A long time - more than a year ? - passed between Brian and me without a trade. Not because I didn't have a stash of Twinsies for him. I spent 9 months out of touch with the blogs. It's taken awhile to make up for the lost time. With a slap on their backs, I packed up the Minn Twins and wished them best of luck. I'm not sure what these fellas told Brian upon arrival but he whipped out a grand package in return. I guess the boys were happy with their new home! I know these fellas are:
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| Pretty in Pink - and black and foil |
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| Nick is the lone Tiger |
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| 2003 UD 40 Million Trillion Men |
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| Ty Cobb = Electric! Bazooka Al and Two Ginter JVs |
A clean 206 Sizemore auto and Munson's spikes! Yikes! I coulda put my eye out on this one!
Specifically Pacific Legends
1958 Topps - love that Tiger mascot! 1954 Bowman - so clean! Freakin' 1941 PlayBall!!
These cards represent only a portion of Brian's kindness. I will share one more - an oddball. I love this card because it's local to me, an apparent giveaway from 1976. The Troy Hilton is long gone as is any Sports Collectors Convention in Michigan. There is a Midwest Sports Spectacular in Ohio each year in January. Not the best time of year for a road trip but possibly worth the challenge!
Brian, let's not wait so long to do this again! Thank you for these cards!!!
His highly subjective blog posts are worth every bit of your time! You'll learn something new, or find a great conversation and chuckle there!
Look for my next post - Dupe, Dump or Dwindle: Round One. My player collections are changing or disappearing altogether. Will you want these cards? There's a catch!
Thanks for reading!
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| I WORK IN TROY! |
His highly subjective blog posts are worth every bit of your time! You'll learn something new, or find a great conversation and chuckle there!
Look for my next post - Dupe, Dump or Dwindle: Round One. My player collections are changing or disappearing altogether. Will you want these cards? There's a catch!
Thanks for reading!
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| In Memoriam: the 2018 Detroit Tigers |
I will be looking forward to "Dupe, Dump or Dwindle: Round One". If "There's a catch!" is a hint I might be interested in a couple of your catchers. Can't wait. Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteI'll be giving away at least 10 to 15 different players - at least. I'm still sorting. There'll be some surprises I think - HOfers and stars. BTW, I signed up with TCDB. One step closer to checking out your cards.
DeleteThat's a fantastic smattering of cards!
ReplyDeletei like being smattered. It doesn't come with a hangover.
Delete"There's a catch!"
ReplyDeleteOh great - here we go again.....
(digs out Shirley Temple outfit from the back of the closet)
are you wearing that outfit again??
DeleteThat Troy-Hilton card is terrific. It's always a special treat to pick up cards that were originally given out at card shows. Almost all of mine are various issues from The National, some going as far back as the '80s.
ReplyDeleteI don't have many and this is by far the oldest!
DeleteNice Pinky! And game used spikes? That's pretty cool too.
ReplyDeleteFunny to be called spikes since it's really the mesh fabric of the shoe but super cool to have!
DeleteThose are some sharp looking cards indeed! From the spikes relic to the Play Ball Pinky, that was quite a haul. The historical cards are neat; history was my favorite subject in school, too :)
ReplyDeleteHI Chris! I still get a kick reading old history textbooks, usually pre-1979. Those from the 30s and 40s most interest me but make my blood boil a bit.
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