WBC Redemption

(Originally scheduled for 9/7/09)

MY WBC REDEMPTION CARD BETTER BE HERE TODAY GODDAMNIT

Oh, well lookie here, it is!

This came over the weekend. I saw Tristar Fullfullment on the return address and began to hope that it was my Jesse Ventura Feather Boa relic, but alas, it was only my WBC redemption card. I wonder if the reason Topps is taking so long with Jesse is that I've whined so much about really wanting a feather boa relic (and I want it SO BAD) that they're trying to track down a feather boa to put in the card to shut me up? Well they knocked out the WBC redemption a month and a half early so I should cut 'em some slack. Here's my card:

Jin Young Lee Chrome refractor. Looks pretty good! Too bad I don't know who Mr. Lee is. I don't even remember who won the WBC now that I come to think of it. The refractor is really purdy though. Thanks Topps! You did good on this one! I'm still not buying any more of your base set this year after the Black Border debacle, but Good Job on this!

(note to all who were waiting all weekend to see what I meant about the 2009 Topps - get your wantlists ready. That is all for now.)

Flea Market Finds part 1

The flea market dud was back for the first time in months today. I've been tryign to be good about buying cards, but this opportunity may not happen again for months, if ever. I was reasonably good and didn't spend too much. I still managed to get some neat stuff that I'll show off this week. First up, two bucks worth of 5 for a dollar cards.

2008 Razor Gordon Beckham

This was the steal of the day. I've been wanting a card of Gordon in a Dawgs uni for months, but most of them were short printed autographed nonsense that were too expensive. Now I got one for two dines. Brilliant!

2009 Topps George Sisler Turkey Red

I love the Turkey Red cards of subjects that could have plausibly been in the original set. George middes it by a few years since he debuted in 1915, but it's close enough. Sisler finished his career with the Braves (hitting over .300 all three years) so I've claimed him as a Braves even though he did his best work with the St. Louis Browns.

2009 Topps Duke Snider Ring of Honor

This card of Duke honors the Dodgers' first World Series victory in Los Angeles. Duke hit his last World Series home run against the White Sox that year. Is it just me or does his jersey look a bit green? It looks like Ted Turner colorized this card.

2009 Topps Carl Yastrzemski Legends

I can never pass up a Yaz cards when sideburns are involved.

2009 Topps Garret Anderson Turkey Red

Now that I'm home I somewhat regret not getting a few more Turkey Red cards. I can't remember which ones I had already so I probably would have ended up with a bunch of doubles. I'm happy with Garret though. He's finally back in the Braves' lineup and none too soon. Chipper can't carry the team by himself.

2009 Topps Francisco Cervelli Bleck Border #19/58

I know the card market is somewhat depressed right now, and parallel cards aren't what they used to be but twenty cents for a black border numbered to 58?? Heck, I'll take it. Thanks to injuries, Francisco is up with the big club and got his first major league hit yesterday.

2008 Topps Ichiro WBC

Any Ichiro card is good, but a WBC Ichiro in the Japan uni is better.

2008 Timelines Alexei Ramirez 2004 subset

I wasn't sure if I needed this card or not, but it turned out that I didn't have it yet. I don't mind cards from certain teams (Both Sox, Indians, Royals, Reds, Mets among others) because I know that I can get rid of them very easily.

2009 Topps American Heritage Benjamin Latrobe & Treaty of Versailles

These two cards complete my American Heritage short set. I don't have all the SPs, but I don't really need a few more variations on Obama and McCain anyway. If they come to me they'll have a home in my binder, otherwise I won't miss 'em.

Not bad for two bucks, eh? I got at least one other bargain to show off later this week.

Grand Gesture

Grand Cards pointed out a goof up to Topps and they sent him a World Baseball Classic box set in return. Now he's sharing the love and offering some free cards from the set just for asking. So go out and claim some WBC cards and maybe check out his wantlist as well. Pay it forward, doncha know. I'll definitely be looking for some loose Tigers lying around to send him just for putting his wantlist on Google Docs, something that never occurred to me before. Looks like I'll be playing with spreadsheets in the near future.

tl;dr version:

FREE CARDS GO GETS EM

Still Think the WBC is Boring?

Netherlands 2, Dominican Republic 1.

11 innings.

Walk off single by Yurendell De Caster to plate Eugene Kingsale.

The Dominican Republic and all their major league talent are eliminated from the tournament.

The Ex-Cub Factor may have been refuted, but it's still not smart to depend on one when elimination is on the line.

Also: David Pinto ended up live blogging the game on Baseball Musings if you're interested in how it all went down.

The Boycott Is Over

Chris Harris ends the boycott and buys a box of 2008 Topps Updates & Highlights.

I for one am glad.

I will not be buying my own Hobby box, but I'm glad.

In other news, I really like the WBC insert set.


If you didn't click on that Stale Gum post the first time, I suggest you do. It's very, very good.