tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996071249602528262024-03-13T22:05:56.636-04:00MLB CollectorI Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-62600791787704877712009-01-11T15:09:00.003-05:002009-01-11T15:57:57.823-05:001 of 1Recently Steve from <a href="http://www.steveisjewish.blogspot.com/">The Easy Life</a> gave me a couple 1 of 1 autographs. For absolutely nothing. I couldn't believe it. I'm going to do a post on each of these. Thanks again Steve. You're the man.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisM8lcOUIE9V0_VH_4lOJgil6wMzwYDCLPuvuk81o0t2Zta6n2apofRAFV0E_OaM-5Unr0CZYU8ruU1cNkzJiMruLz5WSN3oq898epunR1FAXNzJGFHMNMRQiecDjEjlP3igGBmxp67ac/s1600-h/scan0092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisM8lcOUIE9V0_VH_4lOJgil6wMzwYDCLPuvuk81o0t2Zta6n2apofRAFV0E_OaM-5Unr0CZYU8ruU1cNkzJiMruLz5WSN3oq898epunR1FAXNzJGFHMNMRQiecDjEjlP3igGBmxp67ac/s400/scan0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290132328915267474" border="0" /></a>We'll start with the first one he gave me. This is Montell Jordan. This guy has had one remarkable life. He grew up in the tough streets of Detroit, Michigan. He was raised by his mother after his father was killed in a freak lawn dart accident. Following his fathers death Montell fell in with a bad crowd called the E Street Band. This however did not last long. One day while Montell was out selling crack, Bruce Springsteen showed up and took the whole crew on the road with him. That is except for Montell.<br /><br />By now Montell became very depressed. He had severe abandonment issues. At this point he decided that he would concentrate on his schooling and hoped to one day become a TV talk show host. He later got his wish and worked daily with the constant drama of baby daddies and transvestites. At first he was happy, however as time went on he felt this emptiness inside him. He finally snapped one day when Oprah Winfrey guest starred on his show and asked Montell to play a game of lawn darts. Montell picked up a baseball bat and beat Winfrey within an inch of her life.<br /><br />Since his show aired live this was seen throughout the world, including Philadelphia. And it was in Philadelphia that some Phillies executives marveled at the way he could swing the bat. After his trial, which ended with the jury somehow finding him not guilty, he was invited to Phillies Spring Training in 1991. At first it looked like his career would be over before it really got started. He was batting .074 midway through spring training when manager Jim Fregosi told him to envision the baseball as Oprah's head.<br /><br />And just like that he was a changed man. His batting average shot to over .300, his play in the field however was to say the least unique. Since he was picturing the ball as Oprah's head he would actually kick the baseball instead of throw it. When asked by reporters why he did this he replied in what would become his and the teams motto "This is how I do it"<br /><br />Unfortunately he was not able to "do it" very long. He played just the one season in the Majors before he failed a psych evaluation. He was sent and still resides at the Keystone Center Psychiatric Hospital in Chester, PA. <br /><br />Steve I have to thank you again for this as well as the other cards you gave me. I will be posting them as time goes by and sharing these players unique stories with everyone.<br /><br />**The events and characters depicted in this post are entirely fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental**I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-39703036777793366922009-01-10T10:00:00.001-05:002009-01-10T10:00:01.136-05:00Horrorfest 2009 - SaturdayWell all good things must come to an end. I had a blast doing this and I have so many more horror movie which did not make the cut this year I'm sure to do it again. Here's the lineup for day 6:<br /><br />10:00AM - Freaks<br />11:05AM - The Ring<br />1:00 PM - Fido<br />2:30 PM - Vacancy<br />4:00 PM - I Spit On Your Grave<br />5:40 PM - The Number 23<br />7:20 PM - Devil's Rejects<br />9:10 PM - Catholic Ghoulgirls<br />10:10PM - The Shining<br /><br />Ok before I catch any flack, I know the Number 23 isn't exactly horror but its a really good thriller. By the way my full name is Joseph Christopher Stofan = 23. Erie huh? I know not really. <br /><br />I wish I could find a trailer for Catholic Ghoulgirls to show. The movie had to cost a total of $20 to make. I'm not kidding. Its absolutely horrible. The first time I saw it I thought it was a college film. But apparently its just a very low budget film. I bought a dvd with 6 movies on it from Circuit City for $6.99 and this gem was one of them. I knew the movies would be bad but thats what attracted me to them. <br /><br />I have two trailers today. First we have a trailer for Fido. I want to show this because its a very good movie that I'm sure most people have not heard of. It stars Carrie Ann Moss of Matrix fame. This movie takes place in the 50's when the "Zombie Apocalypse" takes place. A company named Zom-Con, yes Zom-Con, figures out how to kill then and of course this makes them the biggest company in the world. They also produce the technology to make zombies docile in the form of a collar that they wear. The zombies become servants for the living. One young boys family gets a zombie and he names it Fido. Unfortunately his collar has a penchant for malfunctioning and eating the neighbors. Here's the trailer. I highly recommend this movie<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9zwtZ49bYJ0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9zwtZ49bYJ0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And finally, The Shining. I knew I had to end this thing with a classic. Originally I wanted to end it with The Exorcist but it got a lot of votes for earlier in the week. Thats when I decided on The Shining. Jack Nicholson is one amazing actor, and who hasn't wanted to take an axe to Olive Oil?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T5CcZtdKFCw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T5CcZtdKFCw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />What do you mean that isn't the real trailer???I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-44124102823538932052009-01-09T10:00:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:00:00.720-05:00Horrorfest 2009 - FridayToday is by far going to be the goriest day of the festival. No comedies today. Well sort of. I guess there is one but its one of the goriest movies ever made. This is going by way too fast. Just one day to go after this. Here our lineup for day 5:<br /><br />10:00AM - Night of the Living Dead<br />11:40AM - Grindhouse<br />3:00 PM - Dead Alive<br />4:25 PM - Nightmare on Elm Street<br />6:00 PM - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original)<br />7:25 PM - House of 1000 Corpses<br />9:00 PM - Audition<br />10:55PM - Descent<br /><br />Scott will be joining me again today. He insists that when Rob Zombie made House of 1000 Corpses he completely ripped off Texas CHainsaw Massacre. I disagree. Therefore I had to put them back to back so we can debate this fact. Also today we have Night of the Living Dead. My personal favorite zombie movie of all time. Grindhouse is a Gorehouse, and Dead Alive as I said before may be a comedy but its gorier and more disgusting than most of the movies I'm watching. Anyway today I am going to leave you with a trailer for what is one of my favorite horror movies, Audition. This is a Japanese film which is in subtitles but it is one messed up film.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IG_bMvPbaeE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IG_bMvPbaeE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />In this movie the main characters wife dies and years later his family and friends convince him to start dating again. His friend works in the movie business and they decide to set up a phony audition for a movie for him to meet women. The one he falls for though is a little more than he bargained for.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-39883026528628550122009-01-08T10:00:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:00:02.202-05:00Horrorfest 2009 - ThursdayThree days down, three more to go. So I guess technically, now we're half way through. I tell ya I'm getting a lot of ideas here. Don't worry I don't mean for real. I'm actually trying to write a script and this is all really helping. Here's day 4:<br /><br />10:00AM - Silent Hill<br />12:05PM - Hostel<br />1:40 PM - Return of the Living Dead Part 2<br />3:10 PM - Army of Darkness<br />4:30 PM - 28 Days Later<br />6:25 PM - 28 Weeks Later<br />8:00 PM - Shaun of the Dead<br />9:40 PM - 1408<br /><br />Would you believe that the movie that got the most votes was 1408? I didn't. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie but I can't believe that more people picked it than say The Exorcist. It was a big shock to me. My friend Scott will be joining me today and he loves the 28 saga so I had to put them together for him. We've been fairly serious so far so today I will leave you with the following trailer.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Vya2O-GePc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Vya2O-GePc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-22353108409236130862009-01-07T20:47:00.001-05:002009-01-07T20:47:03.580-05:00TTM - Charlie Hough<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRXfabxT4mvsymzM3CZrsJzxkdumIVT5xDypYmrQ_eFWc0jU_AUk1qDBU5Gi-O_reXIQJZJMBuDJX18vKKulDS3Dtg4zeFxqz6wgdqUjzDJ0I96wF8xCDrTIGBdt29sEgbFdqbP4-7ws/s1600-h/scan0066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRXfabxT4mvsymzM3CZrsJzxkdumIVT5xDypYmrQ_eFWc0jU_AUk1qDBU5Gi-O_reXIQJZJMBuDJX18vKKulDS3Dtg4zeFxqz6wgdqUjzDJ0I96wF8xCDrTIGBdt29sEgbFdqbP4-7ws/s400/scan0066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287620608261547682" border="0" /></a>Yes Steve this will be the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span> autograph I am sending you. I'm just gonna start by saying that because I'm a lazy bastard and I still haven't mailed out my packages that I have set to go. And with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Horrorfest</span> going on right now I'm not sure when I will be able to get them out but I promise, everyone who has cards set aside by me, they will be mailed.<br /><br />Now on to Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hough</span>. Charlie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hough</span> was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1966 amateur draft out of Hialeah High School. He pitched in the low minor leagues of the Dodgers organization from 1967 -1969 with minimal success. During spring training in 1970 however he learned how to throw a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">knuckleball</span> and his career immediately took a turn for the better. He led the Spokane Indians and the whole Pacific Coast League in saves and posted a 1.95 ERA.<br /><br />He made his Major League debut on August 12, 1970 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitching 1/3 an inning with a walk and a strikeout to earn his first save. He didn't join the Dodgers bullpen on a full-time basis until 1973. He became a top reliever for the Dodgers until he was sold to the Texas Rangers in 1980. While with the Dodgers he has the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">distinction</span> of being one of the pitchers to give up a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">home run</span> to Reggie Jackson in game 6 of the 1977 World Series where Reggie hit three <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">home runs</span> in one game.<br /><br />In Texas he was converted to a starting pitcher. He pitched for the Rangers from 1980 to 1990, making his first and only All-Star appearance in 1986. He left Texas as the leader in wins, strikeouts, complete games and losses. He was well known for throwing complete games and in 1984 finished the season with 17 complete games.<br /><br />At the age of 43, in 1991, Charlie joined the Chicago White <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sox</span> where he pitched for two years. In 1993 he joined the expansion Florida Marlins and was the first starting pitcher for the team. He retired at the age of 46 after the 1994 season. He finished his playing career with a record of 216-216 with 2362 strikeouts, and a 3.75 ERA over 3801 and a third innings.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-85855715764796966742009-01-07T16:15:00.002-05:002009-01-07T16:30:10.918-05:00Comments on Horrorfest so farRight now I'm watching One Missed Call and I thought I'd share some thoughts on the comments Horrorfest has been receiving. <br /><br />We'll start with DayF. Susperia is one of my favorite movies ever. Dario Argento's use of color in the film was phenomenal. The story and acting aren't the greatest but the cinematography is just insane. I will admit watching Saw afterwards is slightly disappointing but I do like the original. The rest are good for filling space but the original had that little extra something. All the sequals just became another way to cash in. Not that they were bad but they certainly weren't all that good either.<br /><br />Writers Journey, sounds like you got a heck of a collection going for yourself. I bought the very same My Bloody Valentine/April Fool's Day DVD a couple months back. I'm really hoping they show the remake in 3D where I live. Binghamton, NY likes to think they're a city but they never get anything good, when it comes to movies at least.<br /><br />Ben, I agree with you as well. The Exorcist really isn't all that scary. It's just a great movie. I read the book recently and its almost identical word for word. Keep in mind though when that movie came out. At the time I'm sure people freaked. As for Silent Hill, that actually made the list for tomorrow. I'll have that list up in the morning. Also I hate to disappoint but I've never heard of either Carnival of Souls or Messiah of Evil. But I can assure I will be looking to buy them now. I'll take your word on 'em<br /><br />Thanks go out to everyone for taking an interest. I know this is slightly off topic of collecting cards so its nice to see some people interested in horror as well. If anyone has any movie suggestions please let me know. I may love horror movies and I may have about 150 of them but that doesn't mean I know them all. Please feel free to let me know some of your favorites. I'm always looking to add to the collection.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-7152004356005882062009-01-07T10:00:00.000-05:002009-01-07T10:00:00.997-05:00Horrorfest 2009 - WednesdayWelcome back. Lots of blood and guts down but we're only half way through now. By the end of this I may be officially insane, I'm not sure but we shall see. I should've got a scientist to watch me for the week. Nothing but beer, greasy food and horror. Would make for an interesting experiment. Anyway on to Day 3:<br /><br />10:00AM - Return of the Living Dead<br />11:30AM - The Messengers<br />1:00 PM - Rosemary's Baby<br />3:20 PM - One Missed Call<br />4:50 PM - Amityville Horror (original)<br />6:50 PM - Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning<br />8:30 PM - Evil Dead 2<br />10:00PM - The Exorcist<br /><br />Got some great classics here and some descent new stuff. But any time you have the Exorcist on the list you know you got a good list. More new Texas Chainsaw along with two movies obviously based on Japanese predecessors in One Missed call and the Messengers. However for todays trailer we have Rosemary's Baby. Not a horror in the traditional sense with gore and jump moments. More of a, Oh my god how could this possibly happen, horror movie. Enjoy<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/otPyEsObI1M&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/otPyEsObI1M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-69876811171797527602009-01-06T10:00:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:00:00.322-05:00Horrorfest 2009 - TuesdayBack for day two of Horrorfest. Here's todays lineup:<br /><br />10:00AM - House on Haunted Hill (original)<br />11:15AM - The Birds<br />1:15 PM - Pulse<br />2:45 PM - Last House on the Left<br />4:10 PM - See No Evil<br />5:35 PM - Blair Witch Project<br />7:00 PM - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (remake)<br />8:40 PM - Evil Dead<br />10:05PM - Psycho (original)<br /><br />Got some really good movies today including a couple Alfred Hitchcock classics with the Birds and Psycho. The original Psycho not that piece of crap Vince Vaughn remake. Also including the original House on Haunted Hill. The remake to this classic wasn't too bad but I had to go with the original here. The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre will be shown later in the week. Not sure how anyone else feels about it but I always loved the Blair Witch Project. Great concept and done exceptionally well. However todays trailer is for one of the best horror movies ever. At lease according to the cult following it has that just gets bigger and bigger every day.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wXpjFAisVvY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wXpjFAisVvY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Yes that is correct, The Evil Dead, written and directed by Sam Raimi. Director of such films as The Quick and the Dead, and the Spiderman movies got his start with Evil Dead. He also produced both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-11355056243039871122009-01-05T19:42:00.000-05:002009-01-05T19:42:00.666-05:00TTM - Xavier Hernandez<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWz2pYat7xMw55Q6QU80vse8QtaTwO6vwq-whkOrvnSvHMIrL9SP7DpYudhlAXevlYlJkAlmrehlG5B9mACQ93aUSP1TCcpn8tsuBvcVLLQb54Y4pMiduHL3IpDwsKPT7iZ7niUaRacc/s1600-h/scan0065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWz2pYat7xMw55Q6QU80vse8QtaTwO6vwq-whkOrvnSvHMIrL9SP7DpYudhlAXevlYlJkAlmrehlG5B9mACQ93aUSP1TCcpn8tsuBvcVLLQb54Y4pMiduHL3IpDwsKPT7iZ7niUaRacc/s400/scan0065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287603948043156658" border="0" /></a><br />"The X Man" Xavier Hernandez is the latest acquisition to my autograph collection. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft. He made his Major League debut on June 4, 1989 as a starter. He pitch 6 2/3 innings giving up 2 runs on 8 hits, 3 walks, with 2 strike outs. Xavier has pitched for many teams throughout his career. He has pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Rangers before his career came to an end in 1998. He was a reliever for most of his career who finished with a record of 40-35 with 35 saves and a 3.90 ERA. He is currently the pitching coach for the Durham Bulls. They are the Triple A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. Gary Gaetti is their hitting coach.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-50690249116384018712009-01-05T10:00:00.003-05:002009-01-05T10:00:00.812-05:00Horrorfest 2009 - MondayToday is the first day of my vacation. It is also the first day of Horrorfest 2009. I have a bunch of people coming to my place over the next week with the sole purpose of watching horror movies. I gave everyone a list and asked them to choose the movies they wanted to see. Unfortunately no one voted for the oldies but goodies. So there is no Wolfman, no Creature from the Black Lagoon, no Nosferatu. But I did work a couple in anyway. I figured I would throw up a breakdown of the daily schedule so you can see what we're watching. I will also include a trailer to one of the movies everyday. Here we go:<br /><br />Monday 1-5-09<br /><br />10:00 AM - Halloween<br />11:35 AM - 13 Ghosts<br />1:10 PM - The Blob<br />2:45 PM - Wrestlemaniac<br />4:00 PM - Idle Hands<br />5:30 PM - Slither<br />7:05 PM - Freddy vs. Jason<br />8:45 PM - Susperia<br />10:25 PM - Saw<br /><br />As you can see I am including not just horror but horror comedies as well. We need something to break up the tension. Overall, Monday is not one of the better days for the festival but there are some really good movies on the list. However I also included the absolutely horrible, Wrestlemaniac. You can view the trailer below<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4vtCYXb0UWU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4vtCYXb0UWU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />The movie follows a group of people traveling through Mexico who plan on filming a porno. Yes thats right they just decided hey why not, lets go to Mexico and film a porno. You can already tell this is gonna be bad. Anyway they come across and old abandoned town and decide thats where they will film it. When suddenly the cameraman realizes they are in El Sangre de Dios. This is where they left El Mascarado, a Mexican wrestler who went insane and gouged his opponents eyes out during a match and killed numerous others. And of course one by one they disappear only to be found with their faces ripped off because in Mexican wrestling that is "the ultimate humiliation". For the record in Lucha Libre many wrestlers do wear masks and removing them is a no-no. Most wrestlers will actually go about their normal daily lives with them on to keep there identities hidden.<br /><br />Now there are three things in my life that I love besides the normal obvious stuff. That is baseball, wrestling and horror movies. So I thought what the hell i'll get it. But anytime I watch it I just laugh at how amazingly bad it is. Sometimes though its how bad a horror movie is that makes it great.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-56575062826657902222009-01-04T13:48:00.002-05:002009-01-04T14:04:51.702-05:00TTM - Rick Luecken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8_yGNVeUp_blLXwpJZTVeWwyLsgfmiZZ4s1a1KxEnb64iHd1LuXRj9kLS83CtQa3Z-9FhojM0pZbifedMcSzjEimpNpoI16xZcmf6Tr35EWALGgq2cyP8qgsCy3InNxkuseWVLNtWtY/s1600-h/scan0064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8_yGNVeUp_blLXwpJZTVeWwyLsgfmiZZ4s1a1KxEnb64iHd1LuXRj9kLS83CtQa3Z-9FhojM0pZbifedMcSzjEimpNpoI16xZcmf6Tr35EWALGgq2cyP8qgsCy3InNxkuseWVLNtWtY/s400/scan0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287513211008788002" border="0" /></a><br />Today we have two autographed cards I received through the mail from Rick Luecken. Mr. Luecken was nice enough to personalize these cards for me as you can see. Though his career in the Majors only lasted two years you have to show respect to someone who made it all the way to the big show. Rick was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft. He made his Major League debut for the Kansas City Royals as a relief pitcher at the age of 28 against the team that drafted him, Seattle, on June 6 1989. He pitched 2 innings giving up no runs on 2 hits with 1 strike out and 1 walk. In his brief career he also pitched for the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays. He finished his career pitching only 77 2/3 innings with a 5.10 ERA and a record of 3-5 in 56 games.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-21635557476047767832009-01-03T11:00:00.000-05:002009-01-03T11:00:00.462-05:00Trade with Cheap SeatsA Very big thank you goes out to Krill over at <a href="http://cheapseatsaints.blogspot.com">Saints of the Cheap Seats</a>. I got a HUGE package in the mail last week with at lease 200 cards for at least 7 or 8 different sets. You can believe I will certainly be monitoring this site like a hawk to help with anything you need Krill. I've updated all my lists and here are just a few of the many cards I got.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMiC7sbEjbZx0X1GfO4B9Ts31mgocTDCIrOZu2HA1HtCHlRZQPHVCtioqVDC4YqYlQ3JaSDDEsvtm2R9vw8LcFiN8ble9K7LB_Kevi0zVW1IL6Y4u9r0f0WhiBCDAkLotSffWIwW9ZGk/s1600-h/scan0098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMiC7sbEjbZx0X1GfO4B9Ts31mgocTDCIrOZu2HA1HtCHlRZQPHVCtioqVDC4YqYlQ3JaSDDEsvtm2R9vw8LcFiN8ble9K7LB_Kevi0zVW1IL6Y4u9r0f0WhiBCDAkLotSffWIwW9ZGk/s400/scan0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286948201584789074" border="0" /></a><br />First we have a group of 89 Donruss. I have chosen these four due to there either past of future (at the time) with the New York Mets.<br /><br />We'll start first with Jesse Orosco. Orosco holds the record for career pitching appearances. He also has pitched in the majors over 4 decades, 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's. He retired at the age of 46 but the thing I will always remember about Jesse is the glove that never came down. He recorded the last out of the 1986 World Series with a strike out and after that out he tossed his glove in the air and dropped to his knees. You never see that glove hit the ground.<br /><br />Next we have Hubie Brooks. Hubie is actually a two time Met. He made his Major League debut with the Mets in 1980 and played in New York until 1984. He returned to the Mets again in 1991. While his best years were certainly not as a New York Met he was part of the trade that brought "The Kid" Gary Carter to the Mets in 1985 so I will not complain about having him.<br /><br />One Dog!!!! Lance Johnson came to the Mets in 1996 and had the best season of his career with us. He had 227 hits, 21 triples and a batting average of .333. He is one of only a handful of players to hit 20 triples in a season since the Major Leagues integrated in 1947. The others are Willie Mays (1957), George Brett (1979), Willie Wilson (1985), Cristian Guzman (2000) and Curtis Granderson (2007). Pretty good company.<br /><br />Finally we have Andres Galarraga. He never really did anything special for us. As a matter of fact he spent most of his time with us in AAA. But he had a great career and it was nice to include him on the roster even if it was at the tail end.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMvQuMRm6iZYwJTGSljKeG3-1iNej5B1Hbhgqrzx7xxj-XG4MtM7wr6hHg3328KSY2OHdlqkJuXD8DkpBHUJeBS8ue7S3IUWY1DjYuoyyE-mcrXOJ1pLAniNDRqPGrbgPZR_LCo9XSs0/s1600-h/scan0099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMvQuMRm6iZYwJTGSljKeG3-1iNej5B1Hbhgqrzx7xxj-XG4MtM7wr6hHg3328KSY2OHdlqkJuXD8DkpBHUJeBS8ue7S3IUWY1DjYuoyyE-mcrXOJ1pLAniNDRqPGrbgPZR_LCo9XSs0/s400/scan0099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286953679126334130" border="0" /></a>I also got a good chunk of 08 Topps Updates and Highlights. I chose Joe Blanton here because for a very long time the trade rumors said the Mets were going to pick up this fat ass. Now I certainly cant complain about what he has done over his career and unfortunately him and those Freakin' Phil's, as I will call him for this blog (trying to keep it PG-13 here), did win a ring last year but this guy will just keep growing until he looks like King Kong Bundy trying to pitch.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT1LVN2M5Rbn35M7roF9PI-m0hwy2XHFMJ-zbexFU53PTm3rCPaCJpsmRWDgor6dnW_5Og8xBrqtn86h1_gOMp3I1e25h3mzpfgpgAhHwtqr8tVRHCCLdQySm8ruZlQh2NqeWI5mWqcA/s1600-h/scan0097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT1LVN2M5Rbn35M7roF9PI-m0hwy2XHFMJ-zbexFU53PTm3rCPaCJpsmRWDgor6dnW_5Og8xBrqtn86h1_gOMp3I1e25h3mzpfgpgAhHwtqr8tVRHCCLdQySm8ruZlQh2NqeWI5mWqcA/s400/scan0097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286955348393913698" border="0" /></a><br />And finally we have Mack and Me. Mackey and Mookie. I will call them the Odd Couple. I smell a sitcom!!!! Come on tell me you can't see them replacing Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. Hell I'd pay to see it and it would be much more interesting then half the crap on tv today.<br /><br />Again I have to send many many thanks to Krill for everything. I'll keep my eyes peeled for anything you need.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-16747342274681453942008-12-27T13:08:00.000-05:002008-12-27T13:08:01.556-05:00TTM - Bill Long<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkYJnQoal8i28ML3iY51l-66pM3_lwnnNZkLYK-3Jtf_ANkMnfu9DjBnrkWi1JQ0dLcN7RVlvkSlPjAKQ6j9lfj9aZU-zZnJwd7EvcQIgiEWvICD1CadqSKICSRE9caO0lEcvvWA_qtk/s1600-h/scan0063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkYJnQoal8i28ML3iY51l-66pM3_lwnnNZkLYK-3Jtf_ANkMnfu9DjBnrkWi1JQ0dLcN7RVlvkSlPjAKQ6j9lfj9aZU-zZnJwd7EvcQIgiEWvICD1CadqSKICSRE9caO0lEcvvWA_qtk/s400/scan0063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283850961392356658" border="0" /></a><br />I still cannot believe these former players do not own sharpee's. Then again this guy played for the White Sox so what do you expect? Just kidding Steve, don't worry. Just so you know I do have one of these on its way to you. Merry belated Christmas! You'll also be receiving another autograph card which I will be highlighting next week. And now on to Mr. Bill Long.<br /><br />Bill Long was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. Before the 1985 season he was traded to the Chicago White Sox with Ozzie Guillen, Luis Salazar and Tim Lollar for former Cy Young pitcher Lamarr Hoyt. Bill would make his Major League debut with the White Sox later that year on July 21, 1985. In his debut he pitched 5 innings giving up 3 ER on 7 hits and 1 BB with 5 K's. Long was traded to the cross-town Cubs in 1990. The following year in 1991 he signed with the Montreal Expos pitching just 1 2/3 innings before calling it a career. Bill Long finished his 6 year career with a record of 27-27 with a 4.37 ERA and 9 saves in 159 games, 52 as a starter.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-82330855562460360432008-12-26T20:00:00.004-05:002009-01-11T15:05:51.650-05:00Even more 2008 Topps Updates and HighlightsBought another blaster for the 2008 Topps Updates and Highlights and I gotta say I'm not a big fan. The cards are just boring. Which is really funny because unlike most of you I liked the 2008 Topps set. Between the 2 blasters I bought I only got 5 doubles so thats a good thing. Just thought I would take the time to voice my displeasure with the set. However at this point i have a decent amount of the set and I gotta finish it now. So here's a want list for the remainder of the cards I need.<br /><br />11, 27, 52, 62, 73, 114, 125, 126, 129, 160, 180, 216, 233, 237, 240, 275, 282, 289, 294, 306, 312, 324<br /><br />**UPDATE**<br /><br />Steve over at <a href="http://whitesoxcards.blogspot.com/">White Sox Cards</a> just sent me 74 cards towards this set. I have to send a HUGE thank you out to him for the help. I have updated the above list to reflect the remaining cards needed for this set. He also sent me a ton of other cards for other sets which I will repost here as well. I will put up a post on his entire package once I finish posting the updated want lists.<br /><br />**Update**<br /><br />Big thanks go out to Scott over at Hand Collated. Just got a stack towards this set. List has been updated<br /><br />**Update**<br /><br />I'm reposting this again due to a nice chunk I got from fellow Mets fan Mark over at Stats on the Back and also some that I got for Christmas. I'm so close now I can almost taste it. Thank you very much Mark for your help.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-9264835908156610712008-12-26T12:00:00.000-05:002008-12-26T12:00:00.812-05:00TTM - Mark Leiter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4teo9xiAhNl5yW0WJKXNzJ8f0w_1qhS-apQ0Sot-tdnJu7ydfWSVZ8oXOe1e-xJuH8dW_iC_P4U8Cn7TDz_WymqTuS8idmoDRwBU-5F6w3I0NVQyajsOmiho9-I2OexTf5utZpLTt4o/s1600-h/scan0062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4teo9xiAhNl5yW0WJKXNzJ8f0w_1qhS-apQ0Sot-tdnJu7ydfWSVZ8oXOe1e-xJuH8dW_iC_P4U8Cn7TDz_WymqTuS8idmoDRwBU-5F6w3I0NVQyajsOmiho9-I2OexTf5utZpLTt4o/s400/scan0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283844611119056178" border="0" /></a><br />Mark was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round of the 1983 draft from Ramapo College of New Jersey. He made his major league debut for the New York Yankees on July 24th 1990 pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up 1 hit and 1 walk with no k's or allowing any runs. Mark was the definition of a journeyman who played for many teams throughout his professional career. He has played for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, California Angels, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners and the Milwaukee Brewers. Definitely not as strong a pitcher as his brother Al, he did however, enjoy an 11 year career in the big leagues, finishing his career with a 65-73 record and a 4.57 ERA. Mark had the dubious honor of leading the National League in losses in 1997 with 17.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-39988771732476014662008-12-25T16:19:00.001-05:002008-12-25T16:22:13.450-05:00Merry Christmas/Happy HolidaysI haven't been around for a while but I'm back and wanted to wish all my readers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thank you all again for all the help you have given me since I started this site last month. <br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KGnYw-OuCnI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KGnYw-OuCnI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-16609634093194832702008-12-19T15:46:00.000-05:002008-12-19T15:46:00.753-05:00Trade with Night OwlI am slightly behind with these posts and I do <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">apologize</span> for that. I received a package from Night Owl a couple days ago as well. I got a great chunk of cards towards many sets I am working on. Here's just a little bit of what I got here.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LyAlPtoisqULKXNQX1Djtd-HVfE-Q1xFTcRgss_yVt-EVLoeQ08Mnv6PKYH5gU1QLbY3VL1fLwR6wzglLGQlB1Tjf0TlUH-9iz2r2FwOEqBeHwz5yMsXJ6o_ZjlZRWyYnSzJ5sLr7Qk/s1600-h/scan0067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LyAlPtoisqULKXNQX1Djtd-HVfE-Q1xFTcRgss_yVt-EVLoeQ08Mnv6PKYH5gU1QLbY3VL1fLwR6wzglLGQlB1Tjf0TlUH-9iz2r2FwOEqBeHwz5yMsXJ6o_ZjlZRWyYnSzJ5sLr7Qk/s400/scan0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281236224044617090" border="0" /></a><br />First I received four 2008 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Goudey's</span> toward my set. I have chosen the David <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Eckstein</span> card because I believe he is very under-rated. I think he is a much better player than everyone makes him out to be and is also a great presence in the clubhouse. I would still rather have him playing 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nd</span> base for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Mets</span> than Castillo. There were rumors of this last <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">offseason</span> but they failed to happen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgXwRJ0jvxitjDqCZv28resNU9QZw1qwXxEXr6pUyU3RA2-sqW8ZfGtfrShEU1Nub932lRGlfyWMVX7he5pnXpl74CdE6gUcpoqPK-au4WYWp3MnjrHYZTkoAvhyphenhyphen1xl1sKbC7yEtXrR8/s1600-h/scan0068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgXwRJ0jvxitjDqCZv28resNU9QZw1qwXxEXr6pUyU3RA2-sqW8ZfGtfrShEU1Nub932lRGlfyWMVX7he5pnXpl74CdE6gUcpoqPK-au4WYWp3MnjrHYZTkoAvhyphenhyphen1xl1sKbC7yEtXrR8/s400/scan0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281237452029281986" border="0" /></a>Next we have a 2008 Topps Heritage Eric Chavez. I received seven 08 Heritage cards towards this set. Once a very good player, Eric has seen his numbers <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">plummet</span> in the past few years and has only played in 113 games the past two seasons and only has 430 AB over that time frame. He never really hit for average but did hit for power. Here's hoping he can turn it around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP-P-KNRBCmhG05IIAVEqVFtnySkB6nV2lJkfxaKsD0DjZpJlCarTz8squJjHmX6KSDb-zXo03jbMLMBVlQcgOPu0lJwchn5ZNhsVZfo4Mo6VurCt3HdYbmZt-MR0WsbxJW3FAS8Kvbs/s1600-h/scan0069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP-P-KNRBCmhG05IIAVEqVFtnySkB6nV2lJkfxaKsD0DjZpJlCarTz8squJjHmX6KSDb-zXo03jbMLMBVlQcgOPu0lJwchn5ZNhsVZfo4Mo6VurCt3HdYbmZt-MR0WsbxJW3FAS8Kvbs/s400/scan0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281239324653806402" border="0" /></a>Next we have 2008 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Topps</span> Updates and Highlights Evan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Longoria</span>. I got 15 cards from this set. The Rays could not have made their historic run this year without the help of third baseman Evan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Longoria</span>. It really is a shame they fell just short of winning it all. Not only because that means they lost to the Phil's, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">rrrrr</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">frickin</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Phils</span>, but also with the additions that the Yankees have already made and the possible additions in Boston its going to hard for the Rays to repeat their "Miracle" year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7P_ISWB6m4WyOzHILii7Nq9msB4gQlfZa1HLh-2XbozB5TX5RyXAHRQMsorOBtZ0mn7r7MuapZjrSoknujuzurKqJkmvS0PWHGVPyITal-p0GE3WyBYn5WU-rTlNniAAfQ-gTzkeuwck/s1600-h/scan0070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7P_ISWB6m4WyOzHILii7Nq9msB4gQlfZa1HLh-2XbozB5TX5RyXAHRQMsorOBtZ0mn7r7MuapZjrSoknujuzurKqJkmvS0PWHGVPyITal-p0GE3WyBYn5WU-rTlNniAAfQ-gTzkeuwck/s400/scan0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281240666279484594" border="0" /></a>Lastly we have a 1986 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Topps</span> Pete Rose. Good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">ol</span>' Charlie Hustle. This guy deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Everything he has done on the field for the sport of baseball far outweighs anything he's done off it!!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Thats</span> all I have to say about that.<br /><br />In addition to the cards mentioned above. Night owl also sent me some 89 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Donruss</span> and 89 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Fleer</span>. Again all lists have been updated. I want to say thank you again to Night Owl and let him know that I have some more 2008 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Topps</span> Heritage that he needs and they will be out to him shortly.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-24715964959133852882008-12-18T15:45:00.000-05:002008-12-18T15:46:00.688-05:00Trade with White Sox CardsGot a package in the mail from <a href="http://whitesoxcards.blogspot.com">White Sox cards</a> the other day with a TON of stuff that i needed. Got some old stuff and a lot of new stuff. I gotta send a big thank you out to Steve for all these cards. I got a huge chunk of 2008 Topps Updates and Highlights. Over 70 cards so we'll start there:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ws2SM6r-Wr-whGhPVFXnEsw6RXXDiRENLjS9bRTvfzYSsOjihgyUsE0DXvS4kvfGXwl0NWoamL92s8DC5ujYu7ssCKiOvffuX3H_pST1vZ-H-1S-b8XxbqKQHVnkkywuH2gQMfUVIn8/s1600-h/scan0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ws2SM6r-Wr-whGhPVFXnEsw6RXXDiRENLjS9bRTvfzYSsOjihgyUsE0DXvS4kvfGXwl0NWoamL92s8DC5ujYu7ssCKiOvffuX3H_pST1vZ-H-1S-b8XxbqKQHVnkkywuH2gQMfUVIn8/s400/scan0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281225115809701346" border="0" /></a>I had to start with this card. Josh Hamilton is an inspiration. After everything he has gone through in his life to be able to return to baseball is nothing short of a miracle. His performance in the Home Run Derby this year was phenomonal. If I was Justin Morneau I can honestly say I would not have accepted the trophy. I would've handed it right to Josh Hamilton. He had more home runs in his first round than Morneau did for the entire Derby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBszOHkyskMIDJslAQReiFHwZ25glPCRZgcAMTc1mRhSw2bhcKogCwFtYa_bU0r_S7yv1z3MC0SGRji1QFrzAuRcY3n5IusPe0lRO11wwZ5aDTErDtJoJNEfPuVXaWUhcjcJSxRC6SvEc/s1600-h/scan0056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBszOHkyskMIDJslAQReiFHwZ25glPCRZgcAMTc1mRhSw2bhcKogCwFtYa_bU0r_S7yv1z3MC0SGRji1QFrzAuRcY3n5IusPe0lRO11wwZ5aDTErDtJoJNEfPuVXaWUhcjcJSxRC6SvEc/s400/scan0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281226446000394578" border="0" /></a>Next I received a good amount of 2008 Topps Heritage towards my set. I chose this one to show because of the significance of the play. An unassisted triple play is definitely not something you see everyday. Hell its not even something we see every year. Kudos to Troy for pulling it off. Plus he did it against the hated Atlanta Braves so he earns some brownie points for that one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuy0bCQ3crMErbEML2rA11pqRezyvfdAMqZ4SKJKXsQCFiZdgVPo9ipzi7OpMMXtUuqXtUIWCDglvl2fogmooYl3jxEJijXH1YQtAch_AO1eLn-EPEYrzKdWj7s7QVU8fVc0u1nBKiqc/s1600-h/scan0057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuy0bCQ3crMErbEML2rA11pqRezyvfdAMqZ4SKJKXsQCFiZdgVPo9ipzi7OpMMXtUuqXtUIWCDglvl2fogmooYl3jxEJijXH1YQtAch_AO1eLn-EPEYrzKdWj7s7QVU8fVc0u1nBKiqc/s400/scan0057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281227385800027202" border="0" /></a>I also received some 2008 Goudey's towards my set. I of course had to choose Johan Santana out of this set. One of the best pitchers to ever put on a Mets uniform. He could've been a 20 game winner last year if it wasn't for our horrible bullpen. But with the additions of Putz and K-Rod, Mr. Santana should definitely see some more W's in the win column in 2009.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQ7eTet5sd8PQhG2yQWnakvJeIlE4Bbabd8GOekGuFzVnN1JHuKHbHDSaFXtuG-gmQs_aUJt32eXrphOHCbzutd1go08C8CUyFtG4IyXqj5NCBr0WNbyHZqR60wq_Nhk4tjaeUs_erb4/s1600-h/scan0058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQ7eTet5sd8PQhG2yQWnakvJeIlE4Bbabd8GOekGuFzVnN1JHuKHbHDSaFXtuG-gmQs_aUJt32eXrphOHCbzutd1go08C8CUyFtG4IyXqj5NCBr0WNbyHZqR60wq_Nhk4tjaeUs_erb4/s400/scan0058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281228659596864994" border="0" /></a><br />I also got some great old cards. Here we have a 1989 Fleer Roger Clemens. Got a few of these cards but I had to show the Clemens card due to everything that we have heard about him this past year. I have never been a big fan of Roger but when the steroid scandal started for some reason I believed him. I don't know why but I did. However the more time passes the more I realize that he, along with many of the heroes I had when I grew up watching this great sport, was on the juice. Sad but true.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4-h7neponagW4oUL3wk5LPzNDDE6wamBV367DVQcg-JGHrJmuQt-MXGjhsZPpuVcYt-f0LJiYOxjLKqs5xe3fwWJYcrf9yoz0Q59eAyS9PdgptXuiBoWt46xPFoYjnGVVSheSDN2GNg/s1600-h/scan0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4-h7neponagW4oUL3wk5LPzNDDE6wamBV367DVQcg-JGHrJmuQt-MXGjhsZPpuVcYt-f0LJiYOxjLKqs5xe3fwWJYcrf9yoz0Q59eAyS9PdgptXuiBoWt46xPFoYjnGVVSheSDN2GNg/s400/scan0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281229832131729666" border="0" /></a>Lastly we have a 1987 Kirby Puckett Allstar. When I was a kid I always liked Kirby Puckett. In 1991 the Mets were not off to a good start. Both my best friend Lenny and I were big Mets fans but we had enough of the constant losing. So we decided to choose other teams. Give us a break, I was 11 and he was 10, we were fickle. Anyway, the funny part is I chose the Twins and he chose the Braves. And wouldn't you know it the Twins beat the Braves in the World Series in 7 games that year. I always thought it was funny we just happened to pick those teams. However even after our great picks that year in 1992 we were back rooting for our hometown Mets.<br /><br />Again I want to send a very big thank you out to Steve over at White Sox Cards for all the cards he sent me. I have updated all of my want lists so any help you can provide to finish these and the rest of my sets is always appreciated. Just so you know Steve, I have some more cards set aside for you already and they should be coming out to you shortly. Tune in tomorrow for my post on my trade with Night Owl.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-45611896040260598612008-12-14T16:45:00.003-05:002009-01-11T15:08:43.705-05:002008 Goudey Want ListAlright with the blaster challenge finished I will now post a want list for this set. I planned on posting it yesterday but Steve over at <a href="http://steveisjewish.blogspot.com/">The Easy Life</a> was nice enough to share some of his doubles with me today so I decided to wait. I'm just working on the base set here. Sure it would be nice to have the whole set but there are WAY to many sp's in this set. I do have a few doubles left over for trade, not many but a few and I will keep my eyes peeled for whoever needs them. My list is as follows:<br /><br />4, 11, 18, 19, 28, 31, 43, 58, 60, 61, 74, 102, 115, 116, 119, 121, 122, 126, 135, 138, 140, 142, 144, 152, 162, 163, 165, 171, 173, 186, 191, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230<br /><br />Any help will be appreciated. I have a couple packages set to go out after the holiday and will be checking other want lists over it.<br /><br />**Update**<br /><br />Just got 13 cards from, yup you guessed it Steve over at White Sox Cards. This will be the last repost I promise!!! Thanks again Steve<br /><br />**Update**<br /><br />Just received four more cards towards this set from Greg over at <a href="http://nightowlcards.blogspot.com/">Night Owl</a>. I will make a full post on this package as well as Steve's on Wednesday. Thanks GregI Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-89930750295403320812008-12-14T16:30:00.004-05:002009-01-11T15:09:45.387-05:002008 Topps Heritage<div>I love this set. Back when I first started collecting we had nothing like this. That makes me sound old. Anyway, I like the old time look and the reflector and refractor cards are great. Unfortunately there are so many SP's it drives me insane. Here is a list of what I still need for the following set:</div><br /><div> </div>Green Back:<br /><div> </div><br /><div>5, 11, 13, 14, 19, 23, 26, 32, 35, 42, 45, 57, 60, 64, 65, 67, 69, 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 92, 116, 122, 129, 155, 159, 173, 186, 187, 195, 211, 231, 239, 256, 263, 267, 277, 279, 281, 283, 285, 297, 298, 301, 315, 321, 324, 330, 332, 334, 337, 347, 381, 415, 426, 427, 429, 430, 431, 433, 436, 441, 443, 444, 447, 449, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 459, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 472, 475, 477, 479, 480, 482, 483, 484, 486, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500<br /><br />Black Back:<br /><br />13, 14, 22, 23, 28, 35, 52, 62, 65, 82, 83, 90, 122, 135, 176, 177, 186, 196, 263, 267, 291, 325, 334, 335, 338, 371,<br /><br />Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a bunch of doubles as well as some refractors/reflectors/autographs i've got from this set I'd be will to trade. Please let me know. Thank you<br /><br />**Update**<br /><br />Got 19 cards yesterday towards this set from Steve over at White Sox Cards. Once again thank you and I will create a separate post on the whole package in the next couple days once I get a chance to do some scanning. For now I have updated my list above<br /><br /><br /></div>I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-62288810448840326312008-12-14T15:00:00.002-05:002009-01-04T14:11:32.681-05:001993 StudioJust like the 1991 Studio I posted a couple days ago I also got what I have from this set out of a lot of cards. I figure I put up the 91 want list so I may as well through up a 93 want list as well. This set looks nicer than the 91's. Maybe its the phony autographs on them but they just look nice. Please help with this one as well. Thanks all<br /><br />4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 15, 22, 25, 27, 31, 39, 40, 41, 47, 48, 52, 57, 60, 61, 65, 70, 71, 78, 80, 84, 87, 89, 90, 93, 95, 96, 97, 102, 103, 105, 109, 110, 118, 121, 122, 124, 127, 132, 134, 139, 140, 141, 145, 146, 147, 151, 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 168, 173, 174, 177, 178, 182, 184, 186, 193, 196, 197, 201, 206, 207, 210, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218,<br /><br />As you can see I am much closer on this one than the 1991. I'd like to finish off both. Please help if you can.<br /><br />**Update**<br /><br />Steve over at The Easy Life was able to help me out with some of this set. I got 7 more cards from him towards it. Thanks buddy. I've updated the above list.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-17923691991859115172008-12-13T13:00:00.001-05:002008-12-13T13:00:01.212-05:00TTM - Mark Knudson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe1ny5MmrJHmxH7W1X1LLU_41Dmp3gyq-pZM9_wC8FbEYDLnMXbJ_nFF-b1_R3PoJXuErBJNtOyu-H5kJqMklyyB9MEkny-KY9Jryy9vb9br-nfskEmQe0nA_8J24WoifPMRpE2G7xgg/s1600-h/scan0025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe1ny5MmrJHmxH7W1X1LLU_41Dmp3gyq-pZM9_wC8FbEYDLnMXbJ_nFF-b1_R3PoJXuErBJNtOyu-H5kJqMklyyB9MEkny-KY9Jryy9vb9br-nfskEmQe0nA_8J24WoifPMRpE2G7xgg/s400/scan0025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278360482366947090" border="0" /></a>This is another of the recent autographs I have received through the mail. And Mr Knudson actually owns a sharpie so theres a plus right off the bat. Mark is a former major league pitcher. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in 1982 from Colorado State University. He made his Major League debut on July 8, 1985 with a horrible performance where he went 7 innings, giving up 14 hits and 7 runs with 1 walk and only 1 strike out. On August 15th 1986 (My sixth birthday by the way) Knudson along with Don August were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Danny Darwin. Both of which I also have TTM autographs for. He pitched sporadically for Milwaukee over the next two seasons, and in 1989 compiled an 8-5 record with a 3.35 ERA. At the beginning of the 1991 season he came down with a virus that severely affected his performance for the rest of his career. He only pitched 35 innings that year and did not pitch at all in 1992. In 1993 he tried to become a broadcaster for the then expansion Colorado Rockies. He would actually wind up pitching for them. After just 4 games and posting a horrible 22.24 ERA he retired from the sport. He finished his career with a 24-29 record and a 4.72 ERAI Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-74384146543265202442008-12-12T21:11:00.004-05:002009-01-04T14:10:05.185-05:001991 StudioThis was another set that got started out of a big lot box. I like the concept of these cards. They aren't the best looking things but I like that they are just normal head shots of the players. Something different at a time when all cards were pretty much the same. So my challenge to you, help me finish this one off. Dig through those doubles you have hiding away and see what you can find. Remaining cards needed:<br /><br />3, 11, 12, 13, 15, 21, 25, 30, 31, 32, 35, 40, 41, 43, 45, 51, 54, 61, 63, 71, 72, 75, 76, 81, 83, 84, 85, 92, 94, 95, 99, 101, 102, 103, 108, 109, 114, 115, 118, 121, 123, 127, 128, 131, 132, 135, 136, 143, 146, 150, 152, 154, 155, 160, 161, 165, 172, 173, 175, 179, 182, 184, 185, 188, 191, 192, 195, 197, 202, 204, 205, 206, 212, 213, 215, 220, 222, 223, 224, 229, 231, 233, 235, 239, 244, 251, 254, 255, 257, 262, 264<br /><br />As you can tell I am missing a good chunk of this set. But I like it and I want to collect the whole thing. I don't have any doubles for it but I have plenty of other stuff for trade. Please help me work to finish this one off. Thank you<br /><br />**Update**<br /><br />Big thank you goes out to My Buddy Steve over at <a href="http://steveisjewish.blogspot.com/">The Easy Life</a>. He just gave me a HUGE chunk toward this set. The above list has been updated. Appreciate it Steve thanks againI Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-50153326197621306402008-12-12T12:34:00.000-05:002008-12-12T12:34:01.107-05:00My first packageI have to send a big thank you out to Paul over at <a href="http://paulsrandomstuff.blogspot.com/">Paul's Random Stuff</a>. I received my first package in the mail, a couple days ago, since I started this blog and it was about fifty 89 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fleer</span> that I needed towards my set. I got a bunch of great cards in here. Just to mention a couple good ones.<br /><br />First we have:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGQ4iNN2CJZBkksZQHy06mbN0f8KtlxQQU3EG0zR2Dkdj_xyBOVNLgTD9ZYtMebJqvTC7qE6mMJMHRSkOwA5G3bkVwIcnFwDg_qFoCsG30eyDbVj_5g_-ZIOD-BN6WZ6RdX0JKQ8Bj_4/s1600-h/scan0030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGQ4iNN2CJZBkksZQHy06mbN0f8KtlxQQU3EG0zR2Dkdj_xyBOVNLgTD9ZYtMebJqvTC7qE6mMJMHRSkOwA5G3bkVwIcnFwDg_qFoCsG30eyDbVj_5g_-ZIOD-BN6WZ6RdX0JKQ8Bj_4/s320/scan0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278341592535316546" border="0" /></a><br />Good old Nails! Look at that stance. He looks like he's about to take one right out of the park. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dykstra</span> was always one of my favorite <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mets</span> as a kid. It's a shame he wound up with those evil Philadelphia <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Phillies</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh2WD5sbl3FOUrAy17I-Z7ipoaUNnQfvHHIHkv5sk6sCXijsjlk1UPAV27ZUDA5pwX8ifZxXv-RRUXDlkGp-RjSLXaHL663yguHlvh_3o7tKXRame5gRQILh6QovmGawQEAyBJEe-0xo/s1600-h/scan0029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh2WD5sbl3FOUrAy17I-Z7ipoaUNnQfvHHIHkv5sk6sCXijsjlk1UPAV27ZUDA5pwX8ifZxXv-RRUXDlkGp-RjSLXaHL663yguHlvh_3o7tKXRame5gRQILh6QovmGawQEAyBJEe-0xo/s320/scan0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278342456048554050" border="0" /></a><br />I had to throw this one on. First of all it was obviously poorly cut. But seriously, I didn't know <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Aguilera</span> was a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">cone head</span>. I mean look how high he's wearing his hat. That just looks weird. I think he has a jar of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Vaseline</span> under there.......for help with his pitches! Pervs!!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZyULKmSN9FphSNm_JprVP9Sfxr8cLvz87-qwaTXpm4FOzJW29zOx2P8eGrrzuK6zveefzUtvLW4UAY2xFB2SXOp8zzYVwmDrAZBAq_m-cLcM8nF_uaixOfFUxj_rEFTx0OrH2IhMjvw/s1600-h/scan0031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZyULKmSN9FphSNm_JprVP9Sfxr8cLvz87-qwaTXpm4FOzJW29zOx2P8eGrrzuK6zveefzUtvLW4UAY2xFB2SXOp8zzYVwmDrAZBAq_m-cLcM8nF_uaixOfFUxj_rEFTx0OrH2IhMjvw/s320/scan0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278343785160502994" border="0" /></a>Putting this one up for a couple reasons. 1. For Steve at <a href="http://whitesoxcards.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Whitesox</span> Cards</a>, I'm sure he'll appreciate it. and 2. Don Pall was nice enough to sign 6 cards for me. Steve is now the proud owner of one of them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u1_cUJ2xPu1zfy9JMQM7Ggf8a186kGyGPMLcnkwpJzqJz9hGf_McjVJK6Hojo_WEzoMd2SXnemXKUSZTmceJTlpOLRPSTup8szALIy_RU_0qbXgbJ2ZqKTF8jdgfRvo2uaP6h9S1N4U/s1600-h/scan0032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u1_cUJ2xPu1zfy9JMQM7Ggf8a186kGyGPMLcnkwpJzqJz9hGf_McjVJK6Hojo_WEzoMd2SXnemXKUSZTmceJTlpOLRPSTup8szALIy_RU_0qbXgbJ2ZqKTF8jdgfRvo2uaP6h9S1N4U/s320/scan0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278344928961978114" border="0" /></a>Lastly we have Ricky Henderson. Seriously does he know how to smile. He looks like he's about to charge the camera guy and beat the crap out of him with the bat. This is a challenge to all. I cannot find a card where this guy smiles. I don't think there are any. Someone prove me wrong!<br /><br />Again, big thanks to Paul. The cards will definitely help towards finishing the set. To everyone else, the want list is still up, check it out.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899607124960252826.post-7627530149093880262008-12-11T18:00:00.002-05:002009-01-04T14:12:53.755-05:001983 ToppsThe bulk of what I have so far towards this set is thanks to a 5000 card lot I bought at the local card shop. I had a couple strays from this set but now I have a good chunk so I have to finish it. Thats where you all come in. Please help me put another check mark in the complete set column. Cards I still need:<br /><br />2, 10, 15, 20, 30, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 49, 55, 60, 61, 63, 65, 70, 71, 80, 82, 83, 100, 101, 103, 105, 112, 118, 121, 123, 126, 127, 129, 137, 140, 145, 146, 150, 155, 156, 163, 168, 177, 191, 198, 203, 216, 217, 220, 229, 230, 240, 241, 249, 250, 255, 256, 257, 258, 270, 273, 285, 289, 300, 305, 306, 307, 312, 313, 322, 325, 332, 338, 346, 350, 358, 360, 361, 364, 367, 368, 370, 372, 375, 383, 386, 388, 389, 390, 391, 393, 397, 398, 399, 401, 406, 407, 410, 417, 420, 425, 428, 437, 459, 463, 471, 472, 474, 482, 491, 498, 500, 501, 505, 507, 508, 520, 525, 527, 534, 535, 536, 544, 555, 570, 572, 576, 578, 579, 580, 585, 589, 593, 600, 602, 603, 608, 610, 612, 615, 619, 626, 630, 642, 645, 652, 660, 661, 665, 685, 688, 693, 697, 700, 710, 715, 720, 721, 734, 735, 740, 743, 748, 765, 766, 769, 770, 782, 787, 792<br /><br />As usual any help will be greatly appreciated and I will certainly get something back to you for it.I Am The Average Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437708823576542372noreply@blogger.com0