Mail from someone obsessed with Baseball!

Hey guys, Drew back here with some more mail! Yay! I could be writing all of this stuff into one post, but I just don't have time, considering I spent the last 2 hours typing an essay! I got a package recently from Kelly, from Baseball Obsession-itis! She and I worked out a very nice deal, we got some hits exchanged, and some wantlist needs too! Check out my haul!

First, a bunch more 2010 Allen & Ginter cards! This makes me only need 1 more card to complete the base and short print set, card #75, who I believe is of Jayson Werth. If anyone has it let me know! By the way, this scan came out really cool hahaha.

From one of the best designed relic/auto sets of all time, a 2010 Allen & Ginter Ryan Howard jersey card with a pinstripe! I haven't gotten anything major of Ryan Howard really except a dual relic from the card show that dad got me! As you've probably noticed, I've been working on branching my collection out and getting cards of players not playing for the Yankees that I like. This guy is certainly one of my favorites! And wow, this card looks spectacular!

I never said I stopped collecting Yankees too though! Here's a very nice 2010 National Chicle jersey with pinstripe card of Mark Teixeira! This is now my 4th Yankees relic card from this set, 3 of them being pants cards! And the weird thing is, the only one that is numbered has game used "memorabilia" instead of pants. This is a really card, but again, my biggest complaint is that pink and purple should never be used on a baseball card set!

Thanks so much Kelly! Everyone please check out her blog!

See Ya!

Dad Strikes Again (Show Recap Part IV)

Hey guys, Drew back here. I've been pretty busy lately, but I'm back, with Part 4 of the show recap, the one where dad buys everything in. Take a look!

PART 4:
DAD ATTACK

So, while I bought my things and waited in line, dad bought quite a bit of stuff. He requested a copy of my wantlist and really helped do some damage to it. Check out his set list attack:

First of all, the rest of the 2010 Allen & Ginter set, except 1 card. He accidentally missed card #75, so we need that. This isn't all though, I'm expecting a few more needed cards in some trades coming up. But, yeah, a ton of the cards I needed for Allen & Ginter, which isn't as nice as 2009 but is still great nonetheless.

Also, he knocked off a majority of the 2010 Topps Series 2 Legendary Lineage cards. I really like the looks of these, and they look awesome side by side.

Also, he raided the .10 cent bin, and found a nice lot of Yankees goodies, including 4 Bernie Williams rookies, and a Marcus Thames rookie, which I needed for my Yankees rookie card collection. Nice!

A sweet chrome card from 2010 Topps Heritage of Mariano, numbered 1227/1961.

And a ton of other rookies, including:
- 1984 Fleer Don Mattingly
- 2000 Bowman Chrome Adrian Gonzalez
- 2001 Topps Justin Morneau
- 2003 Bowman Chrome Sergio Mitre
- 2006 Bowman Chrome Jeremy Hellickson
- 2007 UD SP Rookie Edition Tim Lincecum
- 2007 Bowman Tim Lincecum
- 2007 Bowman Phil Hughes
- 2008 Donruss EEE College Ties David Price/Brett Jacobsen /1500
- 2009 Topps Magic Mark Sanchez
- 2010 Bowman Gold Austin Jackson

A really sweet lot! My favorite is the Hellickson, then probably the Rookie Edition Lincecum, but they're all awesome.

Then onto some hits!

2009 Sweet Spot Josh Hamilton Jersey

Josh Hamilton has evolved into one of my favorite players in baseball, because I like how he got through all his troubles and became an MVP candidate this year. I loved his display at the Home Run Derby a few years ago, oh, and did I mention he was on the Renegades, my minor league team? I may start a small collection of Josh, so be on the lookout for a future announcement regarding that.

2007 Topps Joe Mauer Bat Card

Well played, Mauer. A very nice bat chip of former MVP Joe Mauer, another non-Yankee favorite of mine. I've always respected Joe and he seems like a cool guy, plus he's a great batting average hitting catcher, something we don't see often.

2007 Topps Ryan Howard All Star Jersey

ANOTHER one of my favorite non-Yankees, Ryan Howard. Ryan has had a nice little career so far and I really like this card. Except it says patch for the whole set, which isn't right. Plus, black jerseys are cooler than white/gray jerseys, more unique.

2010 Donruss Elite Santonio Holmes Jersey /135

Another awesome card, haven't gotten much 2010 football cards yet, so this is a nice start. Also, it's a black jersey again, which is awesome too, and it's numbered relatively low. Santonio is gonna be a monster once he gets out of his 4 game suspension, and the Jets are going to need him down the stretch.

2010 Topps Heritage Evan Longoria Bat Relic

Look who decided to show up again? It's Mr. Longoria and he found his hat it looks like, which is good. Here's a nice little sliver of his bat for you, a very nice card indeed. I like these relics, even though this is probably one of the top 3 cards in the set, which isn't really impressive.

2010 Upper Deck Mariano Rivera Jersey Relic

This is a card I've bookmarked before, because it's so nice! And now it's mine, honestly, I think it may be my 1st Mariano Rivera jersey card, which is kinda unimpressive. Mariano is a legend, and I really really like him, he seems like he could be any man's best friend. And 500+ saves? 1st ballot Hall of Famer all the way. Cool Card!

2006 UD Future Stars Boone Logan Auto

Well, Boone has emerged as a top reliever for the Yankees this year, after starting off slow. He came back however, and replaced Marte as the left handed specialist. It's nice to have his auto, and it's a RC auto so I guess I can count it in the RC PC too.

2005 Bowman's Best Michael Bourn RC Auto /974

This guy is becoming a pretty good player, and I like him. He steals a lot of bases, doesn't do much else, but he's fast, and I like speed a lot. No, not the drug, fastness, running hard, that stuff. 44 steals so far, nice!

Thanks so much dad! You da man! See Ya!

Grandpa Roy Column

Hey guys, Drew back here, still trying to manage the fever/cold/4th one in 2 months, but I sorta have to get this up before I rest again. Here is today's question:

Ryan Howard was voted MVP in the Phillies/Dodgers NLCS matchup, in result of the Phillies win. When he received that award, it made him the 3rd player in MLB history to win Rookie of the Year, MVP, and NL (or AL) DS MVP. Who are the other 2?

1. Fred Lynn, guessed by mmosely
2. Albert Pujols, guessed by Hackenbush, Joe gets partial credit.

Remember, no cheating, only 1 answer at a time, all the other usual rules. You're fighting for points here! You can do it! Peace out

Fantasy Season

Hey guys, Drew back here. It was a long time ago that I talked about fantasy baseball on here, and in my ESPN league I came in 5th place, right smack in the middle. My team had its ups and downs, but we had an incredible comeback to get where we were. Congrats to my buddies Sky and David for tying in the championship, good job yall. Anyway, here is my team rundown of the long season that is baseball.

PLAYERS THAT STAYED FOR THE WHOLE SEASON:

Ryan Howard (PHI- 1B): .279 BA/45 HR/141 RBI
Evan Longoria (TB-3B): .281 BA/33 HR/113 RBI
Bobby Abreu (LAA-OF): .293 BA/15 HR/103 RBI
Troy Tulowitzki (COL-SS): .297 BA/32 HR/92 RBI
Hunter Pence (HOU-OF): .282 BA/25 HR/72 RBI
Manny Ramirez (LAD-OF): .290 BA/19 HR/63 RBI
Paul Konerko (CWS-1B): .277 BA/28 HR/88 RBI

Justin Verlander (DET-P): 19-9 W-L/3.45 ERA/269 K
Cliff Lee (CLE/PHI-P): 14-13 W-L/3.22 ERA/181 K
A.J. Burnett (NYY-P): 13-9 W-L/4.04 ERA/195 K
Josh Johnson (FLA-P): 15-5 W-L/3.23 ERA/191 K

PLAYERS THAT WERE KEY IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE SEASON:

Freddy Sanchez (PIT/SF-2B) 99 Games (My team), .293/7/41
A.J. Pierzynski (CWS-C) 75 Games, .300/13/49
Melky Cabrera (NYY-OF) 67 Games, .274/13/68
Kendry Morales (LAA-1B/OF) 65 Games, .306/34/108
Jason Kubel (MIN-OF) 62 Games, .300/27/102
Derrek Lee (CHC-1B) 53 Games, .306/35/111
Nick Swisher (NYY-OF) 48 Games, .249/29/82
Howie Kendrick (LAA-2B) 47 Games, .291/10/61
Kosuke Fukudome (CHC-OF) 45 Games, .259/11/54
Jim Thome (CWS/LAD-DH) 43 Games, .249/23/77
Geovany Soto (CHC-C) 42 Games, .218/11/47

Clayton Kershaw (LAD-P): 28 Starts (my team) 8-8 W-L/2.79 ERA/185 K
Jason Marquis (COL-P): 19 Starts, 15-13 W-L/4.04 ERA/115 K
Tommy Hanson (ATL-P): 15 Starts, 11-4 W-L/2.89 ERA/116 K
Matt Garza (TB-P): 14 Starts, 8-12 W-L/3.95 ERA/189 K

Others that need to be mentioned:

Luis Castillo, Mets
Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
Denard Span, Twins
Gordon Beckham, White Sox
Yunel Escobar, Braves
Scott Rolen, Jays/Cardinals
Juan Rivera, Angels

Ryan Dempster, Cubs
Paul Maholm, Pirates
J.A. Happ, Phillies
Daisuke Matsusaka, Red Sox
Aaron Cook, Rockies
Pedro Martinez, Phillies
Tim Wakefield, Red Sox
Mike Gonzalez, Braves
Andrew Bailey, Athletics

TEAM MVP: Ryan Howard
No question one of the biggest talents in the league, a pleasure to have on my team. Thanks man!

TEAM CY-YOUNG: Justin Verlander
Another excellent player, thanks for the good work dude!

TEAM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Tommy Hanson
Great job this year Tommy, keep it up and good luck with the rest of your career!

Thanks guys, and see ya!