July 4th

The below six-pack of cards is up for grabs.  

U.S. mailing addresses only.

People who have previously commented on this blog only. 

Entry Deadline:  9:00 AM July 5th (Pacific time)   

Winner picked by random number generator.

I'll notify the winner as a response to his / her comment. 

   

     

      

Posthumous Tillman

Lincoln Kennedy rookie card

It was either this Sam Adams or one of him on a beach. LOL

2008 Topps NFL Honor Roll

Trade

So I traded with Aaron (acasebol).  Gave up 2 baseball and 4 football cards for a mix of basketball, football, and hockey. 

   

   

All three are rookie cards.

    

Not my favorite James Jett card, but it works as a place holder in my Multi-Sport collection.  

Larry Brown for my Super Bowl MVP collection.  Some of you might be too young to remember the Cowboys in the Super Bowl.  :)  

    

 

A couple of Roys for my hockey collection.  Some say he was almost as good as Hextall.      

Scoring From the Neighborhood Dealer

So I crossed another NBA legend off my want list.

   

I wanted a photo of him shooting obviously.  But I settled for this un-Logo-like pose.  

Then I asked him about his baseball packs, hoping for either cheap junk era or reasonably-priced pre-junk era.  The former wasn't happening.  I bought one pack of 1981 Donruss for $3.  Not sure how I feel about the price, thus only one pack.  It's their first season, which adds a bit of historical umph, but no Diamond Kings. 

   

  

  

18 cards.  2 keepers.  4 traders.    

The 39-year-old stick of gum is now the oldest I've had.   

Card Collecting: Incoming

So a while back, when I posted about my Staubach acquisition, I mentioned a certain card I wanted that my dealer couldn't find.  Well, he found it, so I bought it.

  

He's not a player I would associate with one team, having divided his career and accomplishments kind of evenly among the Warriors, 76ers, and Lakers.  So the solution is this San Diego Conquistadors player-coach card.  He was actually prevented from playing for them by a lawsuit filed by the Lakers.  

I also received a bundle from Brian's Free Friday series (Highly Subjective and Completely Arbitrary). 

     

  

Former Red Sox pitcher playing out his twilight years with the Yankees.

Sandy Koufax.  I guess if you're not as good as Phillies legends Steve Carlton and Roy Halladay, you have to make a big deal out of a few strike-outs.  

Clemente flirting with Jennifer Beals.   

     

In 2003, Helton finished 2nd in one of the closest Batting Average races in NL history.  I was in attendance for Game 162, against the Padres.  He came up in the 8th with a man on second and first base empty, so they intentionally walked him.  LOL.  That was also the last Padres game at Qualcomm Stadium.  

That's 1989 Topps Traded Rickey, to honor his return to Oakland after a stint in NYC.  I got his autograph during his first A's tenure.   

        

The Lakers have had some good players.  

Phil Ford's rookie card strengthens my unofficial Relocated collection. 

  

We close this out with an All-Pro from the Buddy Ryan era.  The Eagles would go on to win Super Bowl LII by routing the Patriots.  

Highly Subjective and Completely Arbitrary:

https://subjectiveandarbitrary.blogspot.com

    

      

   

Card Collecting 26: Custom Set Completed (for now)

   

I now have at least one card of every Heisman Trophy winner 1968 - 2018.  

    

I didn't originally plan on O.J. being the lead card.  It was 'during my lifetime', then it was 'starting with 1970', then I noticed the gap with Gary Beban not having a card so I went after O.J. and Steve Owens and now have every winner since the gap except Burrow. 

Griffin won it twice, so it's 50 winners but 51 years. 

    

The Campbell represents one of my more annoying trade experiences.  Allen was a pack pull.   

    

Bo was a pack pull.  Brown was one of the first NFL stars I had followed at the college level.

      

Charlie Ward:  I think I'll go to the NBA without getting a card in an NFL uniform, just to annoy Elliptical Man. 

    

Jekyll and Hyde.

      

Potential. 

Anyway, here's my entire list on TCDB:

https://www.tradingcarddb.com/List.cfm/lid/8357/Heisman-Highlights      

Card Collecting 25: Saturday

Because I refuse to bow to the peer pressure of Friday.  :)

U.S. mailing addresses only.

Only people who have previously commented on this blog please. 

First person to identify the blasphemy theme gets the cards. 

I'll notify the winner in a response to that person's comment.   

He or she should email me an address:   morganyud at protonmail dot com

Contest expires in 24 hours.  Extending it to Monday 9:00 AM Pacific.

Calvin Johnson - 2014 Topps

1993 Stadium Club  

   

2011 Topps

2011 Topps

   

2011 Topps

1990 Pro Set

   

1999 Topps

  

Card Collecting 24: Random Thoughts

-  So I realized recently that I only need six more 1991 Donruss Diamond Kings cards for the complete set.  Have a proposal on the table on TCDB and am awaiting a response. 

-  I've been keeping cards in penny sleeves when I put them in nine-pockets.  Not sure if I should.  But if I take them out, I still won't be sure.  Ha.  

-  Certain bloggers have category want lists up but they don't make it easy to send them cards.  Not a big deal, but annoying enough for a random thoughts post. 

-  Took a look through my modest hockey collection.  Those All-Star game uniforms are effing lame.  Yet, they're the same color scheme as the Flyers, the best-looking team in the history of the sport.  Weird.   

-  Now let's look at a random video: