This is not a post about Topps decision to include SSPs with Series 2 numbers in Series 1 packs. If you're surprised by Topps antics and gimmicks at this point, well, you shouldn't be.
This is about the fact that I've been trying since Saturday to request shipping on my last lot of cards from the Diamond Giveaway Site. I know most of you don't care or have wrapped up things on the site already, but it's been down since at least Saturday morning.
Part of the message on the site says, "Our IT department is working diligently to restore the site for your enjoyment!" How diligently can they be working if the site has been down for 3+ days?
Seriously, if you're IT department is that crappy, there are plenty of out of work IT people out there that could probably do better.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
He gives a hoot
I received a package from the one and only Night Owl earlier this month. Night Owl and I don't really trade cards anymore. I send him stuff, he sends me stuff. I like it better that way. No pressure.
I looked through the package Greg sent and as I looked over the players the Rangers had from the mid-80s to the early 90s, it became clear why they never made the playoffs. I love my Rangers still and I'm glad to have every one of them.
I picked out 4 cards to show off so let's get to it.
I got all gushy over my Rangers and I lead off with Will Clark. What can I say, I'm a nutty guy. Night Owl almost always includes at least one Will Clark card in his package to me. He detests the Giants and feels pretty much the same way about Will Clark, which works out great for me. I know one of these days there won't be one single Will Clark in Night Owl's house unless it is in a complete set. That's too bad.
Greg always seem to pull out a vintage Ranger too. This 1973 Bill Fahey fits into the Ranger collection AND the catcher collection.
I never get tired of seeing the old school Rangers logo on cards. Jon Matlack is one of the guys I remember from when I first started following the Rangers. I never knew his middle name was Trumpbour. You can find out some interesting stuff if you actually read the back of cards.
I didn't scan the front because it's no different, but as you can see, this is the 2011 Lineage Venezuelan Ian Kinsler. I don't think I have any other Rangers' Venezuelen parallels from Lineage. You know, just in case you might have one.
Thanks again Night Owl. I'm sure another package will be headed your way before too long.
I looked through the package Greg sent and as I looked over the players the Rangers had from the mid-80s to the early 90s, it became clear why they never made the playoffs. I love my Rangers still and I'm glad to have every one of them.
I picked out 4 cards to show off so let's get to it.
I got all gushy over my Rangers and I lead off with Will Clark. What can I say, I'm a nutty guy. Night Owl almost always includes at least one Will Clark card in his package to me. He detests the Giants and feels pretty much the same way about Will Clark, which works out great for me. I know one of these days there won't be one single Will Clark in Night Owl's house unless it is in a complete set. That's too bad.
Greg always seem to pull out a vintage Ranger too. This 1973 Bill Fahey fits into the Ranger collection AND the catcher collection.
I never get tired of seeing the old school Rangers logo on cards. Jon Matlack is one of the guys I remember from when I first started following the Rangers. I never knew his middle name was Trumpbour. You can find out some interesting stuff if you actually read the back of cards.
I didn't scan the front because it's no different, but as you can see, this is the 2011 Lineage Venezuelan Ian Kinsler. I don't think I have any other Rangers' Venezuelen parallels from Lineage. You know, just in case you might have one.
Thanks again Night Owl. I'm sure another package will be headed your way before too long.
How much sparkle is too much sparkle?
The answer is...there is no such thing as too much sparkle.
I recently picked up almost a case worth of Diamond Anniversary and Liquorfractors from Mike over at Sports Syzygy. The thing is, I'm not going to show you even one of those cards. The reason is that Mike sent over a short pile of vintage and oddball greats. I picked out the most colorful cards I could from the package.
"I'm not cranky, I just don't like airbrushed caps." That's a made up quote, but it might be what's on Bill Hands' mind on this 1975 Topps. Go here for a real write up on this card.
"I can't believe the color combo Topps stuck me with!" Maybe that's a made up quote, but that's what I hear Len Randle saying on this 1975 Topps card. Want to see a quality write up on Mr. Randle. Go here.
Even now, having seen it many, many times, I'm disturbed by Pete Broberg's hair. It's unsettling. If you haven't clicked on the other two links, I should tell you I'm sharing one of my favorite blogs with you. It's not active now, but it does highlight a great set.
Let's end on a HOF note with this super 1975 Topps Fergie Jenkins. There aren't a lot action shots in the '75 set so one like this really stands out. Feel free to check out that '75 blog one more time. If you missed out on it during it's first run, go click on some links. You'll be glad you did.
Mike, thanks for the amazing extra cards. I truly appreciate it!
I recently picked up almost a case worth of Diamond Anniversary and Liquorfractors from Mike over at Sports Syzygy. The thing is, I'm not going to show you even one of those cards. The reason is that Mike sent over a short pile of vintage and oddball greats. I picked out the most colorful cards I could from the package.
"I'm not cranky, I just don't like airbrushed caps." That's a made up quote, but it might be what's on Bill Hands' mind on this 1975 Topps. Go here for a real write up on this card.
"I can't believe the color combo Topps stuck me with!" Maybe that's a made up quote, but that's what I hear Len Randle saying on this 1975 Topps card. Want to see a quality write up on Mr. Randle. Go here.
Even now, having seen it many, many times, I'm disturbed by Pete Broberg's hair. It's unsettling. If you haven't clicked on the other two links, I should tell you I'm sharing one of my favorite blogs with you. It's not active now, but it does highlight a great set.
Let's end on a HOF note with this super 1975 Topps Fergie Jenkins. There aren't a lot action shots in the '75 set so one like this really stands out. Feel free to check out that '75 blog one more time. If you missed out on it during it's first run, go click on some links. You'll be glad you did.
Mike, thanks for the amazing extra cards. I truly appreciate it!
From the Olympics to I can't believe I watched that show
The release of 2012 Topps gets closer with each passing day, which is good because I can't stomach what I see on the card aisle right now. Let's pass a little time with two more autos from my old binder.
I actually got this Mary Lou Retton auto in person. I have no idea what the event was, but I'm guessing Tyson chicken was sponsoring her appearance. In case some of you youngsters are unfamiliar with Mary Lou, she won the 1984 Olympics All Around Gold Medal in gymnastics. She also picked up two silvers and two bronzes in those same games. You can still request her autos TTM through her website.
I actually watched the first 3 or 4 seasons of Beverly Hills 90210. According to my records, I wrote to all the women on the cast, but the only response I got was from Jennie Garth. She was my favorite anyway. Beverly Hills 90210 was on from 1990 to 2000 and Jennie appeared in 292 episodes. She also appeared in 20 episodes of the comeback show, 90210, in 2008.
Next on the auto front are some sitcom stars.
I actually got this Mary Lou Retton auto in person. I have no idea what the event was, but I'm guessing Tyson chicken was sponsoring her appearance. In case some of you youngsters are unfamiliar with Mary Lou, she won the 1984 Olympics All Around Gold Medal in gymnastics. She also picked up two silvers and two bronzes in those same games. You can still request her autos TTM through her website.
I actually watched the first 3 or 4 seasons of Beverly Hills 90210. According to my records, I wrote to all the women on the cast, but the only response I got was from Jennie Garth. She was my favorite anyway. Beverly Hills 90210 was on from 1990 to 2000 and Jennie appeared in 292 episodes. She also appeared in 20 episodes of the comeback show, 90210, in 2008.
Next on the auto front are some sitcom stars.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
How do you update your wantlists?
When I finally did my Rangers wantlists, I wrote them as Word documents then copied and pasted them into my "Wantlist" posts. The problem I'm having is keeping the lists updated.
How do you update your lists? Do you just update the list itself? I feel the need to update my Word document first and then copy and paste it all over again. It's actually a hassle because I have to be at a specific computer to update the lists.
I feel like there is a simpler way to do this and I'm just not seeing it.
The envelope please...
How about another short round of celebrity autos?
Only one of these actresses has won an Academy Award. Do you know which one?
Nicole Kidman's big Hollywood break was playing the role of Mrs. Tom Cruise in real life.
I got this 8X10 photo back on November 21, 1994.
Meg Ryan was the queen of romantic comedies beginning with 1989's When Harry Met Sally and running through the 1990's.
I received this picture back on November 12, 1994.
There were a number of celebrities that I wrote to a second time if I was successful the first time. Meg was one of the people who responded both times.
It's a little sad that both of these beautiful ladies have resorted to plastic surgery in recent years. Sometimes it doesn't work. That's just my opinion of course. I'm more into the natural look.
If you guessed Nicole Kidman as the Oscar winner, you are correct. She won the Best Actress Award in 2002 for The Hours.
Only one of these actresses has won an Academy Award. Do you know which one?
Nicole Kidman's big Hollywood break was playing the role of Mrs. Tom Cruise in real life.
I got this 8X10 photo back on November 21, 1994.
Meg Ryan was the queen of romantic comedies beginning with 1989's When Harry Met Sally and running through the 1990's.
I received this picture back on November 12, 1994.
There were a number of celebrities that I wrote to a second time if I was successful the first time. Meg was one of the people who responded both times.
It's a little sad that both of these beautiful ladies have resorted to plastic surgery in recent years. Sometimes it doesn't work. That's just my opinion of course. I'm more into the natural look.
If you guessed Nicole Kidman as the Oscar winner, you are correct. She won the Best Actress Award in 2002 for The Hours.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Feeling Presidential
I don't know about you, but I'm sick of the GOP debates. I'm sick of politicians making promises they KNOW they can't keep. I'm sick of people voting for those politicians because of those promises, even though they KNOW the politicians won't keep the promises.
I'm just sick of politics period.
I still love Presidential cards and this one is just about as good as they come (unless you have that 2011 Ginter Bush auto which I really, really want).
I picked up a lot of presidential cards on the blowout forums recently and the seller contacted me about this beauty, which I snapped up.
This is a 2004 Topps Presidential First Pitch George W. Bush relic card. It contains an "authentic Yankee Stadium seat", most likely a piece of the seat one of the vendors sits on down in the bowels of the stadium.
The card commemorates President Bush throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium on October 30, 2001. The country was still in turmoil after 9/11 and baseball was doing it's part to heal a wounded nation. This is a nice keepsake from a time in our history when everyone was behind the people in New York.
I don't know exactly how many cards make up this set, but I did find a John F. Kennedy and a Howard Taft on COMC. This is a set I would love to put together.
I'm just sick of politics period.
I still love Presidential cards and this one is just about as good as they come (unless you have that 2011 Ginter Bush auto which I really, really want).
I picked up a lot of presidential cards on the blowout forums recently and the seller contacted me about this beauty, which I snapped up.
This is a 2004 Topps Presidential First Pitch George W. Bush relic card. It contains an "authentic Yankee Stadium seat", most likely a piece of the seat one of the vendors sits on down in the bowels of the stadium.
The card commemorates President Bush throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium on October 30, 2001. The country was still in turmoil after 9/11 and baseball was doing it's part to heal a wounded nation. This is a nice keepsake from a time in our history when everyone was behind the people in New York.
I don't know exactly how many cards make up this set, but I did find a John F. Kennedy and a Howard Taft on COMC. This is a set I would love to put together.
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