Flea Market Finds - 6/13 Video edition

I promised a grab bag rip, and you got a grab bag rip. I got waaaaay too excited over a pile of junky cards, but there was some neat stuff in there. Below are the top 10 cards from the pack as determined by me:

#1 Crime Dog

#2 Prime Time poster

#3 '83 Topps League Leader blank back oddball

#4 Kirby

#5 Keith Dan & Jose

#6 Molly

#7 Julio

#8 Chicken Man

#9 Old Blue Jays sticker

#10 Pedro as a Dodger

Also, here's the complete list of cards in the pack.

2006 Topps Alex Rodriguez
1990 Score Kirby Puckett
1993 Score Select Paul Molitor
1983 Topps League Leaders (cut from sheet) Willie Wilson
1981 Fleer Fungused Dwayne Murphy
1981 Fleer Tom Donohue
1981 Fleer Buddy Bell
1981 Fleer Jim Clancy
1984 Donruss Eddie Milner
1983 Donruss Craig Swan
1983 Donruss Luis Leal
(2) 1982 Fleer Roy Smalley
1985 Topps Sixto Lezcano
1985 Topps Joel Youngblood
1985 Topps Ron Romanick
1985 Topps Dwight Evans
1985 Topps Luis Leal
1985 Topps Dane Iorg
1985 Topps Keith Hernandez All Star
1985 Topps Al Bumbry
1985 Topps Joe Cowley
1981 Fleer Pat Putnam
1997 Leaf Fred McGriff
1981 Fleer Ron Hassey
1981 Fleer Roberto Ramos
Texas Rangers sticker
1991 Donruss Rafael Palmiero MVP
2003 Upper Deck Pedro Martinez
1997 Collector's Choice Jose Canseco The Big Show
1994 Score Bobby Munoz
1994 Score Brad Pennington
1994 Bowman Kenny Felder
1997 Pinnacle Mark Thompson
1997 Pinnacle Greg Myers
1990 Topps Rafael Belliard
1996 Donruss Vince Coleman
Toronto Blue Jays sticker
1993 Topps Clemens/Maddux All Star
2005 Topps Pedro Martinez
1998 Topps Pedro Martinez
1994 Fleer Pedro Martinez
2005 Upper Deck Classics Jack Clark
1994 Bowman's Best Julio Franco
1994 Pinnacle Kirby Puckett
1997 Leaf Barry Larkin
1986 Topps Wade Boggs

The Posters:
1997 Fleer Sports Illustrated Deion Sanders
1997 Fleer Sports Illustrated Andres Galarraga/Vinny Castilla

Not too shabby for a buck! If you really want to see the horror that is Fungus Card, leave a comment and I'll fish it out of the bin and scan it for you.

Kenshin Kawakami in Atlanta?

Japanese pitcher Kenshin Kawakami might be close to signing a deal with the Braves. The thirty-three year old righty has won the Sawamura award for the best pitcher in the Nippon Professional Baseball League in 2004 and came close to winning it a second time in 2006. He projects to be a back of the rotation type in MLB.

Now, the way this offseason has been going, I won't believe none of it until he signs on the line which is dotted, but there is a whole lot of smoke out there about this. Even the Wikipedia crazies are getting into the act. Mark Bowman and David O'Brien seem to think a deal is close, so I'll remain cautiously optimistic.

Oh who the hell do I think I'm kidding?

YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

SOMEONE WANTS OUR MONEEEEYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!!!!!!@!!

I really shouldn't drink Red Bull before reading MLBTradeRumors.com. Gee, I hope I didn't just jinx it...

Great Awesome Fantastic Jeff Francoeur Interview

If Jeff Francoeur comes anywhere near the high goals he's set for himself he will be a first ballot Hall of Famer. And it sounds like he is working his ass off to meet those goals. This interview has gotten me more exited about this season than anything else I've read all year. Forget about Tex. Tex is gone after this year. I have accepted that fact and made peace with it. Lock up the Lilburn Flash now. Make Frenchy happy and watch as he ends up with his number on the outfield wall. Do it, Frank.