Sunday, December 24, 2017

Deck the Halls With Cards from TTM

Aloha, everybody, 

It's the most wonderful time of the year. 
Secret Santa gifts are dropping all around the blogosphere. 
Aint nothing in the world like cardboard cheer. 

Oh look! What have we here? 

Not quite a new car, but it sure beats socks. 
It's a Tommy Lasorda card. 
Here's Clayton Kershaw and Greg Brock. 

I'm wishing all of my readers, traders and friends,
A Merry, Merry Christmas
May all of your 2018 cards arrive without bends. 

Ha! How's that for a Christmas poem? If that didn't get things going, maybe these great cards that I received from one of the greatest traders out there, Paul, from Paul's TTM Autograph Blog. 

Paul hit me with a couple of fantastic batches of cards last month. Here's a quick recap from one of them:


Let's begin with a very cool die-cut featuring World Series hero. Joc Pederson, when he first broke into the bigs...


Paul also brought the vintage and chipped at my team set needs...



Here's one that Zippy Zappy might like as well...



A beautiful Nomo...



More vintage and team set needs...



Add caption
 I NEVER see these '59 WS cards at the show. Good ol' Paul came through big time with this one for my WS checklist...



Paul also included a sombrero full of Fernandos! 




These next couple are very simple cards, and simply beautiful...



A classic shot of the Bulldog peering in to get the sign...


Sure, everybody raves about Kershaw, but these two southpaws kept the Dodgers chugging through the season when Kersh was out with an injury, and they did not fold up in the World Series. 


Dave Roberts' ridiculous robotic reliance on the stats that insisted on pulling pitchers after going twice through the opposing lineup cost the Dodgers dearly - and fatally - when he pulled them despite their mowing down the Astros. *sigh*  



Here are a few more multiples of my favorite past Dodgers...



We'll close out with this ice-blue beauty. Pee Wee Reese, Topps Sterling, numbered 90/250...



Hearty THANKS for the awesome cards, my friend!  My humble collection is in a better place because of your generosity. 

Merry Aloha Christmas, everybody! 

8 comments:

  1. Lots of cool cards there-the Nomo, 59 WS, and Orel Stadium Club pop off the page.

    Hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas!

    p.s. thanks again for the PWE!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. yup, they're faves of mine, too. Merry (late) Christmas!

      Delete
  2. The '59 WS is such a great card!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Merry Christmas... was so sad when the Braves gave up on Alex Wood... :(

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yeah, Braves loss alright. I'm a big believer in Alex Wood.

      Delete
  4. "arrive without bends." LOL Great Poem, Merry Christmas!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Ha! Thanks for the compliment. I've been known to hit one every once in a while.

      Delete