My Sports Obsession: August 2021

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Happy Birthday - Jourdan Lewis

Jourdan was born on this day in 1995, making him 26 today.

NFL Debut - September 17th, 2017 (Cowboys)

Years Active -

Dallas Cowboys (2017-current)

Dallas Cowboys rookie

This is the only Cowboys card I have.

Cards on TCDB - 178 cards

Cards I have - 3 cards

USA card from 2013, all other cards I have are 2017.

Where they came from -

Ebay (2 cards)
Sportlots (1 card)

Finally my Michigan card.

Happy Birthday Jourdan!

*All cards shown are in my collection but the photos/scans are from TCDB.

Monday, August 30, 2021

Happy Birthday - Chris Getz

Chris was born on this day in 1983, making him 38 today.

MLB Debut - April 28th, 2008 (White Sox)

Years active -

Chicago White Sox (2008-2009)
Kansas City Royals (2010-2013)
Toronto Blue Jays (2014)

Chicago White Sox/USA

Kansas City Royals

I checked TCDB and he doesn't have any cards from the Blue Jays which explains why I don't have any. He only played 10 games for them before retiring.

Cards on TCDB - 219 cards

Cards I have - 38

Some sparkly parallels.

Where they came from -

Just Commons/Card Barrel (9 cards)
Sportlots (7 cards)
Unknown (7 cards)
Ebay (6 cards)
COMC (4 cards)
Too Many Verlanders (3 cards)
Crinkly Wrappers (1 card)
Media Madhouse (1 card)
Number 5 Type Collection (1 card)

I have 6 autographs of Getz.

Getz gets the triple whammy of playing for the Sox, being a former Wolverine and he currently works for the Sox as the Director of Player Development.

Happy Birthday Chris!

*All the cards pictured are in my collection but the photos/scans are from TCDB.

Sunday, August 29, 2021

The family decided to get a fantasy football league so I'm playing it again after probably close to 10 years of not playing. I went to the draft and barely new any of the names. It could be interesting.

It's fitting that today's post is basketball because I spent most of the day listing NBA cards on Sportlots for Sluggo.

This is the Prizm and the Silver Prizm parallel. I also have the green parallel. These 2 cards came from Sportlots and give me 27 cards of McGary.

Saturday, August 28, 2021

Happy Birthday - Brett Adcock

Brett was born on this day in 1995, making him 26 today.

MLB Debut - none

Years Active - none

1st Bowman Card (Astros)

Cards on TCDB - 31 cards

Cards I have - 3 cards

Where they came from -

Jan's Sportscards & Comics (2 cards)
Sportlots (1 cards)

I've only got the 3 cards, pretty much the same cards. The base, the chrome and a refractor.

Happy Birthday Brett!

*All cards shown are in my collection but the scans/photos are from TCDB.

Friday, August 27, 2021

Leaf Count

Another quick post as I'm sleepy.

It's also a quick post because I only have one card. According to TCDB, he only has 1 card so I have 100% completion. Does this make me a supercollector? Since it's only 1 card than you also know this is my first card of him. So many firsts in one post.

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Small Hill to climb

I guess it's good that I'm hitting some of these Michigan guys for football since the season is coming up. I do need to get on Sportlots and finish up the football players. I've been trying to taper my spending because I went to that Sox game when I went to the national and I already have tickets for another game as well as a Michigan football game and I'm going to my first Notre Dame football game so between all those tickets, I've tapped a lot of my extra cash. Luckily I still have plenty of posts until I can start buying cards again.

Of course, I say all that, and my cousin and I are going card shopping this weekend so we'll see what happens there.

I picked up the Phoenix base and the Color Burst parallel of Hill. These only give me 3 cards of the former Michigan safety but he only has 27 listed on the TCDB so I'm at 11% completion. I looked and he actually only has 2 cards and a bunch of parallels. There is a 3rd but they are all 1/1's.

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Happy Birthday - Caris LeVert

Caris was born on this day in 1994, making him 27.

NBA Debut - December 7th 2016 (Nets)

Years Active -

2016-2020 (Brooklyn Nets)
2021 (Pacers)

Rookie w/Nets

I have a couple with the rookie card logo on it but this was the best looking.

Cards on TCDB - 1,425 cards

Cards I have - 38 cards

Where they come from -

Sportlots (27 cards)
Ebay (9 cards)
Card Show (1 card)
Too Many Verlanders (1 card)

I have 2 relics (first one is numbered to /25), a double relic, a relic and auto combo and an auto numbered to /10.

*All cards are in my collection but the scans/photos are from TCDB.

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Happy Birthday - Cal Ripken Jr.

Cal was born on this day in 1960, making him 61 today.

MLB Debut - August 10th, 1981 (Orioles)

Year Active -

1981-2001 (Orioles)

2nd year, 1983 (Orioles)

I don't have a rookie card to show you.

Cards on TCDB - 21,815 cards

Cards I have - 659 cards

I just realized I had 3 different pop-ups. I didn't know they did them that many years.

Where they came from -

Too Many Verlanders (200 cards)
Ebay (161 cards)
F&G Sportscards (80 cards)
Unknown (74 cards)
2x3 Heroes (52 cards)
Sluggo (42 cards)
Just Commons/Card Barrel (16 cards)
Sportlots (12 cards)
the Diamond King (8 cards)
Just Cards (5 cards)
All Trade Bait (3 cards)
Card Shows (2 cards)
Collecting Cutch (1 card)
Media Madhouse (1 card)
Packs (1 card)

Not surprised that Dennis is #1, I am surprised it was 200 cards. Lots of bloggers listed up there as well. F&G Sportscards was an 80 card lot.

Some modern day Stadium Club (and an insert because it looks like a SC).

Happy Birthday Cal!

*All cards are in my collection but photos/scans came from TCDB.

Monday, August 23, 2021

Triple PC

Today's random triples the collection of this player.

I picked up the base (paper, if that's what you want to call it) on Sportlots and the Chrome I grabbed from my cousin. This is only my 2nd and 3rd cards of Jack who played in the 2019 College World Series with Michigan. These are the first 2 cards in pro uniforms as well.