Fleer Ultra 2007 - An extra pack

I purchased one of those 'Great Chase' box with a variety of packs. If the last time the box was kept at the customhouse, this time around it took no time to arrive.

Along with the box, this US seller from whom I bought a lot of stuff, sent me 2 bonus packs beside the box. One of those packs is a 2007 Fleer Ultra.

Here comes what I got...

I thought Papelbon did the right thing exiting Boston. Not by the biggest door but he was probably one of the best in the roster. It seems that he is not getting any luckier in Philadelphia. Well, even if they are reaching for the postseason I don't think they can make it. But after Cardinals last year we never know.

Uggla has these huge arms! At first glance I would not say he plays baseball but more american football.

I could not recognize Eric Chavez at first, only when I looked at the name. The photo in the card back looks more like him.
He's been such a huge help to my Yankees this final sprint to win AL East and go to playoffs that I started to like him better. Not that I didn't like him, but I would not pay much attention to him. I'm correcting this right now!

The forth card was Maddux. Who need to tell anything besides 'Maddux'? That's all said.

And last card in the pack (it says it's a 5 card pack) is some insert card. A Swing Kings card.

When I looked I saw someone in pinstripes and saw the NYY logo on the helmet so I was with this pretty smile upon my (also pretty) face.

Only when I looked at the players name - Gary Sheffield - I saw something really wicked. A Detroit Tigers logo.

Wait a minute...

I turned the card and yep...It's a Detroit card. And yet they kept the Gary photo as Yankees player! They don't even care to brush it off!

Ok. I think I'll do just fine with this.


A part from this, I really enjoyed this pack.

2009 Topps Heritage - Yankees post

After posting about 2012 Heritage box I got lets take a look at the cards I got from a 2009 Heritage box.

I'm missing the other cards photos so I'll show only the Yankees I got and later I'll post the others..

I've always liked A.J. I think I've already stated that here in the blog before. And it was a sad day when I knew he went to Pittsburgh. Didn't have a great season last year like ht 2 before but Yankees could really use his pitching this season even more with so much DL players.

I'm note sure if this card is not photoshopped. But that's the problem with Heritage cards. Some have the aspect of being painted by some kid.

 Oh look! Got the Captain! Jeter is having such a great ending-career time that sometimes I think he will not end it soon. All Yankees fans appreciate that Derek!

My only shiny card from the box and it's an Andy Pettitte one! Who would not love it!? Was glad to have him back in the roster. But stopping for 2011 season may had him a bit rusty and might be the cause for his long DL time.
I read yesterday he will pitch soon so I'm looking for it.


(Never mind you can see me taking the picture of Pettitte's card.)

Cole Hamels - Woman Perspective Post

Look I'm back to more woman baseball player talk.

Today I'm going to talk about Cole Hamels handsome way to play the game.

I have 3 cards of him. That's not enough. It simply is not enough. So I want more!

I have this 2010 Upper Deck card:

 

For start his a lefty. I like lefties. And what I like in this UD card is that I can forget his a Phillie. I was so rooting for him to be signed by my Yankees, but then he re-signed with Phillies again for a 6 year contract. So I will have to see him throwing in his handsome way for Philadelphia once more.

And why do I like him so much?

He is a bad boy. Eheh One dissimulated bad boy. He have this angelic-teen-look but then it is all betray by those eyes.

You can see them in the next card:

Oh-oh an other good pitch! Besides being so cute and handsome he is a good pitcher.

And yep, I saw the game he pitched to the baby rookie Bryce Harper.

Is he feeling women are all paying to much attention to rookies like Harper? Well, don't worrie Cole, let them all go to their side I'll stay here...

...to rub his hair. Some baseball players do have great hair. I wonder what kind of shampoo they use...

That's why other day I got my third Hamels card a got pretty happy. It's a mini. A 2009 Topps206 mini.

Peek-a-boo! Why they've chosen this photo I cannot understand. It does not show all full Hamels. It's such a waste...

But what make up for that is the fact his looking at me. Well, I am entitled to think so.

And will be hoping, by a ray of luck, to see him in pinstripes.

Sam LeCure RC

Do you know when everything goes wrong since the moment you wake up until you go sleeping again?

Having those kind of days..and to 'improve' it I was organizing my cards to make some space for even more and found in a box that my Sam LeCure 2010 Topps Update RC was damaged when I last put a deck box beside it in the box.

It now has the upper left corner bending a bit..And it was one of the cards I don't have a duplicate! I canmot believe my misfortune to end this day.

So if any of the flyes reading my blog, if you have this card, please contact me so we can make a trade ( I'm not sending the damaged card ofcourse!).

Surprise on the mail

Yesterday arrived mail. It was the package with the cards I purchased and talked here (along with some NHL packs). So you can imagine my surprise when I was expecting a small box containing all of this but got a large one.

What was happening? I thought they got no other boxes to pack it so they have sent this one bigger.

Then when I opened it I got surprised for what were inside.

My European seller sent me this Yankees reusable bag. Pretty awesome!
I know it's not the ultimate bag or something and yes I've spent a lot of money buying cards from him. But I'm a sweet heart and got touched by the attentiveness of him.

Besides the fact I don't need this kind of incentives to keep buying from him. So I just got this big smile on my face.

With so much work to do I only looked carefully to the cards I bought late at night. Yep, those up in the photo. I organized them and took an other picture.

They are nice! Love having a Teixeira relic card. Even if it's from his Rangers years. And even more because the card is a mini one. It kind gets lot of cute that way.

The Yankees team card is now the oldest card I have in my collection. It's a 1974 card! The year of Freedom Revolution here.

Now I'll go open the UD NHL rack packs.

Fleer Ultra 1991 - pack 1

Got some 1991 Fleer Ultra packs.

Forget about the cards design. Did it exist back then? It seems not...

Got a checklist. Yep that's always good. The photos chosen were not that bad, they are normal in action photos. The cards back had a player face photo and 2 more in action but small. Also have the 90 stats and ML totals.

Back then the stickers were a wanted thing? A lot of '80s and 90's had those. I don't mind having stickers thou.

Look! Got 2 Yankees in just one pack! It's for the time I get none or just 1 in a box!
Sax without the syndrome and Cadaret the former Teixeira #25.

It seems like the set had some kind of insert cards. Like the Cecil Fielder 'Great Performances' that bring some history/milestones to the thing instead of only stats.


Got a prospect card of Mike York and...ohhhh wait a moment! Look at his card a bit better...

Yep. He has a paperboard under his knee to keep the pants clean and shinny-white. That would be a good thing to photoshop out of the photo no!? Ahhh wait again! It's there because it gives him a lot of style! That's why he was drafted by the Yankees and never got out of the minors until playing a couple of years in Majors for Pirates and Indians before going back to minors. All makes sense now.

2012 Topps Heritage

Got a value box for this year Heritage. One of my first Topps back-to-the-past sets.

Other thing I liked about Heritage is that cards are truly on cardboard. They tend to bend a bit but they can resist more.

The design for this year Heritage is based on the '63 cards. What I liked most about it was the card back. I like knowing players milestones besides their stats.

There are no in action photos, is more like a photo shooting session, but there are some inserts that have in action/in game photos.

It said to look for auto cards but got none. But about the blue-border parallels I got one. This Justin Jackson card above. Got his base card as well. Whenever I get in the same box the base and colored-border parallel of the same player it upsets me. If I'm collecting all set is one thing but if it's just to have some cards I prefer having the biggest player cards range possible.

Also got my first team card. Pirates are having a very good season, it already seemed better  routed to post season but lets wait a bit more.

My favorite card from the box was this one. The Bronx Bombers! But it reduces a bit the bombers because Teixeira and Granderson are missing.

Other parallel I got was this shinning Batting Leaders card. It seems a bit cartoony having only the players heads but oh well..it shines!

Other set insert are these also head-stickers. What's wrong with you people? I want the full body!
But even if I only get the heads at least I got the best Pirates player nowadays and one of my favorite Pitchers.

I liked Hank Aaron insert. I like knowing other things from players and the game besides the stats.

WoW! Got on of the few Tim Lincecum cards I own. Bad season this year an? I really don't mind because I don't care about Lincecum and even less to the Giants. They have other players I like thou.

One of the Last Chipper Jones cards during play-years.

 Got some interesting players. I like Lance Berkman because he once was a Yankee. Not quite well used during the contract but that's the problem we have. Too many good players in a small number roster possibilities.

 I truly like this Matt Dominguez RC. I think I also have his 2012 Series 1 RC.
Bloomquist is such a useful player. I like him. Better in my second favorite team the D-Backs. I come to know Dan Haren as a D-Backs Pitcher but he then went to the dark side and I only forgive him because he's such a good Pitcher.

This card is off. They cut Taylor's had off the photo but let the intruder in the photo? The man has is RC shared with more people is not that fun.

And then Reddick All-Star Rookie card. I liked him from what I saw from Boston games. But they are trading everything that moves. This is a photoshoped card. That I'm sure. Look at other Red Sox players cards and they were shoot at the same parking lot. There was no other place to shoot it anyway?