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Holy crap … what is THAT?

night owl — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:48:00 +0000

I can't hold back this post any longer. I might burst, and you don't want that. It's ugly. Feathers everywhere.

So, even though there are many trade packages that arrived at the owl's nest before this one, I've got to get this out of my system. It's a crazy one.

On Tuesday, I was upstairs when I heard my wife open the door and what sounded like a postal vehicle driving away. She pulled in a package shaped like nothing that would be for me. I'm terrible at measurements, but I'd say it was about 20-by-30 in dimensions. I immediately dismissed it as some decorating item until I heard someone say, "It's for you."

To which I immediately responded with, "holy, crap ... what is THAT?"

I do not order large, wide, flat packages. There is a reason why I collect items that are 2 1/2-by-3 1/2. They're manageable. I can keep them under my thumb with fear of an uprising. That was my thought process as I was opening the package until I saw what was inside, and then those thoughts ran away.

Inside were 10 individually wrapped "packs" that looked like this:

Now, I don't ever remember the packs that I opened as a kid being encased in tin foil, but that's a minor detail. All that mattered was that this was from the Aardvark Trading Co., meaning Kris was involved and I couldn't wait to see what was inside.

This was what was inside:

A whole mess of totally far out 1972 Topps -- fresh from my just updated want list.

Oh, joyous, stupendous day.

Each pack contained about 10 '72s, meaning there were about 100 cards off the want list. Most of the cards are in excellent shape for my purposes. Small corner wear, a few of the backs are rough. But I really like the '72s that way. Some of the cards are offcenter or a little miscut, which is excellent because back in the '70s, you would pull miscut cards out of packs on a regular basis. It was part of the whole experience of being a collector then.

And when I was opening these packs, I felt like I was a kid from the '70s again, looking at these '72 for the first time. The 1972 set came out three years before I started collecting, but it was one of those sets that was everywhere in the collective consciousness of little boys who collected cards. This set was kind of the standard of what cards should look like because it was a very recent and unique set. So, when I see '72s now, I still think "that's what a card should BE."

I'm not going to show all of the '72s here, but I'll feature a few:

I love the Cardinals cards from this set. And Sizemore was one of my favorites when I was a kid.

As mentioned before, Carlos May got his thumb blown off in a military accident. You can see it on his right hand, just to the northwest of the "C" in May's first name.

Speaking of appendages, there is Billy Martin, flipping off little kiddies around the world.

The '72 set is excellent for revealing how basic field conditions were back then. Also, Abernathy was a pitcher. I don't know why he posed like that.

Now that is a leaders' card.

Now THAT is a leaders' card.

The Red Sox never wore a cap that color. Harper looks like he's fighting for the North in the Civil War.

There are baseball players in action and then there are baseball players levitating. Darrell Evans is In Levitation.

Here is one of those miscut cards. Isn't that great? You'd really pull cards like this out of packs on a semi-regular basis. And, no, we didn't write angry letters to Topps.

The scanner cut this card off. But it's Gil Hodges, so I'm showing it anyway.

Scipio Spinks' first solo card. No, you can't have it.

There were many, many more that came out of the packs, but you get the idea.

Also, each pack came with this:

Perhaps Kris was really trying to kill me.

I don't know how old the gum is -- all card gum kind of looks the same no matter how old -- but I am not even close to daring enough to throw that in my mouth. Still, it sure reminded me of the old packs, right down to some of the gum being pulverized.

OK, by now, some of you are getting impatient.

I can hear it:

"A few packs of old cards wouldn't be shipped in a package that large unless the guy's a fool. What was in the rest of the package? Out with it!"

Well, you cranky, cranky people, I assure you there was something else.

These aren't the greatest pictures, but hopefully it gives you some idea:

Uncut sheets!!!

Wow. I do not have any uncut sheets -- or any with more than three cards on it anyway -- because I haven't the slightest idea how you acquire such things (although a second of thinking about it makes me assume that ebay is filled with these things).

The first two sheets were instantly familiar. They are the 2009 and 2010 sets of the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Dodgers' Triple A team. I recognized them because Kris previously sent me the actual sets for each year.

The third sheet is from a Pacific Coast League issue from 2010. Among the more notable players there are Buster Posey (first guy on the top left), Madison Bumgarner, John Ely, Jhoulys Chacin, Andrew Cashner, Ivan DeJesus Jr., Jonathan LuCroy , Cole Gillespie, Michael Saunders, Kila Ka'aihue, etc.

Isn't that cool?

Well, it's about to get downright frigid:

This is a fold-out uncut sheet celebrating 100 years of the Dodgers. I'm assuming this was some sort of take-off or supplement to the Target issue from 1990 that had like a thousand cards. They look identical to those cards, including some -- if not all -- of the same pictures.

All of the Dodger greats until 1990 are there, including some of the not so greats (Babe Ruth, Frank Robinson and Juan Marichal have Dodger connections, but they were not Dodger greats).

That is beyond awesome.

And, of course, because I am the way I am, there is a problem.

These sheets are meant to stay intact. That is not a problem for the Triple A Dodgers because I have sets of those already. It's not really a problem for the Pacific Coast League issue, although I really want to cut out that card of DeJesus Jr.

But where it is really pulling me apart is with the Dodger Century team. The sheet is even perforated. It would be nothing to have all those cool little cards ready to go.

Perhaps that's sacrilege, but I do not have a lot of wall space in the card room. I can display some of these, but not all. And I don't want to stick the others in the attic.

So, any suggestions?

As for Kris, many thanks for the awesome surprise. I'll have to scrape up something meager in return, but know that I am more grateful than the cards show.

So, that's what's new around here.

Pretty cool, huh?

Oh, what the hell, here are some more '72 ...

I think I need to find a binder.

If you ignore it, it will go away

night owl — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:07:00 +0000

Was there a World Series? Funny, I could've sworn they skipped it this year. Yeah, I just don't think there was one, because I'm certainly not in the mood to congratulate anyone, and I definitely don't feel like celebrating.

So that must be it. They didn't have a World Series this year. Bummer. Oh well.

I suppose that's better than the alternative, which would be having your two least favorite teams of all-time win back-to-back World Series. What are the odds of that happening? Come on, math majors. I DEMAND the odds. Next to impossible? Yeah, I believe you there. It just couldn't happen. So, yup, definitely no World Series this year. Gosh, how unfortunate.

I guess that means we're already into the offseason, or as I like to put it "what the eff are the Dodgers going to do to beat that sorry-ass group of N.L. West pretenders in 2011?" I've been a little too busy to focus on where the Dodgers need help, but I'll give it a wild guess and say "everywhere."

The Dodgers need relief pitching, possibly a starter or two (depending on whether they keep Kuroda and/or Padilla), an honest-to-goodness left fielder, a legitimate slugger, and a catcher. Other than that, everything is peachy.

I thought I'd randomly go through some Albuquerque Isotopes cards that were sent to me from Kris of Cards in the Attic (glad to see you blogging again, Kris!) in hopes that it might get me back to focusing on the Dodgers after trying to forget what transpired in 2010.

One group of cards he sent was the 2010 Isotopes/Disabled American Veterans set, which is awesome for a variety of reasons.

Here is the Dodgers' third base coach for next season. He's also something of a safety net for Donnie Baseball.

This is possibly the Dodgers' shortstop of the future, or the present given how often Rafael Furcal gets injured. Dee Gordon is also bubbling under in the Dodgers' system so L.A. has a few options. I just know Chin-lung Hu should definitely not be one of them anymore.

Hey! Here was the bright spot of 2010. That's right, I said THE bright spot. There was only one. After 15 years of trying, John Lindsey made the majors. He went 1-for-12 until the Diamondbacks' Daniel Hudson broke his hand. Still, a terrific, feel-good story, even if the hand didn't feel good. When it came to feeling good, the Dodgers took what they could get.

OK, here's another feel good story from last season. Jay Gibbons toiled in the minors almost the whole year before being called up to the Dodgers. He ended up having 70 at-bats and hitting quite well. I don't know what his role will be next season, but I'd like to see him get a shot. He looks more interesting to me than Scott Podsednik.

Here is an extra-large version of Gibbons. Kris sent me a whole set of these 1965 style autograph session cards, which are about 5x10 in size (sorry, I don't have a ruler on me). Actually, he sent me one more than the whole set, because he said the Gibbons card wasn't released to the public as he had been called up the majors. Cool.

That is the back of the cards. 1965 was a great set. Excellent choice by the Isotopes.

By the way, Xavier Paul is yet another option in left for L.A.

I scanned this one just because it's cool that the Dodgers have an Aussie ballplayer in the organization.

The other guys in the set are J.D. Closser, Jamie Hoffmann, Russ Mitchell, Josh Lindblom, Scott Dohmann, Lucas May, Ivan DeJesus Jr., Michael Restovich, John Lindsey and Seth Etherton.

It is awesome that Kris has a connection to the Isotopes and is nice enough to think of fan all the way on the other side of the country.

Kris also was thoughtful enough to send along an article he saw. You may have read it yourself. It mentioned a psychologist who has data that backs a previous study, which showed that people with higher IQs have a preference for staying up late. In short, night owls are smarter. I won't bore you with the details except to say ... I KNEW IT!

Which is why you must believe me when I say: there was no World Series this year.

Too bad.

Wish granted

night owl — Sun, 23 May 2010 06:46:00 +0000

I don't know how you guys do it. It's like you read minds or something. And how do you time packages so perfectly?

It's a little bit scary.

My wife threw the mail on the table Saturday afternoon in the midst of one of her mad "clean up the entire outside" binges. A yellow package scooted out from underneath the stack of pale, sickly looking white bill envelopes and slid over to me.

It was from Kris. Inside was the team set from the 2010 Albuquerque Isotopes, the Dodgers' beloved Triple A team. Thirty-five cards of once and future and never-will-be Dodgers. He knows what I like.

But this set was extra important, because for two weeks I have been shouting at random everywhere and anywhere: "I WANT MY ELY CARD!" People look at me like I'm insane, but I don't care. It must come out. I will damage myself if I contain it.

John Ely, if you're one of those people who like basketball or something, is a growing sensation in Southern California. Acquired in the trade for Juan Pierre during the offseason, he has delivered four straight quality starts and is 3-1. He went 89 straight batters without allowing a walk at one point.

And, on the day of his start Saturday night against the Tigers, his victory against the Tigers, I pulled my first Ely card out of the pack of Isotopes cards sent by Kris.

Perfect timing. Wish granted.

The alternatives -- tearing apart packs of detestable Bowman cards that I don't even want to buy or waiting forever to buy the card online -- at least at a non-inflated price -- were not attractive. Sure, I'll still try to get the Bowman Ely card and any other Dodger Ely card that pops up. But I'm not nearly as desperate. And people can stop looking at the crazy guy shouting "ELY COMING, HIDE YOUR HEART GIRL" because Ely is officially here.

And so are a few more of the 'Topes:

Tim Wallach remains the manager. These cards have a nice low-level gloss on them that they didn't have last year.

Strength coaches always freak me out. They look so INTENSE. It's like a football coach wandered onto a baseball field. I'm not going to say anything else because he might find me and snap me in two. Well, I will say that I'm sure he's a very nice guy.

The apparent successor to Rafael Furcal. Hopefully, he doesn't repeat Furcal's injury issues. Although missing almost all of 2009 was awfully ominous.

I am starting to get depressed about Mr. Elbert. His ERA in Triple A is almost 6. Get it together, man.

Jay Gibbons is 33 and slaughtering Triple A pitching. But I have MLB cards of him from like 2003. I just don't get why he's in the organization. I suppose all of the Dodgers' outfielders could get injured. (two-thirds of them have). Otherwise I'm not sure what he can contribute.

I don't get this either. It's not the '70s anymore. Nobody needs a defensive whiz at short who hits .200.

The Dodgers' next pitching stud. This guy gets me giddy. Not Kershaw giddy, but I'm hoping.

Still rooting for ya, buddy.

Xavier is on his second tour with the Dodgers already this year. He was kind of peeved about getting sent down the last time. But credit to him, he's doing well on the return trip. Hitting .310 for the season.

I love minor league sets because of guys like this. Perez is trying to hook up with team No. 5.

I couldn't scan all the cards so here's the checklist to see who else is in the set.

And there's the nifty little pocket schedule. So cute. I wish I could be there someday.

Much obliged, Kris. I've got a card or two I need to send you.

Oh, and ...

I'VE GOT MY ELY CARD!

(get well Austin Jackson)

the fifth dementia

albuqwirke — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:11:36 +0000

When the fifty-two is signed in blue
It rises above all other cards
As Alberto takes the mound
six-four-three’s fill scorecards

This is the blogging of the card of A. Arias
The card of A. Arias
A. Arias!
A. Arias!

Alberto Arias (2007 Topps 52 Rookies – no. 82)

– Kris

Posted in off the wall, what I collect Tagged: autographs, Kris, Topps, Topps 52 Rookies

krismas day triple play

albuqwirke — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:05:59 +0000

One of the neatest aspects of immersing oneself in minor league baseball is that doing so affords the opportunity to follow your favorite players for a longer period of time than if you had waited to “discover” them once they become an everyday player in the majors. Of course, this argument makes the assumption that your favorite minor league players not only make that leap, but also make it stick when they do.

Josh Wilson (2006 Topps 52 Rookies – no. 45)

Born within a Bill Mazeroski moonshot of Honus Wagner’s birthplace, shortstop Josh Wilson was destined to play ball. I first met Josh during the 2004 season when he joined the Albuquerque Isotopes. A completely likable fellow, Wilson approached both games and practices with determination to perform to the best of his abilities and to improve at every opportunity, making him one of my favorite players for the two seasons he was in town. The thing I like best about Josh’s character is that he even takes his clowning around seriously. Wilson would be a positive influence in any professional baseball clubhouse.

Josh Wilson (2006 Topps 52 Rookies – chrome no. TCRC12 1752/1952)

With that having been typed, the man himself has probably been involved in as many trades as have his baseball cards. Over a span of only five years, Wilson has donned major and/or minor league uniforms for the Marlins, Rockies, Nationals, (then Devil) Rays, Pirates, Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Padres and Mariners.

Josh Wilson (2006 Topps 52 Rookies – chrome refractor no. TCRC12 305/552)

I hit the trifecta when Josh autographed all three versions of his 2006 Topps 52 Rookie card for me this past summer while back in the Duke City playing for the Tacoma Rainiers. If all goes well, he will return again in early April when the Seattle Mariners play a two-game Spring Training series against the Colorado Rockies at Isotopes Park. It will be a pleasure to watch him running, diving and making dazzling plays while wearing a Seattle uniform.

- Kris

Posted in Albuquerque Isotopes, what I collect Tagged: Albuquerque Isotopes, autographing, autographs, Kris, minor league baseball, Topps, Topps Baseball Cards

mr. jones and me look into the future

albuqwirke — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:26:19 +0000

Mitch Jones autographed his 2006 Topps 52 Rookie card for my collection during the first few days of his only season with the Albuquerque Isotopes. Over the course of the 2009 season, Jones launched 35 homers to capture the coveted Joe Baughman award and earned a $7,000 bonus in the process. You can bet that bonus was well spent on shelving to house all of the hardware Jones earned during the 2009 season including being named the Isotopes MVP, PNM Power Hitter of the Year, PCL All-Star and being added to the Topps Triple-A All-Star team. I probably forgot a few awards, but you get the idea…

Mitch Jones (2006 Topps 52 Rookies – no. 260)

In spite of the fact that Jones had a card in the 2006 Topps 52 Rookie set, he actually didn’t make his Major League debut until being called up to the Los Angeles Dodgers during June of the 2009 season. If Jones can heat up in the Florida sun this spring, chances are he will hit his first of many Major League bombs playing for the Atlanta Braves.

- Kris

Posted in Albuquerque Isotopes, what I collect Tagged: Albuquerque Isotopes, autographing, autographs, Kris, the future, Topps, Topps Baseball Cards

what the morrow will bring

albuqwirke — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:10:59 +0000

As the shortened days of this decade wind down, I am reminded that one of my goals of 2009 was to work at least one quote by Horace into this humble but lovable baseball card blog. With unofficial rumors swirling about a potential trade of two Brandons between the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays that would send Morrow to the Great White North in exchange for League, I thought this would be the best day to seize.

“Cease to ask what the morrow will bring forth, and set down as gain each day that fortune grants.” – Quentis Horatius Flaccus (translated, of course)

Brandon Morrow (2007 Topps 52 Rookies – no. 59)

I was fortunate to have gotten Morrow’s 2007 Topps 52 Rookie card gotten autographed in person this past season while the Tacoma Rainiers were in the Duke City for a three-game series with the Isotopes. A huge fan of the Topps 52 product line, I particularly enjoy the cards that feature images captured during Spring Training. In this case, Morrow’s photo appears to have been taken at the Mariner’s Spring Training complex in Peoria, Arizona.

- Kris

Posted in what I collect Tagged: autographing, autographs, Kris, Topps 52 Rookies, Topps Baseball Cards

clines cornered

albuqwirke — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:05:36 +0000

Although I probably owe all readers who have spent any amount of time in New Mexico an apology for the title of this posting, I just don’t see that happening. Instead, let’s check out some kool baseball cards. These are all 1975 Topps cards that I got autographed in person during the 2009 season.

Gene Clines – 1975 Topps no. 575

A hitting coordinator for the Los Angles Dodgers, Gene Clines made a few trips to Albuquerque during the 2009 season to help Isotopes hitters fine tune their approach at the plate. I was fortunate to have caught up with the “Roadrunner” after one of the games while he was hanging around outside the ballpark enjoying a smoke. Unfortunately, it was too dark for me to tell whether Gene was wearing the World Series ring he earned with the Pirates in 1971.

Glenn Abbott – 1975 Topps no. 591

I’ve gotten cards signed by Glenn Abbott before, but I never had his 1975 Topps card when I’ve seen him. One of the advantages of completing a set is having a card of every player contained within on hand in the event that you get an opportunity to meet them. I still need a few cards to complete my 1975 Topps set, but luckily, I was able to pick this one up in a trade before the Portland Beavers visited the Duke City near the end of summer. Abbott pitched a perfect inning on September 28, 1975 against the (then) California Angels in what proved to be the first four-pitcher combined no hitter in Major League history.

Don Money – 1975 Topps no. 175

Having set the major league record of consecutive errorless games at the hot corner at 86 with 257 opportunities during the summer of 1974, Don Money handled this card flawlessly after he agreed to autograph it for my collection. The four-time All-Star appeared in the 1982 World Series with the Milwaukee Brewers. Money is currently the manager of the Nashville Sounds. Don’s current signature is amazingly similar to the facsimile signature that was applied by Topps 34 years ago.

Jim Slaton – 1975 Topps no. 281

Jim Slaton served as the Isotopes pitching coach during the 2009 season, so I had a great number of opportunities to get this card autographed. That does not mean that I appreciate it any less. A teammate of Don Money and the Milwaukee Brewers, Slaton won Game Four of the 1982 World Series.

- Kris

Posted in Albuquerque Isotopes, what I collect Tagged: 75 Topps, Albuquerque Isotopes, autographing, autographs, Kris, minor league baseball, Topps Baseball Cards

i’ll take pete lacock to block, please.

albuqwirke — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:31:49 +0000

The 2009 baseball season proved to be rather productive in my efforts to get more 1975 Topps baseball cards autographed. This post features two cards from that outstanding set that a fellow grapher offered to get inked for me when he attended a Toros game in Tucson, Arizona. Incidentally, this guy has his very own baseball card in the 2004 Nashville Sounds team set. I’m not going to drop any names here, but I will let you know that he is not one of the players in the set.

Tim Johnson – 1975 Topps no. 556

Tim Johnson is the manager of the abovementioned Tucson Toros that are part of the independent Golden Baseball League. It is worth noting that Johnson was the everyday shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers until a young whippersnapper named Robin Yount moved in and forced him into a utility role. I am happy to have this card autographed in my collection, but it would have been nice to have met Johnson in person and traded a few war stories.

That same game resulted in the addition of Pete LaCock’s signature on his 75 Topps card from my collection. LaCock served as the Toros’ hitting coach during their inaugural season in the Golden Baseball League.

Pete LaCock – 1975 Topps no. 494

Any kid growing up in the 70s would be hard-pressed to claim that they never heard the name Pete LaCock. In reality, Pete’s true name is Ralph Pierre LaCock. As far as I know, Pete was the only major league ballplayer whose father was on television across the country on a nightly basis. In case you aren’t aware, LaCock’s father, Peter Marshall, was the host of the extremely popular game show Hollywood Squares. In “fact,” Hollywood Squares rivaled Match Game for bragging rights as the craziest game show on television at the time.

I am nearly positive that Pete was backstage during the videotaping of the episode when Paul Lynde went off on a tirade about how he believed that shoddily researched articles written by individuals and groups of people who share common interests would one day replace newspapers. When pressed for details on how these articles would be distributed amongst the population, the voice of Templeton the rat from Charlotte’s Web squinted his eyes and chuckled “…by carrier pigeons.”

I am typing under the assumption that if you are willing to watch the Game Show Network on cable nonstop between now and the next time I manage to crank out a blog posting, you will see that episode for yourself. You will not be disappointed when you observe Lynde’s outburst while a blizzard of Rip Taylor’s confetti dances like the Northern Lights on Lonesome George Gobels’ flatus rising up from the lower left corner.

Yes, I am still actively trading to complete my set of 1975 Topps baseball cards! My want list continues to shrink, so do not hesitate to make a trade offer soon to help me finish off this beast!

- Kris

Posted in off the wall, what I collect Tagged: 75 Topps, autographs, Kris, Topps Baseball Cards

tasty temporary storage solutions

albuqwirke — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:57:38 +0000

There have been a great number of innovations in the trading card industry since I began collecting baseball cards back in the early 1970s. These changes have not only impacted cards, but also have noticeably shaped what we choose to store our treasures in.

In “my day,” we didn’t have penny sleeves, top loaders, or fancy screw-down acrylic cases, but any self-respecting baseball card collector had a decent supply of sturdy Velveeta cheese cardboard box bottoms to store cards in. Regular old shoeboxes were also commonplace, and the kids who lived in houses with garages even had these plastic boxes designed to look like gym lockers… but everybody used Velveeta cheese box bottoms for cards that were being sorted. Smokey used them. So did Pete. Mudnuts did as well. Joel had so many boxes we all thought that his family must have subsisted on mac and cheese (and baseball card bubble gum). The one exception was Mike, who stored all of his cards in a large paper sack. Mike was a Phillies fan, so we didn’t hold him to the same standards as the rest of our localized trading society.

Obviously if you are reading this blog, you already have an understanding of the myriad trading card storage solutions available at your local hobby shop or the many trusted online dealers. Like you, I have all sizes and counts of white cardboard storage boxes, plastic cases, binders of archival storage sleeves and on and on and on. I am also willing to wager that every now and again, a situation will arise in which you will find yourself having to improvise, and that need is what this post is intended to address.

I have a space on top of my CPU next to my scanner where I temporarily house cards that require my attention. These include autographed cards that I have already included in a blog post that are in need of proper filing, autographed cards received TTM that I have neither scanned nor written about, autographed cards that I am going to blog about (some scanned – some yet to be scanned) at some point when I find the time, and some 700-800 cards that I have gotten autographed in person this season that may never be featured in a blog post, but are awaiting proper sorting and filing. While the space is wide enough for a row of Velveeta cheese box bottoms, those won’t work because they are not wide enough to hold cards that are in plastic sleeves. Doh! Leaving such a large number of unorganized cards in stacks is a dangerous idea that can only end in frustration.

Well, leave it to my dear old friends at Kraft Foods to make sure my belly is happy and my cards are stored upright in the proper sorting position with a couple of fantastic products. First, Nabisco’s Oreo Cakesters [135mg of sodium per serving] boxes are ideal for storing baseball cards in protective penny sleeves. Makes absolutely no difference which flavor you choose- regular, Golden Oreo, strawberry crème or peanut butter, as each box will hold around 400 to 450 cards without overcrowding. The sides are not super strong, so you may choose to reinforce them with a ring of packing tape. I do not.

Sometimes I find that nostalgia is fun simply for nostalgia’s sake. While you MAY find a better storage box for your Topps Allen & Ginter mini cards, I prefer to keep mine in Kraft Velveeta Shells & Cheese [940mg of sodium per serving] boxes that are cut to size. Once I have obtained the majority of the set, those cards are transferred to sheets and binders.

Of course these are only a couple of trading card storage options that you may choose to employ while dealing with your collection. The important item to take away from this posting is the reminder that the next time you find yourself thinking that you need to run to the hobby shop to pick up a box for that stack of cards on your desk that isn’t going to file itself like you thought it would, a more convenient and delicious solution may be as close as your kitchen pantry.

- Kris

Posted in off the wall Tagged: Kris, nostalgia, Topps Baseball Cards