Pacific Ornaments Want List

After recently receiving one of these ornaments in a trade, from Greg at Night Owl Cards, I thought this was a good time to make up a want list and start trying to complete my sets. Maybe by Christmas time I will have enough to cover my baseball Christmas tree !

This is the 2000 version .I need the following ornament cards : 4,5,13,19,and 20

This is the 2001 version. I need the following ornament cards : 1,2,3,4,6,7,12,15,17,18 and 24


If anyone has any of these cards they want to trade please let me know !

A Night Trade

Greg, The Night Owl, sent me a very nice assortment of Tribe cards as part of a trade /thank you package, along with a couple other surprises.

First, a tiny Rick Sutcliffe Fleer sticker and an oversize Manny Ramirez Fleer Extra Bases.

A couple Mark McGwires.He was one of my favorites long before the big home run race and while I'm a little disappointed now, I still save his cards.

Jim Abbott is another favorite of mine. He is a perfect example of what you can do if you put your mind to it. I also have a collection of his cards.

Next, a very shiny Grady Sizemore Topps Atttax.He's finally starting to get his swing back but has a long way to go.

I hope we will see this guy again soon and back to his old form.

Then there's another ornament to add to my baseball Christmas tree ! Pacific made these for two years and that's another set I'm working on.

Thank you very much for the great cards !

I think I'm all caught up with trades for now.Now I have a ton of stuff to sort and take care of over my long vacation week-end. On Sunday, May 31st my wife and I will have been married 29 years ! I'm amazed she's kept me all these years.I don't go back to work until next Wednesday.Saturday night we are meeting up with Harold (Bluegrass Smoke Signals) and his wife to check out the new Columbus Clippers ballpark.I should have some stories and pictures next week. The rest of the week-end is all up to my wife ! Whatever she wants she gets. (almost!)

Dealing with a NY Hitman

No, I'm not looking to "rub out " anyone. I do want to keep on good terms with Steve at ny_ hitman_23 though. Not a blogger yet but he does have a profile on Blog Spot. Obviously, a Mattingly collector, and also a Pirates fan but he lives right here in Ohio! A little place called Howard, down near Columbus.Howard would also be the hometown of Duane at Democratic Roadkill , another baseball card collector and blogger.Steve , David at Indians cards and then some and another Steve at White Sox Cards were among the first to start following my blog.

ny_hitman_23 saw my plea for Masterpiece cards and sent me a huge stack along with huge stack of Tribe cards.


Nearly 200 cards in all , below are some of the highlights. Sorry about the bad photos.We tried one of those "energy efficient" bulbs here in the den. The lighting is ok but not so good for photos. I'll have to make a change of some sort here.

A couple Victors including a green framed version.

Victor in a different pose along with A. Cabrera .

Some old heroes and some new.

At left, a less common shot of Bobby Thompson being carried off the field as opposed to the usual " shot heard 'round the world" home run ball. Yaz leading the Bo Sox in the '67 series on the right.

Three state cards with Sizemore,Blake and Pronk.

A Fausto / C.C. Co-Signers #'d 231/400 and a Hafner blue refractor.

Joshua Rodriguez blue auto 23/500 and Chrome Grady Sizemore copper refractor 476/599

Tom Mastny "52 Topps Rookie Auto

And last but, certainly not least, a black framed Jeremy Sowers auto.

Steve I can't thank you enough for these great cards !!

Masterpiece trades still coming.

Yesterday, another package arrived, this one from Dan over at Saints of the Cheap Seats.He sent a very generous stack of Masterpieces that will definitely help me fill some blank spots!

Here are some of the highlights.

Another presidential player, Richard Millhouse Nixon and one of the 3rd base masters, Brooks Robinson.

A couple Tribers, Grady and "Pronk" who homered in Columbus yesterday and hopefully will get back to his form of a couple years ago.

While I personally don't care for him a lot as a tv commentator, Joe Morgan was a HOF 'er on the field.

Speaking of HOF 'ers, here we have "Yaz" and Robin Yount

And my first short print !! Reggie Jackson in the love it or hate it orange and green.

Thank you very much Dan

Masterful trade and a PERFECT game

Ed over at Roll out the Barrel, was one of several who answered my call for Upper Deck Masterpieces.

There was a nice stack of '08 Masterpieces along with ....

another nice stack of Tribe cards. Many of which I needed for my collection! Especially the shiny chrome Kobayashi.Thank you very much !!

Thanks to Ed and several other readers my 2008 set will be nearly complete already.(then I'll start on the parallels)

On another note,the Tribe has come alive ! At least they're breathing better. Two wins in a row. Also a perfect game in Akron by Aeros pitcher Jeanmar Gomez.

Keeping the post office in business + Cartoon for Eric Wedge

That's one thing the "Sports card collector blogosphere" is good for. A little over a week ago I posted a want list for UD Masterpieces. I only had like a dozen 2008's. 8 days later with help from 4 other blogger's, my set is nearly complete ! They will all get the proper credit as the cards come in. As an added plus, it allows me to get rid of cards I don't want. ( My wife likes that part !) Of course, eventually, I'm going to run out of trade bait and will have to replenish my supplies.

SAFE AT HOME !! AT LEAST FOR NOW

No, this is not a post about Jackie Robinson's uncanny ability to steal the dish. Or Kenny Lofton scoring from 2nd on a wild pitch. And I did not just install a high tech security system at our house.

Some of you may know I work for a Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealer in Sandusky,Ohio. Kasper CDJ. And if you live on earth or any of the surrounding planets, you know Chrysler and GM are closing many dealers. Chrysler made their announcement today and sent dealers a pink (obviously bad) or a white letter. Well, we got a white one !! Basically saying that they want us to be a part of the future and their new company.I really feel bad for all the ones who are losing their jobs and I don't know if this was really the best way to go and I certainly hope things turn around soon.

In other news , all of my 100th post free gifts have been mailed out. If you were on my list or requested one you will be getting it shortly if you haven't already. I also received a mailer from Duane at Democratic Roadkill today. It contained some very nice tribe cards and a couple stacks of UD Masterpieces. I'm also working on Masterpiece trades with several others.

Great Tribe win tonight !!! 3 for 4 ! AC, VM and Choo - all 4 for 5 .