Red Cardboard's Mostly Reds Cardboard Draft, Part 2

(Part 1)

Today's cards have a lot fewer Cardinals, but I did manage one per scan.

2004 Donruss Elite Extra Edition #88 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2005 Donruss Diamond Kings - Framed Red #75 Danny Graves
2006 Topps Turkey Red - Red Parallel #355 Adam Dunn
2006 Topps Turkey Red - Red Parallel #566 Brandon Phillips
2006 Topps Turkey Red - White Parallel #355 Adam Dunn
2010 Topps 206 #233 Frank Chance
2011 Topps Update - Diamond Anniversary #US96 Ryan Hanigan
2012 Topps - Blue Border Parallel #268 Miguel Cairo
2012 Topps - Gold Sparkle #41 Devin Mesoraco

I really like Turkey Red, but I wasn't collecting when it first began, so I'm always trying to fill in gaps, and I found I actually owned no cards from the 2006 set. Also, the Cardinal I mentioned in this scan is Miguel Cairo, who was picked up by the team in August for both of his stints. Once was off waivers in 2001 and once was as a free agent after being released in 2007, so essentially the same situation. According to Baseball Reference, he's played every position except Pitcher, Catcher, and Center Field. This seems to be the first Miguel Cairo card I've ever posted.

2005 Bowman Heritage - Mini #47 Felipe Lopez
2014 Topps Mini #505 Homer Bailey
2014 Topps Mini #581 Tony Cingrani
2012 Topps Mini #135 Johnny Cueto

It's tough to tell from the scan since I didn't leave any frame of reference, but these are indeed all minis. Felipe Lopez is the Cardinal here, another guy who played for the team twice, and was picked up the first time after being released. I've only got 2 cards from the base set of Bowman Heritage, and this is my first mini.

Tis The Season Winnings, Part XII

Sometimes, I procrastinate posting and sorting some cards. Normally I don't pay too much attention to how long a particular item has been sitting on my desk, but given that this one was the Tis the Season contest from 2013, I've probably had it in my possession for a little over a year now. But, even with the long delay, I still want to throw Jeff at 2 by 3 Heroes some referral traffic while I show off my prize.
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Today I have the last of the Red Sox and Yankees. When I sorted roughly by year, no Cardinals showed up in this last bunch.

2012 Bowman #102 Clay Buchholz
2012 Bowman - Prospects #BP105 Xander Bogaerts
2012 Topps Update #US310 Kelly Shoppach
2012 Topps Chrome #4 David Ortiz
2012 Topps Heritage #20 Derek Jeter
2013 Topps Update #US177 David Ortiz

I don't buy much Chrome, for some reason, so it's always nice to get them in the mail. Bowman products are sort of in that same category, because the sheer number of sets and subsets just overwhelms me. But, just like Chrome, I like getting them in the mail, because they're very rarely duplicates.

2011 Topps - Kimball Champions #KC-6 CLay Buchholz
2011 Topps Update - Kimball Champions #KC-130 Adrian Gonzalez
2013 Topps Update - Blue Parallel #212 Alfonso Soriano
2012 Topps #50 Adrian Gonzalez

Kimball Champions are one of those insert sets that Ambitious Me thought I would finish by now. Maybe someday.

Zistle Trade #6

I made another small Zistle trade, for 4 Cardinals and a Heritage SP. I'm finding that as long as I put cards in my want list, and mark duplicates in my trade list, Zistle makes it fairly easy to put together trades that cherry pick my wants from my trading partner's trade list, and vice versa.

2011 Topps Update - Diamond Duos #DD-12 Matt Holliday/Colby Rasmus
2012 Topps  - Walmart Blue Border #291 David Freese
2013 Topps - Chasing History #CH-74  Stan Musial
2013 Topps - Chasing History #87 Lance Lynn

2011 Topps Heritage
#427 Will Rhymes SP

This card leaves me with about 19 High Number SPs to go for 2011 Heritage, and 76 total cards if I count all the variations available. As I get closer I'll figure out how close I really am to a "complete" 2011 Heritage set.

All-Star Winnings, Part 2

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.
Part [I]

2010 Topps - Topps Attax Matt Holliday
2011 Bowman #122 Matt Holliday
2011 Lineage #9 Matt Holliday

First up in this batch is the player who won me these cards, Matt Holliday. If you can figure out what to do with it, the code from the 2010 Attax card is all yours. Matt changed jersey numbers for 2011, but Bowman apparently went with a 2009 shot in the 2011 product.

2011 Topps Update
#US114 Lance Lynn
#US260 Matt Holliday
#US294 Edwin Jackson

Here are 3 cards from 2011 Update, and right in the middle, Matt Holliday is celebrating that he had slightly more statistical impact than his 2 teammates at the All-Star Game. I don't think this pick is from the game, however, because Molina was on bereavement leave at the time.

1999 Topps #433 Adam Kennedy/Mickey Lopez/Jackie Rexrode
1998 Bowman #77 Adam Kennedy
2008 Topps #542 Adam Kennedy
2008 Topps #285 Tony La Russa

Here's a little sunrise-sunset on Adam Kennedy, since he started his first stint with the Cardinals in 1999 (drafted in 1997), and finished the second one in 2008. Also from 2008, Tony La Russa, who probably didn't want to pose for this shot.

2010 Topps
Peak Performance #PP-80 Ozzie Smith
Vintage Legends #VLC9 Ozzie Smith

And finally for today, here are 2 Ozzies from 2010. Cards like this make me appreciate Topps reaching back to the past for card subjects. They even got the logo era-appropriate on the Peak Performance card.

eBay Wins #41

Another 1-card purchase, but this time I spent a whole dime.

2011 Topps Update
Walmart Parallel #U-298 Yorvit Torrealba

I can't quite tell what happened in this photo, maybe I should have sent this in for Nachos Grande's revenge round. It appears he may have just swung and lost his bat. But he also might have had a bug fly into his mouth.
For me, this guy has one of the most memorable modern names in baseball, just ahead of Raul Casanova.
Coincidentally, of the dozen or so red-border parallels of this set I have, I also have a Yorvit I just happened to pull from a pack. I suppose Rangers collectors really like the Target/Walmart Red/Blue border parallel system, since both are considered primary uniform colors. I know I think the Cardinals look much better in the red borders.

eBay Bargain Tracker
Total Cards Bought	2013
Total Spent	$38.54
Per Card	1.915 cents

A Rookie Contest Win, Part 1

In Mid-June I won a contest at all the way to backstop by going 3 for 3 in guessing the Rookie cards in his big stack. My prize: the stack, and some other cool stuff he picked out for me.

First, the promised stack, starting with some 2011 Topps:

2011 Topps - Cognac Parallel #143 Jeremy Jeffress

Base cards:
80 Desmond Jennings
83 Greg Halman
117 Brett Sinkbeil
213 Brandon Snyder
285 Hank Conger
368 Brian Broderick
401 Michael Crotta
418 Zach Britton
446 Brandon Beachy
461 Eric Sogard
503 Nathan Adcock
604 Joe Paterson
605 Brandon Belt
633 Aaron Crow

Next, some 2011 Update

2011 Topps Update - Cognac Parallel #US288 Eric Thames

2011 Topps Update - Blue Parallel #US194 Jason Kipnis

2011 Topps Update - Topps 60 #T60-142 Tyler Chatwood 

2011 Topps Update #US114 Lance Lynn

2011 Topps Update #US39 Eduardo Sanchez

Base cards:
US9 Jose Iglesias
US24 Rex Brothers
US39 Eduardo Sanchez
US47 Paul Goldschmidt
US56 Ryan Adams
US66 Andy Dirks
US73 Juan Nicasio
US103 Josh Collmenter
US112 Lonnie Chisenhall
US114 Lance Lynn
US117 Michael Stutes
US132 Jose Altuve

US136 Brandon Crawford
US151 Cory Gearrin
US152 Julio Teheran
US155 Eric Hosmer
US159 Alex Cobb
US165 Al Alburquerque
US174 Jacob Turner
US177 Rene Tosoni
US179 Michael Pineda
US180 Daniel Moskos
US184 Tyler Chatwood
US186 J.D. Martinez
US203 Juan Nicasio
US213 Louis Coleman
US231 Charlie Blackmon
US254 Dustin Ackley
US282 Brad Hand
US308 Kyle Seager

Then, some 2012 Topps, including Series 2.

2012 Topps Golden Moments Parallel #95 Chris Parmelee

2012 Topps Golden Moments Parallel #36 Michael Taylor

The Gold overlay on all the green in this card makes it look pretty awesome in person.

2012 Topps Blue-Border Parallel #134 Stephen Lombardozzi

2012 Topps #90 Adron Chambers

2012 Topps #559 Brandon Dickson 

And, as usual, the base cards:
9 Jesus Montero
40 Tom Milone
41 Devin Mesoraco
42 Drew Pomeranz
79 Austin Romine
90 Adron Chambers
198 Matt Dominguez
202 Andrew Carignan
218 Kyle Hudson
235 Joe Benson
252 Dellin Betances
274 Alex Liddi
275 Brad Peacock
338 Jose Costanza
432 Wei-Yin Chen
559 Brandon Dickson
570 Zack McAllister
604 Juan Abreu
615 Luis Marte

And here's two Mark McGwire's he threw in off my want list.

1994 Leaf Limited #61 Mark McGwire

1996 Upper Deck SP #140 Mark McGwire

Not only did I get all this, but there's more for my next post as well. Once again, thanks to all the way to the backstop for the great cards.

Contest at The Common (Card) Man

The Common (Card) Man is having a contest.  Help him celebrate his 1 year blogging anniversary, or blogiversary for those of you into portmanteaus.  He's a Brewers fan, but we won't hold that against him.  Just go to the contest and guess which Black Glove Leather parallel he pulled from a Jumbo pack of 2011 Topps Update.

Good luck, everyone. (But mostly me)

Play at the Plate's November Contest

Pick a card, any card!

This one's a simple contest.  Pick the manu-patch Play At The Plate pulled in a blaster of 2011 Topps Update.  The winner gets some miscellaneous cards, which are sometimes my favorite kind.

Go enter, and good luck.