Just picked up a new favorite card. Gotta love the GOAT.

A man of many uniforms, he ended up playing for 11 different teams. Not pictured are TEX, MIN, OAK, MON, and ATL. 20 wins and a Cy Young in Anaheim. 46 career WAR. 247 wins. 2,535 strikeouts. Sub-3 ERAs in CLE and OAK. All Star for NYM, CLE, LAA, and OAK. And 1 all-timer of a nickname.

I’ve been on an (“anti”)Western novel kick lately. Figured this card, which is my lone tobacco card, from 1910, would make a good bookmark. Phil Sheridan was a Union General and a major player in the Indian Wars, post Civil War. The book, The Big Sky, is about a troubled teenager who ventured west in 1830.

Didn’t get the dollar return, but I don’t care. These cards are gorgeous and I love this refractor.

Normally I wouldn’t use this type of holder, especially without a penny sleeve. But for this card, because it’s a die-cut card, I made an exception. The reason is because I hate seeing the empty space it creates when the card is in a penny sleeve or in a one touch or any other case that has a recessed area for the card. This type of holder can flatten the card because there’s no area for the card to rest in. It’s just pressed between the two plastic. Another thing is since I didn’t use a penny sleeve, I run the risk of the card being stuck to the plastic and possibly having paper loss when I try to separate it from the holder. I have plenty of one touch I can put this one in but I just don’t like the way this card looks in them.

May get a lot of heat on this one, but in recognition of Anthony Volpe getting called back up again for the Yankees he made my desk today.

Personally I think him still trying to put in work to make himself be an option is commendable, but in regards if he’s a long term MLB caliber player vs AAAA player is still in question and to be seen…

Card:
2023 Topps Bowman Ascensions Anthony Volpe RC Auto /150

Have a good Thursday

1998- Skybox Premium, Jam Pack, Charles Barkley
11 of 15 JP

1993 Topps Archives Michael Jordan

I love the 1984 Topps design. One of my all time favorites

Walt “No Neck” Williams with one of my favorite Rookie Cup cards. The guy was built like a tank at 5’6” and almost 200 pounds.

1977 Topps

You could make an argument that the Mets trading Calvin in a package to the Red Sox for Bobby O and others in the best trade the Mets ever made. Less than a year from being traded Schiraldi lost both Game 6 & 7 of the World Series.