Daniel Hudson Collection - 2012 Topps Opening Day

The best card that Night Owl from Night Owl Cards sent me was this Daniel Hudson from the 2012 Topps Opening Day set. I didn't have this one yet so it will go right into my Daniel Hudson player collection. Thanks again! 

D-Backs from Night Owl

I recently completed my first trade with the baseball card blogger legend who calls himself Night Owl. I sent him a Matt Kemp SP and he sent me some D-Backs. They're all great but I really needed the Wade Miley parallel. He sent along some 08 Topps Chrome. Those are always appreciated too. Thanks, Night Owl! 

2011 Bowman - Mariekson "Didi" Gregorious

I figured I needed a card of the newest Diamondbacks prospect, Didi Gregorious. Didi is the shortstop we got from Cincinnati in the three way deal that sent Trevor Bauer to Cleveland.

I still don't love this trade but I'm trying to be optimistic. Prove me wrong, Didi. Prove me wrong.

2011 Topps Lineage - Sandy Koufax Stand-Up

I've had a ton of imaginary money burning a hole in my fake pocket on Listia. I've had a hard time finding anything that interested me that was selling for a good price. That is until this Sandy Koufax Stand-Up popped up. This one set me back a grand total of 8 credits. I couldn't be happier. I really liked this set but I never picked any of these up until now.

Still not on Listia? Click here to sign-up. You'll get some free credits, I'll get some free credits. We'll all be happy. 

2002 Upper Deck Pepsi Diamondbacks

I contacted the seller who had the Danny Bautista card from the 2002 Upper Deck Pepsi set to see if he happened to have any others. He did!  

With the 8 below, I now have 9 out of the 15 cards in this set. There's some big names here like Mark Grace, Luis Gonzalez, and Randy Johnson. As well as a few fan favorites like Erubiel Durazo and Craig Counsell.

The seller ( SIDELINES01 ) was really cool and gave me a great deal. Check out his eBay store for some great cards. Plus he's got some really cool pennants and license plate frames. All at amazing prices.
 

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2012 Panini Cooperstown

After lunch today I went to Target to pick up a few things. I haven't bought any packs of cards since Topps Update came out and I felt like opening something. They had a few packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown left so I grabbed two. I knew there's a base Luis Aparicio in that set and a few inserts too.

As I'm walking to the register I realize spending $6 on two, five card packs isn't too good of use of my money but by then I had come too far.

The good news is I got the Lil Luis card I wanted! I like it when things work out. Sure I could have bought it elsewhere for about a buck but where's the fun in that?

I posted this on Twitter a little while ago and figued I'd use that same picture rather than taking the time to scan the card.

Look ahead: 2013

Hello, 2013! I'm so over making goals. Let's just talk.

I'm optimistic that 2013 will be a good year for My 2008 Topps Set Blog. Better than last year.

You're probably wondering, "Hey Moe! What does that mean???"

Nothing too crazy really. Just more of what I hope you've come to expect. You'll get some new Daniel Hudson cards for our player collection. It seems like Topps threw him on every certified auto checklist last year so we'll see if that continues in 2013. There will be some more Luis Aparicio cards. Expect both new and old stuff. If it's Lil Luis, I want it. I'm also planning on growing and organizing my Diamondbacks collection. I'm really enjoying being a D-Backs fan right now. I went to more games last year than ever before and plan on attending a bunch again this season.

There will be a few surprises too. I'm kicking around the idea of a Hall of Fame collection. And does anyone remember the 2002 Fleer Maximum set? I do. I'll give some more details on those two later.

For now, let's all enjoy the new year! It's only a few weeks until pitchers and catchers report.