trying to catch up with a trade

i received some great cards from jared at catching up with collecting not too long ago.  actually, it was a couple of days before christmas.  i still need to get my return package out the door, but i will do so soon.  in the meantime, here are some of the dandies that jared sent my way.

2001 upper deck decade 1970's steve garvey decade dynasties

2001 ud decade1970's manny mota

2013 panini cooperstown duke snider

2013 panini prizm yasiel puig

2013 panini prizm hyun-jin ryu

2013 panini prizm paco rodriguez walmart blue parallel

1998 bowman chrome paul konerko

2013 bowman chrome prospects corey seager

2013 topps luis cruz emerald parallel

2013 topps clayton kershaw walmart blue diamond insert

and a 2013 topps update clayton kershaw rookie card manupatch

a good lot of dodger cards there.  thanks jared!

turn it davey!

i was happy and disappointed at the same time when i found out that davey lopes made the 2013 topps update postseason hero autograph checklist.  happy that there was a new lopes card coming out, disappointed that it was an auto only, and even more disappointed when i found out it was limited to just 10 copies.  then i found out that the photo topps used has lopes turning a double play!  i missed out on the first one to hit ebay, but won the auction for the second one.

i doubt i will find another one for the double play binder, however.  i give topps high marks for the photo selection - along with the fact that it's nice dp action, they used a photo from 1981 which goes nicely with the text on the back which focuses on the 1981 world series.

here are some other 2013 topps update double play cards that i've neglected to show - brandon phillips

luis valbuena (emerald)

and luis valbuena (gold)

now for some 2013 topps minis - gordon beckham

and danny espinosa

along with dee gordon

now just a couple of regular 2013 topps - robert andino (gold)

alexei ramirez

marco scutaro

and ruben tejada

and now we'll leave the 2013 topps family and see some 2013 bowman.  yeah, still topps family.

bowman chrome prospects luis sardinas

regular 2013 bowman prospects luis sardinas

and 2013 bowman prospects luis sardinas international parallel

he's from venezuela.

i'll finish this double play centered post with a card from the 1985 7-up cubs set.  it's ryne sandberg's card, but bill russell is the star

i wish the dodger middle infielders of my youth were on more cards.