2024 ONLINE BLASTER - PART 14

HAVE I EVEN POSTED SINCE JUNE? OK THAT'S ENOUGH OF A HIATUS. HERE'S SOME EXTRA CHAOTIC CHAOS

1993 SKYBOX MARVEL UNIVERSE DEADPOOL

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS

I FEEL LIKE I SAY THIS EVERY TIME I POST A COMIC BOOK THEMED CARD BUT HERE WE GO AGAIN. I LOVE COMICS BUT I DO NOT MUCH CARE FOR MOST SUPERHEROES. I DO LOVE TRADING CARD SETS THOUGH AND I OFTEN WANT AT LEAST ONE CARD FROM ALL OF THEM. DEADPOOL IS A FUN CHARACTER AND HIS MOVIES ARE SUPER POPULAR AND THIS CARD LOOKED PRETTY COOL SO I NABBED IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO INTEREST IN COLLECTING THE SET. I DO HAVE A SLIGHT INTEREST IN MAYBE COLLECTING A PAGE FROM THE SET AS THE CARDS BLEED INTO EACH OTHER TO LOOK GREAT IN A BINDER

2021 DONRUSS ALBERT PUJOLS

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

THIS IS A VERY GOOD TIME TO PICK UP ALBERT PUJOLS CARDS BECAUSE PEOPLE REMEMBER HIS STINKY ANGELS YEARS BETTER THAN HIS MONSTER CARDINALS YEARS AND THE THE SLAM DUNK HALL VOTE IS STILL IN THE FUTURE. ALL THE DUDES WITH CRATES OF SLABS JUST WANT OHTANI ANYWAY. GET YOURSELF A NICE CHEAP DONRUSS CARD OF ALBERT WITH A RED UNIFORM SO YOU CAN TAKE OFF YOUR GLASSES AND SQUINT AND PRETEND THE LOS ANGELES ACTUALLY SAYS ST LOUIS. REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES!

2002 SP LEGENDARY CUTS PHIL NIEKRO, DALE MURPHY 

CATEGORY - BRAVES

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SETS I HAVE A WANTLIST FOR THAT I WILL NEVER EVER SERIOUSLY BOTHER COMPLETING. MAYBE IF I HIT POWERBALL AND FINISH UP THREE THOUSAND OTHER SETS FIRST. THE OLD TIMEY SEPIA TONES NEVER DID ANYTHING FOR ME, I LIKE THE SHINY FOILY UPPER DECK LEGENDS SETS MUCH MORE. BUT PHIL THOWING A KNUCKLER IN THOSE EARLY 80S BRAVES BLUE ROAD UNIS AND MURPH WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER ARE NOT CARDS I AM PASSING UP. DANG I WISH THOSE PHOTOS WERE IN COLOR THOUGH 

2001 STUDIO NOMAR GARCIAPARRA

CATEGORY - WANTLIST?

THIS IS ANOTHER SET THAT AIN'T GETTING COMPLETED. I REALLY LOVE THE DESIGN WITH THE CAP LOGO BACKGROUNDS THOUGH, I NEED TO CREATE A COOL SET BINDER TO PUT STUFF LIKE THIS IN

1999 UPPER DECK CENTURY LEGENDS TY COBB CENTURY MEMORIES,  LOU GEHRIG CENTURY MEMORIES

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

THESE CARDS SHOULD'VE GONE IN THE PREVIOUS WANTLIST POST BUT I FORGOT THEY WERE EVEN PART OF THE 1999 CENTURY LEGENDS SET LOL. THEY ONLY HAVE CENTURY PRINTED ON THEM TWICE AND NO BRONZE FOIL AT ALL! HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO TELL? THE LOU GEHRIG CARD IS PRETTY COOL BUT I PUT THESE CARDS AWAY ALREADY AND HAD TO LOOK UP THE CARD BACK ONLINE TO SEE WHAT TY DID ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1919. IT WAS ANOTHER BATTING TITLE, OF COURSE. DON'T LOOK UP WHAT HE DID ON THE 25TH OF THAT MONTH

1992 FPG CHRISTOS ACHILLEOS MS. AMERICA

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS

OK, MAYBE I DO LIKE SUPERHEROES

1983 O-PEE-CHEE RON WASHINGTON

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CATEGORY - O-PEE-CHEE

I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO BUILD ANY OF THESE O-PEE-CHEE SETS BUT I STILL LIKE THE CARDS. I LOVE WASH AND AM KINDA BUMMED THAT HE FINALLY GOT THE MANAGER JOB HE RICHLY DESERVED AND IT'S WITH THE ABYSMAL ANGELS. THEY'VE GOT A WORSE RECORD THAN THE A'S! HOW??

1988 TOPPS ALF SERIES TWO STICKER

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS, STICKER

HE'S BASICALLY A MEME NOW BUT ALF REALLY WAS RIDICULOUSLY POPULAR IN THE LATE 80S. MY FAMILY WATCHED THE SHOW EVERY WEEK AND MY MOM EVEN HAD AN ALF PLUSH DOLL. I BOUGHT A FEW PACKS OF THESE CARDS WHEN I WAS A KID BECAUSE I LIKED THE SHOW BUT I DIDN'T LIKE IT ENOUGH TO NOT TRASH THE CARDS. I MUST'VE ONLY GOTTEN SERIES ONE PACKS THOUGH AS I DON'T REMEMBER THE BLACK STICKERS, ONLY THE BLUE ONES. THOSE ARE ALL LOOOONG GONE THOUGH

2011 QYPSY GUEEN ANDRUW JONES HOME RUN HEROES

CATEGORY - BRAVES

I HAVE NO EARTHLY IDEA WHERE THE HELL MY 2011 QYPSY GUEEN SET IS AND IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS. I THINK I HAD IT IN A BINDER AND THEN EVICTED THE CARDS SO I COULD USE THE PAGES FOR SOMETHING ELSE AND NOW THEY ARE ALL VANISHED. BY VANISHED I MEAN 'PROBABLY IN A BOX NO MORE THAN TEN FEET FROM ME' BUT IF YOU COULD SEE ALL THESE BOXES THAT MIGHT AS WELL MEAN THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. THIS SUXKS AS IT IS NOT ONLY THE ONLY GQ SET I REALLY CARE ABOUT BUT I ALSO HAD A PACK PULLED CHRIS SALE AUTOGRAPH CARD IN THAT BINDER AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE HECK THAT THING IS

1995 TOPPS VAMPIRELLA

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS, MONSTERS

I KEEP TELLING MYSELF I AM NOT COLLECTING THIS SET AND I'M JUST GOING TO BUY ONE VAMPIRELLA CARD AND THEN I KEEP PICKING THEM UP. THIS IS A MORE TRADITIONAL POSE FOR VAMPY AND HAS ALREADY BEEN PLACED SNUGLY INTO THE MONSTER CARD BINDER

2023 BOWMAN AARON JUDGE

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

I DON'T REALLY LIKE AARON JUDGE - OR BOWMAN FOR THAT MATTER - BUT IF HE'S GOING TO INSIST ON HITTING FIFTY DINGERS EVERY COUPLE YEARS I'M GOING TO CONTINUE PICKING UP HIS CARDS WHEN I FIND THEM CHEAP

2016 TOPPS DAVID ORTIZ PERSPECTIVES

CATEGORY - INSERT

I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT I FRIGGIN LOVE THESE INSERTS. SOMETHING ABOUT FLOATING TEXT WHERE TEXT SHOULD NOT BE HITS ME IN JUST THE RIGHT WAY. THE TEXT IS GOLD TOO, SO THIS IS AN HONORARY SHINY CARD. IT'S TOO BAD THE '16 BASE SET LOOKED SO TERRIBLE, I MIGHT'VE PULLED MORE OF THESE CARDS OUT OF PACKS OTHERWISE

1997-98 POST JAROMIR JAGR

CATEGORY - ODDBALL

WHEN I SEE AN ODDBALL FOOD ISSUE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED I GRAB ONE FOR POSTERITY. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE SET CONTAINED SEVERAL PLAYERS I ACTUALLY COLLECT AND I SNAPPED THEM UP TOO. I DON'T MIND A FEW RANDOM JAGRS IN MY COLLECTION THO. THIS DESIGN IS WILD, EVERY CARD LOOKS HORRIBLY OFF CENTER EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT. PINNACLE PUT OUT A BUNCH OF TOP QUALITY HOCKEY SETS RIGHT BEFORE THE COMPANY BLEW UP, I MISS THEM TERRIBLY

MY BRAIN ISN'T OVERHEATING ANYMORE SO MAYBE WE'LL GET BACK ON A REASONABLE POSTING SCHEDULE NOW

2024 ONLINE BLASTER - PART 11: DELICIOUS CHAOS

THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS BATCH SO LET'S JUMP RIGHT IN. NOTE: SHIT'S HECTIC AT THE MOMENT SO IT MIGHT JUST BE STREAM OF CONCIOUSNESS CHAOS POSTS FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAVE THREE OR FOUR ACTUAL POSTS ABOUT SPECIFIC THINGS COMING SOON THOUGH

1996 ULTRA WILL CLARK PRIME LEATHER

CATEGORY - INSERT

90S FLEER ULTRA INSERTS ARE GENERALLY ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN ALL THE REST AND THIS ONE IS NO DIFFERENT. THIS ONE IS EMBOSSED WITH STITCHES AND A BRAND LOGO AND HAS A ROUGH BUT SMOOTH LEATHERY TEXTURE. STUFF LIKE THIS DON'T HAPPEN MUCH NOWADAYS. WILL CLARK IN A RANGERS UNI ALWAYS THROWS ME FOR A BIT OF A LOOP, JUST LIKE LOOKING AT HIS BASEBALL-REF PAGE. HE HAD HOW MANY WAR? AND WAS ONE AND DONE ON THE HALL BALLOT? 

2022 BOWMAN CHROME MICHAEL HARRIS TOP 100

CATEGORY - BRAVES

ANOTHER BOWMAN TOP 100 CARD, THIS TIME OF A PLAYER THAT I AM ACTUALLY A FAN OF. MICHAEL WON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IN '22 AND IS NOW THE USDISPUTED BEST PLAYER IN THE BRAVES' OUTFIELD SINCE GOD HATES ATLANTA AND WANTS US TO SUFFER. THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME YOU WILL SEE THIS CARD

1993 COMIC IMAGES SEXY ROBOTS AND PINUPS BY HAJIME SORAYAMA

CATEGORY - ROBOT BUTT

HAJIME SORAYAMA'S ENTIRE DEAL IS PINUP ART OF SEXY ROBOT LADIES. THIS IS DEFINITELY THAT

THE CARD BACKS HAVE A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE ART IN THE SET AND AS YOU CAN SEE AT LEAST HALF ARE ROBOTS OR AT LEAST CYBORGS. I RESPECT IT WHEN A  GREAT ARTIST FIXATES ON AN ODDBALL SUBJECT AND JUST RUNS WITH IT

2020 TOPPS UPDATE ERIC DAVIS HOME RUN DERBY

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, SUPERSTAR

I CAN'T PASS UP ON A GOOD LOOKING ERIC DAVIS CARD AND THIS IS VERY GOOD LOOKING DESPITE THE GOOFY BORDER. I STILL ASSOCIATE RETIRED PLAYERS ON FLAGSHIP BASE WITH SHORT PRINTS SO THIS MADE ME DO A DOUBLE TAKE WHEN I SAW IT. I DON'T EVEN MIND THAT IT'S AN UPDATE SUBSET CARD, TOPPS SHOULD DO MORE OF THAT STUFF

2022 ABSOLUTE COOL PAPA BELL

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

A REAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STAR. IT'S FUN TO CHECK BASEBALL-REFERENCEBASEBALL-REFERENCE NOW AND CHECK HOW THESE OLD TIMERS RANK ON THE LEADERBOARDS NOW. I'VE NEVER BEEN A HUGE FAN OF ABSOLUTE EVEN GOING BACK TO THE PLAYOFF FOOTBALL DAYS BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THE BRAND WHEN IT'S A CARD OF COOL PAPA. I'LL BE FILING THIS CARD IN THE 'HONORARY CHRONICLES" BOX

2020 TOPPS PRO DEBUT BEAU PHILIP

CATEGORY - BRAVES

I LIKE THE CONCEPT OF TOPPS PRO DEBUT CARDS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT FEATURE MINOR LEAGUE TEAM LOGOS. THE EXECUTION ISN'T BAD EITHER, THESE ARE ACTUALLY A STEP UP FROM PLAIN OL FLAGSHIP AS THEY HAVE SOME SPOT GLOSS ON THE PLAYER AND NAME BAR THAT LOOKS GREAT. THE EXECUTION SUCKS THOUGH AS I NEVER EVER SEE THIS STUFF FOR SALE IN THE WILD AND THE LAST TIME I EVEN SAW A PACK WAS 2012 I THINK? I'D COLLECT SOME IF I COULD BUT IT'S EASIER TO FIND THE HERITAGE MINORS CARDS THAN THIS STUFF. I'LL APPRECIATE FINDING A BRAVES PROSPECT THOUGH. I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE BEAU HAD NO HITTING STATS ON HIS BASEBALL-REF PAGE 2024 BUT THEN DID A TRIPLE TAKE WHEN I NOTICED THE PITCHING LINE. GOOD LUCK KID, MAKE IT TO THE BIGS ANY WAY YOU CAN

2020-21 MOSAIC ONYEKA OKONGWU PRO DEBUT RC

CATEGORY - HAWKS

I HAVE PUT MY HAWKS CARD PICKUPS ON AN UNOFFICIAL HIATUS FOR THE TIME BEING UNTIL THE IMPENDING SUMMER TRADE BLOODBATH SORTS ITSELF OUT. I BOUGHT THIS CARD IN HAPPIER TIMES WHEN I WASN'T EXPECTING EVERYONE ON THE TEAM EXCEPT FOR JALEN JOHNSON AND MAYBE NIQUE TO GET TRADED AT ANY MOMENT. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME PLAYERS LEFT BY THE SEASON OPENER, I JUST COULDN'T TELL YOU WHO. I'VE HAD POOR LUCK FINDING OO ROOKIE CARDS OUT IN THE WILD SO GETTING ONE - EVEN A DEBUT CARD FROM INFERIOR PRIZM - IS A NICE GET EVEN IF IT ENDS UP IN THE FORMER HAWKS BINDER SOONER THAN EXPECTED

2021-22 PRIZM ONYEKA OKONGWU 

CATEGORY - HAWKS

HERE'S A REAL NON-RC PRIZM CARD FOR GOOD MEASURE. THESE CARDS HAVE A BIT OF THE PRINGLES JUST LIKE OUR FAVORITE CHROME SETS. THIS PLUS TAKING PICS ON A SUNNY DAY MEANS A LOT OF GLARE. IT'LL LOOK BETTER IN A PLASTIC SHEET ANYWAY

1995 DONRUSS SHAWN GREEN

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

A TINY CHIP KNOCKED OFF OF MY GIANT SLAB OF A DONRUSS WANTLIST. A LOT OF THESE POST-JUNK 90S SETS ARE STARTING TO LOOK LESS AND LESS LIKELY THAT I WILL EVER COME CLOSE TO COMPLETING THEM BUT 1995 DONRUSS IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVES. I'LL KEEP PICKING EM UP AS LONG AS I CAN FIND EM

1994 COMIC IMAGES THE BEST OF BORIS ALL-CHROMIUM HARD DRIVE

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS

HOT BABES IN LEATHER ARMOR USING SPACE AGE COMPUTERS ON CHROMIUM STOCK IS MAYBE ONE OF THE MOST 90S THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN. BORIS VALLEJO GETS THE PREMIUM TREATMENT THIS TIME ON SHINY STOCK WITH ETCHING AND A NICE CURVE SO YOU CAN SEE A REFLECTION OF THE SHADOWS OF THE TREES OUTSIDE MY WINDOW. THE REAL REASON I WANTED THIS WAS IT MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN THE GREEN FUNK THAT APPEARS ON SO MANY 90S CHROME CARDS ON A NON-SPORTS RELEASE. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENS ON OLDER CARDS BUT YOU CAN SEE IT REALLY CLEARLY ON HER FACE, NECK AND HALF HER HAIR. THIS IS AS FASCINATING TO ME AS CARDS FROM THE 50S AND 60S WITH MUSTACHES AND NEW TEAMS NAMES WRITTEN ON THEM. WEIRD VINTAGE CARDS ARE GREAT

2022 BOWMAN CHROME SHEA LANGELIERS TOP 100

CATEGORY - BRAVES

NOT MICHAEL HARRIS II (ALTHOUGH BOWMAN HAS SHEA RANKED THREE HIGHER) BUT STILL A NICE CARD OF ONE OF THE BRAVES' BETTER PROSPECTS. HE'S DOING PRETTY WELL IN OAKLAND BUT I'M HAPPY WE GOT MATT OLSON FOR HIM. OR WAS IT SEAN MURPHY? SURELY IT WASN'T TIM HUDSON

2001 TOPPS TONY GONZALEZ ANDRE CARTER COMBOS

CATEGORY - INSERT

I SAW A TONY GONZALEZ INSERT AND WAS UNABLE TO RESIST. I DO NOT NEED THIS CARD (AND MIGHT ALREADY HAVE IT IF I TOOK THE TIME TO CHEK MY FOOTBALL INSERTS) BUT WHAT THE HELL, I'M HAVING FUN

1989 TOPPS TRADED DEION SANDERS, NOLAN RYAN, RICKEY HENDERSON, OH NOEZ

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

I'M MISSING A BIG CHUNK OF THE 1989 TRADED SET SO I PICKED UP A FEW OF THE SUPERSTARS I NEEDED. WHILE I COULD EASILY FIND A BOX SET FOR UNDER 10 BUCKS SOMEWHERE IF I LOOKED HARD ENOUGH I'LL PROBABLY KEEP PICKING AWAY AT THE SET PIECEMIEL LIKE A FOOL. BUT IF I DO FIND THAT CHEAP SET ONE DAY AND LATER DISCOVER ALL THE BEST CARDS WERE CHERRY PICKED I'LL BE THE ONE HAVING THE LAST LAUGH! JUST LIKE BIP

2024 ONLINE BLASTER - PART 9: SOME NICE CHAOS

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

UP NEXT: I HOPE YOU LIKE CHRONICLES

ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 34

WE HAVE FINALLY COMPLETED THE POSTS FOR THIS BOX. EVERYTHING'S WINDING DOWN BUT THE ABSOLUTE CHAOS REMAINS TO THE END

2016 HERITAGE WWE BIG BOSS MAN TURN BACK THE CLOCK

CATEGORY - BINDER CARD

THIS CARD WAS GOTTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR A THEMED BINDER PAGE I HAVE PLANNED OUT. I REALLY NEED TO GET BACK TO THOSE CHAOS BINDERS SOON. I RECEIVED A COUPLE CARDS OF THIS GUY FROM BLOG READERS AS BOSS MAN WAS A FELLOW COBB COUNTY RESIDENT

2002-03 PRISM PLATINUM MCDONALD'S STEVE YZERMAN

CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION, , ODDBALL, SHINY

PACIFIC CARDS ARE THE BEST AND MCDONALD'S HOCKEY IS MAKING ITS CASE AS ONE OF THE BEST ODDBALL BRANDS OF ALL TIME. BETWEEN THE 3D, DIE CUT AND SUPER SHINIES LIKE THIS ONE THEY HAVE THE QUALITY AND VARIETY

2020 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS MESUT OZIL

CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION

OZIL CARDS ARE HARDER TO FIND NOWADAYS BUT THE 2020 GOOWIN CHAMPION SET HAS ENOUGH PARALLELS TO KEEP ME BUSY CHASING FOR DECADES. I ALREADY HAVE THREE OTHER VERSIONS OF THIS CARD IN VARIOUS SIZES AND COLORS BUT HERE'S THE PLAIN OL BASE VERSION. THIS IS EVEN AN ARSENAL CARD AS THE TEAM IS MENTIONED ON THE BACK AND MESUT IS WEARING THE 2019 THIRD JERSEY WITH ALL THE PATCHES RIPPED OFF AND THE STRIPES SUPER ENHANCED

1992-93 FLEER MUGGY BOGUES AUTOGRAPH

CATEGORY - AUTOGRAPH

MUGGSY BOGUES AUTOGRAPH WITH NO GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY BUT THAT CAN BE SAID ABOUT A LOT OF PACK INSERTED AUTOS THESE DAYS. THIS WAS A COOL FIND, WHEN WE WERE DATING MY WIFE ALWAYS CALLED HIM MUGGSY BOGUS SOMETHING THAT STILL MAKES ME LAUGH TO THIS DAY

2022 DONRUSS MATT OLSON DIAMOND KINGS

CATEGORY - BRAVES

IF YOU'RE A LITTLE COLOR BLIND OR HAVE A GOOD IMAGINIATION THIS LOOKS LIKE A BRAVES CARD. OR ARE DELUSIONAL LIKE I AM. HOORAY FOR BRAVES CARDS!

2023 BIG LEAGUE BRANDON ROGERS CITY SLICKERS

CATEGORY - INSERT

IM GUESSING THIS WAS AN INSERT SET OF CITY CONNECT UNIFORMS. I DON'T SEEM TO MIND THESE AS MUCH AS A LOT OF PEOPLE DO ANDI KINDA LIKE THE ROCKIES FOREST UNIS. OR WEED UNIS. THE ROCKIES PLAY LIKE THEY'RE ALL STONED OFF THEIR ASS SO WEED MAY BE MORE APPROPRIATE

2022 BOWMAN U ARIK GILBERT

CATEGORY - DAWGS

IF I SEE THAT GEORGIA BULLDOGS LOGO I BUY THE CARD AND WORRY ABOUT THE PLAYER LATER. USUALLY I LOOK UP THE PLAYER AND SEE WHAT NFL TEAM THEY'RE ON NOW BUT ARIK TRANSFERRED TO NEBRASKA AFTER ONE GAME AT GEORGIA AND GOT BUSTED FOR BURGLARIZING A VAPE STORE. SPECTACULAR PLAYER SELECTION FROM BOWMAN U HERE

1990 SCORE BO

CATEGORY - BO

I TOLDJA THERE WERE STILL SOME SUPRISES LEFT! THIS BO CARD IS MAYBE THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER CARD THAT WAS PRINTED ALL TO HELL OUT THERE. I MISSED OUT ON THIS CARD TWICE ON THE SITE BUT THE THIRD TIME WAS A CHARM. IT'S ALSO AT LEAST THE THIRD COPY IN MY COLLECTION. IT'S A NICE ONE TO HOARD AT LEAST

BO BO BO

BO BO BO

BO BO BO

2023 PANINI LEGACY MEAN JOE GREENE

CATEGORY - STILLERS

GIMME YOUR COKE KID! THE STEELERS WERE HOT SHIT WHEN I WAS FIRST COLLECTING FOOTBALL CARDS SO I AM MISSING ALL THESE STEELERS LEGENDS IN MY 70S FOOTBALL SETS. I LIKE PICKING THEM UP NOW WHEN I CAN TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME

1998 PACIFIC INVINCIBLE GARRET ANDERSON

CATEGORY - SHINY

GOD I LOVE THIS GOOFY WINDOWED SET. IT'S SHINY AND SEE THROUGH, LIKE A JEWEL. IT'S ALSO A CARD OF BRAVES LEGEND GARRET ANDERSON! TO THIS DAY I FEEL LIKE IF THE BRAVES HADN'T CHEAPED OUT AND SPENT A FEW MORE MILLION ON BOBBY ABREU INSTEAD OF GARRET THEY WOULD HAVE WON THE PENNANT IN 2009. I WILL BE BITTER ABOUT THIS THROUGH THE REST OF ETERNITY

1999 UPPER DECK LEGENDS WALTER JOHNSON

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

I REALLY WANT TO BUILD THIS SET BUT SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE AND I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING TO THESE CARDS BEFORE THEY'RE GONE. BIG TRAIN IS A GOOD ONE THOUGH. THE TWO-TONE ETCHED FOIL IS SUCH A GOOD LOOK

1993-94 PANINI STICKERS ED BELFOURS

CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION

ED BELFOUR STICKERS! ONE IS A BASE STICKER AND ONE IS AN ALL STAR. I THINK THE ONE WITH THE PUCK IS THE BASE AND THE ONE WITH THE STAR IS THE ALL-STAR BUT I PUT THESE AWAY IN THE HOCKEY BOX MONTHS AGO AND I'M TOO LAZY TO GO CHECK.  

2013 HOMETOWN HEROES MATT HARVEY DEFINING MOMENTS

CATEGORY - INSERT

IF PANINI IS ULTIMATELY MURDERED BY FANATICS CAN WE ALL AGREE THIS IS THE BEST SET THEY EVER MADE? IT'S SO GOOD AND I NEED TO FINISH IT UP. THE INSERTS ARE JUST AS GOOD AS THE SET AND I REALLY DIG THE SCREEN PRINTED VIBE OF THE DESIGNS. MATT HARVEY'S DEFINING MOMENT WAS HIS DEBUT IN 2012 WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WAS SOMEWHAT PROPHETIC ABOUT THE REST OF HIS CAREER

1989 O-PEE-CHEE BOB HORNER 

CATEGORY - O-PEE-CHEE, BOB

THE FINAL CARD IN THE BOX IS THIS O-PEE-CHEE BOB HORNER CARD. I HAVE DECENT PILES OF O-PEE-CHEE CARDS FROM THE 80S UP TO 1988 BUT THE 89 SET ELUDED ME. EVEN SO, THIS WILL END UP IN THE BRAVES BOX AND NOT THE O-PEE-CHEE BOX.  ACCORDING TO TCDB THERE ARE JUST OVER 500 TOTAL BOB HORNER CARDS AND LESS THAN 200 FROM HIS PLAYING DAYS WHICH IS GIVING ME IDEAS AGAIN. I BET I GOT A HUNDRED OF THEM! 

HOORAY, WE'RE DONE WITH 2023! LET'S CHECK THE IMAGE FOLDER TO SEE WHAT'S NEXT AND OH JEEZ WHY ARE THERE 400 PHOTOS STILL IN MY BASEBALLCARDSTORE DOT CA FOLDER. OH DANG I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT A SHIPMENT. BACK TO THE GRINDSTONE I GUESS