Awesome Check out my Cards Purchase!

Hey guys, Drew back here. Well, it was a short week of school but it took forever to go by. I made my fantasy league, and I have about 6 packs left in my box. I'm sending a new through the mail out soon, so I've been busy. But, I've posted a ton lately and a lot this month, which is nice! I've been struggling to keep on track but once I got back on track, I got behind again. Check out this sweet package that I used Check Out My Cards store credit for, I got the $ for my report card grades.

2009 Bowman Chrome X Fractors /250:
Nick Swisher
Robinson Cano

We'll start off with these. I don't have many nice x-fractors so this is cool. I love these cards! I wanna get a basic Swisher and Cano rainbow with the set, for Swisher I still need the base, refractor, gold and blue, I have the orange. For cano I need the blue, gold, and orange. Red will be tough to find for both, so I made the lists shorter. I really like this set and these cards only cost me a few bucks.

2009 Topps Chrome Blue Refractor /199:
Nick Swisher

Now, as I said in my box break review of Topps Chrome a while back, these blue refractors are AMAZING looking, and I pulled a few out of my box. Unfortunately, I didn't get a Swisher or Cano, and when I saw Swisher's on the site I jumped all over it. It was worth it. The picture on this card is hilarious and makes me laugh every time I see it. Well, that's all for Player Collection pickups, here is the rest of the loot.

1997 Bowman Chrome Javier Vazquez RC
2002 Bowman Draft Gold Curtis Granderson RC

I needed these for the Yankee Rookie Card PC, which has an updated list of current Yankees rookie cards that I need. Only 2 more (Randy Winn & Sergio Mitre) and I'll be up to date. I will need to upgrade a few of them, but for the most part this collection is nice! Vazquez has had a pretty solid career, last year being the highlight, and now he's a Yankee (again). I've always liked Granderson and he has had a nice short career right now. I got him through the mail last year, and he's seemed to be a really charitable and nice guy, and hopefully he can help donate another World Series ring to New York! I'm pretty sure these are true rookie cards, and they are nice!

2001 Topps Drew Brees RC

After the Saints won the Super Bowl I ran over to COMC and had to make an offer on this card. I barely had enough store credit, and I actually needed to take 3 cards off the shipment so I didn't go over on price. This is a really nice card, and I really like Drew (not just because he shares my name). He deserved a ring after a very successful career and I'll be rooting for him for the rest of his career. Congrats again Drew!

2005 UD Artifacts "Autofacts" Sparky Lyle Autograph /599

When I saw this I knew I needed to have it. And $6.00 later it was mine! Sparky is probably my favorite Yankees pitcher that played before I was born, along with Whitey Ford, Ron Guidry, and Goose Gossage. The design is sweet on this card, and it is on card, which is a plus! It also doesn't have that annoying green and yellow old Upper Deck logo on it, the gold foil makes it look so much better. Overall, a heck of a card considering he's one of the Top 5 Yankees relief pitchers of all time.

2005 Sweet Spot Signatures Don Maynard Autograph

Probably the sweetest Jets card I own right now, and it was only $10.00. Maynard is a Hall of Fame wide receiver who played for the Jets during the same time and before Joe Namath. He even played when the Jets were the New York Titans. He is one of a few Jets Hall of Famers, including head coach Weeb Ewbank & Broadway Joe, well, along with Curtis Martin too when he gets in. As for the card, the autograph is really sharp, and he signed the plastic helmet perfectly. From what I've seen this set has some killer looking autographs. The hole in the helmet obviously is part of the helmet, not an error.

and lastly....

1960 Topps Billy Martin

This is one of my Top 5 oldest cards right now, and although he is not in a Yankee uniform, it was worth it for $5.00. Not only that but it is in MINT condition, it looks like it could've been part of the 2009 Topps Heritage set. If I ever get the money I will probably get this graded but that has yet to be decided. Doesn't it cost like $30.00 to get a card graded? I love only this card, Billy should be a Hall of Famer, but he is in a long list of "should be's" so chances are he won't make it. My dad loved Billy when he was manager of the Yankees, and I enjoyed watching that ESPN show "The Bronx is Burning" that was about him, George Steinbrenner, Reggie, and the rest of the 1970's Yankees.

Wow, my collection is growing every day thanks to you guys, and thanks to my grades, haha. I think I'm caught up now but still have a Topps box that will be finished within days. Maybe even tomorrow. See Ya!

Congrats to the Who Dat Nation + New Trivia

courtesy: ESPN.com

Hey guys, Drew back here, I want to congratulate all the Saints fans for an awesome win yesterday, I'm sure if you're in New Orleans that you haven't been inside your house for a day now so the game will be not the 1st thing on your minds when you guys get done partying a few weeks from now! It was a great game, and I enjoyed watching it! Peyton & Brees just went back and forth until Peyton threw that big pick, one of the biggest plays in Saints history, by Tracy Porter. I was very happy to see the Saints win, especially because of Hurricane Katrina a few years ago and the fact that they've never played in a Super Bowl in franchise history.

The bad parts about the Super Bowl were everything outside of the game itself. The commercials sucked and they've gotten worse every year. The only ones that I thought were decent (but still didn't get a laugh out of me) were the one with the sleepwalking guy and the Brett Favre Hyundai commercial. He very well could be the MVP of the 2020 NFL season, if the NFL exists. The Who also looked plain old old out there, and they certainly put me to sleep.

Getting back to the highlights of the night, Grandpa Roy and I just talked on the phone and we have our first trivia question of the new year for you today, relating to the Super Bowl last night, here is your question:

The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl last night as you all know in a miraculous fashion. After a long 44 year drought of no Super Bowl appearances, the 'Aints came out and beat the Colts, 31-17. They became the 9th NFL team to win their 1st Super Bowl game they've appeared in. What are the other 8 teams?

1. Green Bay Packers, 1966 Super Bowl Champions
2. New York Jets, 1968 Super Bowl Champions
3. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1974 Super Bowl Champions
4. San Fransisco 49ers, 1981 Super Bowl Champions
5. Chicago Bears, 1985 Super Bowl Champions
6. New York Giants, 1986 Super Bowl Champions
7. Baltimore Ravens, 2000 Super Bowl Champions
8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002 Super Bowl Champions
9. New Orleans Saints, 2009 Super Bowl Champions

UPDATE: Got them all! Post coming soon! Good job

You guys know the deal, but I'll explain it again for you. Please comment with your guess, only 1 guess per day for each person. Please try your hardest to think of these off the top of your heads, there will be no prize this year, and after a really busy last few months, I'm not sure prizes will be provided to the other 4 people in the Top 5 from last year, which I will need to ask them. Have fun with the question and Good luck!

Super Bowl Sunday- Take Your Pick!

Hey guys, Drew back here. Today I am going to an airsoft party, and I'm getting back at around 7:30 I think. So, I'll miss the 1st hour of the Super Bowl, which isn't a huge deal but it does stink a little. The past 2 Super Bowls both had horrible 1st halves, until James Harrison returned that touchdown last year. This year, we have the Saints vs. the Colts, and it's gonna be a heck of a game. It's going to be exciting to see who wins it, and I can't wait to watch it.

I am honestly rooting for the Saints, because I really want to see them win. The Colts are a good team and I respect Manning & Reggie Wayne quite a bit, and I won't mind seeing them win, but they just won and I'd like to see the 'aints go all the way. It's going to come down to defense I think, and the Saints have a pretty bad one at that. The Colts have a pretty balanced attack so they will be tough to beat, so that means one of my former faves Jonathan Vilma, needs to step it up and have a big game. Both defenses aren't anything special, but the Colts have the edge at that point.

The Saints have the edge on offense for one reason and one reason only, the rushing attack. I think Reggie Bush is one of the best clutch running backs in the NFL now, especially in the playoffs. He does absolutely nothing in the regular season but he is a lethal weapon in the postseason. Add in Pierre Thomas and you have a good running game. Addai won't be able to match this in any way, shape, or form.

Overall, I think the Saints have enough offense to prevail, but it's gonna be a close game. It could definitely go either way, and we have never seen Drew Brees in such a big game before, so we'll have to see how he handles it. I think he will very well.

Prediction: Saints 30, Colts 27

I'm leaving a poll up now, take your pick, Go Saints, and See Ya!