Coolest Card Ever

I was hoping that Wes Swackhamer would make it big in St.Louis. Not because I know him personally, I don’t. Not because he went to the same college as me, he didn’t. Not because I have a rare, shiny, autographed rookie card of his, I do not.It’s becaus…

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I am building a mini set, numbered 1-350. The mini card can be from any set that offers a full set (or mostly full set) of mini cards (Allen & Ginter, Goodwin Champions, Obak, 206, Gypsy Queen, etc)I don’t have many because until recently, I traded…

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Name (Years in NBA)JJ Hickson (09-11)Cedric Simmons (07-09)Josh Powell (06-11)Anthony Grundy (2006)Todd Fuller (97-01)Kevin Thompson (1994)Chris Corchiani (92-94)Brian Howard (92-93)Rodney Monroe (1992)Chucky Brown (90-02)Charles Shackleford (89-99)Chr…

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Name (Years in MLB)Aaron Bates (2009)Colt Morton (07-09)Joey Devine (05-11)Chad Orvella (05-07)Adam Everett (01-11)Corey Lee (1999)Jeff Pierce (1995)Brian Bark (1995)Jim McNamara (1992)Doug Davis (88-92)Tommy Smith (73-77)Roger Craig (52-66)Jimmy Brown…

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Here’s part three of the increasingly unpopular and slow to be posted survey of my collection. Here is a few pages from my 1-of-Every-Met collection.Page 1:Several thoughts on the first page:1. Yes, Richie Ashburn played for the Mets2. 40-120, yet lova…

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Here is post #2 about my current collection. Only a week later, not too bad!The next two binders in my collection are my All-Time Team binders. I researched each Major League franchise. I chose the 27 best players for each team. I chose a starting nine…

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Here is the beginning of a few posts about my collection today, partly so that others can see what and how I collect and partly to see it for myself in some organized way:One thing that I have discovered recently is that I love baseball cards only beca…

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So now that my blog has withered in the blazing heat, along with my grass, I thought I would throw a post out there and see if it sticks. Here is a short history of me as a baseball card collector:1984I was given a big box of cards from a family friend…

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Back in early January I finished up the MCG Tradeathon. I was able to trade a bunch of cards no one wanted for two nice vintage 1954 cards and then random them off to the participants. The Brooklyn Met from Clear Cut Cards got first choice. He chose t…

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Newly elected Hall-of-Famer, Roberto Alomar shows off his rarely talked about ninja skills by balancing a baseball on 1 finger. (Pay no attention to that index finger!)The headband and the shades complete his mysterious ninja look. While Topps made Alo…

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Jim Abbott, who only had one hand, pitched for 1o seasons in the big leagues, including one in the pitcher-hitting National League. Abbott’s 1991 Upper Deck card features him buntingAnd the back of the card shows him on base, different at-bat (check th…

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Well, it was fun while it lasted, but the Topps Million Card Giveaway Tradeathon is finished. Once I finalized all the trades with participants, the actually trading part went rather quickly. I want to thank all these bloggers for participating in the …

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Just when I think I’m done getting new trades for the MCG Tradeathon, I get another one. Or in this case, two.I finally touched base with mmosley of Stats on the Back. We played email tag for three full weeks before we got a deal done. I sent Mark a hi…

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I just can’t let the month go by without a post.Cool card, lots-o-gloves, fun facts:Interesting Scott Bradley Factoids:1. He is currently the head coach of Princeton University’s baseball team. 2. Bradley was the catcher for Randy Johnson’s no-hitte…

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Every so often Mark from Stats on the Back holds a tradeaway in which he lists some cards, you request cards from the list, then you send him at least one card in return. I, of course, am a terrible person at entering the post office zone, so I hope th…

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August was the first month in 2 and a half years that there was no post here at Stats-on-the-Back. I blame the Pirate!

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Mark of Stats on the Back has been sending out cards lately. I’m too dumb to figure out what I need to send him in return. So I dig up some Mets, write a note of apology for my stupidity, and mail them off. I figure, he’s a teacher, he’s used to lame e…

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Stats on the Back has held a lot of various “giveaway trades” lately, where he offers up a big lot o’ cards for his needs, or one card that he’ll enjoy. I took advantage with his player sets and grabbed an Albert Belle lot a few weeks back, and now…

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Did you know that Dale Murphy was a Seattle Mariner in 1980? Neither did I until I found this card. Bochte was a one time All-Star while the Murph won 2 MVPs and was an early 80′s baseball god.Bochte is an agnostic while Murphy is a Morman.Bochte sat o…

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It’s been a while since I did any actual blogging. Trade posts have littered Stats on the Back since my son was born.I thought I would get back to blogging about the simple things: cards I like. They are generally worthless and don’t really fit into my…

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The Vintage Card Trade Me Posts have been a success. Most everything has been claimed aside from 1974 Topps. Here is a list of what is going where. If I am sending something to the wrong place, let me know. All addresses have been changed so you don’t …

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Here is the second installment of 1974. Lots of commons but some stars too. The numbers in parentheses is how many I have of that card. This is the last batch of cards before I ship out cards. Email me your address even if you think I already have it. …

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Yada, Yada, Yada…Claim away!Red means the card has already been claimed.1969 Topps5 AL HR Ldrs Howard/Horton/Harrelson, 7 AL ERA Ldrs Tiant/McDowell/McNally, 7 AL ERA Ldrs Tiant/McDowell/McNally, 10 NL Pitching Ldrs Marichal/Gibson/Jenkins, 17 M.Mars…

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1974 Topps was going be next but Paul over at Carl Crawford Cards put a squash to all of you getting first dibs. Here is a very small sampling of late 70′s cards. I have so few of these in my collection. After this, I’ll put up some cards from the ’60′…

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Next up is 1970 Topps, the grey ones. Most, but not all, are commons that need a better home. I am going to attempt to give the rules of trading again. You guys follow direction worse than my 8th graders at school!!! (I have enjoyed all the cards s…

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I have a lot of 1974 Topps. Lots of commons but plenty of stars too. The numbers in parentheses is how many I have of that card. There will be several 1974 posts with the final being the big gun cards. I will go about trading those a little differently…

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More cards to trade! This time I am trading random older cards. Next up is 1971 Topps. Most, but not all, are commons that need a better home. I am going to attempt to give the rules of trading again. You guys follow direction worse than my 8th graders…

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More cards to trade! This time I am trading random older cards. First up is 1972 & 1973 Topps. Most are commons that need a better home. I am going to attempt to give the rules of trading again. You guys follow directions worse than my 8th graders …

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Before my son was born in January, I started a series of post presenting All-Time teams for each franchise. I only got around to 2 (Giants and Braves). I will get back to it one of these days. I am collecting one card of each player on each all-time te…

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The NL won, the NL won! I fell asleep in the recliner before any runs scored but the NL won! I believe that my willingness to cheer for Braves on this one day helped the Senior Circuit prevail.There were 6 six entries that met the criteria of not havin…

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The All-Star game is next week. Could this be the year the NL rises above the AL dominance?In honor of the big game, I will have a little contest. Winner gets cards of their favorite team, blah-blah, etc. I don’t know what, but its FREE!Answer the foll…

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Let’s take a break from all the Allen & Ginter talk and discuss the problem that arises for a team collector when he or she is offered a mess of cards of one particular player. The days of competing for one team an entire career are long gone. So w…

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At the end of the alphabet! Stake your claims.1998 Pacific Invincible BLUE #34 Justin Thompson -CLAIMED- a must have for any self-respecting Justin Thompson super-collector.2005 Topps Turkey Red BLACK #7 Shannon Stewart- LOVE Turkey Red. Send me some 2…

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“You wouldn’t know I’m a 53-year-old man. Look, not an ounce of gray. I can still trick ‘em.”"I’m a little out of it tonight if you haven’t noticed.”"Everything I do, it’s right off the top of my head. Something pops in my head and it comes out.”"I mis…

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Guess who got a bunch of Chippers in the mail? Me! Mark from Stats on the Back sent over around 30 Chipper cards. Quite a few of which I didn’t already have. Hard to believe, but I guess with Chipper having 1,093,848,329,041,993,256 cards of him made j…

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