I'll be the first to admit that when I'm in a collecting rut or a blogging rut, I go back and read through some of my favorite blogs for inspiration. This time I didn't go very far back in time - as soon as I read this post from Nick at the Dimeboxes Blog, I headed straight for COMC to do what all great artists do -- steal.
One of my favorite cards from the 1965 Topps/OPC set was the rookie card of Masanori Murakami. When I saw on Nick's blog that there was a Japanese insert set of Murakami cards from 1993, I had to get in on the action.
The subset included cards of Murakami in Japan with the NPB, as well as a few different cards in San Francisco.
As long as I was on the site, I figured I should stay a while and find some more bargains. I looked for some new additions to my "players at the bat rack" mini collection, and some 90s superstars. Hard to believe that Vlad Guerrero's son is going to be the #1 Prospect this season and quite possibly be even better than his dad was.
I do love horizontal heroes. I think I saw this Manny Ramirez card on Nick's blog at one point as well. Denard is a Player Collection guy for me, and the other two I just couldn't pass up.
I can't say that I actively collect the Expos, but all four of these guys are favorites of mine, and I try to never pass up the opportunity to pick up some more.
Some of the prospect guys I picked a few years back are still working their way towards the majors, and those that have made it have had some mixed levels of success. Nothing wrong with stealing a good idea!
some great cards there.
ReplyDeleteI always liked that Studio set - the large logo behind Walker just makes for such a nice team background.
ReplyDeleteJason K has some great cards. These are call nice to see. Particularly the Grace.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I'm biased towards those Expos cards..
ReplyDeleteIf you're going to "steal" from someone, Nick's a good one to steal from.
ReplyDeleteI often wonder how you guys find stuff to fill mini collections like bat rack pics etc. There's no search function on things like that. Do you just scroll through sets on the database or something? Or just see them on other places and pick them up one by one?
ReplyDeleteTons of great stuff. You're my inspiration! I'm gonna head over to COMC and see if I can add a new Murakami to my collection.
ReplyDeleteThat design on the Kendell card really ruins what would be a great piece of cardboard.
ReplyDeleteSteal, steal, steal away! Glad I could help inspire a COMC run. All great pickups, but that Hammerin' Hank at the top is probably my favorite.
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