I realize that I am not the most funny/creative/prolific blogger, but that's what is so great about baseball card blogs---everyone has their own niche to fill and we all benefit from those differences. I started this blog as a way to share my passion for a great hobby and my love of baseball cards has grown exponentially through the generosity and knowledge of other bloggers.
Thanks once again to all the great people in the baseball card blogosphere that have traded with me and helped my Ken Griffey Jr. collection soar to heights I never thought it would. There's nothing better than coming home from a hard day at work and finding a package of cards that someone spent their time and money to create for you; we really have a great community here, and I feel fortunate to be a part of it. Thank you.
With that, I leave you to stare in wonder at the ultimate Ken Griffey Jr. card in my collection:
2009 Ultimate Collection Ken Griffey Jr. Ultimate Patch #21/35
With the Tigers on the verge of one of the epic collapses of the last decade (I'm talking New York Mets awful), I thought I should give their fanbase something to be excited about by showcasing this beauty: a 1994 Stadium Club David Wells First Day Issue Parallel with a stated print run of only 2,000 copies. My brother pulled this card from a pack of Stadium Club that he won in a game of bingo 15 years ago, and since he doesn't collect anymore, was kind enough to let me have it. Stadium Club has long been renowed for it's fantastic photography, and I love this potrait of baseball's original hefty lefty (a title since passed to C.C. Sabathia). Wells has rolled up the sleeve of his right arm to showcase a tattoo of, well I hope his kid, but since this pitcher once claimed to throw a perfect game with a hangover it could be anyone's child (or perhaps a portrait of him as a young boy). I never remembered Wells as a Tiger and it's easy to see why, his two seasons there were pretty forgettable (11-9 in '93, 5-7 in '94). Since theme collecting is all the rage in the blogosphere right now, I suppose this will be the first card in my "First Day Issue" binder. Here's hoping this card helps ease the pain felt by Tigers' fans after the Twins take care of business tonight (4-2). Thanks for the memories David Wells, you sure made baseball more entertaining.