For a while, it seemed like there were a bunch of card blogs run by Friar Faithful out there. Kinda bummed to see all the way to the backstop, Padrographs, and Bleedin' Brown and Gold all cut back to just a post or two since the season began. And maybe it's wearing off on me, because I had been in a good groove for a while there of posting pretty much everyday, and now I seem to be down to 2 or 3 posts in a week. LIKE A CHUMP!
But one card blog run by a Padres fan that's still going strong is The Underdog Collector. We swung a trade recently where he let me unload a Padres team set from '15 Heritage on him (I've got several thanks to that group break a while back).
I wasn't sure what to expect back-- some misc Padres, probably? But no, Underdog went outside the box and snuck a sweet lot of Chris Sale on me instead!
Very nice selection, including a couple slick refractor parallels and a tighty-whitey relic.
Sale is a guy I sort of fell into collecting thanks to pulling some decent cards. I eventually noticed he's a heck of a pitcher, and seems like a cool, bright guy. And so a PC was born. It's been fun building it up over the past year or so.
Thanks again for the trade, man!
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While I've got you guys here, I'm going to go ahead and post my entire collection of Chris Sale cards. This is beneficial for me to do (getting organized, taking stock), plus I figure potential trade partners can use it to get an idea of my haves/needs. And of course, showing off cards is what we're all here for, right?
And there you have my Chris Sale PC as of 4/22/2015. Twenty-seven cards. Not bad considering the only card I actively brought into the collection was the auto, best I recall. Otherwise, these cards were all received in trades or pulled from packs. (I got the White Sox in a mixed-product group break a year or two ago which helped get me started.)
If you've got some Sale cards loitering in your tradebox not pictured above, please feel free to get in touch about a trade.
Future Yankee Chris Sale.
ReplyDeleteNice trade acquisitions. I think all of us have that secret PC from another team. I know I collect too much from other teams. Guess that also sets me up to have trade bait lol
ReplyDeleteHey... don't forget about me. Just because I collect several other sports teams doesn't mean I'm not a diehard & loyal San Diego Padres fan! ;)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Styx rules too!
Ha, sorry, Fuji! I guess I think of you more as an A's fan / Gwynn collector. Sorry for forgetting your Padre allegiance!
DeleteYou're pretty much right. The A's have always been my favorite franchise in sports... and it's true that my Gwynn PC is a priority over all other Padres... but I assure you that I am loyal to my Padre brethren as well.
DeleteIt is amazing his arm hasn't fallen off yet, but I love Sale. That Chrome auto is really nice. Good shot mid windup.
ReplyDeleteRight on, Breakdown Man! The Sale PC is looking killer these days, happy to help and I'll queue up any and all others for ya, natch.
ReplyDeleteLOL @ Fuji. I always remember your love for #19 but I still get confused...er...forgetful you're...one of us! ; )
Gav, I've got my trade post from this first in a while (many more to come, dude!) on Sunday.