Sometimes I'm Too Cracked to Post, But Not Today

Aloha, everyone, 

I haven't posted in a while, but I've got some time tonight, so I'm going to drop a quickie about a nice lil' package that came to me from a nice lil' bloggin' gal named Julie, from A Cracked Bat. 

Julie started me off with a selection of 2018 Heritage Dodgers...

I'm settling on Heritage being my favorite set from 2018...


There was only one Topps Chrome card, but it was an attractive action shot of ex-Hated One, Brett Butler busting out of the box after one of his trademark bunt singles. 

Speaking of attractive cards, I really dig this 1969 Topps T.C.G. deckle-edge Tom Haller card. (It might be my favorite of the batch.) 

 Haller, also a former Giant, was a Dodger for four years, from 1968 thru 1971. He was a decent catcher, repping LA once as an All-Star. 

Here's a great 35th Anniversary shot of young Corey Seager running the bases after losing his batting helmet somewhere along the way. 

And now some crazy cards I didn't even know existed. From 1991 Fleer Extra Bases...

These come in around 3 x 5 1/2 inches. A very cool bunch featuring a couple of my favorite 90's Dodger pitchers, the Bulldog and Ramon Martinez. 

A nice assortment of Dodger Blue from across the decades. THANKS, Julie! I picked up a couple of things for you on my recent trips to the card show. Hope you'll like them. 

Aloha!

My New Twitter Trade Partner is All Hero

Aloha, everybody, 

Time to get caught up on trade posts. The good news is I made a new trade connection through Twitter. The better news is Basecard Hero sent over a fantastic fistful of cards from a set I don't usually buy, so all of these cards are new to my collection. 

That's a very shiny, good thing. We'll lead off with some inserts...

The cards are well-designed, with great photos and an unimposing abstract background, topped off with a slick, shiny surface. 

The surfaces are so slick, the cards wanted to slide all over my scanner from the slightest touch. 

On to the base cards. They switched up the background to a half and half mix of abstract design and the team logo. Again, it works.

How about some Hanley? 

Some very attractive cards, and great new RCs of Corey Seager, Maeda and Urias. Thanks, Basecard Hero!

I've got your cards in a pile. I'll be hitting the post office soon. 

Aloha! 

I've Been Jenga'd - Wrigley Roster Jenga That Is

Aloha, everybody, 

Don'tcha just love it when you get home and there's a PWE or a package waiting for you - and you just know it's chock full of baseball cards??!!! 

It's one of my favorite things in the world. 

My youngest son is usually in charge of grabbing the day's mail, and if I receive anything card-related, he tosses it right onto my favorite relaxin' chair. On one hand, he's assuring I'll see those cards pretty quickly, and on the other hand, he's gambling I'll see the envelope before I plop down and crush all of the cardboard goodness within. So far, my cardboard senses haven't failed me, and I haven't sat on a PWE yet! 

The other day I received a fistful of cards from Tony B, who hails from the great Wrigley Roster Jenga. Tony led off the envelope by trying to unload some of that Chicago snow on me...

That snow stretched from the friendly confines to Chavez Ravine...

Reason number 2,000 our blogger community rocks: Just a few weeks ago I had no snowflaked cards, and now I'm covered in a blue flurry! 

Tony knows I dig the old-time Dodgers just as much as the new kids, so he dropped some cardboard history on me...

Get a load of this beautiful shot...

This was a cool surprise, from a set that I'm not familiar with at all...

Here's the back...

Tony (or anyone else out there), what can you tell me about where this card comes from? 

Just today, the venerable Night Owl asked us of we would rather receive random cards or specific ones from our wantlists?  Tony decided to send me the best of both worlds. 

That Jack Armstrong Wheaties card was a beautiful random, right? Tony also checked a couple off of my Dodgers team set wantlists...

The Albuquerque Dukes were the Dodgers' AAA club years ago. They're long gone now, but this card will serve as a visual reminder from those days. 

Yeahhh, Gibby. One of those guys that always looked like he could take a big bite out of a bat - and love it. 

We'll close out with a couple of young Dodgers stars...

 Despite the smoky edges and his closed eyes, young Joc makes the catch! 

Finally, one of next season's youngest starting pitchers - for any team - Julio Urias. I just cannot have too many cards from this kid...

THANKS for an awesome fistful of cards, Tony! 

Aloha! 

I Joined the 2017 Topps Opening Party. Here's How I Did

Aloha, everybody, 

I struck out when I tried to find 2017 Topps on it's release date, but managed to track some down yesterday. The only products available were boxes with one large cello-wrapped pack inside. 

I grabbed one. Here's the top card. Yet another long-haired Mets pitcher. Kaz scored.

The rear card looked interesting...

I opened the pack, and three cards in, I pulled my first Dodger of 2017...

I think Van Slick is raising his knee in an attempt to protect himself from that dangerous looking pointy thing aimed at his Van Privates. 

I pulled a couple more Dodger players. 

Howie, don't land on that pointy thing! 

What's with that spear tip endangering all my Dodgers? 

My cello-pack contained a few inserts, some easier to catch than others...

"I don't pitch on shabbos!" 

These 5-Tool player inserts are cool, but I wish Hanley was pictured as a Dodger...

Here's the rear...

I caught a few MLB Award inserts. Here's one for the Kris Bryant Marching and Chowder Society...

These blue ones are seeded 1:133. 

This card is a Father's Day insert, but I guess not a Father's Day parallel? Hmmmm. 

Here's my favorite card from the bunch...

These red ones are seeded 1:265 

I pulled around six of these League Leader cards...

Finally, that Ryno card...

Well, that box was Cubs-heavy, but that's what happens when you win the World Series. At least the Cubbies are finally pushing the Giants out of heavy rotation. 

Aloha!