Hello Friends!
I decided to cheat a little bit this week. I own this one, but it's not in my grubby paws yet, as I have to request shipment.
Hello Friends!
I decided to cheat a little bit this week. I own this one, but it's not in my grubby paws yet, as I have to request shipment.
Ahhh Spring.. Spring Training is wrapping up shortly and the season begins. Fans will be heading to the ol' ballyard to root on the home team.
I've always loved ballparks since I became interested in the sport. It's the only one that doesn't have uniform measurements for everything on the field. One place could have an outfield where the walls are 400 feet away to left and right, 450 to centre.. Another can have a section that's 30 feet up but 330..
The only part that's uniform is the distance to the bases and the mound to the plate. Who couldn't love that?
Starting today I want to show some ballpark cards that are in my collection. Since I'm a bit of a ballpark nerd, I collect them.. Surprise surprise, eh?
It's a Saturday..
Today will be a little different. Yes, there's still an autographed card to be shown. However, there's a little more too..
Today's card is actually one I just picked up through First Row Collectibles
I've been buying from Curtis, who runs the store, for many years.. I think when it was just a website and possibly run from his house. Now he has a storefront in Winnipeg.
Really proud of the guy. He also has a lot of wrestling collectibles and other things.. Check it out..
Anyway.. Card... Enough babbling..
It's Saturday. You know what that means....
Today is a multiple time Blue Jay. Part of one of the biggest trades in Jays history, then was back a couple years later. He spent four stints with the team.
It's Saturday!
I'll be honest.. Today was almost a day I missed writing this if only because my bed was so comfortable I didn't want to leave it... Ever....
Anyway..
Today's is a rather obscure player..
For the first time in a long time.. There's a Blog Bat Around going on! *cue Kermit cheering*
This one is naming a player for each letter of your Blog's Name...
Some are nice and short like Nachos Grande, who I first saw doing this... Others.... Well... Aren't..
Mine is in the NOT short side of the table..
So without further ado....
Not Another Baseball Card Blog spelled out with players last names...
N Nabholz, Chris. Obviously this will be collection heavy.. Let's see how many Expos and Jays I can fit in
O Olerud, John. Two for Two so far
T Todd, Jackson
A Alomar, Roberto. I know he's had a lot of off field issues......
N Navarro, Dioner.
O Overbay, Lyle. For some reason, he always reminded me of Olerud
T Tabler, Pat. Played his final season in Toronto.. Became a long-time broadcaster for the Jays
H Henderson, Rickey. Yeah he was only a Jay for a few months, but he won a 'Ship..
E Encarnacion, Edwin. Walking the Parrot on this list
R Raines, Tim. Could you imagine an outfield with Raines and Henderson???
B Bailor, Bob. An original Jay. The first pick by the Jays in the Expansion draft
A Alou, Moises.
S Santangelo, FP. It's funny.. I always kind of rooted for the benchers..
E Eichhorn, Mark
B Barfield, Jesse It's actually kind of thrilling that he follows me on Twitter..
A Adams, Russ. I'm actually kind of curious to find out what happened to him...
L Langston, Mark. Pitched for the Expos.. Was the return for Randy Johnson....
L Lawrie, Brett. Fiery player.. Think it worked to his detriment..
C Candaele, Casey. Mom was a pro player. Played on 'Spos.. Coaches in Jays system..
A Ainge, Danny. I... Think he made the correct career choice..
R Rodriguez, Henry. Oh Henry! As an Expo, he was showered with chocolate bars after HRs....
D Dawson, Andre.
B Butler, Rob. Both him and his brother were Jays to start.
L Lindros, Eric. I'm cheating here. But he does have a Baseball card in 90 Score Update
O Oliver, Al. Played for both Jays and Expos. Was a "Zero Hero" after Pittsburgh (Wore 0)
G Galarraga, Andres. Two stints with the Expos.
So there we have it.. I was able to make a list of just Jays and Expos..
I'm sure I could have made some different choices.. S could have definitely been for Stieb, for example.. But this is my contribution.. Did I hit it out of the park? Or am I waiting to be driven in?
Today I want to show some cards I received in a trade from a member on TCDB from Israel.
Originally, I was just going to show some Shawn Green cards and title this "It's not Easy Being (Shawn) Green"
Then I decided to show a few Jason Bay cards that were in the pile as well.. So then I was going to go with a Green Bay pun... But then I didn't want to be accused of clickbait when there were no Packers to be found..
Instead, I just leave the Puns for in here.. Anyway..
Today's Signature Saturday card is a "He was in the Jays system? Really???"
I received a card in the mail today that I'm rather happy to receive.
I took part in a stack sale by custom card creator Roselle Avenue. There were a couple stadium cards but when I got to them, only one was remaining. So I grabbed it.
It's a Saturday. Time for another autograph from my collection.
It's funny.. At one point I never thought I'd have autographed cards to show off.. Now here I am.
Anyway..
Saturday... In my place... I think it was Febraury 11...
Time for another Signature Saturday Post!
This one is a little more well-known. He actually played in the Majors..
It's Saturday.
Feeling a little off today but I'm going to get this out and probably go back to bed.
This is honestly kind of a lazy post.
I wanted to show something I got in the mail recently, but I also didn't want to scan or download each image from it, so it's kind of a fanned mess.
Today we found out the newest inductees to the Hall of Fame...
What? We had that last week or a couple weeks ago?
Aye, laddie... But this is the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame..
There are four inductees this year. Jesse Barfield, Rich Harden, Denis Boucher, and Joe Wiwchar.
Induction into the Canadian Hall is slightly different than the one in Cooperstown. Inductees must be from Canada, or have made a significant contribution to baseball in Canada. There are many people, such as Joe Wiwchar, who are in that work on the amateur level to grow the game in their area.
To go along with these inductees, John Olerud and Jaques Doucet are also being inducted from 2020.
Hey Hey! It's Saturday.. You know what that means...
Honestly, lately I haven't been able to think of things to blog about aside from Saturdays.. Not much coming in through the mail lately plus just not wanting to show random cards I may or may not have shown is keeping me away a bit.. Well, that and my depression and anxiety..
I have ideas of things I want to try and things I want to do, but I have no clue where to start.. In a way it's almost like when I started making uniforms, hats, and logos for OOTP Baseball.. Then a wonderful member of the OOTP Forums created small programs with templates to help in the creation.
One of the things I'd love to do is try making my own cards.. But again, I have no clue where to start.
Anyway.. Enough of my babbling.. You're here to see what signature I pull out today..
Today's card is one I'm glad I have and actually have in duplicate..
It's from 2019 Archives
Today's is a case of having two copies because I was going to have them in two spots, but now I'm not sure..
I'm going to start by saying I love the 1987 Topps set.. I completed it, and am working on completing the 87 OPC set.
I thought it was cool when they used it in 2017 as an anniversary of the set.. But now... It seems like it's in a set every year.. And I want to show you something as an illustration for how frustrating it could be..
I've mentioned before I'm part of a group called Team Collectors. Obviously, I collect Jays.. I do get Expos cards and the odd Canadian player from the other members, but mainly Jays.
All that being said, there was a break around Christmas. Update and a couple other boxes. I had another member nice enough to pay for my spot for me so I could take part. I received the cards in the mail on Friday, but didn't actually get them in hand until Sunday when I went and checked my box..
I'm not going to show all of them, but I'll show some interesting ones..
The first Saturday of 2023 is a card I just recently received.
Kevin Glew from the superb blog Cooperstowners in Canada sent me this card around Christmas. He read my other blog and knows my struggles. Also complimented the fact I was writing to get struggles out there.
Anyway, he contacted me on Twitter saying he had this card and wanted to know if I wanted it..