Help a brother out.

I have a friend, (I know, shocking right.)  His name is Brock and he works with me.  He is in the maintenance department, but he does Frank’s job on some days.  I used to do Frank’s job, till I told them I wanted more money and they said no.  So I told them no to doing the job.  He hates doing that job, so I feel it’s my duty to make fun of him when he complains about doing it.  That’s what friends are for.

He’s also a Notre Dame fan and he likes Eli Manning, whom both I don’t like.  So I’m not sure why I still like him, but I do.  He’s a good guy just trying to make it through our crap job and spend some time with his girlfriend.

Why am I telling you all of this?  A little while back he was complaining that he was always sick.  I told him to go to the doctor.  He said that’s what his family was saying, that it might be cancer.  I told him I don’t know about that, could just be ulcers or something like that.  He then told me he eats like crazy and keeps losing weight.  I told him to get his ass to a doctor.  I told him that he knows just as much as I do, that if it is cancer, it needs to be caught early.  Well, eventually he did go.

Brock was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma on 9/5/2012. He is now going through chemotherapy and of course, is out of work until the treatment is done.  I’m not expecting any of you to help, but if you could, it would greatly be appreciated.  All money is going towards paying for his treatments.  You can go to his www.giveforward.com page or click on the widget I added to my sidebar at my blog Random Thoughts From a Random Guy.

Even if everyone who reads this donated a $1 a piece, it would make a difference.  So please help him out.  He needs to get back to work so I can continue to make fun of him, because that’s what friends are for.

Trade with Sluggo

My cousin and I have sent cards back and forth before.  He purchases cards all the time and send some of his good luck my way some days.

Lots of White Sox stars first year cards.  I’d say rookies but I’m not sure if there was a fleer Robin Ventura in the 1989 set and I’m too lazy to look.  I know there was a Topps.  I was surprised I didn’t have the Frank Thomas rookie.  And I don’t want to know about the Sammy Sosa.  Not a big fan of his, but it’s a Sox card, so I needed it.

He sent me a bunch of cards but I highlighted these because they were cool.  Always love a Michael Jordan in a Sox or in this case, a minor league Sox uniform.  The Carlton Fisk is a fan favorites but the 1983 Topps has memories for me.  I don’t remember what the one on the right is because I scanned these a few weeks ago.  But it scanned beautifully, it’s some kind of a holographic card.  I’ve seen team logos with 1991 Upper Deck like these but not actual player cards.

Lots of 2012’s that I needed.  I’ll have to look and see if any of these complete any team sets.

He even hit my Tom Seaver collection with these 2 cards.  Not sure what the Front Row series is, but they are cards and that’s all that matters to me.

He also sent this purple refractor for my Paul Konerko collection.  I know I’m slow but the Topps Chrome really are growing on me.  I used to just see them as a copy of the flagship, but I’m really starting to like them now.  The colored refractors make them even better, except that it’s that many more cards that I have to get for my collections.

Thanks sluggo, I’d direct you to his blog, but I can’t get his lazy ass to start one.  That’s too bad because he comes across some great cards that he could be sharing with all of us.

I also got some Michigan Wolverines cards from Kevin (that’s his real name), you can check those out over at “Too Many Manninghams”, or you can click here to go directly to the post.

1981 Topps

I’m collecting the 1981 set, slowly but surely. This post is the latest in my quest for the completion.

• Card Facts – Barry Bonnell – Toronto Blue Jays – Card #558
• Purchase Price – free (trade with “JABO’s”

• Card Facts – Bob Knepper – San Francisco Giants – Card #279
• Purchase Price – $.05 (Ebay lot 100/$4.99)

• Card Facts – Butch Hobson – Boston Red Sox – Card #595
• Purchase Price – free (trade with “Royals and Random”)

• Card Facts – Checklist – Card #446
• Purchase Price – free (trade with “Royals and Random”)

• Card Facts – Dave Cash – San Diego Padres – Card #707
• Purchase Price – $.05 (Ebay lot 100/$4.99)

• Card Facts – Dick Drago – Boston Red Sox – Card #647
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “JABO’s”)

• Card Facts – Fergie Jenkins – Texas Rangers – Card #158
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “Manupatches & Mustaches”)

• Card Facts – Glenn Hubbard – Atlanta Braves – Card #247
• Purchase Price – $.05 (Ebay lot 100/$4.99)

• Card Facts – Jerry Reuss – Los Angeles Dodgers – Card #440
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “JABO’s”)

• Card Facts – Joe Rudi – California Angels – Card #701
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “Blue Batting Helmet”)

 

• Cards posted in this set – 110
• Total price paid – $3.44
• Average price per card – $0.03
• Cards left to post – 616
• Percentage posted – 110/726 (15% posted)
• Percentage completed – 492/726 (68% completed)

Vintage Collection–1975 Topps

I picked up 3 of these at $.50 and got the Dusty Baker for $.30.  I already had the Bahnsen in my White Sox Collection so it went straight to the Vintage collection.

 

1964 Topps - 1
1966 Topps - 1
1968 Topps – 1
1969 Topps - 1 ($.99)
1970 Topps - 1
1971 Topps - 1
1972 Topps - 1
1973 Topps - 292 ($14.72)
1974 Topps - 6
1975 Topps - 4 ($1.80)
1976 Topps - 3 ($1)
1977 Topps - 1 ($.50)
1978 Topps - 26 ($1)
1979 Topps - 7 ($3.50)
1980 Topps - 5 ($2.50)
1981 Donruss - 1
1981 Topps - 491 ($2.79)
1982 Donruss - 10
1982 Topps - 4
1983 Fleer - 3 ($.50)
1983 Topps - 1
1984 Topps - 1
1985 Topps - 15 ($.42)
1986 Donruss - 1
1986 Topps - 29 ($1.20)
1987 Fleer - 1
1987 Topps – 59

Completed Team Sets–1998 Fleer/Skybox Dugout Axcess

I must have gotten all these from traders because I don’t recall even seeing these before I got some from then.  It’s like having different sets mixed in one.  Even the trivia card at the bottom is part of the base set.  But a decent looking set.  I think I might have gotten this set from Dennis, but I’m not positive.  As I look at these now, I notice kind of a surfboard shape on the top 3, I wonder if this is where Topps got their 2012 design from.