WE'VE GOT A NICE MIX OF NONSENSE TODAY INCLUDING SOME WEIRDO NON-SPORTS STUFF. I'LL LEAD OFF WITH SOME SHINY
2022 BOWMAN CHROME CORBIN CARROLL TOP 100
CATEGORY - SHINY
THESE INSERTS MUST'VE BEEN TWO PER BOWMAN CHROME PACK BECAUSE I'VE SEEN A TON OF THEM ON THE SITE AND FLOATING AROUND BARGAIN BOXES IN THE WILD. I'VE PICKED UP A FEW BRAVES AND JUMPED ON THIS CARD OF THE AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. CORBIN HAS COMPLETELY SUCKED THIS YEAR BUT IT STILL REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF HE IS PAT LISTACH OR JULIO RODRIGUEZ BUT IT'S HELLA SHINY AND I DIDN'T PAY BOWMAN CHROME PACK PRICES FOR IT
1998 STUDIO CAL RIPKEN JR. CHECKLIST
CATEGORY - WANTLIST
I LOVE LATE 90S STUDIO SETS BUT I'M BECOMING CONVINCED THAT I'M NEVER FINISHING ANY OF THESE SETS EVER. I NEED TOO MANY AND THEY ARE TOO HARD TO FIND. PICKING OFF HALL OF FAMERS IS EASY THOUGH. THIS RIPKEN IS A CHECKLIST, WHICH WERE NOT NUMBERED FOR SOME REASON. MAYBE AS A TRIBUTE TO EARLY 80S DONRUSS, PERHAPS?
1991 UPPER DECK JEFF BAGWELL
CATEGORY - ROOKIE SUPERSTAR
I DON'T CARE IF THERE ARE EIGHT BILLION COPIES OF THIS CARD OUT THERE, IT'S A FRIGGIN JEFF BAGWELL ROOKIE CARD. AND ARGUABLY HIS MOST ICONIC RC ALTHOUGH I'LL HEAR ARGUMENTS FOR STADIUM CLUB. I DON'T CARE IF IT'S WORTH LESS THAN A BUCK, A GOOD CARD IS A GOOD CARD
1999 TOPPS JUAN GONZALEZ PICTURE PERFECT?
CATEGORY - INSERT, WANTLIST
IT STILL BURNS MY ASS NOT KNOWING WHAT TINY THING GOT CHANGED ON ALL THESE CARDS FOR THIS INSERT SET'S GIMMICK. I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF THE ANSWERS ON VARIOUS BLOG POSTS BUT THERE REALLY SHOULD'VE BEEN AN ANSWER CARD INSERT. NOWADAYS THERE WOULD BE AN SSP CASE HIT VARIATION WITH THE UNALTERED CARD. ADDED VALUE!
1999 UPPER DECK SCOTT ROLEN, SAMMY SOSA WONDER YEARS
CATEGORY - INSERT, WANTLIST
UPPER DECK WENT DAY-GLO FOR A COUPLE YEARS IN THE LATE 90S AND I KINDA LOVE IT. THIS INSERT SET SEEMS LIKE A REJECTED DESIGN FROM 1998 UPPER DECK RETRO BUT I'M OK WITH THAT. MY MAIN FOCUS ON UPPER DECK INSERTS ARE FINISHING UP SETS FROM 1991-1993 BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW LATER INSERT SETS I'M WORKING ON AS WELL
1994 COMIC IMAGES MAXFIELD PARRISH TOYLAND
CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS
BOUGHT THIS 100% JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS SHERLOCK HOLMES ON THE FRONT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE ACTUAL MAGAZINE ONLINE (ALTHOUGH PRINTS OF THIS COVER ARE FOR SALE ALL OVER THE PLACE) BUT I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THE STORY PRINTED INSIDE WAS THE ADVENTURE OF THE BRUCE-PARTINGTON PLANS. THIS WAS ADAPTED IN THE JEREMY BRETT GRANADA SERIES SO I MAY NEED TO TRACK DOWN A COPY TO WATCH THIS WEEK IF THE BRAVES STINK UP A GAME THIS WEEK
2022 TOPPS MIGUEL CABRERA 3000 HITS CHECKLIST
CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR
IS ANYONE GOING TO REMEMBER JUST HOW GOOD MIGGY WAS OR WILL KIDS LOOK AT HIS STATS 30 YEARS FROM NOW AND GO HOLY CRAP LIKE EVERYONE DID WITH FRANK ROBINSON AFTER HE'D BEEN RETIRED FOR DECADES
1997 ULTRA FRED MCGRIFF
CATEGORY - BRAVES
THIS SET IS SO PERFECT AND I AM SO, SO SAD THAT MOST OF MY SET GOT FUSED INTO A BRICK. I'D GLADLY BUILD THIS SET AGAIN IF I COULD FIND A BOIG PILE OF THEM. JUST LOOK AT THIS CARD! IT'S GORGEOUS! THE WHOLE SET IS LIKE THIS!
1994 FPG KEN KELLY COLLECTION 2 THE MURKY DEATH
CATEGORY - NON-SPORT
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE SETS I LIKE MOST OF MY NON-SPORT FANTASY ART PICKUPS COME DOWN TO "DOES THIS CARD LOOK COOL". EVEN THEN, IF I'M RUNNING OUT OF CARDS FOR THE WEEK I HAVE TO MAKE SOME HARD CHOICES AND PASS ON COOL ONES UNLESS SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL POPS OUT AT ME. THERE ARE LIKE 18 DIFFERENT THINGS ON THIS CARD THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE TIPPING POINT FOR THIS CARD FALLING INTO MY CART. THIS TIME IT'S NOT UNDERWATER ZOMBIES OR CONAN THE SWIMBARIAN WEILDING A GODDAMN ANCHOR BUT THE SHARK WATCHING THIS INSANE SCENE WITH A "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE??" LOOK ON HIS FACE. RIGHT THERE WITH YA, BUDDY
1991 COMIC IMAGES FRANK FRAZETTA SUN GODDESS
CATEGORY - NON-SPORT, FRAZETTA BOOBIES
FRANK FRAZETTA IS THE UNDISPUTED KING OF TRASHY FANTASY PULP NOVEL COVER PAINTINGS. THIS PAINTING IS EXTRA ICONIC AS IT WAS THE COVER FOR BOTH VAMPIRELLA AND CREEPY MAGAZINES. THERE ARE A THOUSAND MORE PRINTS AND POSTERS OF THIS ARTWORK THAN THERE WAS FOR EVERY COLLIERS PRINT EVEN MADE COMBINED. THERE'S EVEN COLLECTOR STATUES OF THE THING. ODDLY ENOUGH THE BACK OF THE CARD DOESN'T MENTION THIS PAINTING AT ALL BUT HIS FAMOUS FUNNIES BUCK ROGERS COMIC COVERS. MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS CARD ISN'T THE OBVIOUS BUT INSTEAD THAT DOOFY LOOK ON THE SABRETOOTH TIGER'S FACE. FRAZETTA'S EXPRESSIONS ARE SOME OF THE BEST
1999 UPPER DECK SANDY ALOMAR JR 10TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM
CATEGORY - WANTLIST, INSERT
THIS IS ANOTHER UPPER DECK INSERT SET I'M COLLECTING ALTHOUGH IN THIS CASE IT'S BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY ACCUMULATED SO MUCH OF IT THAT I MAY AS WELL FINISH IT OUT. IT IS A PRETTY NICE LOOKING SET WITH SOME NODS TOWARD THE ORIGINAL 1989 RELEASE. I WAS THINKING ABOUT PICKING ONE INSERT SET PER YEAR FROM UPPER DECK TO BUILD BUT AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE TWO FROM 1999 JUST IN THIS POST. THEY'RE BOTH FROM SERIES ONE SO I CAN'T TRY TO GET AWAY WITH ONE SET FROM SERIES ONE AND TWO. DECISIONS, DECISIONS
1996 SCORE VINNY CASTILLA DUGOUT COLLECTION
CATEGORY - SHINY
AS MUCH AS I LOVE SCORE, I KINDA HATE THEIR FOILBOARD PARALLELS. THEY DON'T LOOK ALL THAT GREAT , THEY DING UP LIKE CRAZY AND I'LL NEVER BUILD A SET OF THEM SO THEY JUST CLUTTER UP THE PLACE. THAT BEING SAID, VINNY CASTILLA AND DEION SANDERS IN A CLOUD OF DUST IS TOO DAMN GOOD TO PASS UP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS BUT I LIKE IT
2000 TOPPS NOMAR GARCIAPARRA PERENNIAL ALL-STAR
CATEGORY - INSERT WANTLIST, SHINY
GOOD GRAVY THIS CARD IS SHINY. I FEEL LIKE I'M CLOSE TO ACTIALLY COMPLETING THIS INSERT SET BUT I JUST LOOKED AT MY WANTLIST AND DISCOVERED THE LAST TIME I UPDATED IT I PUT THAT I HAVE EIGHT OUT OF TEN CARDS BUT I NEED THREE CARDS. SOMEWHERE I DONE GOOFED AGIN
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If I weren't already late getting ready for work... I'd love to research and find out what's going on in that Ken Kelly art card.
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