Who wants to drink from the fire hose?

I enjoy spending some time each day reading what Nick over at Dime Boxes-The Low End Baseball Card Collector's Journey has come across in his search of dime boxes. A few weeks back Nick posted this 1995 Stadium Club Jeff Montgomery card he received from a fellow blogger and I immediately was in awe of it's subject matter. It immediately earned a spot in my album of amazing and I was able to pick it up for free with credits I had amassed over at COMC. This is my eighth entry into the "Album of Amazing" and it really is a great card. Every time I look at this card I'm reminded of a scene from the movie UHF where Stanley Spadowski rewards a kid by letting him drink from a fire hose. If you haven't seen the movie, it's worth checking out.

7th Entry into the Album of Amazing

Yesterday I was able to attend my first game of the season and it was a blast! I took my wife's uncle, who was in town from Cincinnati to see the Indians and Rockies play. He had not been to Progressive Field before so I offered to watch a game with him. I was able to land to great seats close to home plate for $35 a piece. We almost had a foul ball drop in our lap (if we had been sitting two rows up it would have been ours). But the icing on the cake was witnessing my first walk-off home run to end a ballgame. The Reds have been and always will be my team, but since I've lived in the Cleveland area from more than 10 years now, the Tribe has started growing on me. I don't mind cheering for the Indians, just not when they're playing the Reds. Which leads me to my seventh card in this project. I remember seeing this card growing up at the local card shop and thinking that it was one sweet card. Doug Jones staring at a baseball on fire....smokin! I knew I had to have that card someday and with me starting the Album of Amazing project this year it gave me a reason to purchase it. 

6th Entry into the Album of Amazing

It's been a while since I've posted on the blog. Part of that is laziness, and the other part is that I've been busy this past week earning more credit on COMC. Now that it's Friday, I need to put something up on the blog and what better way than to show off my latest addition to the album. I'm not a Yankee fan in the least, but this card was too good to pass up and so now it resides in the album. Three things make this card great: Derek Jeter whiffing, Mickey Mantle smiling about it in the dugout, and George W. Bush waving to the camera. What more could you ask for on a piece of cardboard?

Red Surge!

I just picked up another card for my 2013 Topps Joey Votto rainbow, a chrome red refractor numbered 23/25. This marks my 22nd card in my Votto rainbow and the pickings are starting to get slim. I would really like to grab pink and black versions of the base set by the end of the year, but I haven't been successful in finding any thus far.

Jay Bruce Trifecta

This past week I was able to complete my latest collecting trifecta. I would have to put this Jay Bruce trifecta at the top of my list for all trifectas that I have completed thus far. All three of these cards look amazing, and while it wasn't cheap, I will say that I'm happy with the end result. The following cards make up this Bruce trifecta: a 2008 eTopps Jay Bruce, a 2013 Bowman Jay Bruce Yellow Printing Plate, and a 2008 Topps Red Hot Rookies Jay Bruce autograph. This complements my Aroldis Chapman and Johnny Cueto trifectas nicely.

A Kluszewski Glove for the Collection

My latest and last glove purchase for my collection is this Draper and Maynard Ted Kluszewski trapper glove model DG957. The first time I spotted one of these gloves was a little over a year ago when I was just browsing ebay for vintage baseball gloves. I wasn't able to find one at the time for the price I was willing to pay since the gloves I found were priced at $50 and above. A little too rich for me. Finally, last weekend I was able to grab one well below that price. Patience does pay off. I've mentioned before in previous posts my affection for vintage sports equipment and this glove fits the bill nicely. I hope to start working on a display soon that will house my autographed bats as well as these gloves. Once I wrap up that project I'll be sure to share the pics with all of you.

5th Entry into the Album of Amazing

Another great card to add to my binder is this 2010 Topps Prince Fielder. It appears that Fielder's teammates are completely blown away by the awesomeness that is Cecil Fielder's son. I'm not a Milwaukee fan and I would have preferred that the Brewers had moved back to the American League instead of the Astros, but I guess I can complain all I want to no avail. I guess I could also say that I'm totally blown away (like the Brewers players in the card) at the unimaginable start they've had this season. Seriously, they need to start losing some games.