A Woman Perspective Trade

Returning from a much needed vacations (love natural Vitamin D) and I find a pack from Commishbob .

He was kind enough to think of my hardship for getting some packs to open and besides a bunch of cards he also got me two packs.

And those were not flagship packs but a Heritage rack pack and other for my beloved Allen & Ginter's.

But lets start with the singles Bob got me.

There was this specific mini pack with a note...

Nice joke and also nice cards!

Now I have my own Ba(t)chelor to star in my Woman Perspective collection.

But lets keep going.

And just to start with my moth hang open.

An auto card of Mark Portugal. That's awesome! And even more because he's playing for Houston.

It's now in the spotlight of my relic/auto binder.

And then my moth still hang even more.

That's my beloved Molitor!

Isn't he handsome!?

'Win a Pro Player For a Day!?'

Like can I still *win* Molitor!?

And not stopping to amaze me is this beauty.

Hope you have a dup Bob!

We are not so much of a fishing country anymore (I would blame UE for that but it's all other topic) but for sure it still can characterize a bit of what we are.

But I have to say that the words on the back, trying to teach a bit of Portuguese...they are more Spanish than other thing.

But they are close enough ;)

And 'Friend' is more 'Amigo'. The translation stated is more for 'Companion' or 'Mate'.

Unfortunately the last years we kind of change the 'exporting' product. Now we export people. High qualified people.

That's what crisis brought to us...

But lets keep going in a better tone.

Gypsy Queen is one of those sets that people usually have lots to say about.

I know there were some years that the photos were a bit weird. But looking at this handsome Sale card I can almost think it's 3D! Like those UFucus modes the new smartphones have.

It's like he's truly alive and ready to throw the ball.

Next is time for...SOME DUST!

Kenny Lofton is like taking a bath in dust people!

And Jeff Treadway looks like he's practicing Long Jump!

I hope Eric Anthony's foot was alright after that play.

And then Bob surprised me with some vintage cards.

And I must say they are all going to enter my Woman Perspective binder too!

Singleton and Palmer smiles are one of a kind in the game.

Even if Singleton reminds me of work.

I think this is my first Pete Rose card. And the Schmidt card is my first none-re-print-card of him.

After all these surprises lets check both packs.

First I opened the A&G's.

I got a mini Colon!

Yep...that was kind of a joke...He's one of the not-so-mini in the game.

For what I understand this year the mini backs only have the A&G's logo with no information.

That's ok with me because the usual info is not quite readable...

I got a bit of everything in this pack! Me truly happy!

I got an horizontal card of mister Strasburg and an insert card of Natural Wonders.
That's one bloody big stalagmites example! Quite nice.

I got a current player which I don't have much to say about...But then I got two vintage players.

Everytime I see a Brewers logo I'm expecting to see my Molitor but Yount is alright.

But then, the baseball cards gods were on my side and not only I got a Yankee (I don't get a lot of them...) but it's none less than mister Babe Ruth.

Now on Heritage rack pack.

I must say the cards I got were not the worst cases of photoshop by Topps.

Matt Dominguez got to be the less natural of all because he doesn't seem to have a chin.

Look! I got an insert 1st Draft of Johnny Bench! Hope he was not always on bench...

Chris Tillman is giving the daring look...Me like it!

Also got a some Rookie Stars that probably in a few years I'll be making a post trying to understand if they were truly Rookie Stars.

Still trying to get to were Jim Adduci is looking at. (I'm that bad...)

The second part of the pack unveils the promised blue border card which is none less than Buster Posey.

And I got one Dustin Ackley to add to my players collection.

Notice John Jaso magazine-look. I think Topps has some woman working for them.

I finish with an other Rookie Star. I always notice that there are no Yankees rookies in these cards. Well...it seems we always go for the old ones.

Also a common insert in other Heritage years is the Then & Now. Again I get Colon but Juan Marichal is an asset that makes it a good looking card.





Again I must thank Bob's kindness and thank for all the great cards and packs. It was pure joy opening them and see the cards.

RAC pack from Commishbob - Can you say it's Christmas time!?

By the first image you can see the quality goodies Commishbob sent my way.

I've already learned about trades, about PWEs (I didn't send any yet because mail overseas is a bit hardcore for PWEs...) but now I know what a simple 'Random Acts of Cardness Card" is.

And what it is?

It is a Rollie Fingers' mustache and a Greg Maddux mini.

(I know some people don't like the 2011 Topps Kimball minis but I love them so much!)

It is also lots of players I collect, like these two gorgeous Nick Markakis cards.

(Can you find the baseball in the Heritage card?)

It is a beautiful Cole Hamels relic card.

(It makes me want to 'pat' the patch to feel a bit closer to the game.)

It is a ... Hunter Pence.

(I'm struggling with myself after seeing this card because I'm almost losing it and giving up the blog rate at PG-13 and speed up to R!)

It is an other Pence all chrome and a Joey Votto all shiny!

And it is a vintage beauty, mister Will Clark.

And speaking about vintage...

It is all these 1959 Topps cards!

Until now I only saw these beauties on blogs and thought I'd never put my hands on one of those...

...even more 15 of those!

Commishbob even sent me these three Rookies.

Now I'm reading this to know a bit more of the set. I've read a bit here and there on many blogs and tried to understand the bigger picture.
Understanding baseball from the decades I've lived in it is easier than understanding those decades 'long ago'.

(Not calling anyone old!)

Canseco from the '88 All Star is not so vintage but it will soon become *that* vintage.

If it wasn't enough also got a '75 Topps Gaylord Perry (saw it back at Night Owl '75 Topps blog long ago), a '69 Topps Don Drysdale and a '59 Hank Aaron.

Bazooka is really the champ!

But if I thought those cards became the oldest I possess I was wrong.

Then I put my eyes on this 'Color TV' 1955 Bowman Gil Coan card.

I've commented on one Commishbob post saying that I have some of these cards in my Want List at comc and that one day I'd be proudly displaying one of those.

Never I thought it would be this soon!

And look how cute Coan looks.

I could make a super-vintage Woman Perspective post...

Now, the RAC is also current cards.

I don't have more recent Donruss cards, only those from the wax era but I'm getting curious to know more of the last sets.

This 3D Super Stars is bigger than those I got.

Being a Baltimore fan Commishbob was kind enough to deliver many Orioles to me including this '87 Donruss Cal Ripken Jr.

After all I don't mind getting Alex Rodriguez cards.

And this one is quite what he was/is...a promotional sample.

More wax era cards to join the ones I got from those wax era packs.

Jesse Orosco '83 Donruss card is a first to me since I don't have any card form that set. Until now.

RAC is also Houston Astros to my team collection...

...including oddballs!

Ellsbury making dust happen.

Looking at this Petralli card I thought of something...

..I knew I've seen it before! Now I have 2 Petralli cards almost falling into the stands.

On the back, care to notice that Geno didn't want to get the pants dirty, and sat on a towel.

Escobar sliding dust and a Morrow front row!

Terry Kennedy is the first catcher's card I see with the catcher shadowing the eyes to see the ball. Usually I see this in outfielders cards.

Fowler is trying to slide home and you can see dirt there. I'll have to update the Dust page very soon!

I miss this Astros uniform. And really loved the Star...

Great duo with the Orioles Wall on th back.

If you don't know I'll teach you something...tongue is love! So Mets fans give lots of love to one of your current symbols catching a ball barehand ready to throw to 1B.

Gary Lucas is trying hard to get a mustache like Fingers.

Keith Hernandez is my first '89 Upper Deck. Now I can complete the diamond on the Upper Deck design.





So all of these cards represent what a 'Random Acts of Cardness Card" is.

Thanks to CaptKirk42 for the great idea and to Commishbob for honouring me with all these goodies.