How did Will Clark end up in the Great White North?

I don't know the answer to that question, but I do know things have been set right with the world because Brian from Waxaholic sent me a package in the mail. An unexpected package! Who doesn't love an unexpected package?

He fooled me by putting a 2010 Heritage Jarrod Saltalamacchia on top of the stack. He followed that up with 14 Will "The Thrill" cards.

This 2000 Pacific Aurora Will Clark goes first. It was the most recent card in the pack, but it still pains me to see him in an Orioles uni. He even has a pained expression on his face as if he knows I didn't want him to leave the Rangers.

Go back 8 years to 1992 Topps for this Will Clark "pre-Rangers" card. That's right, I didn't say Giants, I said "pre-Rangers".

Here is Will showing off his speed (ahem...) on a 1996 Bowman card.

I'm guessing this wasn't a homer judging from Will's reaction on this 1996 Select Certified card.

Brian, you can never go wrong sending me Will Clark cards so THANKS!

Oh, did I forget the UNOPENED wax from the Waxaholic. I would imagine it is normally a tough thing to get an addict to share with you. So for a Waxaholic to share unopened wax...well, that's something.

The ultra rare 1990 Fleer pack.

How about the even more rare 1990 Fleer Basketball pack! I think he sent this one because you can actually see the Mavericks Adrian Dantley through the front of the pack.

These were great packs to get and open because it took me back to a time when I bought a ton of product. When I say ton, I mean a literal ton of product. I was stationed on a boat in the Navy Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington in 1990 and there was a baseball card shop 5 minutes from the front gate. We would walk there and buy box after box after box.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane Brian!

Ballpark Giveaways

At the Rangers game last week, my kids played some of the games they have in the centerfield area. One of the games was like Plinko on the Price is Right. The first time through, the "prize" was a Rangers poster celebrating Latin players. My youngest son won a poster so my oldest wanted to try. Unfortunately, they were out of posters. The new prize was a couple of Rangers baseball cards.

These are "Limited Edition" DAV (Disabled American Veterans) cards. On the back it tells the purpose of the DAV organization and gives a website and contact number. I thought they were pretty neat little oddball cards of my kids two favorite players.

My youngest son played again so he could get the cards. I also saw an Ian Kinsler in the bucket, but they both got these same two cards.

I'm curious now about other oddball Rangers cards that may have been given away through the years. I remember getting Mother's Cookies Mariners team sets at the Kingdome when I lived near Seattle back in '89-91. I've never seen any Mother's Cookies Ranger sets.

Have you gotten any oddball cards from your team at the ballpark?

The best "blaster" ever!

I'm sure most, if not all, of you have bought a retail blaster at some point. They normally cost $20, give a take a few cents, plus tax. This "blaster" came with 44 cards. It had one card I'll call an insert. I'm not going to be too wordy about the cards, I'm just going to show them.

If you haven't figured it out yet, this "blaster" I'm talking about isn't really a blaster. It was $20 though. A while back Jim from Garvey Cey Russell Lopes (GCRL) posted that he was at a card show looking at the bargain vintage cards. He asked if anyone wanted anything and I said I would reimburse him for $20 worth of vintage Washington Senators.

Let's just say Jim went above and beyond! I'll take $20 of this over a regular blaster any day.

That 1969 Deckle Edge Frank Howard is my first from that small set.

As if this wasn't enough, Jim included 84 different Rangers cards.

Jim, your money and a few Dodgers went out in the mail today!

Thanks again.

**The scanner was acting up. None of these cards is mis-cut.**