2010 Bowman: Crazy Talk

I love this card (see here) so much that when I pulled up the auction, I thought for a second that it was a good deal...

more 2010 Bowman Crazy Talk later.

1979 Topps: I look Like A Young...

My Life Is A "Worst Auto" Tournament: Current Champ, Maurice Ager

If you do not believe that the 06-07 SPX above is not one of the absolute worst representations of one's self in print, I am not sure that you are human. Yes, I know Benji Gil, Vernand Morency, Eric Arnett, Chris Johnson and the gang, but this particular specimen is crucially awful.

World Cup 2010:No More Bud Ice...

It is hard to believe that it was 16 years ago that I was watching the Irish, Italian and Brazilian teams practicing at Rutgers and Drew U in Jersey. We were drinkin' Bud Ice all day watching every game. My buddy's dad worked and we had the house to ourselves. We would be celebrating GOOOOOOALs by running out on the deck, screaming and throwing cans...oh to be 16 again.

Topps Millions: Strasburg Broke The Transmogrifier

Go to toppsmillion.com or toppscards.com this morning to view your collection or redeem a code, and here is what you get:


"A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible.

Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.


ok. nice job everybody...

UPDATE: it is 11:51 and I finally got into my TMCG account...

Damn, Son: I Think I Am A Nats Fan...

I had GED Graduation ceremonies at 7, but caught the 8th and 9th on the radio...I was kinda in awe (I type reluctantly because I have an aversion to hype) and it was on the radio...

I have to be honest, this train started rolling when they signed PudgeII, Josh Willingham and Nyjer Morgan, both a couple of my favorite players on teams I did not care about. Add Ian Desmond doing fairly well in his first full year...I like this team. I don't really care for the likes of Lastings Millege, nor dmitri young(#21, then 42, then 21 again? Baseball ref, am I missing something?), among others.

eBay: The Dollar Store?

I have read so many posts, starting from when I started reading Cardblogs, in which I thought the writer was lying about the price they won an eBay item for. I have been working eBay for glass art, Sneakers, and most of all, cards. I have seen people winning cards for $.99. Now, I have won my fair share of auctions for good prices, but it all seemed too good to be true.
After reading a post by Beardy about a card he did not expect to win, I thought I would bust out the one I had to talk about.
I put in the minimum bid on this Pena auto, 1.01. I have wanted this card for so long. L0s' auto is one of my favorites and I don't love the look of the Topps base auto.
I check back in the other day, and it was mine for 99 cents. (FREE shipping)
Finally, I believe you all. I apologize for thinking you were all a bunch of filthy liars.

Sick. I am going to renew my dedication to checking auctions that end at 4am or have misspelled names.

where it's at.....got two burned fables and a bike with chrome.

EDIT:upon further review, this card had FREE shipping as is edited above.

I have one more auto coming in the mail that was .99 with free shipping, but it has none of the starpower this one has, if I can even say that.

It Really Took Us This Long?: Supe's On No Longer.

"No soup for you"...there we go, that is how outdated this guy's skills were when they reached the Brewers staff way too many questionable starts ago.

NLCS MVP? not here in Milwaukee...It is regrettable that you had to be a part of the destruction that was (and is still) the hangover from CC's millions and the utter collapse of the Brewers pitching staff since that glorious week in 08, but you suck ass. I never wanted you on my team. I thought you were a waste of money from the start and your contract from 07 is one of the symptoms of a diseased pitching strategy being executed by what can only be referred to as a group pf chimpanzees in a room with some VCRs and blank contracts.

Eric Arnett, I need you to straighten out that Sig, and get to to floodplain to join the Crew for a playoff run next year.

You are being made fools of by the REDS...what does that say to you?

2010 Bowman:When Worlds Collide

Bought a few Jumbos of 2010 Bowman, I had some luck. no golden ticket here, and I did NOT pay 20bucks for these jumbos, that would be stupid no matter who is in the set. I have seen the jumbo boxes going for well over 200 on eBay alone. I don't even want to check any of the retailers. The Shop I got them from was only opening one hobby and one jumbo box for pack sales. All of the other boxes were now sealed $100 and $220 lottery tickets for people with more money than brains.

I am pumped that the lame blue parallel that I got was of a Brewer, and that I got all the big guys, except for Harper (but Cardboard Problem has more on that). I got a great looking Blue refractor, Dustin Ackley chrome, and a peculiarly poular ($20+) Jose Iglesias auto.
The auto pull is tight. It's nice to be happy with a pull from any of several teams, a nice thing about moving every 3.4 years.

I will not have to buy any more of this product, and will hope to trade for the base I want. Then I got the "sorta flashback to fleerUltra" inserts of two of the biggest stories in baseball including the kid who will be pitching for the geographically closest baseball team to my heart. (to say nothing of my growing enthusiasm for the team) Oh, and a cubs guy. do not want.

that title is extremely dramatic. Save for the design, which I love because I am a simpleton when it comes to cards, 2010 Bowman has caused just such drama. It is all alot of us have to write about. I am still wishing someone else would help me out with HertChrome, but now this set of "epic" proportions is upon us. It is nice to see people and writers lose feathers over this one, and the stir has gone nationwide and mainstream and all that.

CardWeblogger Fact # 342: Non-refractor chrome cards scan like crap. Refractor chrome cards look gorgeous.

Best improvement: silver signature overlay (so sick, but I bet I'll get sick of it) worst "improvement": continuing the "base rookie auto"...that is some bullshit. I just want a real Heyward RC in chrome dammit. (and still making those "gold" cards in every pack...that is just plain stupid)

Verdict:
Still beats the shit out of everything 2010 Topps has to offer save for TMCG.
If you have 2010 topps needs, I am your man, I am keeping about zero of those cards. (not ONE made it into my top 100 best-looking cards. The auto above is automatically in my top 60 or so favorite autos and that Cody wheeler easily cracked the top 40 best-looking chrome cards.

1979 Topps: Who Do I Look Like?

Please tell me you don't need a hint...

That is correct Beard and SewingMachineGuy...

Principal Ed Rooney.

your prize is a warm gummy bear.