Woo Hoo! Mail from Mojo!

I got a package from the great Mojo a few days ago. I contacted Mojo because I know he is a fellow Kurt collector and I thought he might have some doubles that needed a good home. Well, guess what, he did!

The question is, what would my reaction be? Would I be dumbfounded and in a state of confusion over what he sent? Would I be pissed off and regretful of contacting him in the first place? Or, would I blink wide-eyed and coo quietly and the awesomeness of what was inside? Needless to say, my reaction upon opening it was more like Marge than either Homer or Maggie, because inside the package was this...

a Kurt Suzuki Bowman Sterling Rookie Auto! Oooooooooh! Sweeeet! What a great card, much more than I expected to get. It may take me awhile to track down something of equal awesomeness, but I'll do my best. Now I'm on the hunt for something to repay the favor. Thanks a ton, Mojo! Later.

Whoops!

Don't believe him! The envelope was full, honest! Shang-Chi took them, I know he did!

Another trade with the Great Sports Name Hall of Fame

We got another package from Tim at The Great Sports Name Hall of Fame with a little mix of football and baseball.

Goose got a bunch of older football, lots of Pro Set. Most of these guys are before his time, but he gets a kick out of checking out the "old" cards. Makes me feel really old, that he considers cards from the early 90's old. Oh well, there is a Peyton in there, and he is one of Goose's favorites.

Tim sent these 2 cards for Nobie. A very shiny Soriano and a Hanley he didn't have. These 2 guys make up the largest bulk of Nobie's ever growing player collection.

For me, Tim sent 3 cards for my catcher collection and three former and current Ranger greats. Thanks a lot for the cards Tim, I'll be on the lookout for more McGriffs and screwy named players to send your way. Later.

Trade with Roll Out the Barrell

A few weeks ago I was at a card show and ran across a few Robin Yount cards I thought Ed from Roll Out the Barrell might be interested in. We hadn't traded before, but I knew he was a Brewer fan, so I picked them up. I dropped him a note about swapping some Brewers for Rangers and the trade was on. Rangers weren't the only team we got, however.

As you can see, Nobie got a nice pile of Cubs. I know it must have been real hard for you to give these up, Ed ;) but you'll be glad to know they are very much appreciated in their new home!

Ed also, sent a nice mix of Rangers old & new, including a Kinsler Icons we needed for the set and several Michael Youngs, who is my current favorite Ranger. The Canseco card is actually a Sportflix, though you can't really tell that in the photo. I didn't collect cards when these were new, so they are pretty neat to get. I'd like to see someone come out with a similar current set, but with Topps being exclusive, I doubt it will happen. Anyway, thanks for the great cards Ed. Later.

Trade with The Priceless Pursuit

This post covers our trade with a new partner Joe from The Priceless Pursuit. He collects Darryl Strawberry and Yankees and I happened to have had a Strawberry rookie card that he needed, so off it went along with a few random Yankees. He sent a nice package with a little something for all of us. Check it out.

I got a few Rangers, Ichiros and an assortment of catchers for my collection...

Nobie got a nice mix of Cubs and various other favorite players...

Goose got a handful of Broncos (though I stole the Elways for myself)...

and Baby Peas scored another Murphy and 2 Byrds. If you've got any spare Strawberrys send them Joe's way, he'll make it worth your while. Thanks again, Joe. Later.

Trade with Baseball Dad

Okay, I'm going to try and get back on track with a trade post a day until I'm all caught up. This package came from Jack over at All Tribe Baseball. We've sent stuff back and forth a time or two and to be honest, I can't remember now if I owe cards or not. Anyway, Jack sent a nice package with something for all four of us.

For me he sent a big group of Rangers, 1 of the 3 remaining 09 UDX cards we needed and some cards for my PC, Ichiro, Pujols, Murray and Palmer.

Nobie received a nice stash of Cubs and, I think, a Peavy or two.

Goose got a huge stack of older football, mostly Broncos, along with roughly a pack of 09 UD Philadelphia.

Last, but not least, Jack even got Baby Peas in on the deal with 2 each of Marlon Byrd and David Murphy. It was very nice of Jack to really dig deep and find something for each of us. For me, half the fun of beginning collecting again is to share the fun with my kids and they all love it when they get a little something in the mail. Thanks again Jack! Hope your computer gets well soon!

2009 Topps Mayo Football

Wow, it seems like forever since I've posted, over a week I guess. I'm still behind on trade posts, but needed to get something new on here before my already sketchy following dwindles away to nothing. Seeing as how baseball appears to be a few outs away from being done as I sit here at the computer, it's time to officially move on to football. I was shopping at Wally World today, checked out the cards and lo and behold, new stuff. Now, I'm probably not the first person to post about this new release, but I haven't seen any others myself, so I'll stake a bold claim to first anyway. I picked up a blaster of 2009 Topps Mayo, so let's see what we've got here.

This is the wrapper. Notice it is now white. Last year was navy and gold I believe. Could this be a hint as to what is inside?

Well, what do you know? The cards are white this year too! Quite a change from the black background, we now have full color photos on a white background with a bunch of frilly gold flourishes. Each pack seems to contain 4 base cards, 1 thicker stock silver parallel and a mini. This minis feature B&W photos on an off white background, notice how it is a little darker than the base cards. Like most sets these days, especially the retro themed ones, there are non football cards included. We got Teddy in the first pack.

Pack 2 features all football dudes. This set dare I say, has a somewhat Allen & Gintery feel to it, I guess because of the white cardstock. I think I liked the black better, still undecided though.

For some reason pack 3 did not have a mini, though we did get a prominent rookie in Stafford.

Pack 4 was the jackpot. Check out Cowboy great Troy in the sharktooth cap, plus a hit!! Aaron Rodgers jersey card, green too, instead of boring old white. Oh yeah, we also got a mini of some inventor guy. I guess, since he invented the artificial heart, he's not too spare.

Pack 5 held another Cowboy and Shaun Hill sporting a cheesy 'stache. The John Bull Locomotive is kinda neat and is part of the World's Fair Attractions subset.

Not a lot here in pack 6, though we did get a mini Mayo Mayo.

Broadway Joe in pack 7. Hmm, who's the best QB in this bunch?

The last pack contains two of the greatest players ever in Marino and Peterson (at least I'm pretty sure when all is said and done Peterson will fit in that group). So that about wraps it up for this blaster. I like the overall look of this set, I guess it would have been a little boring to do the same black background thing again. Seems like this blaster lacked a little in star power overall, but pulling a jersey card was cool especially when it doesn't have white swatch. These of course, belong to Goose now, so if you see anything you are interested in, I'll have to run it by him. I can hear the damn Yankees celebrating in the other room, so I guess that's all the baseball for now. Later.