League Leader Cards

I was sifting through a box of old cards. Old for me is '60's and '70's stuff. I came across this card. "Why had I never pulled it from this box?", I thought. It has three Hall-of-Famers, what's not cool about it? Further sifting revealed many many more League Leader cards. Many have multiple legends of the game. I began to pull them. A new collecting tangent may have been spawned tonight.

1970 Topps #67

ERA Leaders (Marichal/Carlton/Gibson)

1974 Topps #202 (Reggie/Willie)

1976 Topps #191 (Madlock/Simmons/Sanguillen)

1967 Topps #239 (Robinson/Oliva/Kaline)

I Am Still Here

Hey everyone...

I have been on vacation for the past nine days. While I was gone, a few bubble mailers made it to my porch.

First, the 2006 UD Artifacts Auto-Facts card of Marcus Giles. This is the first one of these that I have seen since I started building this set last Fall.

Next, a couple of PSA graded cards. 1968 Topps Al Kaline graded 8, and a 1981 Sweet Lou graded Gem 10.

While away, the sewingmachinegal and I took in a game at Chase Field. The Cincinnati Reds behind a great game from Bronson Arroyo beat the home D-Backs. The weather was a bit cool, so the roof was closed.

I found time to hit a sports card shop in Phoenix. The Batter's Box is the oldest in town. The guys working there were very helpful. I knocked off four of the big boys from my 79 want list.

The rest of our trip out west was spent hiking around Sedona.

Newest Kaline Added ~ '57

One of my least favorite designs. Period. No thought whatsoever was put into this. I guess they were coming off the extremely bright and bold 56's and wanted to tone it down a bit.

I snagged this Kaline for $25 shipped. One problem... the case is all scratched up. I knew I was getting a mid-grade card, but I didn't know I was getting a scratched case. I tried to get a decent scan of the damage, but no dice. the scratch runs from Al's left arm to the lower left corner of the case. Anyway, I contacted the seller. He gave me back $10.75. I am happy I didn't have to send it back. Check out his stuff. There are some great deals to be had. Plus, the guy went out of his way to make me satisfied.

This card knocks off another from my Kaline Quest. If you've got a spare Kaline, let me know. Maybe we can work out a deal.