Another Giles Autograph

So, a week after I got my first Brian Giles autographed card, I got another one. Oddly, it came from the same person as the first one, although this time it was through Listia, not a trade. I really didn't think that I'd win it when I bid on it but, hey, I'll take it.

Cards From Sam, Pt. II

These are those other two autographed cards I mentioned yesterday. I was a fan of both of these guys during their playing days. Of course, that pretty much goes without saying because there have been very few Padres who I've actively disliked while they were part of the team. Now, though, I have an active disdain toward Giles and I think we all know why.

Cards From Sam, Pt. I

Recently I gathered up a bunch of my Padres doubles, some other cool Padres cards and some Yankees cards and mailed them off my pal and yours Sam. In return, he sent me a whole slew of cards, including a ton of Padres and some non-Padres cards of favorite players of mine such as Joey Cora, John Kruk, Jay Buhner and Scott Radinsky along with some one-time Padres pictured with other teams. [side note: Sheesh, I have used the word "some" so much already.] Also included were four autographed cards, two of which are pictured above and the other two which will lead of tomorrow's Pt. II.

That's the whole batch. On the left are the Padres and the others are on the right. We'll dig a little deeper into the left stack tomorrow and I guess I'll write about the ones on the right over at NotPadres.

Oh, You Know...

How rad is that card? I usually just collect turdy, bottom-of-the-barrel base cards from cheap sets because, yeah, I'm not going to bother finishing that sentence. You get it, I'm poor. But, you know, because this post follows the same theme as the three-or-I-don't-even-care-enough-to-count before it; it was a Listia pick. As for Sampson himself- well, you know the axiom that there is no such thing as a pitching prospect. I mean, he doesn't look lost like Steve Blass or anything but he did get dinged up and is still a work in progress. I think he'll be a productive Major Leaguer but that's just because I'm a blind optimist- only when it comes to the Padres, though. Life in general is a different story...

Another Score Santiago

Another day, another card of Benito Santiago by Score that I got from Listia. This one is a 1988 issue and it commemorates Santiago's rookie record 34 game hitting streak. From the back: "He's a rookie catcher whose mind isn't on hitting all the time," said teammate Tony Gwynn. "He's got catching duties, he's calling pitches and he's trying to throw out runners. That's what makes it so amazing."

Dream Team

Here's another recent Listia pickup of a card I used to have but lost somewhere along the line; it's nice to welcome a new copy. Back when they came out, I thought all of the shots in the Dream Team sets were pretty awesome but this one was a personal favorite for obvious reasons.

On a side note, I'll try to start posting more frequently again- even if it is just a few sentences like this one.

Quick Turnover

These four cards aren't in my collection anymore. Last week I was putting together a return package for All The Way To The Backstop and had just sent all of my Padres doubles to my friend Sam but I had to include some Friars so I grabbed these off the top of a stack of cards I had recently gotten. They seemed like a better inclusion than a bunch of random commons and I thought there was a better chance of him not having these. I also tossed in a Rizzo he needed, an old Rollie Fingers card and some other Padres I can't recall off the top of my head to go along with some Nolan Ryans, Rangers and a slew of catchers pictured in their gear that he probably has most of anyway. At any rate, I hopes he liked what he got.

More Of The Same

Here's another card I got off of Listia. It's a classic and one I'd lost somewhere along the way so it was nice to get a new copy. It arrived in stellar condition; of course it wouldn't have mattered if it was beat up since it was free. I also picked up a couple new Joey Cora cards and the coolest keychain ever.

Free Card!

Sorry if that title was misleading. I'm not giving away a free card; I just got one. I recently made a Listia account after reading about Marcus's success with it. Basically, it's an auction site using credits rather than actual cash money and you get a slew of credits just for signing up. I've won quite a few cards on there in the past week and posted some doubles so I can turn them into new cards...

On a side note, I did a card-related piece for Gaslamp Ball today in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Tony Gwynn's debut. I had never let my baseball card nerding filter into my "work" over there since they issued me my Intern hat but this idea seemed like it'd go over well there- plus, I liked it well enough that I wanted more than FoC's three regulars to read it...

Another Trade With All The Way To The Backstop

I just got done putting together a return package for Marcus of All The Way To The Backstop so I thought it was about time to do a post about the cards I got from him last weekend. There were so many good cards. Above is what appears to be the entire '86 Fleer team set- minus the Tony, the Garvey and the Hoyt, which I already had and sent the doubles of to Sam. If it isn't the entire team set, it's close enough.
I can never have enough Joey Cora cards. Duplicates, I don't care; I want them all. Marcus knows the way to my heart and included four- one I didn't have a copy of.
Speaking of him being in the know about who I'm all about, he sent these two Jedd Gyorko cards. Jedd, for those of you who don't know, is batting .355 in AAA and making the concept of trading Chase Headley a distinct possibility. I've been a fan of his since before the Padres drafted him in 2010- he was born and raised in West Virginia and played for WVU.
Yes, another Dave Staton card! I've added a few to the collection since the Sisterhood project began. On a side note, I've always liked those BP pullovers Lolich and Dade are shown rocking.
As much as I dislike Boch and his current employer, I still collect his cards as a Padre and that's a nice one I didn't have. I've always liked that 'Dream Team' Robbie Alomar card; I'm glad to get a new copy.
Lastly, here are a couple of current Padres. It's always good to pick up newer cards through trades as I rarely buy new packs. Thanks again to Marcus for the new Friars cards; I hope he likes what he's getting back.

Cards from Larry, Part II

To the left are the cards sent to me by Larry of ECDG. I'm going to focus on the smaller stack in this post and get to the others at some point later in the week. These cards were doubs so I went ahead and sent them to Sam.
That Perkins card is one of my all time favorite cards. The Eichleberger is a classic too- and you can never go wrong with RJ.
Of course there were some '79 Topps cards included. There were two each of the '85 DeLeon and Hawkins so everyone won.
These are classics as well; I've always been a fan of the '84 Donruss design. It's hard to tell in this shot but Glenn Beckert is pictured in a Cubs uniform on that card... I'll take pictures of the other cards and try to write something up for them before too long.

Hidden Gem

I've been inexplicably incapable of writing about baseball cards lately but this one is too good not to puke some words up about. It was one of, pardon my French, a metric shit-ton of Padres sent to me from Larry of ECDG. Get it? French... metric? Oh, yeah. Now that we've established that I'm still not funny, I'll get to talking about that card. Okay, typing; whatever. Larry won my 1-of-1 "contest" so I sent him that card and some Mariners. To my amazement, he sent back the aforementioned shit-ton. As I was scanning through to do Part I of what has to be a multi-part "trade" post, I noticed what I thought at first glance was a child's vandalism. Now, I'm not saying Rick Harrison would have me come to his pawn shop and verify signatures but that's totally consistent with Luis DeLeon's autograph. The lines are smooth and the transitions are the same as in other examples. Also, the 'H' for his middle initial is very distinct, resembling a capital 'A'. Lastly, he's Luis DeLeon. I'm stoked on it. I've never really been an autograph collector so it's extra awesome to me, if that makes any sense. I guess I mean I'm not jaded on having a bunch so this takes me back to the feeling I got when I pulled my first redemption card when I was 11. The rest of the cards are all awesome and I promise I'll get Part I of that up here today or tomorrow but I wanted to give this hidden gem its own post.