Flipside Facts

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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I’m in the middle of a move so this trade post is going to be brief…but that’s ok because each Larkin card that Mark (from the Stats on the Back blog) sent me will get its own chance to shine in my Barry Larkin Collection series.A few days ago, Mark …

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Yet another trade post. Cards from last post are packaged and will be mailed this week. There are a few nice cards here:1980 Topps #206 Strikeout Leaders Richard/Ryan-JR Richard was bad man!2006 Topps Rookie of the Week #17 Mike Schmidt-not sure what I…

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I’m going to go out on a limb and say it: Albert Belle is quickly becoming, retroactively, one of my favorite baseball players of all time. Maybe it’s just the baseball cards, but they really make this guy look larger than life. Many thanks to Stats …

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Packages are out on previous posts and there are still cards available: A-B, C-F, G-L. I’ll get around to actually writing something for this blog this summer. If you are wondering what I am up to, look here.Here is volume M-O of my trade-a-thon:1985 T…

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Here is part 3 of my slow series of trade posts: G – L (see C-F and A-B for more)Not much in the “decent” card section: a bad auto, a 1968 random dude, and another 1970 SP2008 UD Timeline Auto – Hernan Iribarren- pretty good Minor Leaguer, not so hot i…

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I went to Maine on my honeymoon almost 10 years ago. Loved it.John Maine struck out 9 in YET ANOTHER Mets win. It could all be a mirage for the Metropolitans but I sure am enjoying seeing them do well. I like the way they are doing it: SCRAPPY at the p…

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When I am asked what my least favorite set of all-time is — and I am asked that on a regular basis because people come up to me on the street daily and say, “Night Owl, what’s your least favorite set of all-time?” and I say, “Get away from me. Re…

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Only 4 cards left to finish up Series 1 for my son Parker: 110, 111, 211, ans 330.Here is Volume C-F of my current trade post series. Volume A&B went fairly well with 3 collectors staking claim to a little less than half of the goods. (there are st…

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The Blaster Breaking VideoTeam Name: Louisburg LolligaggersThe RosterC Russell Martin1B Albert Pujols (My 1 Subset card – it’s a good one!)2B Ian Kinsler3B Alex RodriguezSS Alexei RamirezOF Carl CrawfordOF Curtis GrandersonOF Jayson WerthC Bengie Molin…

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Baseball cards and caring for an infant DO NOT go hand in hand. Thanks to all who helped with Parker’s birth year set. Only 11 cards away from series 1. Due to the daddying. I may just buy series 2 & 3. For shame!!!Here’s the first of a series of t…

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As I take my first steps into fatherhood, I see less time for collecting. Which is fine because of diminished extra funds and my desire to further refine my collecting goals.I completed my birth year set (1976 Topps) a few years ago. It is one of my fa…

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My son Parker was born on January 15. He isn’t into baseball or baseball cards just yet but that didn’t stop me from buying his first pack: 2010 Topps!I know that I am already a baseball geek and now I’m super-geek daddy too. Oh well.His interest is mi…

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I am from North Carolina and because of Michael Jordan and the “Superstation,” I grew up surrounded by Tarheels and Braves fans. Being an NC State and Mets fan, it kinda stinks sometimes. UNC fans are everywhere. Braves fans are usually found in the so…

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I received a few responses about my first All-Time Giants team.Matt R, the requester of Giants, offered up a few honorable mention pitchers:”Joe McGinnity — he was a great #2 for Mathewson.” – True. He didn’t quite dominate his era enough (ERA+ = 118)…

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I chose 27 players from each Major League Franchise. Why 27? 9-pocket pages, of course. I only considered stats for that franchise therefore some elite players appear on multiple teams. I always included MVPs and CY award winners (mainly because I also…

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I almost let my 2 year blogiversary come and go without mention. On January 2, 2008, I entered the small world of A Pack a Day, Junkie, Thorzul, and a handful of other cardy-type WEB LOGS out there. In year one, I set out to post once a week, I average…

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I present to you the mysterious Steve Renko player card from 1981, Fleer edition:You may be asking yourself, What is that “thing” behind Steve? Here are a few possibilities:1. What’s left of the bomb that has just toppled Steve Renko. (He’s falling and…

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Mets fan, graphic artist, and general nice guy, Sean, of Condition Poor AND scary relic fame sent me a 2nd package to complete an earlier trade. Sean collects EVERY Mets card so filling holes in his collection is like shooting something in a barrel (as…

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I was recently decided against keeping ALL of my 1986 Donruss set. Many are in my “to be traded” boxes but I couldn’t rid the collection of this Pat Tabler card. Donruss immortalized Mr. Tabler with his nickname, Mr.Clutch.Tabler didn’t come by his imp…

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Getting packages is awesome. The bulk of the mail I get is bills, advertisements, and more bills.Beardy sent me a sweet package of cardboard delight to complete a trade. Here are the highlights:A foursome of old school Goodwins: Carlton Fisk: Best all-…

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Night Owl is one of my favorite trading partners. Like Condition Poor and White Sox Cards, Greg has a pretty good want list over at Night Owl Inc. (I’d love to know about any other completist team collectors with exhaustive wants lists.) Here is a choi…

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I recently posted some non-baseball baseball cards for trade. The request s poured in, the cards shipped out, and then the cards rolled in. Here are a few I particularly liked:From Ed at Roll Out the Barrel: Carlos Beltran – Showcase StitchesCarlos was…

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When Patricia, of Dinged Corners, assigns us bloggers some homework, we best get to it without complaining. So here are my favorite on-card autographs (of which I have very few).#3 – 1996 Signature Rookies Torii Hunter My mom has been on the yard/garag…

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I got an email from relatively new blogger Sean of the graphically elite, Condition Poor, about our mutual love for the Mets. He thought it would be beneficial to us both to aid each other in our quests for Mets cards. It took me a while to send my par…

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It’s time for another Tito Fuentes card. If you haven’t visited the newly sponsored Tito Fuentes reference page, GO THERE NOW! We are up to 1975 in our review of Fuentes’ cardboard legacy. 1975 Topps is a beloved set, with it’s two-tone fronts and it’s…

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I thought I would put a few cards on ebay just to get them into the hands of people who want them, but I thought I would offer them for trade first. They are baseball cards of non-baseball players. Cards in Yellow mean they have been claimed.They can b…

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This one’s a little late but…The baseball card blogger’s love for 2009 A&G cannot be questioned. Gint-A-Cuffs swept through the cardosphere faster than H1N1. I enjoy the Allen & Ginter. I bought a box back in 2006. I bought multiple blasters …

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The 1997 Upper Deck Collector’s Choice set contained a small subset of checklist cards called “Collecting 101,” which featured Ken Griffey Jr. on the front and collecting tips on the back. Let’s see how Upper Deck’s tips hold up to 12 years of cardboar…

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I finally took the plunge and did the only thing a self-proclaimed Tito Fuentes Super-Collector could do:I am now the sponsor of the Tito Fuentes page at baseball-reference.com. I use the site several times a week (Yes, I am a stats junkie!). I figured…

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Maybe the toughest of all the positions! Positions one through three are a toss up.1. Willie Mays – ROY, 2 MVP, 12 top-tens, 20 All-Star games, 12 Gold Gloves, 3283 hits, 660 HR, 2000+ runs, 1900+ rbi, .302 avg, 156 OPS+. His greatness over so many yea…

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The insurance paid to have the couch cleaned, but my wife has issues with things that have been wet. Could there be mold INSIDE the sofa? Maybe! She never liked it that much anyway. Here are the last of the new additions during the great Toilet flood o…

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The house is almost back to normal after 4 weeks of toilet flooding craziness. Here are a few new additions to the collection:Thanks to Pack Addict for a few A&G upgrades and this Don Drysdale:Two fun facts about Drysdale:1. Played High School base…

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Thanks to all the well-wishers. The drywall is up and the new molding is in place. Paint is next! My wife and I have spent TOO much time in the one room of our house not affected by the toilet flood waters.Thanks to Brian of the still, yet to be posted…

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