i picked up some 2014 topps allen & ginter yesterday afternoon from the local target, and one of the first cards i encountered was this one of the retiring yankee captain.
i did not make it out to see jeter when the yankees were here last weekend, but i've seen him play a few times over the years. by the time he retires, he should be sixth all-time in hits.
i only got one regular mini of a ballplayer - this one of junior lake
instead, i received a black bordered randy johnsonsince i shopped at target, i also received a three-pack of gold-ish bordered parallels - ryan howard
george kell
and grant balfour
meh meh and meh.
here's a base and mini of one of the non-ballplayer subjects, glen waggoner
one of the creators of rotisserie baseball, he is responsible for the time suck that i devote myself to each spring.
airplanes!
i pulled one of the outlaws, bandits, and all-around ne'er do wells mini inserts - bonnie and clyde
speaking of ne'er do wells, the lone short print i found was this one of the giants' hunter pence
topps also made him a short print in 2014 heritage. that's ok with me - the fewer giants cards the better.
my favorite cards of the packs were the pastime's pastimes inserts that fall 1:2 packs. i pulled three of them, including this one of stephen strasburg
these are nice cards. i might consider putting together this insert set, but i won't chase anything else out of this year's ginter.
let's bring this post back to jeter - here are three double play cards that i've not shown yet from the collecton.
1998 fleer sports illustrated then and now
1998 upper deck sp authenticand 2005 topps opening day
i seem to have pulled a lot of his cards over the years, and if i am buying packs next year, i am sure it will be hard to avoid them then as well.
3 comments:
The Air Supremacy set is one I have to have this year.
I am always looking for minis....if you want some dodgers for the minis you dont want...let me know!!
Yay, Jeter!
Post a Comment