Mat Latos Bobblehead

One of the nice things about a player leaving the team is that if that player has a bobblehead, it instantly becomes more reasonable to purchase. Last week I purchased my first bobblehead in over a year. Mat apparently didn't have any kind words for the organization when he was shipped to Miami in the off-season and I'm a little bummed that he won't be sporting a Cincinnati uniform since he was a decent pitcher for the Reds. With the impending loss of Cueto and Chapman at the end of the year, I shudder to think what might become of the Reds starting rotation and bullpen. The Reds had 30,000 of these bobbleheads to pass out on June 5, 2013 against the Rockies (although not that many fans showed up for the game). This is my first bobblehead where the sponsor is Toyota. I am excited for a few of the bobblehead releases the Reds have scheduled for this year...my favorite being the Nasty Boys bobblehead featuring Dibble, Myers and Charlton

Chicken

I remember the days of my youth when every Saturday I would sit down and watch cartoons on NBC from 8 to noon. Those were good days. In addition to my cartoon binge I would catch the weekly episode of "This Week in Baseball" that followed my toon watching. I'll never forget when they had appearances of the San Diego Chicken - and for whatever stupid reason - that was always the highlight of that show. I only discovered recently, since I didn't collect Donruss when I was growing up, that they made a card of the San Diego Chicken. Say hello to my latest addition to my album of amazing, a 1983 Donruss San Diego Chicken!

Glenn Hubbard AKA Jake the Snake Roberts

I see a resemblance, don't you? My latest addition to my album of amazing project is this 1984 Fleer Glenn Hubbard and I must say, the snake is what makes this card. Not everyday you see a snake on a card. A squirrel sometimes, but not a snake. I also like the cameos of Barney Rubble and the Phillie Phanatic in the background.

A Sign of the Times

I believe this is my first autograph card in my collection. It's not a through the mail autograph, but rather a ball player signing for a fan. I first spotted this 1993 Upper Deck Mark Portugal a few months ago and knew I needed to add it to my album of amazing because not only does it show Mr Portugal signing a glove, but it has a ballplayer in shades with a sucker in his mouth. Talk about great subject matter!

Dreamy...

Less than two weeks to go for Opening Day and every time I think of it I feel like my latest addition to my album of amazing project, this 1997 Bowman Ricky Ledee, dreamy. This past winter was a harsh one here in Northeast Ohio and I'm glad that the boys of summer will be trotting out to the diamond soon. I just wish everyone would stop talking about football. It seems like no matter where I go that's all I hear about. I'm sick of football being talked about 12 months out of the year. If it's not the Super Bowl it's the Draft. If it's not the Draft it's Free Agency. If it's not Free Agency it's Mini Camp. If it's not Mini Camp it's Preseason Games. If it's not Preseason Games it's regular season games. If it's not regular season games it's the Playoffs. And if it's not the Playoffs it's the Super Bowl. I used to be a football fan, but with the over saturation of the sport I'm just sick of it. Why can't people talk about baseball and if you can't talk about baseball then can you please just keep quiet and let those who enjoy the National Pastime have their moment in the sun?

Looking Good for your Age

Last week I was able to purchase another tobacco card for my collection for a reasonable rate on eBay. This T206 Mowrey marks my seventh tobacco card and while it wasn't on my list of ten most wanted cards, I felt that if I didn't act when I did the card would have sold and I would be waiting for who knows how long until another became available to purchase. I'm still in awe every time I add a T206 to my collection knowing that little piece of cardboard has survived for more than 100 years.

Hold On!

This week has been crazy with little to no time to post anything here on the blog. The sad part is that for the foreseeable future, that's probably the new norm. I was doing well crafting around five posts a week, but with my hectic schedule I'll be lucky to get three posts in. Here's my latest addition to my Album of Amazing project, a 1995 Stadium Club Rex Hudler. Looks as though Rex is trying to hold on to his sanity. I wonder how that went.