“My hypocrisy only goes so far”
I'm your huckleberry...Traded
So, I'm a bit late with the Jon Lester pity party. Actually, there's not that much pity to throw around. If the Red Sox were truly serious they would have offered him an appropriate contract last spring. They were looking to be cheap, thought he might take a discount,...
Team Sets Ahoy!
The checklist gods have been exceptionally merciful this year. Red Sox cards are actually down to somewhat normal levels. A short print here, a hard to find auto there, but for the most part team sets were absolutely the way to go. Since that's the bulk of my...
Fall Malaise
I fully realized I hadn't posted in about 3 weeks, and I really wasn't that concerned. Late fall and early winter are kind of down seasons for me, at least historically. I've trimmed back my video game binging to merely a game or two, baseball cards have ended most...
Bowman Chrome
I previously mentioned my dislike of Topps Chrome, and that buying the misfortune of others in large lots was pretty much my bag. The same could be said for Bowman Chrome, although I have less of an issue with Bowman Chrome due to it's slight differences. While Topps...
August Pickups
I have such a weird pile of stuff from this summer that I never bothered to post about. It's sort of all over the place. There wasn't any rhym or reason to it. It was mostly "I'm bored with current sets, what can I pick up for cheap?" Great motivation right? Let's...
The Brockets Red Glare
The insanity that is the Brock Holt collection continues on. There's just four additions, but they are considerable ones. Let's start out with a little trip back in time, to the Minor Leagues. These two (base card and insert All-Star card) are from 2010 Pro Debut....
Xandertastic
I decided to go ahead and clear a spot in my player binders for Xander Bogaerts. He's not going anywhere, the Sox are clearly invested in him and since moving back to SS he's been more confident and it's translated into his play. I think, with the exception of the...
Chrome Issues
Chrome doesn't have issues, well, actually that's a lie (it has plenty), but it's more of a "me problem". I don't actually like Chrome. I know, that's nearly heresy. I keep buying them and I don't really know why. It's like buying a car, keeping it nice and shiny, and...
Hometown Heroes
I think, in all honesty, that his is perhaps the most perfect unlicensed set in existence. I love that Panini tries different things rather than resting on their old ideas (ahem, Topps, are you paying attention?). The set is retro, it's bright and colorful, and it's...
Catching up
This summer had been a bit of a roller-coaster, especially professionally. All the company restructuring that was supposed to happen didn't pan out, the company is now solidified once again, with a new "cost cutting" management team, which probably means a round of...