Season of Getting

Fellow blogger and lover of all things Larkin and Legos: Nachos Grande has been sending out packages as part of his Season of Giving. That means for me it was the Season of Getting. 

I claimed the D-Backs and got a box of D-Backs goodness from Nachos Grande.  Check out a small sampling of what he sent.

Goldschmidt

The Big Unit

Gonzo

Brandon Webb

Travis Lee

Justin Upton

These early Topps Heritage cards really caught my eye. These three cards are making me rethink a part of my collection. Currently all my D-Backs base cards are sorted by player, but I'm thinking about changing that up and put together team sets. 

Commenting on cards from The Dutch Card Guy (Part #1)

The Dutch Card Guy recently sent me a package that contained these two cards.  They are 1999 Topps Stars cards of Travis Lee. Both cards are #39. As you can see, Topps took the same photo and then just cropped it for the second card. I did a little research and it looks like there are at least 4 versions of each card from the 1999 Topps Stars set, with each one being cropped from the same initial photo.

So what do you think? Is this another case of Topps being lazy or is it a cool concept? Is it something that you would like them to do today?

2 Unexpected Packages from The Dutch Card Guy and Cervin' Up Cards

On Monday I got 2 unexpected packages in the mail! Now, unexpected cards are always AWESOME, but when you recently committed to not making any card related purchases, unexpected cards in the mail are even more AWESOME!

The Dutch Card Guy hooked me up from overseas with a bunch of D-Backs cards as a thank you for helping him secure a mini metal Rizzo card for his collection! Thanks Jeroen!

Here are just a couple of the cards that he sent. More will follow with commentary.

I was then Zippy Zapped by Kenny of the blog Cervin' Up Cards! Thanks Kenny!

Here are a few of the cards he sent. More will follow with commentary.

D-Backs Alumni Night: Autographs (Part #1)

My oldest son and I went to the D-Backs game last night. It was Alumni Night and so we spent an hour before the game and the first 5 innings trying to get autographs. We were able to get several autographs; mostly on cards, but we got two other items signed.

First up is the D-Backs Insider magazine. I got 3 out of the 4 players on the cover and the one I didn't get was Luis Gonzalez. He shouldn't be hard to get. I got him on some cards last night, but it was before I got the magazine.

The other item is one of the jumbo tickets from the 2001 World Series. We got Mike Morgan, Reggie Sanders, Luis Gonzalez, Steve Finley, and David Dellucci.

Trade with Thoughts and Sox

On May 17th I met up briefly with Adam, from the blog Thoughts and Sox, at a Diamondbacks game. I had a card for him and he had some D-Backs cards for me.

Curt Schilling only played for the Diamondbacks for 2.5 seasons but he sure has a lot of D-Backs cards. I guess it's just because of the sheer number of products in the early 2000's.

Adam was able to add a few new Brandon Webb cards to my collection and I'm always happy to add an extra Webb RC to my collection. 

Here are a few other cards from Adam.