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.