A couple of '64s that I forgot to show off + some other stuff

With all the serial numbered insanity cards that I've gone through since the beginning of the year, there was a couple of other cards that I neglected to show off.   A pair of '64 Topps cards that have vaulted me over the 500 card mark for the set!  I'm getting closer, but unlike the SNI set, the final 86 cards that I need for this set is going to be a bit more of a daunting task to acquire.

I really like the All-Star Vets card on the left; it's one that I've been trying to find at a reasonable price for a while, and I was lucky to find it on COMC for $3.  The Hector Lopez card set me back just under $3, but that's the price I guess I'm going to have to pay to acquire some of the Yankees commons that I need.

I haven't done a shout out for a fellow blogger in a while, but seeing this guy's blog made me want to speak up.

Dan at the Daily Autograph blog is one of my more recent followers (thank you Dan), and as I am continually playing catch up, I finally got around to checking out his blog today.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of obtaining in person autographs, it's just not my thing.   I don't discourage anyone out there from the practice, because I've seen a lot of great stuff on many people's blogs, and have been fortunate enough to receive a bit of swag that was obtained IP from other people.

Dan's blog, well it takes the IP autograph to a whole new level.  He posts one card a day, at 10AM.  Dan is posting his cards in the order that he received the autograph.  How is that for meticulousness!!
His coming soon tabs at the top of his blog (there's 2 of them, for both halves of the alphabet) show off the schedule he has for future players.  The latest date I've seen is April 2017!  Seeing something like this makes me feel bad that I'm going to post approximately a dozen times in January.  Maybe it's just the kick in the ass that I need.

Give Dan a follow if you'd like, you just might see someone you may have forgotten about over time, like Floyd Rayford .  Keep up the good work Dan!


Speaking of autographs, I have had a pretty good week obtaining autos myself.   I scored an auto from Wes at Jaybarkerfan's Junk earlier in the week, and today I received a 2nd auto from a fellow blogger.

I received the goodies from the group break that Chris at Nachos Grande ran earlier this month today, and inside the box was this bonus! 

Is this another trend in the blogosphere?  #Walletcard has been a smash hit in the blog world, and now 2 autos from fellow bloggers in one week?   Damn I am so behind the times.

I'm a book nerd by the way, so my #Walletcard is actually a book mark.  I haven't dinged the card up too much as of yet, but I'm sure after a while it'll be a mess...

Maybe I'll find a suitable card for my wallet soon, you know, something to join all the moths in there.

thanks for reading, Robert

Serial Insanity cards 1001-1005

67% complete.  Only 495 cards to go.  It still blows my mind each step that the set takes towards the 1500 card finish. 

I have 3 bloggers to thank for the cards in this post, one of them being Kevin at The Diamond King blog, who sent quite a few cards that will be featured in the next 3 posts.

Enjoy the next 5...

Card # 1001:  Sean Rodriguez

Serial Number:   1188
38th card out of 50 for the Rays

The 2010 season for Sean gave him his career bests in hits (86), runs batted in (40) and positions played (7).  Yep, he played every position in the field except for pitcher and catcher.  Sean hasn't played a lot of games over his career, but he hasn't made an error in any of the 3 outfield positions, or at first base.  For me, that's impressive...

Card # 1002:  Adam Wainwright

Serial Number:  1361
39th card out of 50 for the Cardinals

Numbers may not lie, but sometimes they don't always tell the true story.  Wainwright's postseason career numbers are as follows:  2.53 ERA, WHIP of 0.990, 10.1 K/9, 7.7 hits/9 and 6 HR in 67.2 innings.  Damn good numbers for a guy whose record in the postseason is 4-3.  That's what happens I guess when you face the best of the best....

Card # 1003:  Jose Castillo

Serial Number:  1144
34th card out of 50 for the Pirates

Another guy who plays multiple positions.  Has spent the past 4 seasons in Japan (2010-2011), and Mexico (2011-2013).    The Mexican league is agreeing with him for sure, his average has been well over .300 each of the 3 seasons he's played there, and he's hit 50 homers in 279 games.  At 32, maybe he'll get another shot at the bigs someday...

Card # 1004:  Jhonny Peralta

Serial Number:  1136
35th card out of 50 for the Indians

Interesting card, we don't even get to see Jhonny's face while sliding into home plate.  Did you know that there are seven other players that are property of big league clubs that spell their first name Jhonny?  Yes, just another piece of useless information that you can impress your friends with....OK maybe not.

Card # 1005:  Carlos Silva

Serial Number:  1127
30th card out of 50 for the Twins

I'm sure that Carlos was looking forward to the 2007 season, the year that this card is from, because 2006 was very forgettable.  11-15, 5.94 ERA, 1.542 WHIP and 38 HRs allowed.  Carlos finished his career with a .500 record at 70-70.

thanks for reading, Robert