Recent Stuff...

Hey guys, I just got some redemption mail. It says it is from Tristar Inc, but I've seen that with other people and I'm assuming it's Topps. Back at Valentines Day, I pulled a redemption. I got the card today, and it's really nice. It is probably the nicest refractor style I've seen.

Also, I forgot to post this but Mike recently got his redemption in as well, and here is what it looks like...


If you remember from the Heroes Football Box, Mike pulled this redemption, and just got it in, so it only took about a month and a 1/2.

Also, I've had this saved as a draft for probably a week by now, because I didn't understand the issues with the printer, but I also got some more mail. Check it out...

Yes, for my Hall Of Fame PC, a legendary Red Sox player Carl Yastremski Game Worn Jersey Card numbered out of 99. See Ya!

Funny...

Look at CC in the background... (by the way the picture is of Brian Bruney)

Some Recent Stuff

Hey guys, haven't put anything up in a while, and some things have gone on recently. Here is the section that I would like to call "What's New":

- I already posted about my anger of Panini buying Donruss, but here are some things I just have acquired or thought about:
- Group Breaks would be great, but I don't know if my parents would let me or how I could come up with enough people.
- Cooperstown Is Coming Up! Can't wait to visit the Hall of Fame, stores, and card shops! I'm thinking about a tin of Sweet Spot Classic but I'm not sure from there.
- The 3rd Quarter Spectacular! Possibly the spectacular will be combined with Cooperstown, but if not, I'm looking to get a box of Topps 09, and possibly do a split with Sweeny, which could either be 2 boxes of 07 Fleer Ultra SE or it could be a box of that plus an extra pack to make it six packs of Fleer Ultra SE.
- I made a HUGE trade with Mike, (36 for 36!) just got rid of some doubles.
- Lastly, I picked up this for $3.00 shipped on eBay of my newest PC boy:

Yep, that's right. A Brian Bruney 2009 UD Inkredible Autograph Card. I met Bruney a couple years ago, and I'm glad I'm going to start to collect him. I may send out a TTM to Bruney, and I'll keeping a close look on his eBay auctions, most of which don't get a bid. If you are wondering who he is, he is the set-up pitcher to Mariano Rivera on the Yankees, and you could see his stats here.

So, 6 last things want to say to finish off the longest article I've written so far on Blogger:

- I want to try Fantasy Baseball on ESPN.com
- I just ordered a card off eBay and it should be coming soon (hint: it's from 2005 UD Heroes baseball)
- Still waiting for Brad Smith to send me back the TTM I sent out.
- Still waiting for my Red Hot Rookie Redemption #13
- I'm not going to have a PC of Robinson Cano or A-Rod, but will collect some of their cards.
- I picked Louisville to win it all, but I want Syracuse

It's Official

Panini officially bought Donruss. For a baseball/football collector, I'm playing it completely safe in baseball with the loss of Donruss/Leaf/Score/Playoff. But in football, it's a different story. These are the products I will lose in baseball:

- Donruss Threads
- Donruss Elite Extra Edition
- Donruss Americana Sports Legends
- Playoff Contenders
- Playoff Prime Cuts IV

That list doesn't really matter to me. Out of all 5 of those companies, I have bought one pack of Threads and 1 pack of Elite Extra Edition. I hated Prime Cuts enough already, and Playoff Contenders is new and I don't collect prospects, so already 3/5 of these products I don't care about, plus Prime Cuts so its 4/5. I never got anything from Sports Legends so I can't tell if I like it or not, but from the likes of it, I don't think so. Here is a list in comparison with the football brands that I will lose:

- Donruss Classics
- Donruss Elite
- Donruss Gridiron Gear
- Donruss Threads
- Leaf Certified Materials
- Leaf Limited
- Leaf Rookies & Stars
- Playoff Absolute Memorabilia
- Playoff National Treasures
- Playoff Prestige
- Score Football
- Score Select

OK, this is ridiculous. If you are a football fan, please tell me now that Pangini now owns every piece of success in the football card industry. Here is that list one more time but I will tell you how many times I bought it:

- Donruss Classics (1 Blaster and some packs)
- Donruss Elite (nothing)
- Donruss Gridiron Gear (1 hobby box, 1 retail box, and more separates)
- Donruss Threads (3 retail packs or so)
- Leaf Certified Materials (1 hobby pack)
- Leaf Limited (nothing)
- Leaf Rookies & Stars (2 retail packs)
- Playoff Absolute Memorabilia (6 retail packs)
- Playoff National Treasures (billionares dream)
- Playoff Prestige (2 packs)
- Score Football (2 jumbo packs)
- Score Select (nothing)

So, 4 out of 13 products listed I haven't bought (NT, Score Select, Leaf Limited, and Donruss Elite). About 60 packs I have gotten (about 28 or so I bought) between these products, and Gridiron Gear was no doubt my favorite, especially because of this card:


This card may look like this next year:


Well Football Collectors, enjoy your Panini!

2 Pack Recap

Hey guys, Drew back here with a 2 recent pack break recap. My dad randomly told me Wednesday to look in some random places where he hid 2 hobby packs, which if you're looking dad, thanks again. The two packs were of Spectrum 09 and Topps Heritage High Numbered Edition. Here is the small recap.

Heritage 08 High #ed
1: Geovany Soto
2: Justin Duchscherer
3: Edinson Volquez
4: Ryan Dempster
5: Jose Molina
6: Angel Berroa
7: Ben Sheets All Star from UHH
8: Chris Aguila from UHH

Spectrum
1: Joakim Soria
2: Brandon Phillips
3: Wayne Gretzky 20th Anniversary
4: Rich Harden
5: Hanley Ramirez

So, I just wanted to throw that out for you guys. By the way, go check out if you haven't already, Dan from Saints From The Cheap Seats' blog. He became my first follower, and gave a good amount of advice. Hopefully, this could be the start of something. I have a small mailday coming in soon, and of course, very soon is my trip to Cooperstown with my dad. Thanks, & See Ya!