detroit Tigers
181 Jerry Zimmerman -- Minnesota Twins
183 Bob Kennedy -- Oakland Athletics
185 Tom Haller -- San Francisco Giants188 Cap Peterson -- Washington Senators189 Bill Landis -- Boston Red Sox
190 Bill White -- Philadelphia Phillies
191 Dan Frisella -- New York Mets
192a Checklist 197-283 -- Carl Yastrzemski ("To increase the..." on back)
192b Checklist 197- 283 -- Carl Yastrzemski ("To increase your..." on back)
193 Jack Hamilton -- California Angels
194 Don Buford -- Baltimore Orioles
196 Gary Nolan -- Cincinnati Reds

Series 3 -- 25/87
197 Larry Brown -- Cleveland Indians
198 Roy Face -- Pittsburgh Pirates
200 Orlando Cepeda -- St. Louis Cardinals
202 Adolfo Phillips -- Chicago Cubs
205 Juan Marichal -- San Francisco Giants
206 Cal Ermer -- Minnesota Twins
208 Willie Davis -- Los Angeles Dodgers209 Tim Cullen -- Washington Senators
210 Gary Peters -- Chicago White Sox
211 J.C. Martin -- New York Mets
212 Dave Morehead -- Boston Red Sox
214 Yankees Rookies -- Bahnsen, Fernandez -- New York Yankees215 Jim Bunning -- Pittsburgh Pirates
216 Bubba Morton -- California Angels
219 Rob Gardner -- Chicago Cubs
220 Harmon Killebrew -- Minnesota Twins
222 Jim Hardin -- Baltimore Orioles
223 Ollie Brown -- San Francisco Giants
224 Jack Aker -- Oakland Athletics
226 Jimmie Price -- Detroit Tigers
229 Fred Klages -- Chicago White Sox
230 Pete Rose -- Cincinnati Reds
231 Dave Baldwin -- Washington Senators
232 Denis Menke -- Houston Astros
233 George Scott -- Boston Red Sox
234 Bill Monbouquette -- New York Yankees
235 Ron Santo -- Chicago Cubs
236 Tug McGraw -- New York Mets
237 Alvin Dark -- Cleveland Indians
238 Tom Satriano -- California Angels
239 Bill Henry -- San Francisco Giants
242 Moe Drabowsky -- Baltimore Orioles
244 John Donaldson -- Oakland Athletics
246 Fritz Peterson -- New York Yankees
247 Reds Rookies -- Bench, Tompkins -- Cincinnati Reds
248 Fred Valentine -- Washington Senators
249 Bill Singer -- Los Angeles Dodgers
250 Carl Yastrzemski -- Boston Red Sox
252 Angels Team -- California Angels
253 Dick Hughes -- St. Louis Cardinals
255 Dean Chance -- Minnesota Twins
256 Norm Cash -- Detroit Tigers
259 Ken Boyer -- Chicago White Sox
260 Jim Wynn -- Houston Astros
262 Rick Wise -- Philadelphia Phillies
263 Horace Clarke -- New York Yankees
265 Tommy Davis -- Chicago White Sox
266 Paul Popovich -- Los Angeles Dodgers
267 Herman Franks -- San Francisco Giants
268 Bob Humphreys -- Washington Senators
269 Bob Tiefenauer -- Cleveland Indians
270 Matty Alou -- Pittsburgh Pirates
271 Bobby Knoop -- California Angels
272 Ray Culp -- Boston Red Sox
275 Tim McCarver -- St. Louis Cardinals
276 Jim Roland -- Minnesota Twins
277 Jerry Buchek -- New York Mets
278a Checklist 284-370 -- Orlando Cepeda (copyright at right)
278b Checklist 284-370 -- Orlando Cepeda (copyright at left)
280 Mickey Mantle -- New York Yankees
281 Jim Campanis -- Los Angeles Dodgers
282 Rick Monday -- Oakland Athletics

Series 4 -- 38/87
290 Willie McCovey -- San Francisco Giants
294
297 Russ Gibson -- Boston Red Sox
299 Gene Michael -- New York Yankees300 Rusty Staub -- Houston Astros
304 Sandy Valdespino -- Atlanta Braves
305 Minnie Rojas -- California Angels
306 Mike Ryan -- Philadelphia Phillies
308 Pirates Team -- Pittsburgh Pirates309 Ken Henderson -- San Francisco Giants
311 Jack Lamabe -- St. Louis Cardinals
312 Curt Blefary -- Baltimore Orioles
313 Al Weis -- New York Mets
314 Rohr/Griggs Rookie Stars -- Boston Red Sox
315 Zoilo Versalles -- Los Angeles Dodgers
317 Ron Brand -- Houston Astros
320 Frank Howard -- Washington Senators
321 Leo Durocher -- Chicago Cubs
323 Deron Johnson -- Atlanta Braves
324 Jim Nash -- Oakland Athletics
325 Manny Mota -- Pittsburgh Pirates
326 Dennis Ribant -- Detroit Tigers
327 Tony Taylor -- Philadelphia Phillies
329 Duane Josephson -- Chicago White Sox
330 Roger Maris -- St. Louis Cardinals
331 Dan Osinski -- Boston Red Sox
334 Orioles Team -- Baltimore Orioles
335 Bob Allison -- Minnesota Twins
337 Bill Robinson -- New York Yankees
339 Rich Nye -- Chicago Cubs 340 Max Alvis -- Cleveland Indians
342 Ken Johnson -- Atlanta Braves
345 Bob Hendley -- New York Mets
346 Jerry Adair -- Boston Red Sox
347 George Brunet -- California Angels
350 Hoyt Wilhelm -- Chicago White Sox
353 Mack Jones -- Cincinnati Reds
355 Ernie Banks -- Chicago Cubs
359 Joe Moeller -- Houston Astros
360 Willie Horton -- Detroit Tigers
361 All Star -- Harmon Killebrew -- Minnesota Twins
363 All Star -- Rod Carew -- Minnesota Twins
364 All Star -- Joe Morgan -- Houston Astros
365 All Star -- Brooks Robinson -- Baltimore Orioles
366 All Star -- Ron Santo -- Chicago Cubs
367 All Star -- Jim Fregosi -- California Angels
368 All Star -- Gene Alley -- Pittsburgh Pirates
369 All Star -- Carl Yastrzemski -- Boston Red Sox
370 All Star -- Hank Aaron -- Atlanta Braves

Series 4 -- 25/87
372 All Star -- Lou Brock -- St. Louis Cardinals
373 All Star -- Frank Robinson -- Baltimore Orioles
375 All Star -- Bill Freehan -- Detroit Tigers
378 All Star -- Bob Gibson -- St. Louis Cardinals
380 All Star -- Ken Holtzman -- Chicago Cubs
381 Boog Powell -- Baltimore Orioles
383 Steve Whitaker -- New York Yankees
385 Jim Hunter -- Oakland Athletics
387 Joe Foy -- Boston Red Sox
388 Ray Washburn -- St. Louis Cardinals
392 Grady Hatton -- Houston Astros
393 Jim Perry -- Minnesota Twins
394 Tommie Aaron -- Atlanta Braves
395 Camilo Pascual -- Washington Senators
396 Bobby Wine -- Philadelphia Phillies
397 Vic Davalillo -- Cleveland Indians
399 Ray Oyler -- Detroit Tigers
400a Mike McCormick -- San Francisco Giants (white team)
400b Mike McCormick -- San Francisco Giants (yellow team)
401 Mets Team -- New York Mets
402 Mike Hegan -- New York Yankees
408 Steve Carlton -- St. Louis Cardinals
409 Orioles Rookies -- Peters, Stone -- Baltimore Orioles
410 Ferguson Jenkins -- Chicago Cubs
411 Ron Hansen -- Washington Senators
412 Clay Carroll -- Atlanta Braves
413 Tommy McCraw -- Chicago White Sox
414 Mickey Lolich -- Detroit Tigers
416 Bill Rigney -- California Angels
417 Willie Crawford -- Los Angeles Dodgers
418 Eddie Fisher -- Cleveland Indians
419 Jack Hiatt -- San Francisco Giants
420 Cesar Tovar -- Minnesota Twins
422 Rene Lachemann -- Oakland Athletics
423 Fred Gladding -- Houston Astros
424 White Sox Team -- Chicago White Sox
425 Jim Maloney -- Cincinnati Reds
426 Hank Allen -- Washington Senators
427 Dick Calmus -- Chicago Cubs
428 Vic Roznovsky -- Baltimore Orioles
429 Tommie Sisk -- Pittsburgh Pirates
430 Rico Petrocelli -- Boston Red Sox
434 Ricardo Joseph -- Philadelphia Phillies435 Ron Perranoski -- Minnesota Twins
436 Hal Lanier -- San Francisco Giants
437 Don Cardwell -- New York Mets
439 Luman Harris -- Atlanta Braves 440 Claude Osteen -- Los Angeles Dodgers
443 Joe Azcue -- Cleveland Indians444 Jack Fisher -- Chicago White Sox
446 Ron Kline -- Pittsburgh Pirates447 Tigers Rookies -- Korince, Lasher -- Detroit Tigers
448 Gary Wagner -- Philadelphia Phillies
450 Jim Kaat -- Minnesota Twins451 Al Spangler -- Chicago Cubs
452 Jesus Alou -- San Francisco Giants
453 Sammy Ellis -- California Angels
455 Rico Carty -- Atlanta Braves
456 John O'Donoghue -- Baltimore Orioles

Series 6 --  16/76
458 Lew Krausse -- Oakland Athletics
459 Dick Simpson -- St. Louis Cardinals
460 Jim Lonborg -- Boston Red Sox
461 Chuck Hiller -- Pittsburgh Pirates
464 Don McMahon -- Chicago White Sox465 Tommie Agee -- New York Mets
466 Bill Dillman -- Baltimore Orioles
468 Larry Sherry -- Houston Astros
470 Bill Freehan -- Detroit Tigers
471 Orlando Pena -- Cleveland Indians
472 Walt Alston -- Los Angeles Dodgers
473 Al Worthington -- Minnesota Twins
474 Paul Schaal -- California Angels
476 Woody Woodward -- Atlanta Braves
477 Phillies Team -- Philadelphia Phillies
478 Dave McNally -- Baltimore Orioles
480 Manager's Dream -- Cardenas, Clemente, Oliva
481 John Wyatt -- Boston Red Sox
484 Phil Roof -- Oakland Athletics
485 Ken Berry -- Chicago White Sox
486 Cal Koonce -- New York Mets
487 Lee May -- Cincinnati Reds
488 Dick Tracewski -- Detroit Tigers
489 Wally Bunker -- Baltimore Orioles
490 Super Stars -- Killebrew, Mantle, Mays
491 Denny Lemaster -- Houston Astros
493 Jim McGlothlin -- California Angels494 Ray Sadecki -- San Francisco Giants
495 Leon Wagner -- Cleveland Indians
496 Steve Hamilton -- New York Yankees
497 Cards Team -- St. Louis Cardinals
498 Bill Bryan -- Washington Senators
499 Steve Blass -- Pittsburgh Pirates
500 Frank Robinson -- Baltimore Orioles
503 Al Jackson -- New York Mets
504 Russ Snyder -- Chicago White Sox
505 Joe Sparma -- Detroit Tigers
506 Clarence Jones -- Chicago Cubs
508 Duke Sims -- Cleveland Indians
509 Dennis Higgins -- Washington Senators
510 Ron Fairly -- Los Angeles Dodgers
512 Grant Jackson -- Philadelphia Phillies
513 Hank Bauer -- Baltimore Orioles
514 Al McBean -- Pittsburgh Pirates
515 Russ Nixon -- Minnesota Twins
517 Diego Segui -- Oakland Athletics
518a Checklist 534-598 -- Clete Boyer (539 is Maj. L. Rookies)
518b Checklist 534-598 -- Clete Boyer (539 is Amer. L. Rookies)
519 Jerry Stephenson -- Boston Red Sox
520 Lou Brock -- St. Louis Cardinals
521 Don Shaw -- New York Mets
522 Wayne Causey -- Chicago White Sox
523 John Tsitouris -- Cincinnati Reds
524 Andy Kosco -- New York Yankees
525 Jim Davenport -- San Francisco Giants
526 Bill Denehy -- Washington Senators
527 Tito Francona -- Atlanta Braves
528 Tigers Team -- Detroit Tigers
531 Chuck Hinton -- California Angels
533 Wes Parker -- Los Angeles Dodgers

Series 7 -- 23/65
534 Bob Miller -- Minnesota Twins
535 Danny Cater -- Oakland Athletics
536 Bill Short -- New York Mets
537 Norm Siebern -- Boston Red Sox
538 Manny Jimenez -- Pittsburgh Pirates
539 Major League Rookies -- Ferraro, Ray
541 Sandy Alomar -- Chicago White Sox
543 Bob Lee -- Cincinnati Reds
544 Mayo Smith -- Detroit Tigers
545 Lindy McDaniel -- San Francisco Giants
546 Roy White -- New York Yankees
549 Orioles Rookies -- Motton, Nelson -- Baltimore Orioles
550 Clete Boyer -- Atlanta Braves
551 Darrell Sutherland -- Cleveland Indians
553 Hank Aguirre -- Los Angeles Dodgers
554 A's Team -- Oakland Athletics
555 Jose Tartabull -- Boston Red Sox
558 John Edwards -- St. Louis Cardinals
559 Pirates Rookies -- Taylor, Walker -- Pittsburgh Pirates
560 Paul Casanova -- Washington Senators
562 Jim Bouton -- New York Yankees
563 Ed Charles -- New York Mets
564 Eddie Stanky -- Chicago White Sox
565 Larry Dierker -- Houston Astros
567 Clay Dalrymple -- Philadelphia Phillies
568 Willie Smith -- Cleveland Indians
571 Tony LaRussa -- Oakland Athletics
572 Don Bosch -- New York Mets
575 Jim Palmer -- Baltimore Orioles
576 Dave Adlesh -- Houston Astros
577 Fred Talbot -- New York Yankees
578 Orlando Martinez -- Atlanta Braves
579 N.L. Rookies -- Hisle, Lum
580 Bob Bailey -- Los Angeles Dodgers
581 Garry Roggenburk -- Boston Red Sox
582 Jerry Grote -- New York Mets
583 Gates Brown -- Detroit Tigers
585 Wilbur Wood -- Chicago White Sox
590 Tommy Harper -- Cleveland Indians
593 Lee Stange -- Boston Red Sox
594 Phil Linz -- New York Mets
597 Bill McCool -- Cincinnati Reds