flush with dodgers

are jokers wild? if so, then tom from the angels, in order sent me a flush.  there's eric karros from the 1992 bicycle rookies playing card set

not sure if he's a smoker or a midnight toker, but he is a joker.  then there's eddie murray from the 1991 international playing card company all-stars set

pedro astacio from the 1992 rookies set

brett butler from the all-stars set

and another karros card from the rookies set

cue motorhead…i'll wait.

there were a couple other playing cards in the package - memorial types - that i will show in future posts.  there were also cards from another sort of game - 1991 classic.  here's a darryl strawberry card from the first series (i think) that features him with former teammate dwight gooden

if you want to see more of doc and darryl, check out the timeless teams post from yesterday.  if you want to trade with tom, check out the angels, in order.

thanks for the trade tom!

card show recap - dealers 5, 6, and 7. hunting for memorials

on to dealer 5.  this was the guy that had the 1995 topps brooklyn dodgers archives cards in a dime box the last time i was there.  i didn't get any more of those, but i did pick up these cards.

1991 classic eddie murray

1991 fleer ozzie smith

1991 fleer ultra don mattingly

1994 upper deck all-time heroes vida blue 125th anniversary parallel

1994 upper deck all-time heroes bert campaneris 125th anniversary parallel

1994 upper deck all-time heroes al oliver 125th anniversary parallel - with bonus expos hat

2001 topps gallery chan ho park - it's night time at dodger stadium

1993 upper deck sp tony gwynn - in scott sanders' jersey

2002 topps total glossy chipper jones checklist
2003 laser line vladimir guerrero

2008 upper deck first edition buddy carlyle
2008 upper deck first edition chien ming wang
2008 upper deck goudey jimmy rollins
2009 topps update carl crawford
2009 upper deck icons brian roberts
2009 upper deck icons mariano rivera
2009 upper deck icons jimmy rollins
2009 upper deck sweet spot shin soo choo
2009 upper deck sweet spot raul ibanez
2010 upper deck roy halladay biography

most of those are for my memorials project, so they'll be showcased over time.

short and sweet with dealer 6.  this was the guy that completed my 1973 topps set a while back at the big annual show in town.  i was hoping for more set completing karma.  i failed.  he did have the last player card i needed, though.

1974 topps phil niekro

i still need a couple of checklists from the set.  mission not accomplished.

dealer 7.  i bought 10 cards from this guy, all from 2011 topps update.  8 of the cards are for the memorials project, and two were double plays.

2011 topps update willie bloomquist cognac

2011 topps update dj lemahieu cognac

2011 topps update derek jeter checklist cognac
2011 topps update clayton kershaw cognac
2011 topps update clayton kershaw diamond
2011 topps update jay bruce diamond
2011 topps update andre ethier cognac
2011 topps update starlin castro cognac
2011 topps update lonnie chisenhall cognac
2011 topps update brandon wood cognac

so there you have it. my card show loot from dealers 5, 6 and 7.  remember, i am looking for three numbers in the comments - how much did i spend with each dealer?  closest (or first to get the exact amount correct) wins some cards.

last dealer post coming tomorrow morning! stay tuned.

al west trades

so, i was curious how many times the dodgers have traded with their american league counterparts in the al west.  it was no surprise that the team the dodgers have dealt with the most is the a's - the team that has been around the longest.

the dodgers and angels have made 7 deals, most recently reggie williams (the second one) to the halos for mike james in october of 1993.  there was the big frank robinson trade in 1972, the jim brewer deal in 1975, and a couple of other deals in the 60's, but the last one prior to the 1993 trade was in 1976 when ellie rodriguez came to the dodgers in exchange for orlando alvarez.  you remember ellie, right?  he got a dodger card in the 1977 topps set, and was nice enough to sign a copy for me

but i almost prefer his "fantastically 1973 topps" 1973 topps card

three brewers and an umpire's ass.  nice work, topps.
as i mentioned, the dodgers and a's have made a bunch of trades, 13 to be exact.  the most recent one was when andre ethier was obtained for milton bradley and antonio perez.  you probably remember the big 1987 deal that involved the mets, where bob welch went to oakland and jay howell, jesse orosco and alfredo griffin joined the dodgers.  well, a couple months before that, the dodgers sent rick honeycutt to oakland for tim belcher.  another one i remember quite clearly is bill north to the blue for glenn burke in may of 1978.

the mariners came into existence in 1977.  since then, they have made 7 trades with the dodgers. the most recent, of course, is the three team deal that sent trayvon robinson to the mariners at this year's trade deadline.  although the dodgers lost 3 players (jose baez, kevin pasley, and john hale) to the mariners by way of waivers or purchased contracts in 1977, the first trade between the two teams came in 1985 when steve yeager was dealt to the m's for ed vande berg. 

and then there are the rangers.  they began as the senators in 1961, and in total there have been 7 trades between the franchises. dave stewart for rick honeycutt in 1983 is pretty memorable, but the biggest trade between the two franchises was the 1964 deal that brought claude osteen and john kennedy to la at the expense of frank howard, ken mcmullen, pete richert, phil ortega and dick nen.  however, it's been 21 years since the dodgers last dealt with texas.  in 1990, they sent jim poole to the rangers for a couple of minor leaguers. 

poole appeared in just 16 games for the dodgers, all in 1990.  as such, he had a ridiculous number of cards made in 1991.  lucky for me, he signed a bunch of 'em.  here's a 1991 classic

with dodger stadium as a background

same goes for 1991 donruss

1991 fleer

and 1991 score

not sure where he was for the photo on his 1991 topps debut '90 card

poole was already through texas on his way to baltimore by the time some of these cards were released, i am pretty sure.