Saturday, February 2, 2013

When Dodger Bloggers Collide - Trades Explode!

Hey everybody,

Last week the Dodgers held their Fanfest, which a couple of the other bloggers out there wrote about.  You can see Speigel's Nomo's Sushi Platter post here , and Greg's Plashke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle post here.  

Although I was there, I chose not to stand around all day at Linefest, so I broke off to enjoy my Saturday in other ways.  But that was not before I had a great time meeting a few of the other LA-based Dodger bloggers, shooting the breeze for a bit (while standing in the longest line I have ever seen for anything in my life) and engaging in a "Pile o' Cards Swap" with Speigel.

One would think that when one Dodger collector hands another Dodger collector a couple of  piles of cards that it would be anticlimactic.  I mean, we collect the same team, and thus the same players, so it would seem most of what we trade would be boring repeats, right?  One could not be more wrong.  While a few were repeats, the vast majority were brand new to me.

Speigel handed me a GREAT variety.  Shiny cards, miiiiiinnnnniiiiiis, Dodger legends, MLB legends, oddball cards, new issues, flash in the pans, today's stars and HOFers.  What a great hunka cards.  Let's check out a few...


I got at least 5 new Nomo cards for my collection. This one is a beauty.

This card reminds me of the 55 Bowman "TV" set.  Really thick card stock on this one.

A nice framed piece.  Paulie hit the only inside-the-park home run that I ever witnessed. He line drove it into the right field corner and he was off to the races!

A new Piazza!  What a cool photo.  Piazza's wearing the Dean Man's Number patch for Tim Crews.

Awesomme Gehrig!

Here's a miiiinnnnniiiii Mike!

Here's a nice shot.  Overall, a great card, but that obnoxious trademark "R" has gotta go.

Here's a great shot of Sciosca wearin' the tools of ignorance - at Spring Training, perhaps? Note the "Yeager Special" neck protector hanging from the catchers mask.  Everyone wore those after Steve Yeager took a broken bat to the throat.  I saw that on TV.

How about this cool Hideki Kuroda card!

I'm not a Juan Pierre fan, but this card is awesome for this photo of the rabbit looking for his chance to break. 

Speaking of awesome - here's a Kershaw I never saw before!

did somebody order shiny and sparkly?

Another great Nomo.  This trade was so great, even the cards themselves had lurkers attached to their backs.

Closing out with a great new addition to my Don Sutton collection.

THANKS for a great trade, Speigel! and THANKS for reading, everyone. 


4 comments:

  1. Love that Pee Wee card. Got to get that.

    The Kuroda card is a hoot, too.

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    1. Both of those were totally new to me. The Kuroda is from 2008 Topps Trading Card History and the Reese is from 2003 Fleer Ultra When It was A Game.

      They look great in hand.

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  2. Great to finally meet up in person. The stack you gave me has many gems as well. Thanks for the trade.

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  3. Great cards! Especially dig the Nomos, Kuroda, and Piazza.

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