Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Wacky Wednesday

 Busy busy busy, that is what the last week has been for me, but should be much slower the rest of the month. Hit up the VA today in Gainesville (had to get up at 5am) and afterwards stopped by the Meely Pops card shop. Then home to get ready for Trivia night. Went to Trivia and we won 1st place.




This week throws modern day cards into the arena. With some Stadium club from two newer releases. 

have a great night!


Tuesday, February 11, 2025

GIVEAWAY DAY.....

 Here we go again. These were dupes I grabbed from Ormond by mistake. Maybe a bit more than the giveaway last week. 

Rules to claim a card this week.

1) Be a follower of this blog, comment on this post, and make sure I have your current address. 

2) First come first serve. There are only 6 cards so they may go fast.

3) Only one claim (card) per follower on these cards.


HERE WE GO.....



Last week's giveaway left 1 base 2024 A&G Mantle, so consider that one still available too. 7 cards to share.

Adios!

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Just a quick "MINOR" post.

 Last post from the January Ormond trip. After that will be another GIVEAWAY day.




This is the bulk of those minor league team sets I mentioned recently. There was only 1 Braves affiliate. I busted them out of their plastics except for a couple of duplicate sets. Looked at the card backs for birthdays for my mini collections then into the dupes boxes the rest went. Way too many here to be shipping out in bulk. I only say that because several people inquired about the "dump", but the shipping would be at least $20.00, so for now they remain hidden in a box.....unmarked waiting for someone browsing through them and say ah.  LOL.




This team set was also in there. I kept Phil (PC), and the ladies, but the rest are now hidden away also including Joe.




These too were in with the minor league cards. A complete set too.

That's it nice & short. Have a good week.


Friday, February 7, 2025

Ormond trip: round 4 the PC guys. Total mix

 A total mix of players and card sets/brands/years.



A whole bunch of this years, I mean last years Topp 2006 mini's. 





A whole lot of shiny in there.








Quit salivating over those Puigs' Greg.





I brought home a total of 550 cards from the dollar boxes with just 71 of them being Braves cards. Of the Braves cards 37 were "new to me" and the remaining 34 went into the PC's or the rookie collection.



Those two Jackson Holiday cards reminds me that I need to remind you folks, that this isn't the end of the posts from Ormond albeit the next one is a super short one and will be the last Ormond post before the next GIVEAWAY DAY. That is a hint in case you didn't figure it out.




There ya go folks and a fantastic weekend.


Thursday, February 6, 2025

Ormond Beach: Round 3

 Round three from the January trip to Ormond. In case you couldn't tell from the "GIVEAWAY" cards last week, I grabbed what should be the last time I grab any A & G from 2024 other than the unusual parallels cards.







Above are the Chrome, 2 Filigree, and and a few Silver portraits (the rest of the Silver are below the base).












This should be the last time I post any 2024 AG unless they are Braves parallels that I need.  Kind of burned out on these. Didn't take long, but I'm sure I have all of my PC's taken care of. Speaking of which, the PC guys I grabbed (non AG) grabs will be next.

Later!


Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Wacky Wednesday

 This week's round of cards that I find interesting in one way or another.




The Gattis card is still one of my all time favorite cards. Love it. Just in case you are wondering why Charlie made this cut.... Come on look at that stare. At first you might believe he is staring down the photographer, but he isn't. He is looking out on the field at something, not sure what but something. Throw in the "civilians" on the field makes the cut.

Be naughty everybody.... Just kidding, be nice.

Monday, February 3, 2025

Day TWO: Ormond dollar box Braves.

 It is going to be a very busy week and a half for me. Mailed out those "giveaway" cards today. With that said, let's get right to round two of the last Ormond card shop visit. Braves from the dollar boxes.



Obviously, I didn't pay a buck for these cards. All needed Braves tonight, so I can inch closer and closer to that #1 spot on TCDB. I also requested shipment yesterday from my Sport Lots box which has 607 cards in it and 2/3 of those should be Braves.





That mini 2024 Topps 206 Acuna, gets me down to just 1 Atlanta Braves base version, and 2 Milwaukee Braves base cards. I've nearly completed the Red Foil Stadium Club too. I think I need 1 A&G Silver yet. 



Turns out that Guanipa Lunar Glow was a dupe, I needed the Drake not this one. I believe I've completed the Braves Stadium Club inserts now.



And wrapping this post with the last of the 2024 Topps chrome mojo 89' inserts too. (1 of those were from Flagship, the others Update).


Have a great night!


Sunday, February 2, 2025

My oh My: What a difference a year can make. An over sized post.

 As the title indicates time. For instance a week ago we (Central Floridians) were not liking the sub freezing temps. The the week finished up with a couple of days in the 70's and this past weekend (Friday) began hitting the low 80's. That is my kind of temperature. I like the 80's.... a lot. Here I am typing this up on Saturday afternoon in the mid 70's at the moment with hopes of 80 expected by sundown. Ahhhh. (Didn't happen only got to 76).

One year ago my brother Jack, my sister Kathy, her family, and I attended the first annual blue grass festival down town. Now I am okay stating that I enjoy 99% of most music genre's. However, Blue Grass or supposed Blue Grass is not in the upper ranks. It's okay. That festival is happening today (Saturday). 8 plus hours of different bands/groups all afternoon and into the night. The difference is the temps. Last year after nightfall, it got down to 17 degrees, burr and me no likey. As I just mentioned those are not the temps today. BIG difference for sure. It turns out as I opted not to attend this year, that my brother remembered last year leaving his dog (GiGi) unattended was cruel, and this morning called to ask that I go let her do her thing while he was away to give her some relief. Then just moments ago, my daughter Hunter said her and my grandson Elijah were stopping by. And they just got here so I will take a break right now.


Now I shall start the Ormond posts with the over sized box toppers that I got from my recent visit.







The Toys R Us were actually a complete sealed set of 11. The ones scanned here are PC guys. 



For some reason I am thinking that I may already have that DEVERS.





To finish up I couldn't leave the current Holiday Ornaments behind.

I hope that everyone's week is a grand one.


Thursday, January 30, 2025

Giveaway Day

 You read that right. Here is the reason for the giveaway. Last week I had to go to the card shop in Ormond, and as I mentioned last week I didn't get a ton of stuff that I can post. I did bring home two 3 row boxes and one 2 row box. One of the monster 3K boxes was 2/3 minor league team sets mixed with 1/3 Disney Lorcana cards. So other than the one picture (taken with my phone) of the minor league sets that box is nil as far as this blog is concerned. Now the other box will make for a few posts. When sorting the box, I realized that I had pulled dupes of a dozen cards. Not really an unusual thing, pretty much happens all of the time. The difference is this time, I figure I'd do TWO simple giveaways. This one before I start posting the Ormond gets, and then another to close out the Ormond posts from my only January visit.


RULES:

1) BE A FOLLOWER OF THIS BLOG, AND COMMENT ON THIS POST BY MIDNIGHT est SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THIS FIRST GIVEAWAY.

2) THERE ARE ONLY 6 CARDS, SO THE FIRST 6 COMMENTERS (won't make it til Sunday for sure). Although the first batch aren't as nice as the next one will be.

3) CLAIM THE 1 CARD YOU WANT IN YOUR COMMENT. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. SIX WINNERS THERE WILL BE.



GET AT THEM.

The beginning and the end. Alpha and Omega.

 You probably aren't expecting a post about Charlie Morton. that is what it is though. Initially I was upset the Braves let him get away. Not so much anymore I kind of got over it. Was still stinging on the Max Fried getting away especially to the Damn Yankees, lol. Mix in the rumor mill regarding Chris Sale. UGH!



The Braves drafted Charlie in the amateur draft right out of high school in 2002. You can tell with 2002 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres card. Just a kid.



He bounced through the farm until 2008 when he made his debut on June 14, 2008. Charlie is looking a little (not much) older on his 2008 Bowman Draft Prospects card. The Braves traded him off to Pittsburg for Nate McClouth. That didn't work out as planned. Charlie remained a Pirate from 2009-2015 (only 1 winning season 2013). 2016 found Charlie in Philly. Then off to Houston where he would have his second winning season (and a World Series ring). After the 2018 season he'd be heading HOME to Tampa where he would stay put for 2019 & 2020 as he was contemplating retirement. The Braves came and scooped him up where he would gain another World Series ring. Do y'all remember him that post season.... trying to remain in the game after breaking his leg. That is a trooper, and that kind of determination is why I kind of felt bummed to see him go.



Here we have Charlie on his 2024 Braves Topps card. The last (or should be) but you know how Topps is I wouldn't be surprised if some 2025 cards has him in a Braves uniform instead of the Orioles. Who knows right now. 

I put together some interesting tidbits regarding Charlie. As of right now he is the highest ranking active pitched with hit batsmen. He ranks (tied) for the #7 spot all time. The swooping curve ball especially to lefties is a doozie. He has 186  HBP on record right now, the next closes "active" player is sitting at #55 on the list. In fact Charlie has hit the #1 spot for a season 4x, 2nd 3x, and 3rd 3x too. he also is up there up the charts for most allowed triples (by season) he had the #1 spot for that a lot.

His best years have been the last 8 years. Current record 138-123. You could always count on him for strikeouts. He currently has 2,047 K's under his belt with 1,991 hits in 2,125.2 innings.

I wish Charlie luck (unless he's pitching against the Braves). There you have it, the beginning and then end of Charlie Morton and the Braves.


Have a great night.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Wacky Wednesday

 Now that the initial phase of re-starting this theme has come and gone it is time to normalize it. Okay maybe normalize and Wacky shouldn't be combined.



Back in the day I would have cropped the cards individually, but my current "editor" doesn't allow for that and I ain't above to scan individual cards for this theme when there are literally thousands. IE: the Gwynn would've been better rotated.

Have a great night folks!


Monday, January 27, 2025

Just a quick one tonight. INCOMING from Kevin and Mark

 A week or so back, I got two gifts from fellow bloggers.


The first came from Kevin (TDK).




Kevin held a give away (the one with all of the Skenes rookies), and a puppy. Well there are two puppies on the Judge which I claimed so that my grandson who loves Paw Patrol can have one to match his grandpa. The Whammy I had commented on another of his posts and wowzers here it is along with a MLB refractor of Matt Olson. I really like the Whammy cards, and the older Marvel cards with super stars on them. These were a treat. 

The second package arrived from Mark (San Jose Fuji) with a few Braves inside and a note that I probably have them already (I did), but Mark included an Ebay gift card which completely blindsided me (he does that every now and again). Well, I used the card and 4 of the 5 sets of Star Wars cards that I did not already have came in yesterday, and the last one came today.

FIVE sets....complete sets three 1-100, one 1-90, and 1-80. I try to be shrewd even on Ebay and I was. Happy to boost my TCDB non-sport count by nearly 500 cards in a snap. I now need to re-arrange one of my bookshelves. Gonna have to move the 12 years of Pokemon to a shelf of it's own. They have been sharing a shelf with the Stars Wars for 2 years now and they certainly need their own shelf and it will be full and needing another shelf too. 

That reminds me that I need to be working on a Star Wars section in my house so that I can group all of my stuff together, cards, toys, figures, games, puzzles, and whatever else that fits. I am considering a corner in my living room that is being occupied by an end table with tow statue busts of Napoleon and Socrates and a lamp of course. I'd have to find a new home for a painting hanging there too. I guess I need to go shopping to look at possible ways to display the collection. If my garage wasn't filled with "extra" cards I could easily set something up out there. Now I'm thinking to much. Have a good night everyone!

Big thanks to Kevin and Mark!

It's another Manic Monday: Clearwater card show

 Alrighty then. Now that I have cleared the scans from the Tampa show we can move right to the one and only post from the Clearwater show. I didn't know what to expect in reality as I had learned that the promoter from the St. Pete show took over the Clearwater show. I guess I was thinking there wouldn't be much of a change. I liked the Clearwater show. To get right at the bottom line.... I probably won't be heading to that area anytime in the near future. 90% of HIGH END Pokemon cards and the little remaining was only half baseball and most of those were the glass encased cards or slabbed cards. Not my thing. Not at all. No Justin, nor Jesse, nor Bob & Val. It didn't take me too long to realize that I had wasted the gas driving 2 hours to get there. I did do a complete walk through twice to make sure I hadn't missed anything. I stopped by one seller that was usually there and hit up his dollar and up boxes and his 3 baseball fifty cent boxes grabbed some stuff and asked what he wanted, his said one thing and I offered a few bucks lower and he took it the deal. Here is what I brought back.





The complete Don set. (they were in a team bag) in the dollar plus box. I got lucky at picking the TCPA trio too as I need all of them for my set build.






The puzzle back.






I got super lucky picking Braves I thought I might need, because I did. The Waldrep relics I knew I didn't have the rest were pure guesses.

That Japanese card I picked up for Mark and I am actually mailed his "stack" off today along with a slew of others. Several boxes now en-route, and a ton of PWE's.

The Ted Williams playing football card is a real gem. I wasn't aware of that insert in his sets. 


I scooped up a few orange cards  and a few Liberty cards too.



A pair of b/w parallels, a pair of New Yorkers', and a pair of Monte Irvine birthday cards to close out. I left spending either $23 or $27.00 can't remember exactly at this point. There were also a handful of other PC guys that I didn't scan. I knew that I was going to have to hit up Ormond after not bringing a bunch of stuff home. I also knew that The Villages show (was this past Saturday) was a shot at adding some cards to the kitty, but I didn't buy a single card there either. I bought two magazines an August 1970 Sport magazine with Hank Aaron on the cover. That was $5.00, and the other was a 1958 edition of the Dell baseball records for $3.00. That was it. Sudden Sam McDowell was there hawking his goods. (He tends to do a lot of card shows here in Florida). Hung out for a bit with an old friend (Mike) that visits this show and made arrangements for my brother and I to visit him (he lives in The Villages) have lunch at Beef's and let him demolish my brother with Sports trivia in a week or two. Mike needs some one pocket pages so I am taking him the nearly full box I have. I did get a lot of stuff when I went over to Ormond this past Wednesday, but not enough to knock out a month's worth of posts like usual. So I think that I will have to hit up the card shop in Leesburg and the one in Gainesville in this week and next.


There you have it. See you on the backside!


Friday, January 24, 2025

Helping the kids.... What was in the binders?

 As I mentioned previously a couple of kids that were at the Tampa card show where their dad was set up as a seller was trying to pawn off a couple of binders. They were wanting $50.00 each. No sellers were taking. When they got to Justin, he looked at them and said he wasn't interest either. Justin asked me to "value them". I went through them both quickly and told Justin they worth about $25.00 retail, so a seller would be stretching it paying $20.00. He said that was he thought too. I told the kids I'd give them the $20.00 each, and they took me up on it. I will say this... i could have easily found the cards in dime boxes or at most quarter boxes. But hey it helped the kids out. I scanned the highlights only as the rest not worth the time to scan.



Okay, so some of these might be sitting in dollar boxes, but a quarter maybe a little more is where I hit the buy button.




I took the cards out of the pages and threw the pages away. The binders were those zipper type, nice but not my cup of tea.





These were the only Braves that I needed. Like I said not something I normally would buy because I could have bought online all of those scanned for about $10.00 give or take. I spent less than 2 hours at the show (which apparently was all that was needed to get me sick). I skipped the St. Pete show the following week, as I just don't like the set up of the show itself. I did go to the Clearwater show last weekend which the show promoter changed from the previous month and is now run by the same guy as the St. Pete show. I'll have more on that show in a later post. I am hitting The Villages card show (I consider local) tomorrow in the cold. They only do 4 a year and it's tomorrow, I gotta go.


Have a great weekend!