Has this guy been to your favorite ballpark ?

Zack Hample, ball hawking for charity.

http://zackhample.mlblogs.com/author/mlblogssnaggingbaseballs1/

Trading My Sports Cards for Scrapbooks !

Did you ever put together a scrapbook ?

How about other crafty things like decorative pieces for around the house ?

I have a chance to trade all the stuff in my baseball room for a similar room full of scrap booking supplies and all sorts of craft making stuff !

And you know, I think I'm going to do it.

In fact, I actually started this afternoon.

Now before you all think I dove into the shallow end and hit my head, my wife and I are swapping.

No not partners, rooms. And not the contents, just the rooms.

My little "Man Cave" on the first floor is going to become her scrapbook/craft room and I'm moving upstairs to an open area at the top of the stairs. We have a 1 1/2 story cape cod style home that has two rooms up, with slanted ceilings on the front and back sides. One half is closed in, which is our son's bedroom. The other half is all open and leads to the stairs. I will actually have a little more space up there.

The move may cause a little down time for the blog, so don't worry if you down hear from me for awhile. We both have desktop pc's, mine being connected directly to the cable while hers works off of our wireless system. We are going to try to make the move in a manner to limit the down time for both of us, but we'll see how that goes !


Ultimately, it may be good for all of you as well, as I'll be able to get a lot of cards sorted and hopefully find some things for all you fellow and fellowette  bloggers! I definitely need to get rid of some cards !! Maybe I can even get some better want lists put together.

I do have some access at work and my computer here won't go down until it absolutely has to.

I am still planning to get some packages out next week, some long over due.

 I will keep reading and keep in touch as much as possible.


See ya' next time !

Columbus Card Show Part 2

Here are a few more goodies from the Vet's show in Columbus last week-end.

Most of these are all 10 or 25 cent cards.

Toward the end one dealer sold me 50 cards for $4.00 !

 

 

 

This one was actually another $1 card. I already have at least 2 copies but I couldn't pass it up.

Produced by Stouffers, in 1995, and inserted into frozen French bread pizza, Feller is #4 0f 5.

When you pull the tab, the action shot in the top photo stands up.

 

 

My first Tribe card of "Swish" !

Single, double and triple last night, no HR though.

 

 

1920 World Series win and a Lofton card I had never seen before.

 

 

1996 Stadium Club Member's Only.

 

 

Another new Thome !

 

 

 

1996 Stadium Club Member's Only, Member's Choice.

 

Would love to have the Barega, Belle, Lofton and Thome to go with these!

Although, they are not in the "Finest" versions, like these above.

 

 

 

A pair of Marks.

 

 

 

Shiny !

 

 

More shiny !!

 

 

From the look on Bip's face, he's not too happy with Ozzie !

 

I have Thome from this set, but don't see other players too often.

 

 

 

There was also some newer stuff.

I picked a lot cards just because they were interesting.

( Come on !! You know I pick them up as trade bait to get more Tribe cards !!)

 

 

These are for my sample collection.

 

 

 

Also grabbed a stack of Fleer Star Stickers.

 

 

And some Charter Member Stadium Clubs.

 

 

Pictures of pitchers !

 

 

 

Minis !!

 

Duane found three or four of these before I got to that table, bought them and graciously handed them to me !

 

Thanks!!

 

 

Couple more .

 

 

Not minis !

 

 

I could go on...and on....and on.....

 

but I'll stop here for now.

 

Gotta' start getting ready for the move !

 

 

 

See ya' next time !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Meeting of the bloggers in Columbus,Ohio

Yeah, I know I haven't been around much lately. Lot of things going on right now and I'm moving !

Not to worry, my address will remain the same.

Confused ?

Me too !  More on the move later.

I did make it to the show at the Veteran's in Columbus, Ohio though.

I was making my way down a row of tables with my son and I looked up and a guy was standing next to me. He started to ask something, but in mid sentence, he looked at my shirt said "I guess you are !!"

Here, it was Duane from the blog Democratic Roadkill !

 

 

My shirt does does kind of give it away.

I got it at a small shop in Cooperstown.

Couldn't pass it up !

 

 

 

Duane and I had discussed meeting at  a show in Mansfield ,Ohio a couple weeks ago but I couldn't make it. He did hook up with Steve (aka NY Hitman 23 ) from Sports and More and checked out the Mansfield show. Unfortunately, I guess the show was kind of a bust !

 

 

 

I have met up with two other bloggers in the past. Harold, from the ex-blog Bluegrass Smoke Signals, and I met at a Columbus Clippers game, and David from Indians Baseball Cards, and I met at a Cleveland Indians game.

 

Someday we need to have a convention !!

 

The Columbus show was the best I have been to in a long time. I haven't seen so much vintage since the Nationals was in Cleveland ! It will be back next year. Maybe some of us can meet there !?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The above cards all came from the Columbus show and each one was a dollar or less !

 

 

 

 

Would you pay 25 cents for an old Beckett ?

 

What if it was still sealed in a plastic bag ?

 

Look close at the top, left corner.

 

 

This was the "free card" inside !

 

Now I wish I had bought a few more.

 

I have plenty more to write about and a lot more cards to show, but it's getting late tonight.

 

See ya' next time !

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

We all love nachos, right?

I've made many trades with Chris over at Nachos Grande.

They are always good !

Here's the latest from him.

 

It starts with a nice stack of Tribe cards, what else !!

 

 

Chris had offered some of these political cards,

which I find interesting for some reason.

 

I have PP 1, 3,  5, 8, 10A, 11A and 13.

I would be interested in any others out there.

 

 

 

Next up, an A&G back Ubaldo mini.

We really need to get him straightened out.

 

 

Peachy !

 

A 1988 O-Pee-Chee, Tommy Hinzo.

 

 

 

Matt LaPorta.

Some players, you think are going to be the real deal,

 just don't pan out.

Until we trade them !!

 

 

I like these cards!

Brantley has been doing a terrific job so far.

 

 

 

Jim Thome has always been a favorite player of mine.

I really only collect his Indian cards.

I save his cards from other teams, if I happen to pull them,

 but don't actively search for them.

 

I have about 900 Thome Indians, so most of the ones I need are either auto's,

game-used or harder to find parallels.

 

 

Chris pulled one I do need !!

 

 

Sometimes a card isn't that hard to find

if you really try. I may have seen this at card shows but thought I already had it.

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you !!

 

Thanks for the great cards !

 

I sent a return package, hope you get it !!

 

Now I'm off to our annual bowling banquet.

Good food, good friends,

open bar (I don't drink, but most do !)

and all-night poker !!

 

Have a good evening everyone !

 

 

 

 

 



No shelter needed for the Diamond King's Bomb

Wow, I didn't realize it has been almost two weeks since my last post.

Maybe this "bomb" from Kevin, The Diamond King, will get me back on track !

Bombs, as I knew them from my military days, were not a good thing when they were coming at you, but I would definitely enjoy any "in coming"  like this!

 

 

 

 

First this Polar Bear back Hafner mini from 206 Topps  206.

 

 

 

From 1997, this terrific Black Jack McDowell

Pinnacle Museum Collection parallel.

 

 

1996-97 were very good years for Tribe cards.

This Zenith Mozaics insert is a prime example.

 

 

 

Classic 1974 Topps.

Buddy Bell on-card-auto.

 

 

I always liked this card.

Talk about heat !

 

 

 

And what better way to end a DK trade than this!

 

Kevin,

Thanks so much for the great cards ! 

 

 

 

 

 

 



New Purples to Chase

Stopped at Toys 'R Us Friday, to see what they had in stock. Sometimes not much !

I did pick up a Topps pack to get some more purple trade bait.

 

 

This a really cool shot.

The ball is just frozen in mid air.

You can even see the laces.

 

 

Great play at the plate !

(are you reading Brian !? )

 

 

" Whoa, I made it !!"

 

But the next one is new to me.

They also had some Opening Day.

I don't like buying cards there because they charge more.

But I did grab one pack.

 

This was inside as a bonus.

 

 

 

I don't even have all the Opening Day base Indians yet,

and now I have to find more purple parallels !!