I Thank Thee, Spankee

(these aren't from November 2015 or anything...I would never let it get that bad...no never)

Cael Me Maybe

Spankee ran an "NFL Score Streak" contest this year, and while my team stunk, I won the "bonus prize" he offered.  There was no mention of what this prize would be, so I was happy to see a yellow mailer show up in my mailbox (last December).

Here's the highlights of what showed up:

This is the gold parallel chip:

Billy Butler - 2013 Topps Chipz - Gold

This one is die-cut, autographed, and #/100.

Alexis Rivera - Donruss Elite Aspirations Signature - #82

Here's my favorite:

2009 Press Pass Fusion - Cael Sanderson - Bronze - #/150 - #89.

There are very few (proper) wrestling cards out there, let alone one of my favorite wrestler from my beloved Iowa State Cyclones.  159-0.  That's all I really need to say about him.

Thanks so much! 

2011 Game Day

(Courtesy of Spankee....)

Three more cards from my favorite subset ever(?)....2011 Topps Football - Game Day inserts.

I am collecting this subset...currently at 17/50...34% complete.

Nobody NEEDS an Angel Berroa card

2004 Upper Deck - Angel Berroa

As I was opening up my package from Spankee's most-recent Moneyball Group Break, (he's a NEW DAD, btw) I was showing the cards to my wife.  At first I excitedly said "Here's an Angel Berroa card that I still need!"  Then I came to my senses and realized that, as my post-title implies, nobody needs an Angel Berroa card.  I complained a lot about him during his time in KC, so my wife would prefer not to have anything in the house by which to remember him.

2009 SP Authentic - #23 - Zack Greinke

SP Authentic was one of my favorite recent sets.  Clean design, white base stock, very nice.  This Greinke is a great example of it.

Here were a few more prospect beauties.  Although Salvy is up in the bigs now and doesn't look like he's going back to the minors anytime soon.

1983 Topps - Paul Splittorf

I don't know why this was in the group break.  Maybe it came from one of those "oddball" repacks or something...I doubt Spankee was opening a 1983 wax pack.  Anyway, I still love it.

2002 Donruss Super Estrellas #39 - Carlos Beltran

Jardinero!  Jardinerrrroooooooo...........!!!!!

What's this junk?  An expired code to go to the 2008 All-Star Game?  I think that game has already occurred.  After all that good stuff at the top, Spankee, I think your break is really going to the dogs.

2012 Allen and Ginter - Man's Best Friend - #2 - Dalmatian

Yeah.  It's DEFINITELY going to the dogs.  No way this break can be redeemed now.  :-)

2007 Topps Chrome Autograph - Angel Sanchez

Consider yourself redeemed!  This was a throw-in from our gracious host. I didn't know this one existed, so it was super-fun to see this come out of the envelope.

Indeed I do, Sad Harry Potter clone!  Indeed I do.  Thanks, Spankee.

Spankee's Group Break

One of my favorite bloggers is Spankee over at My Cardboard Mistress.  He is running a group break with a CRAZY amount of recent packs.  See the stack:

You can bid on all the teams through the end of this week.  Here's the link:
http://mycardboardmistress.blogspot.com/p/group-break.html