2023 COMC BINGE - PART 23: BIG SCHMIDDTY

THE WRITER'S BLOCK IS REAL YO

THIS IS WHY I DUG IN THE DRAFT FOLDERS INSTEAD OF DOING SOME CHRISTMAS POSTS. I STILL DON'T WANNA WRITE ANYTHING SO HERE IS A POST WITH A MINIMAL OF WRITING AND A MAXIMAL OF CARDS

1983 DONRUSS ACTION ALL-STARS MIKE SCHMIDT

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLAYERS FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE SETS SO OF COURSE IT WAS THE LAST CARD I NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE SET. I BOUGHT A BUNCH OF THESE PACKS BACK IN 83 AND THEY WERE WELL LOVED AS YOU CAN NOW SEE BY THE CORNERS. I ALMOST GAVE THEM ALL AWAY TO A COUSIN BUT AT THE LAST SECOND I COULDN'T DO IT, LEADING TO MY LIFE AS A CARD HOARDER. I PICKED UP A BUNCH LATER ON BUT NEVER QUITE TRACKED DOWN THE SCHMIDT. I EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO BUY A COMPLETE SET FOR FIVE BUCKS BUT I DIDN'T DO IT BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO FIND THAT DAMN SCHMIDT. YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING ONLINE THOUGH SO WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE COMC BINGE I WENT FOR IT

AND THEN I BOUGHT OVER TWENTY PACKS OF THE STUFF AT A LOCAL CARD SHOP THIS SUMMER LOOKING TO BUILD A SECOND MORE MINTY SET. I STILL HAVEN'T PULLED ANOTHER SCHMIDT

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS DESIGN IS ATTRACTIVE. THE BORDERS THAT GO VERY WELL WITH THE PHILLIES UNI AND THE GRAY BACKGROUND WITH THE TEAM NAME LOOK GREAT TOGETHER. I LOVE THE HUGE PORTRAIT AND THE ACTION SHOT THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PASTED IN A SCRAPBOOK. EVEN THE BACKS ARE FANTASTIC, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THAT MANY STATS ON THE BACK OF A BASEBALL CARD? HIT BY PITCH! TOTAL BASES! FIELDING PERCENTAGE! YOU'D HAVE TO BUY AN ALMANAC TO GET ALL THOSE STATS IN 1983

I DIDN'T COMPLETE ALL THAT MANY SETS IN 2024 BUT I COMPLETED THIS ONE. ENJOY THE CARDS AS YOU RING OUT THE OLD YEAR OR RING IN THE NEW OR STUMBLE UPON THIS POST IN JULY