Saturday, April 16, 2016

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.

9 comments:

  1. Congratulations! Creased and stained might be profane words to certain collectors, but all I ever hear is affordable!

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    1. I'm sure I will have a few wrinkles myself by the time I'm 70, why shouldn't a baseball card that old have them too?

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  2. What happened to Scooter's neck?

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    1. looks like it was added right under Kennys' first chin...

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    2. lol... these comments are almost as sweet as the rizzuto.

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  3. Holy cow! That "Scooter" is a beaut.

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  4. Congrats! On the Rizzuto and for the Twins win. My Braves picked up there first win Friday, looks like (fingers crossed), they'll get #2 tonight.

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