Contest over at Drewscards

Be sure and check out the contest over at Drewscards for a chance to win some sweet 2010 Tri-star OBAK cards.

TTM Success: Robert Redford

Robert Redford is an Oscar award winning actor and director whose films include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Jeremiah Johnson, The Sting, The Great Gatsby, and The Natural. The Natural is one of my all-time favorite baseball movies. Redford was actually a high school teammate of Dodger great Don Drysdale and earned himself a baseball scholarship to the University of Colorado. I saw recently that Redford signs TTM so I sent him a VHS cover of The Natural and recieved it back today signed. Thanks Mr. Redford.

Free Stuff Wednesday - My Beckett Prize

I won this 2009 Bowman Sterling Dan Hudson Gold Auto card numbered 29/50 a week and a half ago off The Beckett Blog in one of their Free Stuff Friday contests. This card arrived today in my mailbox. I was super excited about winning this card for two reasons. Number 1 - because it's fun to win stuff and Number 2 - because Hudson was part of the deal that sent Edwin Jackson from the Diamondbacks to the Chicago White Sox. Hudson has been impressive in Arizona going 4-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 6 starts.

The Sandlot was an awesome movie and is an awesome blog!

Joe, of the blog, The Sandlot, contacted me after reading one of my posts and initiated a trade. I got his half of the deal yesterday. He sent me two Brandon Webb cards that I needed (puts me at 163 different Webb cards) and a couple of multiple bat cards for my collection. Thanks Joe!

2005 Topps Rookie Cup Brandon Webb

2006 Upper Deck Brandon Webb

2000 Ultra Brad Fullmer - I actually already have this awesome multiple bat cards. It was one of the cards that inspired me to start collecting multiple bat cards

1999 Upper Deck Ron Gant - Ever since I have started my multiple bat collection I have been somewhat torn by which cards I should actually include. I think that I have decided that the player must actually have the bats in their hands for it to be included, so while this card does show multiple bats, it won't make my collection because Mr. Gant has them in a bag and is not holding them or carrying them in his hands.

What would $80 buy back in 1939?

Floyd Caves "Babe" Herman spent 13 years in the Major Leagues, 1926 - 1935 and 1945. He played for the Dodgers, Reds, Cubs, Pirates and Tigers. His best year was 1930, when he hit .393 with 35 homeruns and 130 RBI while playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. I got this F.C. Herman check off eBay a few years ago and recently came accross it again. I have no idea what I paid for it. It's signed by F.C. Herman and is made out to the Glendale Sanitarium & Hospital for $80.00. The date on the check is 3-15-39. To me $80.00 in 1939 seems like a lot of money. I think it would be interesting to know what this check was for, was it for services rendered or maybe it was a donation? I guess I'll never know.

Multiple Bat Card - Eddie Mathews

I found this card the other day and happily added it to my Multiple Bats collection. This card makes 47. Only 3 more to reach my goal!

1998 Topps Hall of Fame Collection EDDIE MATHEWS

Contest over at no one's going to read this blog

There is a sweet contest over at no one's going to read this blog. All you have to do is share your favorite collecting memory and you have the chance at winning a 1/1 sketch card of your choice! Go check it out.