Last month I posted a Matt Kemp rookie autograph that I had picked up in a Facebook trade. That trade was with a guy named Eric who I met on the FB page "The Sports Card Hangout". Well, since then Eric has started up his own blog dedicated to his baseball card collection. It's called The Snorting Bull, and I've got to admit, Eric has one of the finest collections around, so check out his blog if you get a chance. Plus he's always up for a trade.
Speaking of trades with Eric, we just completed our second one. Once again, he sent me a sweet Matt Kemp card. This time it's a 2011 Topps Triple Threads "Bison" card numbered to 18. The Bison is one of my favorite nicknames of all time and it looks amazing spelled here.
Eric also sent me a new autograph, a 2005 Topps Rookie Cup Eric Karros. For some reason I thought I had a Karros auto, but it turns out I was wrong. It's always nice to add a new autograph to the collection.
I wanna to thank Eric for another great trade! And don't forget to check out his blog, The Snorting Bull.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
A New Bison From The Snorting Bull
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Dodger Magic!
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Here's the official press release:
LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2012 - The Los Angeles Dodgers and Frank McCourt today announced an agreement under which Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC (“GBM”) will acquire the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion upon completion of the closing process. The purchasing group includes Mark R. Walter as its controlling partner, as well as Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly. Mr. McCourt and certain affiliates of the purchasers will also be forming a joint venture, which will acquire the Chavez Ravine property for an additional $150 million.
The Los Angeles Dodgers stated, “This transaction underscores the Debtors’ objective to maximize the value of their estate and to emerge from Chapter 11 under a successful Plan of Reorganization, under which all creditors are paid in full.”
Frank McCourt stated, “This agreement with Guggenheim reflects both the strength and future potential of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and assures that the Dodgers will have new ownership with deep local roots, which bodes well for the Dodgers, its fans and the Los Angeles community. We are delighted that this group will continue the important work we have started in the community, fulfilling our commitment to building 50 Dream Fields and helping with the effort to cure cancer.”
Earvin "Magic" Johnson stated, "I am thrilled to be part of the historic Dodger franchise and intend to build on the fantastic foundation laid by Frank McCourt as we drive the Dodgers back to the front page of the sports section in our wonderful community of Los Angeles."Personally, I wanted the Steven Cohen group to win the bidding, but right now I'm just happy that it will no longer be Frank McCourt owning the team, although he will still be part owner of Chavez Ravine.
As a life-long Dodger and Laker fan, I can honestly say I have no problem with this. I love Magic Johnson. He has ties to the community and the money is there. Tonight is a night for all Angelinos to celebrate.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Anther Tribute To Dee Gordon
Here's the rest of my Dee Gordon haul from last week. I picked up two more autos. The first is an orange 2012 Topps Tribute Inkable Accolades numbered to 25. This is my second Dee Tribute card. Not sure if I'm done with Tribute yet. I've got my eye on a couple more.
The other auto I picked up is this 2011 Topps Finest Dual Jersey numbered to 499. This is a card that's been on my radar for a while, but I hadn't picked one up until now because the price was never right. I finally found a good deal and couldn't pass it up.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Adding More Gordons
After missing out on a couple of player appearances today, I decided to just hang out at home, relax and watch the Dodger game. Dee Gordon had another nice day, going 2 for 3 with a run scored and a stolen base, his eighth of the Spring, helping the Dodgers beat the Indians 5-4. He tried stretching one of his singles into a double, getting called out at second, which was a bit disappointing. I like Dee's aggressiveness on the basepaths, but he has to know when to hold up and when to keep going. I think he's going to get better at making those decisions the more he plays. He is getting on base, and that's the most important thing.
Anyway, I added some more of Dee's cards this week. Here are some of them:
Out of all these cards, I like the Heritage the best. The '63 design is classic and I think it would look great with an autograph. So that will be one of my goals in 2012, to get the Heritage card signed.
Anyway, I added some more of Dee's cards this week. Here are some of them:
I told myself I wasn't going to buy anymore patches, but I picked this up anyways. I really don't understand this card. It's a Brooklyn patch with a picture of Dee in an L.A. uniform. Huh? |
2011 Bowman Chrome Refractor #d/799 |
2011 Topps Update Cognac Diamond Parallel |
2011 Topps Update Target Red Parallel |
2011 Topps Target Red Parallel |
2011 Topps Gold Parallel |
2011 Topps Chrome XFractor |
2012 Topps Heritage Short-Print |
Out of all these cards, I like the Heritage the best. The '63 design is classic and I think it would look great with an autograph. So that will be one of my goals in 2012, to get the Heritage card signed.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Jackie Robinson's Historical Stitches
Ethan also sent me this LaRon Landry autograph card plus a nice stack of Dodger cards I needed.
Thanks for the trade Ethan! If you're interested in trading with Ethan you can see his Photobucket here.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
A Tribute To Dee Gordon
I love me some Skinnyswag. I think he's gonna have a huge year. Enjoy:
Friday, March 16, 2012
A Frank Howard Autograph With Mustard Please!
This 2001 Topps Legends Frank Howard autograph has been on my desk for almost two months now. It's been sitting here with some other Dodger items that I haven't had a chance to put away. My desk seriously looked like it got hit by a Dodger tornado. With the day off today, I though I'd get this and some of my other item scanned into the computer.
Anyhoo, this is a signed reprint of Howard's 1960 Topps rookie card. That season, Howard won NL Rookie of the Year. With the yellow background and the red, white and blue stripes down the middle, it looks like someone dropped their county fair ribbon in a puddle of mustard. This is truly one of the ugliest cards I own, but Hondo's beautiful blue signature makes up for it.
Since 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium, I do want to mention Howard's 1962 season. That year, the Paul Bunyanesque Howard batted .296 with 31 homeruns and 119 rbi. It was one of the greatest offensive seasons in Dodger history and he was ninth in MVP voting! Three other Dodgers got more votes than him, Maury Wills won the award, Tommy Davis came in third and Don Drysdale was fifth in the voting. Howard had a very nice career, also playing for the Washington Senator, the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers. You can read more about him here.
Anyhoo, this is a signed reprint of Howard's 1960 Topps rookie card. That season, Howard won NL Rookie of the Year. With the yellow background and the red, white and blue stripes down the middle, it looks like someone dropped their county fair ribbon in a puddle of mustard. This is truly one of the ugliest cards I own, but Hondo's beautiful blue signature makes up for it.
Since 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium, I do want to mention Howard's 1962 season. That year, the Paul Bunyanesque Howard batted .296 with 31 homeruns and 119 rbi. It was one of the greatest offensive seasons in Dodger history and he was ninth in MVP voting! Three other Dodgers got more votes than him, Maury Wills won the award, Tommy Davis came in third and Don Drysdale was fifth in the voting. Howard had a very nice career, also playing for the Washington Senator, the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers. You can read more about him here.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Dodger Bobblehead News
LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers announced today a partnership with global brand Sanrio® Inc., parent company of Hello Kitty, for the second consecutive year. Due to an overwhelming response to last season’s limited-edition ticket package that included a Hello Kitty Dodgers collectible plush, the club has extended the partnership in 2012. This year’s promotion is a Hello Kitty Mini Bobblehead that will be available to the first 50,000 fans with tickets to the game on Sunday, July 1, 2012 (vs. NYM).
In addition, Hello Kitty and her friend Keroppi® will make a special appearance at the Viva Los Dodgers Day festival held in lot 6 two hours prior to game time and Hello Kitty will also throw the ceremonial first pitch.
The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Single-A affiliate of the Dodgers, released their promotional schedule this week. There are no bobbleheads on that list, but there is one bobble belly. The Quakes mascot, Tremor, will be honored with a bobble belly on Friday, July 27. There will be a few other Dodger Stadium related giveaways too, but none of the DS greats bobbleheads.
Bill Plaschke of LATimes.com wrote a good article earlier this week about the bobblehead snubbing of Hall of Fame announcer Jaime Jarrin. Jarrin, who has worked in the Dodger organization for 53 years, wasn't part of the Dodger Stadium Greats bobbleheads series celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. Vin Scully was honored with a bobblehead, but not Jarrin.
I think Jarrin and team organist Nancy Bea Hefley should have both received bobbleheads. It's a shame that the Dodgers didn't think of these two individuals who have been a huge part of the stadium's history. Instead of giving Fernando Valenzuela or Tommy Lasorda yet another bobblehead, they could have given one to both Jarrin and Hefley. Maybe next year.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Adding A Few More Dees
This is the back of the gold Bowman refractor above. #d/250 |
Monday, March 12, 2012
New Dodger Bobbleheads At BobblesGalore, Plus A Contest Announcement
Speaking of the Drysdale/Wills bobblehead, you can pre-order them now at BobblesGalore.com by clicking here. Dodgerbobble.com readers can save 10% on their order by using the promo code BobblesGalore10.
A couple of other new bobbleheads you can pick up now at BobblesGalore are the Forever Collectibles Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw bobbles, the same ones I recently posted. There were only 2012 produced of each and BobblesGalore is selling them for $21.95 or you can buy them as a pair by clicking here.
And finally, I would like to mention BobblesGalore also has blog. You can get all your bobblehead info and news there as well as site news. For the BobbleGalore Bobble Blog, click here.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
Dodger Bobblehead News And Notes
The Dodgers have added a bobblehead to the promotional schedule. No, it's not another Dodger Stadium great. It's Hello Kitty. The Dodgers will be giving away Hello Kitty mini bobbleheads to the first 50,000 fans on Sunday, July 1. This is not the first time the team has had a Hello Kitty promotion. Last year they gave away Hello Kitty Plush dolls. I've added this bobblehead in the sidebar.
The Albuquerque Isotopes, AAA affiliate of the Dodgers, released their promotional schedule. They will be giving away three bobbles in 2012. Former player and coach Jason Wood gets the first bobblehead on May 28. The second will be a Green Chile Pepper bobblehead on August 19. The last one is an Isotopes bobble logo on September 3.
And finally, I just wanted share this great picture of Dodger legend Maury Wills posing with his upcoming bobblehead. This dual bobblehead of Maury and Don Drysdale will be given away on April 28 and is the first of ten Dodger Stadium Greats bobbleheads. You can see the list of all the others in my sidebar to the right.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Five AL Teams Release Bobblehead Schedules
Let's take a look at five more teams that have released promotional schedules with bobbleheads. You can see my first three posts here, here and here.
The Tampa Bay Rays are going bobblehead crazy, giving away seven in 2012. This is the most by any team except for the Dodgers 11 bobblesheads. The first of seven is Kyle Farnsworth(May 20) followed by Desmond Jennings(June 3), Joe Maddon(June 15), James Shields(July 1), Matt Moore(July 22), DJ Kitty(August 5) and the last one is TBD(September 23).
The Baltimore Orioles traditionally have been one of the better bobblehead teams in the majors, but this year they only have one. That bobblehead is a fans choice bobble on September 29.
The Seattle Mariners have four scheduled bobbleheads this year. No Larry Bernandez this time, but they do have Ichiro(April 20), Dustin Ackley(May 25), Felix Hernandez(June 15) and Randy Johnson/Dan Wilson 2012 Mariners Hall of Fame dual bobble.
The Kansas City Royals have many promotions scheduled in 2012, but only two bobbleheads. Buck O'Neil(July 21) gets the first of two, Eric Hosmer(August 18) the second. KC is hosting the All-Star game this season and they could've put out some nice All-Star-themed bobbles, maybe a George Brett or a Brett Saberhagen. I think they missed a good opportunity here.
The Texas Rangers just signed Yu Darvish, but the super-hyped import won't get a bobblehead this year. Instead they are honoring three others with Nodders: Adrian Beltre(April 28), Ian Kinsler(August 12) and Manager Ron Washington(August 25).
The Tampa Bay Rays are going bobblehead crazy, giving away seven in 2012. This is the most by any team except for the Dodgers 11 bobblesheads. The first of seven is Kyle Farnsworth(May 20) followed by Desmond Jennings(June 3), Joe Maddon(June 15), James Shields(July 1), Matt Moore(July 22), DJ Kitty(August 5) and the last one is TBD(September 23).
The Baltimore Orioles traditionally have been one of the better bobblehead teams in the majors, but this year they only have one. That bobblehead is a fans choice bobble on September 29.
The Seattle Mariners have four scheduled bobbleheads this year. No Larry Bernandez this time, but they do have Ichiro(April 20), Dustin Ackley(May 25), Felix Hernandez(June 15) and Randy Johnson/Dan Wilson 2012 Mariners Hall of Fame dual bobble.
The Kansas City Royals have many promotions scheduled in 2012, but only two bobbleheads. Buck O'Neil(July 21) gets the first of two, Eric Hosmer(August 18) the second. KC is hosting the All-Star game this season and they could've put out some nice All-Star-themed bobbles, maybe a George Brett or a Brett Saberhagen. I think they missed a good opportunity here.
The Texas Rangers just signed Yu Darvish, but the super-hyped import won't get a bobblehead this year. Instead they are honoring three others with Nodders: Adrian Beltre(April 28), Ian Kinsler(August 12) and Manager Ron Washington(August 25).
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Around The Blogosphere: Win Two Dodger Home Opener Tickets, Return Of An Old Friend and the Introduction Of A New Blog
One of my favorite card blogs is I'm Ballsy! run by the great Arno. Arno took a break from blogging for a few months, but he's back now, along with his guinea pigs and he's busting boxes. You can check out his blog here.
Dave with Mitch Richmond |
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A New Koufax From Cardboard Heaven
Thanks for the trade Cameron. I love the Koufax!
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Friday, March 2, 2012
Dee Gordon Goes Green
I also picked up a few Dee base cards today at the LCS. I think I concentrate so hard on getting autographs, I forget the base cards. Dee's got a few now, so I'll take those too if anyone's got extras.
Kersh And Koufax
Kersh, Koufax and Honeycutt pic via @Dodgers |
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