Random Cards From My Collection #29

Trying to kick-start the blog here. This is an easy post to make.

Card #28961
2011 Topps All-Star Set #NL4 Cliff Lee

 This was a set Topps sold in a blister pack featuring All-Stars from the 2010 season. I got this in May of 2011. I didn't see this set in 2012.

Card #18517
2004 Bazooka #119 Scott Rolen

Topps revived the Bazooka brand in the mid-2000s but I guess it didn't catch on. I always liked this set.

Card #19943
2010 Topps 206 #149 Scott Kazmir

And why shouldn't an Angel have some sort of halo?

Card #22378
2004 Donruss Team Heroes #327 Steve Carlton

Another 2004 issue featuring a Red, White and Blue color scheme.

Card #34080
1991 Fleer #500 Ken Caminiti

The infamous Fleer Yellow set. These cards are difficult to scan and have the yellow color come out right. The back always comes out too orange.

Card #26211
2005 Zenith Z-Bats #ZB-35 Roy Oswalt

I've never understood bat relic cards for pitchers. But I like this card anyway.

Card #22403
2004 Donruss #326 Kevin Millwood

After compiling a 57-45 record in 6 years with the Braves, he was signed to a big 2-year contract with the Phillies. He was 23-18 in 2003-2004 with the Phillies for $20MM.

Card #507
1989 Score Young Superstars II #5 Paul O'Neill

O'Neill had a 17-year-career with the Reds and Yankees ending in 2001. In his 5th season, Score still considered him a young superstar. What a jaw line!

Card #32738
2012 Gypsy Queen #263 Eddie Murray

I thought that the 2012 version of Gypsy Queen was nicer than the 2011 version. But I'm wondering how many retro-sets Topps needs.

Card #10176
2008 Upper Deck Star Quest #11 Carlos Lee

I detested these Star Quest cards in every version they came in.

2012 Summer Clearance Trade - A's Still Available

This will be my third, and maybe last Summer Clearance Trade. I'm going to feature each team in an individual post to give you an idea of the cards available. I have cards from each team, except Astros and Phillies. The deal is, I'll send you a bunch of cards of your favorite team, you send me some Phillies and/or Astros you don't want.

The cards I'm dealing are junk wax, no relics, autos or hard-to-get parallels. They are mostly base cards but from a wide variety of sets. Most teams are loaded with more recent years (2010-2012) but I have a lot of cards from the 1980s and later gotten from repacks.

 You can send me as many Phillies/Astros cards as you want. I'll be featuring each team in alphabetical order over the next few weeks. The first person to claim a team by making a comment in that team's post gets the team. This is hard to coordinate so I'm not taking any advance reservations.  Good Luck!

I have 185 Oakland A's card to offer. I think nobody has asked for the A's the past two years so I've got a bunch. Here's a selection of Oakland A's cards.

2012 Topps Heritage #311 Brad Peacock

1988 Topps #641 Rick Honeycutt

Before photoshopping there was air-brushing.

2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions #17 Rollie Fingers

2008 UD Masterpieces #67 Eric Chavez

1988 Topps UK Minis #10 Jose Canseco

2002 Topps 206 #264 Carlos Pena

1990 K-Mart #32 Mark McGwire

1989 Topps #475 Dave Parker

2011 Topps Heritage #291 Bobby Cramer

Random Cards of the Week January 21, 2012

Card #14,729
1989 Topps #563 Bill Schroeder

In the dictionary, at the definition of "Square jawed" they have a picture of this guy.

Card #15,884
1992 Ultra #254 Mike LaValliere

I think this is my favorite year for Ultra, a set that, over the years, I've never warmed to. For those of you who don't know, Mike's nickname was "Spanky".

Card #14,136
2009 Topps 206 #35 Erik Bedard

I posted a card from this set last week, complaining about, among other things, that every card had the exact same simulated stain on the back. If you're not familiar with the set check out last week's card here.

Card #19,025
2004 Topps Cracker Jack Mini #82 Xavier Nady

The 2004 Topps Cracker Jack set is one of my favorite sets. This is one of the parallel mini cards. I believe that this is where Topps first featured simulated stains on the card backs of simulated old cards. They did it much better here than on the set above.

Card #20,272
1990 Topps #489 Nick Leyva

The late 1980s and most of the 1990s were dark days for the Phillies. Nick led the Phillies to a 77-85, 4th place finish in 1990. Lets have a show of hands, do you love the 1990 Topps design?

Card #12,635
2000 Crown Royale #63 Roger Cedeno

Pacific produced some of the most flamboyant cards in the early 2000s. This set was die-cut and had silver foil on the rays between the sections of the crown.

Card #23,030
2006 Topps #20 Bob Abreu

Bobby was traded to the Yankees with Cory Lidle in August 2006 for people you never heard of, including Carlos Monasterios. Topps generally called Abreu, Bobby, on their cards but other companies often just called him Bob. Sometimes he was Robert. This makes if difficult if you're cataloging cards in a database. I have him listed as Bob throughout, no matter what it says in his card.

Card #19,998
2010 Topps 206 #114 Alex Rodriguez

I think this is a better design than the 2009 set and out damned spot, out!

Card #18,261
2010 Topps Allen & Ginter #75 Jayson Werth

By making incremental changes each year, Topps has managed to keep Allen & Ginter popular.

Card #21,562
1997 Stadium Club #79 Gregg Jefferies

This could have a great action shot. Jefferies is really stretching for the throw. What looks like Alex Arias of the Marlins (who would be a Phillie in 1998) is busting a gut to reach 1st ahead of the throw. Is he safe or not? Unfortunately, the giant name thing they had on 1997 Stadium Club makes it impossible to tell. Maybe Jefferies' maniacal look on the back while bunting makes up for the front a bit.