Aloha, everybody,
Everyone loves personal time. Personal time plus spending money is even better. When this combination falls my way, I love to hop in the car and drive out to the Saturday card show. I was lucky enough to do that a couple of times last month, and I'd like to show some of the cards I came upon while I was out.
Leading off is a quick pick up of my favorite dual sport athlete. Step aside, Tim Tebow...
Back in the 90s, when Donruss used to be able to show logos, they were my favorite brand. One reason was their inserts. I loved chasing - and catching those inserts. One of my favorites was Press Proofs.
While browsing the dealer boxes I came upon this Press Proof, numbered 64/199. I picked it up with Matt in mind, but if Matt doesn't want/need it, I'll be happy to pass it on to someone else, or add it to my (very small) press proof collection...
Here's a new addition to my defunct teams collection. This comes from a 1962 oddball release...
I tried to come up with a "shadow shot" interpretation for the card, but I only drew a blank. I suppose I would fail a psychiatrist's ink blot test as well.
Coming up is one that I've seen around and been chasing for a while. Finally, I've got my own copy of the Flying Spikes card...
These next two will notch two more off my vintage Dodgers team sets. First up from 1958 Topps is Don Bessent. I can't believe I'm down to 11 needed for this year...
I've still got a long way to go for 1959, but Mr. Kipp chips one more away.
Check out his signature. It reminds me of my father's autograph. My father was a southpaw that the army forced to be a right-hander. He always signed like that afterward...
I don't usually pick up Fleer from this era, but I hadda have this one for a lotta reasons...
Sure, it's a little chewy, but what vintage lover would not love this Zinzinatti vintage? From 1960 Topps...
Here are a couple more Dodgers for the team sets...
These are for my World Series subsets, and I'm now just two cards shy of completion for the 1971 WS...
Finally, this guy...
I couldn't resist those glasses, and he fits right into my Defunct Teams collection, so I snatched it up.
I also picked up some surprises for a couple of my trade partners, but they're surprises, so you won't see them today.
Enjoy your weekends, everybody, wherever you may be.
Aloha!
Aloha, everybody,
I hit the card show last weekend, and after scooping up a few cards for my Perfect Game Project, I started scanning the binders and boxes on the dealers table for any other available gems. Here's what I came up with...
I grabbed this '72 Topps Willie Davis - without remembering I already have a copy. There's so much groovy going on in this card that I just couldn't walk away from it - well-loved or not.
I love cardboard with World Series Heroes doing World Series shite, so I jumped on these...
That's Johnny Bench about to drop the Big Red Hammer. I swear I can hear the roar of the crowd when I look at this card.
Another WS card, another appearance from Bench.
Brooks Robinson on Tattoine. What an image!
Everybody knows BobWalkthePlank is Pirates HQ, but there's always room in my collection for the Sarge on a great card.
I grabbed some cards to add to my "Defunct Teams" PC...
Bonus: Defunct, highly insensitive/probably racist, team logo.
Chuck Stobbs, 1955 Topps
Here's a couple of suggested taglines for the back of Stobby's card:
"Stobbs was one of baseball's first bonus babies." and "Southpaw Stobbs once had a 16-game consecutive losing streak."
Willie Davis wasn't the only Dodger I found in the binders...
I added one more card from my favorite Brooklyn southpaw, Johhny Podres.
And I grabbed this for a buck. Overpaid? Not in my mind.
Finally, this little slice o' cardboard that didn't really fit any themed page in my binders, but I hadda have it.
Monobrow stare? Check.
Funky name? Check.
Too bad ol' Zup wasn't repping a defunct team, I woulda had the trifecta.
Aloha!
