New PC and a new Auto

Last Friday, as I do some Fridays, I went over to my LCS. Kevin has breakfast with his dad in the mornings and then he'll come by and pick me up and head out there. We generally hang out for awhile and talk and while we were doing that, I got bored and started looking at his dime and quarter boxes. I picked out a few things and then the owner told me that I could have whatever I pulled out of there for helping with the sorting. I stopped being picky after that I pulled whatever I wanted. Here's the haul.

As per the usual, we'll start with the White Sox cards and go to Tier 3, Tier 2 and Michigan.

I picked up these 6 Sox cards, all color parallels and an insert. That is only my 3rd card of Noah Schultz and my 49th of Madrigal. For someone who hasn't played for us in over a year, I still keep running into a lot of his cards. Those 2 Donruss of Ventura give me 186 of him and 272 of Jose Abreu.

On to Tier 3.

I haven't seen the insert before so that was definitely a good pick up and an orange parallel of Donruss. These 2 give me 241 of Bench.

There were a bunch of Ripken's but this was the only one I needed. It's kind of a cracked ice feel to it but it's from 1996 so way before they were a thing. This gives me 974 cards of Cal.

I also picked up these 3 of Strawberry, all newer cards. Most of my PC are his 80's and 90's cards so it's always nice to grab newer cards of him. These 3 give me 156 cards of him.

I even managed to get a couple of Yaz. I had never seen that particular combo card although I have seen them, just not that one. Also a parallel of 2023 Donruss. These 2 give me 185 cards of Yaz.

Next up is Tier 2.

I managed to get another color parallel of a Donruss. This is my 382nd card of Pudge.

Another Donruss color parallel. Plus another parallel and an insert of Eloy. The Gallery is a Printer Proof if you didn't catch that. These 3 cards of Eloy give me 208 cards of him.

And Tier 2 Michigan cards.

A Nico is the Maize and Blue, yes please. I've been picking up his cards pretty regularly now, this one gives me 65 cards of him.

I believe I read where Haskins was injured but I've been picking up his card pretty regularly as well. This rookie base is my 19th but as I said, a lot of those have been pretty recent.

2 more of Paye and 2 more for the Michigan collection. These 2 give me 47 cards of Kwity.

I just picked up my first card of Mazi so it's nice to already grab my 2nd. This one in the Michigan uniforms.

I also found my 2nd card of Clark Elliott not long after finding my first. This one, the LCS owner found and held for me and gave it to me when I got there.

I pick up Franz cards pretty consistently so it's nice to grab a couple of his big brother. I hadn't added any of his since April so these 2 were nice to see. They give me 36 cards of him.

It was really nice to grab this cards of Moussa Diabate because it's my 1st of him. That right, another PC. This gives me 131 different player collections.

While all of the above I got for sorting, I did purchase 1 card that Kevin saw and showed me.

When he showed me this, I knew I wanted it. I didn't have any autos of my favorite Sox pitcher. He had $15 on it but he said he'd take $10 so I coughed it up and gave it to him. I don't regret it. I love having an auto of Buehrle. While it's my 1st auto, it's my 385th card of Mr. Perfect.

New and Old PC's

On Saturday, we did the show in Niles but after the show, while unloading everything out of the car, Kevin gave me a stack of cards for me that he pulled while sorting. I went through them on Sunday morning and got them logged in so here we are.

We'll start with the Team collection cards.

Kevin doesn't save many base cards for me because I have so many but he does set aside parallels and inserts in case I need them. The Engal is the 150th Anniversary, the Danks is the Blue and the Bummer is the Gold.

Next up is Tier 3.

A lot of the cards he gave me were the next 2 players. He sent me 9 cards of Dwight Gooden. They boost me up to 156 which isn't bad considering I've only been collecting him for a few months.

He also gave me these 18 card of Strawberry, I prefer them in Mets uniforms but I guess these will do. I started this collection the same time as Gooden and this one is up to 152 cards so just below him.

On to Tier 2.

He also added 3 parallels of Vaughn. The Pink Holo, the Ice Holo and the Red parallel of Stadium Club with the usual great photography.

Lastly, the Tier 2 Michigan collection.

Another Pink Holo and another Red Stadium Club. These 2 give me 76 of Cronenworth, Jake is one of the players that Kevin knows went to Michigan. I don't even want to think about how many players he probably passes up that I could use.

At least he knows the guys when they have the Maize and Blue on. He gave me this Ronnie Bell and Kwity Paye. It is my 5th card of Bell and my 39th of Paye.

These were great to see just before we stomped State again. Gotta love NIL, just for the cards. This is my 5th card of JJ and my 4th of Blake.

This is my 44th card of Woodson. It's a pretty slick looking card too. I started his collection at the same time I started the Strawberry and Gooden collections.

Now we can get to a couple of new PC's.

These are my first 2 cards of our former TE, Luke Schoonmaker and they both got to keep their helmets clean instead of taking off the wings. He is currently with the Cowboys so he's been getting more cards that I will need to locate.

This is also my 1st card of DJ Turner but I don't believe he's currently on a team so this will probably be one of my PC's that doesn't get very large.

I have one more pickup video for some stuff that I came home with from the show so stay tuned.

One Blogger, Lots of Cards

We set up in Shipshewana today and had a really good day. It was non-stop from once we set up until about 1 or 1:30. It was packed most of the morning. We barely had a chance to sit down until the afternoon. Which made great timing because about the time it started slowing down, John from John's Big League Baseball Blog stopped by to say hi. He had messaged me the other day and said he'd be at the show so we chatted while he looked through our boxes.

I should have put my head down so you could see my Michigan hat, plus it's crooked, good thing John is more photogenic than me. It was nice to meet another blogger, I think Dennis is the only other one I've met in person. I feel like I might have met another one at some point but my memory is failing me. Great meeting you John, look forward to next time.

Since John and I are both Michigan fans, it's only fair that the random give me some Michigan players for today's post.

I picked up these 3 parallels from Hollister at the Lansing Show. They came from the box we purchased from him. These 3 double the cards I have of this parallel. These 3 also give me 24 cards of Chesson.

I could copy and paste the paragraph above about Chesson here, except I only had 1 other prizm of Long. These 3 came from the same Hollister box as the above. These 3 give me 10 card of him.

The only card on this post that didn't come from Hollisters. This one came from Sluggo as part of the sorting. It's a rookie and he's in the Maize and Blue, I'll definitely take that.

I also got a plethera of Paye's from the same Hollister box. As you can tell, I picked out a bunch of cards from that box.  Lots of color parallels up there. These 11 cards of Paye give me 26 of him.

Losing and name changing

Well the Sox lost 3 out of 4 to the Yankees, in Chicago. We have 5 with the Royals and then go to New York to play them again next weekend. Either our offense disappears or our bullpen blows it. For a team that's supposed to be so good, they are underperforming. I realize we have some injuries that were waiting to get back, but with the talent on this team, we should at least be competing most nights. It's getting frustrating but it's still early and we're only 3 games back. Luckily the AL Central sucks, again.

Sluggo and I went to the LCS and as soon as we walk in, Hollister was there. He's the guy that we buy a ton of stuff from when we go to some of the card shows. I get a ton of Michigan stuff. He sees us walk in and we say hey, then he says, I have my half off boxes with me. So we made sure it was cool with the LCS and he let us go through them. I ended up spending $49 with him, mostly former Wolverine cards but I also grabbed a few vintage so you'll see those in the rotation. We ended up spending some more money at the LCS but I only spent another $24 with him. All dollar cards,1 relic and I had 7 or 8 dime box cards that he threw in with all the other cards. Sluggo and I always throw our cards together, as is most card places, the more you buy, the more they discount.

Today's card came from Hollister. I ended up changing all the cards I've bought from him from being labeled card show, to Hollister because I buy so many from him anymore.

I picked up this numbered Elite of Kwity Paye out of his half off box. It doesn't have pink in it so I assume that's from the scanner. It was marked $4 so I got it for $2, actually less than that if you include the discount. This card gives me 12 cards of his.

Post Show Post With Paye

 Sluggo and I set up at a show today. It's the 3rd one we've done at this location and each one gets a little better and better. There was more people there but our profits were lower. We sold a ton of box cards ($1, $3-$5 and $8-$15) but not many showcase cards. That leads me to believe that a lot people are saving some money right now (probably so they can afford gas).

I did pick up a few Michigan cards which I will get logged and scanned tomorrow. I bought them from the guy that sits next to us. He brought me some Michigan cards to sort through and see if I wanted any.

Speaking of Michigan cards, you get some more to see today. Sort of.

I picked up another Kwity Paye from Sluggo a week ago. It's not technically a Michigan card like I said, but he went to Michigan so there's that. This is actually my 1st pro card of his, my other 10 are all Michigan uniforms. So in case you're bad at math, that makes 11 cards of Kwity.

A squeeker

I was going to type this out while watching the end of the Michigan game but it got too intense and I had to put my laptop down and concentrate on the game (yes dear, I know they can't hear me.) They pulled it out, barely. It was really impressive considering they lost both their big men in the last minute and a half.

Speaking of big men (different sport though). Although I just Googled and he's my height and about 40 lbs lighter so if he's a big man, I'm the fat man.

I grabbed this from Sluggo a few weeks ago. It's a nice card because one, he's in his Michigan uniform and two, it looks like an 1981 Donruss. While the '81 Donruss wasn't an impressive set, it was the year I started collecting so it does hold some sentimental value.

This card of Kwity is my 10th, 9th on TCDB because I can't get them to add another one that I have.

Dos Wolverines

Watched the Michigan men's basketball team today. They looked really good but with the way they looked last week, I'm not sold on them but at least they played well yesterday.

Since this will be a football post, I have to show this video my brother found of the current football season. It's called 2% to #2, which refers to the 2% chance we were predicted with to win our division to being ranked #2 in the playoffs. It's long, but a great video. I've watched it twice and teared up both times. That's a lot of 2's. Oh, and it's 22 minutes and 22 seconds long.

Since we are the number 2, I'll show 4 players that I have 2 cards to show.

Sluggo gave me these before last weekend. The Prestige on the right is the Pink parallel, even though it looks purple and yes, it still looks purple before the scan. These 2 give me 8 cards of Evans.

I got these 2 of Sean McKeon. The red Optic came from Fred at work while the Phenoms came from the card show in Shipshewana. These 2 give me 5 of the tight end which is pretty good considering I got my first in September.

These 2 of Kwity Paye, give me 10 cards which like McKeon, just started in September. That Score is gold, even though it looks Orange to me. The top card came from Sluggo while the Orange/Gold I picked up in Ft. Wayne at a card show.

Lastly, because he's my Tier 1 collection is our current running backs coach which in case you don't follow, have been very good this year. I picked up the Maize and Blue Hart at the Kalamazoo card show, it is numbered to /500. The bottom Score Red Zone is numbered to /100 and I picked it up on Sportlots. These 2 give me 74 cards of my favorite running back.

Wednesday Paye

Well the Yankees are out, I'm not sad about that but to be honest, I wouldn't have been sad about Boston losing either. I don't really have anything bad to say about the Cardinals or Dodgers so I guess I'll root for the Cardinals for 2 reason. They are my grandma's favorite team and I'd rather face them than the Dodgers if the Sox can get to the final interleague series. It was a tough decision as the Cardinals are one of the hottest teams right now, but 106 wins scares me more. That's 106 wins for a wild card spot, that's crazy!

Today's post is another new collection. I actually got the first card of his at the National but I've picked up some more since then.

This is the card I got at the National, although, technically, I got it from Sluggo. He bought some random boxes of unopened cards from Blowout Cards. It came with a small box of these Wild Card cards. It's not even on TCDB so I'm not sure how easy these are to get.

These 3 came from the card show in Shipshewana on Labor Day. I'm pretty sure they were all in a dime box that I pulled a whole bunch of Michigan cards out of.

These 2 came from Sluggo while going through his boxes so technically, free. Or payment for sorting said boxes, however you want to look at it.

Last but not least, I got this 1981 Donruss look-a-like from Sportlots. It was the only one I picked up on there for less than $.50 which says a lot for the dime box cards I picked up up there.

So these pick-ups of the Colts defensive end take my Kwity Paye collection from 0 to 7 cards.