Gerrit Cole has truly turned himself into the ace of the staff and there ain't no stoppin the Cole Train this year. He will be on the mound today going for his 10th win of the year.
Showing posts with label nicknames. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nicknames. Show all posts
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Everybody aboard the Cole Train...
This card had eluded me for nearly half a year before I was able to pull the trigger on one that was reasonably priced. I can finally add it to the other 2 Pirates Notable Nicknames (Dave "The Cobra" Parker and Gregory "El Coffee" Polanco)
Gerrit Cole has truly turned himself into the ace of the staff and there ain't no stoppin the Cole Train this year. He will be on the mound today going for his 10th win of the year.
Gerrit Cole has truly turned himself into the ace of the staff and there ain't no stoppin the Cole Train this year. He will be on the mound today going for his 10th win of the year.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
And El Cofee was his name - o!!!! P-L-I-N-K-O addition...
I had doubts about only one of the Pirates bats hitting heading into the 2015 season. Historically Cutch, Walker, Marte, Alvarez, and Mercer have shown enough above average offense over their careers to trust that trend continuing. In small sample sizes Cervelli has shown a high average over his career. JHey showed signs of brilliance last year and I trusted him to be a .280 - .300 hitter with double digit HR/SB combo. Gregory Polanco had shown poor plate discipline last year and I felt his swing was too long. Thus far, he has been the Pirates lone bright spot on offense.
I had so much fun with my reverse box challenge of 2014 National Treasures that I decided to take another crack at it. Same rules apply as the first time around. Grab a minimum of 3 autos, 1 booklet, and 4 other cards for less than the price of a box ($425).
To start us off, I have a Notable Nicknames on card autograph of Gregory "el coffee" Polanco. This card was originally a redemption only card and only a few have started showing up on the secondary market.
I am not sure how Gregory got the nickname El Coffee, but the way he plays is very energetic so maybe that had something to do with it. The on card autograph ran me $38 so my total spending limit on the next 7 cards can not exceed $387. That shouldn't be a problem.
To recap my last National Treasures reverse box, I have provided links and pics below.
Roberto Clemente bat relic 6/25
Willie Stargell Cut AUTO and jumbo bat booklet 7/10
Gerrit Cole on card AUTO and jumbo jersey 32/49
Jameson Taillon Jersey Patch 2/25
Gregory Polanco Colossal Prime Jersey Patch 14/25
Bill Mazeroski On Card Autograph Hall of Fame 2/10
Paul Waner Diamond 12/20
I had so much fun with my reverse box challenge of 2014 National Treasures that I decided to take another crack at it. Same rules apply as the first time around. Grab a minimum of 3 autos, 1 booklet, and 4 other cards for less than the price of a box ($425).
To start us off, I have a Notable Nicknames on card autograph of Gregory "el coffee" Polanco. This card was originally a redemption only card and only a few have started showing up on the secondary market.
To recap my last National Treasures reverse box, I have provided links and pics below.
2014 National Treasures
Cost of 1 Hobby Box: $425
Each box was to contain the following compared to what I received
1 booklet (numbered to 99 or less) - I got 2 (both numbered to 10) including a cut HOF auto
3 relics (numbered to 99 or less) - I got 4 (all numbered to 25 copies or less)
4 autographs - I got 6 (2 by Hall of Famers)
0 guarantee gems - I got 1 of HOF numbered to 20
My reverse box had an extra 6 cards in it and almost all my cards were numbered to less than 50 copies.
1 booklet (numbered to 99 or less) - I got 2 (both numbered to 10) including a cut HOF auto
3 relics (numbered to 99 or less) - I got 4 (all numbered to 25 copies or less)
4 autographs - I got 6 (2 by Hall of Famers)
0 guarantee gems - I got 1 of HOF numbered to 20
My reverse box had an extra 6 cards in it and almost all my cards were numbered to less than 50 copies.
Willie Stargell Cut AUTO and jumbo bat booklet 7/10
Gerrit Cole on card AUTO and jumbo jersey 32/49
Jameson Taillon Jersey Patch 2/25
Thursday, March 19, 2015
#tbt: There's a Cobra in the Mailbox
It's been a long time since I added a piece of cardboard signed by the Cobra. You'll have to go all the way back to October 2013 to see that post. I was able to meet Dave at this past year's PiratesFest and got a program signed by him.
My latest addition is a card that I aggressively tried to win on nearly a dozen chances and I kept losing it. I finally bit the bullet and bought one for $29 which is about $5 more than what I was willing to spend on it.
Notable Nicknames might be my favorite group of autographs from the National Treasures release.
Dave Parker may never make it into the Hall of Fame despite having similar numbers to Hall of Famer, Jim Rice. A great article was written in 2013 about the very similar career accomplishments by both. You can read the article on 30 year old cardboard's blog here.
My latest addition is a card that I aggressively tried to win on nearly a dozen chances and I kept losing it. I finally bit the bullet and bought one for $29 which is about $5 more than what I was willing to spend on it.
Notable Nicknames might be my favorite group of autographs from the National Treasures release.
Dave Parker may never make it into the Hall of Fame despite having similar numbers to Hall of Famer, Jim Rice. A great article was written in 2013 about the very similar career accomplishments by both. You can read the article on 30 year old cardboard's blog here.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Cobra in the Mailbox: This is why baseball cards are fun...
Collecting and having a hobby should be fun. It shouldn't consume your life or try to make a profit.
I collect baseball cards because they're fun to look at the stats, read the backs, and see nice photography. In recent years though, a lot of that has gone away. Maybe it's because, I'm older, but it doesn't seem fun anymore. It seems like a job.
Then something like this insert set comes along and makes me feel like I'm 8 years old again and I suddenly fall in love all over again.
The backs are just as fun filled as the fronts.
If you're a team collector, player collector, or just like fun unlicensed cards check out the Nicknames inserts from 2013 Hometown Heroes. There's a lot of fan favorites, under the radar names in this set.
I collect baseball cards because they're fun to look at the stats, read the backs, and see nice photography. In recent years though, a lot of that has gone away. Maybe it's because, I'm older, but it doesn't seem fun anymore. It seems like a job.
Then something like this insert set comes along and makes me feel like I'm 8 years old again and I suddenly fall in love all over again.
The backs are just as fun filled as the fronts.
If you're a team collector, player collector, or just like fun unlicensed cards check out the Nicknames inserts from 2013 Hometown Heroes. There's a lot of fan favorites, under the radar names in this set.
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