The '90s were a weird time.
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Top 10 Countdown - Cards I Won't Throw Out
I recently got a stuffed mailer from JP at Cards My Mom Didn't Throw Out. If you have Diamondbacks cards to spare (especially Steve Finley, Paul Goldschmidt, and Luis Gonzalez) make sure you drop him a line and get a trade going!
Anyway, 4 full team bags later, I pulled out some favorites to show off here (in descending order).
Honorable Mention: The Absolute Memorabilia Sweeney shown above. Any new Sweeney will make me a happy camper. However, there were even BETTER Sweeneys in this very package, so keep your eyes peeled.
#10) I already have this Bo Jackson card, but it's the "Grand Slammers" version of 1990 Donruss, showing Bo ready to crush one.
#9) Just an unassuming Kevin Seitzer, right? Non! It is the O-Pee-Chee version.
#8) I sent CMMDTO a few Goldschmidt "Chipz", and he returned the favor with a Salvy chip I didn't have!
#7) Gil Meche -- the only guy who would retire and forego $11 million on the last year of his contract because he didn't feel like he had earned it.
#6) I don't know if any non-Royals-fans remember Mark Teahen, but he was a bit of a fan favorite during the lean years. Which "lean years" am I talking about (there were so many)? He was worth 6.0 WAR between 2006 and 2007, but never had another good season in the majors after that, despite hanging around in MLB through 2011. Here's a chrome Bowman of his. Maybe he has some of these on display in the new wine bar that he owns in Arizona.
#5) An auto of Royals farmhand Nolan Watson...originally was a high draft pick, but has not progressed much. He's was recently promoted to High-A Ball at the end of June.
#4) Just a cool-looking Mondesi here.
#3) I can't believe a Sweeney memorabilia card only made it to #3, but that's how the cookie crumbles sometime. This "Leather and Lumber" Sweeney is numbered only to 100. When I pulled it from the package I thought I already had it since it looked so familiar. But upon checking, what I actually had was the base version with no jersey swatch.
#2) The penultimate card is a 2016 Chrome prism refractor of Lo Cain with a very prominent Russell Martin. Wonder what makes this play special? Oh, it was only Cain scoring from 1st on a single in the Playoffs. The Royals coaches KNEW that Bautista would sometimes throw to 2nd on a play like this, so they were ready for it when it actually happened.
#1) And, the #1 card in this countdown is....
So graceful. It's like a ballet..."Sweeney Lake," perhaps? 👦
And with that, I extend one final "Thank you" for all these cards. Much appreciated!!!
Did any of you have a favorite out of these cards? Did I get the order wrong?