Time Traveling

 

Another trade with Matty K.  Better options than last time.

-  Starter on the NFC Champion 1980 Eagles team.  Pro Bowler.     

-  Phillies legend.  

-  Chicken eating legend.

-  Phillies legend. 

-  Just because.  

  Diamond Jesters

Cards from Santa

Got a pack of 2024 Topps baseball cards for Christmas.  

-  Soto has not won a Gold Glove.  

-  Donovan won a Gold Glove in 2022.

-  Swanson is a 2x All-Star and has won 2 Gold Gloves.

-  Hoerner won a Gold Glove in 2023.  

-  I was thinking about abandoning the Verlander - Upton tradition, but then I figured he'll probably retire soon anyway, so I'll just end it then.

Christmas (contest closed)

 

What's the most recent year from which I don't own a baseball card?

First person with the correct answer gets a hodge podge PWE. 

U.S. addresses only.   

                    

Scoring from My Dealer

 

Stopped at Barnes & Noble and got a couple boxes of baseball cards.  

First, a 59-card box of 2024 Topps Baseball Update Series.

-  Skenes is the guy who left a no-hitter.

-  Weird seeing Votto in a different uni.

-  I like how Winker held the pose for the photographer.

-  Alternate uni.  City Connect maybe?  

-  All-Star Game insert.

-  Two home runs in his first two post-season plate appearances.

The other box was a 2024 Topps Holiday Mega Box.  100 cards in this one.

-  Shohei and Gunnar are Santa cap variants.

-  Smith for my same name collection. 

-  Home run robbery by Nimmo.  

-  Some alternate uniforms.  

-  Suzuki was a 5x NPB All-Star.

-  Yoshida was a 4x NPB All-Star.

-  Matsui was a 5x NPB All-Star.

-  Senga was a 3x NPB All-Star.

-  Uwasawa was a 3x NPB All-Star.

-  My three Silver Glitter parallels.

-  I also got a Mike Trout Christmas ornament and a Jose Ramirez relic card. 

-  Anyway, I think they overdid it a bit with the design.  But I got plenty of keepers, so it turned out okay. 

Bowl Season

 

One more chance to see unsung stars like Nick Nash, of San Jose State. 

And maybe win some cards. 

U.S. addresses only

Deadline:  Kick-off of the L.A. Bowl on December 18

Prize:  PWE of cards showing NFL players in college uniforms

Pick the winners of these 10 games:

December 18:  Cal - UNLV (L.A. Bowl)

December 20:  Indiana - Notre Dame (playoff first round)

December 21:  Tennessee - THE! Ohio State (playoff first round)

December 23:  Northern Illinois - Fresno State (Potato Bowl)

December 24:  South Florida - San Jose State (Hawai'i Bowl)

December 27:  Oklahoma - Navy (Armed Forces Bowl)

December 28:  Marshall - Army (Independence Bowl)

December 28:  Iowa State - Miami (Pop-Tarts Bowl)

December 28:  Brigham Young - Colorado (Alamo Bowl)

December 31:  Baylor - Louisiana State (Texas Bowl)   

Cam Ward

Here's a better Bowl pick 'em contest, if you're interested:

Cards on Cards: Contest Time! College Bowl Pick 'Em #15

Time Traveling

 

Another barter with Matty K.  Seems like the inventory is a bit depleted of cards I want.  But I've thought that before and new cards have been added to keep things interesting.  

-  Hall of Famer

-  AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner in 1981

-  World Series MVP in 1974

-  Seven-time All-Star

-  Four-time Rolaids Relief award winner

-  341 Saves

-  11 - 6 for Modesto in 1966