pwe bombs part 2

here's a peek at the contents of the other 5 pwe bombs i received on friday from jaybarkerfan

pwe #6:

1982 fleer davey lopes

1982 fleer bobby mitchell
2009 ud icons chad billingsley
2007 topps jason schmidt
1996 leaf steel todd hollandsworth

pwe #7:

1997 leaf hideo nomo

2012 topps hong chih kuo
2012 bowman platinum clayton kershaw
2012 bowman platinum matt kemp
2011 bowman prospects allen webster

pwe #8:

1982 topps pedro guerrero

1983 topps ken landreaux

1984 topps steve sax

1985 topps terry whitfield
1986 topps rick honeycutt
1989 topps jay howell
2009 ud opc jonathan broxton

pwe #9:

1997 pinnacle hideo nomo (clout)
1988 fleer star stickers orel hershiser

2004 topps total darren dreifort
2012 topps ted lilly
2012 topps clayton kershaw (league leaders)

pwe #10:

2003 topps brian jordan
2003 topps omar daal
2004 upper deck vintage odalis perez

2011 bowman prospects rafael ynoa

thanks!

more like 'kraft monstrous home runs'

reader david offered to send me some cards recently, including one of the 'nefarious 9' - a 1994 kraft singles mike piazza

i guess i wasn't buying a lot of processed cheese slices back in the mid 1990's, because if i were, i would not have needed that card.  kraft did it again in 1995, and david sent that one to me as well.

these non-licensed cards actually look ok when it's a catcher being featured, thanks to all the gear that hides the team logos.  take a look at this 1996 leaf steel piazza card that david also included

you can't tell that leaf has the license, but kraft does not.  back to the kraft cards, i know why they put sluggers like piazza in the set, but i hope that at least someone in the marketing meetings spoke up and suggested including bip roberts or kenny lofton or brett butler in the set.  actually, my point is moot because i just checked and tony gwynn led the majors in singles in 1994, and he's in the set.  let's move on.

there were also some more recent cards in the package, like this 2012 topps gypsy queen card of matt kemp

david was kind enough to note that this is the sp version of kemp's card.  very helpful.  i have not purchased any gypsy queen this year, and i don't think i bought any packs last year either, so it's nice to get them in trade or just out of kindness.

there was also this clayton kershaw with the gold frame border

it's quite fancy.

i also got my first look at the 2012 topps stickers, thanks to david

pretty sure those are all images that topps has used on other releases.

thanks for reading david, and for sending me the cards.  and also, i suppose, for eating cheese.  it's all very much appreciated.

i must be in the front row!

i received a trade package from saints of the cheap seats recently that contained fantastic dodger goodness, none of which were 'cheap seat' worthy.  these were some really nice cards.  here's a sampling:

the first card in the package was this 1996 leaf steel hideo nomo card

as the name would suggest, the card is metal, all right.  i could put this thing in my breast pocket and it would stop a bullet.  no doubt.  this card is probably worth a lot thanks to the price of steel.

here's a 1998 topps gold label eric karros card

sadly, not printed on gold.  i am not too much of a fan of multiple photos on the fronts of cards, but at least this card shows us that eric bats and eric fields.  i wonder what they did for cards of designated hitters.

next up are a couple of cards from fleer's version of topps gold label - 1999 fleer flair showcase raul mondesi - the power...

... and the passion

"oh - the temper of the time."  was peter garrett singing about rauuuuuuuuuuuuuul? either way, we now know that mondesi bats, broods, catches balls, and runs.  and is number 43.  good info.  but was he "wasting away in paradise"?

2008 topps delwyn young auto

delwyn hit a bunch of doubles in the minors in 2007 and topps celebrated his performance with sticker autos.  meanwhile, the people in the background look like they are straight out of 'when it was a game'.

here's a teammate of young's - james mcdonald - on a 2009 upper deck sweet spot auto

young and mcdonald (not to be confused with old mcdonald) are teammates on the pirates.  actually, i am reminded that they are not teammates as delwyn fled across the state to join the phillies after last season.

1998 leaf fractal foundation dennis reyes

i was under the impression that reyes became a lefty after being visited by dodger scout mike brito who made the suggestion.  it turns out that reyes sustained a fairly serious injury to his right shoulder and so became a lefty out of necessity.  he's currently still pitching in the bigs having joined the red sox this year.  i recall that when he won his big league debut for the dodgers, he ended the dodgers' 5-year streak of not having a left-handed starter earn a victory.  and to think that they made the playoffs in two of those years.

here's a jeff kent relic from 2008 ud spx

that's all i have to say about that.

we'll finish with this here-to-fore unseen (by me) card, a 1996 upper deck collector's choice you crash the game card of eric karros

it's pretty cool, with the transparent part in the middle.  reminds me of the melted lifesavers my grandma would put in the middle of some of her christmas sugar cookies.  i remember the yctg promotion, and i am pretty sure i mailed in some winners, but i don't recall getting cards like this back from dick mcwilliams.  anyone have some info on this card?  are there other dodgers as well?

thanks dan!