2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Mini

DATA: 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Mini (#129)ACQUIRED: Trade from JayBeePING: This A&G Mini comes courtesy of friendly card blogger and Cubs fan, JayBee. He’s hooked me up in the past as well. A couple of Redsfest cards went his way for his generosity.Ah…

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DATA: 2002 Topps T206ACQUIRED: ‘BayPING: I love the retro card designs, but at the full standard card size, this one falls a little flat for me. I have yet to get a hold of one, but I’m sure the mini tobacco card sized version of the T206 will be a lit…

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DATA: 2008 Upper Deck Spectrum (123)ACQUIRED: ‘bayPING: What in the heck is Upper Deck Spectrum? I tell you what, there are way too many card brands/types to choose from. Funny thing - this scan looks nothing like the card. Instead of gold color, it’s …

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DATA: 2006 Bowman Chrome Xfractor (FG8)ACQUIRED: ‘bayPING: Shiny! Shiny! Shiny! You love it. Numbered out of 299, this card is bringing the brilliance. Don’t let it blind you while browsing vottoTRON.

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DATA: 2008 Topps RedsfestACQUIRED: Redsfest XI (2008)PING: This card was given away free at Redsfest this year as part of a promotion with Topps. It’s the basic 2008 Topps design on inexpensive card stock. The back includes 2008 stats and some some fun…

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DATA: 2008 Upper Deck Premier Rookie Signatures - Silver (241)ACQUIRED: ‘bayPING: The silver embossed version of the 2008 Upper Deck Premier Rookie Signatures card. Nice lookin’ card numbered out of 299. The autograph is on a sticker instead of the car…

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DATA: 2007 Bowman Sterling Refractor (BSP • JV)ACQUIRED: ‘bayPING: Ah yeah… great card right here. A sweet horizontal layout with a dual relic and autograph combination. Very nice card design with a great chrome finish - all ruined by the scan. Ah…

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DATA: 2008 Upper Deck Premier Rookie Signatures GoldACQUIRED: ‘bayPING: Finally found one of these at a decent price. These are nice looking cards in person, honestly. What I don’t get on these are the parallels. I do love some variation on the same ca…

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DATA: 2006 Bowman Chrome Gold (FG8)ACQUIRED: ‘bayPING: This card right here is NUCLEAR Chrome. How about that scan? Retina burning, huh? You love it though, don’t you? Yeah, I know you do. This sucka is numbered 31/50… so it’s a little on the rare si…

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DATA: Upper Deck Timelines: ‘94 All-Time Heroes 20th AnniversaryACQUIRED: ‘bayTRONPING: Same card as the other ‘94 All-Time Heros care, but this one has the Gold 20th Anniversary embossing on it. Rad. Should have embossed that floating head instead.

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DATA: Upper Deck Timelines: ‘93 SP (314)ACQUIRED: ‘bayTOWNPING: The scan is not doing this card much justice. It’s a decent looking card. Minimal design, but the shiney is what gives it some punch. This card design was first issued before chrome was bi…

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DATA: Upper Deck Timelines: Base (84)ACQUIRED: ‘bayPING: Really, this is a nice looking card. An entire set of just this design would get old quick, but in context with all the other designs in this set, I think it works really well. The strong block t…

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DATA: Upper Deck Timelines: ‘94 All-Time Heroes (177)ACQUIRED: ‘bayPING: The floating head is killing me. It’s so bad that it’s good. The black and white is nice though - a pleasant change from all the other cards out there. This is what make Upper Dec…

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DATA: Upper Deck Timelines: ‘95 SP Minors (119)ACQUIRED: lot of Timelines from the ‘bayPING: Well, the die cut IS kinda fun on this card. Upper Deck was starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel on photos with this one. Joey is looking a little confu…

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DATA: 2008 Upper Deck Timelines: ‘04 Timeless Team (237)ACQUIRED: in a vottoLOAD of cards from the ‘bayPING: You know what, this is not a bad lookin’ card. Nice silver embossing, good photo. Not sure I am lovin’ the honkin’ “2008″ on the card, but I gu…

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DATA: Upper Deck Timelines: ‘92 MinorsACQUIRED: A nice lot of Timelines on the ‘bayPING: Now, this is what I am talking about. I don’t really remember this Upper Deck set, but it’s that old tried and true UD design from the early ’90s. Crisp white bord…

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DATA: Upper Deck Timelines: ‘94 SP Premier Prospects (339)ACQUIRED: In a fatty Timelines lot on the ‘bayPING: Since I didn’t buy a single pack of baseball cards from ‘92-’04 and really nothing more than a pack or two until early in 2008, I missed a boa…

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DATA: 2007 Bowman Gold (BDPP98)ACQUIRED: Moeller Card Show, 2008PING: Welcome to the Parallel City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty! The gold version of the 2007 Bowman Joey Votto.

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DATA: 2008 Bowman Draft Pick & Updates (BDP9)ACQUIRED: Moeller Card Show, 2008PING: What the hell, Bowman? Tell me why you produced a Joey Votto card for this set. He’s not a Draft Pick, nor have you done anything based off an update or even a highligh…

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DATA: 2008 Topps Opening Day (218)ACQUIRED: Moeller Card Show, 2008PING: See what I mean about repetitive? No biggie though, parallels like these are what keeps vottoTRON tickin’.The best thing about Topps Opening Day this year? The cards are red. Nuge.

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DATA: 2008 Topps (319)ACQUIRED: Moeller Card Show, 2008PING: Ah, the good ol’ Topps rookie base card. Can’t believe it’s taken me this long to come up with one. No problem though, I knew it would come. Nothing too special about this card. Topps used th…

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DATA: 2002 Bowman Draft Picks (BDP44)ACQUIRED: Moeller Card Show, 2008PING: Ah, the actual Joey Votto rookie card. Finally have one. Probably overpaid a little bit at $4, but after a poke around eBay, I couldn’t have done too much better after shipping…

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DATA: 2008 Topps Updates & Highlights Gold (UH185)ACQUIRED: Gift from JayBee PING: Another Joey Votto care from JayBee. Thanks, man! The base version of this Topps Updates and Highlights card was previously posted and now we have the Gold type embossed…

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DATA: 2008 Topps Heritage T205 (TCP6)ACQUIRED: Gift from JayBee PING: vottoTRON has already seen posts about the Chrome and Mini version of the Joey Votto Topps T205. We finally round out the trifecta today with the base card. I’m pretty sure these car…

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DATA: 2008 Topps National Baseball Card Day (7)ACQUIRED: At the Big Red Machine ReunionPING: Coming soon…

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DATA: 2006 Bowman Gold (FG8)ACQUIRED: At the Big Red Machine ReunionPING: Yet another Bowman parallel crossed of the list. The versions will never end will they?

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A little break from the card posts to put up a list of cards I am looking for. As the year goes on, more and more Joey Votto cards are coming out and I’m trying to keep up with what’s going on - it’s hard. So many base cards, parallels, autos, chrome, …

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DATA: 2008 Topps Heritage (146) AutographedACQUIRED: TTMPING: An autograph - from the man himself! I’m stoked, for real. I sent this card to Joey c/o the Reds in early September and received it back on Monday, October 20. A nice way to end a Monday, fo…

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DATA: 2008 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractor 194)PING: Purty card right here. 2008 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractor numbered 089/150.

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DATA: 2006 Bowman Relic (FG8)PING: A Bowman “1st Bowman Card” for Mr. Votto. Nice little relic from the jersey he wore in the 2006 Futures Game in Pittsburgh. He went 1 for 2 in the game.

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