The Rule Says You Gotta Rack em up

Adam from Infield Fly Rule sent over a #supertrade for the Holidays...

 This mailer hit all the mini collections (bat rack, shades, commemorative patches, etc) as well as Twins and player collections.

 It was not at all puzzling to me why this mini Musial was included - I collect Donruss Diamond Kings and this is a special insert in "The Rookies" sets

 There were several Horizontal Heroes

 Lots of Twins, from all eras

And some potential future Hall of Famers? Girardi as a Manager, of course...

Thanks very much Adam, I will see I can pull together some cards from your lists!

Patches Adam

Another day, Another #Supertrader! Adam from Infield Fly Rule sent over a bubble mailer figuratively bursting at the seams (the mailer was fully intact) with Twins and mini collections!

 There was the huge stack of commemorative patches!

 I looked at this card for a very long time, trying to determine which collection this fit into before I saw that Perez was listed as a "Minnesota Twins (P)itcher" on the bottom. Bonus - if you look close on the bottom right, this technically qualifies as a bat rack card.

 Not quite Jose Bautista level, but here's a nice Puckett bat flip - he tended to flip the bat pretty hard on singles and doubles as he was getting out of the batter's box, not so much on homers.

 Future's bright for these guys - Lots of shades in the mailer.

 Bat Racks!

 Morneau sporting the sweet throwback uni - I hope he lands somewhere soon. He deserves a shot to end on his own terms. With Adam LaRoche retiring yesterday, maybe Chicago would give him a look (though it churns my stomach a little to think of him as a Southsider).

We end with a nice Mike Pagliarulo cameo (at least, I think that's Pags under there) - a pretty cool shot regardless.

Thanks Adam, these were awesome!

MLB Official Rules: 2.00 Definition of Terms

 Adam from Infield Fly Rule sent along a bubble mailer stuffed with great stuff! Let's jump right in:

 Felipe looks like he's saying "ALOOOOOOOOU!" Just me? I am just now noticing that the little outlines in the bottom left are the same poses as the photo - I obviously haven't collected enough of that set!

 "Lowell A Star Fish" - Good job, Fleer! Hal Morris is one of those guys that had a really solid career and will always be a fan favorite.

Speaking of Fish (and Fan Favorites) here's Jeff Conine. I miss the Teal unis. . . the 90s were a simpler, neon-ier time!

 I don't know about you all, but I have to say A-Rod is enjoyable as a villain. Not quite Bonds-level Super Villain, but I am starting to enjoy the season he's having this year.

 That's a pretty sweet Big Puma! Nails and Big Mac were on my junk wax want list, but not anymore!

Close it out with a Robi-duo

My wallet card is starting to really feel the burn!

Adam, thanks for the cards! These are great!

Infield Fly Rule Hits One Out of the Park

This first round of trades has been going almost too well - I can't keep up with all the amazing stuff coming in.

Adam from Infield Fly Rule has hooked me up with two boxes crammed with cards.

One is all Twins:

And my favorite Twin (or Clone, even though we don't like to talk about those issues), Spider-Man:

The other attacks my general 1995-2005 gap and some more specific wantlist needs:

I mean, check out these awesome 90's inserts:

I Nied-ed that Diamond king (sorry not sorry)

Wow! Very generous, I owe Adam another return package for this bonanza!