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Clark Kent!
Super Man!
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Showing posts with label o-pee-chee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label o-pee-chee. Show all posts
Sunday, 21 December 2014
Friday, 28 November 2014
Look what I've found...
...See, this is a baseball! Right here in my hand.Who would tell!
...And I'm playing with the brooms cable. It plays as well as a true bat!
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
Thursday, 19 December 2013
A bunt is always a bunt - Tony Gwynn
Even for players that you think would never bunt when they can swing and hit like a bloody king.
So this is quite the card of Tony Gwynn.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Dust - Update page
On the few days I had of vacations I reviewed my dusty binders and decided that I had to update the correspondent page here in the blog.
So if you follow the section right up in the menu bar you'll find new addictions to my collection.
Some of them you might get to think why they are there because the dust is not sooooooo in the air.
Not all can be like the reigning dusty card.
This is almost impossible to reproduce nowadays.
As I said before many times nowadays the dust is different. And all the care they have is to make it not getting all cloudy and in the air.
They don't know what is good!
But at least I could add this beauty to my collection after buying a 36-packs-box.
If you know more of these pearls please let me know. Perhaps I'd finally invest in COMC cards if I know about other dusty ones out there yet to be added to my collection.
So if you follow the section right up in the menu bar you'll find new addictions to my collection.
Some of them you might get to think why they are there because the dust is not sooooooo in the air.
Not all can be like the reigning dusty card.
This is almost impossible to reproduce nowadays.
As I said before many times nowadays the dust is different. And all the care they have is to make it not getting all cloudy and in the air.
They don't know what is good!
But at least I could add this beauty to my collection after buying a 36-packs-box.
If you know more of these pearls please let me know. Perhaps I'd finally invest in COMC cards if I know about other dusty ones out there yet to be added to my collection.
Monday, 22 April 2013
Being #1
Once again I'm overwhelmed by work.
Lots of milestones in the horizon and the time doesn't stop.
And we always have to try and be #1 or else somebody else is eager to take upon our job.
And since there is always a fight to be *the* #1 lets see how many #1 cards I have and who is featured in them.
It seems I have a few. Not bad.
And I start with Barry Bonds insert card in the '91 Fleer Ultra set.
In contrast with the other common card this have a lot of text to read!
Am I complaining!? No! I like reading and knowing trivia things.
And it's an extra that the front of the card have 3 Bonds photos! But that happens in all cards in this set and in the base set.
I only have Boggs cards for the Boston times. And around this days, Boston is #1 trend around the globe for the worst reasons. Keep it going Boston.
Next is Ivan Rodriguez helping someone (cannot get who is he nor even the team. Help!?) who is choking with some baseball.
That or he is breaking his knees in half.
Or even other possibility..he is helping closing the fly.
This is a cute #1 card.
Not only the back shows a cartoon of 'father and son' but on the front they are also facing each other.
These combos sometimes look a bit off but in this I think they got it right.
Yep. Cuteness all over the card.
An insert in the last Upper Deck baseball release.
I like black and white photos. But that is only true because I always knew stickers and cards in full colours.
This insert set were dedicated to DiMaggio so I was happy with any of the cards. But I got #1.
And an other insert set #1 card.
And this #1 card is also a die cut. Probably from hell. But a die cut.
My favourite #1 card! Ohh how I liked Prince Fielder while with Brewers. It felt real, authentic..
Nothing against Tigers but Fielder for me will always be remember as a Brewer.
I tend to get a lot of insert set #1s. Way more that base set #1s.
In those old days they really looked like wearing pajamas for playing baseball.
Mathewson, I have a couple of cards of him. All commemorative or reprints. But I like it none the same.
It's good that we never forget.
Maybe it's easier to get card #1 in Update sets because it's smaller.
Vladimir is always smiling. Join him with Torii Hunter and Brandon Phillips and the stadium would not be big enough to handle the 3 smiles.
And they play/played always well.
I think T206 were the first set that I completely fall in love with no restrictions.
And the HE minis are simply gorgeous!
And I have this infatuation for History. So its a bonus everytime a cards company decide to throw some historical cards in the middle of a sports card set.
I like D-Backs. But I must thank the baseball gods that they have a cat as mascot during the games instead of a snake.
Even if the cat need to cut the nails. Is it legal to play baseball with that long nails? He sure doesn't need a glove...
I first noticed Gonzalez because I got a relic card of him in Archives last year. And then even more after getting this OD #1 card. And even more when I noticed he tends to show up in the League Leaders cards too.
I really need to rec more Colorado games.
By the way...he seems to have just scored an home run.
This card i not only the #1 in the insert set but Ryan Howard also ranks 1 in 'Most Home Runes With Team Trailing, 2006-10'.
I say this because some of the set cards show players who rank second or third.
And to complement the Fielder card I already shown here is his partner for the kung-fu-dance after home runs.
I think that Braun only tried steroids because he misses Fielder that much.
The vintage uniform is a plus. Even more because Braun wearing this uniform reminds me of Paul Molitor.
*sigh*
I got a pack of Bowman Platinum in a repack box. I've never saw that before. But they sure look good!
Of course they only bring 3 or 4 cards which reduced the possibilities but here I got card #1. And it's Ryan Howard again. The first player here to duplicate his #1 cards.
As a Yankees fan I should not like this card at all. But I'm a good fair play fan and when the others play better than us I don't have a problem.
And really, this was a huge moment in history. Somehow I'm glad it was the Yankees out there to be bitten by this great Pirates team.
Ryan Braun is again card #1 for consecutive years. And in both cards he's wearing a throwback uniform.
How sweet is that!
Liriano in this photo looks like the Fantastic Four Mister Fantastic. How malleable can be his arm!?
It always fascinated me how can pitchers do those things to the arm. But perhaps that's why they have a lot of elbow injuries and so.
It's a bit of a gray #1 card. Would have been better if it was one of those photos with a throwback red and white White Sox uniform!
I might have a few more #1 cards but these are the ones I already have listed.
Now I'm interested in the 'Card not Found' cards. Also known as the #404 cards.
Lots of milestones in the horizon and the time doesn't stop.
And we always have to try and be #1 or else somebody else is eager to take upon our job.
And since there is always a fight to be *the* #1 lets see how many #1 cards I have and who is featured in them.
It seems I have a few. Not bad.
  |
| 1991 Fleer Ultra |
And I start with Barry Bonds insert card in the '91 Fleer Ultra set.
In contrast with the other common card this have a lot of text to read!
Am I complaining!? No! I like reading and knowing trivia things.
And it's an extra that the front of the card have 3 Bonds photos! But that happens in all cards in this set and in the base set.
  |
| 1992 O-Pee-Chee Premier |
I only have Boggs cards for the Boston times. And around this days, Boston is #1 trend around the globe for the worst reasons. Keep it going Boston.
  |
| 2009 Topps Update and Highlights |
Next is Ivan Rodriguez helping someone (cannot get who is he nor even the team. Help!?) who is choking with some baseball.
That or he is breaking his knees in half.
Or even other possibility..he is helping closing the fly.
  |
| 2009 Topps Heritage |
This is a cute #1 card.
Not only the back shows a cartoon of 'father and son' but on the front they are also facing each other.
These combos sometimes look a bit off but in this I think they got it right.
Yep. Cuteness all over the card.
  |
| 2010 Upper Deck |
I like black and white photos. But that is only true because I always knew stickers and cards in full colours.
This insert set were dedicated to DiMaggio so I was happy with any of the cards. But I got #1.
  |
| 2010 Upper Deck |
And an other insert set #1 card.
And this #1 card is also a die cut. Probably from hell. But a die cut.
  |
| 2010 Topps Opening Day |
Nothing against Tigers but Fielder for me will always be remember as a Brewer.
  |
| 2010 Topps |
In those old days they really looked like wearing pajamas for playing baseball.
Mathewson, I have a couple of cards of him. All commemorative or reprints. But I like it none the same.
It's good that we never forget.
  |
| 2010 Topps Update Series |
Maybe it's easier to get card #1 in Update sets because it's smaller.
Vladimir is always smiling. Join him with Torii Hunter and Brandon Phillips and the stadium would not be big enough to handle the 3 smiles.
And they play/played always well.
  |
| 2010 Topps 206 |
I think T206 were the first set that I completely fall in love with no restrictions.
And the HE minis are simply gorgeous!
And I have this infatuation for History. So its a bonus everytime a cards company decide to throw some historical cards in the middle of a sports card set.
  |
| 2011 Topps Opening Day |
I like D-Backs. But I must thank the baseball gods that they have a cat as mascot during the games instead of a snake.
Even if the cat need to cut the nails. Is it legal to play baseball with that long nails? He sure doesn't need a glove...
  |
| 2011 Topps Opening Day |
I first noticed Gonzalez because I got a relic card of him in Archives last year. And then even more after getting this OD #1 card. And even more when I noticed he tends to show up in the League Leaders cards too.
I really need to rec more Colorado games.
By the way...he seems to have just scored an home run.
  |
| 2011 Topps |
I say this because some of the set cards show players who rank second or third.
  |
| 2011 Topps |
And to complement the Fielder card I already shown here is his partner for the kung-fu-dance after home runs.
I think that Braun only tried steroids because he misses Fielder that much.
The vintage uniform is a plus. Even more because Braun wearing this uniform reminds me of Paul Molitor.
*sigh*
  |
| 2011 Bowman Platinum |
Of course they only bring 3 or 4 cards which reduced the possibilities but here I got card #1. And it's Ryan Howard again. The first player here to duplicate his #1 cards.
  |
| 2012 Topps |
And really, this was a huge moment in history. Somehow I'm glad it was the Yankees out there to be bitten by this great Pirates team.
  |
| 2012 Topps |
How sweet is that!
  |
| 2012 Topps Update Series |
It always fascinated me how can pitchers do those things to the arm. But perhaps that's why they have a lot of elbow injuries and so.
It's a bit of a gray #1 card. Would have been better if it was one of those photos with a throwback red and white White Sox uniform!
I might have a few more #1 cards but these are the ones I already have listed.
Now I'm interested in the 'Card not Found' cards. Also known as the #404 cards.
Friday, 1 February 2013
O-Pee-Chee Premier 1992 - Final appreciation
I finally opened all packs from the OPC box.
Here are some of the highlights.
And as you already know, without Paul Molitor...
This pack even with double Drabek card is great.
I got a dugout-sunglasses-Lofton card looking real good.
Also got Mister Cal Ripken and Mister Bell swinging great.
And also a Chris Sabo card.
With goggles!
Shame the back is he looking with petit eyes because he's missing the glasses.
The next pack in highlights has two dugout cards.
A Randolph ready to go out and bat and a resting MacDonald.
Castillo is looking good too.
But the main focus goes to Mister Strawberry.
And his abscess.
Are you really going to spit that?
This pack might be the best I got.
One more Lofton looking good.
I like a lot Gregg Olson card don't know why. I got a couple of those and it grew on me.
Now the 3 focus cards are:
Nolan Ryan of course.
I like having cards with the pitcher with the throwing hand still down.
George Brett presented with an after-swing photo.
Do you think he will get to 1B?
Or is he looking for an home run?
And the bat is still falling in the air. That's a nice touch to the photo.
And Barry Bonds.
Only because of the earing!
That's really too '80s/'90s!
And I cannot understand why players use that kind of props during games.
On this pack I got two big players: Fielder and Gwynn. Cecil seems like he just hit a fly ball, but Tony is ready to bunt the ball and move the players on base.
Roberto Alomar.
Enough said?
No! Because he simply have a great photo! And for the great 1992 year which is maybe the best in his career.
I also like the McGriff photo. Seems like a karate pose.
This is the second best pack.
Yet an other Brett but it is such a great card that I simply like it in duplicate mode.
The same with Ripken Jr. card. What makes this card not being better is the bat being cut off the photo. If it was a landscape photo it would be just great.
Now about Santiago...I love the style! His back photo is not so great because of the mustache. And that's wahy the front photo is the best...the beard!
And if it wasn't enough I'm introduced to Mister Kelly Gruber!Aren't we looking good too? I know it's a fly ball baby but I'm here to support you, and your card.
But again I have this strange thing and like cards for no big reason at all. This Seitzer card is an other one of all those strange things.
My next step is put all the cards by order and see if I'm missing just a couple of cards or if I need to hit my Karma a bit more.
All the dups are ready to go into your hands if you want any.
I had pretty fun opening the box that's what it matter the most.
Here are some of the highlights.
And as you already know, without Paul Molitor...
This pack even with double Drabek card is great.
I got a dugout-sunglasses-Lofton card looking real good.
Also got Mister Cal Ripken and Mister Bell swinging great.
And also a Chris Sabo card.
With goggles!
Shame the back is he looking with petit eyes because he's missing the glasses.
The next pack in highlights has two dugout cards.
A Randolph ready to go out and bat and a resting MacDonald.
Castillo is looking good too.
But the main focus goes to Mister Strawberry.
And his abscess.
Are you really going to spit that?
This pack might be the best I got.
One more Lofton looking good.
I like a lot Gregg Olson card don't know why. I got a couple of those and it grew on me.
Now the 3 focus cards are:
Nolan Ryan of course.
I like having cards with the pitcher with the throwing hand still down.
George Brett presented with an after-swing photo.
Do you think he will get to 1B?
Or is he looking for an home run?
And the bat is still falling in the air. That's a nice touch to the photo.
And Barry Bonds.
Only because of the earing!
That's really too '80s/'90s!
And I cannot understand why players use that kind of props during games.
On this pack I got two big players: Fielder and Gwynn. Cecil seems like he just hit a fly ball, but Tony is ready to bunt the ball and move the players on base.
Roberto Alomar.
Enough said?
No! Because he simply have a great photo! And for the great 1992 year which is maybe the best in his career.
I also like the McGriff photo. Seems like a karate pose.
This is the second best pack.
Yet an other Brett but it is such a great card that I simply like it in duplicate mode.
The same with Ripken Jr. card. What makes this card not being better is the bat being cut off the photo. If it was a landscape photo it would be just great.
Now about Santiago...I love the style! His back photo is not so great because of the mustache. And that's wahy the front photo is the best...the beard!
And if it wasn't enough I'm introduced to Mister Kelly Gruber!Aren't we looking good too? I know it's a fly ball baby but I'm here to support you, and your card.
But again I have this strange thing and like cards for no big reason at all. This Seitzer card is an other one of all those strange things.
My next step is put all the cards by order and see if I'm missing just a couple of cards or if I need to hit my Karma a bit more.
All the dups are ready to go into your hands if you want any.
I had pretty fun opening the box that's what it matter the most.
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