Bobblehead Collection: Carl Crawford Durham Bulls

So I made a nice trade with Eric at The Snorting Bull, and I decided to break up my end of the deal into three parts. You can see part one here and part two here. The last part of our trade got me a new bobblehead for the collection. Carl Crawford might get a Dodger a bobblehead in 2013, but for now I'm happy to get my hands on this CC Durham Bulls bobblehead.   

This bobble was given away by the Durham Bulls, AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, on August 14, 2003. It honors Crawford for winning the 2002 International League Rookie Of The Year Award.  Produced by Bobble Dobbles, this bobblehead was given to the first 1,000 fans in attendance. 

Thanks again to Eric for the great trade. You can check out Eric's blog The Snorting Bull here. Also, if you're interested in this Crawford bobblehead, it's available at BobblesGalore.com.

More Dodger Autos From The Snorting Bull

A few weeks back I posted a trade with blogger Eric from The Snorting Bull. I only showed the Matt Kemp cards that came my way in the trade, but there were actually a few other goodies involved. I'm gonna break this entire trade up into three parts. You can see the first part of the trade here, and I'll post the third installment later this weekend. 

The Kemps were the centerpieces of the deal, but there were a few lower-end Dodger autographs that I needed. Here's what I picked up:

If a player ever wore a Dodger uniform, I want his autograph. I didn't have any of the above players, so it was nice to add some new sigs. Thanks again to Eric for the trade. Part three is coming is coming soon.

A Trade With The Snorting Bull Means New Kemps For Me!

I've made numerous trades over the last few years , but no one  has been as good of trade partner as Eric from The Snorting Bull. We've made four other trades in the past and just completed our fifth. Each one has involved at least one Matt Kemp card and this trade is no exception. He sent over two new Bisons for the collection this time.

The first one is this beautiful 2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars Trios card numbered to 30 which features one former Dodger, James McDonald and two current Dodgers, Chad Billingsley and of course Kemp. When we first started talking trade, the conversation began over a few 2012 Triple Threads cards. This triple signature piece was something that he remembered late in the negotiations, but I'm glad it was added as it's one of my favorites already.

Speaking of Triple Threads, we were able to involve one of the many Matt Kemp Triple Threads jersey cards Eric had in his possession. I had a few to pick from and I went with this statline card numbered to 27. It's a blue jersey piece that reads .324 39 126 IN 2011. Kemp's 2011 season was one for the ages and one I won't forget. In my opinion, Matty should have won MVP over Ryan Braun that year, but that's a discussion for another day. 

It was nice making another trade with Eric. I'm sure we've got another coming real soon. Don't forget to check out Eric's blog The Snorting Bull.

Trading With The Snorting Bull

I just completed my fourth trade with Eric from the Snorting Bull. Eric seems to be a Matt Kemp magnet. Every time he gets a new one, he dangles it out there for me to drool over. This newest Kemp is of the Topps Marquee variety, a quad jersey numbered to 199. One piece of jersey has a beautiful blue stripe in it  making it more appealing to me. I had to have it.

The other card Eric offered was a Dee Gordon  jersey numbered to 199. Believe it or not, I don't have one single Dee Gordon game-used piece. This one is a jumbo red piece of jersey from the 2010 All-Star Futures game. 


Now, I love the two jersey cards up there, but as an autograph collector, I'm always looking for new Dodger autos to add to the collection. Eric had a few I needed, so we got those into the deal as well.

Thanks for the trade Eric! Click here to see what I sent to the Snorting Bull.

Another Bison From The Snorting Bull

I've got some catching up to do on recent trades. Since Matt Kemp just won NL Player of the Month, I'll post my post my latest Bison pickup.

One of my favorite new trading partners is Eric from the Snorting Bull. We just completed our third trade, once again a Matt Kemp card was involved. Eric collects Cardinals and Rays, so I sent him a 2012 Topps Bob Gibson patch, a 2010 Topps T206 Sean Rodriguez auto, a 2011 Topps Matt Joyce All Star jersey, a 2011 Allen & Ginter Carlos Pena jersey and a 2011 Topps Tier One Matt Holiday. In return Eric sent over this awesome 2010 Allen & Ginter Matt Kemp auto. Like every other Dodger collector, I'm trying to get my hands on as many Matt Kemp cards as possible. 

Oh, Eric threw another card into the deal. Once again, he helped me add a new Dodger auto to my collection. Last time it was Eric Karros, this time it's one of my favorite lunatics of all time, Milton Bradley. This  is a 2005 Donruss Significant Signatures /100.

A New Bison From The Snorting Bull

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.