Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Men of color

Gray and Braun, in fact:

Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray, A's 1st round / 18th overall pick, RHP.  On card too!  You don't see many nicely-designed on-card autographs lately.

2009 T206: Ryan Braun
I finally have you!  2009 T-206 Ryan Braun Piedmont framed mini auto.  I literally don't need another Ryan Braun card ever again.  Braun's on-card autographs always seemed to be bid-sniped from me on eBay (or became way too overpriced).  Scored on this one.  Oh wait, I'd like a Braun jersey card of some sort.  The (new) search continues...

Hope everyone had a nice Fourth of July.  Kobayashi forever!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Some Doyers autographs (featuring Dee and Gagné)

These are some recent Dodgers pickups of mine.  Enjoy!

Shawn Tolleson
2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition, Shawn Tolleson autograph, #'d 499/815.

Josh Lindlbom twinsies
Twinsies!  Josh Lindblom autos, 2010 Bowman Platinum, green refractors #'d to 199.  These were two for the price of one.  Score!

D Style
Some Giants rookies for a 2011 Bowman Dee Gordon refractor autograph?  Yes, sir.  Unfortunately this trade occurred the day after I already purchased the same card off eBay.  But, now I have two!  D-Style.

2004 SP Authentic: Eric Gagne
I recently made a purchase from Check Out My Cards because I wanted an Eric Gagné auto for a decent, negotiable price.  I ended up not ordering any Gagné cards off of COMC, but I did manage to score the above autograph (as well as the one below it) from eBay.  This is a 2004 SP Authentic Chirography auto with inscription, #'d 34/60.  Super awesome.  Love the inscription.

2008 Sweet Spot: Eric Gagne
Ol' Eric Gagné isn't in Dodger uniform on this card, but who cares?  I do not.  Better the Brewers than a bunch of other douche teams I can think of.  2008 Sweet Spot, brown leather black ink autograph, #'d 04/10.  I can't decide which of the two Gagné's above I like better.

I paid my girlfriend $10 to organize a card set for me today.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

I am hungry. (Sketch card.)

Marvel Beginnings: Blob and a sammich
Hom om nom.  Sketch card of the Blob and a sammich is from Marvel Beginnings.  I am not a fan of the Blob, but this sketch was so unique and awesome that I had to get it.

About to go bowling for a company outing.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

I'll cut you! (Razor cards!)

These are some very recent 2008 Razor Signature Series autograph cards I picked up.  I like these Razor cards... reminds me of Just Minors.  I enjoy getting signatures of dudes who are on my fantasy teams, and all four of these guys are on one or both of my teams (except Stanton, but he was on my team last year).

2008 Razor Signature Series: J. Weeks
I have not seen the exciting younger Weeks in action yet, though I will next week.  He better be playing at that game!

2008 Razor Signature Series: D. Espinosa
Danny Espinosa.  This is very high numbered.  It makes me wonder how many things normal people sign on average in their lifetimes - checks, documents, contracts, other people, etc.

2008 Razor Signature Series: M. Stanton
Mike Stanton.  This dude is a monster.  Also very high numbered.  Oh yeah, I traded for this one at my local card shop.  A bunch of Giants rookies for a Mike Stanton on-card autograph?  Yes, prease.

2008 Razor Signature Series: J. Smoak
Justin Smoak black auto.  Now that's a more reasonable numbering.  I also won a blue variation Razor Metal autograph of Smoak's, but the signature was all smudged when it arrived.  I don't know what happened, as the auction photograph showed a perfectly legible, clean and defined scrawl.

More different cards to come!  Also, I wonder if I should make a better effort to write better on this blog (à la Night Owl, who is always interesting to read).  I guess I just got extremely lazy after college (too many History papers, and my thesis drained me).  Oh well, you get pretty pictures instead!

*Update: Yay, Etheir just demolished a two-runner.

I'm back... again!

I've been in the hobby doldrums.  Still buying cards and what not, but not much motivation to blog.  I will post some new cards tomorrow.  For now here's a few photos from the Hong-Chih Kuo bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium!  (I totally forgot to hit up my fellow Dodger bloggers about the game, but Dodgerbobble emailed me afterwards.)

Don Newcombe
The gentleman in the suit standing is Don Newcombe.  Newk!  It was his birthday.  Totally stalking.

From seats
View from our seats.  Dodgers lost.  : (

I am going to have to travel back to LA for more ballgames.  Chavez Ravine is so much nicer than the Coliseum.  Also, the dogs and malts equaled instant nostalgia.