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| Illustrated World, vol. 36 - 1921 |
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Heads Up!
My last dollar pack from Marty's in Chattanooga. I opened this by slitting the top. I removed the card before I could get a good scan. The suction cup was causing major shadows.
I had to lay a file folder behind the back card scan. The white of the cardstock bled into the white of the scanner.
At first, I thought that it was Ken Griffey, Jr. I was wrong. Harold is just as good a floating head as Jr.
I had to lay a file folder behind the back card scan. The white of the cardstock bled into the white of the scanner.
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| 1990 Topps Heads Up! Baseball Stars Harold Reynolds (card # 17) |
At first, I thought that it was Ken Griffey, Jr. I was wrong. Harold is just as good a floating head as Jr.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
2011 Press Pass Optima
Another dollar pack from Marty's in Chattanooga.
I like the colors and I kind of like the front design. Lots of stuff without looking too crowded. These cards were issued the same year that Dale Earnhardt Sr. died at Daytona.
It is kind of hard to tell the players without a score card. For those very casual fans, it is almost too difficult to know who drives for who. Whom? Drivers change teams faster than Kardashians change husbands. They go up and down between classes of the sport. The classes of the sport change names faster than Sinead O'Connor changes husbands. It seems that there's a new main sponsor every race. With new featured sponsors comes new featured paint schemes. Great for the die cast car industry.
When Jeff Green was sporting the Nesquik firesuit, he was driving in the Busch Series. No, wait. It was the Busch Grand National Series. It didn't become the Busch Series until 2004. Four years later it became the Nationwide Series.
I haven't figured out Press Pass's subsets. I can't find a checklist on their site from this long ago. Whenever I see Mark driving the Viagra car I think of these photos (yes, they're family friendly).
This G-Force insert doesn't do a whole lot for me. I like Kyle Petty and all, but ...
Overall, I'm pleased with the pack. Wish that there was a Jeff Burton or two in there, but I'll live.
No race-used lugnut cards, either. Bummer.
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| 2011 Press Pass Optima Dale Earnhardt Jr. (card # 5) |
It is kind of hard to tell the players without a score card. For those very casual fans, it is almost too difficult to know who drives for who. Whom? Drivers change teams faster than Kardashians change husbands. They go up and down between classes of the sport. The classes of the sport change names faster than Sinead O'Connor changes husbands. It seems that there's a new main sponsor every race. With new featured sponsors comes new featured paint schemes. Great for the die cast car industry.
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| 2011 Press Pass Optima Bobby Labonte (card # 11) |
When Jeff Green was sporting the Nesquik firesuit, he was driving in the Busch Series. No, wait. It was the Busch Grand National Series. It didn't become the Busch Series until 2004. Four years later it became the Nationwide Series.
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| 2011 Press Pass Optima Jeff Green (card # 28) |
I haven't figured out Press Pass's subsets. I can't find a checklist on their site from this long ago. Whenever I see Mark driving the Viagra car I think of these photos (yes, they're family friendly).
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| 2011 Press Pass Optima Mark Martin (card # G14) |
This G-Force insert doesn't do a whole lot for me. I like Kyle Petty and all, but ...
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| 2011 Press Pass Optima G-Force Kyle Petty (card #GF 18) |
Overall, I'm pleased with the pack. Wish that there was a Jeff Burton or two in there, but I'll live.
No race-used lugnut cards, either. Bummer.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Classic? Maybe. Best? Not Really.
Another pack from the dollar bin Marty's Sports Card Exchange Superstore. I'll get to Marty's in a bit. Please be patient.
This is a pack from 1992. Not a wax pack, but a stiff, thin cardboard pack. Reversible Crush Proof Box.
I decided to show only the players that went on to the Majors. Just one quarter of the pack.
Not a whole lot of info on the back. That lends itself to a clean look. And no, I didn't find any autographed cards.
This is a pack from 1992. Not a wax pack, but a stiff, thin cardboard pack. Reversible Crush Proof Box.
I decided to show only the players that went on to the Majors. Just one quarter of the pack.
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| 1992 Classic Best Joel Adamson (card # 74) |
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| 1992 Classic Best Mel Nieves (card # 94) |
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| 1992 Classic Best Damon Buford (card # 120) |
Not a whole lot of info on the back. That lends itself to a clean look. And no, I didn't find any autographed cards.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
NHL Winter Classic, nah, just hockey cards
I was able to sneak in a few minutes of hockey yesterday. We had some friends over to watch the Gator Bowl. I'm open to watching some college ball, but two 6-6 teams?
To celebrate the singing of the Canadian national anthem on US soil, I'll share some cards that came out of a 1991-92 ProSet Hockey, Edition Française. 15 cards in the pack. I picked this one up out of a dollar bin at the card store in Chattanooga. I'll feature the store later.
I realized that I featured three net minders. That's okay. They're great goalies. I like the pucks hanging in the air.
It has been too many years since the days of high school French classes. If memory serves me correctly, Grant Fuhr had more pajamas than Patrick Roy did in the early 1990s.
I don't remember John MacLean. This is an All-Star card from the set.
Terry Sawchuk has a pretty face. Don't know if he kept it that way without a mask.
Louis, these cards will be coming your way. Eventually.
To celebrate the singing of the Canadian national anthem on US soil, I'll share some cards that came out of a 1991-92 ProSet Hockey, Edition Française. 15 cards in the pack. I picked this one up out of a dollar bin at the card store in Chattanooga. I'll feature the store later.
I realized that I featured three net minders. That's okay. They're great goalies. I like the pucks hanging in the air.
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| 1991-92 ProSet Hockey Grant Fuhr (card # 78) |
It has been too many years since the days of high school French classes. If memory serves me correctly, Grant Fuhr had more pajamas than Patrick Roy did in the early 1990s.
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| 1991-92 ProSet Hockey Patrick Roy (card # 125) |
I don't remember John MacLean. This is an All-Star card from the set.
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| 1991-92 ProSet Hockey John MacLean (card # 307) |
Terry Sawchuk has a pretty face. Don't know if he kept it that way without a mask.
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| 1991-92 ProSet Hockey Terry Sawchuk (card # 343) |
Louis, these cards will be coming your way. Eventually.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Cards from Santa
Last Sunday, when I woke up I raced out to see if Santa came to our house. He did. He left a rack pack of Topps 2011 Allen & Ginter's. That was the only card related gift that was under the tree.
This is only the second pack of A&G that I opened this year. Here are three of my favorite.
Aimee Mullins is a paralympian. One that is easy on the eyes. Don't take my word for it. Ask other People.
Some bloggers don't like the horizontal cards. I think that Topp paired the subject with the correct rotation on Jurrjens. His name sounds like a hand lotion.
Kyle Petty. Well, he raced cars. His dad's a champion. Kyle helped start a camp in honor of his son, Adam. One day I hope that Caroline can attend Victory Junction Camp.
I got some other baseball related gifts, but I'll share them later. I can't use up my allotted posts for January in just one day.
This is only the second pack of A&G that I opened this year. Here are three of my favorite.
Aimee Mullins is a paralympian. One that is easy on the eyes. Don't take my word for it. Ask other People.
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| 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter's Aimee Mullins (card # 79) |
Some bloggers don't like the horizontal cards. I think that Topp paired the subject with the correct rotation on Jurrjens. His name sounds like a hand lotion.
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| 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter's Jair Jurrjens (card # 126) |
Kyle Petty. Well, he raced cars. His dad's a champion. Kyle helped start a camp in honor of his son, Adam. One day I hope that Caroline can attend Victory Junction Camp.
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| 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter's Kyle Petty (card # 135) |
I got some other baseball related gifts, but I'll share them later. I can't use up my allotted posts for January in just one day.
I'm getting fat on it, too.
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| The Commercial Appeal: Memphis - July 21, 1904 |
This is the time for reflection. Or bed. I'm going to choose bed, but before I do I thought I'd take a quick look back on what 2011 held for me with regards to sports cards.
- I made major headway on organizing my cards.
- I obtained more card that I really wanted.
- I started to read a few more card blogs.
- I strengthened friendships with some bloggers.
- I found that it is okay not to blog every day.
- I finished a few books on baseball.
And what do my readers have to look forward to this next year?
- Santa brought me a rack pack that I'll show a few cards from later.
- I went on a mini getaway with my bride of 22 years and I visited a card shop. Pictures and scans to come.
- I spent the bulk of the time on the getaway with my nose in microfilm, researching the 1904 Tennessee-Alabama League. Maybe a new blog?
- More book reviews.
2012 will be interesting. I make no promises so as not to break them.
Well, some. There will be cards. And more cards.
Good night, all. Happy New Year.
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