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Showing posts with label LA Angels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LA Angels. Show all posts

Thursday, December 7, 2023

BIRTHDAY BOOLSHEET BLASTER: PART 8 - ANGELS

I SKIPPED THIS POST TOO. I'M A MESS RIGHT NOW

EIGHTY-SEVEN ANGELS IN THIS BOX O' CRAP. CAN YOU BELIEVE THE ANGELS WON A WORLD SERIES DECADES AGO? HOW'D THAT EVEN HAPPEN?


THE TOPPS TRADED ANGELS ARE HEADLINED BY GREG MINTON COMPLETELY SLATHERED IN AIRBRUSH PAINT. THIS CARD HAS SLOWLY BECOME AS INFAMOUS AS HIS 1978 ARTWORK CARD. NOTICE THE GIANTS' TRON SEATS IN THE BACKGROUND. ALSO IN THE BOX IS MARK MCLEMORE WHO PLAYED EVERYWHERE FOR A MILLION YEARS AND DEWAYNE BUICE WHO MADE A MINT OFF OF UPPER DECK
1987 TOPPS TRADED COUNT: 14/132


WE'VE GOT SEVENTEEN MORE CARDS FOR THE 2002 SECOND SET. HIGHLIGHTS THIS TIME ARE TIM SALMON, GARRET ANDERSON, TROY PERCIVAL AND MANAGER MIKE SCIOSCIA

2002 TOPPS COUNT: 80/718


A DIFFERENT TRADED SET! I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY TOPPS WENT WITH THIS ODD MIX OF COLORS ON THEIR TRADED SET BUT YOU SURE CAN'T MISTAKE THEM FOR THE BASE SET


EVERY TIME I SEE THIS CARD I THINK IT'S A SCREENSHOT FROM THE FILM THE NAKED GUN. I CAN ENVISION FRANK DREBIN PULLING AN AXLE GRINDER OUT MIKE WITT'S POCKET AT ANY MOMENT


A 1981 FLEER JOE RUDI CARD WITH THE PUPPY DOG EYES. WEIRDLY ENOUGH I HAVE PULLED THIS CARD OUT OF A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GRAB BAG EARLIER THIS YEAR. I AM NOW DOWN TO NEEDING ONLY ONE CARD TO COMPLETE THIS SET AND IT'S A CARD I PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE HIDING SOMEWHERE. NOW I JUST NEED ANOTHER 472 CARDS TO COMPLETE THE SET WITH ALL THE VARIATIONS


HELL YEAH 1995 DONRUSS. I DON'T NEED THIS GARY DISARCINA CARD BUT 1995 DONRUSS KICKS ASS 


DAVE WINFIELD IS TOO GOOD TO BE IN GARBAGE BOXES AND THIS CARD IS LEGIT GREAT. THE BACK SHOWS DAVE INTERVIEWING DARRYL STRAWBERRY HOW COOL IS THAT


KEN HILL IS THE ANGELS' REPRESENTATIVE PACIFIC RED FOIL PARALLEL CARD


I'M NOT SURE WHY FLEER GAVE UP ON THE MATTE CARD STOCK IN 1999. THE DESIGN LOOKS LIKE THEY PLANNED TO USE THAT STOCK FOR A THIRD YEAR BUT GOT COLD FEET. THIS JARROD WASHBURN CARD IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW CARDS I'VE FOUND SO FAR THAT I ACTUALLY NEED ON MY WANTLIST


AND FINALLY WE GET TO THE JUNK. I'M PRETTY SURE THERE ARE MORE 1992 UPPER DECK CARDS IN THIS BOX THAN EVEN 2002 TOPPS BUT I STILL NEED EXACTLY ZERO OF THESE CARDS. OUR SECOND CHANCE GEMS THIS TIME ARE A NICE LOOKING 1989 WALLY JOYNER CARD AND A CARD OF GREG MINTON WHERE HE'S NOT SLATHERED IN PAINT


BACK TO THE 50 CENT CARDS NEXT TIME, WE'VE GOT SOME MORE DOOZIES TO SHOW OFF

Sunday, February 19, 2012

1965 Topps More Angels Rookies

You can tell it's the end of the season and Topps just wants to get the set over and done with when they start cramming in extra rookies on their Rookie Stars cards.


This one has three rooks instead of two and is set up like their League Leader cards. Marcelino Lopez is the Angels' rookie leader. He gets a yellow background instead of a blue sky!


Marcelino actually was a Rookie Star as he won 14 games for the Halos in 1965 and won a spot on the Topps Rookie Cup team. Sadly, he fell off the map after that and only won 16 more games the rest of his career. Rudy May is actually the star of the card, going on to win 152 games with the Angels, Yankees Orioles and Expos.

Phil Roof doesn't even belong on the list as he already had a rookie card in the 1963 set. I know because he played two games for the Milwaukee Braves to start his career and I need that dang card for my team set.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

1965 Topps Angels Rookies

So is is Los Angeles Angels... or California Angels... or Anaheim Angels... Ana Ng Angels maybe?


The world may never know...


So what did these guys ever do? Tom caught Nolan's 3rd no-hitter. Pat may or may not be related to Joe.

(ok, so I got nothin') 
(I've made it abundantly clear I'm in a blogger funk right now)

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Sketch Card #10 - Angel Bunny

Whelp, no better time to post this one... Nope, this is the perfect time.


This here is Fluttershy's pet, Angel Bunny. I made a trade with Laurens over at Card Buzz and sent a bunch of Angels cards in exchange for a Julio Teheran Liquorfractor. Since Laurens is an Angels fan, Angel Bunny seemed like a perfect fit for a sketch card. I just cannot resist the puns. I boogered the sketch a bit, as Angel's head is way too small. Nothing worse than an off-model parody sketch card. Ok, there are worse things. Let's just play this off like it's Angel's older brother, the sports nut.


Fluttershy is unavailable for comment as she is out trying to cheer up all her Cardinal friends. Poor little birdies...

Thursday, September 11, 2008

2008 AL West Champs

The first division winner has clinched. All hail to the champs.

2008 AL West Division Champions:

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim



But when one team clinches, that means others are eliminated...