| 1988 Fleer #276 Jose Canseco 1988 Fleer Update #U-68 Todd Stottlemyre 1989 Donruss Bonus MVPs #BC-15 Cal Ripken 1989 Score Young Superstars II #20 Todd Stottlemyre 1989 Upper Deck #674 Ozzie Smith 1989 Upper Deck #754 Todd Zeile 1990 Donruss Bonus MVPs #BC-10 Ryne Sandberg 1991 Topps Traded #83T Phil Nevin 1993 Topps Gold #3 Ryne Sandberg |
Showing posts with label 1993 Topps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1993 Topps. Show all posts
2016-06-12
Zistle Trade #24
I made another smallish trade on Zistle, for some needs from the overproduction era. A few are base cards, but 6 of the 9 are either from traded sets or inserts, so they're a little harder to track down.
I've long been working on the 1990 Donruss set, and Ryne Sandberg was one of the two Bonus MVPs I didn't have yet. I've got the other on the way in another trade, too, so that insert set is nearly complete along with the base set, which I think is almost complete except for some errors and variations. I have a lot of 1989 Donruss base cards, but not many bonus MVPs, so the Ripken is a good get for me. The two Todd Stottlemyre cards are just because I collect Todd Stottlemyre, much like the Ozzie, Todd Zeile, and Jose Canseco cards. I put the Team USA cards from 1991 Topps Traded on my list after getting a few of them in the past and liking them, and finally there's a 1993 Topps Gold, also of Ryne Sandberg. I've still got over 780 of those to go to complete that set.
2016-03-14
Pi Day 2016
As a math guy, I should really do more to celebrate Pi Day. It seems to have become more well known in recent years, but in case you don't know, today is 3/14, and Pi is the transcendental number that begins 3.14..., so today has been declared Pi Day. Rather than geek out about it from a math perspective, I've opted for a baseball slant. I haven't really posted anything about it for a few years, since 2013 when I declared it Pete Incaviglia Day, because at the time he was the only P.I. in the major leagues.
Just over a month after that Pi Day, we got another P.I. in the majors - Phil Irwin. I don't have any cards of his, but he played with Pittsburgh in 2013 and Texas in 2014, for a total of 8.2 innings. Phil's going to have to put in a little more work to get his name on Pi Day, so Happy Pete Incaviglia Day!
| 1993 Topps - ToppsGold #7 Pete Incaviglia |
2015-08-16
Junior Junkie's Generosity, Part II
Part I
Next up from Junior Junkie: More Bo Jackson.
That first card has no copyright notice on it, but 1989 Stats, so I assumed it was a 1990. A reverse Google image search led me to find that the set is called Stadium News, which I should have assumed, and I found several other cards from the set in Zistle.
These cards have brought me to a decision. I must find a black White Sox jersey T-shirt with Jackson #8 on it.
Next up from Junior Junkie: More Bo Jackson.
| 1990 Stadium News #BJ Bo Jackson 1991 Topps #600 Bo Jackson 1991 Upper Deck #545 Bo Jackson 1991 Upper Deck #744 Bo Jackson 1992 Donruss #470 Bo Jackson 1992 Score #361 Bo Jackson |
| 1992 Topps #290 Bo Jackson 1992 Triple Play #164 Bo Jackson 1992 Upper Deck #555 Bo Jackson 1993 Leaf #316 Bo Jackson 1993 Topps #400 Bo Jackson 1994 Sportflics 2000 Rookie/Traded #150 Bo Jackson |
2015-04-08
Turkey For Me, Turkey For You III: Turkeys in Time
If you get that sequel reference, you're probably just about my age, and, like me, you felt that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles could do no wrong in 1993. Anyway, let's see the last of the Turkey Red trade from 2 by 3 Heroes.
That's a nice pile of Cardinals to finish off the trade. With all the Cardinals cards I have stockpiled, I'm always kind of impressed to see just how many simple base cards are out there that I don't have, even though I know that shouldn't surprise me.
| 2008 Upper Deck - Star Quest #SQ-16 Albert Pujols 2008 Upper Deck - Star Quest #SQ-32 Albert Pujols 2006 Fleer Ultra #38 Jim Edmonds 2007 Fleer Ultra #149 Jim Edmonds 2013 Gypsy Queen #80 Bob Gibson 2007 Topps #660 Yadier Molina 2003 Upper Deck Victory #88 Mark McGwire 1993 Topps #191 Sean Lowe |
2015-03-23
Donuts from Johnny's Trading Spot, Part II
Several weeks ago, I read a post at Johnny's Trading Spot titled Instant mini collections up for grabs. "Up for Grabs" always gets my attention, so I threw my name into the mix. They were supposed to be randomly assigned, but through a lucky draw and one trade, each of the winners wound up with exactly what they originally wanted most. For me, that was cards with batting donuts.
Part I
I don't have much time to write much today, so just enjoy these donuts, along with an inordinately large number of Dan Walters cards.
Part I
I don't have much time to write much today, so just enjoy these donuts, along with an inordinately large number of Dan Walters cards.
| 1994 Score #478 Jeff Gardner #556 Darrell Whitmore 1998 Score Rookie/Traded #RT165 Matt Williams 1995 Collector's Choice Special Edition #31 Chili Davis #77 Ray Lankford #111 Robby Thompson |
| 1993 Topps #85 Sandy Alomar #273 Dan Walters #318 Willie Wilson #324 Willie Randolph #326 Gary Varsho 1993 Topps - Gold #85 Sandy Alomar #318 Willie Wilson 1993 Stadium Club #175 Dan Walters 1993 Upper Deck #632 Chris Gwynn |
| 1994 Score #60 Lenny Dykstra 1995 Stadium Club Members Only #46 Manny Ramirez 1993 Upper Deck #172 Dan Walters 1995 Studio - Gold Series #44 Lenny Dykstra |
2014-05-18
Zistle Trade #8 Part A
I recently completed a trade on Zistle. I like getting random Cardinals from fellow bloggers contest prizes or throw-ins for trades, but there's something immensely satisfying about checking off something from my want list on every single card in a package.
Gerald Perry, Andy Van Slyke, and (obviously) Lee Smith were on my want list because they were all Cardinals. I'd like to complete the 1992 and 1993 Topps Gold sets, so all the remaining cards from those sets are on my list as well. These were no commons, though. In fact, both are Hall-of-Famers...though Deion's in the football hall of fame. Finally, much lower on my priority list, but still there, is an insert from 2011 Heritage.
There are actually slightly more cards to this trade, but I like to be able to search out my cards using blogger's tags, and I'm out of space for this post. So instead, I'll share a mildly amusing anecdote.
A family member of mine who was a bit older was, for some reason, trying to come up with Deion Sanders' name. I don't recall why exactly, probably because he had made a play in a recent game against the Cardinals and we were talking baseball. He kept saying "you know" and "uh" and was getting increasingly frustrated and the name that was on the tip of his tongue. He finally blurted out "you know, Fancy Pants!", referring to Neon Deion's flashy ways. We were in the middle of a restaurant at the time, and everyone had only heard him say "Fancy Pants" rather loudly. We got a few weird looks, but we all laughed it off. I'm pretty sure I'm the one who figured out who he meant, too. So from then until today, Deion Sanders is always "Fancy Pants" in my mind.
| 1989 Donruss - Bonus MVPs #BC-24 Gerald Perry 1992 Topps - Gold #645 Deion Sanders 1992 Topps Kids #28 Lee Smith 1992 Donruss - Diamond Kings #DK-9 Andy Van Slyke 1993 Topps - Gold #700 Nolan Ryan 2011 Topps Heritage - News Flashbacks #NF-7 Mariner 2 |
There are actually slightly more cards to this trade, but I like to be able to search out my cards using blogger's tags, and I'm out of space for this post. So instead, I'll share a mildly amusing anecdote.
A family member of mine who was a bit older was, for some reason, trying to come up with Deion Sanders' name. I don't recall why exactly, probably because he had made a play in a recent game against the Cardinals and we were talking baseball. He kept saying "you know" and "uh" and was getting increasingly frustrated and the name that was on the tip of his tongue. He finally blurted out "you know, Fancy Pants!", referring to Neon Deion's flashy ways. We were in the middle of a restaurant at the time, and everyone had only heard him say "Fancy Pants" rather loudly. We got a few weird looks, but we all laughed it off. I'm pretty sure I'm the one who figured out who he meant, too. So from then until today, Deion Sanders is always "Fancy Pants" in my mind.
2014-01-10
Zistle Trade #7
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I have many copies (more than 10 in some cases) of a few 1992 Bowman Cardinals cards. A fellow Cardinal fan, in fact, one who doesn't live that far from me, proposed 1 of each of them for these 8 cards from my want list. I think this era of cards makes me happiest, because it's when I first started watching baseball. Also, the 1992 and 1993 ToppsGold sets are on my long-term collecting goals list. So all in all, this was a great trade.
2013-06-10
All-Star Winnings, Part 3
Way back in July 2012, I won a contest at Cards On Cards. The premise was to pick the Cardinals player who would have the biggest impact on the game, determined Sabermetrically. I picked the right player, and got a pile of Cardinals for my trouble. They've been sitting in that same pile, haunting me, for quite some time, so now is the time to show them to you.
Part [ I | II ]
Today, it's wall-to-wall Ray Lankford, with a touch of Mark McGwire.
Ray Lankford. Ray Lankford. Type it enough and the words lose all meaning. Ray was a starter from before the time I started watching baseball in 1992 through 2001, and early on, he was really one of the biggest stars on the team, so he's got quite a few cards in the small sets and insert sets like Hostess and BlackGold. I didn't have most of these cards, except the Hostess card, and many of them were specifically on my want list as well. Curiously, every Lankford card in this bunch pictures him with a road blue hat/helmet.
Since I sort my cards by set, here are two McGwires from two of the sets represented in the Lankford scans above. It's not often you see a running shot of Mark McGwire. Usually it's exactly how that Ovation card looks, the follow-through of the bat, implying a home run swing, or him standing at the ready on defense at first base.
Part [ I | II ]
Today, it's wall-to-wall Ray Lankford, with a touch of Mark McGwire.
| 2001 Stadium Club #52 Ray Lankford |
| 1993 Hostess #5 Ray Lankford 1993 Studio #175 Ray Lankford 1993 Topps - BlackGold #10 Ray Lankford 1993 Upper Deck Fun Pack #76 Ray Lankford 1996 Zenith #38 Ray Lankford 1998 Collector's Choice - Starquest #SQ42 Ray Lankford 1999 Stadium Club #95 Ray Lankford 1999 Upper Deck Ovation #53 Ray Lankford |
| 2001 Stadium Club #100 Mark McGwire 1999 Upper Deck Ovation #53 Mark McGwire |
2013-03-14
Pi Day 2013
Last year, I brought you Felix Pie - all 2 cards of his I owned at the time. And yes, I know the pronunciation is not the same as pi, but I'm a simple man, seeking out cheap laughs. This year, I hereby declare.
That's right, Pete Incaviglia. Did you know that - at least according to baseball reference's player listings - he's the only MLB player in history with the initials P.I.? I bet you didn't, nor did you care...nor do you care now. But here's ol' Pete anyway.
It was easy to choose the scans to use, because these are the only 5 Incaviglia cards I have, though I have multiple copies of the 1991 Donruss.
But wait, there's more.
I don't own this card, but it won me a few other cards in the 2011 Prime 9 redemption set, when I picked it out based on a small cropped piece.
Now, everyone go enjoy some pie.
Pete Incaviglia Day
That's right, Pete Incaviglia. Did you know that - at least according to baseball reference's player listings - he's the only MLB player in history with the initials P.I.? I bet you didn't, nor did you care...nor do you care now. But here's ol' Pete anyway.
| 1990 Donruss #48 Pete Incaviglia |
| 1991 Donruss #464 Pete Incaviglia |
| 1992 Upper Deck #271 Pete Incaviglia |
| 1993 Topps - ToppsGold #7 Pete Incaviglia |
| 1994 Fleer Ultra #246 Pete Incaviglia |
It was easy to choose the scans to use, because these are the only 5 Incaviglia cards I have, though I have multiple copies of the 1991 Donruss.
But wait, there's more.
| 1997 Topps #550 Pete Incaviglia |
Now, everyone go enjoy some pie.
2013-03-05
Gold from the Quarry
I've been adding more cards to Zistle, per my 2013 collecting goals, and it has started to pay off. A few weeks ago, I received a trade proposal from hiflew at Cards from the Quarry, which helps yet another goal of completing more trades. Not only that, but it was my favorite kind of trade proposal - one where my trading partner told me exactly what he wants. I seem to have a little trouble putting the package together when someone generously sends me things off my wantlist with only a team or list of teams they'd like in return. I've actually got 2 of those I'm still finishing up. But we can critique my punctuality another day. Right now, it's time for some 20-year-old Gold.
| 1993 Topps - Gold #1 Robin Yount #15 Marquis Grissom #26 Skeeter Barnes #51 Mo Vaughn #58 Jose Melendez #80 Cecil Fielder #82 David Segui #84 Kurt Stillwell #156 Sammy Sosa |
Since I started collecting with 1992 Topps, I've felt like the 1992 and 1993 Gold cards were two of my favorite sets. And these weren't just 9 commons that filled out my set, but 6 of the guys I knew very well as players, including 1 Hall of Famer in Robin Yount.
This brings my total to just 35 of the 825 card set. Why did 1993 have to be such a big set?! We know the answer to that of course, the Marlins and Rockies came into being. I have a feeling this will take me awhile.
2012-09-01
Baseball Cards from Bo, Part III
[Part I]
[Part II]
Bo from Baseball Cards Come to Life contacted me about a trade, and he even did all the work picking cards from both my wantlist and tradelist to set up the swap. Here's the rest of my haul.
| 1989 Fleer #5 Jose Canseco #245 Todd Stottlemyre #457 Willie McGee #462 Steve Peters #463 Ozzie Smith |
| 1988 Donruss #658 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1989 Donruss #620 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1989 Score #453 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1989 Topps #722 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1989 Upper Deck #362 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1993 Topps #23 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1993 Topps - Gold #7 Pete Incaviglia #29 Dwayne Henry #43 Ruben Amaro #77 Junior Felix #89 Eric Anthony #103 Jody Reed |
All in all, I got a lot of neat stuff in this trade. A big thanks to Bo, and as I always implore you when I make a trade, go follow Baseball Cards Come to Life.
2012-07-16
eBay Wins #37
37 happens to be my favorite number. When choosing a jersey number, I always go for it. Casey Stengel has 37 retired for him by both New York teams. Stephen Strasburg wears it. But, this post is about a #23. Eric Karros. I won a 9 card lot of Karros cards for just a dime. I think I'll show them to you in order from least to most favorite, based mostly on my kneejerk reactions while writing up this post.
At least on the card in my hand, the photo looks very flat and dull. Also the Donruss logo is too big and regal-looking. It's just Donruss, not a superpremium set.
This one has a nice action shot, but it's a little awkward-looking. I'm assuming this is a pickoff throw if he's playing first base.
This is a better action shot, but it's a bit logo-heavy on the left side, especially for a base card. It was 1999 after all.
I've got a soft spot for Fleer Ultra, so this one comes in at #6.
I've always thought subtle red accents go well with the Dodgers because of their lone red uniform element, the front number. So the border earns this card the #5 slot.
Ah 1997, when the special effects just started getting silly. Luckily, I'm a fan of silliness most of the time.
I like the full bleed photo with minimal logo and subtly colored text on this one.
THUNDER! It's just fun to say. And the background's all gold. THUNDER!
Of course, one of my favorite sets, 1993 Topps Gold, is going to take the #1 slot. This could be pretty much anyone from Bip Roberts to Mario Mendoza, and it'd still be #1 in this bunch. The rookie cup is a nice touch too.
It looks like I crossed another little milestone in my eBay purchasing, over 2000 cards now. Not bad for under $40 I guess.
| 1994 Donruss #338 Eric Karros |
| 1993 Upper Deck #490 Eric Karros |
| 1999 Upper Deck MVP #106 Eric Karros |
| 1992 Fleer Ultra - All-Rookies #1 Eric Karros |
| 1998 Collector's Choice #395 Eric Karros |
| 1997 Circa #186 Eric Karros |
| 1998 Fleer Tradition #483 Eric Karros |
| 1999 Skybox Thunder #107 Eric Karros |
| 1993 Topps - Gold #11 Eric Karros |
It looks like I crossed another little milestone in my eBay purchasing, over 2000 cards now. Not bad for under $40 I guess.
| eBay Bargain Tracker | |
| Total Cards Bought | 2001 |
| Total Spent | $38.28 |
| Per Card | 1.913 cents |
2012-07-12
A Rookie Contest Win, Part 2
[Part 1]
In Mid-June I won a contest at all the way to backstop by going 3 for 3 in guessing the Rookie cards in his big stack. My prize: the stack, and some other cool stuff he picked out for me.
I can tell my wantlist was well-searched, because I also received 7 cards of one of my favorite players, and a distant cousin, Todd Stottlemyre.
Also from my wantlist, 1993 Topps Gold cards. And some base cards to boot.
I've gotta show former Cardinals, no matter how brief a stint they had in St. Louis. Here are the rest of the base cards:
425 Joe Girardi
562 Bob Zupcic
598 Rico Brogna
606 J. Owens
613 Joel Adamson
622 Ben Rivera
699 Chad Curtis
732 Travis Buckley
747 Carl Willis
773 Cliff Brantley
790 George Bell
I'm trying to complete a set of 1992 and 1993 Topps Gold, and maybe 1994 as well. I haven't organized them all into my have and want list, but I don't have too many so there's a good chance any I get are unique for now, and a quick check of my "to enter in Zistle" box says these two bring me 2 cards closer to the 825 card set.
Once again, thanks to all the way to the backstop for the great cards.
In Mid-June I won a contest at all the way to backstop by going 3 for 3 in guessing the Rookie cards in his big stack. My prize: the stack, and some other cool stuff he picked out for me.
I can tell my wantlist was well-searched, because I also received 7 cards of one of my favorite players, and a distant cousin, Todd Stottlemyre.
| 1991 Score #39 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1992 Donruss #263 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1992 Fleer #342 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1992 Pinnacle #240 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1992 Fleer Ultra #153 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1993 Fleer Ultra #293 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1994 Collector's Choice #269 Todd Stottlemyre |
| 1993 Topps #425 Joe Girardi |
425 Joe Girardi
562 Bob Zupcic
598 Rico Brogna
606 J. Owens
613 Joel Adamson
622 Ben Rivera
699 Chad Curtis
732 Travis Buckley
747 Carl Willis
773 Cliff Brantley
790 George Bell
| 1993 Topps - Gold #483 Brian Griffiths |
| Not to be confused with Brian Griffin |
| 1993 Topps - Gold #787 Mike Matthews |
Once again, thanks to all the way to the backstop for the great cards.
2011-11-10
A Contest win from The Diamond King
I won a contest at The Diamond King over a month ago. He was kind enough to offer up some Beat Up Vintage for merely answering a question on his blog.
The Vintage was the real prize in the contest, with the Gold and Nomars thrown in since they are some of my favorites. I really enjoy the 70s cards (and 50s!) because I started collecting in the 90s and don't have a lot of older stuff. Even though I was a big Nomar fan, my collecting waned around 1999-2000, so those cards nicely fill in some gaps too.
A big thanks to the Diamond King! And go check out his blog!
1979 Topps
#411 Sisler/Cobb
#415 Brock/Brock - I love that he gets featured twice on 1 card
#430 Dave Parker
1974 Topps
2 Hank Aaron 54-57
4 Hank Aaron 62-65
He sent 2 of each of these!
1973 Topps #400 Gaylord Perry
1972 Topps #37 Carl Yastrzemski
1971 Topps
#180 Al Kaline
#525 Ernie Banks
These were looking pretty rough, so I didn't even pull them out of the sleeve.
1955 Bowman #216 Preacher Roe
Man is this one beat up, but I don't care; it's 56 years old!
1993 Topps - Gold #119 Pedro Munoz
1994 Topps - Black Gold #42 Sammy Sosa
I'm a fan of the Topps Gold and Black Gold, especially from 1992, so these are great additions.
Next up, some Nomars!
2002 Fleer Genuine #93
1999 Upper Deck MVP - Swing Time #S6
1999 Upper Deck HoloGrFX - Starview #S6
1998 Studio #60
I really liked Studio, in fact I have the whole set of 8x10s from 1997
The Vintage was the real prize in the contest, with the Gold and Nomars thrown in since they are some of my favorites. I really enjoy the 70s cards (and 50s!) because I started collecting in the 90s and don't have a lot of older stuff. Even though I was a big Nomar fan, my collecting waned around 1999-2000, so those cards nicely fill in some gaps too.
A big thanks to the Diamond King! And go check out his blog!
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