Showing posts with label cardinals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cardinals. Show all posts

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Spring Training Update: Six Returns!

  •  Logan Morrison 1/1 c/o Mariners, 8 days
  • Josh Collmenter 1/1 c/o Diamondbacks, 17 days
  • Trevor Rosenthal 2/2 c/o Cardinals, 17 days
  • Jonathan Pettibone- 1/1 c/o Phillies, 20 days
  • Brad Ausmus 1/1 c/o Tigers, 24 days
  • Dale Sveum 1/1 c/o Royals, 7 days

Monday, April 1, 2013

10 TTM Returns for Opening Day!

I was gone for the holiday weekend, and I came back to a mailbox stuffed with envelopes.  While I'm sure some of these came on Friday and Saturday, I'm considering this the biggest return day I've had of all time.  Here's the breakdown of everything I received:

  • Todd Frazier 1/1 c/o Reds, personalized, 14 days
  • Jason Grilli 2/2 c/o Pirates, 12 days 
  • Brett Anderson 3/3 c/o Athletics, 12 days 
  • David Lough 1/1 c/o Royals, 25 days 
  • Gavin Floyd 2/2 c/o White Sox, 14 days 
  • Casper Wells 1/2 c/o Mariners, kept my 13 Heritage, 14 days 
  • Craig Stammen 1/1 c/o Nationals, 39 days 
  • Anthony Bass 2/2 c/o Padres, 8 days 
  • Jason Motte 2/2 c/o Cardinals, 14 days 
  • Micah Owings 2/2 c/o Nationals, personalized, 27 days










Saturday, December 10, 2011

Pack Pull Auto: Jon Jay


The second autographed card I pulled today was of Jon Jay, and came from a jumbo pack of 2011 Topps. I haven't found the Topps 60 insert set all that interesting, but it was nice to get another auto version of one of these cards. I pulled a similar card of Chris Getz when Series 1 came out at the beginning of the season. Jon is featured on this card for having the top batting average in the National League in July 2010.

Friday, November 18, 2011

2008 Topps Box Break: The Greatest Pull of My Life

Every Friday, I stop by Kenmore Collectibles around the corner from Fenway Park, and I usually pick up a few packs of whatever's new in baseball. This week they were very limited on their offerings, so I grabbed a few packs from their clearance table. On the way out, I noticed a box of 2008 Topps Series 2 sitting on the table for $27. I took a few steps outside, then figured it would be fun to rip a box for a reasonable price, so I stepped back in and grabbed it.

I usually only buy one box each year, and I was planning on waiting until the Black Friday deals on blowoutcards.com. I'm really glad I didn't let someone else grab that box of 08 Topps, because it was well worth the $27. Here's the coup de grace, the grand finale, the piece de resistance!
  • Randor Bierd gold border RC #1255/2008!

It was quite an achievement, I was already on cloud nine, when suddenly:






  • ALBERT PUJOLS Autograph/Game-Used Jersey #1/25!!!


I think it's time for me to stop buying packs, I've peaked. I'm sure plenty of people on here have had better pulls, but for somebody that only buys one box a year I was pretty stoked. This is by far the best card I've ever pulled from a pack.

Monday, March 21, 2011

2 Spring Training Returns: Jeff Suppan & Tyler Greene


  • Jeff Suppan 2/2- The pitcher, restaurateur, and TV actor signed 2009 and 2010 Topps cards from the Giant's spring training camp. Suppan is pitching for his 7th different team in 16 seasons in the majors. Sent 3/1 (20 days)
  • Tyler Greene 2/2- Greene signed his rookie cards from the 09 Topps and Heritage sets from Cardinals spring training. Sent 2/16 (33 days)