eBay Wins #85

I feel like I spun a randomizer to get these 6 cards, but they all came from one seller, for 6 whole cents.

2001 Stadium Club #22 Jeromy Burnitz
2003 Bowman #263 Derek Michaelis
2008 Bowman - Prospects #BP11 Jeff Kindel

I remember Jeromy Burnitz as one of the most-feared hitters when Milwaukee came to the NL Central, managing 132 HR over 1998-2001. Of course the other two guys never saw the majors, as happens with many Bowman prospect gambles.

1995 Topps D3 #46 Dean Palmer

I've got one more of these D3 cards, an Ozzie Smith. They don't actually show motion like similar cards from the past, but purely create a 3D effect with multiple images, which of course doesn't come through at all in a scan.

1987 Topps
#682 Jerry Reuss
#775 Joaquin Andujar

Jerry Reuss looks like an old guy on this card, but he's only 38. He started with the Cardinals for the first 3 years of his career. Technically he played in parts of 4 decades, with 1 game in 1969, plenty in the 70s and 80s, and 4 (1 start) in 1990. Joaquin Andujar went 2-0 in the 1982 World Series with the Cardinals, but 0-1 in 1985.

eBay Bargain Tracker
Total Cards Bought	2446
Total Spent	$43.31
Per Card	1.771 cents

All-Star Winnings, Part 14

Way back in July 2012, I won a contest at Cards On Cards. The premise was to pick the Cardinals player who would have the biggest impact on the game, determined Sabermetrically. I picked the right player, and got a pile of Cardinals for my trouble. They've been sitting in that same pile, haunting me, for quite some time, so now is the time to show them to you.
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Guess what? This is the last post in this series. And I'll finish it off with some Ozzies, and a relic.

1993 Leaf - Heading for the Hall #10 Ozzie Smith
1993 Stadium Club #548 Ozzie Smith
1993 Triple Play - Action #3 Ozzie Smith
1995 Topps D3 #58 Ozzie Smith
1996 Fleer #556 Ozzie Smith
1997 Fleer #452 Ozzie Smith

What happened here, did my scanner give up halfway through? No, when I sorted these cards by year the bottom 3 just happened to be the less bold 1996-97 Fleer, and a 3D set called Topps D3. The Triple Play Action card actually unfolds and has a little scratchoff game inside, played much like card-based tabletop baseball games. I didn't scratch it, of course. Despite the scanned appearance, I like 1996-97 Fleer, and it presented a very different look from what was currently on the market when it came out.

1993 Fleer Ultra - Top Glove #6 Ozzie Smith
1988 UK Minis #72 Ozzie Smith
1988 King B #4 Ozzie Smith

Between a horizonal card, a mini, and a round meat snack insert, there was no good way to do this scan. The King B "card" brings a childhood memory flooding back, as I found a similar card featuring Andres Galarraga (on the Rockies, so 1993 or later) on my gradeschool playground. I kept it for a long time, but I have no idea where it is currently. I wouldn't be surprised if I still have it, though.

2007 Upper Deck - Game Materials #UD-SR Scott Rolen

Finally, we have the cornerstone of the prize, a Scott Rolen relic card. I've mentioned this before, but I was at Rolen's first game in St. Louis after we traded for him, and he was such a huge part of our offense and defense for so long, that a Rolen relic is a great addition to my collection.

I want to say thanks one more time to madding at Cards on Cards for being so generous with his contest prizes. And to everyone else, Vote Yadi for All-Star Catcher.