Victory Fine Art Giveaway!

Hey everyone, Drew back here! Recently, I had the pleasure of becoming partners with the good folks at Victory Fine Art - an up and coming licensed provider of fantastic sports artwork.

Victory has emerged over the past year after quite the selection process to determine which artists would produce their works. After examining over 300 different artists, four award winning people were selected to represent the company. Their website currently features a Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, and Indy 500 page; as well as an exclusive Muhammad Ali gallery.

I took an extensive look through their website after initially being contacted by the company to see if we could form a partnership. I was captivated from the second I clicked their website link. Also, I was particularly impressed by their price points. While their original canvas' for each subject cost several thousand dollars, you can own a large 19" by 35" print for just $35.00. A majority of their pieces are meant to gather an emotional message about the player represented; far more than any routine photo commonly used throughout the industry.

Long story short, I was sent a few of their prints this past week to be able to show off for all of you. I chose my two personal favorites of theirs, and I could not be more happy with the results. The first print I chose was the gorgeous Derek Jeter "Farewell" work created by Armando Villarreal. It really captures the essence of Jeter and just how much he is adored by the Yankees fanbase. I can't wait to find a frame for this and display it somewhere in my mancave.

I also chose this gorgeous sepia toned piece also constructed by Villarreal, entitled "Thoughtful", of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Ali has always been one of my all time favorite sports figures, and I browsed their Ali art collection page to add something of his to my collection. I loved most of them, but ultimately sided with this emotional work. I think I made a good choice!

Both arrived in the mail in excellent condition, and I could not be more impressed with their customer service and overall quality.

So here's where the fun begins. Victory has told me I can give away any one of their prints to a lucky reader, and I'm going to do just that.

To enter for a chance to win your favorite piece from the Victory Art website, here is what you will need to do:

- Leave a comment below stating which print you would like to receive if you are chosen as the winner! The comment itself will give you one entry into the random name generator.
- Post a Tweet using the @VictoryFineArt hashtag, a link to this blog post, and my twitter (@drewmihans) for an extra entry.
- Post a Photo on Instagram and tag @VictoryFineArt, leave the link to my blog post, and tag my account (@drewscards) as well in the caption section to earn an additional entry.
- Post on your blog a link to the Victory Fine Art website (https://www.victoryfineart.com/) as well as the link to this contest for two more entries.

The contest will close on Halloween (October 31st at 5:00 PM EST)!

In total, you can earn up to 5 chances to win any piece of artwork to proudly display in your man cave! Trust me, these people are worth your time and effort! Here are a few other examples of what you could win:

Clayton Kershaw

Aaron Rodgers

LeBron James

Good luck to everyone, and let's give these up and comers some hobby love!

See Ya!

Calling All Team Collectors: FREE STUFF!

Hey guys, Drew back here! I spent most of yesterday setting up stacks of duplicate cards for every single team, and I wanted to do something nice for all of you. Not only would I clear some space in my mancave, but I'd also be able to find better homes for some cards I don't have any use for.

If you are interested in taking a stack of cards of your favorite team for FREE, please be sure to be following my blog and leave a comment in the post below. Then, email me (yanks1996wsc@gmail.com) with your address if I don't have it already, and I'll have the cards out to you as soon as I can.

I've already reserved a few stacks for some of my close friends in the hobby, but I've indicated below which teams are and are not available. There are some fairly nice cards in each stack, and hopefully each group has a few cards you can appreciate. Some piles contain more cards than others, so please don't feel like any ridiculous biases are involved. The cards are mostly from the 2000's, but can date as back as the early 1980's for some teams! I'm not looking for any reciprocation with this, so please don't worry about paying me back for any of this!

Arizona Diamondbacks: TAKEN
Atlanta Braves: TAKEN
Baltimore Orioles: Reserved
Boston Red Sox: Reserved
Chicago Cubs: Reserved
Chicago White Sox: TAKEN
Cincinnati Reds: TAKEN
Cleveland Indians: OPEN
Colorado Rockies: TAKEN
Detroit Tigers: TAKEN
Houston Astros: TAKEN
Kansas City Royals: OPEN
Los Angeles Angels: TAKEN
Los Angeles Dodgers: TAKEN
Miami Marlins: TAKEN
Milwaukee Brewers: TAKEN
Minnesota Twins: TAKEN
New York Mets: TAKEN
New York Yankees: Reserved
Oakland Athletics: TAKEN
Philadelphia Phillies: TAKEN
Pittsburgh Pirates: TAKEN
San Diego Padres: TAKEN
San Francisco Giants: TAKEN
Seattle Mariners: TAKEN
St. Louis Cardinals: Reserved
Tampa Bay Rays: TAKEN
Texas Rangers: TAKEN
Toronto Blue Jays: TAKEN
Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos: OPEN

Again, all I need is a comment, a follow, and an email with your address, and you get free stuff! What can be better than that?

See Ya!

Free Stuff Mail!

Hey guys, Drew back here. So, continuing this 1 post per day if lucky routine, which will be crazy out of control in just a few days due to break (Grandpa Roy Question, Possible Other Mail, Baseball Card Hall of Fame, Awards), I got a little mail in today, so let's see what I got!

Today I got a package courtesy of Card Corner Club.net, which is soon celebrating 10 years in the industry. Congrats you guys by the way! Also, one of our own bloggers, Voice of the Collector, or VOTC for short, the Beckett hater, is a writer for the site and displays it often on his blog. The site just started a social network, similar to what Mario at Wax Heaven did. They recently gave away a FREE game used or autograph to everyone who signed up. Well, I saw the letters F R E & E put together so I hopped on the bandwagon and joined the network. It has lots of cool stuff, and has much potential! Although they are finished with their giveaway, they will have many future giveaways so make sure it's on your blogging To Do List, to check it out and sign up!

So they asked me what teams I collected, and I told them. Unfortunately, due to the billions and trillions of Yankees fans out there they were all out and gave me something different. Way different, I'm talking fattest vegetarian different. Check this sweet card I got:

It's a 2008 Sweet Spot Prince Fielder jersey card! And no, it's not white! It's not even black! It's a nice navy blue, a rarity in today's white & gray jersey card community. Although I am in no way a Brewers fan, this is a cool card, and it's free! It's for trade too if anyone is interested, check my wantlist on the sidebar.

So thanks so much you guys, everyone else be sure to check this network out! See Ya!