Star Wars - The Force Awakens

Has anyone seen the new Star Wars movie yet?

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2015 Topps Stadium Club

Luis Aparicio had a few new cards come out in 2015. I'm still trying to track them all down. Next up is his base card from the 2015 Topps Stadium Club set.

Topps always saves the best photos for their Stadium Club sets. This is a familiar pose for Lil Luis but I think it's a photo that hasn't been used on a card before. That's an assumption that is based one hundred percent on gut and zero percent on research. I could be wrong.

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2015 Topps Archives

Luis Aparicio had a few new cards come out in 2015. I'm still trying to track them all down. First up is his base card from the 2015 Topps Archives set.

The 1983 Topps design is a classic. I don't remember this red and yellow color scheme in the original set though.

2011 Bowman Futures Game Jersey - Paul Goldschmidt

I'm glad to finally have Paul Goldschmidt's 2011 Bowman Futures Game jersey card. This had been on my radar for four years before I finally picked one up. I found a good deal a few weeks ago and couldn't say no.

You may remember that the All-Star Game was in Arizona in 2011. I was able to go to that plus the Futures Game and Home Run Derby. I even got Paul Goldschmidt's autograph before the Futures Game so this was a must have.

2006 Allen & Ginter Danica Patrick

We had a visitor at work a few weeks ago. I had been carrying this around for awhile in case she showed up.

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2015 Topps Heritage

Along with Daniel Hudson's return to the mound for a full season in 2015 he got a few new baseball cards. My favorite is this 2015 Topps Heritage.

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2013 Panini Cooperstown Orange Cracked Ice Parallel

Oh man I had been after this card for awhile. I finally found one at a good price. It finishes up my rainbow. One day soon I'll do an official "Hey look at this rainbow!" post.

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2012 Allen & Ginter Printing Plate Signed

I was able to get tickets for the Daniel Hudson autograph table at the Diamondbacks Fan Fest earlier this year. I brought along a few nice cards with me including my 2012 Allen & Ginter Cyan Printing Plate. It's the first plate from an A&G set that I own. Pretty cool.

2015 Panini Americana Vanilla Ice Auto

Word to your mother! I picked up this Vanilla Ice certified auto from the 2015 Panini Americana set. I've actually met Rob twice. Both times were after a show about fifteen years ago. It's been fun to see him gain popularity again through his reality shows. I was pretty stoked when I found out he had a card in this set.

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2012 Topps Heritage Black Border Parallel

I haven't bought much on eBay recently but I'll still occasionally look to see what is available. Last week I saw this Daniel Hudson 2012 Topps Heritage black border parallel card for $1 shipped. I didn't have it so I quickly pulled the trigger.

George Brett Signed 8x10 Photo

"Robbie All My Best George Brett"

A nice statement by Hall of Fame third baseman, George Brett. I don't know who Robbie is but I bet he was pretty stoked when he met George. At some point this 8x10 made it into our collection via online auction.

Luis Aparicio Collection - Autographed 8x10 # 3

I was going through some of my dad's autographs three nights ago and came across this signed photo of Chicago White Sox Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio. I was surprised that the first two signed 8x10 photos for our Lil Luis collection featured him in a Red Sox uniform. This one is a pretty common shot of him on the White Sox.

Luis Aparicio Collection - Autographed 8x10 # 2

I was going through some of my dad's autographs two nights ago and came across this signed photo of Chicago White Sox Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio. Way back in May of 2011 I posted the first signed 8x10 photo for our Lil Luis collection. It took awhile but this will officially be the second.

Daniel Hudson Collection - Autographed 8x10 # 1

I was going through some of my dad's autographs last night and came across this signed photo of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Daniel Hudson. Yep, the same Daniel Hudson that I have a player collection for. I vaguely remember getting this photo signed at the Diamondbacks Fan Fest in 2011. I was only able to date it because of the other photos it was with. This photo will now officially go down as the first signed 8x10 photo for our collection. Yes, there are more. Yes, I've done a blog post two days in a row. No, this probably isn't becoming a trend. Yes, check back tomorrow because I have another post pre-scheduled.

Ernie Banks Signed 8x10 Photo

I was going through some of my dad's autographs tonight and came across this signed photo of Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. It's beat up and creased. I have no idea who Wally is but I thought these imperfections make it that much more awesome.

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2013 Topps Cyan Printing Plate Signed

You may remember this card from a post back in February 2013. It looks a little different now.

I was able to get tickets for the Daniel Hudson autograph table at the Diamondbacks Fan Fest earlier this year. I brought along a few nice cards with me including my 2013 Topps Cyan Printing Plate.

After a short wait in line, Daniel signed it nicely in blue.

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2008 Razor Letterman Plate

One of the benefits of not blogging for well over a year is I've got a few nice cards to show off. Now I didn't buy a ton of stuff during my absence but the few things I grabbed are pretty cool.

First up is this 2008 Razor Letterman Yellow Printing Plate for our Daniel Hudson collection. I got it earlier this year for a great price.

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2014 Panini National Treasures Game Used Bat Relic

Whoa. It's been a long time since I sat down to write a blog post. Don't worry I'm not dead or anything, I just haven't been buying many cards lately. I kind of found a new obsession to suck up my discretionary income. There have been a few cards that I've added to my collection but not many.

Last week, Daniel from one of my all-time favorite blogs, It's Like Having My Own Card Shop, contacted me about a few cards he found that he thought I might like. He was right.

Daniel sent over some nice Travis Lee cards, a 1972 Luis Aparicio In Action and an amazing relic card from the 2014 Panini National Treasures set. It's awesome and it's numbered to 99 on the front.

A funny thing happened after Daniel emailed me. I went on eBay and started looking at cards. I even bought a few things. More blog posts? Maybe. I'm not good at commitments. Remember this? My last triumphant return fizzled out after only three posts.

I'm not sure if anyone is going to reading this, but if you did leave a comment and say hello.

Thank you for the great cards, Daniel.