May 29, 1993

Jose Canseco took the mound for the Texas Rangers in the 8th inning of a blowout loss to the Boston Red Sox on May 29, 1993. He threw 33 pitches giving up three runs on three walks and two hits, leaving him with a 27.00 ERA and requiring him to have Tommy John surgery a couple months later.

2015 TTM Tracker

These all got dropped off at the Post Office today, but since it's a holiday I'll consider them going out on 5/26/15.

Henry Blanco (2)

Rob Manfred (ball request) - Sept. 18

Chase Anderson (2) - June 4

Chris Owings (3)

Luis Gonzalez (3) - June 1

Josh Collmenter (6) - June 5

Patrick Corbin (5)

Brad Ziegler (6) - August 7 signed one sent 3 others back asking for my boys names

Daniel Hudson (6)

Pat Neshek (3) - June 5

Travis Lee (3) - RTS July 7

Vance Law (2) - RTS June 19

Randy Couture (1) - June 10

Tony LaRussa (2) - June 3

Wade Miley (2)

Edwin Jackson (3)

Josh Hamilton (3 x 1)

Clayton Kershaw (1)

Ken Burns (1) - June 27

Craig Counsel (3) - August 6 2/3

Matt Williams (3)

Tony Clark (8x10) - August 11

Terry Bradshaw (4) - March 24, 2016

Dan Reeves (2) - June 4

Russ Grimm (2)

Bob Griese (2)

Herb Adderley (2) - June 2

Ray Wersching (2) - June 6
Matt Suhey (1) - June 4
Matt Snell (1) - June 2
Mike Garrett (1)
Tom Nowatzke (1) - June 5
Pete Banaszak (1) - June 3
Chris Bahr (2) - June 4
George Martin (1)

Sent on 5/29/15
Shaquille O'Neal (3) - June 29
Hersey Hawkins (2) - June 5

Sent on 6/1/15
Jim Bunning (2 index cards) - June 30
Vance Law (8) - June 12
Ryne Sandberg (WF Card) - July 2 (did not sign WF card)
Darrin Jackson (WF card)
Jody Davis (3 - WF card) - June 12
Damon Berryhill (WF card)
Patrick Corbin - (4 x 6 photo and 1 card)
Paul Goldschmidt (3- 4 x 6 photos)
David Peralta (2) - June 10
A.J. Polluck (2)
Jamie Moyer (2) - July 11
Wade Boggs (2) - June 19

Sent on 6/8/15
Ron Cey (2) - June 15
Garth Iorg (2) - July 6
Dane Iorg (2) - June 22
Julia Ruth-Stevens (1)
Cory Snyder (6) - June 29
Doug Jones (6) - April 4, 2016
Shaquille O'Neal (1) July 30
Dirk Nowitzki (2 x 1) - June 29
Gregg Olson (4)
Andy Benes (7) - June 18
Goose Gossage (1) - July 16
Dan Plesac (1) - June 26
Luis Gonzalez (3) - June 20

Sent on 6/10/15
DeWayne Buice (4 - told him to keep 2) - July 29

Sent on 6/11/15
Ray Wersching (1) - June 22
Tom Nowatzke (1) - June 22
Pete Banaszak (1) - June 23
Ron Gant (6) June 27
Rachel Robinson (1) - June 22
Zane Smith (3) - June 22

Sent on 6/19/2015
Charlie Hough (3) October 3rd

Sent on 6/24/15
Shaquille O'Neil (1) - July 27
Josh Hamilton (1)
Jeff Reardon (6) - July 6

Sent on 7/1/15
Jack McDowell (3) - 9/16/16
David Nied (3) - July 21

Sent on 7/11/15
Wade Boggs (2)
Jim Bunning (1) - July 23
Ryne Sandberg (WF Card)
Darren Daulton (3) - 2/3 August 28
Andrew Lincoln (1)
Chandler Riggs (1)
Alan Rosen (1) - July 27

Sent on 8/4/15
Kerry Wood (2)
Shaquille O'Neal (3) - October 5th

Sent on 8/10/15
Brad Ziegler (3)
Dan Marjrle (2)
Shaquille O'Neal (3) sent back but did not sign
Kurt Warner (0)
Mark McGwire (1)
Wilson Alvarez (3)
Marty Cordova (2) - October 5th
Jeff Reardon (2) - Aug 20
Danny Tartabull (6)

2013 Five Star Paul Goldschmidt

I stopped by my LCS on the way home from work this past Thursday and picked up this 2013 Five Star base card of Paul Goldschmidt.

It's numbered 56/75 and is much rarer than the autographed version which is numbered to 386. I've wanted this card for a while, but it doesn't come up very often on ebay, so when I saw it at my LCS for $8 I had to get it.

Trade with The Card Papoy

I got a package in from France the other day and we all know what that means. Kevin, of the blog The Card Pappy, sent me some sweet D-Backs from across the Atlantic Ocean.

Thanks Kevin! Your cards are in the mail. Here are some of the cards that Kevin sent.

This is one of the first Diamondbacks cards ever made.

Here are a couple of sweet Gonzo Stadium Club cards from the early 2000's.

Here is a sparkly Justin Upton. 

Kevin sent some newer Topps parallels including these two Aaron Hill cards. 

This Justin Bieber card found its way into the package. It's a 1st Print card so it must be worth big bucks. 

There was a nice Stephen Drew A & G bat card. 

This 2005 Prime Patches 4 piece jersey card of Luis Gonzalez is awesome! Thanks again Kevin!

So many awesome D-Backs relics from Bob Walk the Plank!

Matt, of the blog Bob Walk the Plank, has unloaded a plethora of D-Backs goodness on me once again!

When he asked me about the trade I told him I'd need to see if I could find some Pirates and then a couple of days later a package arrived in my mailbox.

I still need to find some Pirates, but I will hit you back Matthew!

Here is what Matt sent.

Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, but 7 Brandon Webb relic cards. You will see 5 different ones but that is because Matt sent 2 of the Fleer Tradition Stand Outs pants card.

Here are two awesome Luis Gonzalez cards!

Next is a Chris Young jersey card!

This 2014 Topps Chrome Black Refractor of Martin Prado is numbered to 100!

This Topps HD Steve Finley card was probably my favorite that Matt sent because it's so cool looking! The baseball is acetate so the jersey really pops! 

Thanks again Matt for all the awesome cards! I will find some Pirates to return the favor!

Contest Winnings from The Home Run Apple

Keith, of the blog The Home Run Apple, recently held a contest and I was one of the winners.

My main prize was this 2014 Stadium Club autographed rookie card of Phillies pitcher Mario Hollands.

Keith also sent a couple of D-Backs 2014 Stadium Club cards.

Speaking of Goldschmidt, here is a 2014 Topps Chrome insert of Goldy!

There were also these three 2014 Topps Chrome base cards of Chris Owings, Martin Prado, and Aaron Hill. Thanks for a great prize pack Keith!

Some minis and a Goldschmidt auto from Catching Rays!

My friend Joe hooked me up today with some awesome D-Backs cards! Joe and I work together and he runs the blog Catching Rays!

He gave me a 2013 Gypsy Queen mini team set, a 2015 Gypsy Queen mini of Patrick Corbin and an awesome 2015 Museum Collection Paul Goldschmidt autograph! Thanks Joe!

I typically end up with one or two D-Back minis from each set that has minis so to get an entire team set is just awesome!

I can't wait for Corbin to be back in the starting rotation. The D-Backs really need him!

Paul Goldschmidt was just named NL Player of the Week for last week, so it made this autograph from Joe even better, if that is possible. Nice clean card with a great looking signature and it's relatively low numbered at 199. Thank you so much Joe!