2010 Topps Chrome - Baseball

You know that little section in each Wal-Mart that has the sports cards?  There is always a little section where they place their old boxes that are a year or two old and discounted so they can clear space on their shelves.  Well today as I was glancing through to see what they had I decided to look though that older discounted sections.  And I'm glad I did!  The retail boxes had been discounted to 10 dollars so I picked up a couple boxes of the 2010 Topps Chrome.  I opened up the boxes to log them in and file them away and I ended up pulling 3 Purple Refractors numbered to */599.

I then pulled a Blue Refractor numbered to */199

Finally I pulled a Jason Heyward Autographed Rookie Card.

I'm sorry the Jason Heyward was cut off on the scan.  And the scans don't show the refraction of the others but they are all beautiful cards.  I'm very pleased with that little discount section!

HUGE DAY WITH MY 2011 TOPPS SERIES 2

 Ok today I believe will be my last day with the 2011 Topps Diamond Anniversary Series 1 and 2.  I might have more blogs on them in the future but I don't think I'll be opening anymore.  It was a good day to end on though.  Today I pulled 3 sparkle cards and 1 Canary Diamond 1/1!!!!!

First I pulled a Brandon Phillips #630 Sparkle card and then just a few packs later I pulled another one so that gives me 2 of the Brandon Phillips.  Have to decide what to do with the extra one.

Later I was opening a pack of the Black Parrallell.  Inside it I received the Mike Minor #478 Sparkle.

All total I pulled 5 Sparkle cards and I'm happy with that.  Anytime I get a unique card I'm happy.

Finally I pulled this Dale Murphy #135 Canary Diamond 1/1!!!  I had not seen any of these cards so I'm glad that I was lucky enough to pull one and the fact that it's Dale Murphy makes it that much more special being I am an Atlanta Braves fan.  It's hard to see but if you look on the bottom of his left leg you will see the 1/1.

2011 Topps Domonic Brown Sparkle???

Today I pulled the 2011 Topps Domonic Brown card #421.  Now it's listed as not being a sparkle however it sure looks like it is to me.  If it's not then that is one heck of a reflection off the helmet!  Interesting anyway.

1994-95 Topps Embossed Basketball

Today I wanted to show a couple cards from the 94-95 Topps Embossed Basketball set.  A few blogs ago I talked about card designs and how many of them (In my opinion) I didn't like because they were too busy with the artwork on the fronts.  This however is another set that I like.  I really like how the border is basically like a basketball and then the rest of the card is only dedicated to the player.  The first photo is of the Foil cards from this set.

Here is a regular card from the set with the border that I was talking about.  When I saw this card I decided to show it and tell a little story.  Obviously it's Dennis Rodman.  I met his father a few months ago when I was on vacation in the Philippines.  Turns out that Dennis and his father haven't talked to each other for many years.  Now I wish I could say his father was a great meet however I can't.  He owns a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant basically across the street from where my wife and I had a house.  Now don't get me wrong he was nice enough to talk with but when we would be sitting out front of our house enjoying the evenings he would be inside his restaurant partying with his friends.  Almost every night.  It got real old but hey, it's still neat to have met him and now I have another story to add to my collection! 

1989 TOPPS BASEBALL COINS

I knew that I had some Hockey coins and decided that I would find them and get them logged in but I had forgotten all about my baseball coins.  I have always like things like the coins.  It's just neat to me to look at things other than regular cards.  Here are a couple pictures of what I have of the 1989 Topps Coins collection.  I'm sorry if the backs aren't that clear but hope you enjoy them.

A BEAUTIFUL CARD

As I go through my cards data-basing them I like to pause and enjoy a beautiful card.  There have been many many very bad designs in my opinion!  To much going on with the card that distracts you from the player himself.  I've noticed this with all of the different sports, however from time to time I feel they do it right!  I have felt that way about the Baseball 2011 Topps.  The pictures are very clear, the colors really pop, and I feel the name and team logo placement were done just right.

I had been thinking that this was the best set that I had seen until I was going through my cards and came across the 2001 Topps set.  The cards are beautifully made with a dark rich border inlaid with the typical goldish foil.  The pictures are just as crisp and clear as the 2011 set.  Sadly my set is damaged due to water and I don't think the whole set can be saved but after looking at the cards that weren't damaged I am starting to feel that I might try to build this set again.  Only time will tell.

JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS

Well my household goods shipment just arrived and that means all of my sports cards are here.  Boy did I forget how much I had however it sure feels like Christmas!!!  As I opened the boxes I started remembering the cards from the past.  I'm like a kid with my cards.  I look forward to showing cards from the collection and hopefully you all will find them as interesting as I do.  I have just finished data-basing the the 2011 Topps series 1 so now I'll be working on some of my older sets and can't wait to show a few of the cards.  I'm excited.  Christmas is my most favorite holiday of the year and this year it's coming twice!!! lol