Aloha, everybody,
I got a surprise package of Dodgers goodness from Night Owl!
Let's check it out. Enjoy and aloha!
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Saturday, March 24, 2018
To Blog or Tweet - Why is that Even a Question?
Aloha, everybody,
My buddy Zippy Zappy has been recently ruminating over the differences and benefits of blogging about cards vs tweeting about them. I'm not gonna rehash here, as he already did a great job of breaking it all down in his post. I'm just gonna drop my perspective on leading life as a double agent - as both bloggerista and twitter dude.
(Also, as an homage to ZZ's post, I'll be dropping in some unrelated scans from an old-time Beckett that Dennis from Too Many Verlanders sent to me)
As ZZ said, the biggest difference between the two arenas are how much you can say...errrr, write.
My blog has run for a few years, and as the time went on, I found myself blogging less often. A couple of times I even did the hiatus thing and disappeared for a month or two. Part of the reason was this self-imposed feeling of responsibility to blog regularly, and to fill enough space in an entertaining way.
Then came my life as a writer for a Dodgers blog. That became an additional 1,000 words I had to write per week, and I just found it to be too much sometimes. I don't know how Night Owl does it. He's my hero; he's knocking out like 5,000 words a day! Whew!
Then along came Twitter. I resisted it for a long time, but once I checked it out, I was hooked. Messages are short and sweet (I preferred the old 140 character limit) and you can drop in pics or gifs. Perfect for a hit and run guerrilla-fighter like me.
The other great point about Twitter (or not so great, depending on personal and political preferences) is you can drop tweets on any and all topics. My feed tends to be much less about cards, but plenty about the Dodgers and baseball in general, art, photography, funny stuff, and yes - the part Night Owl really doesn't like - politics.
I don't mean to pick on my friend N.O., he's just an example. Some folks want to escape debate and friction on these platforms, and that's a valid position. Believe it or not, I try to hold back on my political tweeting, but some subjects grab me by the throat so hard, that I just can't ignore them. I've lost some twitter followers because of my politics, and that's their prerogative.
Last time I checked, N.O. still gets my tweets, so I'm lucky enough that my friend keeps me around and just sweeps past what he doesn't want to get involved in.
Speaking of being involved, Twitter has really opened up my connections with some of you out there. As ZZ said, he and I talk much more over in Twitterlandia than we ever did in the Blogosphere. I'm also in much more contact and making better friendships with Peter K., Jon from Penny Sleeves, Commish Bob, Mark H, Tony L, Gavin, my hermano Wes, Matt, Julie, and I'm sure a couple of others who, I apologize, slip my mind right now.
I'm a happy double agent. It works for me.
Aloha!
My buddy Zippy Zappy has been recently ruminating over the differences and benefits of blogging about cards vs tweeting about them. I'm not gonna rehash here, as he already did a great job of breaking it all down in his post. I'm just gonna drop my perspective on leading life as a double agent - as both bloggerista and twitter dude.
(Also, as an homage to ZZ's post, I'll be dropping in some unrelated scans from an old-time Beckett that Dennis from Too Many Verlanders sent to me)
As ZZ said, the biggest difference between the two arenas are how much you can say...errrr, write.
My blog has run for a few years, and as the time went on, I found myself blogging less often. A couple of times I even did the hiatus thing and disappeared for a month or two. Part of the reason was this self-imposed feeling of responsibility to blog regularly, and to fill enough space in an entertaining way.
Then came my life as a writer for a Dodgers blog. That became an additional 1,000 words I had to write per week, and I just found it to be too much sometimes. I don't know how Night Owl does it. He's my hero; he's knocking out like 5,000 words a day! Whew!
Then along came Twitter. I resisted it for a long time, but once I checked it out, I was hooked. Messages are short and sweet (I preferred the old 140 character limit) and you can drop in pics or gifs. Perfect for a hit and run guerrilla-fighter like me.
The other great point about Twitter (or not so great, depending on personal and political preferences) is you can drop tweets on any and all topics. My feed tends to be much less about cards, but plenty about the Dodgers and baseball in general, art, photography, funny stuff, and yes - the part Night Owl really doesn't like - politics.
I don't mean to pick on my friend N.O., he's just an example. Some folks want to escape debate and friction on these platforms, and that's a valid position. Believe it or not, I try to hold back on my political tweeting, but some subjects grab me by the throat so hard, that I just can't ignore them. I've lost some twitter followers because of my politics, and that's their prerogative.
Last time I checked, N.O. still gets my tweets, so I'm lucky enough that my friend keeps me around and just sweeps past what he doesn't want to get involved in.
Speaking of being involved, Twitter has really opened up my connections with some of you out there. As ZZ said, he and I talk much more over in Twitterlandia than we ever did in the Blogosphere. I'm also in much more contact and making better friendships with Peter K., Jon from Penny Sleeves, Commish Bob, Mark H, Tony L, Gavin, my hermano Wes, Matt, Julie, and I'm sure a couple of others who, I apologize, slip my mind right now.
I'm a happy double agent. It works for me.
Aloha!
Thursday, March 15, 2018
It's a Blog Bat Around! What I Collect
Aloha, everybody,
Everyone's favorite blogger - Sir Night Owl - cooked up an idea for a blog bat around, the theme being, "What I collect".
This is a great idea for two big reasons:
First, I want - I NEED to know - what all of you collect, because I'm frequently stuck with trying to figure out what to send to my collecting buddies who seem to already have everything, or I have very little of what I think they collect.
A couple of examples would be Mark Hoyle (Red Sox) and Peter K Steinberg (Strawberry and Kruk). I even have trouble figuring out what to send fellow Dodgers collectors like Night Owl, who has literally, rooms full of Dodgers cards, and GCRL Jim, who probably has every Garvey, Cey, Russel and Lopes card ever produced. More insight on what I can send to all of you is greatly appreciated.
Reason number two: I'm happy to share with all of you what I collect, because it seems over the last year or so, folks have forgotten I collect more than just Dodgers (although they are the main team I collect).
In no particular order, here we go - I collect:
Primary Team: The Dodgers
Vintage Dodgers are the best. I will never have enough vintage Dodgers. From Brooklyn...
To the Boys from Chavez Ravine...
I have PCs of a few all-time favorite Dodgers. First and foremost is, of course, good ol' Jackie Robinson...
World Series Hero, Johnny Podres...
and Ron Cey...
Others are Mike Piazza, Hideo Nomo, Shawn Green, Sandy Koufax, Roy Campanella, and Cody Bellinger.
The Dodgers are obvious. I also chase various subsets. My favorites are the vintage Topps World Series subsets (none completed yet)...
I'm chasing a few more subsets, such as Baseball Thrills...
You can find more details on these chases in the link.
I've also got a PC called "The Perfect Games Project". It's a chase of the batteries from every perfect game ever thrown. You can follow the link to see who I've got and who I need.
Most of my trading partners these days might think I collect only Dodgers, but not so. I collect more than a few big-name and HOF players from the past.
A few examples are Reggie Jackson, Yaz, Nolan Ryan, Johnny Bench, Clemente, Al Kaline, Stan the Man, Rickey Henderson, Mazeroski, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, etc. Pretty much, if the guy is in the HOF, I enjoy his cards.
I also collect defunct teams, mostly the old Washington Senators.
I also collect football, but it's limited to the Raiders (Vintage Oakland and LA are both welcome) and the Rams - ONLY LA. I'm not interested in the Anaheim or St. Louis aberrations.
My newest collection is in hockey. Thanks to Zippy Zappy, my L.A. Kings collection is off to a solid start, but I have no vintage purple and gold, pre-Gretzki, Kings cards. There's plenty of room for growth on this front.
I hope that opened up a few more possibilities for anybody out there wondering what to send my way. I'm looking forward to know more about what you collect as well. Great idea, N.O.!
Aloha!
Everyone's favorite blogger - Sir Night Owl - cooked up an idea for a blog bat around, the theme being, "What I collect".
This is a great idea for two big reasons:
First, I want - I NEED to know - what all of you collect, because I'm frequently stuck with trying to figure out what to send to my collecting buddies who seem to already have everything, or I have very little of what I think they collect.
A couple of examples would be Mark Hoyle (Red Sox) and Peter K Steinberg (Strawberry and Kruk). I even have trouble figuring out what to send fellow Dodgers collectors like Night Owl, who has literally, rooms full of Dodgers cards, and GCRL Jim, who probably has every Garvey, Cey, Russel and Lopes card ever produced. More insight on what I can send to all of you is greatly appreciated.
Reason number two: I'm happy to share with all of you what I collect, because it seems over the last year or so, folks have forgotten I collect more than just Dodgers (although they are the main team I collect).
In no particular order, here we go - I collect:
Primary Team: The Dodgers
Vintage Dodgers are the best. I will never have enough vintage Dodgers. From Brooklyn...
To the Boys from Chavez Ravine...
I have PCs of a few all-time favorite Dodgers. First and foremost is, of course, good ol' Jackie Robinson...
World Series Hero, Johnny Podres...
and Ron Cey...
Others are Mike Piazza, Hideo Nomo, Shawn Green, Sandy Koufax, Roy Campanella, and Cody Bellinger.
Subsets
The Dodgers are obvious. I also chase various subsets. My favorites are the vintage Topps World Series subsets (none completed yet)...
I'm chasing a few more subsets, such as Baseball Thrills...
You can find more details on these chases in the link.
I've also got a PC called "The Perfect Games Project". It's a chase of the batteries from every perfect game ever thrown. You can follow the link to see who I've got and who I need.
Not Dodgers
Most of my trading partners these days might think I collect only Dodgers, but not so. I collect more than a few big-name and HOF players from the past.
A few examples are Reggie Jackson, Yaz, Nolan Ryan, Johnny Bench, Clemente, Al Kaline, Stan the Man, Rickey Henderson, Mazeroski, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, etc. Pretty much, if the guy is in the HOF, I enjoy his cards.
I also collect defunct teams, mostly the old Washington Senators.
Other Sports
I also collect football, but it's limited to the Raiders (Vintage Oakland and LA are both welcome) and the Rams - ONLY LA. I'm not interested in the Anaheim or St. Louis aberrations.
My newest collection is in hockey. Thanks to Zippy Zappy, my L.A. Kings collection is off to a solid start, but I have no vintage purple and gold, pre-Gretzki, Kings cards. There's plenty of room for growth on this front.
I hope that opened up a few more possibilities for anybody out there wondering what to send my way. I'm looking forward to know more about what you collect as well. Great idea, N.O.!
Aloha!
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
It'll Take Two Nights of Posts for This Buncha Cards from Night Owl
Aloha, everybody,
We've all got our favorite trading partners, and the dean of our community, Sir Night Owl, is obviously one of mine. We both share a collecting passion for the same team, and our Dodgers have their ever-lovin' mugs on a lot of product, so that often makes our trades chock-a-block-fulla-stuff. That's exactly how I would describe this little ol' box of goodness that came to my way from N.Y.
How's that for a fun bunch of cardboard to sift through? And it was definitely fun. Obviously, you don't want to see all of these cards, but there are so many great ones in here, that I'm pretty sure it's going to take two posts for me just to show the best ones off.
So let's go...
First up is a new addition ( 2002 Upper Deck) for my Shawn Green PC. I'm digging the lineup nostalgia on the left. Check out the leadoff batter: Dave Roberts, now the manager.
Next up are a couple from today's top Dodgers prospects. I'm very happy to receive my first Willie Calhoun, whom I'm hoping the Dodgers don't trade away this week.
I collected Score '95, but I don't think I ever pulled one of these Artist's Proofs. I checked around, but couldn't find any info on how limited these are. That doesn't matter beyond info that helps me know about my card, as I love these proof cards regardless.
I remarked in a recent post that I'll be actively collecting early Konerko Dodgers cards, but ol' Night Owl took it to another level. You want early? How about a minor league (now defunct) Albuquerue Dukes card...
The scan is pretty dark, but I had to include this awesome mirror-finish Bowman which features Eric Young admiring a hit while standing before some kind of atrocious Gaza Strip-looking apartment building.
The 90's gave us much more than gigantor-sized athletes playing among tiny citiscapes, They also loved to use....die-cut tech!
Leaf Studio was never at the top of my list for purchases, but this Ramon Martinez card is a beaut.
Can't have too much Bulldog! This is actually a Fleer design I like.
My eyes opened and jaw dropped when I gazed upon this cardboard gem from Topps Gallery. (lurking Wrigley)
That's it for today. Stay tuned for Part Two of the Buncha Cards from Night Owl, featuring tribute cards, more 90's goodness, Jackie and viiiiiiiiinnnntaaaaaaage !
THANKS, buddy. Aloha!
We've all got our favorite trading partners, and the dean of our community, Sir Night Owl, is obviously one of mine. We both share a collecting passion for the same team, and our Dodgers have their ever-lovin' mugs on a lot of product, so that often makes our trades chock-a-block-fulla-stuff. That's exactly how I would describe this little ol' box of goodness that came to my way from N.Y.
How's that for a fun bunch of cardboard to sift through? And it was definitely fun. Obviously, you don't want to see all of these cards, but there are so many great ones in here, that I'm pretty sure it's going to take two posts for me just to show the best ones off.
So let's go...
First up is a new addition ( 2002 Upper Deck) for my Shawn Green PC. I'm digging the lineup nostalgia on the left. Check out the leadoff batter: Dave Roberts, now the manager.
Next up are a couple from today's top Dodgers prospects. I'm very happy to receive my first Willie Calhoun, whom I'm hoping the Dodgers don't trade away this week.
I collected Score '95, but I don't think I ever pulled one of these Artist's Proofs. I checked around, but couldn't find any info on how limited these are. That doesn't matter beyond info that helps me know about my card, as I love these proof cards regardless.
I remarked in a recent post that I'll be actively collecting early Konerko Dodgers cards, but ol' Night Owl took it to another level. You want early? How about a minor league (now defunct) Albuquerue Dukes card...
The scan is pretty dark, but I had to include this awesome mirror-finish Bowman which features Eric Young admiring a hit while standing before some kind of atrocious Gaza Strip-looking apartment building.
The 90's gave us much more than gigantor-sized athletes playing among tiny citiscapes, They also loved to use....die-cut tech!
Leaf Studio was never at the top of my list for purchases, but this Ramon Martinez card is a beaut.
Can't have too much Bulldog! This is actually a Fleer design I like.
My eyes opened and jaw dropped when I gazed upon this cardboard gem from Topps Gallery. (lurking Wrigley)
THANKS, buddy. Aloha!
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Matt Takes Number 12
Aloha, everybody,
We're coming into the final picks for the Lucky 13 game. My friend Matt from Bob Walks the Plank has chosen number 12...(there's that basketball lot)...
A couple of cachets, a bunch of promos, and a Vince Carter relic.
That leaves the final pick of the game to Night Owl.
N.O., I remember when you signed up, you suspected Dodgers goodness. I wonder if you spotted any Dodgers goodness in an earlier prize that caught your eye, or if you want to take your chances with the final prize remaining.
You can choose Number 3, or possibly steal...
Prize 1: 50's Vintage
Prize 2: Wheaties Boxes
Prize 4: Clemens, Schmidt, Ripken
Prize 5: Football Lot
Prize 6: Young Stars, Rookies
Prize 7: 70's Vintage
Prize 8: Autos, Relics Lot
Prize 9: Dodgers Figurines
Prize 10: Inserts Lot
Prize 11: Mixed Packs Lot
Prize 12: Basketball Lot
Prize 13: 60's Vintage (Locked)
Aloha!
We're coming into the final picks for the Lucky 13 game. My friend Matt from Bob Walks the Plank has chosen number 12...(there's that basketball lot)...
A couple of cachets, a bunch of promos, and a Vince Carter relic.
That leaves the final pick of the game to Night Owl.
N.O., I remember when you signed up, you suspected Dodgers goodness. I wonder if you spotted any Dodgers goodness in an earlier prize that caught your eye, or if you want to take your chances with the final prize remaining.
You can choose Number 3, or possibly steal...
Prize 1: 50's Vintage
Prize 2: Wheaties Boxes
Prize 4: Clemens, Schmidt, Ripken
Prize 5: Football Lot
Prize 6: Young Stars, Rookies
Prize 7: 70's Vintage
Prize 8: Autos, Relics Lot
Prize 9: Dodgers Figurines
Prize 10: Inserts Lot
Prize 11: Mixed Packs Lot
Prize 12: Basketball Lot
Prize 13: 60's Vintage (Locked)
Aloha!
Monday, February 20, 2017
The President of Card Bloggers Sent Cards to Me
Aloha, everybody,
As the above title notes, I received a package from the dean of card bloggers, the GBOAT (Greatest Blogger of All Time), the venerable, wise old owl - who probably won't appreciate being referred to as old. Indeed, if the blogger world had a president, this man would be that...Mr. Night Owl.
We all know it's a good day when a package of cards arrives in the mail, but it's a very good day when I find a package from Night Owl.
Lots of folks send Dodgers cards to N.O., and if I'm lucky, I receive some of the cardboard runoff from his bounty. Night Owl ends up with plenty of dupes and upgrades, and that's where we fellow Dodgers bloggers come in. The trickle down economics theory may not work out in the real world, but it sure does apply in the blogosphere.
Let's have a look at (just a sample of) the goodies that came to me from the frigid and snowed over east.
Leading off is an absolutely beautiful hologram 3-D card from the 30th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. THIS is how to do 3-D illusion right. The stadium image lifts right off the card surface and stands upright...
Young Joc on a sweet Diamond Kings rookie card edition...
What about the Brooklyn boys? Sir Night Owl always delivers...
I love how this shot of Campy shows the tools of ignorance in their full glory. Compare that chest protector to the almost tiny flak jackets catchers wear today.
These are from 1979 TCMA Star of the 50's. I now have six of these Dodgers. Time to find out how many more I need to complete the Dodgers set.
Jumping to the LA club and a Dodgers star from the 60's...
The 70's brought awesome 'staches to the Dodgers...
Here's Charlie Hough, the Dodgers' resident knuckleballer for many a year...
Steve Sax brings us into the 80's on 1985 O-Pee-Chee...
The next decade brought Raaaaaauuuuuuuuullllll....
Looks like a cold day in Chi-Town in this shot. Mondi's wearing winter headgear and the ivy has gone brown.
If you think Dodgers baseball in the early 00's, you've gotta include the one who got away, Adrian Beltre...
Numbered cards? Yes, please...
Brown had such an unlikeable personality, but I'll admit, I liked it when he took the mound. He was lights out!
Here's one for the Tatooine crowd...
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish they'd shipped Tracy to Tatooine.
Speaking of the great ones who got away...
The card is dark, so it's not easy to read the name of this Dodgers prospect. It's appropriate because it was a dark day Paul Konerko was traded away. I'll never forgive Tommy for that one. The Dodgers received Jeff Shaw, one of the elite closers in the game at the time. Pfffffffffffffftttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, the one who didn't get away.
The Teenager on a pre- LA Dodgers, Oklahoma City Dodgers card!!! Wow!
Now THAT'S what you get when the president sends you cards.
THANKS Night Owl!
Aloha!
As the above title notes, I received a package from the dean of card bloggers, the GBOAT (Greatest Blogger of All Time), the venerable, wise old owl - who probably won't appreciate being referred to as old. Indeed, if the blogger world had a president, this man would be that...Mr. Night Owl.
We all know it's a good day when a package of cards arrives in the mail, but it's a very good day when I find a package from Night Owl.
Lots of folks send Dodgers cards to N.O., and if I'm lucky, I receive some of the cardboard runoff from his bounty. Night Owl ends up with plenty of dupes and upgrades, and that's where we fellow Dodgers bloggers come in. The trickle down economics theory may not work out in the real world, but it sure does apply in the blogosphere.
Let's have a look at (just a sample of) the goodies that came to me from the frigid and snowed over east.
Leading off is an absolutely beautiful hologram 3-D card from the 30th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. THIS is how to do 3-D illusion right. The stadium image lifts right off the card surface and stands upright...
Young Joc on a sweet Diamond Kings rookie card edition...
What about the Brooklyn boys? Sir Night Owl always delivers...
I love how this shot of Campy shows the tools of ignorance in their full glory. Compare that chest protector to the almost tiny flak jackets catchers wear today.
These are from 1979 TCMA Star of the 50's. I now have six of these Dodgers. Time to find out how many more I need to complete the Dodgers set.
Jumping to the LA club and a Dodgers star from the 60's...
The 70's brought awesome 'staches to the Dodgers...
Here's Charlie Hough, the Dodgers' resident knuckleballer for many a year...
Steve Sax brings us into the 80's on 1985 O-Pee-Chee...
The next decade brought Raaaaaauuuuuuuuullllll....
Looks like a cold day in Chi-Town in this shot. Mondi's wearing winter headgear and the ivy has gone brown.
If you think Dodgers baseball in the early 00's, you've gotta include the one who got away, Adrian Beltre...
Numbered cards? Yes, please...
Brown had such an unlikeable personality, but I'll admit, I liked it when he took the mound. He was lights out!
Here's one for the Tatooine crowd...
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish they'd shipped Tracy to Tatooine.
Speaking of the great ones who got away...
The card is dark, so it's not easy to read the name of this Dodgers prospect. It's appropriate because it was a dark day Paul Konerko was traded away. I'll never forgive Tommy for that one. The Dodgers received Jeff Shaw, one of the elite closers in the game at the time. Pfffffffffffffftttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, the one who didn't get away.
The Teenager on a pre- LA Dodgers, Oklahoma City Dodgers card!!! Wow!
Now THAT'S what you get when the president sends you cards.
THANKS Night Owl!
Aloha!
Friday, May 22, 2015
Wallet Card Gets A World Series Championship Ring
Aloha everybody,
Last week Laker Dave and I headed out to Chavez Ravine to take in the Dodgers game. It wasn't just any game - it was the Old-Timers game, and the fans were being given replicas of the Dodgers' 1965 World Series Championship ring.
What a grand day it was, until the big club played and got killed 7-1 by the Rockies. We'll bypass that horror and just focus on the pregame fun that was the Old-Timers game.
I feel for N.O., as I consider Dodger Stadium to be the most beautiful stadium of all. It's my summer home and my Blue Cathedral. One day the hills beyond the outfield will be the resting place of my ashes, so I will never miss a game, from Opening Day to the World Series.
Night Owl recently wrote about the inclusion of Dodger Stadium on baseball cards, and he lamented the fact there are just not enough views of the stadium for him to drink in.
In addition, I know there are other Dodger fans out there who would appreciate seeing the old-timers, so please indulge me as I drop a few extra photos.
Outside the gates you'll find these giant replicas of the WS rings. This one is from the Brooklyn Dodgers' one and only championship.
Behind me you can see the mural honoring past Dodger Cy Young Award winners. This year the Dodgers are giving away pins honoring those winners.
Eric Gagne was scheduled to be there, so I broke out my old "Game Over" Gagne shirt.
Upon entry we were given these very cool replica rings. Hefty, substantial, and with shiny cubic zirconia bling!
Here's the view from our entry point just behind the visitor's bullpen.
We walked right over to old-timer's batting practice...
Hey N.O., there's the Penguin...
Group shot: YAY! Time Warner Cable: BOOOOOOO!!!
Below is World Series MVP, Payy-Droooo Goo-Rare-Ohhhhhhh!!
(As the old stadium announcer used to say Guerrero's name)
Behind Guerrero in visitor greys is Fernando and beyond him is Shawn Green.
Joining the group at the far left is Boomer, Steve Yeager, decked out in the Tools of Ignorance...
Steve Garvey...
Tommy Lasorda in the center doing the Alfred Hitchcock profile and Magic Johnson to the far right.
The largest ovation of the day went to the man on the Wallet Card, Mr. Koufax...
Old-Timers game action. Fernando pitching to Mickey Hatcher...
More Fernando...
Orel Hershiser vs. Nomahhhhhh....
Shawn Green still has that beautiful swing. Here he is cracking a long single off of Chan Ho Park...
It was overcast, but a beautiful day for a ballgame...
Here's an extra note for those who stayed along till the end. Part two of Project Cardboard went off yesterday. PWE's and bubble mailers went out to these zip codes...
02766
19713
16101
03801
60706
76063
77251
Aloha!
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