Sweet Spot Classic Patches 2003

After many countless hours of rummaging threw my Collection of baseball Memorabilia I ran into some classic cards like I do on many occasions when digging threw that mess. Back in 2003 Upper Deck had their Sweet Spot Classic set and in that set featured baseball legends with Patches of the teams they played for smacked right in the middle of the card. The three cards I own of that variety are Johnny Bench, Ozzie Smith and the Great Ted Williams. I purchased all 3 of these fantastic cardboard classics at card shows almost a decade ago. Really love what Upper deck did with that set they offered a lot of variety of players so for fans of many teams they had a lot of players to look forward to acquiring a patch card of. One of my favorites I don't have is the Ernie Banks edition of this card.

Day at the store

The Other day I was near my Local Card store (Hollywood Collectibles) been going there for years, the owners and employees have known me since the age of 8. After chatting it up and catching up with my main man Paul I headed straight for the nearest Dime box with to look for some Cards I usually get lucky at Hollywood Collectibles in terms of finding cards I just like and today was no different.

Card #1 I came across might be my favorite out of them all. Going through box I found this sweet Upperdeck SP Game Bat edition 2000 with the Legendary Tony Gywnn featured on the front. Gwynn was always a guy who in my opinion never got a lot of love when truthfully he probably had one of the most textbook swings in Major league history so pretty solid pick up there.

Card #2 I picked up featured one of my favorite Hall of Famers of All-Time in Baseball history. I'm Speaking about Eddie Murray of Course who I own a a throwback jersey of which I picked up at Camden Yards a few years ago. This a 1981 Topps cardboard which features the LA native in his prime with the Baltimore Orioles. This was one of the better finds of the Day.

Card #3 After digging and digging aimlessly through the barrage of cardboard I finally found this 2010 Topps Babe Ruth which was cool to me. Always been fan of the Babe on Card Board so anytime I Can scoop a Babe Ruth card I usually do it.

Card #4 I found because of my unconscious love for the game of basketball. After finding many old Shaquille O'Neal Orlando Magic Cards I Finally ran into this beautiful Fleer 1988 Patrick Ewing which capture Pat in his prime in the Blue and Orange. Of all of the 90's greats I feel sorry for not getting a Ring they're are few I feel more sorry for then Patrick Ewing He deserves one more do then most players.

So that recaps that days pickups at Hollywood Collectibles in a nutshell.

Shoebox Treasures:Lost Cards Found Again

Baseball cards are cardboard time Machines. If you are into the hobby like me and many of the people who follow this blog then you know that over the course of time due to The large amounts of cards you possess that you may lose or misplace cards. You may lose cards in boxes and never see them for year but when  you relocate hem it feels that you have purchased he world. This happened to me the other day when I relocated some Jersey Cards and Autographs I hadn’t seen in a long time.

The 1^st card I located comes from that great 2007 Upperdeck SPX set and features a Rookie Signature of Beltran Perez of the Washington Nationals. Perez’s stint in DC was very short starting 3 games and collecting a 2-1 record along with 3.86 ERA towards the end of the season. He hasn’t pitched in the Majors since. In 2005 while with Arizona he was traded to he Dodgers organization for Shawn Green.

 Card number two I located was this 2006 edition of Sweet Spot’s “Super Sweet swatches” or jersey Card Featuring Jason Schmidt. The 3 Time All-Star posted back to back 15+ win seasons in 2003&2004 but that magic was never duplicated when he played for the rival Dodgers.

The 3^rd Card I located was another 2007 SPX but this time a jersey card of one of the most erratic, inconsistent pitchers I have ever seen play for My Marlins-Scott Olsen. Olsen became part of history when he collected 12 wins in the 2006 season going 12-10 and joining Ricky Nolasco, Josh Johnson, Anibal Sanchez to become the 1^st Major League Rotation in baseball history have 4 rookies with 10+ wins. That was followed up by some not so great stints in Washington and Chicago

Card number 4 features a young Todd Helton on a 2000 edition of Topps Fusion with a signature to go along win it. 2000 Was a memorable year for the face of the Rockies as he took a 400. Batting average into the season’s final month but finished at 372. He is the closest anyone has gotten to hitting 400. Since Ted Williams.

Card five Is yet another 2007 Upper Deck SPX Jersey card of future Hall of Fame slugger Jim Thome. 2007 was a big year for Thome as he became the 23^rd player to hit 500 homeruns and join that exclusive club. His was a bit more special though as he did it on a walk off Homerun a first in Major league history.

The Last Card features one of the most talked about players from the 2007 season which is Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Card I found on him is special and limited. This was a redemption card meaning you can’t find It in a pack. You get a certificate with info in the pack you fill out a form and send it to Upper Deck. They send it back to you and there are only so many manufactured. The one I happened to have is an SPX Rookie Signature of Daisuke that happens to be very rare and not many have so It’s probably the best card I found although he never lived up the hype in Boston.

All in all great cards that I’m happy I reconnected with

Allen Iverson Rookie Card

Not to long ago I was at my local card store chopping it up with the employees I’ve known since I was a little kid at the store while simultaneously digging through dime boxes. Card after card I was left unintrigued until I stumbled upon this.

While it is a regular base card it happens to be a card of one of the dudes responsible for getting into sports and that man is Allen Iverson. The card pictured above is an Upperdeck Collectors choice rookie card of A.I. He is holding up his #3 Sixers jersey and that was the 1^st moment in a career chalk full of moments good, bad and everything else in between.