I'm all about that base. 2013 Topps base that is.

Chris from the blog Nachos Grande messaged me on twitter a week ago saying he had a Diamondbacks card off my want list and asked for my address.

Less than a week later this 2013 Topps Jason Kubel card showed up in my mailbox courtesy of @Nachos_Grande.

I love this Kubel card. He's obviously celebrating a home run at Chase Field. I have three of the Opening Day versions. five of the Topps Chrome versions, a gold parallel and an emerald parallel, but up until a couple of days ago I didn't have the base version.

Not only did I need this card, but it completes my 2013 Topps Diamondbacks team set, so that's even better.

In addition to this Kubel card, Chris added a few addition D-Backs cards inside the pwe.

Thank you very much Chris and for knocking off the Kubel card off my Diamondbacks Topps Needs List I awarded you 10 It's like having my own Card Shop Loyalty Points.

Trade with The Home Run Apple

Keith, of the blog The Home Run Apple, reached out to me about a month ago and offered up some cards for trade. I really wanted one of the cards, and you'll see why in a little bit, but I didn't have anything I felt I could offer in return, since Keith isn't the only Mets fan in the blogosphere and I'd already traded away most of my Mets hits. I told him I'd keep looking and see what I could find.

A little over a week ago I was cleaning up some cards in my den and found a couple of Mets cards that I had forgotten about. We arranged a trade and I got his package yesterday. Thanks Keith!

So without further adieu. Here's the card that I really wanted. It's a 2009 Topps T-206 mini printing plate of Brandon Webb! This is my first printing plate of Webb since I started collecting him later in his career. I came across a Brandon Webb Super Collector a while back, so if you're interested you can check out his site. He has 27 Webb 1 of 1's!

Keith added two Brandon McCarthy Panini Prizm autos, one from 2013 and one from 2014. McCarthy was terrible with the D-Backs, but since he was traded to the Yankees he has been doing a lot better. 

Here are the other cards that Keith threw in. Thanks again Keith!