Similar

I'm getting ready to put in a order with COMC. Gotta get my Fergie before heading off to Birmingham. Wanting to blow more money than I should I started looking at Kevin McHale cards. I noticed these two that are separated by several years but have a similar color scheme.

1988-89 Fleer
Kevin McHale (card # 11)

1993-94 Star
Kevin McHale/All-Star Stats (card # 68)

That's all  Just sharing my observation with my faithful readers.

Playing with cars

Here are some Jeff Burton collectible vehicles.  Since they all cost about a dollar each, I wasn't so concerned about the packaging being crisp and perfect.

I don't know if one would consider them to be New In Box or Mint In Box.  I'd probably go for NIB.

I don't know all of the scales, nor do I really want to.  I am aware that there is a whole other segment of collectors that goes gaga over the larger models.  Take a look at the NASCAR.com Superstore Jeff Burton Diecast page.

1998 Pinnacle Collector Series
Jeff Burton - 9 Track Gear

One of the problems that I see as a collector of stuff is that there are too many products.  Yes, in baseball cards we have all of the rainbow parallels.  And if you're a jersey collector, there's the home, road, throwback, special edition, etc.  Sometimes in NASCAR they have a different paint scheme every week.  Or a different major sponsor.  And some fool company is producing cars for each of them.  In multiple sizes and finishes.

1998 Hot Wheels - Pro Racing
Jeff Burton - 99 Exide

I've resolved that I don't need to collect the cars, in or out of their packages.  I just don't.  I will, though.  But that is not the focus of my Jeff Burton collection.  Sort of like I didn't need to buy the 7" Hershiser plate.  Or the Earl Wilson commemorative Snuggie.  Okay, just kidding.  It wasn't Earl Wilson, it was Carl Erskine.

1997 Racing Champions
Craftsman Truck Series
Jeff Burton - 99 Exide

For now I'm going to leave them encased in their plastic cocoons and try to get the cards from listia or elsewhere, but some day I might break them out and play with them.

TommySom

This is for the Collective Troll, Marck, who is missing in action. Maybe this will lure him out of real life and back to the blogosphere.

Happy May 5th.

2000 Atlanta Journal Constitution Braves cards

At Ye Olde Antique Malle of Southe KnoxVegas I came across some oversized cards. They are 8-1/2" x 11". They are all Braves. They are a mystery to me.

2000 Atlanta Journal Constitution Atlanta Braves cards
Chipper Jones

Other cards that I purchased are of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Javy Lopez, and Andruw Jones.

I don't collect the Braves, I don't collect 'big' cards.  What am I to do with them?

Trade with Baseball Dad

I recently completed a trade with Baseball Dad.  Jack was very generous, and was able to knock a few Hershisers off of my want list.   And then he threw in some old timey type cards for fun.  Can anyone see what Jack saw in the four Conlon cards?  And, sometime back he offered up a mess of cards.  I claimed the Jason Dubois rookie.  He still can't figure out why I wanted it.  So, thanks, Jack, for being a good trader and a good blogger.

1996 Arby's Cleveland Indians
Orel Hershiser (card # 2)

1991 TSN Conlon Collection
Johnny Gooch  (card # 244)

1991 TSN Conlon Collection
Bob Smith  (card # 217)

1991 TSN Conlon Collection
John Stone  (card # 289)

1991 TSN Conlon Collection
Bennie Tate  (card # 220)

2012 Panini Cooperstown Collection
Alexander Cartwright (card # 9)

2002 Topps Pristine Refractor
Jason Dubois (card # 187)

2009 Press Pass Fusion
Orel Hershiser (card # 4)

2000 Upper Deck - Game Entry Card
Joe DiMaggio 1930's Game-Used Glove

Catching up with the Tarp-Nami guy

He's not just the Tarp-Nami guy, he has a name.  Philip Torbertt.  You might remember last year's viral video...


Philip was part of the grounds crew for the Smokies.  Now he's working at a local branch of US Bank.

I had to do a food run this morning.  This branch of US Bank recently opened in our Food City.   I stopped to ask about my son opening an account there and Philip asked about my 2012 Southern League All-Star Game hat.  The talk quickly turned to baseball and his 15 minutes of fame.

Okay, there's really no catching up here.  I'd never met him before, but he seems nice enough and we're going to open the account this afternoon.  Just a bit of "Ah, you're the Tarp-Nami guy."

For the local newspaper story about the Tarp-Nami incident click here.

More Listia Wins

I've been a busy boy on Listia. I picked up a few more cards. Not all of them sports related. The first, my first Jeff Burton relic card, set me back 2,242 credits. Maybe a bit too much, but I have them to burn right now.

The rubber relic looks like it was punched out of a tire slice and then hot glued on top of the card.  No thickening of the card here to even it out.  Cut, glue, plop.

2001 Press Pass Premium - Hot Treads
Jeff Burton (card # HT 14)

The second card is a tobacco card. From Great Britain in the late 1930s. I liked the look of it.  I've never been to England but I'd like to visit Rye.  It also sounds like a sandwich.  "Yeah, I'll have a rye on sussex.  Hold the mayo."  This fine card set me back 907 credits.

"Holidays In Britain"
W.A. & A.C. Churchman - Series of 48 - (1938)
(card # 13)

For more of the Holidays in Britain set you can visit this flikr album.