Something Old and Something New (2016 Goal Achieved!)

Very exciting news this morning, as I have reached another goal on my list for 2016. I now have in my possession the last of the big rookies from the 1948 Bowman set, one Mr. Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto!

Sure, it's beat to Hell and has a serious crease through the middle, but that's exactly why I bid on it (fits in my price range beautifully!)

Here's the back:

In other news, the Minnesota Twins finally won a baseball game in 2016! I can finally breathe again. Hopefully it doesn't take too long for win #2. I was wrong about Topps not giving Kennys Vargas a card in 2016 - he's part of the Twins Mini Team Set:

He might end up being in Series Two for all I know, though he'll probably need to get called up from AAA for that to happen.