tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87746948442103945992024-03-15T19:05:11.020-05:00A Pack To Be Named LaterTrying everything once.Matt Flatenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01157226107144209201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2487125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-5452869694324944712024-02-29T23:36:00.000-06:002024-02-29T23:36:03.958-06:002023 Topps Series 1 Blaster Pack Greetings!<div><br /></div><div>Hope everyone is doing well. It's Leap Day and APTBNL is 4 for 4 when it comes to posting on this day! You gotta have goals, right?</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, 2024 Topps is out, and yes, I found some rack packs after the part time Target gig last week. But here's a blaster pack of 2023 Topps.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wal-Mart has put blasters of recent product on clearance in recent months. Obviously some are more popular than others. I popped in a couple of weeks ago and found a few Series 1 blasters for 15 bucks each. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0eRmX10UKvB9avDoxmLtgvWFak8c1sn0_2Rap0pLF2iVi8StYpGnpFU_U45I1QZXY6z8Vi3GprKtUqwZk157lMbhyphenhyphennQpemlSLuUXWsiJ2W-2cW9kWtztDReB1Xs2UUn-sQ-HrnvSHLRzx6nUjpOh3jD-eNIwryV0TAGBRZWPRjSy4UnCkHNNrJFfOrE/s4000/20240212_132916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0eRmX10UKvB9avDoxmLtgvWFak8c1sn0_2Rap0pLF2iVi8StYpGnpFU_U45I1QZXY6z8Vi3GprKtUqwZk157lMbhyphenhyphennQpemlSLuUXWsiJ2W-2cW9kWtztDReB1Xs2UUn-sQ-HrnvSHLRzx6nUjpOh3jD-eNIwryV0TAGBRZWPRjSy4UnCkHNNrJFfOrE/w480-h640/20240212_132916.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This leads to a dilemma of immediate gratification. Do you want to pay $25 for a blaster now or $15 for it a year later? Logically you'd wait but if you see it now, why not? And who knows if for sure they'll be on clearance a year later?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyiAsdTuSe47I4wT5aO1d24gOaTHdgPCWX9ylZfDzc7TVlscP7Cbl7XF_M9sQmVdDeGtr1w1vAZ5qddCk5vEy5U-t_jH89XFTieq7SiJki4q-gepVrKreMFbNBcYn0bwWaSM7gWmLe8MG5qgSlK8UK022FQxO4DJ2ZUUqql2f-ZP9EoQgKnKQ3NM6ybI/s4000/20240212_133112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2529" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyiAsdTuSe47I4wT5aO1d24gOaTHdgPCWX9ylZfDzc7TVlscP7Cbl7XF_M9sQmVdDeGtr1w1vAZ5qddCk5vEy5U-t_jH89XFTieq7SiJki4q-gepVrKreMFbNBcYn0bwWaSM7gWmLe8MG5qgSlK8UK022FQxO4DJ2ZUUqql2f-ZP9EoQgKnKQ3NM6ybI/w404-h640/20240212_133112.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>7 packs with 14 cards in a pack, plus 1 manupatch card equals 99 cards. Here's the pack with the "Commemorative Patch Card":</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0GXa1HTCgjxG1MmjKubxd0A3-sQkBlrJ8c8RN5-ocn_B0rNvkEAPrDKbvCkt2BtlSfCE29HaqUhsbc3i-MX7AkP3Piik2g66qOoI4xsBN1z-TghDdy6OhXn8XjvEUCYDbX9bIDDHzykrYAjyXGqwo29T3j1evDfFgjsCR-DOqnUwbIs5jDvU_AtgPAg/s4000/20240212_134442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="4000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0GXa1HTCgjxG1MmjKubxd0A3-sQkBlrJ8c8RN5-ocn_B0rNvkEAPrDKbvCkt2BtlSfCE29HaqUhsbc3i-MX7AkP3Piik2g66qOoI4xsBN1z-TghDdy6OhXn8XjvEUCYDbX9bIDDHzykrYAjyXGqwo29T3j1evDfFgjsCR-DOqnUwbIs5jDvU_AtgPAg/w640-h448/20240212_134442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>#91 - Josh Naylor</div><div>#108 - Alex Cobb</div><div><br /></div><div>The 2023 design isn't bad, but it ain't no 2024.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjYaqwIHbKWAgBo1QLc-gLHzEXOSoHkjqgJzMshc7KLr7ZwzW_jLerpqr6QlURmAINh1lSbdOUqphzWrPLrv7HVoD04fNrgWe6WCtdKiwCe20foiGr7jfPynf4fYSaoe1yC-YFlMPSg_yEV-TsB41z6XejCwgfJVTOdixDcULsC2Qzju6YkP9QmO6hik/s3941/20240212_134353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="3941" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjYaqwIHbKWAgBo1QLc-gLHzEXOSoHkjqgJzMshc7KLr7ZwzW_jLerpqr6QlURmAINh1lSbdOUqphzWrPLrv7HVoD04fNrgWe6WCtdKiwCe20foiGr7jfPynf4fYSaoe1yC-YFlMPSg_yEV-TsB41z6XejCwgfJVTOdixDcULsC2Qzju6YkP9QmO6hik/w640-h454/20240212_134353.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>#252 - Austin Meadows </div><div>#260 - Matt Chapman</div><div><br /></div><div>Chapman is still unsigned. After the Cubs finally resigned Cody Belllinger, he's the biggest bat still available. It doesn't help that his agent (like Bellinger) is Scott Boras.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHceY2CgoHQcE9aMvlcKUFkCsbR14WBSIxFM6yW4Qvhyphenhyphen4r0ufoxfnqUksfde6ZwlZKSW88ZAmYNdloG0B9uvciGHI-hs1WuXiEFWlsd3VUONQBLwWHQOnNeCSCWbTqWkHMUw1IatsbMq3UNX2yFHBy0WFBfL6WGOmPXpZglLdnKeIayZE5NeW4h9e0w3E/s3978/20240212_134308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="3978" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHceY2CgoHQcE9aMvlcKUFkCsbR14WBSIxFM6yW4Qvhyphenhyphen4r0ufoxfnqUksfde6ZwlZKSW88ZAmYNdloG0B9uvciGHI-hs1WuXiEFWlsd3VUONQBLwWHQOnNeCSCWbTqWkHMUw1IatsbMq3UNX2yFHBy0WFBfL6WGOmPXpZglLdnKeIayZE5NeW4h9e0w3E/w640-h450/20240212_134308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>#165 - Jeter Downs (RC)</div><div>#221 - Rhys Hoskins</div><div><br /></div><div>Hoskins signed with the Brewers over the off-season, while Downs is now a minor leaguer with the Yankees.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTr3TZuyo2c2-2ZAHbiI-55QLfdycl-YZJHenAdXHcGWYAxaMjZh-x8VIC9xwSiIJTs6qMmEJf_Qgu257yx6CWrUnX-QlIMR-EnOByJtmiEFBSQANcBlbuvyLQkNg7QR74Ko_HPH7ReTVvgwldPieM56Xb9LpCLrQv6SKrdVu8LNtJThs369W4Z6lxyo8/s3948/20240212_134109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="3948" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTr3TZuyo2c2-2ZAHbiI-55QLfdycl-YZJHenAdXHcGWYAxaMjZh-x8VIC9xwSiIJTs6qMmEJf_Qgu257yx6CWrUnX-QlIMR-EnOByJtmiEFBSQANcBlbuvyLQkNg7QR74Ko_HPH7ReTVvgwldPieM56Xb9LpCLrQv6SKrdVu8LNtJThs369W4Z6lxyo8/w640-h450/20240212_134109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>#322 - Luis Urías</div><div>#101 - Tyler Mahle</div><div><br /></div><div>As you all know, there's 330 cards in Series 1. Here's <a href="https://www.cardboardconnection.com/2023-topps-series-1-baseball-cards#post_anchor_1_393665" target="_blank">the checklist</a> if you still need it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrebJvMyOqVDx_96esPmw5oFEd-PgVtpA2N_DVYZfFs943DemFKoOhuZWPQmIa23dSzyJjrnUVa7vLjG170sGqubwQoZDmaPy16f1Wrkd3hYmXIWTDuv72xOrwqHEHccSIHL28Ls7-G4BCJwPsGy5I_jX-wggpgUjGZ3LRj94i07ZHtVK27da8y0U_rDc/s3941/20240212_133720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2317" data-original-width="3941" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrebJvMyOqVDx_96esPmw5oFEd-PgVtpA2N_DVYZfFs943DemFKoOhuZWPQmIa23dSzyJjrnUVa7vLjG170sGqubwQoZDmaPy16f1Wrkd3hYmXIWTDuv72xOrwqHEHccSIHL28Ls7-G4BCJwPsGy5I_jX-wggpgUjGZ3LRj94i07ZHtVK27da8y0U_rDc/w640-h376/20240212_133720.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#SMLB-24 - Pete Alonso (Stars of MLB)</div><div>#12P-18 Justin Verlander / Gerrit Cole (One-Two Punch)</div><div><br /></div><div>As usual, the Stars of MLB come in every pack. The One-Two Punch insert comes 1 in every 16 packs. Gerritt is in the set twice, here with the Astros and then with his new team, the Yankees. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNcNwhRj5DKdGWvmEVzzmNIVMrLc_XDQYK0GLLoL8gJVf8_OXOdMwrIqAQ-0xZ0pkCEmJWAl7bi4Wkcrx-tos9-jECvALYacSqdt88Ygoc8_pRtyK8dtLyoxCdqIleXNL23ZQ_4K2NEhccNst_i7aYwP8rukEI4i1XJO0v67xtdUY3H6OVXh-zOBLtf8/s3899/20240212_133831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3899" data-original-width="2847" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNcNwhRj5DKdGWvmEVzzmNIVMrLc_XDQYK0GLLoL8gJVf8_OXOdMwrIqAQ-0xZ0pkCEmJWAl7bi4Wkcrx-tos9-jECvALYacSqdt88Ygoc8_pRtyK8dtLyoxCdqIleXNL23ZQ_4K2NEhccNst_i7aYwP8rukEI4i1XJO0v67xtdUY3H6OVXh-zOBLtf8/w468-h640/20240212_133831.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#TLP-BB - Bo Bichette (Team Logo Commemorative Patch)</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the Patch card. At first glance I was a bit annoyed that the logo isn't straight, but then I flipped the card over...</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2ikMbCn_SFOgs_KkUvIMDdPMsKcD6m_HhZkQIUTCcMbd3B7XiAFV-4OZ0MvPgoiuktCURlze5wuLNxRKeISTW36rJlvUsAAGbQKcDYgs7tbEzshaSqd0-ULB6zJINejc3ajCs_dhyXcwsQX6vJKT1hNC4G6R2xqEGfnS2nPS9B5ewEglItRSeb4YxdY/s4000/20240212_133904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2857" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2ikMbCn_SFOgs_KkUvIMDdPMsKcD6m_HhZkQIUTCcMbd3B7XiAFV-4OZ0MvPgoiuktCURlze5wuLNxRKeISTW36rJlvUsAAGbQKcDYgs7tbEzshaSqd0-ULB6zJINejc3ajCs_dhyXcwsQX6vJKT1hNC4G6R2xqEGfnS2nPS9B5ewEglItRSeb4YxdY/w458-h640/20240212_133904.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /></div><div>This ain't no regular Team Logo Patch. The Black parallel is numbered to 299 (this is #173/299) and the pack odds are 1 in 484 packs. Not bad.</div><div><br /></div><div>After the initial joy of getting a parallel died down, I was still annoyed Mr. Blue Jay was looking up.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C5tQPkzeYiEIx4EGQo-OI01Tgq5ncYn5vqyNPfsNYK7oAW27XssxxoEia8kCuymO8uCkZZPlUtW4ZBnzjYa-CsUEKkq45xZ2lnyO31lDLOEjFGyE9-MYtqtAaKf8Tg_78U5fk71kYVZzT-ccj1601yrzU_87dhEWD5YiYsCM1vVL6p6MjYZ-UsKOgjY/s4000/20240212_133522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="4000" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C5tQPkzeYiEIx4EGQo-OI01Tgq5ncYn5vqyNPfsNYK7oAW27XssxxoEia8kCuymO8uCkZZPlUtW4ZBnzjYa-CsUEKkq45xZ2lnyO31lDLOEjFGyE9-MYtqtAaKf8Tg_78U5fk71kYVZzT-ccj1601yrzU_87dhEWD5YiYsCM1vVL6p6MjYZ-UsKOgjY/w640-h442/20240212_133522.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>#247 - Gavin Lux<br /></div><div>#180 - Dominic Leone</div><div><br /></div><div>Gavin is back after missing last year with a torn ACL. Dominic spent 2023 with the Mets, Angels, and Mariners, but not with the Giants.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8amW1yNeqohjyc-tecSWNx5buMdr3PZ-7Jjny5avfAm2ThQjW482hkTAB91vGgC3w8_mWBcQeTVvPJluPihMhJ4D2Ld_vdZGd5E94_4r8QxNGuqPxeIcfroEQ1FHa2m3bd4Vzv5BlOayDhsPadNvwkFNL72_U5-BbEcddd_BL9VRwBWie3kqoAHZy0Mk/s4000/20240212_133345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="4000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8amW1yNeqohjyc-tecSWNx5buMdr3PZ-7Jjny5avfAm2ThQjW482hkTAB91vGgC3w8_mWBcQeTVvPJluPihMhJ4D2Ld_vdZGd5E94_4r8QxNGuqPxeIcfroEQ1FHa2m3bd4Vzv5BlOayDhsPadNvwkFNL72_U5-BbEcddd_BL9VRwBWie3kqoAHZy0Mk/w640-h452/20240212_133345.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div>#38 - Jorge Mateo</div><div>#223 - Eli Morgan </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Holy crap, only 1 rookie in the pack!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the backs because discounts:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqdWkbV5WDOqIXVpyN0Coml15KdCXmmlbnBCN8W9EJtCZAGfHZd2sMcTj2RvHtsXqNnytSu_4dMUNx6GZuewW6d2FHwwsLu8WO_1CRecFXxu-tIvG2dazbQEpZCQJjbZYNyo7KqV5Ra4mJpanoczdcf9sybldtbuSxx-NfrZpTUSzgC_LVB4Pjws6bik/s3663/20240212_134027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3663" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqdWkbV5WDOqIXVpyN0Coml15KdCXmmlbnBCN8W9EJtCZAGfHZd2sMcTj2RvHtsXqNnytSu_4dMUNx6GZuewW6d2FHwwsLu8WO_1CRecFXxu-tIvG2dazbQEpZCQJjbZYNyo7KqV5Ra4mJpanoczdcf9sybldtbuSxx-NfrZpTUSzgC_LVB4Pjws6bik/w640-h524/20240212_134027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Anyway, that's the pack. We'll get 2024 Topps up here soon enough.<div><br /></div><div>Enjoy the rest of Leap Day, and thanks for reading!</div>Jafroniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.com1Mundelein, IL, USA42.263079 -88.0039652999999913.952845163821152 -123.16021529999999 70.573312836178843 -52.84771529999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-29729755183508243032024-02-23T04:00:00.025-06:002024-02-23T04:00:00.254-06:001990 Confex Nasty Tricks<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Today on APTBNL, we've got a wax pack of Nasty Tricks, from 1990.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIZf-1tMOq_tEjlEcM_N8teEZo6ZmFiSV3MAjfI5fl4cjKPGsP3j6qOUv3SfBveb82NG6wxIzzwTsaOKiAjivUxOCX3HZKkFOPmS5diQhu-6-AS7fqwpsu2aLZj2U4nkAV32iwKxD6QvpFWDe3DPIrZZNuKD_JB743jql8qI40OlGk18zfNZHMwgAcPrE/s1130/Nasty%20Tricks%20wax%20pack%20front.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="804" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIZf-1tMOq_tEjlEcM_N8teEZo6ZmFiSV3MAjfI5fl4cjKPGsP3j6qOUv3SfBveb82NG6wxIzzwTsaOKiAjivUxOCX3HZKkFOPmS5diQhu-6-AS7fqwpsu2aLZj2U4nkAV32iwKxD6QvpFWDe3DPIrZZNuKD_JB743jql8qI40OlGk18zfNZHMwgAcPrE/w285-h400/Nasty%20Tricks%20wax%20pack%20front.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Each pack contains 6 cards, 8 stickers, and 1 stick of bubble gum. Here's an image of the back of the wrapper:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-3MvlAkGv2Cd1m38ePFLzz6cERzBDiKb332g49Jf8t1RV7JblP5D6Lk-gsTAeU-z0BvdczdcphtNDUL8Hx2nvHlDDj_TOekuOnqdwu1UJddAdCH4_MR8u9jhTcy1How57g6Xxp9s-7fwBN0Lhk0SCHOl-9ygkK6ncnT0zVFClomcxOoIFY79KeKjG5nH/s1132/Nasty%20Tricks%20wax%20pack%20back.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1132" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-3MvlAkGv2Cd1m38ePFLzz6cERzBDiKb332g49Jf8t1RV7JblP5D6Lk-gsTAeU-z0BvdczdcphtNDUL8Hx2nvHlDDj_TOekuOnqdwu1UJddAdCH4_MR8u9jhTcy1How57g6Xxp9s-7fwBN0Lhk0SCHOl-9ygkK6ncnT0zVFClomcxOoIFY79KeKjG5nH/w400-h285/Nasty%20Tricks%20wax%20pack%20back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It appears as if there were 68 different individual cards in the set, and 64 different individual stickers. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Underneath
the flap, the text states that these were made and printed in
Argentina. The copyright is for a company called Confex Inc., based in
New Jersey. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First up, let's look at the 6 cards.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zfWtdPrrf9NAT_FY-7ejxH5x9tKi1QkFUt6DvnXWepwquGkBpJxxwkLpvP12wFLcVFOWDleoOG97e119C6Ys1ntAWZya6autzHEgfGW7mANRw3zsJSULwEUdxBrjjxpY6p6TTcoyJmLE7GspkvcTtwd2R-0f94HPMG-78kSKQNZcS-T-hLcXKTsWK1FU/s1048/Lice%20Inspector-Sheep%20Dip%20panel.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zfWtdPrrf9NAT_FY-7ejxH5x9tKi1QkFUt6DvnXWepwquGkBpJxxwkLpvP12wFLcVFOWDleoOG97e119C6Ys1ntAWZya6autzHEgfGW7mANRw3zsJSULwEUdxBrjjxpY6p6TTcoyJmLE7GspkvcTtwd2R-0f94HPMG-78kSKQNZcS-T-hLcXKTsWK1FU/w284-h400/Lice%20Inspector-Sheep%20Dip%20panel.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sheep
dipping is an actual, literal thing where farmers dip their sheep in a
liquid solution to keep the wool free from infestation (mites, flies,
ticks, and lice).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Look
closely, and you'll see that each card is separated into two panels,
with a perforation. So even though the wax pack says "6 cards", you
really get 12 wacky tricks. Good value! The cards are made of a
thick, tan-colored cardboard. They're blank on the back.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjBH4iP69vQwyLga1VrDTZpCm8b3VpBIXvOlX6yUsua9kBMb_c5rFJU8OTe0QyaqswkNt-JFOo4_DKTTIvlOYoV4e-v-I2v7IFGX1hALXm7LmKqMW_GbjFknuF3SNRlShsbmCRU_g62kbj0Z8Vmipn_HuL-JkD5gx5qHVbujvKlm_MX26zTn25-bBhaGp/s1052/Beauty-Skateboard%20panel.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="745" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjBH4iP69vQwyLga1VrDTZpCm8b3VpBIXvOlX6yUsua9kBMb_c5rFJU8OTe0QyaqswkNt-JFOo4_DKTTIvlOYoV4e-v-I2v7IFGX1hALXm7LmKqMW_GbjFknuF3SNRlShsbmCRU_g62kbj0Z8Vmipn_HuL-JkD5gx5qHVbujvKlm_MX26zTn25-bBhaGp/w284-h400/Beauty-Skateboard%20panel.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The
Director of the Venus Beauty Academy is Venus DeMilo. Mildly clever. As for
the bottom panel, 1990 was still "peak skateboard" time, so it's
understandable why this one would have been created and included in the
set.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jLqjgSICDCmrdPdVHSehCuaAYwjXfmsyp7p_iSqCSWhFqtGWy9R1Q83l8F3sxpOnQs5ZDjmooVt7QhGd-5ZCfZUeiA3KvsdCJhzSLNrJGFhNip_YUtr9dhAzaT0c3N6iTNZswtpxmJl-cZnRlqBXAmDRLD5Mxl4_bG2lMihZG_l7zjFw7Y4dUZ9F3kTh/s1054/Fat%20Watchers-Reading%20Railroad%20panel.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jLqjgSICDCmrdPdVHSehCuaAYwjXfmsyp7p_iSqCSWhFqtGWy9R1Q83l8F3sxpOnQs5ZDjmooVt7QhGd-5ZCfZUeiA3KvsdCJhzSLNrJGFhNip_YUtr9dhAzaT0c3N6iTNZswtpxmJl-cZnRlqBXAmDRLD5Mxl4_bG2lMihZG_l7zjFw7Y4dUZ9F3kTh/w279-h400/Fat%20Watchers-Reading%20Railroad%20panel.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The
text on the top panel seems like it would a good fit for the back of a Garbage Pail
Kids sticker. And I suppose the bottom card was designed to try to
fool your friends or family when you're playing Monopoly with them.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKyu4dBKLrAMBUlfdIgnOb2AnY6OTXFnkoe2xjGbbEHX5i5TUH2Ql4_LevC56ZiOEwh86bixRDdfDxw9eUvg3mQEBc2Bv_4DtVMH0zFbJWP7thF74GZ3xE3NDmNTewWOXRUrzaG8Vb3mqJR3jkAwXRBK1CzYyzkkLWg2wNk5bSyY_xRN1ch-qzIoYzP0K/s1046/Weird%20ID-Spelling%20Society%20panel.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="746" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKyu4dBKLrAMBUlfdIgnOb2AnY6OTXFnkoe2xjGbbEHX5i5TUH2Ql4_LevC56ZiOEwh86bixRDdfDxw9eUvg3mQEBc2Bv_4DtVMH0zFbJWP7thF74GZ3xE3NDmNTewWOXRUrzaG8Vb3mqJR3jkAwXRBK1CzYyzkkLWg2wNk5bSyY_xRN1ch-qzIoYzP0K/w285-h400/Weird%20ID-Spelling%20Society%20panel.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
don't know why you'd want that ID. Maybe it's meant to give to a
friend. As for the Nashinul Speling Sosiety, I can appreciate that
joke. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb7Reo8aa7yFP8Ae96ImW1037R2QnztybIUojKecwhMjfklfhjl4UHedvUyJqtnSut08MXyzmOzaFfhKpUpI5e6mBN6eRJKtvdwkuzlOWMws8WB7uT40izaaDMqpoUZcKKX3YGj8zrCgjmg_a5RJ2Bdrn4EykV3-SMCBbCgUxW9MJdZoAeGB7Uz64eu19/s1050/Homework-Eye%20Chart%20panel.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="742" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb7Reo8aa7yFP8Ae96ImW1037R2QnztybIUojKecwhMjfklfhjl4UHedvUyJqtnSut08MXyzmOzaFfhKpUpI5e6mBN6eRJKtvdwkuzlOWMws8WB7uT40izaaDMqpoUZcKKX3YGj8zrCgjmg_a5RJ2Bdrn4EykV3-SMCBbCgUxW9MJdZoAeGB7Uz64eu19/w283-h400/Homework-Eye%20Chart%20panel.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
think lots of kids would have wanted quite a few of those homework
exemption cards. As for the eye chart, I was searching for a joke within
all those letters, but I couldn't find one.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIebwh2tF_BY0mzSok6Bx0P64GGJmzautEcLhhNwW6dkJqG_yqdyxgE-MqKNF8UAHRqqOcB0JCaQWqMxS2S26UPoau3dPM9QArmDthSrHbLNOmfhN1Dy_sbHuzKITB33nKW3s_eBbrbFE1AKdxkbT8M2JqBbFlnaFLnz-bl5Kc86SZqUiyBRVH90PIMOm/s1058/Klutz-Intergalactic%20Student%20panel.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIebwh2tF_BY0mzSok6Bx0P64GGJmzautEcLhhNwW6dkJqG_yqdyxgE-MqKNF8UAHRqqOcB0JCaQWqMxS2S26UPoau3dPM9QArmDthSrHbLNOmfhN1Dy_sbHuzKITB33nKW3s_eBbrbFE1AKdxkbT8M2JqBbFlnaFLnz-bl5Kc86SZqUiyBRVH90PIMOm/w279-h400/Klutz-Intergalactic%20Student%20panel.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finally, here's a klutz training certificate, and one of my favorites of the bunch, "Intergalactic Exchange Student".</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now the stickers, which came two per sheet, and were numbered.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69rP07Zn27-nEEpkqgHucTk6d8TKArj-Ix_VDLHPCn_tdqgYfEtvPlYkp3YfpXBXneYqlicYB3MmRpyIVpuf3wwcGHwAH13ccAVLmQF_It4jF257b9hgB_94cvVSgIn-eJ0aIVt3zbdHyp1YAIfYcZmep6jLRazu9iparSls11h5PzHbUkZzOH709it5u/s1056/Fly-other%20bug%20stickers.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="740" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69rP07Zn27-nEEpkqgHucTk6d8TKArj-Ix_VDLHPCn_tdqgYfEtvPlYkp3YfpXBXneYqlicYB3MmRpyIVpuf3wwcGHwAH13ccAVLmQF_It4jF257b9hgB_94cvVSgIn-eJ0aIVt3zbdHyp1YAIfYcZmep6jLRazu9iparSls11h5PzHbUkZzOH709it5u/w280-h400/Fly-other%20bug%20stickers.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The housefly got the worst of the piece of nasty gum that was in the wax pack, as you can see.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEoG7H9zlZSPBft4ueFDGeY9VzfuOSwaNlZqCRUbm4rmPVgxqQulpyPcfE7Y0-5mFqet04UAXyPcpzrqJERG89NTPxH3A43u1aUvWpEXDmjwOiyScx3P83dWPRHfb-Gg14VuiTgka2uAn55LDwCh1eE1UVfJ3FWyAQtIA3cDtDYECAR8usEKnvjug4EGP/s1044/Zipper-Hero%20Medal%20sticker.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="740" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEoG7H9zlZSPBft4ueFDGeY9VzfuOSwaNlZqCRUbm4rmPVgxqQulpyPcfE7Y0-5mFqet04UAXyPcpzrqJERG89NTPxH3A43u1aUvWpEXDmjwOiyScx3P83dWPRHfb-Gg14VuiTgka2uAn55LDwCh1eE1UVfJ3FWyAQtIA3cDtDYECAR8usEKnvjug4EGP/w284-h400/Zipper-Hero%20Medal%20sticker.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This one has a little damage, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jFt-JZEnt6YNTD7xV3drbWw6orrO7FRnooci-FX_8sHOnv7itJQhfc8q19tdje0nXM2kGGRZlISOn60WIDQjJMbHUYPTU3n-OPJk1U0K4PwO0uXKpfHManJOQxGsSU888xe4YmAM7vNpoc5b6e8uISuAav_L_a9FalAsiHpr_3tZcD5c_nbx7XGZ0Yf2/s1046/Police%20Badge-Black%20Ink%20Spot%20stickers.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="746" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jFt-JZEnt6YNTD7xV3drbWw6orrO7FRnooci-FX_8sHOnv7itJQhfc8q19tdje0nXM2kGGRZlISOn60WIDQjJMbHUYPTU3n-OPJk1U0K4PwO0uXKpfHManJOQxGsSU888xe4YmAM7vNpoc5b6e8uISuAav_L_a9FalAsiHpr_3tZcD5c_nbx7XGZ0Yf2/w285-h400/Police%20Badge-Black%20Ink%20Spot%20stickers.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fake ink blot is a nice touch. I might have stuck that on someone else's homework.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlDhpQn-29eijiLvHcSjHSQ73IOVfnD7rbisrIfzKV1p8pRIBGtkeX0raivd3rhcd9bXIA5N6FwLpxKCWHf9qJ5xeEnCxwhgJD7RiA5oPbhk57YokEnbsLZWSw1_jXhRcGRynSP-niNSGEvW0OfiZqxiJay9IDc64Toq8n3eC88581At2WGHJoS6N4rOH/s1044/Gross%20Teeth-Vampire%20Teeth%20stickers.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1044" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlDhpQn-29eijiLvHcSjHSQ73IOVfnD7rbisrIfzKV1p8pRIBGtkeX0raivd3rhcd9bXIA5N6FwLpxKCWHf9qJ5xeEnCxwhgJD7RiA5oPbhk57YokEnbsLZWSw1_jXhRcGRynSP-niNSGEvW0OfiZqxiJay9IDc64Toq8n3eC88581At2WGHJoS6N4rOH/w400-h283/Gross%20Teeth-Vampire%20Teeth%20stickers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As for these two, I'd recommend decorating your notebook or Trapper Keeper.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So that's that. For the first time ever on APTBNL, a wax pack of Nasty Tricks from 1990!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have you ever heard of this set? Share in the comment section, and thanks for reading.</span></div>gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-18859138425090372452024-02-11T09:02:00.005-06:002024-02-11T09:02:59.436-06:002023 Topps Heritage High Number Baseball<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91hCBQrIXnhVWpMAVgflzwxgz1T98nRRN4yaA3lcBgSnG17fh-R8nwF-axCRsdRHXJeBgmDl4xhpylNhhqik6IeH9swr1njoV7WtVH9iz9DpPJ4S19Tj3VBgHz0RRgIFe0q5U3uDerLXO3ATEUoLTkkEXj4cFjiPPkV-w6ZlN8yty59IkzDrdhXrWCzEI/s716/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91hCBQrIXnhVWpMAVgflzwxgz1T98nRRN4yaA3lcBgSnG17fh-R8nwF-axCRsdRHXJeBgmDl4xhpylNhhqik6IeH9swr1njoV7WtVH9iz9DpPJ4S19Tj3VBgHz0RRgIFe0q5U3uDerLXO3ATEUoLTkkEXj4cFjiPPkV-w6ZlN8yty59IkzDrdhXrWCzEI/w231-h400/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0001.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /> I got a hobby pack on 2023 Topps Heritage High Number set. Nine cards in a pack. Filled with rookies, players on new teams, or didn't get a card til now. I wonder how many are still with the team after 2023 season. Let's rip.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzlDjW35wpqJXyS_jZGO2J1PmyYm686g14ur30rDTZm688YteXWd4sX1Cr0N6wH1u0L06HhyphenhyphenA-81AfMdhSZGY_XGSofNTuJiDmCfFRTjyiWJXKHMrASPcxal4mQIGvPqL9FcVBoo3px7TpTFW9kPQKLtJPENUjZ5KMPGUJ230q1din0z3K_8wB1OOU6r2/s522/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="366" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzlDjW35wpqJXyS_jZGO2J1PmyYm686g14ur30rDTZm688YteXWd4sX1Cr0N6wH1u0L06HhyphenhyphenA-81AfMdhSZGY_XGSofNTuJiDmCfFRTjyiWJXKHMrASPcxal4mQIGvPqL9FcVBoo3px7TpTFW9kPQKLtJPENUjZ5KMPGUJ230q1din0z3K_8wB1OOU6r2/s320/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0002.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><b>651 - Hobie Harris</b> - first card is a rookie. He made his debut playing in 16 games. Signed a minor league contract with the Twins few weeks ago. First card of a player on a new team for 2024 season.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61rhsAMt0XVpgjJrolpGyFlHUW4eZxNi0cxISL8j8Svf5Y6MRLT1nIIM7Tq_Qiw-VswbI4UU5f2hzkq5s_soutDy4O9YHlUvAFQjvHerG5aH_VIDHy3XVD6Hp_N8SmObwYkHG4Jxo0DEhS5O20hHENeaMDmg3bf5gWBs0lwshIhxN5ZBnrCYch97biYif/s524/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="524" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61rhsAMt0XVpgjJrolpGyFlHUW4eZxNi0cxISL8j8Svf5Y6MRLT1nIIM7Tq_Qiw-VswbI4UU5f2hzkq5s_soutDy4O9YHlUvAFQjvHerG5aH_VIDHy3XVD6Hp_N8SmObwYkHG4Jxo0DEhS5O20hHENeaMDmg3bf5gWBs0lwshIhxN5ZBnrCYch97biYif/s320/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>683 - Tristan Beck</b> - second rookie card in this pack. Played in 33 games in 2023 season..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaI6vXI-X_6a-KKjA6QTt-NmbIXHTwgfeflJvqZMgMFa815Z-k-mbljdccMuIvJ7sPKKKyaDWCR-DcG9q63Dy-_Vkt-TWfTQqIZ6EucAaE9c852tABYEqEbsMQliq9bmeLzGqw3C1m7NaW1aDdxtpHkAYWnHjqe7Ei5ltouBW2_0wVUmnhx8gzVwKf6DLe/s518/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="518" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaI6vXI-X_6a-KKjA6QTt-NmbIXHTwgfeflJvqZMgMFa815Z-k-mbljdccMuIvJ7sPKKKyaDWCR-DcG9q63Dy-_Vkt-TWfTQqIZ6EucAaE9c852tABYEqEbsMQliq9bmeLzGqw3C1m7NaW1aDdxtpHkAYWnHjqe7Ei5ltouBW2_0wVUmnhx8gzVwKf6DLe/s320/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>563 - Gus Varland </b>- a third rookie and a player I've seen played in the minors. Pitched 16 games games for two teams before ending his season on the injured list.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa73Gg6EvBJDcf-Gwlk8QqAJPFh3vZo-mkuTJs9IhPpn-SllcNTrEOvQSEDIWib9i2aJuMPNDNxDDjVnCfrbT4v2xsQrOnRcrxXxITZFksLkizf7c3Nt9tXV-IG6mPglpVXa3DQwpUtl_QQz7sNqlM4k2rpkv_LhfWC6vEHrvj8fO17SVAOR5BzP8XatL/s524/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="370" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa73Gg6EvBJDcf-Gwlk8QqAJPFh3vZo-mkuTJs9IhPpn-SllcNTrEOvQSEDIWib9i2aJuMPNDNxDDjVnCfrbT4v2xsQrOnRcrxXxITZFksLkizf7c3Nt9tXV-IG6mPglpVXa3DQwpUtl_QQz7sNqlM4k2rpkv_LhfWC6vEHrvj8fO17SVAOR5BzP8XatL/s320/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0005.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><b>663 - Peyton Battenfield</b> - fourth rookie in this pack and wasn't with the team when the season ended. Pitched in 7 games for the Guardians bouncing between AAA club and the injured list. Would be DFA'd a month before the season ended and got picked up by the Mets. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTovMPuGGi2GcmglX8fh_WJkiNJdp21u7qU06IMZ3OIPBf7lvzWYWsLk5sNcJmg3q66ISjHezMKdI5OVrqHwP0TQ001hsQVZooTt_3KtJArbTMxuKI-rUUMDaJUYDZkEo-h4EURhAmP1A4fzrN2GFgkAKKa_Qx0QSt2-OY6bMcrmmDltBd1r76DIY7eGQD/s522/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="370" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTovMPuGGi2GcmglX8fh_WJkiNJdp21u7qU06IMZ3OIPBf7lvzWYWsLk5sNcJmg3q66ISjHezMKdI5OVrqHwP0TQ001hsQVZooTt_3KtJArbTMxuKI-rUUMDaJUYDZkEo-h4EURhAmP1A4fzrN2GFgkAKKa_Qx0QSt2-OY6bMcrmmDltBd1r76DIY7eGQD/s320/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0006.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><b>RP-10 - Kevin Kelly</b> - a fifth rookie and an insert card. Had a decent rookie season getting in 57 games with ERA of 3.09. Look to be a good pick up for the Rays consider he was traded for cash.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uX-Q_lj5s606fLZZsvcUkCJl_kQExswhZ_4sZzibqOdk-ZmX4Eg_-xoc463YxDvbvcFyxdR8VNWviv4HL8HOJ5I4T3ttwjzMDxuYxYVF-qoMSCRikHVjFzpZNKGE28HzbPmi2G2wpiQPh2DgWFyuoYehHlcNpwEjvSzp_ki6I84jRN3qg-EWSTozjzza/s522/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="522" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uX-Q_lj5s606fLZZsvcUkCJl_kQExswhZ_4sZzibqOdk-ZmX4Eg_-xoc463YxDvbvcFyxdR8VNWviv4HL8HOJ5I4T3ttwjzMDxuYxYVF-qoMSCRikHVjFzpZNKGE28HzbPmi2G2wpiQPh2DgWFyuoYehHlcNpwEjvSzp_ki6I84jRN3qg-EWSTozjzza/s320/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>502 - Christian Bethancourt</b> - eventful offseason as Rays released him then Guardians claimed him only to be shipped to the Marlins.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LibM41PKaHDo7_Z1oPdAAK8ReUhrWN4dW4AOeHKi1wenXEewEK5xx5GZAmtUZk_3N6xqOsGox6arV_uuHYMHkmc8WAHUXhGmu072OGl9ZM0eIXxUmQpgFb1evin9Z79KD0VLCgvvMahT-3yOmavgnAus_gxLRHZmziQX-O4Oc4vZ4_O8mAm0DPuAf0YD/s516/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="372" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LibM41PKaHDo7_Z1oPdAAK8ReUhrWN4dW4AOeHKi1wenXEewEK5xx5GZAmtUZk_3N6xqOsGox6arV_uuHYMHkmc8WAHUXhGmu072OGl9ZM0eIXxUmQpgFb1evin9Z79KD0VLCgvvMahT-3yOmavgnAus_gxLRHZmziQX-O4Oc4vZ4_O8mAm0DPuAf0YD/s320/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0008.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><b>513 - Jarred Kelenic</b> - now with the Braves after getting traded in the offseason<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-yQ168KyRtKqC34_SkagHMtX-irZVVbKcXo9B6c2MU16rb5GppLnwBgkKIRHW5F0c6SAH3Ye_OCW___RcxFsgeNta8T8NCtwGLJVnaV4yJn_8DmhLQUiukl7WJ0SDZjBvjBaF9TTmM9JhDAAXW4n26epMO_U6GgRLjw8ry4H6ql6cUlYKDml4Isq-ShU/s520/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="372" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-yQ168KyRtKqC34_SkagHMtX-irZVVbKcXo9B6c2MU16rb5GppLnwBgkKIRHW5F0c6SAH3Ye_OCW___RcxFsgeNta8T8NCtwGLJVnaV4yJn_8DmhLQUiukl7WJ0SDZjBvjBaF9TTmM9JhDAAXW4n26epMO_U6GgRLjw8ry4H6ql6cUlYKDml4Isq-ShU/s320/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0009.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><b>549 - Jose Caballero</b> - another rookie card. He played in 104 games in 2023. Got traded to the Rays during the offseason. Mariners making lot of trades during the offseason.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lGbxHNIOvp3sv5eSuySLHSF1a3zuj5eVXjxRqywso3A7P4yflXyPsixanTJTlG4acgPwmkQ-yb3ET3ngQ9fi-ohYcZLlTBPhjw-yd_F3ZO_IEcCDg84OTDlriD5chSHXJL-NBuygby8gSbDJugqrUggqWmK8MAhL0yEc4ahvTj5a_L50IIpW7HMrDCS-/s519/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="372" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lGbxHNIOvp3sv5eSuySLHSF1a3zuj5eVXjxRqywso3A7P4yflXyPsixanTJTlG4acgPwmkQ-yb3ET3ngQ9fi-ohYcZLlTBPhjw-yd_F3ZO_IEcCDg84OTDlriD5chSHXJL-NBuygby8gSbDJugqrUggqWmK8MAhL0yEc4ahvTj5a_L50IIpW7HMrDCS-/s320/2023ToppsHeritageHiNumber_0010.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><p><b>526 - Jared Schuster</b> - played 11 games in his rookie year bouncing between the Braves and AAA club Gwinnet. Now with the White Sox via trade.</p><p>I got 7 rookie cards in this along with 6 players playing on new teams in 2024. Ready for baseball?<br /></p>Rebel Coyotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17813837388258693673noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-30909614185930904702024-02-08T06:06:00.000-06:002024-02-08T06:06:51.057-06:002019 Topps Big League Blaster Pack Greetings...<div><br /></div><div>Hope everyone's doing well. It's Super Bowl week, so here's a baseball post from the ol' Scanned folder! I don't have a dog in the race, but as the saying goes, "in order the be the man, you gotta beat the man", the man being Mahomes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY7JAzESGstIsLMXfKTMksOmkldfvomIiiHOXjnEzEKQo2eVNsZxbDLooVcKiV7Iszd3wZ_SsHxNIIk_4woF1mXw8OBvFvOGL5lqxkX7D16ikxSQBOo1hgrTvdDmxUUy2GULLG8ksP2Mt0Rx-uiYjtVALrPHKMP2kZ1FGI13uPDItzV_iv4cwAzMcyQ8/s4160/20190611_235357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY7JAzESGstIsLMXfKTMksOmkldfvomIiiHOXjnEzEKQo2eVNsZxbDLooVcKiV7Iszd3wZ_SsHxNIIk_4woF1mXw8OBvFvOGL5lqxkX7D16ikxSQBOo1hgrTvdDmxUUy2GULLG8ksP2Mt0Rx-uiYjtVALrPHKMP2kZ1FGI13uPDItzV_iv4cwAzMcyQ8/w480-h640/20190611_235357.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Look at that pricing! 10 bucks for a blaster. Thanks, Covid.</div><div><br /></div><div>Each blaster came with 4 blue parallel cards. I don't remember if they were in the bonus pack or if they were randomly inserted into the packs, but here's my 4:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvYDB6ANy-EJyP8pywVtxn-TIUXkF94HE_rSMzV_YhuIUFYQvcxnLfGlEIjVzs4Oo_k8QZYVxE5tiJbcmXpagfPEop44mIkf4hPyGFPZQ10PXsJOE6H14PzYhgRYN9Xis2wZ4K77g02OG8HXufgocBQ-QJHhP4F3MW34I-OicVYtV_m4W2fEDmB73kzE/s4095/20190611_235452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2317" data-original-width="4095" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvYDB6ANy-EJyP8pywVtxn-TIUXkF94HE_rSMzV_YhuIUFYQvcxnLfGlEIjVzs4Oo_k8QZYVxE5tiJbcmXpagfPEop44mIkf4hPyGFPZQ10PXsJOE6H14PzYhgRYN9Xis2wZ4K77g02OG8HXufgocBQ-QJHhP4F3MW34I-OicVYtV_m4W2fEDmB73kzE/w640-h362/20190611_235452.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#6 - Kevin Gausman</div><div>#307 - Carlos Santana</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6E0EwHQ7CeOsbRKqcwzA_OUyFu-gwgSunIGDjM60NxbvLsFmTgVDkBcba-4BHTXh9gk4DsJATRPMZ1znXsR-8IAq_QsXSlDCY-O2cBh9JBjmgQ1JA0qoRn-GxbRCqGFX0HtVNMzNBP6LjbrlhK4fktMz1ykakZyJ3RjDNO7heB5-rGGan8blIU4Z3cQ/s4160/20190611_235529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="4160" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6E0EwHQ7CeOsbRKqcwzA_OUyFu-gwgSunIGDjM60NxbvLsFmTgVDkBcba-4BHTXh9gk4DsJATRPMZ1znXsR-8IAq_QsXSlDCY-O2cBh9JBjmgQ1JA0qoRn-GxbRCqGFX0HtVNMzNBP6LjbrlhK4fktMz1ykakZyJ3RjDNO7heB5-rGGan8blIU4Z3cQ/w640-h430/20190611_235529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#65 - Matt Kemp</div><div>#101 - Travis Jankowski</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the backs because The Big Game:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TAKPheEkSQiHiCZBo7lj9xSdGdg_FjWVN4XKF94_ITKbN0fva53p6VFti1X5ZnSCcuxqTe5MqsIwoXYwS5wF9EZqVPjuC9HphtRrhG-0Ev1D4ULrt1D0dYlG8Vp5nphE2tE47qPyAg3To6ioIFVNfyKWVoYE4XGCXkredzcwwfN_I-n05I2VULjB9yc/s4160/20190611_235608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TAKPheEkSQiHiCZBo7lj9xSdGdg_FjWVN4XKF94_ITKbN0fva53p6VFti1X5ZnSCcuxqTe5MqsIwoXYwS5wF9EZqVPjuC9HphtRrhG-0Ev1D4ULrt1D0dYlG8Vp5nphE2tE47qPyAg3To6ioIFVNfyKWVoYE4XGCXkredzcwwfN_I-n05I2VULjB9yc/w480-h640/20190611_235608.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu0lgXn3tsBJ5zxBTqw6cjI-YQ-rS2HQ9BtS7-ZkD6mKLXc60mypFLy693i7bsA93yKH-hMxI_6rncK28uKAnvrhhyxdnY515IJuIKx-EP-vRJfwxzp-maopc4hwxOsKddLPv0jYvyq4ijCdnPFqjRmzQF2RxKS2pk3_T9T5ZgT55QrVkBfvqWkQd7Qo/s4160/20190611_235658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu0lgXn3tsBJ5zxBTqw6cjI-YQ-rS2HQ9BtS7-ZkD6mKLXc60mypFLy693i7bsA93yKH-hMxI_6rncK28uKAnvrhhyxdnY515IJuIKx-EP-vRJfwxzp-maopc4hwxOsKddLPv0jYvyq4ijCdnPFqjRmzQF2RxKS2pk3_T9T5ZgT55QrVkBfvqWkQd7Qo/w480-h640/20190611_235658.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Onto the blaster pack. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2877" data-original-width="4085" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1IpgmsVphmpA_jO6ZiKQGesjzk6A2cvkKAr6ftqdAdQMeofzfa0pLhd4tmX27FQgyMoxURbK709ob-3ygysRE7GUL-Dl3R0Ta7a2l4e6K3Bma9Da86gq7FOYz4YLACziuuMCZemFYDyCGDYiUFvMenSouXhvjnA8LFEcPUpToDPS8ZcQk52f8jjgO5M/w640-h450/20190611_235808.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#104 - Jose Abreu</div><div>#325 - Gerrit Cole</div><div><br /></div><div>We've seen a <a href="https://apacktobenamedlater.blogspot.com/search/label/2019%20Topps%20Big%20League" target="_blank">rack pack</a> on the site before; each pack has 1 of 4 possible player combos. The design is OK since this is a low end product. It's possible I could have been upset if this was a flagship design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_m_aVNL5k2o-wYeRg0PDTspzBzCMn35Q_TtZhT8o-VqMkF3C6y8uncR7e0j2IWQBWbRzKXfWUqy72-zRICs3GUq0IJWgMwmsJzm8w9RUfpvDiJqOznZtIOjnxhpBmg08QtWG8hzTl3Dpdd7VUS7pFKAlURRwx8a-bJgludHIi0sb0Rfn0wEmFPYl8bU/s4109/20190611_235846_Burst01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="4109" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_m_aVNL5k2o-wYeRg0PDTspzBzCMn35Q_TtZhT8o-VqMkF3C6y8uncR7e0j2IWQBWbRzKXfWUqy72-zRICs3GUq0IJWgMwmsJzm8w9RUfpvDiJqOznZtIOjnxhpBmg08QtWG8hzTl3Dpdd7VUS7pFKAlURRwx8a-bJgludHIi0sb0Rfn0wEmFPYl8bU/w640-h444/20190611_235846_Burst01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#211 - Miguel Cabrera</div><div>#53 - Josh Reddick</div><div><br /></div><div>There are <a href="https://www.cardboardconnection.com/2019-topps-big-league-baseball-cards#post_anchor_1_297204" target="_blank">400 cards</a> in the set; the first 343 cards form the base and the rest are from 3 subsets (Stat Kings, Award Winners, and Highlights). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuiQSSr9Wqd9ZEsqA3fklbSXjZsiP_V2irr9ZRMKiu8-4Kkv4b4J64IAXHIQOBF20Bfn127ygThhKG17Uc_g4tRSJNtb8BMs41hYAoJ1C7cdzfEpuv8ywPrROBVi5TZA-8P4Jo8bOgHAz4uZnzdBpe1_AfIVoB_uAcWzj0PRVFl_jhpMHEG4SKYORi40/s4041/20190611_235928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="4041" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuiQSSr9Wqd9ZEsqA3fklbSXjZsiP_V2irr9ZRMKiu8-4Kkv4b4J64IAXHIQOBF20Bfn127ygThhKG17Uc_g4tRSJNtb8BMs41hYAoJ1C7cdzfEpuv8ywPrROBVi5TZA-8P4Jo8bOgHAz4uZnzdBpe1_AfIVoB_uAcWzj0PRVFl_jhpMHEG4SKYORi40/w640-h368/20190611_235928.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#BO-8 - Aaron Judge (Blast Off) </div><div>#363 - Stat Kings: 2018 AL Wins Leaders (Gold parallel)</div><div><br /></div><div>The Blast Off insert comes 1 in 4 packs. You also get a Gold parallel in every pack, which happens to be the Stat Kings in this case.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4eU1lqcvoMsOLWXCMzKVwVe_3x9iUH159G0urYdl8fpRXr8HHUDi0g79ZIMMh6CpivLG09fVZGi5jH88EEcI1OKdQ7Xv9xXmuCczXsl-MahDAbJLHuMsNDxkLO10c358qjxqouHmbc0pIJjVp073p2mJ2AcyfosfqT-mzDgUpIzXOsoUCFWFcy_tGfs/s4023/20190612_000000_Burst01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="4023" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4eU1lqcvoMsOLWXCMzKVwVe_3x9iUH159G0urYdl8fpRXr8HHUDi0g79ZIMMh6CpivLG09fVZGi5jH88EEcI1OKdQ7Xv9xXmuCczXsl-MahDAbJLHuMsNDxkLO10c358qjxqouHmbc0pIJjVp073p2mJ2AcyfosfqT-mzDgUpIzXOsoUCFWFcy_tGfs/w640-h450/20190612_000000_Burst01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#94 - Leonys Martin</div><div>#277 - Sean Doolittle</div><div><br /></div><div>Doolittle retired last year after 11 years in MLB. He got signed by the Nationals to be on their coaching staff.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2O4V03FrtF0oXz-NFOmrXBN5QI4_KUoQMQrbrSrxdOqdEtFKtj5pxeRW-BnAF0fih0uiW0Neac2JCtis-de4o3ENW1vkpLhQi1wv1TbGBEBEEskwErDBT6wV0oSmmKSHJTRpaOctNPlvU23nLaWKSxC5PYnwbADwEprG9BKKcSUtm5P8WwJXA0r8HQQ/s4102/20190612_000108_Burst01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="4102" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2O4V03FrtF0oXz-NFOmrXBN5QI4_KUoQMQrbrSrxdOqdEtFKtj5pxeRW-BnAF0fih0uiW0Neac2JCtis-de4o3ENW1vkpLhQi1wv1TbGBEBEEskwErDBT6wV0oSmmKSHJTRpaOctNPlvU23nLaWKSxC5PYnwbADwEprG9BKKcSUtm5P8WwJXA0r8HQQ/w640-h440/20190612_000108_Burst01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#398 - Christian Yelich (Highlights)</div><div>#97 - Aaron Hicks</div><div><br /></div><div>Yelich had a rebound year for Milwaukee, while Hicks rebounded nicely in Baltimore.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are more backs because The Big Game:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGD1bMQpTkQFxJRGOAOUpHwoJujxdiouktuP_NTSMdW5qynOw_p511LSCqKt8g2IT9-p20dwHTiKwlAlOaBhjrC0sVmW-ABfjMRK2ypy1SfyjVTsKd8kSsEk_3F2-ooADGxUhx21A7gEynkpLPBJddmLzwb7X6w7b2BWGy5SFHhDGShYEaAoQABrNb3I/s3710/20190612_000342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="3710" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGD1bMQpTkQFxJRGOAOUpHwoJujxdiouktuP_NTSMdW5qynOw_p511LSCqKt8g2IT9-p20dwHTiKwlAlOaBhjrC0sVmW-ABfjMRK2ypy1SfyjVTsKd8kSsEk_3F2-ooADGxUhx21A7gEynkpLPBJddmLzwb7X6w7b2BWGy5SFHhDGShYEaAoQABrNb3I/w640-h528/20190612_000342.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ia-84inkZf0xL8UfSrSueLmoGVWsZM1mhvPam_hcJWAHMKQwEQI9hUF8VcEbCVeWnBrgYFQeTVxMmy2KK7eU4eHgNjeWz34IeUCD3w5SbtmB4efdA71GDyTVwtLvgoPruyX1kxmt8ZI7E5w2xTc7VvRRKigp0SPFdJb4GxobKaXLnOY5ODNRiulb0I4/s4160/20190612_000515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ia-84inkZf0xL8UfSrSueLmoGVWsZM1mhvPam_hcJWAHMKQwEQI9hUF8VcEbCVeWnBrgYFQeTVxMmy2KK7eU4eHgNjeWz34IeUCD3w5SbtmB4efdA71GDyTVwtLvgoPruyX1kxmt8ZI7E5w2xTc7VvRRKigp0SPFdJb4GxobKaXLnOY5ODNRiulb0I4/w434-h640/20190612_000515.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><div>Love those Did You Knows.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, that's the pack. All the ol' Scanned folder has now are Pokemon cards, a pack of football cards (but some of the files are corrupted, so I don't know if that will ever get on here), and several scans of individual cards which may make it on here if I can think of the right angle for it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy the Super Bowl, party responsibly, and thanks for reading!</div>Jafroniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.com0Mundelein, IL, USA42.263079 -88.0039652999999913.952845163821152 -123.16021529999999 70.573312836178843 -52.84771529999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-21578965841784384742024-01-23T12:29:00.001-06:002024-01-23T12:29:27.846-06:002021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSyGprH2CdM4TIRGax8ST88gWCq1WtoblhA5YVCZsRwDxrKgF7IjbSdlBzMIdmY_u8LFrHrc9G9-cshmFrHYubnNuIZ56WBldGYbkNyeXM-Go4cVI7Wr3WmpGBimLBk7HcS4GszcDUX-7-YvVkDRFFbxDSaBkEo-ItyJQfnmKrVO_9L8YBVT-lpWxB52O/s892/21paniniprizmdpwrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSyGprH2CdM4TIRGax8ST88gWCq1WtoblhA5YVCZsRwDxrKgF7IjbSdlBzMIdmY_u8LFrHrc9G9-cshmFrHYubnNuIZ56WBldGYbkNyeXM-Go4cVI7Wr3WmpGBimLBk7HcS4GszcDUX-7-YvVkDRFFbxDSaBkEo-ItyJQfnmKrVO_9L8YBVT-lpWxB52O/w224-h400/21paniniprizmdpwrap.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not usually one to go for draft sets in baseball, but this pack was kind of forced upon me as it fell out of a repack thing I bought recently. At five cards, this should be short and sweet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXyI10yCoe7HKkxIwFnw5tPupaTmrA48YgcvoFnkKA4xTfVbe15sg3JHDlHAA8ayx2d5_4rRmqzM3stxviOag1DFQCgN8vh_Q6XNb5ubmUsK5qkeZinwMaE3hcAprbtofKzKsI_rVL4-colO_XN8g0ObUhTISv46TzAoabFRci5WW60l_0hHzhkMtNH6m/s709/tblack21paniniprizmdp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXyI10yCoe7HKkxIwFnw5tPupaTmrA48YgcvoFnkKA4xTfVbe15sg3JHDlHAA8ayx2d5_4rRmqzM3stxviOag1DFQCgN8vh_Q6XNb5ubmUsK5qkeZinwMaE3hcAprbtofKzKsI_rVL4-colO_XN8g0ObUhTISv46TzAoabFRci5WW60l_0hHzhkMtNH6m/s320/tblack21paniniprizmdp.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>PDP33 - Tyler Black - The first card appears to be lacking something: a logo, perhaps? I'm not sure if they couldn't get the rights to Black's school (Wright State) because, as you'll see in a moment, the rest of the pack contains college logos and the collegiate license logo on the back. This doesn't. Black was drafted by the Brewers in 2021 and made it to the AAA level last season.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdeXo8Og43uz8NmU-21wd2ZC-2Z3VeAVkvsXVn5rq-LV9_fmjp3VCHXmF_sAuu3ZRWC-mfw733peNNwgqFbKDuPGpww-tSFVXhuYutn2kwdPrqGAjykRsAwqWAnpyfSWS-R02XAFuQ3F2hGY4RgdAew4o9VQSpVMTqvZKotdFHaCI4jchElTB5CH9CYTc/s700/jtorres21paniniprizmdp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdeXo8Og43uz8NmU-21wd2ZC-2Z3VeAVkvsXVn5rq-LV9_fmjp3VCHXmF_sAuu3ZRWC-mfw733peNNwgqFbKDuPGpww-tSFVXhuYutn2kwdPrqGAjykRsAwqWAnpyfSWS-R02XAFuQ3F2hGY4RgdAew4o9VQSpVMTqvZKotdFHaCI4jchElTB5CH9CYTc/s320/jtorres21paniniprizmdp.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>PDP89 - Jose Torres - This North Carolina State product was a third round pick of the Reds and played for AA Chattanooga last season.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSaoUsuECO2D-KCxwAqHGx_Tj_JzatSc0ksjF99KI4VTG55ct6AYkARu0fl5VI9ICzgpWi4ppcNV-ehF3MME9EiFdD1OUKgumyTjwHY3Jg8Ng4gvLpNEeOKknYgIGKBm8oMHPdBDWkrt7b2BpLyjYf0zA-hpIJnJeUqZKmBr8fj3vxoE6lbKVHcwIOVpt/s707/mrudick21paniniprizmdp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSaoUsuECO2D-KCxwAqHGx_Tj_JzatSc0ksjF99KI4VTG55ct6AYkARu0fl5VI9ICzgpWi4ppcNV-ehF3MME9EiFdD1OUKgumyTjwHY3Jg8Ng4gvLpNEeOKknYgIGKBm8oMHPdBDWkrt7b2BpLyjYf0zA-hpIJnJeUqZKmBr8fj3vxoE6lbKVHcwIOVpt/s320/mrudick21paniniprizmdp.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>PDP216 - Matt Rudick - Here's a Mets draft pick who has played at all levels of their minor league system so far.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3A1m12URspkAs6AbI_6ZpJrfSsyjWDQmUIebG5yAblvKwYLsE1OwUVN96ohdYtisGagz196zqWk_W7jp-FznmPElD8r3EoL0DebxL5ZPog4DH5DlnLG9ydK9l_MUb1H4dG10adySQIzAFBkEUR_owAkb_PqK2ZtY33ScAFGXrEplUJXZrtAM7UJq9TXq/s708/graceffo21paniniprizmdp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3A1m12URspkAs6AbI_6ZpJrfSsyjWDQmUIebG5yAblvKwYLsE1OwUVN96ohdYtisGagz196zqWk_W7jp-FznmPElD8r3EoL0DebxL5ZPog4DH5DlnLG9ydK9l_MUb1H4dG10adySQIzAFBkEUR_owAkb_PqK2ZtY33ScAFGXrEplUJXZrtAM7UJq9TXq/s320/graceffo21paniniprizmdp.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>PDP151 - Gordon Graceffo - This Vanderbilt righthander was a fifth round pick for the Cardinals and is currently one of their top prospects.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiag_Z0qJ46gaNCYlAt0_QGnvqmX1tAMiKNPP4V1EyZd3bC05-vWCGdtwj-BHnFFlPBunnSOtkJ2TEnT1g00GB7ge0DyqxAMMiYg9aM1-nYruVSh1GFnxX4R-B8OkqL_ueLhZcU_hWYQYqeX0WWuAT07ZLFE5awCnUADjHH7h4EhOzKuJMTJee7RXNjnxb-/s704/jhill21paniniprizmdpds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiag_Z0qJ46gaNCYlAt0_QGnvqmX1tAMiKNPP4V1EyZd3bC05-vWCGdtwj-BHnFFlPBunnSOtkJ2TEnT1g00GB7ge0DyqxAMMiYg9aM1-nYruVSh1GFnxX4R-B8OkqL_ueLhZcU_hWYQYqeX0WWuAT07ZLFE5awCnUADjHH7h4EhOzKuJMTJee7RXNjnxb-/s320/jhill21paniniprizmdpds.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div>DS-JH - Jaden Hill Draft Standouts - The last card is an insert card. Hill was a second round pick for the Rockies but hasn't thrown many innings in his career so far.</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-21393837988325317962024-01-23T00:00:00.001-06:002024-01-23T00:09:37.646-06:002018 Panini Football Retail<div style="text-align: left;">Greetings!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone is doing well. It's my first post of the year, so I hope you all have a great 2024, or at minimum, may it be better than 2023.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We got our final 4 NFL teams all set up for Championship weekend. It's been an interesting playoffs to say the least. To celebrate, let's show some football cards. From my Scanned folder, here's a pack my eldest picked up in one of those football repacks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqgQJVFrd7_sWCGR0u7VmQ8v4i0Ug4_gtn6migCyevgeBzyyDKZ_KFjs6FmPOlOfIl2UqmND1S7wN7SWvC0XVZ36TqNxYZjID7ydbvsChHN3AVD7i9uwb38SfoEy0VW3y865NSvsKa4-OQxsDOtsaGS7j_oVCSnqJLKNWdgz4quZNPMh1batJCgnT3LA/s4160/20200414_083158.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqgQJVFrd7_sWCGR0u7VmQ8v4i0Ug4_gtn6migCyevgeBzyyDKZ_KFjs6FmPOlOfIl2UqmND1S7wN7SWvC0XVZ36TqNxYZjID7ydbvsChHN3AVD7i9uwb38SfoEy0VW3y865NSvsKa4-OQxsDOtsaGS7j_oVCSnqJLKNWdgz4quZNPMh1batJCgnT3LA/w408-h640/20200414_083158.jpg" width="408" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorry in advance...not sure why I didn't try to retake these pictures.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Assuming this is a retail pack, here's what he got:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKKwaJ_xLJzXiS2w4tvYAAjJMn3L4YOscAx1zaFcDMU3AM9pXX0Gi8jyKuK-qZtwWkcg3wOar-sHPaNouipXmXTRpHwAbUmppyLQaXdJ_x7UL87u-YLONXONRxaT5y4IxOQrQRYxULNY8D-Dbgf4mrSwzqzJ5b-kk_D41DSJB3zR4675ezH-JTgl-huc/s3990/20200414_083753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2726" data-original-width="3990" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKKwaJ_xLJzXiS2w4tvYAAjJMn3L4YOscAx1zaFcDMU3AM9pXX0Gi8jyKuK-qZtwWkcg3wOar-sHPaNouipXmXTRpHwAbUmppyLQaXdJ_x7UL87u-YLONXONRxaT5y4IxOQrQRYxULNY8D-Dbgf4mrSwzqzJ5b-kk_D41DSJB3zR4675ezH-JTgl-huc/w640-h438/20200414_083753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>#242 - Michael Bennett</div><div>#93 - Derek Wolfe</div><div><br /></div><div>I believe this was the last year of the "Panini Football" line. It's as if this was the equivalent to Panini's NBA Hoops, since they have the "traded to" or "signed by" text here on Michael Bennett's card.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlBfQ6VJooqwPc-6zxTY6F1IC3ylYRmtmQTi2ZqkHk9tneehRMKAE7PINCTbkR5nep2wpktreETGw49uhKuTnxT7hF_ruqb9wHNayZ34k55-cil6pzOGHnMVx0fDtXgTs4CnQguDJ_OvYVHW54f3dO7w3mBnp2rUMq5aZ5sngogwDDG1y6jNUSqaowlY/s3923/20200414_083733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="3923" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlBfQ6VJooqwPc-6zxTY6F1IC3ylYRmtmQTi2ZqkHk9tneehRMKAE7PINCTbkR5nep2wpktreETGw49uhKuTnxT7hF_ruqb9wHNayZ34k55-cil6pzOGHnMVx0fDtXgTs4CnQguDJ_OvYVHW54f3dO7w3mBnp2rUMq5aZ5sngogwDDG1y6jNUSqaowlY/w640-h432/20200414_083733.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>#33 - Tre'Davious White</div><div>#54 - Kyle Fuller</div><div><br /></div><div>White is still with the Bills, but he's been hurt the last couple of years. Bummer how they <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/wide-right-bills-suffer-another-devastating-playoff-loss-as-chiefs-win-and-advance-024425416.html" target="_blank">lost to the Chiefs</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqVNVIVgkpAfv6BvLpsfzGRz1eChbkPDN8p_djQeugYtmg4qth7QCPwNfdMCxFJuK15yYahhIXrvk4ouYn5ZtUk_Fnsi-amxu8MosmfWOgARcACrdv58SnIEK_JBbBx6tn-0VqTa8R3m6QMqWNVO-rHabsQRVPX9Sh4CjqEAhEfxDIdJ3CyjJzAZvaB0/s3804/20200414_083509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="3804" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqVNVIVgkpAfv6BvLpsfzGRz1eChbkPDN8p_djQeugYtmg4qth7QCPwNfdMCxFJuK15yYahhIXrvk4ouYn5ZtUk_Fnsi-amxu8MosmfWOgARcACrdv58SnIEK_JBbBx6tn-0VqTa8R3m6QMqWNVO-rHabsQRVPX9Sh4CjqEAhEfxDIdJ3CyjJzAZvaB0/w640-h426/20200414_083509.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#235 - Jordy Nelson </div><div>#376 - Connor Williams (RC)</div><div><br /></div><div>There's 400 cards in the set, with the last 100 being Short Printed Rookies. Here's <a href="https://www.cardboardconnection.com/2018-panini-football-nfl-cards#post_anchor_1_285500" target="_blank">the checklist</a> if you're interested. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Saquon Barkley were among the rookies that year. Connor's still in the league, playing for Miami.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRVV425r5B0K_2ElHF0Fk7HDKELqyFxoVoJ_TzR5C9VzyFbyFHbYmHU3OwtN6VKJcSoxd8Unx69MXZPngqw2spgK_bjSn086zcwUTIp23fXtYxrGZtbW7F07YNY6rZ7fqNx2qIYNm8dQyaTDYCimVcoMl-9CfjIugbAON6Yj2cpNG5cTpQ_z2yV1Y570/s3772/20200414_083623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="3772" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRVV425r5B0K_2ElHF0Fk7HDKELqyFxoVoJ_TzR5C9VzyFbyFHbYmHU3OwtN6VKJcSoxd8Unx69MXZPngqw2spgK_bjSn086zcwUTIp23fXtYxrGZtbW7F07YNY6rZ7fqNx2qIYNm8dQyaTDYCimVcoMl-9CfjIugbAON6Yj2cpNG5cTpQ_z2yV1Y570/w640-h436/20200414_083623.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#203 - Michael Thomas</div><div>#122 - Whitney Mercilus</div><div><br /></div><div>The design is minimalistic; I like it overall, though I'm surprised they went with a "P" logo instead of their Knight logo.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the backs because Playoffs:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRvnPEZPczo6rd-vrEDYAfCyNrBLR9KwKqh48j8mGuABLvpD6A2ROSA5B74Ow1j9rRSs-Tbgcq39kNURSCPSTNDGztd3Cmh8_p9hRap7-kcXOttsB7Etd4Bm2EIz6z-xcZtIazCxv1luH9wDf0yezlRXye3XR8eMF-QOXa-w0KfJ9dWd5_PeK6QZozKM/s3961/20200414_083718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="3961" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRvnPEZPczo6rd-vrEDYAfCyNrBLR9KwKqh48j8mGuABLvpD6A2ROSA5B74Ow1j9rRSs-Tbgcq39kNURSCPSTNDGztd3Cmh8_p9hRap7-kcXOttsB7Etd4Bm2EIz6z-xcZtIazCxv1luH9wDf0yezlRXye3XR8eMF-QOXa-w0KfJ9dWd5_PeK6QZozKM/w640-h426/20200414_083718.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, that's the pack, short and sweet. I have at least one more pack in the Scanned folder so I'll get that out before the newer stuff. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a good week everyone, and thanks for reading!</div>Jafroniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.com0Mundelein, IL, USA42.263079 -88.0039652999999913.952845163821152 -123.16021529999999 70.573312836178843 -52.84771529999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-79612903936656964262024-01-18T17:11:00.002-06:002024-01-18T17:11:56.671-06:001999 Victory Football<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8GMQfv-tobwNvDca32hAYrcfegySF2J7DMogzlF2_XX1dk8GEtDzWcZ8zIQTacDfdZEkwT8FaRE64yYzheR1cG6n4IVxAmPdLWUHXgxnuniiNV6O36SDypon30OfPeC9iFJk2Y3DlowfW6P42Cqi8AT-gWZwPwltiHRTOAFsYt4V0bFqVPVlJqKsnAq9/s810/99udvictoryfootballwrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8GMQfv-tobwNvDca32hAYrcfegySF2J7DMogzlF2_XX1dk8GEtDzWcZ8zIQTacDfdZEkwT8FaRE64yYzheR1cG6n4IVxAmPdLWUHXgxnuniiNV6O36SDypon30OfPeC9iFJk2Y3DlowfW6P42Cqi8AT-gWZwPwltiHRTOAFsYt4V0bFqVPVlJqKsnAq9/w248-h400/99udvictoryfootballwrap.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's playoff time, so let's check out another old pack of football cards. This is another one that I found at a card show recently. Upper Deck released a Victory branded set for several years in baseball (and probably longer in hockey), but this claims to be the first edition of a Victory NFL set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKNEo_tCvPfbniwryk_UMKdETgZnTzF_pOhPT1VPFeCfNaEPZyqHcLC2Su7EPzSKIGdQQruefJSFTQB9GkZC9hvVGNTGCHnfqHWSqztXPliH6drvf0GjePKLVcXH6Hw2Wu1bTc-I7FMsVJzSk72DSIWKCrv9mU4k3QV4hvq60UtKcqntWTv-g6tLA1Qgg/s709/ftaylor99udvictory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKNEo_tCvPfbniwryk_UMKdETgZnTzF_pOhPT1VPFeCfNaEPZyqHcLC2Su7EPzSKIGdQQruefJSFTQB9GkZC9hvVGNTGCHnfqHWSqztXPliH6drvf0GjePKLVcXH6Hw2Wu1bTc-I7FMsVJzSk72DSIWKCrv9mU4k3QV4hvq60UtKcqntWTv-g6tLA1Qgg/s320/ftaylor99udvictory.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>118 - Fred Taylor - Our first card of the pack is a Jacksonville Jaguar. The Jags were still a relatively new franchise at this point.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4jm6ksWXHevPtTiYQo3GYNpSL6qJacntRwDdFLNQw3yBPI6jjROuz8B5rO1JivOqDqUATfsu0ww-qOfzx6Htz0zrddOVhJMWw2Ch_ulDaTV9bIdj-QIgLDN-FGyZnrUHN9IcwxgYfuPXUBqqSb3mrZvne-2HY68_QcqjeTFCAjxnn-Tx43brCryLdDXI/s709/bettis99udvictoryavt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4jm6ksWXHevPtTiYQo3GYNpSL6qJacntRwDdFLNQw3yBPI6jjROuz8B5rO1JivOqDqUATfsu0ww-qOfzx6Htz0zrddOVhJMWw2Ch_ulDaTV9bIdj-QIgLDN-FGyZnrUHN9IcwxgYfuPXUBqqSb3mrZvne-2HY68_QcqjeTFCAjxnn-Tx43brCryLdDXI/s320/bettis99udvictoryavt.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>289 - Jerome Bettis - The "All-Victory-Team" subset design is a bit weird. The dashes are very strange. When you're The Bus, you're going to obscure some of the letters on this busy looking thing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SMuC2x3ltmMKVX-se0tecR_QV2YRw1dMMJcH1WEOtf3dwV1S6FtA_7pTIQ2JDs5YBu4-Yz9p1eHHdH2hfSHwmYqm_SCjSAnIabCizUlOFY_vnbdTsHrRWz8zaM39mxRb6Um7iLU-EnJ1v9AuE1UvZBkKteaPCi5UE5r26vjDnXg3DaR3m5XPq_P7WoX5/s707/hmoore99udvictory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SMuC2x3ltmMKVX-se0tecR_QV2YRw1dMMJcH1WEOtf3dwV1S6FtA_7pTIQ2JDs5YBu4-Yz9p1eHHdH2hfSHwmYqm_SCjSAnIabCizUlOFY_vnbdTsHrRWz8zaM39mxRb6Um7iLU-EnJ1v9AuE1UvZBkKteaPCi5UE5r26vjDnXg3DaR3m5XPq_P7WoX5/s320/hmoore99udvictory.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>92 - Herman Moore - Moore was a star player for a team that didn't often have a lot going for it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27gX5r9zDfvVSfm9uFVXffVbmVzB0MttLHo1DeO6oYO4jog0-Kah5cOvyKfCwNKijsbn2PzjqH8HW36zxT4F7uL66g0s724rOnpxx6K-mt0Ajv8mvNFyGl4V1BFeQbDXQX3CU2vbqk58mXscIUUW4kn-wvrUEJEMXu75ynsyXPyqsp67i0RBwDiH9uzco/s707/mpope99udvictory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27gX5r9zDfvVSfm9uFVXffVbmVzB0MttLHo1DeO6oYO4jog0-Kah5cOvyKfCwNKijsbn2PzjqH8HW36zxT4F7uL66g0s724rOnpxx6K-mt0Ajv8mvNFyGl4V1BFeQbDXQX3CU2vbqk58mXscIUUW4kn-wvrUEJEMXu75ynsyXPyqsp67i0RBwDiH9uzco/s320/mpope99udvictory.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>66 - Marquez Pope - Pope was new to the Browns (who were, oddly, an expansion team in 1999) so he's shown at practice here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg3gKMrxLOvdDrH1THP2cIJTp734TVMJePj-6QFB4Q8OD-L2sOMmipN-yacPpX7OoNkAWUkHb74gwTwGp9PEfhqTpuIn4iKbC0uNvLfIQNulRjrbb7VrZuI-IclMKRDstigB4DpJGx6QMdlr52fKFfjEahanA1ENCHWVdLUGE0bSAOR7gPvPdw5R2LXFT/s713/tjervey99udvictory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg3gKMrxLOvdDrH1THP2cIJTp734TVMJePj-6QFB4Q8OD-L2sOMmipN-yacPpX7OoNkAWUkHb74gwTwGp9PEfhqTpuIn4iKbC0uNvLfIQNulRjrbb7VrZuI-IclMKRDstigB4DpJGx6QMdlr52fKFfjEahanA1ENCHWVdLUGE0bSAOR7gPvPdw5R2LXFT/s320/tjervey99udvictory.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>243 - Travis Jervey - New team with an old uniform. His last name is one letter off from a terrific sports name.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOe3DZXt3_sCUFH_VJ2FbwF7Xq7Oz_pIEuDCc6gRBOnLEBC39qZ_XvtKjOOF2IzYgW700lsDoPzi7gvhVdYGs-NpxCsg6xiK2CDCX0YiFheRxxhr-lc3tsABRBpZffM-u74DMOFJpVRXbsXAyje421ZXz2wrLrf82_xhRQhpWWJv2QjJs5noJPbvO17_z/s2112/janderson99udvictorysl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="1472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOe3DZXt3_sCUFH_VJ2FbwF7Xq7Oz_pIEuDCc6gRBOnLEBC39qZ_XvtKjOOF2IzYgW700lsDoPzi7gvhVdYGs-NpxCsg6xiK2CDCX0YiFheRxxhr-lc3tsABRBpZffM-u74DMOFJpVRXbsXAyje421ZXz2wrLrf82_xhRQhpWWJv2QjJs5noJPbvO17_z/s320/janderson99udvictorysl.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>322 - Jamal Anderson - Here's another busy subset design. Jamal Anderson was a huge star for a short time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dqH67kavUoK1iy33SMVj_hPI1FzQpVbz-hAmiC_zBQ-ODwuNKSHfVmqdRjIZXT4j4f1BsH3suVB3TNMi252JHAHktyrEWppZsWLXC203gi4k90uSXPOxcuRr-sdn1yengEWHKvLAYORZs4ppQs-BqHDZqBUOqKYYhJch3OtLZrCq9vXIu0QHRkjKmtxb/s709/tgreen99udvictory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dqH67kavUoK1iy33SMVj_hPI1FzQpVbz-hAmiC_zBQ-ODwuNKSHfVmqdRjIZXT4j4f1BsH3suVB3TNMi252JHAHktyrEWppZsWLXC203gi4k90uSXPOxcuRr-sdn1yengEWHKvLAYORZs4ppQs-BqHDZqBUOqKYYhJch3OtLZrCq9vXIu0QHRkjKmtxb/s320/tgreen99udvictory.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>217 - Trent Green - Trent Green somewhat famously turned his excellent 1998 season with Washington, only the second of his career, into a big contract where he was supposed to lead the upstart Rams only to be forced to make way for the Kurt Warner Story due to injury.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEM2xWbze0PktJljFvg1NS2ZyDzby6N73Dz4rZFchXlc2yiX5ovlr4Qb1y0iqbCBqiRP5Z_cbuYRi8epZTMF4MpEl5sNOmgsrwvZParC6RnqqNZarjek4RFVoaw0mhfU7XWm7x4p2y-Q0gMZ6DsZsMMaEi6ZQZF4Ge9GIAB-81mmR5EabhEPm98XegF3P/s708/alee99udvictory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEM2xWbze0PktJljFvg1NS2ZyDzby6N73Dz4rZFchXlc2yiX5ovlr4Qb1y0iqbCBqiRP5Z_cbuYRi8epZTMF4MpEl5sNOmgsrwvZParC6RnqqNZarjek4RFVoaw0mhfU7XWm7x4p2y-Q0gMZ6DsZsMMaEi6ZQZF4Ge9GIAB-81mmR5EabhEPm98XegF3P/s320/alee99udvictory.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>220 - Amp Lee - Another Rams guy, Lee was always more of a passing catching back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBqUlduPUoPHxfkppt9cRy-vabUkdx2eovpsyt4YWe4StS8sBlhHOwYCRxWB323I5rLv8jPdqNNY2ihgqAZgOlZXsNWIZUPxWhyw4Mv4VjBiCUjDgSez1LuYPqsBmLo8VzeLqSNIZCvxgNPKG5wjrZs7KqgdHm0AXyz_liVaUB5ks7C2lfZWXHDqJrv0J/s705/rdudley99udvictory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBqUlduPUoPHxfkppt9cRy-vabUkdx2eovpsyt4YWe4StS8sBlhHOwYCRxWB323I5rLv8jPdqNNY2ihgqAZgOlZXsNWIZUPxWhyw4Mv4VjBiCUjDgSez1LuYPqsBmLo8VzeLqSNIZCvxgNPKG5wjrZs7KqgdHm0AXyz_liVaUB5ks7C2lfZWXHDqJrv0J/s320/rdudley99udvictory.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>194 - Rickey Dudley - Years from now, no one is going to be able to keep track what years the Raiders played where.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytZEsBfnNi0v0mx9QtTo9AVZhzoNcjDWgkqzYGaCTWB_7jd0nVW0XEn8iU21z0NDmabr6ZwK3dy7n6BkNNXgVU7CKbIZ5AkXj2LyAYHMrMtoXGi1b7NWSSgomA0kjaxWP5AT0ONuWXH22uElcK12Iy1ClUFRAHeDJAjE9WnlRCnrnwfdSs0vweU1S6xbA/s709/jrice99udvictoryavt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytZEsBfnNi0v0mx9QtTo9AVZhzoNcjDWgkqzYGaCTWB_7jd0nVW0XEn8iU21z0NDmabr6ZwK3dy7n6BkNNXgVU7CKbIZ5AkXj2LyAYHMrMtoXGi1b7NWSSgomA0kjaxWP5AT0ONuWXH22uElcK12Iy1ClUFRAHeDJAjE9WnlRCnrnwfdSs0vweU1S6xbA/s320/jrice99udvictoryavt.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>293 - Jerry Rice - One of the most famous wide receivers of all-time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N_BjephpF7I-H8fCbrRyOEu5sA4WL9_YwU8_hrT-tFA2wJzqNpHFeQJryFLHF3h2-6Rey0ayCxF4dN6ZlVYNNWW_NUeSxv5XI-m2GVeldOu-DQ_PS2LiyFy5jaY0LZEUFLZEw4HClHMQoYNMitBA9jeM5tV0_hoSQ5bA_SYepvWNqxJ6XGyBMC9uNjoW/s721/flutie99udvictoryavt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N_BjephpF7I-H8fCbrRyOEu5sA4WL9_YwU8_hrT-tFA2wJzqNpHFeQJryFLHF3h2-6Rey0ayCxF4dN6ZlVYNNWW_NUeSxv5XI-m2GVeldOu-DQ_PS2LiyFy5jaY0LZEUFLZEw4HClHMQoYNMitBA9jeM5tV0_hoSQ5bA_SYepvWNqxJ6XGyBMC9uNjoW/s320/flutie99udvictoryavt.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>292 - Doug Flutie - Flutie's notoriety always seemed to eclipse his actual accomplishments on the field.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3oUF-VTGqJXK4kYAyd7qFNOLKeDjJuIsJ4CPckJyYuWgsuOCi_aQk5ZurwPkBf6TLhE9sweM0WKO6OCXiITvsz2OwiXG7HVDfdkoeUD6Ne9an9zwRZuIubPbBM65oj2BvAQRtmVKzJt47g-WVviWl9yIKDK_dcRuv-nGbt9KY9-PcC_heF35_v_g-otP/s704/sirvin99udvictoryrc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="704" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3oUF-VTGqJXK4kYAyd7qFNOLKeDjJuIsJ4CPckJyYuWgsuOCi_aQk5ZurwPkBf6TLhE9sweM0WKO6OCXiITvsz2OwiXG7HVDfdkoeUD6Ne9an9zwRZuIubPbBM65oj2BvAQRtmVKzJt47g-WVviWl9yIKDK_dcRuv-nGbt9KY9-PcC_heF35_v_g-otP/s320/sirvin99udvictoryrc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>420 - Sedrick Irvin - Each pack promises one rookie card, and we get this guy on a trampoline, apparently. I'm not sure if these were short printed or if there just weren't very many rookies in this set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRkQTcbLeDE1w50-wMkTuIO49i5wdmlBxvkvwg8kD8xMCaKGdBLHJoYf58DPXkkZRqEQ3NGD7SbxJq8dZUNjzPC6RmQ2D6SsUwBNDHCKGqD2rloOq-Md0fvWUKHd5_y4V7xwSRqkgM7yS2jv_2C-NMgMN146MwgxLdEpUStoQpbfTJdnFZ1A6fVakSNGX/s706/jmontana99udvictoryad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRkQTcbLeDE1w50-wMkTuIO49i5wdmlBxvkvwg8kD8xMCaKGdBLHJoYf58DPXkkZRqEQ3NGD7SbxJq8dZUNjzPC6RmQ2D6SsUwBNDHCKGqD2rloOq-Md0fvWUKHd5_y4V7xwSRqkgM7yS2jv_2C-NMgMN146MwgxLdEpUStoQpbfTJdnFZ1A6fVakSNGX/s320/jmontana99udvictoryad.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div>The last thing in the pack is this bonus sweepstakes card.</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-30306832836151358012024-01-16T17:46:00.001-06:002024-01-16T17:46:19.164-06:001994 Classic Pro Line Live<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3gE4rz7e7iTDwN-wNLdPzroKtNSayYRjO37OinJfJnE7OgB-CxB6RYOqhR9z2_pb4qhG33wxHEfeQXRkpeONG5oqvYDbT5wQs4oLOLOdV5toQbAR9qZjJKP_AbHeJC9gP_i4TnWYYzjmY83JCV4TUDal6dlK1dp-69O4TV7Xa8Ep227nopTBj2z_67bZ/s868/94classicprolinelivewrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3gE4rz7e7iTDwN-wNLdPzroKtNSayYRjO37OinJfJnE7OgB-CxB6RYOqhR9z2_pb4qhG33wxHEfeQXRkpeONG5oqvYDbT5wQs4oLOLOdV5toQbAR9qZjJKP_AbHeJC9gP_i4TnWYYzjmY83JCV4TUDal6dlK1dp-69O4TV7Xa8Ep227nopTBj2z_67bZ/w230-h400/94classicprolinelivewrap.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a pack I'd never seen before when I ran into it at a card show recently. Many of us are familiar with the Classic brand name from their late '80s/early '90s run at some baseball card themed games or their draft pick sets in various sports. I had forgotten that they also at one point had a full license to produce NFL cards, but at this point, who didn't? <a href="https://apacktobenamedlater.blogspot.com/2020/05/1995-classic-pro-line-football.html">We had a pack of the 1995 set posted here a few years back</a>. I'm not entirely sure about the branding here. Why is there seemingly three brand names? What makes it "Live" exactly? And there are basketball preview cards in a football product? Very strange, indeed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X2nQpHKTj8C6LGlgMkhqAiEqJmkn3L2BT69GpXFslDaylX6-MlRfyCkDl6mBBlYFtC_mbgGERjj6UlWmWpZzm-fCynmZX5_I6oetroxbdqPMsNn_uICjJkYAGGbmd_-3Xl2LK2LJ0BwJTDbRGMXdNqxb-C7m4N_ZehuTxcDaftx0qGa7K69sOE6Si6tq/s707/dnussmeier94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X2nQpHKTj8C6LGlgMkhqAiEqJmkn3L2BT69GpXFslDaylX6-MlRfyCkDl6mBBlYFtC_mbgGERjj6UlWmWpZzm-fCynmZX5_I6oetroxbdqPMsNn_uICjJkYAGGbmd_-3Xl2LK2LJ0BwJTDbRGMXdNqxb-C7m4N_ZehuTxcDaftx0qGa7K69sOE6Si6tq/s320/dnussmeier94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>387 - Doug Nussmeier - First up, we have an Idaho quarterback in his Senior Bowl uniform. I'm curious if there are any Senior Bowl (or other college all-star type games) collectors out there that want all the cards in these one-off uniforms.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYC6obDHJ2S-kGGi4jSB-z21LpfAqEmSdi6GCoRnHmbCmLzZGA14GkpqXNdZxd63WCxWyHPgKJF2h6yIio62F845WgAzPGpeF3iIpID60FPEHQ2aNJ9mDlImtMqNOuNQcwu4o5WZsR6aHQwxVeRuVrWQBIwTatPrbVEcRHKxVwoWlKaIo5r3U5b9_B_mIL/s702/talberts94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYC6obDHJ2S-kGGi4jSB-z21LpfAqEmSdi6GCoRnHmbCmLzZGA14GkpqXNdZxd63WCxWyHPgKJF2h6yIio62F845WgAzPGpeF3iIpID60FPEHQ2aNJ9mDlImtMqNOuNQcwu4o5WZsR6aHQwxVeRuVrWQBIwTatPrbVEcRHKxVwoWlKaIo5r3U5b9_B_mIL/s320/talberts94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>332 - Trev Alberts - I vastly prefer football cards in college uniforms to seeing players in their offseason workout attire. There's just something odd about seeing these guys out of pads on cards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-KZidF4uId4nRgEIBybr4S4b-KjQnWOgNAhiKQCU8Ge2SmBwXIe2gqJb1MWGNUkCsI_rkL2NLnJs7enEfmQrV8cfBEAvXyLi3Ez0_X2W24ZCAqc0JMi9onkl-aCowghlmC-KtQk59yuRw0XlIgcVVUpsOitNVUfpjaaynxwHmN9ax8xYxXI7VMEPecrX/s703/nmeans94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-KZidF4uId4nRgEIBybr4S4b-KjQnWOgNAhiKQCU8Ge2SmBwXIe2gqJb1MWGNUkCsI_rkL2NLnJs7enEfmQrV8cfBEAvXyLi3Ez0_X2W24ZCAqc0JMi9onkl-aCowghlmC-KtQk59yuRw0XlIgcVVUpsOitNVUfpjaaynxwHmN9ax8xYxXI7VMEPecrX/s320/nmeans94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>319 - Natrone Means - Here we have a full fledged NFL player and also, perhaps not coincidentally, the first player I've heard of in this pack. Means was a huge back, at least by mid-'90s standards, though he wasn't particularly tall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii51mtwrEoqhgrXR8T7kZYjp47gMMrVm8IeJ9a0UU28DzYaYfdNx9bADH0e7AxbNy4nqYuGqC5KnecrtnY31gWBJA5Jp9WrQwrlnzcYC_SncSSWhXSLHrF_ERp12je3sVMZdPdA2TuvVgCDRF_ld2Iv18d1X8S0m2K2bV3BTCaaO-7DV2oqF49o7vv-Nwb/s699/lsmith94classicprolineliveback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii51mtwrEoqhgrXR8T7kZYjp47gMMrVm8IeJ9a0UU28DzYaYfdNx9bADH0e7AxbNy4nqYuGqC5KnecrtnY31gWBJA5Jp9WrQwrlnzcYC_SncSSWhXSLHrF_ERp12je3sVMZdPdA2TuvVgCDRF_ld2Iv18d1X8S0m2K2bV3BTCaaO-7DV2oqF49o7vv-Nwb/s320/lsmith94classicprolineliveback.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>378 - Lamar Smith - These cards have a very Fleer look to them, so much so that I felt like I needed to check the copyright information to see if Fleer had taken over the brand at some point. (An internet rabbit hole tells me that Classic was ultimately absorbed by the ill fated Score Board (not Score!) brand in 1995 before shuttering a couple of years later.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzSiN7Ymj1uagBoizt4QcnruWNGONIu9wQqcaxU1oh6cPt5V609Pk1cHt6zyVKIFTGKMiFCQUachiLdYcQSdePOFwU7-Hj2Wu-n9QwBJ7qzrB9D5u1MRRs0pmgxWCzMCe6AL3zNdqvZPkC_wXSiL4xj6Z-XCkVxNlCMqViKhPtDLzQgmN3Ea2Kg7fql9c/s702/clevy94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzSiN7Ymj1uagBoizt4QcnruWNGONIu9wQqcaxU1oh6cPt5V609Pk1cHt6zyVKIFTGKMiFCQUachiLdYcQSdePOFwU7-Hj2Wu-n9QwBJ7qzrB9D5u1MRRs0pmgxWCzMCe6AL3zNdqvZPkC_wXSiL4xj6Z-XCkVxNlCMqViKhPtDLzQgmN3Ea2Kg7fql9c/s320/clevy94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>361 - Chuck Levy - These cards seem great for college team collectors like myself.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhotqOleyKKVMBXuqSclwaxyo_IXDgdBUcF7Gcsj1YrmnOcx3zGpZauxkP9_TubGnjBAqgbix99HUyDyHZfh4ckZUpYcCJy7k5L3qMZcRDiUvdjGyjxnAixwrZfeM8VHqRxU5lk0AF4ll12ERWNt6xqToj76-1kUcnUwEQ1gCgQjcbbi44X1h7R_GtKL_/s699/trandolph94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhotqOleyKKVMBXuqSclwaxyo_IXDgdBUcF7Gcsj1YrmnOcx3zGpZauxkP9_TubGnjBAqgbix99HUyDyHZfh4ckZUpYcCJy7k5L3qMZcRDiUvdjGyjxnAixwrZfeM8VHqRxU5lk0AF4ll12ERWNt6xqToj76-1kUcnUwEQ1gCgQjcbbi44X1h7R_GtKL_/s320/trandolph94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>368 - Thomas Randolph - Yet another college player aka Classic Pro Line Rookie.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxp8-1MBBdRSGCAfX3sVrO0hU5wGhr-bVgpy6Y-GI8KUzocHuk6yajIjegpy8N2pTRYtPd0j7JIxGfmaQvGCmEh-6mbpa1HhGsHW1wZg1-URHDk_HtZwz_jzbshDXuhf0_ZZSFihvjQtXKahJpp8oWuhq7VqLcsDU5NJMJu2SkO-TJ6A-lcep8Fa8KoOD/s702/hford94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxp8-1MBBdRSGCAfX3sVrO0hU5wGhr-bVgpy6Y-GI8KUzocHuk6yajIjegpy8N2pTRYtPd0j7JIxGfmaQvGCmEh-6mbpa1HhGsHW1wZg1-URHDk_HtZwz_jzbshDXuhf0_ZZSFihvjQtXKahJpp8oWuhq7VqLcsDU5NJMJu2SkO-TJ6A-lcep8Fa8KoOD/s320/hford94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>353 - Henry Ford - Not the automobile legend, apparently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1j3RmFZTdrz13pFclsw9uK5vlFrswzm89S-wwr8BXOyp-I_zwvqg7lPg9cz_qcAkf9fqZVfKT4xXFcqXvp4NHdw3ylUovq030nZw3fDJmIvMTFkEOmAMp7TcelfvsG4IHLt-bq27BMmTwjj-uwjpRXSBZet92lY8rkBP3rYhwSfM2eRG1bV05nhvLHT7o/s704/aglenn94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1j3RmFZTdrz13pFclsw9uK5vlFrswzm89S-wwr8BXOyp-I_zwvqg7lPg9cz_qcAkf9fqZVfKT4xXFcqXvp4NHdw3ylUovq030nZw3fDJmIvMTFkEOmAMp7TcelfvsG4IHLt-bq27BMmTwjj-uwjpRXSBZet92lY8rkBP3rYhwSfM2eRG1bV05nhvLHT7o/s320/aglenn94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>339 - Aaron Glenn</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_Hg_cWO-3n_OMHDq0n8_-yae7-4Z7hWgsciRiNGuE2vjH1S9C31ObwxAFgo_Mq7_VDKRzjqz1lxc3O8AgQeNoluyVO-asfpGAp7YGzarn5K72ZllV-gpqXEG-R2iJ-YcXDrQnqWpAqy3UAfe3mhVwsnj71ErXEtMMswj67Kc9a3wFp7hbqp83vLXLJPM/s701/jmitchell94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_Hg_cWO-3n_OMHDq0n8_-yae7-4Z7hWgsciRiNGuE2vjH1S9C31ObwxAFgo_Mq7_VDKRzjqz1lxc3O8AgQeNoluyVO-asfpGAp7YGzarn5K72ZllV-gpqXEG-R2iJ-YcXDrQnqWpAqy3UAfe3mhVwsnj71ErXEtMMswj67Kc9a3wFp7hbqp83vLXLJPM/s320/jmitchell94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>110 - Johnny Mitchell - We finally have another guy in a pro uniform. Note that the logo changes from Classic Pro Line Rookie to Classic Pro Line Live.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kR5CUQ2bacE5giY1s-Vxuf8z-WfYeiTs2sNPzeQn4vb3ww69lQ45tKlkqnOUMEP3CdHnz6AMnHVekrdfhxXayW4-tfv4YmIoLFuJnbiZeBpnRGnajYEHEv0O5S259_AM1g3XQSZhiyzpId_vxUn_PoSIYsiXw8sB_jNiVeKOWDFm88KT5TA0AQkGl1i1/s702/asmith94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kR5CUQ2bacE5giY1s-Vxuf8z-WfYeiTs2sNPzeQn4vb3ww69lQ45tKlkqnOUMEP3CdHnz6AMnHVekrdfhxXayW4-tfv4YmIoLFuJnbiZeBpnRGnajYEHEv0O5S259_AM1g3XQSZhiyzpId_vxUn_PoSIYsiXw8sB_jNiVeKOWDFm88KT5TA0AQkGl1i1/s320/asmith94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>69 - Anthony Smith - I give '90s football cards a lot of credit for actually including players who aren't skill position players and aren't rookies, because it seems to be pretty rare these days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xtYU6nCyKgB-u6pRylwFKYNX1xTb8QaEDHfYW18C3H8RRMDbcyM-mCmIQIGzFl8YJpBCUJTUM4jZ2U9knrMRy-WVhFzgRUzzcq6-0TP5Y4AKHCxQlrUlDQyA3K2dRzVC_5fWUeLybPIO2gaM8Gti4dYJIc5lQJvbvlsm1mU5g95CKCBotUECGt9eb0H7/s694/cpickens94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xtYU6nCyKgB-u6pRylwFKYNX1xTb8QaEDHfYW18C3H8RRMDbcyM-mCmIQIGzFl8YJpBCUJTUM4jZ2U9knrMRy-WVhFzgRUzzcq6-0TP5Y4AKHCxQlrUlDQyA3K2dRzVC_5fWUeLybPIO2gaM8Gti4dYJIc5lQJvbvlsm1mU5g95CKCBotUECGt9eb0H7/s320/cpickens94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>19 - Carl Pickens - With a name like that, I was always disappointed that Carl Pickens wasn't a defensive back instead of a receiver.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqV9uX5jibUkQEj2MLmdMf9mD4YIJ1vH_8qfusaXhXWDldmltzZcDaG73VxrOLyxETw4qJtuK5vTiCjOlrGRszoVk-19ClpAWuLFHt_eETohJ3ETGB8jBcKCKp4crFg_3XNBQaNyZk7lRzUMURjnVBS5_V2IYWRksGztLjsdjttcItvsUJWJ58U6yJ-vk/s702/glloyd94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqV9uX5jibUkQEj2MLmdMf9mD4YIJ1vH_8qfusaXhXWDldmltzZcDaG73VxrOLyxETw4qJtuK5vTiCjOlrGRszoVk-19ClpAWuLFHt_eETohJ3ETGB8jBcKCKp4crFg_3XNBQaNyZk7lRzUMURjnVBS5_V2IYWRksGztLjsdjttcItvsUJWJ58U6yJ-vk/s320/glloyd94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>123 - Greg Lloyd - Well, this pack is certainly backloaded with veterans.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5j9haF40IkFoiTfYICKaUpQcYRX_U3XCsNcQrgBz44xwDt8aeuh734pX_gC150S98Jrxutp_Ja9yEiPfhXwfqZfsbh9LeFVv5jItw5mvL2eXh0ldfxmjVIkYopxcFeHkNm9r2lBTIKSv9CaifaZPSOaLlpvY5lfRQBBcKtKlsknTdEhFnu7JhBNxtxEy/s705/nodomes94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5j9haF40IkFoiTfYICKaUpQcYRX_U3XCsNcQrgBz44xwDt8aeuh734pX_gC150S98Jrxutp_Ja9yEiPfhXwfqZfsbh9LeFVv5jItw5mvL2eXh0ldfxmjVIkYopxcFeHkNm9r2lBTIKSv9CaifaZPSOaLlpvY5lfRQBBcKtKlsknTdEhFnu7JhBNxtxEy/s320/nodomes94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>143 - Nate Odomes</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIn-Czy-tETx1Q78OZRv6Tjk264u4ezlG-SoUa0jiRzFNNQ9oDnlWg1xfb-GDu3kncUfK2q0vGmR3IJhqt8Nw0wEaZycgjnrF4FL8F-VKAPTG0rHR0B7MuKfjbLYquTSWbr3U3Yzs9Cy6gT-ulEujPQLXPKGrAK7i_4-irlyaGSdep6KiW_HoDk6FEEH4/s705/bmatthews94classicprolinelive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIn-Czy-tETx1Q78OZRv6Tjk264u4ezlG-SoUa0jiRzFNNQ9oDnlWg1xfb-GDu3kncUfK2q0vGmR3IJhqt8Nw0wEaZycgjnrF4FL8F-VKAPTG0rHR0B7MuKfjbLYquTSWbr3U3Yzs9Cy6gT-ulEujPQLXPKGrAK7i_4-irlyaGSdep6KiW_HoDk6FEEH4/s320/bmatthews94classicprolinelive.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>55 - Bruce Matthews - He of the famous football family.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLmyN8lzKGQHOiTn4INi94a4BGqKFYoV_d_baYGWSk1oeA61mv5Wkpi2EW7ysRHnDtoBBDI1TGnT4jS7czh4ZPENCz0GwBtsg7nDK8hAZa1jIVoYD3PaGoCgSM3wpip1IgeJ8GygdD_iGSIsQFZm642ktWPa7OaF30ENTeVqk1Fb2qmDAHM6s6grha0d4/s710/sterlinesharpe94classicprolineliveillustration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLmyN8lzKGQHOiTn4INi94a4BGqKFYoV_d_baYGWSk1oeA61mv5Wkpi2EW7ysRHnDtoBBDI1TGnT4jS7czh4ZPENCz0GwBtsg7nDK8hAZa1jIVoYD3PaGoCgSM3wpip1IgeJ8GygdD_iGSIsQFZm642ktWPa7OaF30ENTeVqk1Fb2qmDAHM6s6grha0d4/s320/sterlinesharpe94classicprolineliveillustration.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>401 - Sterling Sharpe - Again, I swear this isn't a Fleer set. Instead of a "Pro Visions" card, we have this illustration thing that purports to be one of five different ones included in the set. Apparently if you collected all five, it fits together as one large illustration. I wasn't able to find an image online of all of these together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2ROizbKMU9pGxmhOGEwGMj-tfwMjD-BV-qj_qa97SkIvb3tVnlIwsasDzncIXXKULDAo70JCIaGyw6DqLra1r9nAPDaGmTLEDigYYO7HWKvXpOsLOKtuxUlla1fC0xO6LiLLV0ol5oWH4ypbtTWrNCMRRt1bweqbLrHhRiFWTW76H7ZxempabG8Yy_e5/s705/jrice94classicprolinelivespotlight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2ROizbKMU9pGxmhOGEwGMj-tfwMjD-BV-qj_qa97SkIvb3tVnlIwsasDzncIXXKULDAo70JCIaGyw6DqLra1r9nAPDaGmTLEDigYYO7HWKvXpOsLOKtuxUlla1fC0xO6LiLLV0ol5oWH4ypbtTWrNCMRRt1bweqbLrHhRiFWTW76H7ZxempabG8Yy_e5/s320/jrice94classicprolinelivespotlight.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">PB8 - Jerry Rice Spotlight - This one per pack "bonus card", commonly known as an insert today, featured Rice on an almost-but-not-quite-dufex design.</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-52010952874972251672024-01-08T13:10:00.002-06:002024-01-08T13:10:20.820-06:001994 Flair Series 2<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtRx_rQUX-FIOs1SdGlI4QFCys1_lAHO-HBbP8cLMbWgVeg9JDQYS9_EnXb4ZQR3ao0KYV8JIUBBgbQTwDiw7-oCepZCMVUaLZ-Wu7L7YP0Dlh1c0gBbhp9y9FioSG-_lFh99judP_sBA0EgY8BM52MN5S0v3IQt1Aalt0qg9HEbitZsEa5ljcoJj0JT4/s689/94flairs2wrap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtRx_rQUX-FIOs1SdGlI4QFCys1_lAHO-HBbP8cLMbWgVeg9JDQYS9_EnXb4ZQR3ao0KYV8JIUBBgbQTwDiw7-oCepZCMVUaLZ-Wu7L7YP0Dlh1c0gBbhp9y9FioSG-_lFh99judP_sBA0EgY8BM52MN5S0v3IQt1Aalt0qg9HEbitZsEa5ljcoJj0JT4/w232-h320/94flairs2wrap.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Way back in 2010, <a href="https://apacktobenamedlater.blogspot.com/search/label/1994%20Flair%20Series%201">I posted a pack of 1994 Flair Series 1 here</a>. Now that it's 2024 (!), let's check out a pack from Series 2 in what is now a thirty year old pack of baseball cards.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDBCNhKo4_jeBzOlDMLLM1wQ9Hengha2OJjsfnBp3EvMvS8hF3bexxPxkwBtuinag_Aeu2JdOYuvXniS5dJOa5g0g6nz0bJrQY3bKkTqP0Dk92xdsTuM2ksN4EK0rVB1wgqNi40bAnmv6MMAG1UNGg0mNuLi1eDmEzlU4_gzOnZ3JOTw2yT31rpuovdf5/s702/gvaughn94flair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDBCNhKo4_jeBzOlDMLLM1wQ9Hengha2OJjsfnBp3EvMvS8hF3bexxPxkwBtuinag_Aeu2JdOYuvXniS5dJOa5g0g6nz0bJrQY3bKkTqP0Dk92xdsTuM2ksN4EK0rVB1wgqNi40bAnmv6MMAG1UNGg0mNuLi1eDmEzlU4_gzOnZ3JOTw2yT31rpuovdf5/s320/gvaughn94flair.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>309 - Greg Vaughn - These cards were still the fanciest looking cards of the day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPp3qqvvMT_CKs_QbUrzqt7vvkhGnBxVDwsX8bGzFrFwXSfPon0BQcl4EZt25B5Ojoo9ywSz0caVK_SjI1OyepXbiWFqtwdaJUxHtZkVbsBVu8n9DxP_zmULKrVW5LEasgJ-QLvppfOYJRl1SoAksj6P57qM0pz9db1ZImHmvTgY9TSy-Jl7kKhIeQMPV/s715/jsnow94flairback.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="715" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPp3qqvvMT_CKs_QbUrzqt7vvkhGnBxVDwsX8bGzFrFwXSfPon0BQcl4EZt25B5Ojoo9ywSz0caVK_SjI1OyepXbiWFqtwdaJUxHtZkVbsBVu8n9DxP_zmULKrVW5LEasgJ-QLvppfOYJRl1SoAksj6P57qM0pz9db1ZImHmvTgY9TSy-Jl7kKhIeQMPV/s320/jsnow94flairback.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>274 - J.T. Snow - The card backs match the front design well, and feature a third distinct full color player photo.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu12FZqf44fQpl-ii4xEDgLin469LOfI5Fom_RVVRx3YowJyycWvaFrY7CbVnB9VV_pd4RnsGPIpx6XMSwcW2cOzSsEMbSp05Pou4-_geLJ1MBNKjVgp9huBsM-5mN6oECu0LMSGQlf1QdB6Xd4dXzJyOm4q4FOPvrYqPu1g5cYBbdnyGbefQ22fXR2LA/s705/smoltz94flair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu12FZqf44fQpl-ii4xEDgLin469LOfI5Fom_RVVRx3YowJyycWvaFrY7CbVnB9VV_pd4RnsGPIpx6XMSwcW2cOzSsEMbSp05Pou4-_geLJ1MBNKjVgp9huBsM-5mN6oECu0LMSGQlf1QdB6Xd4dXzJyOm4q4FOPvrYqPu1g5cYBbdnyGbefQ22fXR2LA/s320/smoltz94flair.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>357 - John Smoltz - It's the first Hall of Famer of the pack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflGvMDn0tS5IsslqjlhUA8RgcWlc9TOS5mT1AYjKijwwH-ctKf_z7Gg7S63cWIYKbpaPGOljGSfAC4CBPxA_ZUiCPJKMqgvEauqHCDVShXQUErfbRVrgxS4x8ZRujhnoybn4ABqHbkjNq9vziLpZoiNMBJg9tFbBCJo3k8sHQyF1l6fXpTe-j482HBnnh/s708/dbautista94flair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflGvMDn0tS5IsslqjlhUA8RgcWlc9TOS5mT1AYjKijwwH-ctKf_z7Gg7S63cWIYKbpaPGOljGSfAC4CBPxA_ZUiCPJKMqgvEauqHCDVShXQUErfbRVrgxS4x8ZRujhnoybn4ABqHbkjNq9vziLpZoiNMBJg9tFbBCJo3k8sHQyF1l6fXpTe-j482HBnnh/s320/dbautista94flair.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>291 - Danny Bautista - Bautista's son is a minor leaguer in the A's system.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMjfIzmXoO0vk_pf9wcB6D7TMSGWMZz1caAkfvxbYRzeT4WqFKS1uZItkAQfl2okEtcQSEyZnys91I7r5P0r0nuj9ORhirLSSBIJxFEtSH4xRo6Vcf3weKG2lG6Pb54fsIBnXu-G_JJuVYaJgmrkn3YJ5Ss9M4DsXEpT1I1qkqxOI5j9n_RhLp00IcPHK/s709/sreynolds94flair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMjfIzmXoO0vk_pf9wcB6D7TMSGWMZz1caAkfvxbYRzeT4WqFKS1uZItkAQfl2okEtcQSEyZnys91I7r5P0r0nuj9ORhirLSSBIJxFEtSH4xRo6Vcf3weKG2lG6Pb54fsIBnXu-G_JJuVYaJgmrkn3YJ5Ss9M4DsXEpT1I1qkqxOI5j9n_RhLp00IcPHK/s320/sreynolds94flair.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>392 - Shane Reynolds - Reynolds spent most of his career with the Astros, netting him a lone All-Star nod in 2000.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-9ORsEzdZGpO4IIrWbfG8Qp1oVcIVEfGafffP7R1CXJZhnYNXTpaqeR2BJPZYsk7gbXFjQ8uF7looYM_obuEhd_zeEKOAI37E4YSYEv4dVpCfeafTVzisA7skMKQ_Kgf4y1SmdhtDq1U7MIOOUO-ah7yk2cpmjV3nkX8Q_RSXYJT1-jhs28Ye2WUKm4f/s712/kmiller94flair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-9ORsEzdZGpO4IIrWbfG8Qp1oVcIVEfGafffP7R1CXJZhnYNXTpaqeR2BJPZYsk7gbXFjQ8uF7looYM_obuEhd_zeEKOAI37E4YSYEv4dVpCfeafTVzisA7skMKQ_Kgf4y1SmdhtDq1U7MIOOUO-ah7yk2cpmjV3nkX8Q_RSXYJT1-jhs28Ye2WUKm4f/s320/kmiller94flair.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>383 - Kurt Miller - I was going to complain about the '90s-ness of the Astros card above, but then just look at this thing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcDVS2Ss7c49pywWyi_6ZFfGQjx6TybG7MEBzhl2YsMlaVtKg11rttdllAoJIsnBu4f4sNQ65xOACPjNFIY8CSOGMxTj86HSqm6TvblQ8ghstZQukx4BdDV3n0mvKrxgDgGkwimJ00OROXPKeilGiUKF4HykU3urn7pjtro4QYje8sCAdJLhyphenhyphen260avn9T/s708/knoblauch94flair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcDVS2Ss7c49pywWyi_6ZFfGQjx6TybG7MEBzhl2YsMlaVtKg11rttdllAoJIsnBu4f4sNQ65xOACPjNFIY8CSOGMxTj86HSqm6TvblQ8ghstZQukx4BdDV3n0mvKrxgDgGkwimJ00OROXPKeilGiUKF4HykU3urn7pjtro4QYje8sCAdJLhyphenhyphen260avn9T/s320/knoblauch94flair.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>314 - Chuck Knoblauch - You could remember Knoblauch for being one of the prime examples of "the yips" or you could also remember him for having one of the earliest examples of a buyback autograph inserted into baseball card packs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwuRoKwTYn046Ud5SB77ios_uvhANleu7dzmtHoGdOXgsv44UrW0lNvbsxhOVaDO0DWMJaIYjAlrNj0qDTxPq37eFpCIJQKnQKTqCVQsn4Gi_KPu2Ov3T-vKR-cNQzZbHrV1c9-cJSw96fDReXyCluaW4D3RtGoTQKDtw91vuPpqMX4M9BifWJ-idGLEq/s705/segui94flair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwuRoKwTYn046Ud5SB77ios_uvhANleu7dzmtHoGdOXgsv44UrW0lNvbsxhOVaDO0DWMJaIYjAlrNj0qDTxPq37eFpCIJQKnQKTqCVQsn4Gi_KPu2Ov3T-vKR-cNQzZbHrV1c9-cJSw96fDReXyCluaW4D3RtGoTQKDtw91vuPpqMX4M9BifWJ-idGLEq/s320/segui94flair.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>410 - David Segui</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHEn8uMGUAyw_df8ao4XtVCVsHWpWUFqpfBgN9RF1nDPWMIWNH9gp6ttX8L3WLBdcv9vafaXFNwYviUWKiXHBiKD1VrpAu8kLIOW_9VZDKwLXr4IsYc-pObQ_MBqrF4fV0IcUmuWnlx5baHeWw4cIm3nUypJxI-__Rs3TZD5nrDuTlLNH349G1umPHWwH/s702/leesmith94flair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHEn8uMGUAyw_df8ao4XtVCVsHWpWUFqpfBgN9RF1nDPWMIWNH9gp6ttX8L3WLBdcv9vafaXFNwYviUWKiXHBiKD1VrpAu8kLIOW_9VZDKwLXr4IsYc-pObQ_MBqrF4fV0IcUmuWnlx5baHeWw4cIm3nUypJxI-__Rs3TZD5nrDuTlLNH349G1umPHWwH/s320/leesmith94flair.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>258 - Lee Smith - Here's our second HOFer of the pack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z1eLJ6jyswADHJFxLbEiF2Bh9M6nbJQby0mHDLvOM92TydDv5UBUY9PfFOofBNJ5jh_x7iT0R7uVfPl_b5wI_OzQIQ_OLupw3lhNGqgwepdwQiwDmKtsULPY3WPKXOO5ZAiiWtszfnqvwfTf6skXBchBSAxWJ1ejPty1S7Vt7f5s_vt609Hxe8gawkPc/s729/puckett94flairhg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z1eLJ6jyswADHJFxLbEiF2Bh9M6nbJQby0mHDLvOM92TydDv5UBUY9PfFOofBNJ5jh_x7iT0R7uVfPl_b5wI_OzQIQ_OLupw3lhNGqgwepdwQiwDmKtsULPY3WPKXOO5ZAiiWtszfnqvwfTf6skXBchBSAxWJ1ejPty1S7Vt7f5s_vt609Hxe8gawkPc/s320/puckett94flairhg.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">7 - Kirby Puckett Hot Glove - The last card of the pack is a die-cut insert card and third Hall of Famer.</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-47429362904703323062023-12-31T17:39:00.004-06:002023-12-31T23:32:45.606-06:001997 Got'Um NASCAR Coins<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG81WG4q1DJLVidQUk-0YOZHAXAmFPZbHRzPzvRAPDdjWTwzgr_S7oSXuIRjk1R1nYoI5WnIrwRV8MpCExmzSFKl4xlLQi27rhZC5FgAEaEpqPb-8rIksRtW4d5AqFNBh0yhoSIsv7tl2OgqtxJeGN3vqoyuE017jr0ZrCMcCLNq7esQ1ET5s2i5lu43mP/s1232/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="610" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG81WG4q1DJLVidQUk-0YOZHAXAmFPZbHRzPzvRAPDdjWTwzgr_S7oSXuIRjk1R1nYoI5WnIrwRV8MpCExmzSFKl4xlLQi27rhZC5FgAEaEpqPb-8rIksRtW4d5AqFNBh0yhoSIsv7tl2OgqtxJeGN3vqoyuE017jr0ZrCMcCLNq7esQ1ET5s2i5lu43mP/w198-h400/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0001.jpg" width="198" /></a></div>An oddball set featuring NASCAR and I got a pack for a quarter. About 25 drivers grace the coins. The coin in my pack is.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI64_ytXJg4ylfbe6OmXk-yDF9ipassYbBlHjvdT7N7zF369VhNSR3CsD-c6vmx5toCUHJEeEUHXkioOgHlROSasDFxmNVrwzKjqW8hK_2rUIgLElhgaXKpTfImPVqqXU5hg1B5F7FVHZcXEf9pPF4zqELsjyDFl_8R-UjeRhwovtAw2CpKhIOfGO6oo7/s261/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="248" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI64_ytXJg4ylfbe6OmXk-yDF9ipassYbBlHjvdT7N7zF369VhNSR3CsD-c6vmx5toCUHJEeEUHXkioOgHlROSasDFxmNVrwzKjqW8hK_2rUIgLElhgaXKpTfImPVqqXU5hg1B5F7FVHZcXEf9pPF4zqELsjyDFl_8R-UjeRhwovtAw2CpKhIOfGO6oo7/s1600/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0003.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_-r6w6PqHyN_t87YnNVAMawiuuKug7UJIqf4HnkPX6pimeNSpQkIeGh7ll9i5ajeIvUzdF4smIRO0-Nb5izfLGB5UI1d36x5dDZwP3sQriEoPZU3_0UqUtpOtVfwzbWRfXBncw4-U1OZho0vLEQEFT2dBjAcFVbMl9Fa4b1jV62DcBrQDYkOi3LbXQ4b/s266/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="250" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_-r6w6PqHyN_t87YnNVAMawiuuKug7UJIqf4HnkPX6pimeNSpQkIeGh7ll9i5ajeIvUzdF4smIRO0-Nb5izfLGB5UI1d36x5dDZwP3sQriEoPZU3_0UqUtpOtVfwzbWRfXBncw4-U1OZho0vLEQEFT2dBjAcFVbMl9Fa4b1jV62DcBrQDYkOi3LbXQ4b/s1600/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0005.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>Ward Burton who drove for Bill Davis Racing no. 22 which was sponsor by MBNA at the time. The talented driver did what he can do driving the Pontiac Grand Prix. The team would switch to Dodge in 2001. He already have a race win under his belt by the time this coin got released. He would win 4 more times including 2002 Daytona 500.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4bjxOCggR8O3tJbTKKqrZLF_1BbI1KWhWOmF_fsWd8tMgEo1kvWSVzuzVpNRcNM_A63eZRgqlxhGKYmsNDebymgKwuPtC51IeNVN3mSH29JJHx0AoLf2iwr1Q4yj40MwMXMuQYPhVnpnYtO8moM0iHaszvPowpkXQonyGVCweQEtHl7-SrvyTFS4_j23/s850/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="850" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4bjxOCggR8O3tJbTKKqrZLF_1BbI1KWhWOmF_fsWd8tMgEo1kvWSVzuzVpNRcNM_A63eZRgqlxhGKYmsNDebymgKwuPtC51IeNVN3mSH29JJHx0AoLf2iwr1Q4yj40MwMXMuQYPhVnpnYtO8moM0iHaszvPowpkXQonyGVCweQEtHl7-SrvyTFS4_j23/w400-h280/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf_PVJsXFPC_ym6mBs9cIhBClYnYFLH4dkr5QTvAFBeVMYc8vXuQxUY_K-sMH15QDakxg2MFCmcoe48Q0sqlUv4aRB1HHmHfE1sm5nWx3H6RPA2vrZ6BL0mnRH-NoRbkwu6vFdcger2HHA3p9aIDu5_RYRgSDUHV-eydlwhF8eUUXDyobMmQcL1SBIWA7/s845/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="597" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf_PVJsXFPC_ym6mBs9cIhBClYnYFLH4dkr5QTvAFBeVMYc8vXuQxUY_K-sMH15QDakxg2MFCmcoe48Q0sqlUv4aRB1HHmHfE1sm5nWx3H6RPA2vrZ6BL0mnRH-NoRbkwu6vFdcger2HHA3p9aIDu5_RYRgSDUHV-eydlwhF8eUUXDyobMmQcL1SBIWA7/w283-h400/1994GotEmNASCARCoin_0004.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><p>This big cardboard Got-Um card along with licensing rights on the back.</p><p>Good? Yes. All-time great? Not really. Another thing I found the checklist and the late Dale Earnhardt not on it.<br /></p>Rebel Coyotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17813837388258693673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-2948363776068669352023-12-29T12:50:00.002-06:002023-12-30T21:04:26.669-06:002018 Topps Big League Retail<div style="text-align: left;">Greetings!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone had an excellent Christmas and is ready for New Year's celebrations. I had planned to have this posted shortly after Thanksgiving, but just like that we're a couple of days away from 2024 and this was still sitting in drafts. This last month of the year always seems to go by quick, am I right?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkHaBNfBzMY3rmeHDHF6k4rRpGoINPggspQcEubvGgfxzvOg3OmJkHk7CM8V75-UeGmsJ0QCkzuQfj9idxaGjEfGSW6mM1vjxr8zQvMJMNeI6EvwclJ_QE9byt48RvH5d65qQwvF3LzJi6raoj2W3AN_c5KIMQpUktfxXNV-oj3F90IDPqU-14qRW7z0/s4160/20180817_130200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2577" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkHaBNfBzMY3rmeHDHF6k4rRpGoINPggspQcEubvGgfxzvOg3OmJkHk7CM8V75-UeGmsJ0QCkzuQfj9idxaGjEfGSW6mM1vjxr8zQvMJMNeI6EvwclJ_QE9byt48RvH5d65qQwvF3LzJi6raoj2W3AN_c5KIMQpUktfxXNV-oj3F90IDPqU-14qRW7z0/w396-h640/20180817_130200.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had this pack in my Scanned folder for years and while we did post a <a href="https://apacktobenamedlater.blogspot.com/search/label/2018%20Topps%20Big%20League%20Rack%20Pack" target="_blank">rack pack</a> and a <a href="https://apacktobenamedlater.blogspot.com/search/label/2018%20Topps%20Big%20League" target="_blank">hobby pack</a>, I never got around to getting this retail pack uploaded, so let's rectify this injustice, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div>Since we've had 2 packs from this set, I'll keep this short and sweet. 10 cards in a pack; let's see what we got:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6boizvIArDyMWhLd4RH9Lu04xbRyYsNjgE8dp9CGrdhdNXp9tg99xmi7iqHVQzg_QQddrNOH-y48z1zpSS473FoUJ5VC3BA-fR_HPgUPdmgxugpSQdSFyGa6jAsqGd3Tu3JsXilEjNjHrjXNvenGVMC2gLgXAlpCSoMgwS9ICd52Jxwpfp4uhs1tWFA/s4160/20180817_130237_Burst01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2862" data-original-width="4160" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6boizvIArDyMWhLd4RH9Lu04xbRyYsNjgE8dp9CGrdhdNXp9tg99xmi7iqHVQzg_QQddrNOH-y48z1zpSS473FoUJ5VC3BA-fR_HPgUPdmgxugpSQdSFyGa6jAsqGd3Tu3JsXilEjNjHrjXNvenGVMC2gLgXAlpCSoMgwS9ICd52Jxwpfp4uhs1tWFA/w640-h440/20180817_130237_Burst01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>#143 – Josh Bell<br />#379 – Todd Frazier<div><br /></div><div>Ah, the big team logo and simple card design.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1P4FTN8ZARMhRAiQWKfP5iadrecFsq8qBJXnO_dumwA7mteHMO53J_6mcEDhNLMyyDhOscSLxvUIL6eA3hhctRUbO2Fz6fUDwq9YK0qXuTGhMtQaDvVA3sg8aNMXqrdKUB1wlAa00cHtMqXo7YsnL5rs0Slrp4PA6JZvXGhtoyI0FLOOH4MCoIETKic/s4160/20180817_130304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="4160" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1P4FTN8ZARMhRAiQWKfP5iadrecFsq8qBJXnO_dumwA7mteHMO53J_6mcEDhNLMyyDhOscSLxvUIL6eA3hhctRUbO2Fz6fUDwq9YK0qXuTGhMtQaDvVA3sg8aNMXqrdKUB1wlAa00cHtMqXo7YsnL5rs0Slrp4PA6JZvXGhtoyI0FLOOH4MCoIETKic/w640-h366/20180817_130304.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#361 – Ballpark Landmarks: PNC Park<br />#150 – Mike Trout</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm a big fan of the Landmarks subset (even though it didn't cover all the ballparks), and who doesn't enjoy getting a Trout in a pack?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfh-n_ZsutNGjfEwQBWcjvrRBR5LSQQBRZVdLT-prX1zdNmtqkBClWhiit6JIp1QRI1tCkNMMjUGwa5UF_lumYIQsN31zvJGFbhlxW_xWUjoLAJcLQO_q4MQ2Sf-OlwXZk_CtZ37mJpGLzJiHRxeyOGaQWiD3_Sr0yEZ78wmy9cS6EhMEH99xeyMkeC8s/s4160/20180817_130347_Burst01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="4160" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfh-n_ZsutNGjfEwQBWcjvrRBR5LSQQBRZVdLT-prX1zdNmtqkBClWhiit6JIp1QRI1tCkNMMjUGwa5UF_lumYIQsN31zvJGFbhlxW_xWUjoLAJcLQO_q4MQ2Sf-OlwXZk_CtZ37mJpGLzJiHRxeyOGaQWiD3_Sr0yEZ78wmy9cS6EhMEH99xeyMkeC8s/w640-h422/20180817_130347_Burst01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#296 – German Marquez<br />#56 – Wil Myers</div><div><br /></div><div>There's 400 cards in the set, along with the various parallels. Here's the <a href="https://www.cardboardconnection.com/2018-topps-big-league-baseball-cards" target="_blank">checklist</a> if you need to see it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXarZjNI8C6JxhRSelKI6pvK0PCGlWPxu3jbEK12B7iO1A-_GixeSKdd1kw_How7xB226hrqhnDufWz8z-OcNoaGeV3rRSfwzjRvnhIIq-bQwwujfhhKQIPWlSpAsI4w_sX_sUDxnsdOAwbTKM31aTu2U_erJtTod-K1PiMXgYNOvGzeUg7u7hir2j-8/s4160/20180817_130411_Burst01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="4160" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXarZjNI8C6JxhRSelKI6pvK0PCGlWPxu3jbEK12B7iO1A-_GixeSKdd1kw_How7xB226hrqhnDufWz8z-OcNoaGeV3rRSfwzjRvnhIIq-bQwwujfhhKQIPWlSpAsI4w_sX_sUDxnsdOAwbTKM31aTu2U_erJtTod-K1PiMXgYNOvGzeUg7u7hir2j-8/w640-h418/20180817_130411_Burst01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#205 – Chris Taylor<br />#163 – Logan Morrison</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAvPrP_x1bLeKue9X4wWkazXAERMoZi-4_U8gkMgnIrSIBn-zONDFAMF8Z3dCVSZQ8eHZx3uCzpITUkpKPlNa4CMy78f51kvciDnueHyy3qnDoV16xJu2sxA52oGwnXMi_U6OIG1J7FQeHi-K28nGFyHCX18e2HbVWpQiecLUeExVzobIQQpcKg_DS7Y/s4160/20180817_130437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2613" data-original-width="4160" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAvPrP_x1bLeKue9X4wWkazXAERMoZi-4_U8gkMgnIrSIBn-zONDFAMF8Z3dCVSZQ8eHZx3uCzpITUkpKPlNa4CMy78f51kvciDnueHyy3qnDoV16xJu2sxA52oGwnXMi_U6OIG1J7FQeHi-K28nGFyHCX18e2HbVWpQiecLUeExVzobIQQpcKg_DS7Y/w640-h402/20180817_130437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#62 – Robinson Cano (Players Weekend Image Variation)<br />#20 – Alex Gordon (Gold Parallel)</div><div><br /></div><div>The Players Weekend insert comes 1 in every 3 packs, while you get 1 Gold parallel per pack.</div><div><br /></div><div>You're telling me Robinson is also known as "Don't You Know"? Kinda lame to me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the backs, now with extra Did You Knows!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0nFbBFnOuaM4wAOKDYJn58l4jEsb6REHZrSqi-glhs-9qh3SyM9cjdyBGUq_L6VzpbH7unEcfSYvJHy5aBbB67KiEazWrQmTb0HRYQc0qbou7mOGfei5DRY637WxJWQB9HlM4vk3vzA-fs3WjRNdLmybGW5H_nTd2EFgnVnBRbaC8RPksjzr_jEk3vY/s4160/20180817_131144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2968" data-original-width="4160" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0nFbBFnOuaM4wAOKDYJn58l4jEsb6REHZrSqi-glhs-9qh3SyM9cjdyBGUq_L6VzpbH7unEcfSYvJHy5aBbB67KiEazWrQmTb0HRYQc0qbou7mOGfei5DRY637WxJWQB9HlM4vk3vzA-fs3WjRNdLmybGW5H_nTd2EFgnVnBRbaC8RPksjzr_jEk3vY/w640-h456/20180817_131144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, that's the pack. </div><div><br /></div><div>Personally, 2023 had more downs than ups, so I hope the new year flips the script. I hope all of you have a great New Year's as well. Party hard (but responsibly), and thanks for reading!</div>Jafroniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.com0Mundelein, IL, USA42.263079 -88.0039652999999913.952845163821152 -123.16021529999999 70.573312836178843 -52.84771529999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-79359008882652301602023-11-22T03:30:00.000-06:002023-11-22T03:30:31.723-06:002023 Topps Update Series Retail<div style="text-align: left;">Greetings!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone is enjoying Thanksgiving week. Shortly after my last post, I found out that I have reached 21 years of working the second job at Target. My "side hustle" is legal! While I no longer work as many hours there, they still seem pleased when I show up from time to time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In other news, my eldest has expressed an interest in getting a job, and has begun applying at different retail places; yes he tried at Target but since he's still a minor he didn't make the cut. His drive to start working did not come from me!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't seen rack packs of Update since the October release. I don't know if Topps or the big box stores changed their options, but I did find some packs after my last Target shift.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTF6ecJv-hf_zfTRauZ-u-p5bwh1OuL27-ccqUlY94hPIe5C-yEb-N5VBzdcodzHqLdGrMNccJjTWkWPDDb3DuOELiLsISLV1_q8lsdPbcW1DD78kmEoWEhNJP-8Sw31pMUs5CJ7CCtm2Bt5WufsYggIrFWJ5BsLMrwVxcTCyjPjBp2A0ayJomTV7buQ/s4000/20231120_084142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTF6ecJv-hf_zfTRauZ-u-p5bwh1OuL27-ccqUlY94hPIe5C-yEb-N5VBzdcodzHqLdGrMNccJjTWkWPDDb3DuOELiLsISLV1_q8lsdPbcW1DD78kmEoWEhNJP-8Sw31pMUs5CJ7CCtm2Bt5WufsYggIrFWJ5BsLMrwVxcTCyjPjBp2A0ayJomTV7buQ/w410-h640/20231120_084142.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's still $3.50 a pack, but now it's just 14 cards! Did Fanatics think we wouldn't notice?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, here's who I got:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D4yl_-05I8-BR6vEUqqGnikrv_jhbT7BCci971IwJB373JG1WzFOj57U5dtskWC1MwLuvMKAuPrth-U8tkasL1gc6XnwfsbVT7BANQJ-ZfCKXAjs_kNiv7lf8p07o-c62kVMmBIlVh-dQly1IvAjr0tHyidL7GRX3rUwa346lICA9xyiPBhNxK-3DdU/s3868/20231120_084244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3868" data-original-width="2838" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D4yl_-05I8-BR6vEUqqGnikrv_jhbT7BCci971IwJB373JG1WzFOj57U5dtskWC1MwLuvMKAuPrth-U8tkasL1gc6XnwfsbVT7BANQJ-ZfCKXAjs_kNiv7lf8p07o-c62kVMmBIlVh-dQly1IvAjr0tHyidL7GRX3rUwa346lICA9xyiPBhNxK-3DdU/w470-h640/20231120_084244.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#US262 - Michael Papierski / Cody Sedlock (Rookie Combos)</div><div style="text-align: left;">#US84 - Ryan Feltner</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cody Sedlock pitched for the Illini so that's cool. He appeared with the Orioles before being traded to Detroit. He underwent Tommy John surgery earlier in the year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Mqe9T3KHbqc4m-g_4Q2-n8Vhk5FvwcS8LeTjPbdngMCK6Bb3wlUdKpaYu2D8bI9RSonlBc7bQ65Hv6bCBew5JmfMMRbThgFqxoSRwVyqemVEKk_2s7eBidzp8EF7rh8rtp6_y8H5ZA7Jk_r7-f6H7VDx_HK8yLwS8hrdgp81pCfOltzB6zL4bK38R7U/s3980/20231120_084430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3980" data-original-width="2887" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Mqe9T3KHbqc4m-g_4Q2-n8Vhk5FvwcS8LeTjPbdngMCK6Bb3wlUdKpaYu2D8bI9RSonlBc7bQ65Hv6bCBew5JmfMMRbThgFqxoSRwVyqemVEKk_2s7eBidzp8EF7rh8rtp6_y8H5ZA7Jk_r7-f6H7VDx_HK8yLwS8hrdgp81pCfOltzB6zL4bK38R7U/w464-h640/20231120_084430.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#US213 - Ryan McKenna</div><div style="text-align: left;">#US292 - Pete Alonso Season Highlights (Checklist)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nice flyin' McKenna!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There's been lots of rumors going about that the Cubs are trying to trade for Alonso. Don't know if they're trying for a placeholder to give Matt Mervis time or they assumed they're out of the running for Cody Bellinger's continued services. To me, if you trade for the Polar Bear, you have to try to extend his contract.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WQAnXH_KCUFXR8gDQRFtRIQZQnRuj8ubXFXaMfRg2snZD5wr1J5fhisNFbxKnUcmGfflm6i77dWTWffZB0uG3zkK5uc33Q1ZiXud7kFqHCK-o0tR0BhD_JFP5s4n41Zd8o0V0X59Qb7Xi3XwcZi_fzKqP-DT_w-KHxRNe_Vf2CwY7TecqDjk20VLJcQ/s4000/20231120_084536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WQAnXH_KCUFXR8gDQRFtRIQZQnRuj8ubXFXaMfRg2snZD5wr1J5fhisNFbxKnUcmGfflm6i77dWTWffZB0uG3zkK5uc33Q1ZiXud7kFqHCK-o0tR0BhD_JFP5s4n41Zd8o0V0X59Qb7Xi3XwcZi_fzKqP-DT_w-KHxRNe_Vf2CwY7TecqDjk20VLJcQ/w480-h640/20231120_084536.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#US142 - Miguel Vargas (RC - Rookie Debut)</div><div style="text-align: left;">#US295 - Cooper Hummel</div><div style="text-align: left;">#US111 - Thaddeus Ward (RC)</div><div style="text-align: left;">#US122 - Jordan Walker (RC - Rookie Debut)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Still not a fan of the Rookie Debuts. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWY5wTnF1fxcdi4aA1fmXyD2v5tdzHBNU7mSlX6AimoEJLI_g6pvOKmj3Ks5lnkc_12CQaOQDrFHgmNkFVR-UCED91biQv7y9RJOqUD3SVoVsqA7DkYHm5uzqe2ymw7FiPJnePZcdpWyE9DAUKERVxWwEMmHRZ7yz0VRl5l3TSIi1uiXQvlDq90sTYRk/s3950/20231120_084641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="3950" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWY5wTnF1fxcdi4aA1fmXyD2v5tdzHBNU7mSlX6AimoEJLI_g6pvOKmj3Ks5lnkc_12CQaOQDrFHgmNkFVR-UCED91biQv7y9RJOqUD3SVoVsqA7DkYHm5uzqe2ymw7FiPJnePZcdpWyE9DAUKERVxWwEMmHRZ7yz0VRl5l3TSIi1uiXQvlDq90sTYRk/w640-h446/20231120_084641.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#US235 - Yimi Garcia</div><div style="text-align: left;">#US21 - Andres Munoz</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There's 330 cards in the Update set. Here's <a href="https://www.cardboardconnection.com/2023-topps-update-series-baseball-cards" target="_blank">the checklist</a> if you need it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjEmoj15SSNXh-tnF7jMttKMltdBsSbrpv7rkmYCr51VKpW3yNNrvpu66knvQKGbO2i8QGMNiaqYloYQm0vtNNb_FcBz4zZ_1zZfwYj737jwIFwPL05n6x-49FArPSanG2Cc_e4soSZt3cvN3PzJYnqq_7gBegV7WpbziiKea5ubtD2JTTS2IuvFmfx8/s3949/20231120_084747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="3949" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjEmoj15SSNXh-tnF7jMttKMltdBsSbrpv7rkmYCr51VKpW3yNNrvpu66knvQKGbO2i8QGMNiaqYloYQm0vtNNb_FcBz4zZ_1zZfwYj737jwIFwPL05n6x-49FArPSanG2Cc_e4soSZt3cvN3PzJYnqq_7gBegV7WpbziiKea5ubtD2JTTS2IuvFmfx8/w640-h446/20231120_084747.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#US8 - Patrick Bailey (RC)</div><div style="text-align: left;">#88US-38 - Bryce Harper (1988 Topps)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Still not used to seeing the inserts at the back of the pack; I prefer them to be in the middle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There's 50 cards in the 1988 set. I checked the back of the pack for the retail odds of pulling one:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cYVUU1hUcpYQmyiwdlj_ZCB2dr5taOZNyUdUCrVh2rcHj7amHwqTTpVFyQo6UUgjkKWEXq45WHHpCHllb-Vz_jN_QqKLfJolFCOQkK_KvxTmy6taPymRL78xFFxAOKyrSw0ZldeoB-NJKCfVhfkEFJ0JXmh4FLMN-YqilQx2dMBfss_zrgqjavWhpVw/s3836/20231121_111333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="3836" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cYVUU1hUcpYQmyiwdlj_ZCB2dr5taOZNyUdUCrVh2rcHj7amHwqTTpVFyQo6UUgjkKWEXq45WHHpCHllb-Vz_jN_QqKLfJolFCOQkK_KvxTmy6taPymRL78xFFxAOKyrSw0ZldeoB-NJKCfVhfkEFJ0JXmh4FLMN-YqilQx2dMBfss_zrgqjavWhpVw/w640-h112/20231121_111333.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Um, OK then.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If I looked at the right line (it's an 8 page PDF), the odds to pull a 1988 Topps is 1 in 4 packs. Go <a href="https://www.topps.com/pages/odds" target="_blank">here</a> to get to main Odds page. Hopefully Topps won't get rid of these after a few years.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3IN5QsuXkaLRYeyGjrHrXbhB1z_Hipv220ZYqnjbJAUuKCxfDm4ieVUKgpmLcEqg8IvuMC3oYkCYlps0W1iCmcCuro9aPvl4vMjkzFzsECOwsRBEjB8BYSk-4573lVQbKGVr30tXvQ0Fi8dcwtUcNOmFF-6yjwdSEtH5jpw1eCtdEqw0fePJySzrFrI/s3979/20231120_084831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="3979" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3IN5QsuXkaLRYeyGjrHrXbhB1z_Hipv220ZYqnjbJAUuKCxfDm4ieVUKgpmLcEqg8IvuMC3oYkCYlps0W1iCmcCuro9aPvl4vMjkzFzsECOwsRBEjB8BYSk-4573lVQbKGVr30tXvQ0Fi8dcwtUcNOmFF-6yjwdSEtH5jpw1eCtdEqw0fePJySzrFrI/w640-h440/20231120_084831.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#ASG-42 - Salvador Perez (2023 All-Star Game)</div><div style="text-align: left;">#SMLB-76 Sonny Gray (Stars of MLB)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I like that the All-Star cards aren't part of the base set. Retail odds should be 1 in 3 packs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As usual, the Stars of MLB come one in every retail pack. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the backs because gobble, gobble:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSBW3UNtdFqFj-xOIg5Ow79Z586uIRFJU9WlJNLiSTtOA45S3DHrFZ8aD2JtNb4GNihF3ppo8bppSWFSEDzgRb3R9yUuK6d5ZfCYgul60wgQAOY80cP8x79E05KLcWMsTgtzrlYD_p3IGDNRtSBvRBlEjx_6jBEoOFvUepyRl3_3G1ItOdxuLpD2_JWQ/s4000/20231120_085209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSBW3UNtdFqFj-xOIg5Ow79Z586uIRFJU9WlJNLiSTtOA45S3DHrFZ8aD2JtNb4GNihF3ppo8bppSWFSEDzgRb3R9yUuK6d5ZfCYgul60wgQAOY80cP8x79E05KLcWMsTgtzrlYD_p3IGDNRtSBvRBlEjx_6jBEoOFvUepyRl3_3G1ItOdxuLpD2_JWQ/w322-h640/20231120_085209.jpg" width="322" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnAUlZsNVPGiZG6vf84IzoXGIyjWIRMwum4YPufxY5i-fkQX2PmZq7yCp9PAmwkKBvVM7u9XT6A3gAoc4X1-cX1hRpx-d4K57_5fsZRQ17NhqzUKtR_pQ4zcwsQIlC-dnhLA4OnBkX_g975lx5V8CUyUy9xhVk6JNZ3Wb8u8q744MaKY27hP578MFRC0/s3758/20231120_085012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3758" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnAUlZsNVPGiZG6vf84IzoXGIyjWIRMwum4YPufxY5i-fkQX2PmZq7yCp9PAmwkKBvVM7u9XT6A3gAoc4X1-cX1hRpx-d4K57_5fsZRQ17NhqzUKtR_pQ4zcwsQIlC-dnhLA4OnBkX_g975lx5V8CUyUy9xhVk6JNZ3Wb8u8q744MaKY27hP578MFRC0/w640-h510/20231120_085012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So that's the pack. Bummed there's less cards for the same price as last year. The missing odds is also disappointing, but not as bad as getting less cards. So fill up your Thanksgiving plates more to compensate! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Thanksgiving to all, be kind to those retail workers on Black Friday, and thanks for reading!</div></div>Jafroniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.com1Mundelein, IL, USA42.263079 -88.0039652999999913.952845163821152 -123.16021529999999 70.573312836178843 -52.84771529999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-80179345802401853122023-11-09T19:38:00.002-06:002023-11-09T19:38:32.581-06:002022 Topps UK Edition<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcGHkmmClAgcloDlOL9-o3v7a64o-aIuRN1Kl-7lzgvlqLF-FrRHus_AI0ZfWbzqFG5DZwzOGznXNAj7UXVLQsXxBCySvb9SXkN9fZOVEpXUdtPyOnVeJ-RsvgZwbcXsDF_cXWa6RfIsow5chL8ZwljvML2uB6cuj0r1Ti_WCZIDyzAHWnah89UqvIBTY/s894/22toppsukwrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcGHkmmClAgcloDlOL9-o3v7a64o-aIuRN1Kl-7lzgvlqLF-FrRHus_AI0ZfWbzqFG5DZwzOGznXNAj7UXVLQsXxBCySvb9SXkN9fZOVEpXUdtPyOnVeJ-RsvgZwbcXsDF_cXWa6RfIsow5chL8ZwljvML2uB6cuj0r1Ti_WCZIDyzAHWnah89UqvIBTY/w224-h400/22toppsukwrap.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We're back once again with another repack pack from MJ Holdings via Walgreen's. These aren't cheap like the discounted leftovers you would see back in the day, but at $7.99, you could buy three of these for less than the price of a blaster and still end up with six packs. It's not amazing, but not bad for current times I suppose. While only the first pack is showing on the front, you can generally tell by looking at the side of it that you're at least getting a second Topps pack and not some off-brand draft pick nonsense. In any case, I would probably never end up with something funky like Topps UK any other way. Here's a pack of the 2022 edition.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAN-nWDpyURh8WE_-pKcQ88DI-2qImFeRQrq4TpHNbyDZqvbFp9f8XxRZz2fAauqg-8XbFIWs6tQpl-F9genn26LRZOtQXupHQrYmHc-KaExU2b9EC0GwdHnRWb019LGJTVgJlEdj5jA3KU-xgoozlM2yRE2LSRY0-dkatIBqlnhyphenhyphen6eIe1KuY2cbAx7qnu/s709/moustakas22toppsuk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAN-nWDpyURh8WE_-pKcQ88DI-2qImFeRQrq4TpHNbyDZqvbFp9f8XxRZz2fAauqg-8XbFIWs6tQpl-F9genn26LRZOtQXupHQrYmHc-KaExU2b9EC0GwdHnRWb019LGJTVgJlEdj5jA3KU-xgoozlM2yRE2LSRY0-dkatIBqlnhyphenhyphen6eIe1KuY2cbAx7qnu/s320/moustakas22toppsuk.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>93 - Mike Moustakas - First up, we have a vet. Moose Tacos has been around since 2011 and split time between Colorado and the LA Angels this past season.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60dUm82SvyHvWtrLI5Oe1SsQPpfML5G4kEGTe9wwubtEgcmRuhdF4CZdv00YI9ERqlV9-qN8_vPHq6wxyDqgzq0RUY3y9PqEoZOAQZMzpDssM8G1poPF-liPBP9BJq8Z98quhhijenMNnZSYhrnGgpWdbNoxqaQ1jL0rMNjmn5CQtPboJAQjmbhmKXr6j/s703/mmelendez22toppsuk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60dUm82SvyHvWtrLI5Oe1SsQPpfML5G4kEGTe9wwubtEgcmRuhdF4CZdv00YI9ERqlV9-qN8_vPHq6wxyDqgzq0RUY3y9PqEoZOAQZMzpDssM8G1poPF-liPBP9BJq8Z98quhhijenMNnZSYhrnGgpWdbNoxqaQ1jL0rMNjmn5CQtPboJAQjmbhmKXr6j/s320/mmelendez22toppsuk.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>142 - MJ Melendez - Melendez is an interesting rookie card to pull. He hits like a catcher but can also play the outfield.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzO-mP79a08v6COvQe0-LxTvnZPKuNAEdNgbFZJBoxcDEJjwyD9fFSsL0_mcH_9q-wWPAgn-NQiVggmHRQ1Bd22wuVvyhrzyMZrQgTjPsIAICvCD_3B8m6L284ia9LPXphpFrSbCvBtdlKyC9ag6C7PfUJL0MzzwD5k-n6h50XAwrmcrpfgOxjfhcUh8pz/s707/crodon22toppsuk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzO-mP79a08v6COvQe0-LxTvnZPKuNAEdNgbFZJBoxcDEJjwyD9fFSsL0_mcH_9q-wWPAgn-NQiVggmHRQ1Bd22wuVvyhrzyMZrQgTjPsIAICvCD_3B8m6L284ia9LPXphpFrSbCvBtdlKyC9ag6C7PfUJL0MzzwD5k-n6h50XAwrmcrpfgOxjfhcUh8pz/s320/crodon22toppsuk.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>155 - Carlos Rodon - He is fired up! This is the same photo as used on his Topps Update card.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgm4umgi1wHtp3EsOYftImBsMc5z8rWdcz9BsjfnnVkoluuou4JR36PxPBWF13x-3Vb5PajKvngrUdqVfZDdER45LdUlOBkbO7v4pgxTFimjy1yP9Fy4NLui7D8lU8bw7mr4li1BVJysVqACSAwb98-q1iqp_-tl_Ws7n6aPniJeG7ymnB7oGAnLldzWm/s704/devers22toppsuk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="704" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgm4umgi1wHtp3EsOYftImBsMc5z8rWdcz9BsjfnnVkoluuou4JR36PxPBWF13x-3Vb5PajKvngrUdqVfZDdER45LdUlOBkbO7v4pgxTFimjy1yP9Fy4NLui7D8lU8bw7mr4li1BVJysVqACSAwb98-q1iqp_-tl_Ws7n6aPniJeG7ymnB7oGAnLldzWm/s320/devers22toppsuk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>113 - Rafael Devers - Here is some star power.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhWa2bdZ4sGnKXoqA6wqr0ug5JNa46A1ZwdGdw8ywpbWoEU-Y5au-CKImbr0hp3FhaxDBh5JBQYJ8AYP-XKyeiiWqm_kKcv7WkHsxB1nIwIMObrcHl5Wtfjyh6JN_iA-pTLyF7ElgRQ6cykXerRz2_uknZiP18uN0M40n0wZhvS9mxnhWCxrzc2cXbqhp/s705/luzardo22toppsuk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="705" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhWa2bdZ4sGnKXoqA6wqr0ug5JNa46A1ZwdGdw8ywpbWoEU-Y5au-CKImbr0hp3FhaxDBh5JBQYJ8AYP-XKyeiiWqm_kKcv7WkHsxB1nIwIMObrcHl5Wtfjyh6JN_iA-pTLyF7ElgRQ6cykXerRz2_uknZiP18uN0M40n0wZhvS9mxnhWCxrzc2cXbqhp/s320/luzardo22toppsuk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>40 - Jesus Luzardo - Luzardo has a scary arm and seems to have taken a leap forward in his second full season with Miami.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHTLIUUB77FPNX-t4USspHFUcEfGKd6sFKqoRe_fRZGGr31FW5_Kdnx4b-5RDUtYWgaKy_zETh_5fM5hbZ1jG0UbWU-zPOVSOvR3-cbVOKBbC07-s6Y70IEfZA_GXE6uMgrUBh7-ToMhX_SX3vKKjVSwz31R_zNBBD5bN9i6FgQ-tZUwvTU9rYmuw09Cf/s702/jryan22toppsuk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHTLIUUB77FPNX-t4USspHFUcEfGKd6sFKqoRe_fRZGGr31FW5_Kdnx4b-5RDUtYWgaKy_zETh_5fM5hbZ1jG0UbWU-zPOVSOvR3-cbVOKBbC07-s6Y70IEfZA_GXE6uMgrUBh7-ToMhX_SX3vKKjVSwz31R_zNBBD5bN9i6FgQ-tZUwvTU9rYmuw09Cf/s320/jryan22toppsuk.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>19 - Joe Ryan - I saw this guy on that MLB Network show "Carded" recently. It would be weird to open a random pack of cards and see yourself on one of the cards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqerIegm-IBB4t3g4GJc5YWSSh0yNeuY7Cw7Zk01eY6GAyqMG2g-ja54oZDvWMz-_WEMLJ7aLglBiIKhrczPUFEDX8Q6-PdozyZ2ASjyaAo6K2-koeNr5AvQkboeS5OXKHhiQjh6j6glUnHuFUbLYuWTySAvMgqobn3TOuqWhmWW4EnkRYgkhH9IooelDG/s705/belder22toppsuk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqerIegm-IBB4t3g4GJc5YWSSh0yNeuY7Cw7Zk01eY6GAyqMG2g-ja54oZDvWMz-_WEMLJ7aLglBiIKhrczPUFEDX8Q6-PdozyZ2ASjyaAo6K2-koeNr5AvQkboeS5OXKHhiQjh6j6glUnHuFUbLYuWTySAvMgqobn3TOuqWhmWW4EnkRYgkhH9IooelDG/s320/belder22toppsuk.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>214 - Bryce Elder - Bryce made the All-Star team in his first full season in the league, so this is a pretty solid RC to snag. I'm sure some Atlanta fan will be all over this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFdai6TzyRIskgGfaKdom5vaSGpM9pPi73NNruK8zSFflgKrJP-XtO2o8tsNSNJdoyULUzWbVC-K_EG_6SSnp8taYA5vl-i_-vWZUTxzo6zQCAcLVBSDneqc8TkvSFWwy0YoidrKVofDpSArsRPew5gcPLYU4hz0GPIejd519K6TgEC8i5nkyU_QDz_kh/s703/avaughn22toppsuk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFdai6TzyRIskgGfaKdom5vaSGpM9pPi73NNruK8zSFflgKrJP-XtO2o8tsNSNJdoyULUzWbVC-K_EG_6SSnp8taYA5vl-i_-vWZUTxzo6zQCAcLVBSDneqc8TkvSFWwy0YoidrKVofDpSArsRPew5gcPLYU4hz0GPIejd519K6TgEC8i5nkyU_QDz_kh/s320/avaughn22toppsuk.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>46 - Andrew Vaughn - I really am not a fan of the City Connect jerseys that I've seen. I think the Angels one is the only good one so far, and I'm dreading the day my team ends up with one.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLWnf7jfudDXdACgwSBXno96mzyTl1uPxwxyPJA3q8ulBTa5HMCT2QWHUZKEiP92xdN3v2YoswAUuiC_4VenaXw_h8u0MI6PDGOBTBCQ28T6XPMaWS_WBq_w3d-daLhUMh6GVed-F4N9f0Tj9sA9JRT_M4kFHHORkB1BslnbXhTTnSVKrw23ttRcLYF6f/s698/mgonzales22toppsuk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLWnf7jfudDXdACgwSBXno96mzyTl1uPxwxyPJA3q8ulBTa5HMCT2QWHUZKEiP92xdN3v2YoswAUuiC_4VenaXw_h8u0MI6PDGOBTBCQ28T6XPMaWS_WBq_w3d-daLhUMh6GVed-F4N9f0Tj9sA9JRT_M4kFHHORkB1BslnbXhTTnSVKrw23ttRcLYF6f/s320/mgonzales22toppsuk.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>172 - Marco Gonzales - Speaking of City Connect, I think the Mariners may have dropped the teal jerseys in 2023 because of their new jerseys. Can anyone verify this? I heard that MLB was imposing a limit on the number of different jerseys a team could wear in this stupid Nike era. Unfortunately, I can't find a good, up-to-date resource online for team jersey histories for baseball.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczItX9msVuFDIPiEMeA4OLAC8rvHwTGTfZJllcvsJxuDgkT65CxxfmUILXpE68rr76ft6qCxqIAvpD0qVjyH9urbkeoKl3kojZhtOpCZa8ysuNF-AJjqNLN6IfqHBWvWwb5Q9TNX6JxRAoKRzBNJZ_tiWHeElEFSk8v3k93jtWjzOGf-zh4s1WYlps6F0/s705/giolito22toppsukblack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczItX9msVuFDIPiEMeA4OLAC8rvHwTGTfZJllcvsJxuDgkT65CxxfmUILXpE68rr76ft6qCxqIAvpD0qVjyH9urbkeoKl3kojZhtOpCZa8ysuNF-AJjqNLN6IfqHBWvWwb5Q9TNX6JxRAoKRzBNJZ_tiWHeElEFSk8v3k93jtWjzOGf-zh4s1WYlps6F0/s320/giolito22toppsukblack.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">127 - Lucas Giolito Black (083/125) - Each UK pack seems to have an insert or parallel in it, and this black bordered one would probably please some White Sox fans. Not bad.</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-71456921927837586062023-11-08T05:45:00.000-06:002023-11-08T05:45:22.862-06:002020 Topps Allen & Ginter Blaster Pack / 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Customs<div style="text-align: left;">Greetings!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone is doing well. Congrats to the Rangers for winning their first World Series. It wasn't the matchup most of us were expecting, but a win is a win is a win, right? I heard that since Texas won, the Vikings are now the oldest active franchise from the major sports that has yet to win a championship. What do the Vikings have to do with this post? Nothing, really.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1jVH48hStmk801_1c-phZBVN4UNbG0r12U5L7xsO3khFEHtitPDURFAMM_ObZ9wxyOjF4BMTEIGH_DyzBz0HpTNX5Uw2w2E-TgD9rrbVKZRf-ND9Ifwa193f9WJaRXr63O3cnPPY1qBZtkqx8ra-20Q970lAztuVFN2eAmE5hO37vh4mMS-mVsK_IL0/s4000/20231102_113416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1jVH48hStmk801_1c-phZBVN4UNbG0r12U5L7xsO3khFEHtitPDURFAMM_ObZ9wxyOjF4BMTEIGH_DyzBz0HpTNX5Uw2w2E-TgD9rrbVKZRf-ND9Ifwa193f9WJaRXr63O3cnPPY1qBZtkqx8ra-20Q970lAztuVFN2eAmE5hO37vh4mMS-mVsK_IL0/w480-h640/20231102_113416.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The interwebs say that 2020's version of A&G was released on September 16, 2020. Don't know if this was the true release date, since this is right in the middle of the pandemic. This is also before Topps and Panini raised their prices, so the blaster set me back $20. I very likely bought this from the Target website, since the Card Bros were out in full force back then. Ah, memories.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuiqlUhtax6qh2Dc5nWBIVe7c0N3678GoJ2L3OBhMN0BPo5NK_VPpTsiScKbTzdMorphnxrYIRrs16AxWlg_H2x6k6k8U2vv-IPgFGZ9_IV9RiWhycuq_Xng517TgLKQbZhsRZG3FPKdw02JK5kXmUmfP-9V0bdmEYbWC9vlESDADqo5Duo6bTm2ayDQ/s4000/20231102_113429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2519" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuiqlUhtax6qh2Dc5nWBIVe7c0N3678GoJ2L3OBhMN0BPo5NK_VPpTsiScKbTzdMorphnxrYIRrs16AxWlg_H2x6k6k8U2vv-IPgFGZ9_IV9RiWhycuq_Xng517TgLKQbZhsRZG3FPKdw02JK5kXmUmfP-9V0bdmEYbWC9vlESDADqo5Duo6bTm2ayDQ/w404-h640/20231102_113429.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I grabbed one of the 7 packs for this post. Who did I get?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ljRoRVnRUohyphenhyphen6981LeKxcxH8DrNgeEkyQUaKBVzh5t3s9SAytbT0tYjiNVg_yCOCg5LHuVHtkL5wt1AtKyXI8BwaVs-kCL_HtlDfGdUnwYcmYV2CJlY2-PQmndn6rFQ4hwFzeR2YYKfhd6lN4r4-p1MU5H0EPD3f0YQcA84bkZ4EkgjZuIWSWN5Pi0w/s3939/20231102_113526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="3939" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ljRoRVnRUohyphenhyphen6981LeKxcxH8DrNgeEkyQUaKBVzh5t3s9SAytbT0tYjiNVg_yCOCg5LHuVHtkL5wt1AtKyXI8BwaVs-kCL_HtlDfGdUnwYcmYV2CJlY2-PQmndn6rFQ4hwFzeR2YYKfhd6lN4r4-p1MU5H0EPD3f0YQcA84bkZ4EkgjZuIWSWN5Pi0w/w640-h456/20231102_113526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#189 - Brandon Lowe</div><div>#276 - Jose Urquidy (RC)</div><div><br /></div><div>Pretty standard A&G fare. They say the latest release is more colorful, but the aforementioned price increase will very likely prevent me from making the sample purchase. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxLZeltwpmzOaIL3pGnRS84NDDnAKyMP6xqPaR0afcdwPhZm66uYvWM2V8Q-41u7jfSg8gBrEsez7CUf4czH6FIHa6rI5jqgFmFoIq3WTU_lixqZa1Q84O7PhNf3x07UGVWB8ZNNaxAEQMQ1S2OmYvVSs8zdZa6EYKcQyXrmhSaXYgM4U2cpphvNqCWc/s3959/20231102_113559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3959" data-original-width="2949" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxLZeltwpmzOaIL3pGnRS84NDDnAKyMP6xqPaR0afcdwPhZm66uYvWM2V8Q-41u7jfSg8gBrEsez7CUf4czH6FIHa6rI5jqgFmFoIq3WTU_lixqZa1Q84O7PhNf3x07UGVWB8ZNNaxAEQMQ1S2OmYvVSs8zdZa6EYKcQyXrmhSaXYgM4U2cpphvNqCWc/w476-h640/20231102_113559.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#193 - Nyjah Huston</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a taste of the non-MLBers in the set. Nyjah's a skateboarder who finished 7th in the Men's Street Skateboarding competition in the 2020 Summer Olympics (played in 2021, thanks to The Virus).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5W7yjve3QzKjo6igAmIa-NpAwzY1H3wR-Jfb6f_gdV0Wk_oEZVJwYwg9n8Uuoul-2rR3NEHwHOkb9LOLQkLk2PUnA9o2xUEbbI8PmWn2ttKlMnzY8UfhQqwjVbhCPxIXSrzjIYqDH2-lJ1nCqPj4PcvjahaxSiXSL5J-zbmwO5f3hFr2Ggp3qXkSNMo/s3836/20231102_113629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3836" data-original-width="2225" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5W7yjve3QzKjo6igAmIa-NpAwzY1H3wR-Jfb6f_gdV0Wk_oEZVJwYwg9n8Uuoul-2rR3NEHwHOkb9LOLQkLk2PUnA9o2xUEbbI8PmWn2ttKlMnzY8UfhQqwjVbhCPxIXSrzjIYqDH2-lJ1nCqPj4PcvjahaxSiXSL5J-zbmwO5f3hFr2Ggp3qXkSNMo/w372-h640/20231102_113629.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#237 - Nick Ahmed (Mini - A&G Back)</div><div><br /></div><div>There's 300 cards in the base set as well as 50 base short prints. Here's the <a href="https://www.cardboardconnection.com/2020-topps-allen-ginter-baseball-cards#post_anchor_1_323741" target="_blank">checklist</a> for those who are interested. The website says the A&G back comes 1 in 5 packs.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97o7ZPgaCYEPE-DH4o-XAWvHWneF8Fqpmh8_K2s6Co93k8XKqxcNSBkaFBxSz7gi4keYuNx79Af6A4SkaCSd-GiaQtgOmhyphenhyphennqTRdewmOPGfiNnr38-JKIsNI2tpPt1jclStNvyvxiuKgiBvW072kNSQu0PMDCtE4032wMPKLYt2AM1iinekCmL1LWKaY/s3990/20231102_113658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3990" data-original-width="2959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97o7ZPgaCYEPE-DH4o-XAWvHWneF8Fqpmh8_K2s6Co93k8XKqxcNSBkaFBxSz7gi4keYuNx79Af6A4SkaCSd-GiaQtgOmhyphenhyphennqTRdewmOPGfiNnr38-JKIsNI2tpPt1jclStNvyvxiuKgiBvW072kNSQu0PMDCtE4032wMPKLYt2AM1iinekCmL1LWKaY/w474-h640/20231102_113658.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>LL-19 - Ryan Howard (Longball Lore)</div><div><br /></div><div>The 50 card insert set discusses memorable home runs. The extra space to accommodate the A throws the whole thing off for me.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf8tKdZpq4Du6VusuB-kOUIYu5O0hgbdUT2OhWJH0VENTab9HnZWVot1NqoEzvIiCLwUZqEabAeYatH1XhkVdSOYZTAbytfyJh9w5kpAJxAhLez9RCAP2ezw-_E_nzxQ2DnBHEX-wxgJD8P0FaiTUmTPlmKmbi9Sqt5z73HYNTZi_g8QrduIG-M9Gocc/s4000/20231102_113725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf8tKdZpq4Du6VusuB-kOUIYu5O0hgbdUT2OhWJH0VENTab9HnZWVot1NqoEzvIiCLwUZqEabAeYatH1XhkVdSOYZTAbytfyJh9w5kpAJxAhLez9RCAP2ezw-_E_nzxQ2DnBHEX-wxgJD8P0FaiTUmTPlmKmbi9Sqt5z73HYNTZi_g8QrduIG-M9Gocc/w480-h640/20231102_113725.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#24 - Shohei Ohtani</div><div><br /></div><div>A pack is always a good pack when Ohtani's in it!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the backs because why not:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCHP0B2agR_wN2GoMqQI0lRdTAZQeCruTEkNlgLPzMTUDdfXyyqIWEShYP6YmOVl-BNYgFqBM1LK3WY_pOvhyphenhyphenYVoL6ZrygcxlUkoGYLnmd9Wi7HsiVNKU0SNwafI3f4rK7pTmVpVCQcO-fKiUXuAXpCvQrXFX8a2Fg0EGdtJHSVonENrgMHoA3OAROwU/s3969/20231102_113810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3969" data-original-width="2836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCHP0B2agR_wN2GoMqQI0lRdTAZQeCruTEkNlgLPzMTUDdfXyyqIWEShYP6YmOVl-BNYgFqBM1LK3WY_pOvhyphenhyphenYVoL6ZrygcxlUkoGYLnmd9Wi7HsiVNKU0SNwafI3f4rK7pTmVpVCQcO-fKiUXuAXpCvQrXFX8a2Fg0EGdtJHSVonENrgMHoA3OAROwU/w458-h640/20231102_113810.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, that's the pack...but not the end of the post!</div><div><br /></div><div>-----</div><div><br /></div><div>Back towards the end of September, Chris from the most excellent Nachos Grande blog, <a href="https://fanofreds.blogspot.com/2021/02/an-interview-with-ryan-creator-of.html" target="_blank">wrote about the passing</a> of his friend Ryan. Ryan was a talented individual, who not only made custom wood bats, but dabbled in custom cards, specifically his "Munnatawket minis," based on the 2008 Allen & Ginter design.</div><div><br /></div><div>To commemorate Ryan's efforts, Chris offered a giveaway of what he had left of Ryan's minis last month and I put in my request for some. Chris generously sent more than I was expecting, including a special surprise from my favorite team.</div><div><br /></div><div>Who did I get?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-7d_kUUFnlthUH64KCFmLjzJDx8TgLWVJivuweT1E471vuBbHhlVZh6gBs-cRCdDRX5eJDnyWpHZGkMaRY7DX9gWcNzzHGlGQinZiwfh4_stZ7M3eZZbGnVSJmUSTNKCHgwhyphenhyphenrf0-TvZNAAqEGmySYFe8FPlMEAbgRnle5693B8ydIdsndC0dXi5Jq0/s3562/20231102_115021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3562" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-7d_kUUFnlthUH64KCFmLjzJDx8TgLWVJivuweT1E471vuBbHhlVZh6gBs-cRCdDRX5eJDnyWpHZGkMaRY7DX9gWcNzzHGlGQinZiwfh4_stZ7M3eZZbGnVSJmUSTNKCHgwhyphenhyphenrf0-TvZNAAqEGmySYFe8FPlMEAbgRnle5693B8ydIdsndC0dXi5Jq0/w540-h640/20231102_115021.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>#18 - Joey Votto</div><div>#26 - Troy Tulowitzki</div><div>#19 - Yasiel Puig</div><div>#11 - Billy The Marlin</div><div>#3 - Spider-Man</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Ryan did an awesome job on these. The card stock is virtually identical to the real ones. Spidey is an instant favorite, although Billy The Marlin is pretty impressive as well.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsilVq9l5ikvPeqWeJKSRaFVbJx9ph9k1p5GV2t_MeGkPF3JvpUOHjbxX9T9mgbRfUckgshUtYaGictqsM3vLyf6ccSdyrFbi0u3C2SvCGUwzuB2CS7rH2WCrFCC_f3ALjI9edmM6Iaj73TqXkGI0RNMI_bLg7-z_Y8a6nQ_gGS11iNI3ehJd3qM3_rA/s3546/20231102_115307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3546" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsilVq9l5ikvPeqWeJKSRaFVbJx9ph9k1p5GV2t_MeGkPF3JvpUOHjbxX9T9mgbRfUckgshUtYaGictqsM3vLyf6ccSdyrFbi0u3C2SvCGUwzuB2CS7rH2WCrFCC_f3ALjI9edmM6Iaj73TqXkGI0RNMI_bLg7-z_Y8a6nQ_gGS11iNI3ehJd3qM3_rA/w542-h640/20231102_115307.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>#85 - Phil Mickelson</div><div>#23 - Dustin Pedroia</div><div>#20 - Mr. Met</div><div>#95 - Kris Bryant (Bazooka Red Back #18/25)</div><div>#83 - Felix Hernandez</div><div>#84 - Andrew McCutchen</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Mr Met is a great looking card, but the clear winner in this group is the Kris Bryant Bazooka Red Back. Thanks, Chris!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5DVuOwp7td1MpZkBrrTz6o3S4KxuWJCzRl1-L-_Tzk8ByCVtb_Pa-tJKiMjWaulImWHB-s25oVhys4tPOa6-0mP-lAaaAwD7YIhQaragbir4HLe4UlfypqrGOmjQwhnoOTe1qy2wbG4GYL4Q-CFLR7Pa5TkE_ySt-GkV8ycl6FcetQDpHE_U76WEzjs/s3504/20231102_115525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3504" data-original-width="2964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5DVuOwp7td1MpZkBrrTz6o3S4KxuWJCzRl1-L-_Tzk8ByCVtb_Pa-tJKiMjWaulImWHB-s25oVhys4tPOa6-0mP-lAaaAwD7YIhQaragbir4HLe4UlfypqrGOmjQwhnoOTe1qy2wbG4GYL4Q-CFLR7Pa5TkE_ySt-GkV8ycl6FcetQDpHE_U76WEzjs/w542-h640/20231102_115525.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the backs of the cards. Simple and clean. That Bazooka back stands out nicely compared to the base backs.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5_CkcBllVainzX-LhWD6CK3FqD_-kJ5lCAyj3Wf5iyYCStHzc9ZKUf6sIgRYM9J6fxQEwRCgWOwy9PYLIzgWlvRpUXvNuaMeO69Mg5-oySQmfMKITx81a6T0EvJIBiZxsCUqcWSUumMkOKVvzWy2cpYRGCGx4c71x0n2tLBbKt5htDhI55yd1W1tdc4/s3427/20231102_115722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3427" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5_CkcBllVainzX-LhWD6CK3FqD_-kJ5lCAyj3Wf5iyYCStHzc9ZKUf6sIgRYM9J6fxQEwRCgWOwy9PYLIzgWlvRpUXvNuaMeO69Mg5-oySQmfMKITx81a6T0EvJIBiZxsCUqcWSUumMkOKVvzWy2cpYRGCGx4c71x0n2tLBbKt5htDhI55yd1W1tdc4/w560-h640/20231102_115722.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>#13 - Mike Trout</div><div>#31 - Lance Berkman</div><div>#5 - Justin Morneau</div><div>#40 - Jose Bautista</div><div>#15 - Giancarlo Stanton<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">All solid cards here. You can't go wrong with Trout, and Morneau's yellow background makes his card stand out, but I think smilin' Stanton is the winner of this group.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, these customs are great and of very high quality. These will be treasured parts of my collection. I believe there are other posts out there from bloggers who also were the beneficiaries of Chris's (and Ryan's) kindness, so search them out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ryan, thank you for your contributions to the hobby. That's all for now...thanks for reading! </div>Jafroniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.com0Mundelein, IL, USA42.263079 -88.0039652999999913.952845163821152 -123.16021529999999 70.573312836178843 -52.84771529999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-2074487048806076292023-11-03T17:47:00.001-05:002023-11-03T17:47:37.361-05:002021 Topps UK Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblMRLG6a0ki1Vsnx9gYRP0SkEVKone18-qNjJQ_Zg7AoNuWjEgE5BcUTxkB99kW-MJU2eyVHwGx233G9-rDgiQWMXlqKHF8zQ66rZAFfeW6FjVP7rp6OIlqNZ-fTZZdgOqAjMKmjYwI8RMzW9f6jGHUYzcEYb-vVXI04W6_Bh9h3eIkFx3eTtQK7HXymV/s883/21toppsukwrap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblMRLG6a0ki1Vsnx9gYRP0SkEVKone18-qNjJQ_Zg7AoNuWjEgE5BcUTxkB99kW-MJU2eyVHwGx233G9-rDgiQWMXlqKHF8zQ66rZAFfeW6FjVP7rp6OIlqNZ-fTZZdgOqAjMKmjYwI8RMzW9f6jGHUYzcEYb-vVXI04W6_Bh9h3eIkFx3eTtQK7HXymV/w226-h400/21toppsukwrap.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While at my neighborhood Walgreen's the other day, I found that they had started carrying some repack blister packs containing a couple of baseball packs for $7.99. The most interesting thing to me, however, was that most of them had a 2021 Topps UK pack showing on the cover, a set that I have barely crossed paths with seeing as how I'm on the wrong side of the world for its target market.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1_KSzWW7gxxMDsPAgt9Gy7yuuc6QGiQW_-0yVytXFLS3zZiTIUuvC74ZA7SnZPtTUvAzbVCvbIwVVduLojsu2SB1x86kFeXRU3zMtIg07S84RrscMAufZ2Y9trPPM9xIheQ2pMixWIOdE_OkqLDarr7ZVp_pJb6BbiG5-MBVWhTjhdGOu6jrEpth3uYt/s689/dcameron21toppsuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1_KSzWW7gxxMDsPAgt9Gy7yuuc6QGiQW_-0yVytXFLS3zZiTIUuvC74ZA7SnZPtTUvAzbVCvbIwVVduLojsu2SB1x86kFeXRU3zMtIg07S84RrscMAufZ2Y9trPPM9xIheQ2pMixWIOdE_OkqLDarr7ZVp_pJb6BbiG5-MBVWhTjhdGOu6jrEpth3uYt/s320/dcameron21toppsuk.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>84 - Daz Cameron - As you can see, these use the same familiar design as the flagship 2021 Topps set and likely have all of the same player photos. The primary difference, of course, is the Union Jack on the front.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEine1vJQDYOlRoowvV6b3lZOVY0Z1uJYb5j-CBAcJZDAzBtSnPuf9VaFuDcYyJwwAZqFSdUUWUf5BLFF7gicNLx-UcH_ahw4bD5KJcXPFWmPGnktskvr5LEZ7_5ZtHutJ809INOlhPJb9qT6EvJtjXwjrepi8LxoP1Ji_BoZ5TfgjPhhKm9McOYRmO98zXY/s692/bieber21toppsuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEine1vJQDYOlRoowvV6b3lZOVY0Z1uJYb5j-CBAcJZDAzBtSnPuf9VaFuDcYyJwwAZqFSdUUWUf5BLFF7gicNLx-UcH_ahw4bD5KJcXPFWmPGnktskvr5LEZ7_5ZtHutJ809INOlhPJb9qT6EvJtjXwjrepi8LxoP1Ji_BoZ5TfgjPhhKm9McOYRmO98zXY/s320/bieber21toppsuk.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>81 - Shane Bieber - The set is smaller than any of the flagship series sets released in the U.S., so there's a better chance at pulling stars like Bieber.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeP14qnmmED_iA7UQi8b7zUK_YfuhMly3acFiX5019kZo_CpXXkHDRUR9TaXqgluLT6me4hbQ2QuJsKTsLRUio2XsU1yugotabm652PQ8karx8zblXitP6C9Sgvd45Om6HJq8ACIwoSuiO4wPDx_h_OidX9LcN4Z30tZm-qHbXbWQjVXucEAPSMp3pL11/s702/bregman21toppsuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeP14qnmmED_iA7UQi8b7zUK_YfuhMly3acFiX5019kZo_CpXXkHDRUR9TaXqgluLT6me4hbQ2QuJsKTsLRUio2XsU1yugotabm652PQ8karx8zblXitP6C9Sgvd45Om6HJq8ACIwoSuiO4wPDx_h_OidX9LcN4Z30tZm-qHbXbWQjVXucEAPSMp3pL11/s320/bregman21toppsuk.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>119 - Alex Bregman</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2inv8pBPh8kHnX2ro_aezAN3mX45qWQ0vo10VXnCk93_OCkEb2KHsWr3oZ387odtDIAqtt4IjTf9qV7cPVwZ-JTpaWCJ74Uc85kqm8Io2k5p3AiqidvMX75dXGx3aXUFqUnCvnHF2Bv3vJYyH9pfV-5J2ZCtM3zSPAEG1CUwJmHowU75osYODrmLfCBG/s696/bober21toppsuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2inv8pBPh8kHnX2ro_aezAN3mX45qWQ0vo10VXnCk93_OCkEb2KHsWr3oZ387odtDIAqtt4IjTf9qV7cPVwZ-JTpaWCJ74Uc85kqm8Io2k5p3AiqidvMX75dXGx3aXUFqUnCvnHF2Bv3vJYyH9pfV-5J2ZCtM3zSPAEG1CUwJmHowU75osYODrmLfCBG/s320/bober21toppsuk.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>38 - Bailey Ober - RCs are present here, although what really constitutes a rookie card is always and forever a debatable topic. This card uses Ober's Topps Update photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulhO4v3IZLqs-7vtU6RVXG8DdiDHwlpbzSb4NXvGWWgnJRjP-DGG2nXS_OvU9SmKE343C1ndnLiPaZ_ZZPY8WsFrEHG6UeRBaYWbp6QAx7WK3cCoGyAj5LKzuZ3WXVDGRZ3wb2LhJACJE_dnrvWeIe_6q7Y-Ys9aNCdtLJSmDfPTJpcGc1ndAIsvv2X7H/s690/hosmer21toppsuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulhO4v3IZLqs-7vtU6RVXG8DdiDHwlpbzSb4NXvGWWgnJRjP-DGG2nXS_OvU9SmKE343C1ndnLiPaZ_ZZPY8WsFrEHG6UeRBaYWbp6QAx7WK3cCoGyAj5LKzuZ3WXVDGRZ3wb2LhJACJE_dnrvWeIe_6q7Y-Ys9aNCdtLJSmDfPTJpcGc1ndAIsvv2X7H/s320/hosmer21toppsuk.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>91 - Eric Hosmer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3xJ_kKqlEiFo9r5ep_00DdgB2III7NfSLe9qtdkY3Xk6e2wzdV5R7TKMAM_3ged5wiQZzOuXXkOpQUfYzRoq0_ulXiwVbsMxLuYhIM7eoo2P38wfGEpK_bfo_FctSPNQOD-sHdYdfvPuTdL26l1vXZv-YX7Mo61ZXm2cWhPMwvu1hXe5iVOdMcRaDaSJ/s710/rendon21toppsuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3xJ_kKqlEiFo9r5ep_00DdgB2III7NfSLe9qtdkY3Xk6e2wzdV5R7TKMAM_3ged5wiQZzOuXXkOpQUfYzRoq0_ulXiwVbsMxLuYhIM7eoo2P38wfGEpK_bfo_FctSPNQOD-sHdYdfvPuTdL26l1vXZv-YX7Mo61ZXm2cWhPMwvu1hXe5iVOdMcRaDaSJ/s320/rendon21toppsuk.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>214 - Anthony Rendon - I wonder if this set managed to convert any British people into baseball fans. I mean, I know Topps also tried this in the late '80s, and it worked... right??</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LqQQwBqqS7Jxp-ZTS7YkbC0dqd0M7TUn2FRq5Kc3hub59ki22lkmA-ntKjvZ_KEqsP1wwa7PiERyIYxhEQ2xxjL9YLkxn_EgvPWIQWM0pJEFJqIqYkZUvyiOCsNl1fquqHJ4Bb4woQ6zvUuReNPbEj35E72AWXFAdsRxuzMMX-pcS4fpKf0lVgRYaZZU/s705/showard21toppsuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LqQQwBqqS7Jxp-ZTS7YkbC0dqd0M7TUn2FRq5Kc3hub59ki22lkmA-ntKjvZ_KEqsP1wwa7PiERyIYxhEQ2xxjL9YLkxn_EgvPWIQWM0pJEFJqIqYkZUvyiOCsNl1fquqHJ4Bb4woQ6zvUuReNPbEj35E72AWXFAdsRxuzMMX-pcS4fpKf0lVgRYaZZU/s320/showard21toppsuk.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>156 - Spencer Howard - Howard appears here in this then-new Texas Rangers uniform. This one didn't make it into Topps Update but did end up in the Topps Holiday set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aJ5JuesX9DW7ewaN7UBhCo7byvnutJIJZysBKgDFVA4WgGXL9-waoc-qHMw44I9yuWVIvxJITVeFbZV53gBn-WxKY0N3_7UzZPAknV679H7_KEdLuif1XNRVdNuEJZiFkZQ2suV4DF7DOyiStDELxwsOUgigm0S1GXIvbpQHJXLbrdU8Kn-cdRzhLNL8/s698/manoah21toppsuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="698" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aJ5JuesX9DW7ewaN7UBhCo7byvnutJIJZysBKgDFVA4WgGXL9-waoc-qHMw44I9yuWVIvxJITVeFbZV53gBn-WxKY0N3_7UzZPAknV679H7_KEdLuif1XNRVdNuEJZiFkZQ2suV4DF7DOyiStDELxwsOUgigm0S1GXIvbpQHJXLbrdU8Kn-cdRzhLNL8/s320/manoah21toppsuk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>142 - Alek Manoah - Rookies aplenty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH7ge8ROPYdfad7KKovnOfJMDjnfGIwv_L3eYFJaJKDBu4UydAYyxx96lHQVAm-XNMmkPlOW2Cm2e-_rbZP8QeIXYEmLMVNKK9eOHbvLxL6YE0a90xNGbsau-6NI565m452QIXtwCqWxvK6ljL2gQfWbCgUzdNN8SvsBk_8y7ggGBGKGFTKUUXtjO4h5S/s704/mharrison21toppsuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH7ge8ROPYdfad7KKovnOfJMDjnfGIwv_L3eYFJaJKDBu4UydAYyxx96lHQVAm-XNMmkPlOW2Cm2e-_rbZP8QeIXYEmLMVNKK9eOHbvLxL6YE0a90xNGbsau-6NI565m452QIXtwCqWxvK6ljL2gQfWbCgUzdNN8SvsBk_8y7ggGBGKGFTKUUXtjO4h5S/s320/mharrison21toppsuk.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>196 - Monte Harrison</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcK3TH9hcdDdoLdq0p4yPSxUWfmhUOS7tvjQ11paDGigLTJLhjmK5_G2CUUSLPJn1EotowQw6L41TKq7zx8A1U7pspD8gEgA_uk1E93HA5XYljRjOwBxXWgSlSTdMlMzKrWMPCaC652sV_nIwfm36KGcBbAq3MkTXAQR74Ljx5pL8wsR7rIVGnzgkTLalh/s705/freeman21toppsukblack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcK3TH9hcdDdoLdq0p4yPSxUWfmhUOS7tvjQ11paDGigLTJLhjmK5_G2CUUSLPJn1EotowQw6L41TKq7zx8A1U7pspD8gEgA_uk1E93HA5XYljRjOwBxXWgSlSTdMlMzKrWMPCaC652sV_nIwfm36KGcBbAq3MkTXAQR74Ljx5pL8wsR7rIVGnzgkTLalh/s320/freeman21toppsukblack.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">60 - Freddie Freeman Black (056/125) - The last card in the pack always seems to be a parallel or insert card, and this is one of the nicer looking ones.</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-66185611500759520072023-10-20T06:30:00.028-05:002023-10-20T06:30:00.146-05:002006 Upper Deck/Kryptyx GrossOut<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">With Halloween around the corner, why not review a pack of gross trading cards? In 2006, Upper Deck joined forces with a comic/trading card company called Kryptyx to bring us these:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDgk1ZQkaIkj8XaKxgFbFxJArKpNY-OJMHlsHwre4qUCjjF2dixHX9qGI_2mwQ1pjBteHASrLEz_rbRZhy5VSrxmuspwb4Hcd0jtdUfUSPuSluVrpcfqRzAAEd8E7hUEKo5Hf-7dM-N6hff5_cmnn2AwT0DMaXGpUDu5ixeObciI7LF3dnDggj-4T6hs0/s3177/pack%20front%20and%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="3177" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDgk1ZQkaIkj8XaKxgFbFxJArKpNY-OJMHlsHwre4qUCjjF2dixHX9qGI_2mwQ1pjBteHASrLEz_rbRZhy5VSrxmuspwb4Hcd0jtdUfUSPuSluVrpcfqRzAAEd8E7hUEKo5Hf-7dM-N6hff5_cmnn2AwT0DMaXGpUDu5ixeObciI7LF3dnDggj-4T6hs0/w640-h208/pack%20front%20and%20back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grossout Trading Cards. 5 trading cards and 1 power card per pack. I love the message "GROSS OUT YOUR MOM & IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS". <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also note the website listed on the back, which allowed collectors a bit of interaction. Unfortunately, it's is no longer up and running.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let's get to the cards now.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mjlSgwNRpIv7byjuaWh6quWt1oey06azo2stwgei1O-tTS6K99qp8nx1KUh4P-svS1bGmPFokGA5oW20ehLII8qnAzp3MQ-XiYxQreLTmHu3Xo4LCsBGshphyphenhyphenmsLJqpOge799sI79pu53XCRxV_JUDPduomW_M9BxVs6c0qk80yOXjPVL_1zOgDsSWEV/s1046/8%20Eardrum%20Ooze%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="740" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mjlSgwNRpIv7byjuaWh6quWt1oey06azo2stwgei1O-tTS6K99qp8nx1KUh4P-svS1bGmPFokGA5oW20ehLII8qnAzp3MQ-XiYxQreLTmHu3Xo4LCsBGshphyphenhyphenmsLJqpOge799sI79pu53XCRxV_JUDPduomW_M9BxVs6c0qk80yOXjPVL_1zOgDsSWEV/w283-h400/8%20Eardrum%20Ooze%20front.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">First up is Eardrum Ooze. That does qualify as gross. You can see the comic book–style artwork and captioning right from the start.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoOs_tg4RK4awRdcrCxC3L8gpdqk_hcwj7nHlnGReAT-T5hqDdodBrdWcLjk4w_Pft6IaF6R1c9Daq9lIfOvC8gUmtefIYDCo4VJXlOVDBCxuk-5ycXDMaAk-ValrnV1Wn7FRK9ccPfLwkKpNRwpgneFL5xYEtujRR-8BmSydjiSGz-UbbepltSMqNen-/s959/26%20Hairball%20jewels%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="680" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoOs_tg4RK4awRdcrCxC3L8gpdqk_hcwj7nHlnGReAT-T5hqDdodBrdWcLjk4w_Pft6IaF6R1c9Daq9lIfOvC8gUmtefIYDCo4VJXlOVDBCxuk-5ycXDMaAk-ValrnV1Wn7FRK9ccPfLwkKpNRwpgneFL5xYEtujRR-8BmSydjiSGz-UbbepltSMqNen-/w284-h400/26%20Hairball%20jewels%20front.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next up is Hairball Jewels. The back of the card uses the scientific name <i>bezoar</i>. "A bezoar is a foreign body in the stomach of animals and humans composed of food or hair that has been altered by the digestive process. They're a hard and glassy pearl-like stone that can look quite pretty..."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's enough.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qGy7V2QrYW6DC54gJxp9yENQNpXnhqqVYIv8IX8Dm8UQyYcuRssUUZry1mviUn2iOctg272CcUP0Svw5MM6sNVzXJHQyPfml_KwO8xBpzbLOZkFfsM0eU9Vt_AV8pUGm6LJIGE4Mu2-3JKuVT3_pnUCTWdoaeqc8GS46We0boKfRYnodTxyDWMHxWlbX/s952/79%20Carpet%20Kitty%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="680" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qGy7V2QrYW6DC54gJxp9yENQNpXnhqqVYIv8IX8Dm8UQyYcuRssUUZry1mviUn2iOctg272CcUP0Svw5MM6sNVzXJHQyPfml_KwO8xBpzbLOZkFfsM0eU9Vt_AV8pUGm6LJIGE4Mu2-3JKuVT3_pnUCTWdoaeqc8GS46We0boKfRYnodTxyDWMHxWlbX/w286-h400/79%20Carpet%20Kitty%20front.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carpet Kitty greets us next. The litter box wasn't nearby, I guess. Here's what a card back looks like.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzc2i1jDpNPSrtc5Q-BjrSW7WJ1mMoP19Bg1ZYoRcj075MbG9e_kzSw81M39V9xbTBUgwIAorub1rLv5xVsRK7uZa49HUApNtYa07XmWOj8r0nYPTb_VDjwGhDbr8GlSOWR7Ky149nzjyc9zSuKC8V78sydJx_W3pCqavK0ctrYrO1I9VUhir39P0tdAiQ/s959/79%20Carpet%20Kitty%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="677" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzc2i1jDpNPSrtc5Q-BjrSW7WJ1mMoP19Bg1ZYoRcj075MbG9e_kzSw81M39V9xbTBUgwIAorub1rLv5xVsRK7uZa49HUApNtYa07XmWOj8r0nYPTb_VDjwGhDbr8GlSOWR7Ky149nzjyc9zSuKC8V78sydJx_W3pCqavK0ctrYrO1I9VUhir39P0tdAiQ/w283-h400/79%20Carpet%20Kitty%20back.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Credit where credit is due: The card backs are quite detailed, and contain an interesting factoid in the blue box, as well as a "gross-o-meter" on the right side that ranks the grossout on the card front by smell, touch, taste, sight, and sound. Cat pee received a 5 out of 5 for smell. I agree with that.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UA2_L4P_r51qSEWZ-XTTmuCZ0j4xfhSM8Oqmp1ScVKT8kZhg6xRubkBMfp7lkKLqykogx_1iHb4F5-ijr7lGnSjkhX6ztwhagRAnHANTeWdEoldQoZiJjONdeFT7BXRG6dnjn5N1thQfECOSpfGgl2b7LiygB1dDtl2MJSyJjFmmJdrz18-6T1VF698S/s959/53%20Doubleheader%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="677" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UA2_L4P_r51qSEWZ-XTTmuCZ0j4xfhSM8Oqmp1ScVKT8kZhg6xRubkBMfp7lkKLqykogx_1iHb4F5-ijr7lGnSjkhX6ztwhagRAnHANTeWdEoldQoZiJjONdeFT7BXRG6dnjn5N1thQfECOSpfGgl2b7LiygB1dDtl2MJSyJjFmmJdrz18-6T1VF698S/w283-h400/53%20Doubleheader%20front.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Double-Header. Clever. The illustration on this card might be the most comic book-ish in style of the 6 cards in the pack.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYO-7SHS68a1OHrbin2tTx7u0Z7oSbQjSkIMYlGsaaJAzRaK4atHRW4lRa6uBSTW5E8AVPOOW6lYYyVKdnW7Lyn_Mj3ss6r49qoSui_WLL96NoFraIb402R93ujnjuhIoKsqUmFion61cRafmlEBQcDBZ3V_NUL3uWIsTOcvj1bcYAT4MRyR4thogSAMB/s1046/71%20Chucking%20Up%20Chunks%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYO-7SHS68a1OHrbin2tTx7u0Z7oSbQjSkIMYlGsaaJAzRaK4atHRW4lRa6uBSTW5E8AVPOOW6lYYyVKdnW7Lyn_Mj3ss6r49qoSui_WLL96NoFraIb402R93ujnjuhIoKsqUmFion61cRafmlEBQcDBZ3V_NUL3uWIsTOcvj1bcYAT4MRyR4thogSAMB/w283-h400/71%20Chucking%20Up%20Chunks%20front.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And this one might be the most gross of the 6 cards.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOD64i2JYiokc1DJT4cKvkePEaCV2txdtbVHM_GwjJ4RF4KdHTj4Ot7R_6Vq_cLZk0exHZIOS2YnxnbTVo3OSHjQD5TPvRjD-Czu991uxEXh9mVhiiVBSmAoIDRfTk-dSln1xYKtmu63TIsiEDbX8uDY26_bIXunJLJyCthbUyMGt2GFpCm2KtoAa5zZm/s957/24%20Belch%20or%20Slurp%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="678" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOD64i2JYiokc1DJT4cKvkePEaCV2txdtbVHM_GwjJ4RF4KdHTj4Ot7R_6Vq_cLZk0exHZIOS2YnxnbTVo3OSHjQD5TPvRjD-Czu991uxEXh9mVhiiVBSmAoIDRfTk-dSln1xYKtmu63TIsiEDbX8uDY26_bIXunJLJyCthbUyMGt2GFpCm2KtoAa5zZm/w284-h400/24%20Belch%20or%20Slurp%20front.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the final base card, "Belch or Slurp". This one is more funny than gross.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiHB3vi8-FWyPBBdm2wl1Uvz32vCi8uhbF6xCpZaEr8MMB2oTkHn32SbZATBGZ-0SJTX0fISwwNAB4589zltf7-xBLCVK1Y5bh5M1gmmjusoM81O58EOmA8F9W7TLQ8wsjxLBpJdpxnAEiZsBiL7EmHdl-JoyHe2za964eTN0Bpz8_SoLtybMFC66anvK/s957/NNO%20Rotten%20Cheese%20Rocket%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="678" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiHB3vi8-FWyPBBdm2wl1Uvz32vCi8uhbF6xCpZaEr8MMB2oTkHn32SbZATBGZ-0SJTX0fISwwNAB4589zltf7-xBLCVK1Y5bh5M1gmmjusoM81O58EOmA8F9W7TLQ8wsjxLBpJdpxnAEiZsBiL7EmHdl-JoyHe2za964eTN0Bpz8_SoLtybMFC66anvK/w284-h400/NNO%20Rotten%20Cheese%20Rocket%20front.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And now the "power card" of the pack: Rotten Cheese Rocket. Back in 2006, you'd have gone to the grossout.net site, entered the code on the front of this card, and played some sort of online game with the "weapon" on your card. The more codes you entered for each power card, the more ammunition you'd accumulate for the weapon. Some codes gave you more ammo than others. Here's the card back:<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv7_MCNVaKQ2qqs0NSzw24-jkdwhmTZuH7e7clnF4ivI8xh5CEs_lgyGRWTbPZya5S9d11wGzRJ0cXwCY2fAX_vY1Dmbycj4PtlKEdeeSTpvs2rqhuMPIOkOO4VnDf4V0qSpUMUuzpWb8fon6KNLRCNdEGQH278YgJuAlJtBvy3acs6HWxpP8jktyrWdi/s969/NNO%20Rotten%20Cheese%20Rocket%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="687" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv7_MCNVaKQ2qqs0NSzw24-jkdwhmTZuH7e7clnF4ivI8xh5CEs_lgyGRWTbPZya5S9d11wGzRJ0cXwCY2fAX_vY1Dmbycj4PtlKEdeeSTpvs2rqhuMPIOkOO4VnDf4V0qSpUMUuzpWb8fon6KNLRCNdEGQH278YgJuAlJtBvy3acs6HWxpP8jktyrWdi/w284-h400/NNO%20Rotten%20Cheese%20Rocket%20back.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were 5 power cards in all.
Want to know the names of the other 4 weapons? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ear Wax Whacker</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eye
Goo Globber</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fartzooker</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nuclear Sludge Nudger.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think we all knew a couple of kids back in school who had natural fartzookers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, that's that. A pack of Grossout trading cards, for the first time on APTBNL!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for reading.</span></div>gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-89047048225504069962023-10-12T22:11:00.066-05:002023-10-12T22:11:00.146-05:002017 Mega Construx Despicable Me 3 Series 10<div style="text-align: left;">Greetings...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone is doing well. Today is my 12th anniversary of my first post on APTBNL. Time certainly flies when you're having fun, or when you don't notice it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As with all of my anniversary posts, it's time for a non-sports pack.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhvP7vNVah52xJK7yf-Z9Q1cGAKEj7k-sHhn6s2i9oIxdnltMGyFQ1-xtuc5IsTJoRhxwCXzVOFrQRZVbHoicPy-qSo9YAhJbRIpPpUNpebW7WikZLF2XF-iSpIcQ6tyPQNHd0BhMCw49cdmSUtQs6a5iiSI4VT2YLuKaJQK2tjPL1nyV4j8g7YrPdvI/s4160/20180113_230208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhvP7vNVah52xJK7yf-Z9Q1cGAKEj7k-sHhn6s2i9oIxdnltMGyFQ1-xtuc5IsTJoRhxwCXzVOFrQRZVbHoicPy-qSo9YAhJbRIpPpUNpebW7WikZLF2XF-iSpIcQ6tyPQNHd0BhMCw49cdmSUtQs6a5iiSI4VT2YLuKaJQK2tjPL1nyV4j8g7YrPdvI/w480-h640/20180113_230208.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My youngest son was big into Minions for a while, big enough to want the toys and other assorted merchandise. Based on the file name in my Scan folder, this was most likely a Christmas stocking stuffer.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the back of the pack:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTJkGfzZWAHTnwK_qr99WB2pRKxI9VzE0kT1fvQdIAfzk7SQxKwXZLENEev-HmZ9ocwArXiYeBRR_b-OtpBOrnVEX7LX1DhbEHobazHhlGrBk4vnYRQQ2D1345X8f_Gg0RX1Aq-8i9V2TeZ3G1xmUtmwlsn4bacU-26UHiScH_hg3NfBIO2LHtnNreeI/s4160/20180113_230240_Burst01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTJkGfzZWAHTnwK_qr99WB2pRKxI9VzE0kT1fvQdIAfzk7SQxKwXZLENEev-HmZ9ocwArXiYeBRR_b-OtpBOrnVEX7LX1DhbEHobazHhlGrBk4vnYRQQ2D1345X8f_Gg0RX1Aq-8i9V2TeZ3G1xmUtmwlsn4bacU-26UHiScH_hg3NfBIO2LHtnNreeI/w480-h640/20180113_230240_Burst01.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With some of these blind packs, you could tell which character was inside from one of the codes on the back. It's possible the 217 on the side was the code, or maybe it was the AX, or the DYG. Or maybe it was none of the above. Anywho, what did he get?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfxjEX9KdZXpQWiG7jaXCyRVPJi1-nUTy6o5s2w0opjk3s9sL3hp2TLszdZbSdxPYVzG0FE4DG3OoWC9upN25HT7iTWkecgjlsgXOND2Py3X8WxW6_OVyYwOz3nwaJNkXt_F8VB01t-hGzsNpw3a4PFjw_WKUMEUQQwCnrQhlqYLrJkca0YptXxAJFLY/s4160/20180113_230408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfxjEX9KdZXpQWiG7jaXCyRVPJi1-nUTy6o5s2w0opjk3s9sL3hp2TLszdZbSdxPYVzG0FE4DG3OoWC9upN25HT7iTWkecgjlsgXOND2Py3X8WxW6_OVyYwOz3nwaJNkXt_F8VB01t-hGzsNpw3a4PFjw_WKUMEUQQwCnrQhlqYLrJkca0YptXxAJFLY/w480-h640/20180113_230408.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>According to the interwebs, it's the Gouda Cheese Minion! Common, they made 10 Series of these little guys. He certainly seems pleased with his cheese wedge. I saw him in my son's room a couple weeks ago, so either he's still likes Minions or it somehow hasn't been knocked under his bed yet.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, that's the pack. Short and sweet today, just like the Gouda Cheese Minion. Happy blogiversary to Ol' Jafronius, and thanks for reading for 12 years!<br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Jafroniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.com0Mundelein, IL, USA42.263079 -88.0039652999999913.952845163821152 -123.16021529999999 70.573312836178843 -52.84771529999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-54949878295295078432023-10-06T17:21:00.000-05:002023-10-06T17:21:06.388-05:002023 Topps Now Card Of The Month - July<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Greetings,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone is doing well. Yes, it's been a while since Ol' Jafronius made an appearance here on APTBNL. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had relatives from London come in for a visit at the beginning of August, which was very cool. When they left, we had to diet and detox for a few days. The boys started school too (High School Sophomore and Freshman, holy crap!). One of The Wifey's bunnies unexpectedly died last week, so we are all bummed out about that. Then her mom passed away a few days ago. Cancer sucks folks. Today is our 22nd wedding anniversary however, so it's kind of a silver lining for recent sucky events.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, this has been sitting in the Blogger Drafts for a while now, so let me just knock it out before life resumes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just like last year, I got the e-mail alerting me to the pending expiration of Topps points, and somehow, I had enough points to get July's Topps Now Card Of The Month.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://apacktobenamedlater.blogspot.com/search/label/2022%20Topps%20Now%20Card%20Of%20The%20Month%20-%20July" target="_blank">Last year</a>, I wound up with Julio Rodriguez. Who would I get this time?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I looked up the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-july-2023-monthly-award-winners" target="_blank">players of the month</a> for July as a default. Ohtani was the AL Player of the Month, and who doesn't like Ohtani? Cody Bellinger was the NL Player of the Month. It would be cool to get a card commemorating Cody's comeback, since his spark jumpstarted the Cubs and had us fans talking playoffs all the way till the start of September.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't worry about getting the rookies or pitchers of the month, so I was thinking either Ohtani, Bellinger, or someone from the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/2023-all-star-game-facts-and-figures" target="_blank">All-Star Game</a> or related festivities.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2g3VuAtEI2mGqBKkbMphhsDCe9f-v4AZlKgAgiXTB8wcqpH4sgdMJ94KE-sITgOIRk83DYuF0AzAJCHH03F8aIX-mFfAQkxFHshq4czVO80bn_0kxr2lNn45X8xt6TstqODy676uyCsAhl2MQ77LYR7KAX3xicPpVeu3x1bARC0jq3vkiaH9QM1fTKc/s3435/20230816_140138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3435" data-original-width="2921" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2g3VuAtEI2mGqBKkbMphhsDCe9f-v4AZlKgAgiXTB8wcqpH4sgdMJ94KE-sITgOIRk83DYuF0AzAJCHH03F8aIX-mFfAQkxFHshq4czVO80bn_0kxr2lNn45X8xt6TstqODy676uyCsAhl2MQ77LYR7KAX3xicPpVeu3x1bARC0jq3vkiaH9QM1fTKc/w544-h640/20230816_140138.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Just like last time, I received a padded envelope which contained the above Topps Now envelope. The envelope was also covered in bubble wrap, and yes, I still popped those bubbles. The card came in a small case, with a felt piece with the card for support.</div><div><br /></div><div>Who did I get?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGoNxzTd35v3t0c26yXk0XbirZt1vQsK9yBccQ2be-t_JTkvl65EyhKjbAbXGB7R_ucUBUyYHRGIPzJ8sQKRq0zPijZVG6cxmmZPV5O5m0rWp8YEL3_-dgIwXilXD-xi_VWPB-iIuKOqMVK4fCKPbFWdGhgw518es6MuRK-nNwVCQuYj6huPkNc5fL9Q/s3708/20230816_140328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3708" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGoNxzTd35v3t0c26yXk0XbirZt1vQsK9yBccQ2be-t_JTkvl65EyhKjbAbXGB7R_ucUBUyYHRGIPzJ8sQKRq0zPijZVG6cxmmZPV5O5m0rWp8YEL3_-dgIwXilXD-xi_VWPB-iIuKOqMVK4fCKPbFWdGhgw518es6MuRK-nNwVCQuYj6huPkNc5fL9Q/w518-h640/20230816_140328.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2IxG9XQ9yRly69RRPo_k_GjPW71FxSaRAOZCNTm6cqu4nPpluzP9KbrB_2GFrayY98GRiFxyF5WQM4zhNbZl3W06H4wXTWWgGat9P8tsJWk6JmC0JpRIp5GyHWucIRczXWlyUd-8cjJhOWxH5Od9Prm9SOlV7KcyzB19lbZQTyD1a9lkAy9m-sVnBHw/s3922/20230816_140400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="3922" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2IxG9XQ9yRly69RRPo_k_GjPW71FxSaRAOZCNTm6cqu4nPpluzP9KbrB_2GFrayY98GRiFxyF5WQM4zhNbZl3W06H4wXTWWgGat9P8tsJWk6JmC0JpRIp5GyHWucIRczXWlyUd-8cjJhOWxH5Od9Prm9SOlV7KcyzB19lbZQTyD1a9lkAy9m-sVnBHw/w640-h414/20230816_140400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">#M-JUL - Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's interesting that compared to last year, this year there's a write-up on the back instead of a second picture, and although I like that there's a date on the back, it's not the date of the Derby, but just the last day of the month. Vladdy's also a bit too cropped; I would like liked to see the full trophy on the card.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In case you missed it, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/2023-hrd-highlights-7-10-23" target="_blank">here's the highlight video</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, that's the Card of the Month. Check in with us next year to see if I somehow have enough points for the 2024 July Card of the Month and if it winds up to be next year's Derby champ.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Rest in peace, Mom, and Happy Anniversary to my Beloved!</div>Jafroniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.com2Mundelein, IL, USA42.263079 -88.0039652999999913.952845163821152 -123.16021529999999 70.573312836178843 -52.84771529999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-29522464171446816562023-09-29T19:11:00.004-05:002023-09-29T19:11:45.274-05:002022 ONIT Jacksons Oregon Ducks Football<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRN5JykNzK3Fa_LeW-SrEcOECDQ7IzqlGukRB4j2QwnQmF9ZjIo_qBeWBG4-wlNzCC1vap7oWNLnVnk1dvr-DDcNtQr_DlPzYu_UE5f6cTQcuEUiDles6vwjXnlyBt1JRA7kSbS5aJdFrK5h2d4ODa2bmHYI77UsGSgN4-aEJ9wnkqmG4JHeSzH6z-Lyy/s1168/22onitjacksonsoregonduckswrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRN5JykNzK3Fa_LeW-SrEcOECDQ7IzqlGukRB4j2QwnQmF9ZjIo_qBeWBG4-wlNzCC1vap7oWNLnVnk1dvr-DDcNtQr_DlPzYu_UE5f6cTQcuEUiDles6vwjXnlyBt1JRA7kSbS5aJdFrK5h2d4ODa2bmHYI77UsGSgN4-aEJ9wnkqmG4JHeSzH6z-Lyy/w205-h400/22onitjacksonsoregonduckswrap.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As one of their early NIL efforts, the Oregon Ducks partnered with a group called ONIT Athlete to make a trading card set sold in packs exclusively at Jacksons convenience stores in Oregon. The set contains a whopping 100 cards, featuring 99 different players from the 2022 roster and a certain push-up loving mascot. Unless you bleed green and yellow, this probably isn't for you, but I thought I'd document it nonetheless.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsorUCm-Xz5eLYZ_nad6hfbflb0mW0x0IX4HDVvliqu0v9p_72e6QQsa_ZjgY1kjOUQ9WE09E_Sv1K8hjswa_BrhuJIxu3MBsLZ2u9yEgKDeJSkHtRpSv_eLL6FbFa3kMsZlPE9yQxVeRedALG-qIh-JBwlrUsF9ZX9VwhE8lv3sLdFMDZu7zO3Gu7RkpG/s702/theduck22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsorUCm-Xz5eLYZ_nad6hfbflb0mW0x0IX4HDVvliqu0v9p_72e6QQsa_ZjgY1kjOUQ9WE09E_Sv1K8hjswa_BrhuJIxu3MBsLZ2u9yEgKDeJSkHtRpSv_eLL6FbFa3kMsZlPE9yQxVeRedALG-qIh-JBwlrUsF9ZX9VwhE8lv3sLdFMDZu7zO3Gu7RkpG/s320/theduck22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Oregon Duck - Right out of the gate, we have a mascot card. I totally flipped out when I saw The Duck was included in Prizm sets awhile back, and now I'm starting to build up a few cards (a flock?) of the colorful character now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5z_HUPe3V5yVVzz_ke288o2YiaJKx5kIXuLsgDnPhLYAUIYmK8mhlGFbCP8KYj3pINn68KJey2t45JU5tRe5fmT4DLZ58aOQ5OMhPzddUlUe_vMA9Fa7Bh3do7tEB3KAB3dnABwwppD5_Go5VUdxc1fq6-rvQZlJbUyS5t9b44Xr8YDvkJy1njx-5nq2/s702/pherbert22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5z_HUPe3V5yVVzz_ke288o2YiaJKx5kIXuLsgDnPhLYAUIYmK8mhlGFbCP8KYj3pINn68KJey2t45JU5tRe5fmT4DLZ58aOQ5OMhPzddUlUe_vMA9Fa7Bh3do7tEB3KAB3dnABwwppD5_Go5VUdxc1fq6-rvQZlJbUyS5t9b44Xr8YDvkJy1njx-5nq2/s320/pherbert22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Patrick Herbert - Yes, this is Justin's little brother, and he plays tight end.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Q0hFM4bmLazwhQNT2U81kCSvgnJPQ0TXdJX_K515wVBOdG2dcqutG_7ZnNM3dEre_IaDdRn6xNhLRJ-i3UpQ0js2lDumOA-vfAcbbJDgYkN8HINeCHJIxOK2HeYQ7ClcnL8VozYynw9hGnT-ZULR_6l5FBxw7Pjfgnsy7egQh77EKTgZp5KVUDzIwtA3/s699/vreames22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Q0hFM4bmLazwhQNT2U81kCSvgnJPQ0TXdJX_K515wVBOdG2dcqutG_7ZnNM3dEre_IaDdRn6xNhLRJ-i3UpQ0js2lDumOA-vfAcbbJDgYkN8HINeCHJIxOK2HeYQ7ClcnL8VozYynw9hGnT-ZULR_6l5FBxw7Pjfgnsy7egQh77EKTgZp5KVUDzIwtA3/s320/vreames22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Von Reames - Oregon always get mentioned in the media for having, like, a thousand different uniform combinations. It's a bit of a misnomer, as there's only a dozen or so games in any given season, and the actual number of different uniforms put to use is a far smaller number. I do like the all green look the best.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSLki_n6nksNiNgu1XruwcAYAk0EWorYOND6bil0wTRrQQYu8l2rIf4nIIitmLmpVuk4Eh-e4YHHIlWjlPvK01JzkK-mdTuarPzg4S3W1FmaT3B66_L2Qrd9sQZvJNddK_bsLdAA7YM1oRPOs7CmYx-EqgIakXaFcr6hddzg2DasPhNDodfgDMzlejnwc/s699/jdelgado22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSLki_n6nksNiNgu1XruwcAYAk0EWorYOND6bil0wTRrQQYu8l2rIf4nIIitmLmpVuk4Eh-e4YHHIlWjlPvK01JzkK-mdTuarPzg4S3W1FmaT3B66_L2Qrd9sQZvJNddK_bsLdAA7YM1oRPOs7CmYx-EqgIakXaFcr6hddzg2DasPhNDodfgDMzlejnwc/s320/jdelgado22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Josh Delgado - It took me a really long time to finally come around to the feathers-on-the-helmet look, but I do like it now. My favorite will always be the classic 'O' or the even more traditional interlocking UO. Of course, we'd need a flashback set to bust those out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAInqge2ev6raz29vqqo1ONd0cIh_fit6ljJDR1A7Z713Nl6c9pBJjc_o1aeQFgMh9BM9NmG66q7QBOPD86tmX9Illo_i8NF2uzdHBXgFp5pVyJ06Bc7Ee-UoJRFyq0cLwBcWR3KzFpwd6ehjWZWMs3W23qSUQB-GEdWyMnenql4XGhwWsCMHxeMBGugi0/s699/tdelgado22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAInqge2ev6raz29vqqo1ONd0cIh_fit6ljJDR1A7Z713Nl6c9pBJjc_o1aeQFgMh9BM9NmG66q7QBOPD86tmX9Illo_i8NF2uzdHBXgFp5pVyJ06Bc7Ee-UoJRFyq0cLwBcWR3KzFpwd6ehjWZWMs3W23qSUQB-GEdWyMnenql4XGhwWsCMHxeMBGugi0/s320/tdelgado22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ty Delgado - Yes, there are two Delgados on the team (or were in 2022, at least), but they do not appear to be related.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uzaxptOhWGJdCJNnebjyi5zt2rfeKIlCu2qbDqo5Q2_kymXTEyeDJMiq3szQ6PyarUS1iGusoa5ZuGYcWdr8zdzHjPOyJG_EWf9cejuu6RerlmHmjlVEqC9awgHrC263KN99a2QMA6DBIQr1Ic010B_zVlDadE_3G0G1aysZO3XbWFhRFQqUCNSNP_eu/s699/jsimmons22onitjacksonsoregonducksback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uzaxptOhWGJdCJNnebjyi5zt2rfeKIlCu2qbDqo5Q2_kymXTEyeDJMiq3szQ6PyarUS1iGusoa5ZuGYcWdr8zdzHjPOyJG_EWf9cejuu6RerlmHmjlVEqC9awgHrC263KN99a2QMA6DBIQr1Ic010B_zVlDadE_3G0G1aysZO3XbWFhRFQqUCNSNP_eu/s320/jsimmons22onitjacksonsoregonducksback.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Josh Simmons - Here's a look at the back of the card. You get a small circle of the same photo from the front, plus a very basic player bio that even makes Panini look wordy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmjVubU81305f9Y7mUYSio5u-GMyOkCActMrcIz8n9qsnBD5oKMDYoErcAMOGTgpBQfT3Ba3E-gUE5ICqEl4jX3Ozgw14-OxE4oRFQnYo0fNMrfzji4qJ0ax0mBcw1eJX9fS3p41xS_pra4UZMp-mJVeJbmfaIoVuoOl866J0bLt9uPNVCuFeDp5Auy-o/s699/clewis22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmjVubU81305f9Y7mUYSio5u-GMyOkCActMrcIz8n9qsnBD5oKMDYoErcAMOGTgpBQfT3Ba3E-gUE5ICqEl4jX3Ozgw14-OxE4oRFQnYo0fNMrfzji4qJ0ax0mBcw1eJX9fS3p41xS_pra4UZMp-mJVeJbmfaIoVuoOl866J0bLt9uPNVCuFeDp5Auy-o/s320/clewis22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Camden Lewis - Lewis is one of the handful of key players on the team that was around for meaningful playing time prior to the dastardly COVID season.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxubrHz8kEHRP46PCy1vrpvX2Cbk5JhWL0CAZbiMEuFLTweWYSCcripLHzVioOSuhJpcZTiZIr_m4WsJJZXv6gu2AIwMH8UW2hv-2PArpr1MEEW5K7M5XTyCeqI6ql-lEH68ceb3XbdknDPC_X5l23cxz_rpsp6a6rUylaOwWzrIuKrVrAyu9XOR_MMGTN/s699/mwysocki22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxubrHz8kEHRP46PCy1vrpvX2Cbk5JhWL0CAZbiMEuFLTweWYSCcripLHzVioOSuhJpcZTiZIr_m4WsJJZXv6gu2AIwMH8UW2hv-2PArpr1MEEW5K7M5XTyCeqI6ql-lEH68ceb3XbdknDPC_X5l23cxz_rpsp6a6rUylaOwWzrIuKrVrAyu9XOR_MMGTN/s320/mwysocki22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Max Wysocki - All yellow is cool once in awhile, but I wish it wasn't what a lot of people think of when they are talking about Ducks uniforms.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0pueyI6IOChr14levD6s6egA7x7u6RC1S_jhB5tZuDbJ4ScRzvqi4Or0ZQo303ZG4-2-MjVspPYYUdr4kA6onYHa3On-yXscPVNz5cfPLdr7YDwthM-MoRPN01j50r3oxaBxJlgtuX9BWz4U89xh-3KPfTCcxM_8iGFJ5dgVFCcC03Z8EOzgeFBz-WiU/s698/jbassa22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0pueyI6IOChr14levD6s6egA7x7u6RC1S_jhB5tZuDbJ4ScRzvqi4Or0ZQo303ZG4-2-MjVspPYYUdr4kA6onYHa3On-yXscPVNz5cfPLdr7YDwthM-MoRPN01j50r3oxaBxJlgtuX9BWz4U89xh-3KPfTCcxM_8iGFJ5dgVFCcC03Z8EOzgeFBz-WiU/s320/jbassa22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Jeffrey Bassa - The player names are very, very large and probably take up too much real estate here, and the positions are tiny. I wish there was a little more balance to it. I know this company is putting out an Oregon State set this year and it will be interesting to see how the design differs from this one.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NgNKLje2BGiJQcRwEFftID3zhDMmWzX0iGVAIkssNXv2tuDuG1j8RFRmA8MjybYETUPFY7Bpre_rnfkdAg9aImCVHBBK7ZRvj6EyBzJFZbp7ka6gFxeGO9yN15h6TN7WtfiweC-Fuo7kqGmvKhIdFpOjTMJ44mMDehtHjsKBqCXFb0qRJ5t8TsWmzWpq/s699/chasecota22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NgNKLje2BGiJQcRwEFftID3zhDMmWzX0iGVAIkssNXv2tuDuG1j8RFRmA8MjybYETUPFY7Bpre_rnfkdAg9aImCVHBBK7ZRvj6EyBzJFZbp7ka6gFxeGO9yN15h6TN7WtfiweC-Fuo7kqGmvKhIdFpOjTMJ44mMDehtHjsKBqCXFb0qRJ5t8TsWmzWpq/s320/chasecota22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Chase Cota - The son of Ducks star and former pro Chad Cota, Chase started out at UCLA before spending his final season in Eugene.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvuw8s357cxH54QyBlbvZmn0QF9NsKFIr26DplKSvMrBBkF-74mrWQQoBCeBDGNVVBZNo7srrUf8QkoA9U-QeavR_KdZdCqnQ8_tcEXOprOy4cgIpoXTPYIldumFlBtZ2ktwMEO4PGsJnC0vSG3D_8iYxxfYOYUifHk5UtPn2Y8bHhTLmjE_UE6LuxuPo/s702/tfranklin22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvuw8s357cxH54QyBlbvZmn0QF9NsKFIr26DplKSvMrBBkF-74mrWQQoBCeBDGNVVBZNo7srrUf8QkoA9U-QeavR_KdZdCqnQ8_tcEXOprOy4cgIpoXTPYIldumFlBtZ2ktwMEO4PGsJnC0vSG3D_8iYxxfYOYUifHk5UtPn2Y8bHhTLmjE_UE6LuxuPo/s320/tfranklin22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Troy Franklin - Franklin is a guy who I expect to see playing on Sundays one day. Here he shows off the Ducks "eggshell" jersey. I swear I wasn't going to turn this isn't a post about uniforms, but here we are.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKnQmJP7isZ0jy2QffKJBwPbHGKI-4C7VPEKm3o94JTIYGpZoZ3nEGShZ1nAIGITaCAIb3Ug_XrmEzdf0gevXwavyG18jGwjEiWosAUKLGcuHz2uhZDwE7BTwUzAioGzfBqXVcuhrCWgIGByqj0GG0Niak5gQj0j6iTJY0-JkSBI3oqpmgbOXNrw4Nn17/s695/tbridges22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKnQmJP7isZ0jy2QffKJBwPbHGKI-4C7VPEKm3o94JTIYGpZoZ3nEGShZ1nAIGITaCAIb3Ug_XrmEzdf0gevXwavyG18jGwjEiWosAUKLGcuHz2uhZDwE7BTwUzAioGzfBqXVcuhrCWgIGByqj0GG0Niak5gQj0j6iTJY0-JkSBI3oqpmgbOXNrw4Nn17/s320/tbridges22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Trikweze Bridges - Going through the whole set uncovered some interesting names for me, and Trikweze takes the award for this pack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTTLFkXDJoIJ1nbVR1nb2Ve0UAY23JLyKSZc5RCdGbwC7dCTTbuwvlDUkSVH769ckqk_qWhWdU-rg-7yxCEBnvYrrZ0h1KFoa6CUdGjJywlIluSR03kmrMKMIaL85Ap_eFSZP8wuNNzcz7ExzF8QUcmwj_9x_0OJkWUtNdBnq62p0XAZVMI5FGGti9AlM/s698/nix22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTTLFkXDJoIJ1nbVR1nb2Ve0UAY23JLyKSZc5RCdGbwC7dCTTbuwvlDUkSVH769ckqk_qWhWdU-rg-7yxCEBnvYrrZ0h1KFoa6CUdGjJywlIluSR03kmrMKMIaL85Ap_eFSZP8wuNNzcz7ExzF8QUcmwj_9x_0OJkWUtNdBnq62p0XAZVMI5FGGti9AlM/s320/nix22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bo Nix - Here's the big current star and Heisman hopeful. Nix resurrected his career after transferring from Auburn and while he still seems like the prototypical college player to me, there have been a number of scouts at the team's early games this season. Maybe some of them are there for ol' Bo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNGHjDkTbR4X7wZ1kRfph4GIolRD0889zxOgBHjP42IlUdEAKwKQKDeItZ1acbwH3eU0t0LEgYYfonSBGwoFHsoVN-ZUm-BH9Jgl5nhhmy3y3UnWbOYuM9tVETKjGaHam2aJYCAxkPKaO8zymWCuh_A64ofiM-KMRZUNpLctmY3-WDeH5nfhhEDB3bA9J/s701/cgonzalez22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNGHjDkTbR4X7wZ1kRfph4GIolRD0889zxOgBHjP42IlUdEAKwKQKDeItZ1acbwH3eU0t0LEgYYfonSBGwoFHsoVN-ZUm-BH9Jgl5nhhmy3y3UnWbOYuM9tVETKjGaHam2aJYCAxkPKaO8zymWCuh_A64ofiM-KMRZUNpLctmY3-WDeH5nfhhEDB3bA9J/s320/cgonzalez22onitjacksonsoregonducks.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Christian Gonzalez - We end things with a guy who is playing on Sundays right now. Gonzalez was New England's top draft pick in the most recent draft after transferring to Oregon from lowly Colorado.</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-24259773075691056392023-09-20T14:28:00.002-05:002023-09-20T14:28:53.514-05:002002 Fleer Tradition<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPFXHZ2vKOA_qCL_qBPpM-goFI_FkjZXF0ofycT4hKb6iNmuQC4a-L3x0M8_i34tIp1LVA_mtHr_kdtHWaxnur9siwfmUdlGCwx74N4PS4w4PZhAUz5qfD38IdCePiBr7PhTWnAVeKwz2NKsDxWmcHdwn2AwD21d5T6-d6mH4j9bwRgHIgK8HhCZW5BQV/s887/02fleertradwrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPFXHZ2vKOA_qCL_qBPpM-goFI_FkjZXF0ofycT4hKb6iNmuQC4a-L3x0M8_i34tIp1LVA_mtHr_kdtHWaxnur9siwfmUdlGCwx74N4PS4w4PZhAUz5qfD38IdCePiBr7PhTWnAVeKwz2NKsDxWmcHdwn2AwD21d5T6-d6mH4j9bwRgHIgK8HhCZW5BQV/w225-h400/02fleertradwrap.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2002 was a time of intense patriotism in this country, and people were still pretty excited about the New York Yankees. The year's Fleer Tradition pack wrappers take both of these into account. This contains five MLB trading cards and no more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v9bYacMy9xmLCgkvwtujCIbYrynV-kvZexSjhYnx7CTvqYo0LEGtQCuooJPkqMKESA2wDhAf5cSiiWsdjpnnvyG4qUPgCvs7_MA5ucE7u4pbCLoAe30jlaIRePq8OUpXhUcjvseAOGzIXY-3VIAbth3JsjZ-B_pVphK7CmMIkyZG0merjyMFTS2KvqYb/s695/jkent02fleertrad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v9bYacMy9xmLCgkvwtujCIbYrynV-kvZexSjhYnx7CTvqYo0LEGtQCuooJPkqMKESA2wDhAf5cSiiWsdjpnnvyG4qUPgCvs7_MA5ucE7u4pbCLoAe30jlaIRePq8OUpXhUcjvseAOGzIXY-3VIAbth3JsjZ-B_pVphK7CmMIkyZG0merjyMFTS2KvqYb/s320/jkent02fleertrad.jpg" width="230" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">340 - Jeff Kent - Kent is often discussed as a should-be Hall of Famer, but I seem to recall his attitude towards the media not making him a lot of long term friends among the voting ranks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn7mhiSLJDMxvU7e_pfflh8RlzsTxU0j3aLk3rGvOdUzoA13q1_C1y7KGwYyCX701j9UPq1XHF-i8oEAE4HqJDtyW6XM2KTCR4yY_JBUHcNuhy5Tz4YoaeTfs0JtQj77ArziywsBccZIuQ7aSP1DEgM0xlo7hqS7cqG-HG9jzMRd1_f6cJ-Eeh-wy_DJd/s696/jcolome02fleertrad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn7mhiSLJDMxvU7e_pfflh8RlzsTxU0j3aLk3rGvOdUzoA13q1_C1y7KGwYyCX701j9UPq1XHF-i8oEAE4HqJDtyW6XM2KTCR4yY_JBUHcNuhy5Tz4YoaeTfs0JtQj77ArziywsBccZIuQ7aSP1DEgM0xlo7hqS7cqG-HG9jzMRd1_f6cJ-Eeh-wy_DJd/s320/jcolome02fleertrad.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">217 - Jesus Colome - I always thought the Devil Rays uniforms were pretty hideous, but we're already at the point where nostalgia has crept in and people really want to talk about the Devil Rays days. I wonder if they'll change their name back once they open their new stadium.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZs2zjYZJcXSo6SACp6I8aG11Aj8HRm57Fj4YJkUUzTIOJpmYdwzwhLpSvlz04RHLJLVtJBNQlYBf80RBPg2tEvVVZNV1w7G9_5EEst-71bEL2jbLGhA4Wt76pmAW8VpYFFYppzgIi5DKB8cEFLtzjuEm-jrDRM7r3wYRS5zxUH7F1dFd2gEJD7CllRKp/s687/jwilson02fleertrad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZs2zjYZJcXSo6SACp6I8aG11Aj8HRm57Fj4YJkUUzTIOJpmYdwzwhLpSvlz04RHLJLVtJBNQlYBf80RBPg2tEvVVZNV1w7G9_5EEst-71bEL2jbLGhA4Wt76pmAW8VpYFFYppzgIi5DKB8cEFLtzjuEm-jrDRM7r3wYRS5zxUH7F1dFd2gEJD7CllRKp/s320/jwilson02fleertrad.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>226 - Jack Wilson - Does anyone recall what that star patch on Wilson's uniform was all about?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKZRhXqG-bGzXmy5Z-EH1eBsp8O7Y9pIKer-Lh3pzLngEMy2btK92KBBePdP6QQ8FZ501f-Fn4VmH_okntQproGMLa7bhLvVWk51vRepNhF7Bq7MVtzcLrA0lHrGMOVp4P_yh2_0DutL1RrH3o52gYnvfmTDfQiNPmRWv6QKkFwN4oM_PQFpMJ0d9EsDM/s702/mtucker02fleertrad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKZRhXqG-bGzXmy5Z-EH1eBsp8O7Y9pIKer-Lh3pzLngEMy2btK92KBBePdP6QQ8FZ501f-Fn4VmH_okntQproGMLa7bhLvVWk51vRepNhF7Bq7MVtzcLrA0lHrGMOVp4P_yh2_0DutL1RrH3o52gYnvfmTDfQiNPmRWv6QKkFwN4oM_PQFpMJ0d9EsDM/s320/mtucker02fleertrad.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>124 - Michael Tucker - This continues the theme of names you kinda remember.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ-WuT88zVqu0_HSS4OhYgaPkUKaNaYxqENouvxGhPOn_Bf7TvKtqvweV0vYQd343o64aPoFvxX9wH71Cq4T38KIqm9I6Dm0sg2U3Z2Vz_PMi_E_mdoji3s6CasacQeQkt2nvFyqt1wGkeBVuHJmEJQBZf3lQFemmzez_UM4RuaP8nq6qMzvxAmWcxgp2/s702/tclark02fleertrad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ-WuT88zVqu0_HSS4OhYgaPkUKaNaYxqENouvxGhPOn_Bf7TvKtqvweV0vYQd343o64aPoFvxX9wH71Cq4T38KIqm9I6Dm0sg2U3Z2Vz_PMi_E_mdoji3s6CasacQeQkt2nvFyqt1wGkeBVuHJmEJQBZf3lQFemmzez_UM4RuaP8nq6qMzvxAmWcxgp2/s320/tclark02fleertrad.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>299 - Tony Clark - Clark is best known these days as an MLBPA head, but early in his career he put up some pretty impressive offensive numbers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmAiq6eNS9VYxmhL4Tt_wSyc89gOq7LRgHAgWERsl_eH7vuEy9TQ1-KrCBM7iGhGaGPdGFr4TXcuISA-VMRw7wp_dr5clDcZK5AlmdNe0MiAd5eU_6716XKWfuirX6pEUD9aLpqWlt_tewqEb20tu8dIiQ-PT3oDjIx8tCVHV_oTJuMOe9B07H2_B9I3n/s708/tclark02fleertradback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmAiq6eNS9VYxmhL4Tt_wSyc89gOq7LRgHAgWERsl_eH7vuEy9TQ1-KrCBM7iGhGaGPdGFr4TXcuISA-VMRw7wp_dr5clDcZK5AlmdNe0MiAd5eU_6716XKWfuirX6pEUD9aLpqWlt_tewqEb20tu8dIiQ-PT3oDjIx8tCVHV_oTJuMOe9B07H2_B9I3n/s320/tclark02fleertradback.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a look at the back for all of you card back nerds (like me.)</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-29583855919597481482023-09-18T14:02:00.001-05:002023-09-18T14:02:13.208-05:001989 Action Packed Test<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQbIkej7v46ZKboPUE9rpVq9XiZ_DyETp36q1Qz2MNLRHm6IcJ2Hzu4CZEUpQwRkdeNw1_FSO3xryX19JY8bWrkjvl9fy0N0NqNK7ULcJP17t-HQkyZtcqfqI1Rt3nfa5ixGXDAgTpi5ZInfcPfsRiwNykvPt6NqiVpaY37fgLo92Ri-nvxr-qjFKW302/s806/89actionpackedtestwrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQbIkej7v46ZKboPUE9rpVq9XiZ_DyETp36q1Qz2MNLRHm6IcJ2Hzu4CZEUpQwRkdeNw1_FSO3xryX19JY8bWrkjvl9fy0N0NqNK7ULcJP17t-HQkyZtcqfqI1Rt3nfa5ixGXDAgTpi5ZInfcPfsRiwNykvPt6NqiVpaY37fgLo92Ri-nvxr-qjFKW302/w249-h400/89actionpackedtestwrap.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A year before their first official release, Action Packed distributed a test set featuring cards from just three NFL teams: the Giants, the Bears and the Washington team. I'm not sure that I ever knew that these were released in pack form, but when I saw one at a card show over the summer for just a buck, I figured I needed one for "research purposes".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-6-7SidnTaSzEhNQZq19woZGE3ZjIz2Try2fxvzhg98F_P12D6SNn2N4BkbSRwETgcwHERBfnM80WwsJb0dQ5W0ObJ079m4KBpE4_hJ0PNRc7XYTHjtymiJPdHGK5X6VqruBEQm_5TSDnRsNI5yucD0w0OHOPuXNOG2LywgNsWv6RKlJIX0Yp25KMSZy/s721/rypien89actionpackedtest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-6-7SidnTaSzEhNQZq19woZGE3ZjIz2Try2fxvzhg98F_P12D6SNn2N4BkbSRwETgcwHERBfnM80WwsJb0dQ5W0ObJ079m4KBpE4_hJ0PNRc7XYTHjtymiJPdHGK5X6VqruBEQm_5TSDnRsNI5yucD0w0OHOPuXNOG2LywgNsWv6RKlJIX0Yp25KMSZy/s320/rypien89actionpackedtest.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>29 - Mark Rypien - The card design is nearly indistinguishable from the full fledged 1990 set. The player photos and gold frame are embossed more of a 3D feel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDKEJisT4EA0NfIovc75kXCq4XCnKv6fzosJMF4bdEic0rL7bml0-7D9DQ_6uFSVXSz8ethGGXSpgJ_M9rK3FxhPeoQn7Nukn0c4BIJyU2-ePtUqpd045-pKtQ_7mnDX5ow_CyWuFarmNLC2yUV8tGoWFRxRslwM4yvszFSUunD8csl8kwafpnf2PhAWw/s717/wmarshall89actionpackedtest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDKEJisT4EA0NfIovc75kXCq4XCnKv6fzosJMF4bdEic0rL7bml0-7D9DQ_6uFSVXSz8ethGGXSpgJ_M9rK3FxhPeoQn7Nukn0c4BIJyU2-ePtUqpd045-pKtQ_7mnDX5ow_CyWuFarmNLC2yUV8tGoWFRxRslwM4yvszFSUunD8csl8kwafpnf2PhAWw/s320/wmarshall89actionpackedtest.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>25 - Wilber Marshall - This is hardly an "action packed" photo, but it's probably a bit tough to figure out what to do with a lineman.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP9rptF8sS1URVwJS2jlzWDOX5XHa4-ZoijBZtCZVNLjANCezxeDsrTADTAlIcuX0lxbqnxDHt24t_CkPwrWzKehCU30DMNJ65Bt7YDks5xkhw8_scyaYGlZl14TDnk4Xc5BjY02BrRWkaBsh6p5hgz2qap4GVfeHRc2DRT1QvHicYlyXL5BCUOAsIC2I/s579/redskins89actionpackedtestholo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="579" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP9rptF8sS1URVwJS2jlzWDOX5XHa4-ZoijBZtCZVNLjANCezxeDsrTADTAlIcuX0lxbqnxDHt24t_CkPwrWzKehCU30DMNJ65Bt7YDks5xkhw8_scyaYGlZl14TDnk4Xc5BjY02BrRWkaBsh6p5hgz2qap4GVfeHRc2DRT1QvHicYlyXL5BCUOAsIC2I/s320/redskins89actionpackedtestholo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>- Washington Team Logo hologram sticker - A couple of years before Upper Deck's first NFL set sees a different company producing hologram stickers as an insert. I don't know what caused these to be dropped from the first official set, but they look nice in person as holograms usually do. There's a 1-900 number on it as well, which purported to connect the caller with the "Exclusive Sports Collectors' Hotline" for just $1.00 for the first minute and 50 cents for each additional minute. Did anyone try this?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61tWY29-avN7BjgNaIz6YnmsZkpbiIe0dHMYFZx6uwJ7bamOQcrJjWqWIqcy9qzLzbn5YimbbBAKuMZy9JvH2n6OR9JjN-NsQS9Di48CVg4BxeTxtTNbqN8kJvSgsDcE7VJZirW_T_fGOBRtp4i-R9esohfEPaZZSDXghZwjh44YgfoOyWdxX8sV6jb1z/s713/lmarshall89actionpackedtest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61tWY29-avN7BjgNaIz6YnmsZkpbiIe0dHMYFZx6uwJ7bamOQcrJjWqWIqcy9qzLzbn5YimbbBAKuMZy9JvH2n6OR9JjN-NsQS9Di48CVg4BxeTxtTNbqN8kJvSgsDcE7VJZirW_T_fGOBRtp4i-R9esohfEPaZZSDXghZwjh44YgfoOyWdxX8sV6jb1z/s320/lmarshall89actionpackedtest.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>16 - Leonard Marshall - Here's another lineman, just waiting for some action.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpURTHk28secZ8WFUkj17MYn7tDVeWZEZ_QL-geQdDue-ljtxd6FX91DUD30MnluHhloprhFKY_R_FHzkObjLSD_siMyXf6xV9PXGonshK3Xz30CoBM_5tPYToq5DYzb0agCYwG113pPO8UQNEH2z2F9mBfvlFbGQ375DSRgROOmj0i1wDG2XW0rXDmcA/s720/bavaro89actionpackedtest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpURTHk28secZ8WFUkj17MYn7tDVeWZEZ_QL-geQdDue-ljtxd6FX91DUD30MnluHhloprhFKY_R_FHzkObjLSD_siMyXf6xV9PXGonshK3Xz30CoBM_5tPYToq5DYzb0agCYwG113pPO8UQNEH2z2F9mBfvlFbGQ375DSRgROOmj0i1wDG2XW0rXDmcA/s320/bavaro89actionpackedtest.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>13 - Mark Bavaro - Supposedly this set was notorious for cards being seriously damaged straight out of the pack, and Bavaro's card is in the worst shape of the lot, with several creases running through it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6kFbzQnyNIcXqevEFZCul6CM9qkqlvVS8DBJdTG7XzfGv5rf2QIdvmGVFSC7LWiVgeOOJvE9FWccCnSapIdbzXA1-IhTd8QDlqq7gCtrb7ixhsW31UKwtqMU8Zm6rrvX6RbVEl-bmWt6FqGvn9qym2SyfOgIJn-qPlf3p3RZxKUq1jH6uK_-QoRiev5I/s716/jhilgenberg89actionpackedtest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6kFbzQnyNIcXqevEFZCul6CM9qkqlvVS8DBJdTG7XzfGv5rf2QIdvmGVFSC7LWiVgeOOJvE9FWccCnSapIdbzXA1-IhTd8QDlqq7gCtrb7ixhsW31UKwtqMU8Zm6rrvX6RbVEl-bmWt6FqGvn9qym2SyfOgIJn-qPlf3p3RZxKUq1jH6uK_-QoRiev5I/s320/jhilgenberg89actionpackedtest.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>7 - Jay Hilgenberg - To prove that American football is a team sport and not just a solo venture featuring people in ridiculous looking gear, we get to see Hilgenberg actually doing his job and holding off his opponent to presumably protect the quarterback.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCvaQ0PcR1dJIeViiUMTenNGzbeGMP9AwzSIFwy8gB9EyskI-uN1eN6JfjbQhOFZ1QjdIR9hCn-yMlOFTSAOFD9NpUIupRZixxPdSveNi8LCi__gidBHuMzg9gXVURkeKjDWk1lERrfCo4S3On5XQvxHUDfXH_FkuJ7kuF0kPMZAFiXuhmqmxRKs5Vf0v/s695/dgentry89actionpackedtestback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="695" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCvaQ0PcR1dJIeViiUMTenNGzbeGMP9AwzSIFwy8gB9EyskI-uN1eN6JfjbQhOFZ1QjdIR9hCn-yMlOFTSAOFD9NpUIupRZixxPdSveNi8LCi__gidBHuMzg9gXVURkeKjDWk1lERrfCo4S3On5XQvxHUDfXH_FkuJ7kuF0kPMZAFiXuhmqmxRKs5Vf0v/s320/dgentry89actionpackedtestback.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">5 - Dennis Gentry - Here's a look at the back, which should look very familiar to those of you who have seen a bunch of the 1990 set.</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-17348598442989557882023-09-05T18:03:00.001-05:002023-09-05T18:03:21.462-05:001995 Fleer Football Retail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirh7wMW7r_iyL_9c1Kv9rvo25SLRoCTvYhVEPgU_lY2P0dMQh-SeZ2-sH3n_U1ExZ_pmyIx0XaJUgljLgEMVqPDD1DBxoUleIwxOyu7pxb_r6MkZEE_6k2wvr5IqsA37X_dkmFz07Tbl_A0Z_umr-gTo_x-8c-bhUaoxsRCMZH2G6hMyWkLWU0tm5LQX5j/s860/95fleerfbwrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirh7wMW7r_iyL_9c1Kv9rvo25SLRoCTvYhVEPgU_lY2P0dMQh-SeZ2-sH3n_U1ExZ_pmyIx0XaJUgljLgEMVqPDD1DBxoUleIwxOyu7pxb_r6MkZEE_6k2wvr5IqsA37X_dkmFz07Tbl_A0Z_umr-gTo_x-8c-bhUaoxsRCMZH2G6hMyWkLWU0tm5LQX5j/w233-h400/95fleerfbwrap.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As anyone who has seen the baseball cards from this year knows, Fleer got a little wild in 1995. There's a lot to digest here, starting with the wrapper. Insert cards became the main selling point at this point, and Fleer made all of the information prominent on the cover of each pack wrapper.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6sWAfz5uEEMjGNPXN3ZyMYz4HFJMG67L7RfwZY6DYhsr_TldumVg05FUBA_CSC5JIgvvItps3ZnmddPoCfsKYOnFsVS34T-iN1A3j6a-f1BNFY6cE_co3QQbrCe1gJ6jKnZS86QOsg2orS3S-sbKfzjX1NftTTVtze3fIDeb4M0eDTl7qQqQmly6gXFo/s705/gmilburn95fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6sWAfz5uEEMjGNPXN3ZyMYz4HFJMG67L7RfwZY6DYhsr_TldumVg05FUBA_CSC5JIgvvItps3ZnmddPoCfsKYOnFsVS34T-iN1A3j6a-f1BNFY6cE_co3QQbrCe1gJ6jKnZS86QOsg2orS3S-sbKfzjX1NftTTVtze3fIDeb4M0eDTl7qQqQmly6gXFo/s320/gmilburn95fleer.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>112 - Glyn Milburn - Again, if you know '95 Fleer baseball, you're probably already expecting this. If not, well, buckle up! This is one of several base designs within the set. The colors all match the Broncos uniform, so it does have that going for it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMG1BDYa5_IJVb7W69eiDcoyI0vCb8hH8rBCreuXehNrriUzO1ZoHfnvgxiAzhLeJ9d872-Nj8tFbwWsOBZDStQHPobinjf1yv3GJc7yoOJ1bQjTWkzD-7togy6v6ZSVMy__ZMCHkanAfkUMk34gjvC-04WOlFIk0EMuHMGz-a6G-txM3Ev-hXQ_kwY-d/s702/jjones95fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMG1BDYa5_IJVb7W69eiDcoyI0vCb8hH8rBCreuXehNrriUzO1ZoHfnvgxiAzhLeJ9d872-Nj8tFbwWsOBZDStQHPobinjf1yv3GJc7yoOJ1bQjTWkzD-7togy6v6ZSVMy__ZMCHkanAfkUMk34gjvC-04WOlFIk0EMuHMGz-a6G-txM3Ev-hXQ_kwY-d/s320/jjones95fleer.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>207 - Jimmie Jones - Here's another design, and it's a lot. I've seen this idea used a bunch of times during the mid-'90s on sports cards where they repeat the same photo but put some weird colored shading on it, to make it look extreme or something. Why were the '90s so extreme? Not everything is the X Games, pal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkj8YqI2I4A7WOviSZ2o2UENtmXSXxFx5ledGlFAW_ns4zqxnBVdlH95--JZuE7b-ECw9TYPO2HgR-wmU2qBC2svpkUEe_VFiglS3p8Q53htXUvR-JKjSiNzJZ0Xyum2Vd1zS-OxGnbJTToz1It_OPpZ63UFVzLdRXbtGIppQiaJOTowDKlKOUw0uAS-w/s702/kanders95fleerback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkj8YqI2I4A7WOviSZ2o2UENtmXSXxFx5ledGlFAW_ns4zqxnBVdlH95--JZuE7b-ECw9TYPO2HgR-wmU2qBC2svpkUEe_VFiglS3p8Q53htXUvR-JKjSiNzJZ0Xyum2Vd1zS-OxGnbJTToz1It_OPpZ63UFVzLdRXbtGIppQiaJOTowDKlKOUw0uAS-w/s320/kanders95fleerback.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>176 - Kimble Anders - Here's a look at the back. All of the backs do look the same.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPu_pUKnH9mOaedcwBO9BLh-ZUuAI1YjearFSIepWSSm7hTPyL0R1_r8npx5pqtJiczFdbtKEJLoUgJ2jfqEh6Ey7D-zs-03Y4LiRJ_VaRls3S42CStgY27Os-_fGysyuNoV3u54yHAPqcYOQw9Bvj5ilUxoRfn_PRXLkZftFCStGqvOnnS_b8dqE5xNY/s704/dbrown95fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPu_pUKnH9mOaedcwBO9BLh-ZUuAI1YjearFSIepWSSm7hTPyL0R1_r8npx5pqtJiczFdbtKEJLoUgJ2jfqEh6Ey7D-zs-03Y4LiRJ_VaRls3S42CStgY27Os-_fGysyuNoV3u54yHAPqcYOQw9Bvj5ilUxoRfn_PRXLkZftFCStGqvOnnS_b8dqE5xNY/s320/dbrown95fleer.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>261 - Derek Brown - Here's another one from that same design, where the background photo is just the foreground photo and a shade of color.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8T7lVNKwtx_7lYvaMwLXtuaJsWy8h2OCVSMTaOMpWQAhsKBNujEXUY0B8B9w82U3pnXkPc_xlUmxeZ9KRAQ00RDh2JJuSa4kJqw0W89LXzOtLagQ4tT1QuOBGz3k0DT_rF1DiKMOXq-ryVuIX5K7aNR7PQkXrEIUhkfJDnFEKSubB-IN8Vjy1gb9xDTeK/s712/jjurkovic95fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8T7lVNKwtx_7lYvaMwLXtuaJsWy8h2OCVSMTaOMpWQAhsKBNujEXUY0B8B9w82U3pnXkPc_xlUmxeZ9KRAQ00RDh2JJuSa4kJqw0W89LXzOtLagQ4tT1QuOBGz3k0DT_rF1DiKMOXq-ryVuIX5K7aNR7PQkXrEIUhkfJDnFEKSubB-IN8Vjy1gb9xDTeK/s320/jjurkovic95fleer.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>137 - John Jurkovic - This is the third base card design that we've seen so far. The player name in gold foil has sort of a Friends look to it, or maybe Friends meets Frasier?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UAfN8IjH6oXKIu3CwmQM8j-Sg5j9RceLDx8Rd_e1iTGEhqbknhwJgXbJ_TYJ7uuuErYXTLPbz0YuS2jqhbvR9mBckjcA6v7b4eS8h6LshJ382McjU6aMbMBwBkDNehKRmn8oEb15CyE82zz6smzBYOtHdW8nCeF7ihhL4w4U8laaQ6wBVnGC19PZMh1J/s702/dbledsoe95fleerpv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UAfN8IjH6oXKIu3CwmQM8j-Sg5j9RceLDx8Rd_e1iTGEhqbknhwJgXbJ_TYJ7uuuErYXTLPbz0YuS2jqhbvR9mBckjcA6v7b4eS8h6LshJ382McjU6aMbMBwBkDNehKRmn8oEb15CyE82zz6smzBYOtHdW8nCeF7ihhL4w4U8laaQ6wBVnGC19PZMh1J/s320/dbledsoe95fleerpv.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>4 - Drew Bledsoe Pro Visions - Here's our first insert card. Pro Visions were pretty popular as I recall, so I'm a bit surprised there were only 6 of them in this set. I actually kind of like this one, and sports card art isn't usually my thing (and neither are the Patriots, for that matter.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9AlkB6OgYzJefJhMsCClZkTlEajVjJf04ZnA43aXvyQLqYWsQbmy0cKw-0fqJko7UQcT6dBYfc-HwYSYWG2n1dz-dS8J9HkOm8j2BdHdNmDDkNWKTEY5Snfab-ZwUiBOIo707BAeukFlOc5ZtuL_kRH8MucF3x9Fbdl8pzFZH-QgU9RxeFa8q-x_pTmo/s704/syoung95fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9AlkB6OgYzJefJhMsCClZkTlEajVjJf04ZnA43aXvyQLqYWsQbmy0cKw-0fqJko7UQcT6dBYfc-HwYSYWG2n1dz-dS8J9HkOm8j2BdHdNmDDkNWKTEY5Snfab-ZwUiBOIo707BAeukFlOc5ZtuL_kRH8MucF3x9Fbdl8pzFZH-QgU9RxeFa8q-x_pTmo/s320/syoung95fleer.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>357 - Steve Young - Young is always going to be the second answer to the question: "Name a 49ers Hall of Fame quarterback." Er, I guess that wasn't really a question.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tErHqPA9laiLpPDVXwPNE7jS4cNGEyA1q7BY7-ENQ9iaaFIZk4rDlDimZ5F7i3GGkfJ3Gqg35etileDmD4UlAAz3m_cGrgS7EQifTkHbzyE5ygB4f009wxIHi9DapCYospdrMujxuHY6R4drL3vLmGLCYlbM1BWAWgkjJ0Vpq-VvXvmfoZQLuHCP34C4/s709/checklist95fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tErHqPA9laiLpPDVXwPNE7jS4cNGEyA1q7BY7-ENQ9iaaFIZk4rDlDimZ5F7i3GGkfJ3Gqg35etileDmD4UlAAz3m_cGrgS7EQifTkHbzyE5ygB4f009wxIHi9DapCYospdrMujxuHY6R4drL3vLmGLCYlbM1BWAWgkjJ0Vpq-VvXvmfoZQLuHCP34C4/s320/checklist95fleer.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>398 - Checklist - It's a checklist. You get it. They couldn't even make these look normal, of course.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp55O690ofLq5w_5m2aS3ruXDu31RSq5mFjjMgjOqvs-JkaHxMoHyxBR0BAhWrWlYVYx4x7PPpMDDYRBoN4Fz3Qq0IuYX7_BggD7or9aUnc6-N1XdPSWXClEdGhaTnilqv7vXj-KrJelF5hfEUP_6cEXENY-aKxPuvGx73HHQuYeXAbGWg5at1BhgI00-/s704/cwilson95fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp55O690ofLq5w_5m2aS3ruXDu31RSq5mFjjMgjOqvs-JkaHxMoHyxBR0BAhWrWlYVYx4x7PPpMDDYRBoN4Fz3Qq0IuYX7_BggD7or9aUnc6-N1XdPSWXClEdGhaTnilqv7vXj-KrJelF5hfEUP_6cEXENY-aKxPuvGx73HHQuYeXAbGWg5at1BhgI00-/s320/cwilson95fleer.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>381 - Charles Wilson - It's another classy Friends card. I'm noticing the NFL 75th Anniversary patch that all of the players are wearing from the 1995 season. This must mean that Fleer's set was produced late in the year, or possibly even early in 1996.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2oXbpix4-X0liLmBQoq-c0D7nZZaKlmTFNfTNb-jOxYysBJBbqv0btLw-j8mDBHubjjpC6FJ97SE1Vjc-ObIssD_itDuJ5FNclLYRf9SQj4x43k_V0jlqiAxchhI2aky2-nVZZScjC72jsGioq8gWVpR_TCE-sZ3JbwlVB_qSvMlgz4nPxFg7KSwzSRG/s705/mdarby95fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2oXbpix4-X0liLmBQoq-c0D7nZZaKlmTFNfTNb-jOxYysBJBbqv0btLw-j8mDBHubjjpC6FJ97SE1Vjc-ObIssD_itDuJ5FNclLYRf9SQj4x43k_V0jlqiAxchhI2aky2-nVZZScjC72jsGioq8gWVpR_TCE-sZ3JbwlVB_qSvMlgz4nPxFg7KSwzSRG/s320/mdarby95fleer.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>32 - Matt Darby - Here's a fourth distinct base card design. I'm not sure if there was a fifth. I think they were trying to make the player name as difficult to read as possible.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aymUAcmbV2z8tI8z6d2xqjLpCfHsEgy3DGbgh5I0tRmuklsOFRsCZZXKo1fVhz7isT_muPDJugQitzuYsRvXzd-QCL28l7FjD3H1wUx_YVolRVigziK9ndMzWE1Dq_ns6NavjxCoSovfIEycutDZrh_jdp-sOLhd0VpCa0C2Ks4NmyaDS2AKQqKguXVZ/s695/ccarter95fleerflairpreview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="695" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aymUAcmbV2z8tI8z6d2xqjLpCfHsEgy3DGbgh5I0tRmuklsOFRsCZZXKo1fVhz7isT_muPDJugQitzuYsRvXzd-QCL28l7FjD3H1wUx_YVolRVigziK9ndMzWE1Dq_ns6NavjxCoSovfIEycutDZrh_jdp-sOLhd0VpCa0C2Ks4NmyaDS2AKQqKguXVZ/s320/ccarter95fleerflairpreview.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">19 - Cris Carter '95 Flair Preview - Lastly, we have something completely different. Each pack contains a Flair preview card that looks like, well, a 1995 Flair card. If you read all of the info on the pack wrapper, you wouldn't have been surprised about this like I was.</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-73480438354235080842023-09-01T04:00:00.004-05:002023-09-03T11:55:23.867-05:001987 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Stickers<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Recently I came across an auction on ebay that I had to bid on: Three packs of 1987 O-Pee-Chee hockey stickers</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">.
The starting bid was low, and I went for it. Thankfully, no one else
even placed a bid, and within a couple of weeks (shipping from Canada to
the US), I had the packs in hand. Here's a scan of the front and back of a pack.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCw_AgIPE5LKiKsEmXSoUgkLIfb1B6OzApyCuAA1zZKpMFMpmy7wFElmojXlgDNrglI1uJQlIjOq_lvDgEAKMQBmqY2dzm-tLBJgXLKqHWrEqKU6lMB1Ztfpqxi6-yFu58-9K7AYrukPD1GR0wy83UwEr5S6MGdkvO4t2ORJqBBg4_60Nifb_hsgO4fxD/s2232/1987%20OPC%20sticker%20wax%20pack%20front%20and%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="2232" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCw_AgIPE5LKiKsEmXSoUgkLIfb1B6OzApyCuAA1zZKpMFMpmy7wFElmojXlgDNrglI1uJQlIjOq_lvDgEAKMQBmqY2dzm-tLBJgXLKqHWrEqKU6lMB1Ztfpqxi6-yFu58-9K7AYrukPD1GR0wy83UwEr5S6MGdkvO4t2ORJqBBg4_60Nifb_hsgO4fxD/w640-h240/1987%20OPC%20sticker%20wax%20pack%20front%20and%20back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These stickers provided an instant dose of nostalgia for me, as they were the first
hockey packs I opened back in my childhood days. If only I still
had those original stickers, and the album. (</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's an image of the album I found online.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiQqq2LXZX0LWNBpOR8smf1OjfGwF-XMhkVuYdYnMy5a21HAZPgmYjNabKDUOeBPr-n_QJD_LLSnvRuFrCLohadfqOyOh8asV-k-tf7JiWW_1rBI9I0mRh2dlqTN2Bx1GnLfGjcg0CwKObrLqWeyuxApjsPJ5JirsNJU98cGVwwBN-TlM2jaQ89x-ei3e/s581/1987%20OPC%20sticker%20album%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiQqq2LXZX0LWNBpOR8smf1OjfGwF-XMhkVuYdYnMy5a21HAZPgmYjNabKDUOeBPr-n_QJD_LLSnvRuFrCLohadfqOyOh8asV-k-tf7JiWW_1rBI9I0mRh2dlqTN2Bx1GnLfGjcg0CwKObrLqWeyuxApjsPJ5JirsNJU98cGVwwBN-TlM2jaQ89x-ei3e/w341-h400/1987%20OPC%20sticker%20album%20front.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let's get to the contents of the pack I opened. (I'm keeping the other two sealed for now.)</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZjQ2MvsOid7Hw0ZrvpFRW7SfiHhz6IJ72LZVc53eLG1kwtLOXtynlPY9mEjVne-tX0wVIeeiNthGJgkArOs1MfQJ8nGcridWvgnAMUfHxvhLXkMuzMg6YXgGkrjf4eO8W8BavUDw23FcrRENDDk29Jhhak4aU6zvSdkOk7hXQn4e651neWGHzoMt78Oc/s977/ken%20leiter-larry%20murphy%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="977" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZjQ2MvsOid7Hw0ZrvpFRW7SfiHhz6IJ72LZVc53eLG1kwtLOXtynlPY9mEjVne-tX0wVIeeiNthGJgkArOs1MfQJ8nGcridWvgnAMUfHxvhLXkMuzMg6YXgGkrjf4eO8W8BavUDw23FcrRENDDk29Jhhak4aU6zvSdkOk7hXQn4e651neWGHzoMt78Oc/w400-h284/ken%20leiter-larry%20murphy%20front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First
up, we have Capitals all-star Larry Murphy sharing a gold foil sticker
with Islanders rookie Ken Leiter. I'm a native New Yorker, but have no
recollection of Ken Leiter<span>. It turns out he had a brief NHL
career, but posted an important assist on Pat LaFontaine's memorable
"Easter Epic" overtime goal in the playoffs against that very same Larry
Murphy and the Washington Capitals.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmng3ArQX6YGcuy0uYWgYh7-d-glIJsChLrZJgB7DCIK17ak2Jac4i8Ob6QQ5OaPOayeRVWNlKUG165ueodCNVuM76PRkVhksFBaL5rxFgqHLkhfVSpDiwBhIgfye9kS1vKzG3SqMcfEL2t8QohxZuwZEuRr4fyCjKjAu1SIWxAqTmW2EmDZWEHbC34mT/s951/Mark%20Howe%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="705" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmng3ArQX6YGcuy0uYWgYh7-d-glIJsChLrZJgB7DCIK17ak2Jac4i8Ob6QQ5OaPOayeRVWNlKUG165ueodCNVuM76PRkVhksFBaL5rxFgqHLkhfVSpDiwBhIgfye9kS1vKzG3SqMcfEL2t8QohxZuwZEuRr4fyCjKjAu1SIWxAqTmW2EmDZWEHbC34mT/w296-h400/Mark%20Howe%20front.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next
up is Mark Howe, brother of Marty, son of Gordie. Mark had an excellent
NHL career, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a
veteran in the league by this time, so it's no surprise he got a sticker
all to himself in this set.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GJhuh4RMyU-kkreyGdgDsKGtpex8jzrECdK0UAg0rNX-6HJPbw8sw8crslriatuVGJD4mVIkDr2UUZILZ985pb9OaN4gJO3WOfrirtuGIZpkdaIcy2WnpVp9rl63RttD90jgOXQCs6_o2d9Jx-B0weAawG-Snt81NUx-1gJvTm3zI8jXMPKoI8mH7jL_/s965/esa%20tikkanen-dave%20taylor%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="965" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GJhuh4RMyU-kkreyGdgDsKGtpex8jzrECdK0UAg0rNX-6HJPbw8sw8crslriatuVGJD4mVIkDr2UUZILZ985pb9OaN4gJO3WOfrirtuGIZpkdaIcy2WnpVp9rl63RttD90jgOXQCs6_o2d9Jx-B0weAawG-Snt81NUx-1gJvTm3zI8jXMPKoI8mH7jL_/w400-h291/esa%20tikkanen-dave%20taylor%20front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another
two popular names here, with Esa Tikkanen of the Oilers and Dave Taylor
of the Kings. Tikkanen helped the Oilers to four Stanley Cups, and then
went to New York where he played a part in the Rangers' Cup victory in
1994. Dave Taylor was part of a big scoring line with the Kings in the
1980s, along with Charlie Simmer and Marcel Dionne. All three of them
scored more than 100 points during the 1980-81 season, making them the
first line combination to accomplish the feat.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfIOD1vrwHrE9SBEOTq9xmcRO6wtcHj_NUeTtFpZ0wW6K8uT2UxJ35osYOQBI89ByEiExdDpVt0ifTKa3giqRNJD0fyjpv3CTTIaBUhlWSMHNy7wHZFsz1hP1ItQPb05oEX8CVzNy3gh2GGsH_7n8OB3Ta1og73pugO8XXWHkhJmg8JY8EIUe5TASOxeB/s966/doug%20shedden%20andy%20moog%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="966" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfIOD1vrwHrE9SBEOTq9xmcRO6wtcHj_NUeTtFpZ0wW6K8uT2UxJ35osYOQBI89ByEiExdDpVt0ifTKa3giqRNJD0fyjpv3CTTIaBUhlWSMHNy7wHZFsz1hP1ItQPb05oEX8CVzNy3gh2GGsH_7n8OB3Ta1og73pugO8XXWHkhJmg8JY8EIUe5TASOxeB/w400-h288/doug%20shedden%20andy%20moog%20front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There's
Oilers goalie Andy Moog on the left, and Doug Shedden of the Nordiques
on the right. Moog was part of three Stanley Cup–winning teams with the
Oilers, while Shedden was a journeyman NHLer who played for four
different teams across eight seasons. He put up some good numbers with
Pittsburgh early on in his career.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO911Nq9tms_SELv7MF-g_EuaRnW3tH-wwMkG9S0r65e2j1Opv0UfUXYT444yIYkjodHuiCHzHW_VEqtsJ7GQrcxSLA-Q7b-bVDqHwapkpNvURnI92QeuHxssjZgAgKtAgoy-Owv8vxp2NKnjJX6NT2qZla191q1tCJghXhcFAiyxVuRB4zMzQlZdmyIeg/s959/Denis%20Potvin%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="698" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO911Nq9tms_SELv7MF-g_EuaRnW3tH-wwMkG9S0r65e2j1Opv0UfUXYT444yIYkjodHuiCHzHW_VEqtsJ7GQrcxSLA-Q7b-bVDqHwapkpNvURnI92QeuHxssjZgAgKtAgoy-Owv8vxp2NKnjJX6NT2qZla191q1tCJghXhcFAiyxVuRB4zMzQlZdmyIeg/w291-h400/Denis%20Potvin%20front.jpg" width="291" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And
last up in the pack, we've got a big name with Denis Potvin. Couldn't
have found a much more important piece of the Islanders' dynasty teams
than him.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All in all, not bad. Three Hall-of-Fame defenemen in Larry Murphy, Mark Howe, and Potvin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>But wait — there's more!</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Part
of the appeal of of this set was the offer for super-fun NHL
products that appeared on the sticker backs. Here are three from my
pack:<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33u3AeSiJbFTr3h0UmE6VkHvz9rygF2bC0m8pxc0Qg_tAffpdYQaVeNEI0nSljKvNSM_rK5zJT2N0Z1LNc_F5Y9kaWJjzGSBf_bHC7DRxCFxvAtbeG9s-V111OziR0J5DuFqXXRUpt0ygbjtqBFob1K725XctS-WohltRxYwSYs4bU4jQAV8KVDLzLZV1/s980/velcro%20wallet%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="980" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33u3AeSiJbFTr3h0UmE6VkHvz9rygF2bC0m8pxc0Qg_tAffpdYQaVeNEI0nSljKvNSM_rK5zJT2N0Z1LNc_F5Y9kaWJjzGSBf_bHC7DRxCFxvAtbeG9s-V111OziR0J5DuFqXXRUpt0ygbjtqBFob1K725XctS-WohltRxYwSYs4bU4jQAV8KVDLzLZV1/w400-h284/velcro%20wallet%20back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Snazzy Velcro wallet.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7n5ZY7vs_ycxxKK5zIQpyjxqinHoAnpsbhOgjR0BhanYZCSrnROmwWBbCekCWBVZhuUTjT4nwS5VtmTO2wOvYjKc_w4Uzy264XM5w5H7sCDwEbGq3HHFNx-xndiz66cjAMyFgZU4cYd3FNW7z2aU98tCQsL_dJGFQ8IQFKaYX2HVLnDKh9gKlqCwtqS1c/s952/mini-stick%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="952" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7n5ZY7vs_ycxxKK5zIQpyjxqinHoAnpsbhOgjR0BhanYZCSrnROmwWBbCekCWBVZhuUTjT4nwS5VtmTO2wOvYjKc_w4Uzy264XM5w5H7sCDwEbGq3HHFNx-xndiz66cjAMyFgZU4cYd3FNW7z2aU98tCQsL_dJGFQ8IQFKaYX2HVLnDKh9gKlqCwtqS1c/w400-h291/mini-stick%20back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Mini hockey sticks were always a favorite back when we were kids.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7YyCrfD1x7q210PD4FMBuGiHYC5i0yk_UXwECXPa3_m5sFTxj0vui1sVvc-7YCqk8Zt5LFf3ez3JsbWWwBRljU8TIzq8XZGE8enqpA1nqz24TUMAZWgNeYQZ-I5J35A7118j7UqsKb9Zm300S-rNeiQP-HTCeLh96jW7ZFdLh3_ira2qPs_3O-D_aYjE/s947/team%20puck%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="947" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7YyCrfD1x7q210PD4FMBuGiHYC5i0yk_UXwECXPa3_m5sFTxj0vui1sVvc-7YCqk8Zt5LFf3ez3JsbWWwBRljU8TIzq8XZGE8enqpA1nqz24TUMAZWgNeYQZ-I5J35A7118j7UqsKb9Zm300S-rNeiQP-HTCeLh96jW7ZFdLh3_ira2qPs_3O-D_aYjE/w400-h290/team%20puck%20back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And you can't go wrong with an NHL team puck.</span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So there you have it. A pack of 1987 O-Pee-Chee hockey stickers, for what looks like the first time ever on APTBNL!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did any of you readers collect hockey stickers back then? Share in the comment section, and thanks for reading. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div>gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-36329796866367323982023-08-31T19:31:00.002-05:002023-08-31T19:31:26.242-05:002022 Panini Select Draft Picks Value Pack<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj9mcPaaravlIKu2e0MN0lXC5GXoih3m3awUUnYgXviWuyjgemkwahf4xA8N99PMwxMVNxAzSInp_ttf03q7fy9xS1GAMcTEYxw78gRrYwqI-IjxgjRoWVa654vnW8ryuC6W0CNoO4xEvWTTfc8VgqPmg8qZT8kJYEp_g4nLodc1-pDvGZK4aqcDSI7NH/s993/22paniniselectdpwrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj9mcPaaravlIKu2e0MN0lXC5GXoih3m3awUUnYgXviWuyjgemkwahf4xA8N99PMwxMVNxAzSInp_ttf03q7fy9xS1GAMcTEYxw78gRrYwqI-IjxgjRoWVa654vnW8ryuC6W0CNoO4xEvWTTfc8VgqPmg8qZT8kJYEp_g4nLodc1-pDvGZK4aqcDSI7NH/w201-h400/22paniniselectdpwrap.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To mark the return of college football, I picked up a pack of football cards in college uniforms. It would be a lot more timely if this was the 2023 set, but this was the best thing I could find at the time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Wh-NhL2R5NBSCCtl89KA5qiA1kQkxQEPxSY0WNCnqOl9jF0x70G-I4ifYjzhiLzunDxHxovnfS786SkhzA-yolnOY4v2hY8OZPkd2lLXZT5uTsRtIRBlec0f7n_E6-NUI3ZiJ7W8SrnsYGJzgJF03c-UBKx74ODIfMtIvW6fmSgncN5yUp4hlbsZAWb6/s703/tdavis22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Wh-NhL2R5NBSCCtl89KA5qiA1kQkxQEPxSY0WNCnqOl9jF0x70G-I4ifYjzhiLzunDxHxovnfS786SkhzA-yolnOY4v2hY8OZPkd2lLXZT5uTsRtIRBlec0f7n_E6-NUI3ZiJ7W8SrnsYGJzgJF03c-UBKx74ODIfMtIvW6fmSgncN5yUp4hlbsZAWb6/s320/tdavis22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>57 - Terrell Davis - The cards are a mix of pro stars (past and present) in their college uniforms and players entering their rookie NFL seasons. Terrell Davis will always remind me of the turn of the millennium.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXdOgS3XmPYV_bo0Di474rSNb2at8dKCSBRvI-AknQFXQMWUSm8Ng8LadNnY3tPldNf885qifKPIbF3tLnKRxa6YeEIK0Z9BpRn0BG9Eb4vlQCyADmG2OXenp6ztYxf6lT8WbhM1S82BH9kSbbFpn_h6YoraFURSjX5nPG92OQSWEixDt33NXukce5E5q/s705/kwalker22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXdOgS3XmPYV_bo0Di474rSNb2at8dKCSBRvI-AknQFXQMWUSm8Ng8LadNnY3tPldNf885qifKPIbF3tLnKRxa6YeEIK0Z9BpRn0BG9Eb4vlQCyADmG2OXenp6ztYxf6lT8WbhM1S82BH9kSbbFpn_h6YoraFURSjX5nPG92OQSWEixDt33NXukce5E5q/s320/kwalker22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>15 - Kenneth Walker III - Walker had a terrific rookie season in Seattle. Each base card, incidentally, has blue borders, which is typical for the retail versions of Select cards from recent years. Hobby versions usually have a regular silver chrome finish.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKFQJdCV0aqcSgKX9G0k_JI1_BgW8dYL3rHikXKEfg8DRR0LYDaFZ9eytgqzoAMCCR4nD13ZK88Ys8GdmRi64QuA3N1d1tfJJvA2_DAdoPNgBxSVT0CdeC2rWcYwyOydVUpp-B0tLIyovDpF4dS68rKbyvV7q6KV5FzbxyOCiaFkEyU4rVBYuoAhhkqVN/s705/portis22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKFQJdCV0aqcSgKX9G0k_JI1_BgW8dYL3rHikXKEfg8DRR0LYDaFZ9eytgqzoAMCCR4nD13ZK88Ys8GdmRi64QuA3N1d1tfJJvA2_DAdoPNgBxSVT0CdeC2rWcYwyOydVUpp-B0tLIyovDpF4dS68rKbyvV7q6KV5FzbxyOCiaFkEyU4rVBYuoAhhkqVN/s320/portis22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>72 - Clinton Portis - If you've never seen it, I highly recommend the old 30 for 30 episode about "The U".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzNVMqk_Pyyva1it6bNFTkPYtNQj6n6zmymjI8_Sy4PKymm_SocWMSDFUYhkQJNl6MagsPYnTnwuF_beJWRN2iKY6N3SbKTcZy5AqGDpXYVC3_KjLZWCZCtsdHDodcEKAlAHdiLU42t-yCeDMaNMOBbXhOu36W4BVIkpRHrBpfdNx0IpIPL9c4MiLM9rz/s705/dhenry22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzNVMqk_Pyyva1it6bNFTkPYtNQj6n6zmymjI8_Sy4PKymm_SocWMSDFUYhkQJNl6MagsPYnTnwuF_beJWRN2iKY6N3SbKTcZy5AqGDpXYVC3_KjLZWCZCtsdHDodcEKAlAHdiLU42t-yCeDMaNMOBbXhOu36W4BVIkpRHrBpfdNx0IpIPL9c4MiLM9rz/s320/dhenry22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>29 - Derrick Henry - Henry has had a lengthy career (for a pro running back) in Tennessee.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJCXalN83JdWreo_RhZXv4UYNihMvilVwrzbnE_PBNgR6-zK9V82DeSCbdZIQmsLd257jd5uzkRxDwinsCAmfzwoIHub0ZDvuchk6dfjGMsN9epZ9rUQQLxL7CakLMNPZ5EEgELQwKBIt1qMDm7jqPtLORLTMRG4wiVjYHpi_QCL0uVYmnoAACDiAoAQ_/s710/twalker22paniniselectdpblueback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJCXalN83JdWreo_RhZXv4UYNihMvilVwrzbnE_PBNgR6-zK9V82DeSCbdZIQmsLd257jd5uzkRxDwinsCAmfzwoIHub0ZDvuchk6dfjGMsN9epZ9rUQQLxL7CakLMNPZ5EEgELQwKBIt1qMDm7jqPtLORLTMRG4wiVjYHpi_QCL0uVYmnoAACDiAoAQ_/s320/twalker22paniniselectdpblueback.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>86 - Travon Walker - The backs are typical boring Panini fare. They all have the NFLPA license. I'm not sure if this year's set includes any current college players on NIL deals or not. There's a good chance it's the same setup.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrryg8q3_uEkSDMcQ9zmbaaoxyLuBY83UIz6X2tRCeDwOZOik8tO1lJaQMU-AsHM2LqrIMNEz0tqRQubzsy-ovRbMYbVTeXwz7zR-A4jwchM5PqyinGo5y8tgW6Fi2tqhb_nferMji83vrF--QI1l7yDVF3phZY47ZMpCvvL3BYyZxJ0ttuUsCKDLUVj9/s704/ljackson22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrryg8q3_uEkSDMcQ9zmbaaoxyLuBY83UIz6X2tRCeDwOZOik8tO1lJaQMU-AsHM2LqrIMNEz0tqRQubzsy-ovRbMYbVTeXwz7zR-A4jwchM5PqyinGo5y8tgW6Fi2tqhb_nferMji83vrF--QI1l7yDVF3phZY47ZMpCvvL3BYyZxJ0ttuUsCKDLUVj9/s320/ljackson22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>44 - Lamar Jackson - Here's Jackson doing what he's probably best known for.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhF9FffVwlqzMeJMkZ__5wIUjMPQJBKy-it0odHQqmNRJnOyGgnsbZBnC6LjqnvioydUadqdaBvRIXrVKq9LI-FWhDHA2dPw0wrY86qp84otcwOG-PpIuAoXlgenVR5QtUm5jvD5Ee_WdAEYNSCRwzz_lpYKzSsvgbs3bC5bfThFc3_zBkUCLrtaVkYQZ/s709/rlewis22paniniselectdpredlazer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhF9FffVwlqzMeJMkZ__5wIUjMPQJBKy-it0odHQqmNRJnOyGgnsbZBnC6LjqnvioydUadqdaBvRIXrVKq9LI-FWhDHA2dPw0wrY86qp84otcwOG-PpIuAoXlgenVR5QtUm5jvD5Ee_WdAEYNSCRwzz_lpYKzSsvgbs3bC5bfThFc3_zBkUCLrtaVkYQZ/s320/rlewis22paniniselectdpredlazer.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>151 - Ray Lewis Red Lazer Prizm - It's weird seeing Ray Lewis in his college uniform, since I have his Ravens gear burned into my memory.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoU0qt5GQODo8iycV8oOdGSqnenPNOJ7mU16qJR-jLxhXmcK69kga9GyEs-lzY4vatwEMF-UQUmEnVpKsW5k9VjSp161myvyNLj8OgqCx6jEMae_H24PqRmjkq1nqhnF0uMCYIqEjYh3HFud2MmPL2PHrXXBDwV1OHNbjU5ZAecwP2-BGjVwFFYL0_ZlFA/s704/gwilson22paniniselectdpredlazer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoU0qt5GQODo8iycV8oOdGSqnenPNOJ7mU16qJR-jLxhXmcK69kga9GyEs-lzY4vatwEMF-UQUmEnVpKsW5k9VjSp161myvyNLj8OgqCx6jEMae_H24PqRmjkq1nqhnF0uMCYIqEjYh3HFud2MmPL2PHrXXBDwV1OHNbjU5ZAecwP2-BGjVwFFYL0_ZlFA/s320/gwilson22paniniselectdpredlazer.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>4 - Garrett Wilson Red Lazer Prizm - Thanks, Panini, for making me type "lazer" with a Z for some reason. (And... prizm with a Z for some reason.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpQyTfyK0tym_PK9YlvHpYQ6V_-4iUuUhptzAM94cIRm59bxGLdkuxtrlgvWg6hGnMN7Mb2cx0zicrBTsEPppD6PdsdE_OBdvp9e_HxnUb2W_y8Wv8a3VWqHEH3QtT3lmIqS2K9yGgb5is1_kONCfbnWPpwGWCVnPi_7F0WAsHHIvfN04bN-spW5RcnOA/s705/brown_howell_trubisky22paniniselectdpsc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpQyTfyK0tym_PK9YlvHpYQ6V_-4iUuUhptzAM94cIRm59bxGLdkuxtrlgvWg6hGnMN7Mb2cx0zicrBTsEPppD6PdsdE_OBdvp9e_HxnUb2W_y8Wv8a3VWqHEH3QtT3lmIqS2K9yGgb5is1_kONCfbnWPpwGWCVnPi_7F0WAsHHIvfN04bN-spW5RcnOA/s320/brown_howell_trubisky22paniniselectdpsc.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>SC-UNC - Sam Howell / Dyami Brown / Mitchell Trubisky Select Company - If you collect college cards by the school, this has to be an intriguing insert design. I wouldn't mind owning a few Oregon Ducks cards like this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jGJ1Vy6UTgbTBFF2eTLIY9N3W452w5juoATaBsnE-gWD412pXVUhwjYPENrnVBlmhx3-TOc3Kv90Zaoiw0EsGuQpzozCMKIvGxc82Z7bTww6i9IyMqDXSUYoEh7Dy4qQDOL-oKeEzFcNzqZ218zKjSf-ILR5h2ISfkRyf0Ms7BOeIoDouvNzpJmk79I2/s704/cstrong22paniniselectdpef.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jGJ1Vy6UTgbTBFF2eTLIY9N3W452w5juoATaBsnE-gWD412pXVUhwjYPENrnVBlmhx3-TOc3Kv90Zaoiw0EsGuQpzozCMKIvGxc82Z7bTww6i9IyMqDXSUYoEh7Dy4qQDOL-oKeEzFcNzqZ218zKjSf-ILR5h2ISfkRyf0Ms7BOeIoDouvNzpJmk79I2/s320/cstrong22paniniselectdpef.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>EN-CS - Carson Strong En Fuego - Strong may have been "en fuego" in college, but he's already moved on from the prospects of a pro career as he's gotten into coaching.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVm3DUvg9aDO_BWyXZ-10B531nVrEgr2NwZGZwizwT0ncII97Qz1GlheI3Z1MKBzaFYik5LFKA37NBRN2EQIwbvG3n7k25QTbDOZqCmz9wXiuhveDE3oU45GxAxk-SwEfvV5Y8qpuNh2zIN927i7Jq5S1a8InjOSvzGdzriX_mjLMNR9C-5qoNdxFgOi3Q/s705/dadams22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVm3DUvg9aDO_BWyXZ-10B531nVrEgr2NwZGZwizwT0ncII97Qz1GlheI3Z1MKBzaFYik5LFKA37NBRN2EQIwbvG3n7k25QTbDOZqCmz9wXiuhveDE3oU45GxAxk-SwEfvV5Y8qpuNh2zIN927i7Jq5S1a8InjOSvzGdzriX_mjLMNR9C-5qoNdxFgOi3Q/s320/dadams22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>129 - Davante Adams - This is a very Bulldog-heavy pack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6DVBXsmUqjZ71lPOLQ284iSOSWpYnMsCCmaTiZj8SFKGpwSk_RxoR08I4DfK9h5391gGUjkpD1UeeUMuL8S_D1Hj16rrFtQQ55N4VuC1XCeect1adjPNIZuyQIR7IO6q-mwpgxpZ2ntMV10fD2Ewspbd9lKLaKvd-MRIqMv1dEwDEE_UzeykobDyDAVV/s708/rsmith22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6DVBXsmUqjZ71lPOLQ284iSOSWpYnMsCCmaTiZj8SFKGpwSk_RxoR08I4DfK9h5391gGUjkpD1UeeUMuL8S_D1Hj16rrFtQQ55N4VuC1XCeect1adjPNIZuyQIR7IO6q-mwpgxpZ2ntMV10fD2Ewspbd9lKLaKvd-MRIqMv1dEwDEE_UzeykobDyDAVV/s320/rsmith22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>186 - Roquan Smith - So many Bulldogs. Most of them have been of the Georgia variety, like this one.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcAeHroxn-a1uP4VGzsDXkQGCOFqWhwa0kD1C-cZu745tmqd_ykmTBpTfSQLeY8Io9GENCiQEOyhKbfAzvNEnGkBno32whznfdbp_RM677OeQpwzIlcot-MyBQDCEFUKATOxFCRL4E0gYupv472XjfhoMkYtG_kK0-oFLGbNn87TXesH77WdOlIc6ay8j/s706/ckupp22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcAeHroxn-a1uP4VGzsDXkQGCOFqWhwa0kD1C-cZu745tmqd_ykmTBpTfSQLeY8Io9GENCiQEOyhKbfAzvNEnGkBno32whznfdbp_RM677OeQpwzIlcot-MyBQDCEFUKATOxFCRL4E0gYupv472XjfhoMkYtG_kK0-oFLGbNn87TXesH77WdOlIc6ay8j/s320/ckupp22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>144 - Cooper Kupp - There probably aren't a ton of Eastern Washington cards out there, and I'd bet that Cooper Kupp is on most of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvcxdx9me9MUv14NnXrt4LGHyBtC9uBJ2uecl8NCFRwLJgB9QTQC2cw9oFSzieydorE6CrgF5tlkgB8eF3cPTCsYQY9pcL2P6cZMZe-uqvBormpCSWN3VlFEgKxdweJj2bjynLjQ-5DxEa4wjztsSk9Fbdywnz-3m8pS7HxyCIWafKlQqkZbUG8Kyemu_/s705/mwillis22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvcxdx9me9MUv14NnXrt4LGHyBtC9uBJ2uecl8NCFRwLJgB9QTQC2cw9oFSzieydorE6CrgF5tlkgB8eF3cPTCsYQY9pcL2P6cZMZe-uqvBormpCSWN3VlFEgKxdweJj2bjynLjQ-5DxEa4wjztsSk9Fbdywnz-3m8pS7HxyCIWafKlQqkZbUG8Kyemu_/s320/mwillis22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>102 - Malik Willis - I cannot stand to see or hear the word "liberty" because of that stupid insurance company and their annoying TV commercials.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxpNOdnmYRVXoK0NTKkkqyfcMHuJQqeZKU8jpeLNFOdaw6JMxnlANj7bQHeWgHxsgAPR3Qx5kEci0angXGITFA94Ld2XmEyaTrX3iWd4lm0IXYc8l82O6o5xnKYHdxidm4AV8CxTgrdwFHsGoTbkHFyxhjdtu4nqISNdRk0knOKASdxybtoEqkYmjAvJN/s705/sdiggs22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxpNOdnmYRVXoK0NTKkkqyfcMHuJQqeZKU8jpeLNFOdaw6JMxnlANj7bQHeWgHxsgAPR3Qx5kEci0angXGITFA94Ld2XmEyaTrX3iWd4lm0IXYc8l82O6o5xnKYHdxidm4AV8CxTgrdwFHsGoTbkHFyxhjdtu4nqISNdRk0knOKASdxybtoEqkYmjAvJN/s320/sdiggs22paniniselectdpblue.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">160 - Stefon Diggs - We go out with Diggs and a dose of the weird uniform.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Enjoy the season, everyone!</div>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-90883140060432282922023-08-21T19:32:00.002-05:002023-08-21T19:32:29.060-05:001994 Fleer Football<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA3dzLycbFGJ9JiYvnibrmuHS-Q8SsyZII6UdTkhPG-CQTq_TN0amSUcXA6Mo15kI1nLsY4do6bkUscUXT7UjV1F_tW6Iq_pIpOtdRCbmUx6vVCSeHmo4A49tyPp-a7-SdAGcBCOuWBMCvrzCudpUZzZUue4Wf4XcHztkuTf41YBE0XcODfhocCztJO__/s840/94fleerfbwrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA3dzLycbFGJ9JiYvnibrmuHS-Q8SsyZII6UdTkhPG-CQTq_TN0amSUcXA6Mo15kI1nLsY4do6bkUscUXT7UjV1F_tW6Iq_pIpOtdRCbmUx6vVCSeHmo4A49tyPp-a7-SdAGcBCOuWBMCvrzCudpUZzZUue4Wf4XcHztkuTf41YBE0XcODfhocCztJO__/w238-h400/94fleerfbwrap.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not much of a football collector, but I think I love everything about this set. It takes a very underrated design (1994 Fleer baseball) and elevates it a notch. I even love the wrapper. It's football, as you can plainly see!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QS8SwzTWUdbN_8Di1z54lcxVJlKtuEO4IddCn_a9qrU-ZtzdxD-tcEHe398DF9ANHWj0DtM3KKSRUNchIY8PWNQ9r9UbjDWUy7PTbH3RUjWtrwRuPgsd_-ri0R85gIQjeIvVdAZsgQlduJgaETdfyOsg9epe3kzR-AxSXQcrlmEIG6fBV6K1lMVJqnej/s694/rstark94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QS8SwzTWUdbN_8Di1z54lcxVJlKtuEO4IddCn_a9qrU-ZtzdxD-tcEHe398DF9ANHWj0DtM3KKSRUNchIY8PWNQ9r9UbjDWUy7PTbH3RUjWtrwRuPgsd_-ri0R85gIQjeIvVdAZsgQlduJgaETdfyOsg9epe3kzR-AxSXQcrlmEIG6fBV6K1lMVJqnej/s320/rstark94fleer.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">213 - Rohn Stark - You never see punter cards anymore, let alone ones with this good of a close up action shot. This really makes me want to bust out some Tecmo Super Bowl.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0NO6VxNDU96P_CMZxyD0-QF4JbA8uuxjUlC2xe5jg_A0WqvYCdfc5RStzS_PaMlxl0uQTpcJZULw00V_pp3xyBjwiv_vdyry1YRNTVIKKqcDKRl_9cdDENx_7f20v5kSwoO3IuBBHJnigCKxFrsx1Fwt8YQTveWUFln1zvujuZv-Dfv45sni0YBXW6H0/s691/mhiggs94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0NO6VxNDU96P_CMZxyD0-QF4JbA8uuxjUlC2xe5jg_A0WqvYCdfc5RStzS_PaMlxl0uQTpcJZULw00V_pp3xyBjwiv_vdyry1YRNTVIKKqcDKRl_9cdDENx_7f20v5kSwoO3IuBBHJnigCKxFrsx1Fwt8YQTveWUFln1zvujuZv-Dfv45sni0YBXW6H0/s320/mhiggs94fleer.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">275 - Mark Higgs - In addition to the player name and position, you get a gold foil stamped logo and a facsimile signature. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ereSXhk5fTjQbZJ-5O-0aM_ya-fhjGBTi-YDwefJfYmhsaU7lONx9O42ejfD0Ub10xAsAkA5Khbh5dVhgDrs__NM-tjJeOAndqx-sYKyjk3l7oQSlpX5-uKjndEueFTSKaW-EIYPSdoMG3GoMPRkKbJB-yGsnR4T4ftIRH1q4z0APj_IBAHZNP3qDUhq/s701/ksmith94fleerback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="701" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ereSXhk5fTjQbZJ-5O-0aM_ya-fhjGBTi-YDwefJfYmhsaU7lONx9O42ejfD0Ub10xAsAkA5Khbh5dVhgDrs__NM-tjJeOAndqx-sYKyjk3l7oQSlpX5-uKjndEueFTSKaW-EIYPSdoMG3GoMPRkKbJB-yGsnR4T4ftIRH1q4z0APj_IBAHZNP3qDUhq/s320/ksmith94fleerback.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">122 - Kevin Smith - You also get two full color photos on the back.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgB23URvNsfVNgXjuKVAlDpasYdsnpEq7DelHDypGZs33pgm9UpEfbVyy5D-6SDTKJqP-FGpm5dUWETrgxuwABeo8ZvPiqSM2LjPZ8BCH5XJLBGzUxMklG1pv_bFD6auztPjUjIQapRJ8elPmPx7gOwyMdL0z_YlTcmaeHcHiexRGMkxbAfxNPtoAtwq0/s699/aikman94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgB23URvNsfVNgXjuKVAlDpasYdsnpEq7DelHDypGZs33pgm9UpEfbVyy5D-6SDTKJqP-FGpm5dUWETrgxuwABeo8ZvPiqSM2LjPZ8BCH5XJLBGzUxMklG1pv_bFD6auztPjUjIQapRJ8elPmPx7gOwyMdL0z_YlTcmaeHcHiexRGMkxbAfxNPtoAtwq0/s320/aikman94fleer.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">107 - Troy Aikman - A familiar face.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBFUMfsgVAJg66QmPGYw9IuZKJog6LTvjcm1SOfjHozk5hPNrXqikuu92468T4Nsl9aMw2zMvwzlGcI1T96VbdUqOWArakxEK49cb7qMnTuhoJWyxGvQ-IbRVvIfJ6xz0QoqsYOGymUrwBN_0AlPJjMQVVfH5XHolAP34MPPw7zzA6bQKj0Z_kDOXRzwR/s701/chinton94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBFUMfsgVAJg66QmPGYw9IuZKJog6LTvjcm1SOfjHozk5hPNrXqikuu92468T4Nsl9aMw2zMvwzlGcI1T96VbdUqOWArakxEK49cb7qMnTuhoJWyxGvQ-IbRVvIfJ6xz0QoqsYOGymUrwBN_0AlPJjMQVVfH5XHolAP34MPPw7zzA6bQKj0Z_kDOXRzwR/s320/chinton94fleer.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>294 - Chris Hinton - Okay... one nit to pick here. The horizontally oriented photos still have the player name/logo/etc. on the short side of the card, but everything else is facing the other direction. I wasn't sure how to display this scan and I'm still not.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrimYSuru1xVL6yr_eX7AvC93lUR4R_jBSnHWXY6309vKmLrIC_k6FLjlMY9QEBbOKRhjaM3dFdb8hm7UU62PFClGueyngVWorjWD7DN2uLRbXT-Nh3M2zbwXUzZXMPQp7sXx14Rkytzl70VyzDXuJjfuYZO_04TFoGg1LSCrTHtNign1mJQQmHoU7PJmS/s686/jbaylor94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrimYSuru1xVL6yr_eX7AvC93lUR4R_jBSnHWXY6309vKmLrIC_k6FLjlMY9QEBbOKRhjaM3dFdb8hm7UU62PFClGueyngVWorjWD7DN2uLRbXT-Nh3M2zbwXUzZXMPQp7sXx14Rkytzl70VyzDXuJjfuYZO_04TFoGg1LSCrTHtNign1mJQQmHoU7PJmS/s320/jbaylor94fleer.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>199 - John Baylor - Not to be confused with John Taylor, I guess.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj265IZhrW9BvsReeBu-omiOXWxudLRhAorW4UzwqcbkdltdOWFxNTtbByOWdKPZViiDcnG0U5hRpRvvt_m9RBwyUm9FLdQ-ShuO8V2U0MwywVYqcvmzJGfILG7XzAKIDRQyS58iBL1FzwOokcJmZcm45uV3PB2_BbbH0gGkYQWJ8wnMuNfps9LHMHm3KAp/s703/gatkins94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj265IZhrW9BvsReeBu-omiOXWxudLRhAorW4UzwqcbkdltdOWFxNTtbByOWdKPZViiDcnG0U5hRpRvvt_m9RBwyUm9FLdQ-ShuO8V2U0MwywVYqcvmzJGfILG7XzAKIDRQyS58iBL1FzwOokcJmZcm45uV3PB2_BbbH0gGkYQWJ8wnMuNfps9LHMHm3KAp/s320/gatkins94fleer.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div>268 - Gene Atkins</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hn0ND9vZI4F0EwegsWXdRo12dPIYo9tn0pslxlOZjRUAyCkf5y7F5OqjxPQGGNTRdLalPMhjtXZy1h70SMD8Mw-vzHnCPuwDjY5wILu7OA-7GBP6egqh4fYcmstRutgJ4GWI85q8s3Zbn6D7Ve_OROpJ_Fotn-cZdt3w5nsQby3NtG0QqHr2NKf15ASw/s709/jbettis94fleeraw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hn0ND9vZI4F0EwegsWXdRo12dPIYo9tn0pslxlOZjRUAyCkf5y7F5OqjxPQGGNTRdLalPMhjtXZy1h70SMD8Mw-vzHnCPuwDjY5wILu7OA-7GBP6egqh4fYcmstRutgJ4GWI85q8s3Zbn6D7Ve_OROpJ_Fotn-cZdt3w5nsQby3NtG0QqHr2NKf15ASw/s320/jbettis94fleeraw.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">12 - Jerome Bettis Rookie of the Year - The Bus had an entire insert set dedicated to himself, as Fleer was wont to do in the '90s. (My favorite one was the Clyde Drexler insert set in 1992-93 Fleer Ultra basketball.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EF5TwBZ7qpDgDZj6uTsX927OGLBEXMZ2UJICsI0WYvecgqiNY3uQ_iPEeSqki6afvVfrmxrdp6NosztRWLFr3zcVt4qkojBt2U9EPBKOaW2I5_UY-8h8VlVFHydXRDEA09QoN48zYNb7V_nWlAEbauBuWtO4ZCcaFEG0mHJAO9ibuXnIT5FUZVt0gNZl/s699/kgouveia94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EF5TwBZ7qpDgDZj6uTsX927OGLBEXMZ2UJICsI0WYvecgqiNY3uQ_iPEeSqki6afvVfrmxrdp6NosztRWLFr3zcVt4qkojBt2U9EPBKOaW2I5_UY-8h8VlVFHydXRDEA09QoN48zYNb7V_nWlAEbauBuWtO4ZCcaFEG0mHJAO9ibuXnIT5FUZVt0gNZl/s320/kgouveia94fleer.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">463 - Kurt Gouveia</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG9lKLMUCwbQNqgELU5xbaiCW0z8euDFVlnTYzKtX72Or45zyBBni1cxpWbLbmQCrB9vjnhkMvwBAVTCFwh6eehHK_SSO37kznx7QNT71ckQyl0gUoZqZCj27OH-SXWncHO9kIArgv6kAcl-m5-n2yThsTFsdq-VqITEv8-KtlKg4sAxLYIV8oY7xLRFN/s688/cerickson94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG9lKLMUCwbQNqgELU5xbaiCW0z8euDFVlnTYzKtX72Or45zyBBni1cxpWbLbmQCrB9vjnhkMvwBAVTCFwh6eehHK_SSO37kznx7QNT71ckQyl0gUoZqZCj27OH-SXWncHO9kIArgv6kAcl-m5-n2yThsTFsdq-VqITEv8-KtlKg4sAxLYIV8oY7xLRFN/s320/cerickson94fleer.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>451 - Craig Erickson - Check that sassy Bucs logo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4Ad9QiSN-ZbnmQ1z02QOWHdgIKhAsKcMm6yq-1U0qvxjQ_ZRFEJwhvW1IJfeySJIVba4-Lr6s1Ld1NcFHaRBC1rDNFgM3dKhFpM0FZEk5RsIMsgXvdyQbgXF8Z0OGJq12cmpdNutx3r2FL0hYJ5yogVRpLZnz60W9ulbr7Xygb0-YTth_ogrw_qAqepm/s693/ekirkland94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4Ad9QiSN-ZbnmQ1z02QOWHdgIKhAsKcMm6yq-1U0qvxjQ_ZRFEJwhvW1IJfeySJIVba4-Lr6s1Ld1NcFHaRBC1rDNFgM3dKhFpM0FZEk5RsIMsgXvdyQbgXF8Z0OGJq12cmpdNutx3r2FL0hYJ5yogVRpLZnz60W9ulbr7Xygb0-YTth_ogrw_qAqepm/s320/ekirkland94fleer.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">389 - Levon Kirkland</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbZ3SAt2vjURvcR52OpbIiH-mA-5V98b7HU-Unj29Cpq_Jvrxze3Eb6q-VgIOo2u9mr2lt96f3Uc42wVKqD3ppSsAHGbkDR1Ki8jOTaL4qtOmkx-fsy7urFy2iMAaGJ00NH67h4YlpaC8o2aWJJS0SmqUmjQ1UdUfnz0WR9e2c-mypCMOXelKuLClWycf/s696/cbailey94fleer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbZ3SAt2vjURvcR52OpbIiH-mA-5V98b7HU-Unj29Cpq_Jvrxze3Eb6q-VgIOo2u9mr2lt96f3Uc42wVKqD3ppSsAHGbkDR1Ki8jOTaL4qtOmkx-fsy7urFy2iMAaGJ00NH67h4YlpaC8o2aWJJS0SmqUmjQ1UdUfnz0WR9e2c-mypCMOXelKuLClWycf/s320/cbailey94fleer.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>335 - Carlton Bailey - Bailey has a huge signature.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiL-41H_Ui7pVvWJP4QL8a8Hd6S8gqoDXfioX8mTcTKzcKce2tOUKQqd-pMvnO0qYbUGx4qTliQUJm3egHOclqYBKiEtfDvnhWqzsUG-vMPxFoB4s9A3sZ2rVqXaeyQfzN0SlzSmWaJbDcSdQPrFgy60GikNSikQkon6YTHrtCMRhDrMQIV4OpoqZxctD/s320/mandersen94fleer.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">318 - Morten Andersen - We end things with a legendary kicker.</div><p></p>maddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.com2