TCDB trade with pjdionne12

Another new trade partner, pjdionne12.  A huge Tigers fan, I was happy to send a bunch of Tiger cards his way!

Player collection goodies

New player collection alert!

Cards that will be going out for TTM requests!  I am trying a little TTM project - get a Pat Neshek card signed with every team he has been with!  I need an A's and Cardinals cards to send!

Former Iowan in the MLB

Oops...just got one off of Sportslots

Creighton Blue Jay baseball alumni 

Possible new player collection alert!

Collection needs

Last one!  COMPLETED!!!

TCDB trade with Godzilla8you

A new trade partner, Godzilla8you.  Quite a few good looking player collection cards!

TCDB trade with bizauer

A small trade with bizauer.  He needed some Topps insert cards for a set he's trying to complete (and I totally know the feeling!), and I got some player collection needs.

TCDB trade with jmiller4

A small, but productive trade with jmiller4.  

Cubs mega collection 

no Cubs card for him, but has a Cubs stat line for the  year

Iowan in the MLB

Iowa Hawkeye baseball alumni

Another quick Sportslot purchase

I wanted to gt some cards for my mega collections that I have been unable to trade for via TCDB.  I was really looking for football and hockey cards, and I think I did fairly well!  I have been pretty happy with the trades and purchases I've been making lately.  I collect weird mega collections because they make me happy and I learn something, and it has been very rewarding, especially this week!

Iowa Hawkeye football alumni

Iowa Hawkeye basketball alumni

UNO Maverick and Omaha Lancer hockey alumni

Set collection cards

Royals mega collection

Ole Miss baseball alumni

Creighton Blue Jay baseball alumni

Iowans in the MLB

Iowa Hawkeye baseball alumni

A surprise TTM envelope!

I got a couple of PWE full of TTM requests back this week.  One was a huge surprise!  I can't even find on my log sheet when I sent it, but it has to be a long time ago because the forever stamp was a plant, it had my maiden name on it and it was in a large envelope instead of a small one.  If I had to guess, I'd say I sent it in 2012ish.

Jeff Francoeur

Signed 2/2

Sent c/o (maybe) Kansas City Royals

??? days

Steven Wright 

Signed 1/2 (sent the other card back unsigned)

Sent c/o Boston Red Sox

240 days

2019 Fantasy Baseball

Team Sponge Babe is ready for another season!  Since it's opening day, I thought I would post my draft results and see if I can have a successful season!  I used a different draft strategy this year, so lets see how it worked out for me:

 2019 Team Sponge Babe

First Round - He was on Team Sponge Babe last year

2nd Round

3rd Round - Also on Team Sponge Babe last year

4th Round

5th Round

6th Round

7th Round

8th Round

9th Round - He will be one of my OF, initially

10th Round - Had to get at least an average catcher

11th Round - Another previous Sponge Babe team member

12th Round

13th Round

14th Round - Will start the season injured, but I think I can afford to keep him benched for a couple of weeks

15th Round - Hopefully an underrated OF pick-up; will start season on the IL

16th Round - spot starter

17th Round

18th Round - hopefully a great pick-up at this spot in the draft

19th Round - Per my projections, he should have been a Top 25 player; hopefully a HUGE steal!

20th Round

21st Round - The day after I drafted him, he had surgery that will keep him our for awhile; I dropped him and picked up....

Low risk, high reward...hopefully!!