LV's TTM autographs and Baseball Cards: May 2020

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Mega Collection 370-378

Observations:

Only one modern day card on this page
Favorite player on the page: Gregg Jefferies
Favorite card on the page: 1986 Topps Bruce Bochte
Card most likely to get bumped: 2018 Heritage Austin Hedges

Monday, May 25, 2020

Mega Collection 361-369

Observations:

Greg Maddux was just SO GOOD!
Favorite player on the page: Greg Maddux
Favorite card on the page: 1992 Pinnacle Hensley Meulens
Card most likely to get bumped: 2008 Upper Deck Jorge Cantu

Saturday, May 23, 2020

My birthday was back in April, but with everything going on, my husband said my present will be delayed. I expected this and quite frankly, I didn't care what it was or that I was getting one at all with my mind on the ever-changing environment at the hospital. Plus, we were able to get some Jack Stack BBQ curbside, so I thought that was a great present in itself. Then, yesterday happened. He said my gift had arrived, and it was this...

Whoa! TOTALLY wasn't expecting it at all; quite shocked really. The next decision was do I open it or sell it? With the crazy prices on cards these days, especially with this release of Bowman, I wasn't sure what to do. I could have just held on to it and take some time to make a decision, however, I don't do well with cards that just sit unopened...that's why I never have any unopened packs or boxes!

So...I decided to open it. My rationale was he had bought me a Bowman Draft hobby box back in 2011, and in that box I got the Christan Yelich chrome auto that I sold for $400 on eBay. Hopefully, I can turn another profit, if I want to.

First card

Pack 1

Pack 2...there he is...Mr. Dominguez

Pack 3

Pack 4

Pack 5...my first Adley and Aquino cards

Pack 6....the Chrome Mr. Dominguez!

Pack 7

Pack 8

Pack 9

Pack 10...my first Franco card

Pack 11

Pack 12

Now, onto the other goodies, like Cubbies and Royals, inserts and the 3 autographs!

Inserts

I really like these inserts!

Cubbies

Royals

Whoop! There it is! Bobby Witt, Jr!

Catchers

The only PC player that isn't a Cub or Royal

Ole Miss baseball Alumni

Paralells

Finally, the 3 autographs...

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Mega Collection 352-360

Observations:

I said it once, and I'll say it again...early 90's Upper Deck was just awesome!
Favorite player on the page: Alan Trammell
Favorite card on the page: 1990 Upper Deck Andres Galarraga
Card most likely to get bumped: 2017 Heritage Mark Reynolds

Monday, May 18, 2020

Mega Collection 343-351

Observations:

I was very careful to make sure I included *some* team cards, but it seems like I have a lot in the mega collection
I really liked (and still do) the look of 1988 Fleer, as well as 1991 Topps
Favorite player on the page: Keith Hernandez
Favorite card on the page: 1987 Topps Keith Hernandez
Card most likely to get bumped: 2017 Topps Kevin Gausman

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Kyle Hendricks

This was a nice surprise as I had written it off a long time ago! I'm glad players are signing despite the pandemic. I'm a little bummed with the smudged signature on the Topps, but he's a Cubbie, so I'll deal with it!

Kyle Hendricks
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Chicago Cubs
982 days

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Mega Collection 334-342

Observations:

I just don't like the league leaders cards that Topps has been using the last couple of years
Early 1990's Upper Deck was great! Especially 1992 & 1993...I love this Tom Glavine card!
Favorite player on the page: Paul Molitor
Favorite card on the page: 2010 Topps Jose Reyes
Card most likely to get bumped: I love Pat Neshek, but I don't like 2015 Heritage

Monday, May 11, 2020

Mega Collection 325-333

Observations:

A very well rounded page!
The Kevin Gross card was one of the first "older" cards I owned
Even though I don't like the Cardinals, I love those old uniforms they wear
Favorite player on the page: Matt Holliday
Favorite card on the page: 1993 Pinnacle Scott Cooper
Card most likely to get bumped: 2014 Topps Gold Trevor Plouffe

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Mega Collection 316-324

Observations:

This is another nice page!
Favorite player on the page: John Franco...I wanted to say Rafael Palmeiro, but only when he was with the Cubs, buuuutttt, you know...
Favorite card on the page: 1989 Topps Walt Weiss
Card most likely to get bumped: 1988 Topps Tom Nieto

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Paulo Orlando

A few old TTM requests that I had previously written off have trickled back in during the last month or so. This one was a great one to get back; Paulo Orlando was a Royals fan favorite (or at least I thought so) during his time in KC.

Paulo Orlando
Signed 1/2 (didn't return the second card)
Sent c/o Omaha Storm Chasers
695 days

Monday, May 4, 2020

Mega Collection 307-315

Observations:

This is a great page...old White Sox and Marlins uniforms!
My first (and probably only) "Turn Back the Clock" card in the set. I wish Topps would put these in Archives, along with Record Breakers, and not sell online.
Favorite player on the page: Mitch Williams
Favorite card on the page: 1987 Donruss Todd Worrell
Card most likely to get bumped: 2016 Topps Brian Dozier

Sunday, May 3, 2020

2020 Gypsy Queen

It's been a rough month plus dealing with everything COVID-19. I have worked every week on COVID-19 units, as well as work on the emergency team. It's a little nerve racking because when you respond to a "difficulty breathing" emergency, you have to be cautious because the patient may have just not tested positive-yet.

I went to Target a couple of days ago, and I was horrified with what I saw. People were not social distancing, and not wearing masks. I know not everyone has the ability to have a mask, but wearing any kind of mask or covering reduces the risk of transmission immensely. There were too many people in the store and not enough social distancing. I am scared with what will come when Missouri and Kansas start to reopen; that store looked like it was already reopen.

I was there because I had a few items I had to get, and I had not been out to get anything in quite a while because I was pretty prepared before this all went down. While I was at Target, I decided to pick up my first Gypsy Queen of the season. I loved last years design, and while I approve of this years design, I still like last year better. I do like the fact they colorized the team logo on the back of the card. I didn't get anything exciting, unfortunately, so I guess I have a lot of trade bait.

The packs