don't worry, bo also sent some dodger cards

this will be the last post about the cards that bo from baseball cards come to life sent me recently.  it was a great package containing double play cards, tatooine cards, cards featuring memorial patches, and, of course, dodger cards.

i am surprised that i have not yet shown this 1993 topps stadium club orel hershiser card

on the blog previously. its got the bulldog sitting in dodger stadium on a beautiful day for baseball.

this 2002 leaf rookies and stars brian jordan card

also features dodger stadium as a backdrop, with jordan running between the kevin brown and shawn green images on the outfield wall mural.

this 1992 classic best roberto mejia card

however, features vero beach's holman stadium as its backdrop.  that may well be carlos delgado kneeling behind mejia, by the way.  the dodgers lost mejia in the expansion draft to the rockies, but at least he made it to the majors.  that can't be said about the next guy.

1992 upper deck minors ryan luzinski

the dodgers' first round draft pick in 1992 made it as high as triple-a with the dodgers and later the orioles, but never got the call to the big leagues.

1992 upper deck minors todd hollandsworth

how convenient for the dodgers' bakersfield affiliate that they could use the brooklyn dodgers 'b' on their hats and helmets.  holly, of course, was the 1996 national league rookie of the year, but before that, he apparently enjoyed sorting grains of sand.

another dodger prospect of the mid-90's was paul konerko.  here's a 1994 topps stadium club card

celebrating the dodgers' first round pick in the 1994 draft.

originally a catcher, the dodgers moved konerko to first base, presumably because they had mike piazza behind the plate.  konerko is fielding his position on this 1998 pinnacle performers card

as well as this 1998 topps stadium club

they also tried him at third base and even the outfield.  he was, after all, the second best prospect in all of baseball heading into the 1998 season (as ranked by baseball america).  today, i don't think you trade that type of prospect for a closer.

i'll finish up with a couple of dodgers hanging out on tatooine - 1993 score select lenny harris

and jose offerman

one last thank you, bo! that was a fun package to sort through!

a couple packs and a blaster worth of cards

more 2015 topps cards from my recent purchase. these all came from a couple of loose packs and a blaster.

clayton kershaw highlight/checklist

nice.

clayton kershaw league leader (wins)

nice of topps to use a different kershaw photo from that on the checklist above or his base card.  no such dice for adrian gonzalez, whose image on the rbi league leader card

is the same as his base

here's andrew heaney

who was a dodger for a few short moments this offseason

eric sogard

this would be a good year to be an a's collector.  i was one, once, around 1981.

masahiro tanaka

like evan gattis in my last post, i am left wondering why tanaka gets the future stars foil.  it used to be that you graduated from future star status on cards once you made the all-rookie team.

trevor cahill

not a good game face.

i did ok with the inserts from a dodger perspective - i pulled two cards from the jackie robinson story - #3

and #10

plus 1st home run inserts of paul konerko

(need his base final tribute), and yasiel puig

these seemed to be the most prevalent insert. i also pulled matt adams

jason heyward

jose abreu

who also has the future stars/rookie cup thing going on on his base card

here are some archetypes inserts - mark mcgwire

mike trout

cal ripken

and yoenis cespedes

who also shares space with jim rice on the red sox version of the inspired play insert

here's matt harvey and tom terrific on the mets version

i found a fair number of red sox inserts, including the two above.  this is a mookie betts robbed card

plus a first pitch from meb keflezighi, marathon winner

the phillies were also represented - this is the only rainbow foil card i pulled, and it's of marlon byrd

this is a jim bunning baseball history insert

i can think of other history being made in the baseball world in 1955

how about a mike schmidt highlight of the season card?

followed by yankees.  here's babe ruth on his own highlight of the season card

plus a babe ruth's call your shot game card

this thoroughly confused me, until i discovered that this card is not a game card, just a coupon.  the game cards are scratch offs.

from the sultan of swat to the straw that stirs the drink, reggie jackson makes an appearance on a free agent insert

as i hold out hope that steve garvey is on the series 2 checklist.  any insert set that honors free agency's anniversary should include andy messersmith, but topps ignored rick monday with their 1965 draft cards last year, so i don't expect to see messersmith.  garvey has a better, although very slight, chance.

finally, here's the commemorative 1st home run medallion i pulled.  derek jeter

although i would have preferred a base jeter/final tribute card.  maybe in the pack i pick up with the 50 cent coupon.

trying to catch up with a trade

i received some great cards from jared at catching up with collecting not too long ago.  actually, it was a couple of days before christmas.  i still need to get my return package out the door, but i will do so soon.  in the meantime, here are some of the dandies that jared sent my way.

2001 upper deck decade 1970's steve garvey decade dynasties

2001 ud decade1970's manny mota

2013 panini cooperstown duke snider

2013 panini prizm yasiel puig

2013 panini prizm hyun-jin ryu

2013 panini prizm paco rodriguez walmart blue parallel

1998 bowman chrome paul konerko

2013 bowman chrome prospects corey seager

2013 topps luis cruz emerald parallel

2013 topps clayton kershaw walmart blue diamond insert

and a 2013 topps update clayton kershaw rookie card manupatch

a good lot of dodger cards there.  thanks jared!