Monday, August 24, 2020

More oddballs

 Just a few more oddball cards.   I know Nick has posted the Alvarado in the past and probably some of the others.






Not some much the leap by Carter, but the shirt of Mattingly in the stands.



Vintage uniform and new high jump champ?




Friday, August 21, 2020

Other oddballs

 There doesn't seem to be as many oddballs in the other sports, so when I come across a few I'd 

like to show them off.


Here are a couple of Hockey oddballs.



Do Baseball spikes also smell?


A picture from the past, but we still need to say thanks to our first responders.


A non-sports card


Get your wish list in early this year.

Monday, August 17, 2020

Al Kaline oddball

 Al Kaline was my favorite player.  I had an A2000 Al Kaline mitt and my first little league home run was with a 34 Inch Al Kaline bat.  My tribute to Al is this card from Tiger Stadium.




The following are some other oddball cards.  The first is from a Tigers schedule.


Stroh's, Blatz, Milwaukee's best, Buckeye and Heilman's were all Regional Beers.


Another of my favorite Minor League cards.


I never liked black licorice, but Red Twizzlers were the best.


Tony's daughter says he must hydrate.


And this card is one of the many colorful names that frequent baseball cards.



Saturday, August 15, 2020

Hat Topper

 It's been awhile since my last post.   I have been reading all your posts and decided to get back in the game.  My favorite cards are oddballs.  Bubbles are first, but there are lots of other interesting topics.

Today is Hat Toppers.


Most Hat Toppers are curtesy of autos.





However, once in awhile, you never know.



And we'll finish with the helmet oddballs.




Two posts in one day

 I was watching the TV show, The Card Life, and they had a feature on Matt Strahm who is the show's  host.  This year he was selected as...