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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Exceeding Expectations

I have to admit it,


Bowman's inserts


weren't half bad this year.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Man, a lot has happened today

RIP Irving Kershner, director of the best Star Wars movie.


Man, today has been awful death-wise. I fear for Abe Vigoda. Hang in there Abe!!!

Topps released their 2010 Rookie Cup team and J-Hey made the cut. I may have to do some MSPainting this evening to commemorate the event.

The 2011 Hall of Fame ballot is officially live. Right now some eminently qualified BBWAA member is trying to decide whether to send in a blank ballot or to go ahead and vote for Bobby Higginson because Bobby played golf with him once back in 1998. For the love of Christ, go ahead and elect Blyleven and Alomar this year so we can get that out of the way, please.

Related: will the Veteran's committee please elect Marvin Miller this time? You know, to avoid the horrific embarrassment should he be inexplicably passed over? Again?

It's Cyber Monday which means we all have to go insolvent buying stuff for the good of the nation. The Infinite Card Set is selling sets for the Holidays. Also don't forget Ben Henry's Casey at the Bat Poster. And somebody buy something from TeamSets4U already.

Dropped in the mail today:
Thorzul's Trade me anything package
Some Topps Super packs for Play at the Plate that I promised him a couple months ago
Random schtuff for The Troll
Two Plain White Envelopes with Staiving Struusbowrk Update cards that were claimed after offering them up in this post.

I goofed, and ended up sending both so now I have no gimmick card. I am pleased with this result. Since it went well, here's another offer.


I picked this up at the card shop this afternoon. It was a buck, and I was pretty sure I had it already but not 100% sure and it was only a buck so what the hell I got it. Yep, I have it already. Since I don't need it, I'll give it away to anyone who will give it a good home. Comment here and send me an e-mail with your address and I'll send it to you in a PWE. Don't worry about condition, some kid tried his hand at origami with this card many years ago. Somebody claim it quick so I'll be inspired to put together some more overdue packages tonight.

RIP Leslie Nielsen


Enrico Palazzo has joined the choir invisible. They'll probably kick him out of the choir once they hear this.

Leslie's death trade to the Cubs for Reggie Jackson hit me pretty hard this morning. Naked Gun is the funniest baseball movie ever and the baseball scenes aren't even a quarter of the film.



I feel like I might cry now. I think I'll watch Spaceship. Then I really will cry. So long, not funny man. You were the unfunniest of them all.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

People don't want my Cookie anymore, now they want my...

Dick. Kelley.


Ok, a couple of people still want my cookie.


BUT YOU AIN'T GETTIN' IT!!!!

MAH COOKIE! NONE FOR YOU!!!

I did accept one trade...


That's as blockbuster as you can get folks.

Finally, WTF?


What are the odds?

Friday, November 26, 2010

The Kid Who Could - Page 14

It's a national holiday, so instead of doing anything productive I'm going to post a comic of Ozzie doing his wizardry. If you have no idea what this is because it's been weeks since I posted a page from the comic just click here and read from the beginning.


Ozzie fields!


Ozzie hits!


Ozzie smiles!


Ozzie does all these amazing things but the only thing I see on the page is Tony's lumpy, misshapen head in the bottom right corner of the page. I never knew Tony the Tiger had that many chins. Too much sugary cereal I guess.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Heritage Blaster League Results - Ike's Cards

I goofed and overwrote Ike's stats with Madding's. I fixed everything but the updated standings.

Ike's player stats:

Hitting:



                       HR RBI  SB  OBP
C  Jarrod Saltamacchia  0   2   0 .333
C  Kevin Youkilis      19  62   4 .411
1B Albert Pujols       42 118  14 .414
2B Chase Utley         16  65  13 .387
SS Miguel Tejada       15  71   2 .311
3B Gordon Beckham       9  49   4 .313
OF Ryan Braun          25 103  14 .365
OF Matt Holliday       28 103   9 .390
OF Ichiro               6  43  42 .358
CI Prince Fielder      32  83   1 .401
MI Alcides Escobar      4  41  10 .286
OF Grady Sizemore       0  13   4 .297
UT Ryan Howard         31 108   1 .353
   TOTALS             227 861 118 .362


Pitching:


                 W   S   SO   ERA
Felix Hernandez 13   0  232  2.27
Zack Greinke    10   0  181  4.17
Cliff Lee       12   0  185  3.18
Wandy Rodriguez 11   0  178  3.60
Jair Jurrjens    7   0   86  4.64
Andy Pettitte   11   0  101  3.28
Andrew Bailey    1  25   42  1.47
TOTALS          65  25 1005  3.33


Ike pledged this as his ante for the league:


2008 David Ortiz A&G Jersey Relic
2008 Topps AG Ortiz Jersey

2008 Matt Cain Topps Co-Signers #’d 179/200
2008 Topps Co-Signers Cain Insert

2008 Upper Deck X Evan Longoria Die Cut
2008 UD X Longoria Die Cut

2009 Topps Heritage Vladimir Guerrero Chrome #’d 944/1960
2009 Topps Heritage Guerero Chrome

2009 Topps Target Throwback Greg Maddux
 2009 Topps Target Throwback Maddux

Here's the raw stats so far:

HR RBI SB OBP W S SO ERA 
AdamE 177 771 145 .354 93 0 1216 3.02 
Thorzul 265 881 74 .340 63 43 844 3.86 
Mmosley 217 862 219 .352 69 3 921 4.03 
Ernest 221 894 99 .343 97 0 1300 3.27 
Don 273 1050 119 .352 77 43 956 3.96 
Ike 227 861 118 .362 65 25 1005 3.33
Madding 259 948 121 .349 70 25 966 3.81

And current standings not counting bonuses:

Don 43
Madding 36
Mmosley 32
Ike 31
Ernest  28
AdamE 27
Thorzul 26


Here's the bonus standings so far:

Team with the most wins:
Madding: Minnesota Twins 94
Ernest of Canada: Giants 92
Mmosley: Red Sox 89
AdamE: A's 81

Manager with the least losses:
Madding: Ozzie Guillen 74
AdamE: Jim Leyland 81
Ernest of Canada: 82

Mojo points:
AdamE: 4 pts (Dice game card)
Ernest of Canada: 6 pts (Dice game and Relic card)
Madding: 6 pts (Stamp card)

Heritage Blaster League Results - Don

Heeeeere comes aaaaaa...NOTHER one...

Don's player stats:

Hitting:
                    HR   RBI  SB  OBP
C  Joe Mauer         9    75   1 .402
C  Brian McCann     21    77   5 .375
1B Adrian Gonzalez  31   101   0 .392
2B Howie Kendrick   10    75   5 .312
SS Stephen Drew     15    61  10 .350
3B Scott Rolen      20    83   1 .356
OF Nelson Cruz      22    78  17 .373
OF Vernon Wells     31    88   6 .331
OF Adam Jones       19    69   7 .324
CI Aramis Ramirez   25    83   0 .294
MI Troy Tulowitzki  27    95  11 .380
OF B.J. Upton       18    62  42 .321
UT Ryan Braun       25   103  14 .365
   TOTALS          273  1050 119 .352


Pitching:

                 W   S   SO  ERA
P Joakim Soria   1  43   71 1.78
P Dan Haren     12   0  216 3.91
P Tim Hudson    17   0  139 2.83
P Mark Buhrle   13   0   99 4.28
P John Danks    15   0  162 3.72
P Aaron Harang   6   0   82 5.32
P James Shields 13   0  187 5.18
  TOTALS 77  43  956 3.96



Don pledged this as his ante for the league:


2010 Topps DBacks Gold card


Chrome Stephen Drew


1954 Topps Jim Delsing in Gem Mint 11 condition

Here's the stats so far:

HR RBI SB OBP W S SO ERA 
AdamE 177 771 145 .354 93 0 1216 3.02 
Thorzul 265 881 74 .340 63 43 844 3.86 
Mmosley 217 862 219 .352 69 3 921 4.03 
Ernest 221 894 99 .343 97 0 1300 3.27 
Don 273 1050 119 .352 77 43 956 3.96

Here's the bonus standings so far:

Team with the most wins:   
Ernest of Canada: Giants 92
Mmosley: Red Sox 89
AdamE: A's 81

Manager with the least losses: 
AdamE: Jim Leyland 81
Ernest of Canada: 82

Mojo points:
AdamE: 4 pts (Dice game card)
Ernest of Canada: 6 pts (Dice game and Relic card)

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Heritage Blaster League Results - Ernest Of Canada

Keep on postin...

Ernest of Canada player stats:

Hitting:
                     HR  RBI SB   OBP
C  Jorge Posada      18   57 3  .357
C  A.J. Pierzynski    9   56 3  .296
1B Mark Teixeira     33  108 0  .365
2B Jose Lopez        10   58 3  .270
SS Asdrubal Cabrera   3   29 6  .354
3B Alex Rodriguez    30  125 4  .341
OF Matt Holliday     28  103 9  .390
OF Grady Sizemore     0   13 4  .299
OF Ichiro Suzuki      6   43 42  .358
CI Derek Lee         19   80 1  .347
MI Felipe Lopez       8   37 8  .308 
OF Adam Lind         23   72 0  .287 
UT Joey Votto        34  113 16  .424 
   TOTALS           221  894 99  .343


Pitching:

                     W S   SO  ERA
P Felix Hernandez   13 0  232 2.27
P Cole Hamels       12 0  211 3.06
P CC Sabathia       21 0  197 3.18
P Josh Johnson      11 0  186 2.30
P Ricky Nolasco     14 0  147 4.51
P Chad Billingsley  12 0  171 3.57
P John Lackey       14 0  156 4.40
                  97 0 1300 3.27

Ernest pledged this as his ante for the league:


Ichiro Shiny


Flyin Hawaiian Shiny


Fat Elvis Joisey


Pitching Jesus Rookie



Here's the stats so far:

HR RBI SB OBP W S SO ERA 
AdamE 177 771 145 .354 93 0 1216 3.02 
Thorzul 265 881 74 .340 63 43 844 3.86 
Mmosley 217 862 219 .349 69 3 921 4.03 
Ernest 221 894 99 .343 97 0 1300 3.27


Ernest tried for both bonuses and received mixed results. Here's the bonus standings so far:

Team with the most wins:   
Ernest of Canada: Giants 92
Mmosley: Red Sox 89
AdamE: A's 81

Manager with the least losses: 
AdamE: Jim Leyland 81
Ernest of Canada: 82

Mojo points:
AdamE: 4 pts (Dice game card)
Ernest of Canada: 6 pts (Dice game and Relic card)

Heritage Blaster League Results - Mmosley

Yes this shall take forever...

Mmosley player stats:

Hitting:
                      HR  RBI   SB  OBP
C  Russell Martin      5   26    6 .346 
C  Bengie Molina       5   36    0 .293 
1B Albert Pujols      42  118   14 .414 
2B Ian Kinsler         9   45   15 .380
SS Alexei Ramirez     18   70   13 .310
3B Alex Rodriguez     30  125    4 .341
OF Carl Crawford      19   90   47 .355
OF Curtis Granderson  24   67   12 .322
OF Jayson Werth       27   85   13 .388
CI Lance Berkman      14   58    3 .368
MI Yunel Escobar       4   35    6 .332
OF Shane Victorino    18   69   34 .327
UT Michael Bourn       2   38   52 .337
TOTALS            217  862  219 .352

Pitching:

                    W   S   SO   ERA
P AJ Burnett       10   0  145  4.48
P Yovani Gallardo  14   0  200  3.84
P Ryan Dempster    15   0  208  3.85
P Bronson Arroyo   17   0  121  3.88
P Homer Bailey      4   0  100  4.46
P JA Happ           6   0   70  3.40
P Joba Chamberlain  3   3   77  4.40
  TOTALS           69   3  921  4.03



Mark pledged this as his ante for the league:

2009 Goodwin Jeremy Bloom Auto


2003 Playoff Absolute Josh Phelps Hat #115/125


1986 Donruss The Rookies Barry Bonds


Bowman Scout Mark Wilson Auto



Here's the stats so far:

HR RBI  SB  OBP   W  S   SO  ERA
AdamE 177 771 145 .354  93  0 1216 3.02
Thorzul 265 881  74 .340  63 43  844 3.86
Mmosley 217 862 219 .349  69  3  921 4.03


Mark tried the team bonus and is currently in the lead. Here's the bonus standings so far:

Team with the most wins:   
Mmosley: Red Sox 89
AdamE: A's 81

Manager with the least losses: 
AdamE: Jim Leyland 81

Mojo points:
AdamE: 4 pts (Dice game card)

Monday, November 22, 2010

Heritage Blaster League Results - Thorzul

Let's do two in one day, why not?

Thorzul player stats:

Hitting:
                  HR RBI  SB  OBP
C  Mike Napoli    26  68   4 .316
C  Gerald Laird    5  25   3 .258
1B Mark Teixeira  33 108   0 .365 
2B Dan Uggla      33 105   4 .369 
SS JJ Hardy        6  38   1 .317 
3B Mark Reynolds  32  85   7 .320 
OF Juan Rivera    15  52   2 .312 
OF Matt Kemp      28  89  19 .310
OF Nate McLouth    6  24   7 .292
CI Joey Votto     34 113  16 .424
MI Nick Punto      1  20   6 .309
OF Jay Bruce      25  70   5 .353
UT Hideki Matsui  21  84   0 .361

   TOTALS        265 881  74 .340

Pitching:

                 W  S   SO  ERA
P Joe Saunders  9  0  114 4.47 
P John Lannan  8  0   71 4.65
P Joakim Soria   1 43   71 1.78 
P Joe Blanton    9  0  134 4.82
P Tommy Hanson 10  0  173 3.33 
P Jake Peavy     7  0   93 4.63
P David Price 19  0  188 2.72
  TOTALS        63 43  844 3.86 




Thorzul pledged this as his ante for the league:

2008 UD Heroes Joe Mauer Jersey #53/200


2008 Topps Co-Signers Carlos Zambrano/Ted Lilly Parallel #093/150

1999 Topps Lords of the Diamond Sammy Sosa


1999 Fleer 1961 Parallel Mike Piazza



Standings are sort of awkward with only two teams. Let's just show the stats until after we get 6 teams done. Then we'll know who is in the money and who is out.

HR RBI  SB  OBP   W  S   SO  ERA
AdamE 177 771 145 .354  93  0 1216 3.02
Thorzul 265 881  74 .340  63 43  844 3.86


Thorzul passed on the bonus points: Here's the bonus standings so far:

Team with the most wins:   
AdamE: A's 81

Manager with the least losses: 
AdamE: Jim Leyland 81

I also forgot about the Mojo bonus points! Here's the Mojo so far:

AdamE: 4 pts (Dice game card)