This Blog's FIRST anniversary! VINTAGE-------- INCLUDING CONTEST

IT HAS BEEN ONE FULL YEAR SINCE I FIRST DROPPED A BASEBALL CARD POST. TOTALLY FLEW BY, FOR SURE. FOR THOSE THAT SUFFERED THROUGH THE EARLY POSTS, THANKS FOR STICKING AROUND. I'M SURE YOU GUYS REMEMBER, IT WAS AROUND 6 MONTHS OF BLOGGING BEFORE I FIGURED OUT HOW TO SCAN CARDS INTO MY POST (I'm not too techy, duh). THINGS HAVE CHANGED QUITE A BIT SINCE THAT INITIAL POST, THANK GOODNESS AND THANKS TO THOSE FELLOW BLOGGERS WHO HELPED ME OUT. THIS POST ITSELF WILL BE #194.

BELOW ARE A COUPLE OF PAIRS OF VINTAGE CARDS TO BE GIVEN AWAY TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY. GOING TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BE A FOLLOWER OF THIS BLOG, READ (MY OLDER POSTS), AND COUNT. IF YOU AREN'T ALREADY FOLLOWING IT'S OKAY JUST START. THE FIRST FOLLOWER TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER WINS THEIR CHOICE OF THE TWO CARD GROUPS (A OR B), AND THE SECOND GETS THE REMAINING TWO CARDS. YOU SAY WHAT DO YOU COUNT? SIMPLE, LET ME KNOW WHICH POST HAD THE MOST CARDS SCANNED AND HOW MANY CARDS. I WILL LET THE CONTEST RUN THROUGH SUNDAY AUGUST, 10TH TO GIVE YOU PLENTY OF TIME TO BROWSE THE OLD POSTS AND COUNT *YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO READ, JUST COUNT, AND NOTE THE POST TITLE.


GROUP A:

GROUP B

HOPEFULLY YOU JOURNEYING DOWN MY BLOG POST HISTORY WILL SHOW THE TAD BIT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE FIRST POSTS (WITH PICS) AND THOSE I WAS DOING BEFORE MY MOM GOT SICK. I REALLY DO MISS THE "REGULARLY SCHEDULED POSTS", AND THE COMMENTS, LIKE THE "SATURDAY SHADOW SHOTS", AND "MONDAY MINIS".

AND NOW A COUPLE FROM MY COLLECTION FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE. HMMMM!! I KNOW, LETS SHOW YOU MY PRE-ATLANTA BRAVES CARDS. I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY AND SOME ARE THE IN THE GREATEST OF SHAPE, BUT BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSEY.

I ONLY HAVE THREE 1965s, BUT WHO CAN GO WRONG WITH AN AARON, NIEKRO/CARROLL ROOKIE,  AND A CLINE TO BOOT!

WARREN SPAHN

EDDIE MATHEWS!

A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE THE WOOD GRAIN LOOK OF THE 1962 SET, BUT I FOR ONE ONE SURE DO!

ANOTHER NICE MATHEWS IN THE MIDDLE.

NICE 1960 SPAHN

GREAT SHOT ON THIS CARD!

A LITTLE JUAQUIN PHOENIX RESEMBLANCE, REMEMBER THAT MOVIE WITH HIM AND MEL GIBSON ABOUT THE ALIENS? JUAQUIN PLAYED A FORMER MINOR LEAGUER ROLE.

 FROM BOSTON, TO MILWAUKEE, TO ATLANTA

A VERY NICE PAIR OF 58 ALL STARS

I GREW UP LISTENING TO ERNIE JOHNSON AND SKIP CAREY ANNOUNCING THE BRAVES TELECASTS AND RADIO BROADCASTS. AH, MEMORIES..

THESE 57s ARE IN THE GREATEST OF SHAPE.

SOME DECENT 55s

OH LOOK ANOTHER MATHEWS.  1954 TOPPS.

I CAN STILL HEAR (IN MY HEAD), THE BROADCASTS FROM THE 70S ESPECIALLY TEH RADIO. AND EARLIER I FORGOT TO MENTION SKIP AND ERNIES COHORT PETE VAN WIERAN (NOT SURE HOW HE SPELLED HIS LAST NAME).

A COUPLE OF 53s.

AND WRAPPING UP WITH MY OLDEST BRAVES CARD: 1933 GOUDEY #50 (BABE RUTH'S CARD WAS #53).

TODAY OFFICIALLY KICKS OFF YEAR 2, LETS SEE HOW IT GOES.   I'D LIKE (GOALS) TO DOUBLE MY FOLLOWERS, HAVE BETWEEN 150-200 POSTS, HOLD AT LEAST  6 CONTESTS (THIS ONE IS THE FIRST), AND GET RID OF ALL OF THOSE 90'S DOUBLES!