From the Clubhouse, A Studio.

Adam from Cardboard Clubhouse peppered the blogosphere with mailings, and I found a nice PWE in my mailbox the other day when I got home. Jack Morris is showing the grip of his split fingered fastball, a pitch that served him well in his single season in Minnesota.

Two more Studios and a pair of 84 Topps to add.

Showing the backs of these 93 Donruss, as I think I've shown the fronts before. I remember being impressed with Donruss in 1993 (and 1992) when they added a full color photo to the back of the card.

Upper Deck, of course, had been rocking the full color photo since their beginning. I do appreciate when Hrbie gets on the horn - "OK, two XL with extra Cheese and all the meats - oh, hey do you guys want anything?" I kid, I kid.

There were a few recent ones as well - Danny Santana's the only man standing as Parm, Swarzie, and Ozzie have all moved on to new clubs.

Thanks for the cards, Adam!

The Clubhouse Reacts to a Super Trade

I'm excited too, Kennys!

 It's a Super Trader Package from Adam of Cardboard Clubhouse!

 Parallels from all over the 90s!

Yeah Les, That is something to smile about!

 MINIS!

"Everybody loves the little guys." --Kirby Puckett

 This mailer had a little bit of everything - vintage, junk wax, BOOF, and a big bucket of sunflower seeds

I too am a happy camper

Thanks Adam!

Lifting the Trade Embargo

 Adam from Cardboard Clubhouse sent these cards my way many moons ago... Tonight I have an internet connection again and I plan on getting more trade posts up very soon to catch up!

 This is probably my favorite Hrbek Topps card.

 On the back, you'll see a reference to a card I've had my eye on for some time now, the spendy 1956 Mickey Mantle card

 Adam sent a ton of Pinnacle - there was more where this came from, they were all new to me!

 INSERTS!

I want to ease back into posting, so I'll cut this a bit short. Lots of great stuff from Adam - thanks!

Trade Post: Cardboard Clubhouse

On Monday a Priority envelope arrived from Adam of Cardboard Clubhouse - we just finished our first trade, and Adam sent over some great stuff!

 Lots of potential here already . . .

 A Topps Archives reprint of the Killer's 1955 Rookie card! Real nice color and sharp!

 Those 4 greats Berra, Bench, Posey, and Mauer combined for 4 Batting Titles - Three for Joe, one for Buster. All Four guys won MVP awards (3 for Berra, 2 for Bench, one each for Mauer and Posey). Of course the biggest number is 10. That's how many times Berra won the World Series as a player.  

 More awesome Twins - Arcia might be back up with the team after the AAA season ends next week...

 Mauer is numbered to 299

 Love seeing Jack Morris in a Twins uni. Adam also filled some junk wax needs...

 That's a great leg kick. Being in an AL city before interleague play, I didn't get to see Dibble pitch in his heyday. I did get to see Gooden a bit later in his career, when he was with the Yankees.

4 guys that made important contributions in 87 and 91 for the Twins- very cool. Allan Anderson gets a little lost in the shuffle but he was a really solid back of the rotation guy in 1991.

Thanks Adam, it was great to trade with you!