Washington is all washed up

Just 22 teams remain.  It's nice when all I have to do is scan one card and then say "I have another team done!"

The Nationals are the latest team to hit the magic number of 50 cards obtained.   Ryan Zimmerman finishes up the Washington/Montreal component of the set.

Serial number 1433 finishes the Nats

I was so determined to knock off the Nationals in this COMC order, that I accidentally over bought and picked up 2 cards, thinking that they only had 48.   Whoops...

No matter, maybe somebody out there will want a Nick Johnson Triple Threads card.

Then again....

thanks for reading, Robert

See ya Toronto

No, this isn't a post about the fading fortunes of the Maple Leafs.

This also isn't a post about no longer being a fan of the Blue Jays, although the Jays do have a part in it.

I received my latest order from Check out my cards.com today, and I was able to knock off the Blue Jays from the want list.  They are the 7th team to have all 50 cards present and accounted for.

Who better to be the 50th man, than Roy Halladay.

It's good to have another team off the list.   How good you ask?

So good that I'll devote the next two posts to two more teams that are going to hit the 50 mark with this order.

They're falling like dominoes....

thanks for reading, Robert

By the page: No excuses now

I'm hoping that 2015 will be the excuse to get my Jays out of the 5 row monster box and into pages/binders.

I must also mention that one of my wife's Christmas presents should also be the impetus to get this train rolling.   I received a couple of 2" binders, along with 2 boxes of pages to house these cards.

In other words, there's no excuses now.   I have the way, I just now have to find the will.  Let's start off with the 2nd by the page post featuring Roy Halladay.

Top row:  Stuff I'd like to see come back

Not only do these three cards feature Roy in the dark blues, they also feature things I'd like to see come back.

The green and blue borders that Topps featured in the early 2000's were two of my favorites, and I wouldn't be upset in the least to see colored borders on an upcoming flagship release.  I was always a fan of Fleer Ultra as well, right from its quirky inception back in 91 right up to its later releases. 

Yes, Topps needs a little bit of competition.

Middle row:  Lower price points

The MVP card was an easy choice for the center, my opinion of Roy is that he was the team's MVP for several years.  I doubt we'll ever see another set like Topps Total or Upper Deck 40 man, which is probably a good thing for a set chaser like myself, as the sheer size would probably end up frustrating me.

Bottom row:  Sleeveless

I don't know what it is, but I have always liked the sleeveless jerseys with the t-shirt underneath look.  I would not be upset if Toronto, or any other major league team, brought them back (does any MLB team feature this look anymore?). 

Another pretty good looking page of the Blue Jays hurler if I do say so myself.  Over time, I've got enough cards for at least a couple more pages of Halladay cards.   I'm 2 cards short right now of an all horizontal page, which will be an intriguing project for a post.

Thanks for reading, Robert