Days of scanning

I decided since I'm home the next couple of weeks that I was going to try to get all the cards that I have that need scanned for TCDB. I went and checked and I needed 382 cards scanned, most of those front and back. All of my player collections are up to date because I add those photos when I get them but I always ignored the White Sox cards because I didn't want to have to search for each card that needed it. I have my Sox collection stored in a dresser so I would have to keep going back and forth between my desk and the dresser. I started that way, then I had an idea.

I pulled out a couple of chairs in storage and pulled the first drawer out of the dresser and put them on those and put the second drawer on the other side of my desk. So now, all I have to do is turn my chair and grab the card. The scanner is right above my laptop so I could do everything without leaving my chair. The binder on this side of my desk is my relics and the binder on the floor are my autographs as a lot of those need scanned.

I started this project yesterday and after today, I'm down to 303 cards so I made a little headway but it seems like a long way to go at this point. I'll hit it most every day I'm sure, at least the next couple as it's in the negatives temperature wise around here so I'm not going anywhere.

I also spent an hour or so this morning going through a Christmas package from Dennis at Too Many Verlanders. I got everything scanned and logged this morning, plus I had to scan a few of those for TCDB as well. As always, he sent a little bit of everything and those will get added to the posts list to random.

Today's post is one of those. It was going to be another one card post but Dennis added one to it.

I grabbed this while going through Sluggo's cards back in November.

This is the one Dennis sent me yesterday. A rookie card at that.

He hit me with 7 different player collections and both team collections, which he usually does. He also hit with me plenty of hits, including a Tier 1 PC.

These 2 cards give me 16 cards of Devin now. Slowly moving up and as you can tell by the 2 above, there are plenty of base cards that I need.

Opening Day

Well the Sox opener didn't bode well for us, it did for a couple of other bloggers out there who are also Michigan fans but I'm not naming names. Does Hendrik's get 2 blown saves for that game? I got home from work and it was in the 8th and we were up 3-1 so I figured I'd just finish watching the game. I should have known better. It was my fault. Tomorrow's game is on at 1 as well and I'm working until 1 so I promise not to watch it until it's over.

Today's another 1 card post of a current Pittsburgh Steeler where 3 other Michigan men are playing.

This is an insert from Prestige, it's not bad looking, it's a little shiny with the team colors but nothing too flashy. This is my 14th card of Bush.

Lots of defense to no defense

 I'm currently watching the Michigan/Minnesota game and the Gophers are slowly pulling away so I figured why not post on the blog to make myself feel better. While these are basketball cards, they are former Wolverines.

I only have 1 card to show of Devin Bush because I had a few scans saved but realized I already posted the others so this is the only one left. I grabbed this from Sluggo while going through the NFL cards in my basement. This is my 13th card of Bush.

The first scan of Rashan Gary are my latest from Sportlots. A couple of Wolverine cards along with a bunch of pro. It was nice to get this many because I hadn't come across a ton when I looked for him earlier in the year.

These 3 were more pick-ups from Sluggo. While the majority of the boxes in my basement are from the 90's, there were some newer stuff mixed in there which is where these all come in.

I picked up this red parallel of XR at the card show in Kalamazoo. As you can see, it's numbered so I probably payed a buck for it.

I also managed to pick up an autograph of Rashan at my LCS. He gave it to me for a couple of bucks because he never heard of him. Works for me. It's my 2nd auto of him, both are Prizm but along with this one, I have the draft picks set auto as well.

These 12 cards bump of my Gary collection to 17 cards.

A top row of Wolverines followed by some Raiders gear of big Moe Hurst. These 7 cards were in the latest shipment from Sportlots.

I also picked up this shiny card of Moe at the card show in Kalamazoo.

I also picked this auto at Baseball Card Exchange. We all know I'm not a big fan of these cards, no uniform of any kind if just cheap looking but it's an auto, and I needed it. Plus, it's my first auto of his.

These 9 cards put me at 20 cards of Hurst.

Now that I'm done with this post, I've realized 2 things. All of these players are defensive players and the Michigan basketball team had no defense tonight. Sigh!

One of Three Devin's

And back to football. Guess it's fitting since the Sox season is over. This guy is one of many former Wolverines on the Steelers. I don't know how many actually but I know there's a few there. This player also shares a first name with a couple of other player collections.

I picked up these 6 from Sportlots. I picked these up in July because as I have said before, I'm a slacker and hadn't posted them yet. I haven't added any Bush cards since September of 2020 either so at least that's getting together.

I grabbed these from Sluggo, it's always nice to grab another Wolverine card. 

These 8 cards, once again, more than double my Devin Bush collection. You can see why I like the Sportlots purchases. I should probably get back on there and stop spending my budget at card shows. I have 13 cards of Bush now.

Blue is back! Almost.

Hey, you finally get a non White Sox post which is great because we've sucked ass this week. The great random in the laptop must sense my feelings so he's giving us a break on the Sox cards. We're also getting something that has been ramping up and getting ready to start. The last Michigan post were new player collections. These are the players I already had cards of.

Obviously I wasn't talking about Michigan baseball starting up so I'll get these out of the way first. These 2 give me 4 of James Bourque, sadly, 3 of those are different versions of this card. The other is an auto so there is that. I just checked TCDB and he basically has 2 pro cards. The auto that I have and this one, and 37 different versions of those 2 cards. These are the rainbow and gold version.

This is my 3rd card of Tommy Henry. The other 2 are his Bowman Draft cards so why not go forward with a minor league card from this year.

These 4 of Devin Bush give me 5 as I only had 1 other before. The top 2 obviously go with the Michigan collection as well. I thought I would be able to grab more of his but he had a pretty good rookie season so his cards have gone up.

Shea's cards, however, aren't too hard to pick up as he barely dipped into the pro pond and I don't believe he is even in it now. These 2 give me 6 of his cards. Not surprisingly, all his cards are in Michigan uniforms which is better for me but doesn't bode well for him.

I also grabbed 4 more of DPJ giving me 6 of his. All 6 are Michigan uniforms as well. Last I remember, he signed with Cleveland and as far as I know, he is still there.

So there's your break from Sox cards but don't worry I have plenty more to come. Especially when I get into the huge box of not only cards but other Sox items that Jeff (not me, 2x3 Heroes) sent me. I'm looking forward to getting more in depth with that box this weekend.

Cards from A2

I did get a card yesterday but I got lazy and didn't post it. I'll post it on Monday. I'm currently watching Michigan blow their lead to lowely Illinois so I figured I'd start this post about the surprise envelope I got from Dennis that I've mentioned a few times.

I got 20 new cards to my collections, I don't remember how many that didn't go (dupes) but there wasn't many. I'll start with the aforementioned Michigan team collection.

I've probably gotten more of Michigan collection from Dennis than I've picked up on my own, which isn't surprising. These 4 (according to TCDB) make 365 cards in Michigan Uniforms. That's my 1st card of Riley, 6th of Alexander and Woodley and 7th of Hall.

Since we're on team collection, we'll do the White Sox collections next.

I actually already had the Delmonico auto but as I've said before, I keep dupe autos. I thought I had the 2007 team set as well but apparently not because I needed that Dye. The Peavy and Sale from 2013 are both refractors, which means shiny and speaking of shiny, that Panini Sale is a lot prettier than that photo shows. That is my 12th card of Delmonico, the 42nd card of Peavy, the 79th card of Dye and my 150th of Sale.

That's it for team collections, let's get to the player collections, we have a couple in common so Dennis usually hooks me up with those as well as my others.

These 5 Ripken's make 460 cards of his. He is my highest player collection and has been pulling away from my 2nd highest (Konerko) because they keep putting out Ripken cards, plus Ripken was 80's and 90's when they pumped out a ton of cards.

We share this collection as well, which isn't surprising as he is a former Wolverine.  These 2 cards make 198 cards of Larkin, slowly closing in on the 200 card mark. I only have 4 players over the 200 card mark.

Another former Wolverine and mutual collection, I don't get to many Abbott cards anymore so I always like receiving them. That one on the left is so 80's, even though it's a 1990. These 2 make 105 cards.

Dennis also sent me this relic of Funchess, which I already have, but like the autos, I keep dupes in my collections. This makes 37 cards of his.

This was probably my favorite card of the package just because it's the 1st of the Devin Bush collection. I've been bidding on some of his cards but I always get outbid. As well as he is doing, I expect this collection to be pretty decent.

Last but not least, he sent me a Tier 1 player collection in this very shiny Seaver card. This is my 362nd card of his and after only getting 10 of his cards the last 2 years, this is my 15th this year.

As always, I greatly appreciate the cards Dennis sends because he does it knowing I'm a sucky trade partner. Check him out at Too Many Verlanders for some more great Wolverine cards, and some other team that he likes who were actually worse than my Sox this year.