First up is a package from Night Owl that arrived about a week and a half ago. He sent me over some Ginter cards that shrunk my want list a bit, and also sent over a decent sized lot of O's cards. Here are 9 that were selected at random:
2006 Topps Triple Threads Heroes Frank Robinson
1966 was a pretty good year for Frank Robinson. His team won the World Series, and he won World Series MVP, along with the A.L. MVP award and won the Triple Crown AND hitting the only home run in the history of Memorial Stadium that completely left the ballpark. If ever there was a year that should be immortalized on cardboard, Frank Robinson in 1966 should be that card. Plus, it's shiny, and has a crown on it.2005 Donruss Greats Brooks Robinson
1986 Topps All Star Set Eddie Murray
Make that 3 for 3. Card design doesn't get much simpler than this, and it works well here.1998 Skybox Metal Universe Bobby Bonilla
1999 Pacific Crown Royale Delino DeShields
This is another funky late 90's insert. I've really come to appreciate these more and more lately. They were doing some bizarre things back in those days. This is a die cut card in the form of a crown. I think this is probably the closest Delino came to one of those.
1993 Score Boys Of Summer Luis Merecedes
I appreciate how colorful this card is. Mercedes is a player I vaguely remember. I know he was yet another Orioles prospect who just didn't pan out, but aside from that don't know a lot about him.
1987 Donruss Cal Ripken Jr. Diamond King
This is the last card from Night Owl. I must have at least 4 copies of this card by now, and don't even care. It's such a great card I'll collect every one of them ever produced, if they're sent to me. Who doesn't love Diamond Kings? Thanks a lot for the great cards Greg!
Next up we have some cards from a trade with The Hamiltonian. I sent off a few Ginter cards and a small stack of Hamiltons, and in return received these 2 cards:
2009 Allen & Ginter's Creatures of Myth, Legend & Terror Unicorn mini
The Unicorn card is so awesome. I really like this insert set, and hopefully will be able to complete it. I think this card gives me 7 out out of 15. I'll probably post them all for you to see in the near future. Thank you very much Hamiltonian, it was a pleasure trading with you.
Next up is a card I received from FanofReds over at Nachos Grande. He was interested in the Dodo Extinct Creatues mini that I had pulled, and for some reason, I really wanted this Brock Yates relic. It might be because he invented and won the first ever Cannonball Run Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Dash (or Cannonball Run for short), but it could also be that I wanted it so badly because his name is Brock. Either way, it's a cool card of an interesting guy.
That's all for part 1, but rest assured, there are plenty more trades to be posted in the near future.
1993 Score Boys Of Summer Luis Merecedes
1989 Donruss Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling trash stache rookie card! Letting Schilling go was the first bad Orioles managerial move that I remember recognizing. It wasn't realized until a few seasons later, but I was 10 or 11, and even at that age I knew that they made a mistake. That's a sweet mustache none the less!1987 Donruss Cal Ripken Jr. Diamond King
Next up we have some cards from a trade with The Hamiltonian. I sent off a few Ginter cards and a small stack of Hamiltons, and in return received these 2 cards:
2009 Allen & Ginter's Creatures of Myth, Legend & Terror Unicorn mini
Next up is a card I received from FanofReds over at Nachos Grande. He was interested in the Dodo Extinct Creatues mini that I had pulled, and for some reason, I really wanted this Brock Yates relic. It might be because he invented and won the first ever Cannonball Run Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Dash (or Cannonball Run for short), but it could also be that I wanted it so badly because his name is Brock. Either way, it's a cool card of an interesting guy.
2009 Allen & Ginter's Brock Yates relic SP
FanofReds, thanks for trading with me, and enjoy your evolutionarily inferior bird card.That's all for part 1, but rest assured, there are plenty more trades to be posted in the near future.
You're welcome (I have always liked that Mercedes card).
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you've added an image of an owl to your blog.
Haha, I rather enjoy my evolutionary inferior bird!
ReplyDeleteThe last time I was at Camden Yards I was mildly astonished at the number of markers showing that Delino had hit balls onto Eutaw Street. They must have given him credit for batting practice home runs.
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