I PROMISED A LOTTA INSERTS, IT'S TIME TO DELIVER
2020 TOPPS EMPIRE STATE AWARD WINNERS PETE ALONSO WALK-OFF WINNER
CATEGORY - INSERT
NOT RIPPING PACKS COMPULSIVELY MEANS YOU MISS A LOT OF STUFF. I HAD NO IDEA PETE ALONSO GOT HIS OWN 30 CARD INSERT SET IN 2020 TOPPS. RONALD GOT ONE TOO IN 2019 SO I'M NOT COMPLAINING, IT'S A NEAT LOOKING SET, VERY NEW YORK, AND I LIKE HAVING A TYPE CARD. AS FAR AS PETE ALONSO GOES ALL I CAN SAY IS 'THROW IT AGAIN'
1981 FLEER STICKERS CLEVELAND LOGO
CATEGORY - WANTLIST
I DON'T SPECIFICALLY HAVE A WANTLIST FOR 1981 STICKERS AS I AM FOCUSING ON 1982-1991, BUT I'M SURE NOT PASSING UP ANY I COME ACROSS. I'LL THINK ABOUT IT IF I AM ABLE TO GET A PILE OF THEM SOMEHOW. I'D ACTUALLY RATHER COLLECT THE BACKS:
GOOD OL LAUGHLIN COMICS ARE ALWAYS A DELIGHT. WARM THAT BENCH YANKS
2022 DIAMOND KINGS JAVIER BAEZ GALLERY OF STARS
CATEGORY - INSERT
GALLERY OF STARS TO ME IS THE DOLLAR GENERAL VERSION OF DIAMOND KINGS THAT WAS INSERTED INTO TRIPLE PLAY RESULTING IN ME BUYING WAY TOO MANY JUMBO PACKS TRYING TO BUILD THE SET. WHICH I NEVER DID, BASE OR GALLERY OF STARS. IT WAS A LEGIT NICE LOOKING SET. THE 21ST CENTURY DIAMOND KINGS VERSION IS... OK. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TOPPS FIRE CARD FOR A MOMENT WHEN I SAW THE THUMBNAIL IN MY ORDER CONFIRMATION E-MAIL
2000-01 UPPER DECK VINTAGE CHRIS CHELIOS
CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION
CHRIS CHELIOS IS MY FAVORITE HOCKEY PLAYER AND IF I HAVE A HOCKEY PLAYER COLLECTION IT'S HIM. AND ED BELFOUR. AND PAUL COFFEY. MORE ON THEM LATER. THIS UD VINTAGE SET IS A BRAZEN THIEVERY OF 1954-55 TOPPS HOCKEY EXCEPT WITH TEAM COLORS FOR THE BOTTOM TEXT BARS. IT'S KINDA AMAZING ACTUALLY, I'D WANT TO COLLECT THE SET IF I WASN'T COLLECTING 4783 OTHER SETS AT THE MOMENT. I'M HAVING FUN REDISCOVERING MY ENJOYMENT OF HOCKEY STUFF BUT I REALLY NEED TO PICK ALL THE CHELIOS CARDS OUT OF MY NEGLECTED HOCKEY BOXES IF I'M GOING TO BE COMPULSIVELY BUYING THEM ONLINE
2021 CHRONICLES JOEY VOTTO
CATEGORY - CHRONICLES, SUPERSTAR
I LIKE CHRONICLES AND JOEY VOTTO IS A BEAST. I'VE ALREADY COMPARED THIS DESIGN TO AN EARLY 00'S UPPER DECK VICTORY SET, RIGHT? SOMETIMES THERE'S NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THESE CARDS
1992 PINNACLE JIM ABBOTT TEAM 2000
CATEGORY - INSERT
THE FIRST EXPENSIVE HOBBY BOX OF CARDS I EVER WASTED MONEY ON WAS A BOX OF 1992 SERIES ONE PINNACLE JUMBO PACKS. I HAD PLANNED TO TRY TO SELL IT BUT I ENDED UP RIPPING IT INSTEAD. THIS GOT ME MOST OF THE SET AND A BUNCH OF THESE TEAM 2000 INSERTS. I WANT TO COMPLETE THE SET NOW BUT LET'S JUST SAY MY PINNACLE INSERT BOX IS, UM, ON VACATION AT THE MOMENT AND I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONES I ACTUALLY NEED. I STILL PICKED UP A COUPLE OF THE BEST ONES I COULD FIND, WHO DOESN'T WANT A JIM ABBOTT INSERT
2015 DONRUSS ADAM JONES DIAMOND KINGS
CATEGORY - WANTLIST, INSERT
HELL YEAH, A SHORT PRINT FROM A DONRUSS SET I ACTUALLY TRIED TO COLLECT OF A PLAYER I REALLY LIKE. I SINCERELY DOUBT I WILL EVER COMPLETE ANY DONRUSS SET PRINTED AFTER 1995 BUT IT'S STILL FUN TO TRY
2016 TOPPS ZACK GREINKE MLB DEBUT
CATEGORY - INSERT, SUPERSTAR?
IS ZACK GREINKE A SUPERSTAR? HE'S ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE BEST PITCHERS OF THE PAST 20 YEARS, THAT'S FOR SURE. A SUPERSTAR IS LIKE TOM CRUISE. ZACH SEEMS TO ME TO BE MORE A STEVE BUSCEMI OR JEFF GOLDBLUM KINDA GUY. ABSOLUTELY A STAR BUT BELOVED FOR THEIR QUIRKIER ROLES
2013 TOPPS PABLO SANDOVAL WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
CATEGORY - INSERT
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC CARDS ARE PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS COOL. I HOPE THEY'RE ABLE TO KEEP THE EVERY THREE YEARS SCHEDULE NOW, THE GAMES ARE TOO MUCH FUN. SPRING TRAINING BE DAMNED. THIS CARD IS IS ATLANTA BRAVES LEGEND PABLO SANDOVAL, THE MAN WHO GAVE THE TEAM A PANDA HEAD AND EDDIE ROSARIO
2021 DONRUSS HIGHLIGHTS TIM ANDERSON
CATEGORY - INSERT
I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS A PARALLEL OF SOME SORT OR IF THESE HIGHLIGHTS CARD JUST LOOK LIKE THIS. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I STILL HAVE NO IDEA. I SEE LOTS OF FLAVORS OF SHININESS BUT NO JUST PLAIN OL CARDBOARD BUT WHO KNOWS IF THIS IS THE DEFAULT KIND OF SHINY. IT IS SUPER DUPER SHINY THOUGH, AND I REALLY LIKE TIM ANDERSON AS A PLAYER AND WAS SUPER HAPPY TO SEE NO ONE PICKED THIS ONE UP WHEN ONCE AGAIN I GOT TO THE NEW LISTINGS WAY LATE
UP NEXT - A BUNCHA BRAVES THEN CHAOS. PLUS A REALLY OLD ONE!
4 comments:
I'll take the Fleer sticker over all those ugly cards.
I’ve been brushing up on Panini parallels and the Anderson looks like a Rapture parallel.
Yeah, it's a Rapture parallel, which means it's about to be whisked to the heavens and leave all the other parallels behind to be eaten by fire and locusts.
Adam Jones in a Baltimore uniform? Looks more like the White Sox. I've never seen that Alonso insert set before either.
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