...but that doesn't stop me from benefitting from the concept.
2013 Topps Heritage - Mike Moustakas
P-Town Tom shot me an email in the Fall to say that he would not be "Waiting 'Til Next Year" to divest himself of all his Royals cards. You see, there is no Royals representative in the "Super Traders" group and these pesky blue and white cards were piling up in his possession. As a favor to him, I said I was willing to take them off his hands. :-) It was very generous of him to reach out to me on these and send them out, asking for nothing in return.
Shortly thereafter, a BRICK of cards show up on my doorstep. After much sorting and cataloging, I have 90+ new cards that were not in my collection before. Here's some pictures of my faves:
2016 Stadium Club - Alex Gordon
Is it raining or snowing on you this weekend? You are in good company with ol' Gordo.
2013 Topps Minor League - Yordano Ventura
Are we in the maternity ward? Because I see a baby-face.
Looking for legends? Here's two cards I did not know existed. Willie Wilson is so under-rated. That guy was a BURNER.
Speaking of Royals legends...
1975 SSPC Royals
A whole page of SSPC cards? Dang, Tom....you just have these things sitting around your house? That's called an embarassment of riches. :-) These were my favorite things in the whole package, as I only had one KC SSPC card before this package arrived.
1996 Topps Chrome - Wally Joyner
Chromed-out Wally with the STREEEEEEEEETCH.......
1998 Fleer Metal Universe - Dean Palmer
Hey Guys -- It's me, Dean Palmer. Since coming over to Kansas City, I spend most of my free time out here on a rural highway fielding grounders. It was rough for awhile, but it's a lot better being out here now since that plane is grounded...
P-Town Tom hooked me up with cards above (in March). Starting off with Willie Wilson and Alex Gordon at the top -- those are beautiful cards. I love the "Spring Fever" cards every year, but never manage to get to a hobby shop for that promotion, so I am very thankful for any KC ones that come my way. No, these cards aren't minis...they are regular-size.
So what does that make the Greg Holland? That thing is a 5 X 7! It's huge, but the hilarious part is that it came in its own giant toploader! Nicely done, Tom!! :-)
He also sent me a similarly-gigantic one of Alex Gordon that is not shown in this post. Why not? As soon as I opened the envelope, my 5-year-old son started begging for it. AG #4 is his favorite player, so he thought it was amazing. I asked him what he wanted it for, and he said he would put it up above his bed. We got my roll of blue tape, and stuck it right there on the wall, where it sits to this day.
