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Collection Highlight – 2003 Upper Deck Fortyman Shane Victorino
Card: 2003 Upper Deck Fortyman #940 Shane Victorino Sometimes, when you have a fairly large card collection, you might discover something you have completely forgotten about. Like the fact that Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino used to roam the outfield … Continue reading
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Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged baseball cards, padres, rookie card, shane victorino, upper deck
Collection Highlight – 1995 Skybox Impact Stan Humphries
Card: 1995 Skybox Impact #124 featuring Chargers Quarterback Stan Humphries Why is this card so awesome? First off this is a card of Stan ‘The Man’ Humphries, one of the toughest men to ever quarterback the Bolts. Secondly, it is … Continue reading
Collection Highlight – 1984 Topps Dan Fouts #180 Instant Replay
With football season fast approaching, I thought I should show off some of my favorite Charger cards. Now, I’ve been a Chargers fan for most of my life. And when I think of Charger Football, I always think back to … Continue reading
Collection Highlight: 2001 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres Jake Peavy TTM Autograph
This seemed like a timely card to feature. Jake Peavy’s 2001 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres card that I got autographed through the mail. Since returning from my last underway almost a week ago, it has taken me a few days … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged baseball cards, jake peavy, padres, rookie card, TTM autograph, upper deck
Collection Highlight: 1994 Flair Wave of the Future Joey Hamilton
I’m in a 90′s kind of mood right now. So I figure I’d spotlight a card that exemplified the craziness of the 90′s insert era. Here’s Joey Hamilton’s card from the 1994 Flair ‘Wave of the Future” insert set. This … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged Collection Highlight, fleer flair, insert card, joey hamilton, padres
Collection Highlight: 2002 Topps Finest Ryan Klesko Refractor
Ryan Klesko’s Topps Finest Refractor. So very shiny: I first became aware of Ryan Klesko back during the Padres fire sale of 1993. (Wow, that’s over 15 years ago….I’m feeling older.) Back then the team was being gutted and the … Continue reading
Collection Highlight: 2004 Sweet Spot Khalil Greene and Sean Burroughs Diamond Duos
Remember back in 2004 when Padre fans naively thought that we were set for the next 15 years at SS and 3B? It was a euphoric period for the Padres. They were in the midst of moving into their new … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged baseball cards, Collection Highlight, khalil greene, padres, sean burroughs, upper deck
P-A-D-R-E-S 2007 SP Authentics By The Letter Patches
Finally complete. Never intended to do this, but it just happened to work out. There were six Padres in this set, so I decided to try and spell ‘Padres’ using all six players. From left to right: P – Khalil … Continue reading
Completed the Tony Gwynn Graded Rookie Card Trifecta
The other day I won Tony Gwynn’s Topps rookie card from Ebay. This was graded MINT by PSA. For Tony Gwynn collector’s, this is the definitive card to have in your collection. I have a couple of ungraded copies, but … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight, Ebay Wins Tagged baseball cards, beckett grading, Collection Highlight, donruss, ebay, fleer, graded, psa, rookie card, SGC, tony gwynn, topps
Collection Highlight: 1993 Stadium Club Members Only Parallel Natrone Means, Graded BGS 9.5
Natrone Means. The Natrone Bomb. Natrone “Refried” Means. Natrone Means Business. Definitely one of my favorite Chargers of all time. I happened to check out his stats, and it surprised me to find out that he only had one 1,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged beckett grading, chargers, Collection Highlight, football cards, graded, natrone means, topps stadium club
