New challenge

 I don't collect a certain team or have any extensive player collection, but I still want to trade and 

collect.

I'll always have bubble cards and Sunset cards but I like to have a goal.  As crazy as it seems, I enjoyed

collecting the relic cards of HOF'ers from the 50's forward.  I finished the 237 cards months ago but 

after a 

couple of months decided I would see if I could do it again.  This time I started with almost 75 extras 

and 

have accumulated a now total of 185 2nd round HOF'er relic cards.  All so far have been trades or cards

from my LCS.  I have traded quite a few of my recent vintage haul.  My first trade was for this card.

Not one I needed, but unique

Minor league Bubble

New Bob card

Do they spell "Achool" differently in Canada?

The Mud Hens "Crash Davis"

 Last night I went to see my local team, Toledo Mud Hens, play a game.  I've been to 8 games this

year and enjoy the games win or lose.  Sitting in the stands, I spied the Mike Hessman Home Run Alley

sign and wondered if many baseball fans know Mike Hessman's story.

Mike was a draft pick of the Atlanta braves.  He played for 6 different Braves affiliates.  Other minor

 

league teams included Louisville Bats, Buffalo Bisons and the Mud Hens.  He also played for the Tigres 

de Aragua and the Tomateros de Culiacan in the Winter leagues as well as the Orix Buffaloes in Japan.

Major league teams were the Braves, Mets and the Tigers.  Mike broke Buzz Arlett's (Oakland

 

Oaks)record of Minor League HR's with his 433rd in 2015.

Mike's other accomplishments include playing for Team USA in the 2009 Olympics, International

League MVP and playing all 9 positions for the Mud Hens.  Started as catcher and finished pitching

the 9th inning.  It didn't turn out too well as he blew a save and lost the game.  I saw Mike in the dugout 

last night.  He is the current Hitting Coach for the Mud Hens.

 

Last of the Vintage

 When you get 150 vintage cards from 52 - 62, there are enough different cards for a few blogs.

Here are the last of the cards that were special to me.

Already traded this card for a card shown on a later blog

Got about 10 of this series

I thought for sure his last name was the most letters for a Dodger, but only 2nd place

New Bob for me

A Bubble on a pocket schedule

Life with Jackie

 My Sunset card collection got a big boost a couple of months ago with a 1958 Bell Brand Roy Campanella.  That left me two cards to complete my HOF'ers from 1950 set.  I'm down to one.  My 50 card vintage haul from my lcs added 6 Sunset doubles.  The LCS owner had gotten this card from his vintage buy.   He knew I needed this card and made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

The most expensive card I own.  Only one Sunset card for me left.  It will be just as much as Jackie.

1953 Topps Satchel Paige

A few other cards from my vintage buy, $3 each

Had to close with a new bubble.

Card shop vintage

 Went to my local card shop last week and he just got some vintage in that was in a 3200 ct box.  He

sorted out the Mantles, Aarons, Mays and Clementes etc. and the let me go through the rest of the

box.   I pulled 50 cards, including some "Bob's", and asked how much.  His answer $150, $3 per card.

This post will be the rookie cards I pulled and the Bob's.   All of the cards were from 1952 - 1962.

The Bob's

Some of the Rookies,  next post are the cards that made the $150 seem pretty good.

Garage sales

 There are many times when garage sales can be more fun and productive than Card Shows.  

Sometimes they don't know anything about the cards they're selling or just want to get rid of them.

The hard part is finding the right garage.  Last week I found one of the magic sales.  Here are a few of 

the cards.

Many of the cards were from the 2013 National.

A new beer card

Will anyone buy the new Goodwin Champions for the Jordan autographed Fleer packs.

another 1/1 printing plate

Three Junior's for a quarter each

Sunset cards

 The only possible Future HOF'er to retire in 2025 is Clayton Kershaw.  I will be pursuing his multitude of 

cards in 2026.  Meanwhile, here are some other non Topps base Sunset cards of HOF'ers.

1989 Don Sutton

Dick Allen, SSPC

Fan Favorite

1961 Golden Press, Sometimes it's hard to believe this series is from the early 60's.

new minor league bubble