2012 Topps Update is Here!

On the way home from work I stopped by Wal-Mart and picked up two blasters and a few packs of 2012 Topps Update.

This one kind of made up for only getting one card of a guy on the Diamondbacks...

Yesterday's D-Backs Game

Yesterday we headed over to Chase Field for one last time this season. We had a great time as usual. On Sundays the Diamondbacks hold a "Kids Run the Bases" event after the game. We had never done that before so my son was excited. Normally this is only for kids under thirteen but yesterday they invited all fans to go out onto the field so I got to run around with him. It was cool.

During the game we were also given wrist bands by a friendly season ticket holder. They gave us access to attend a special autograph session with a few players after the game. I guess she didn't want to stay and thought we might like to go. She was right.

It was pretty awesome even though we didn't have any cards or anything with us. Luckily they had some promo 5x7 photos available at the autograph table. These are just like the ones we got signed at Fan Fest back in February. They're still much better than the boring head shot they sometimes give out at these types of things.

We went home with signed photos of Kirk Gibson, Matt Lindstrom, Gerardo Parra, Takashi Saito, and Brad Ziegler. That was a nice surprise. 

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2002 Topps Archives

I don't have anything new scanned so I figured today was a good day to throw out a random  Luis Aparicio card.

This one is from the 2002 Topps Archives set. I miss the old Archives sets. You know the ones that only had retired players in them? They gave us glossy versions of classic cards like this Lil Luis All-Star card from 1960. Good stuff all around.

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2007 Topps Heritage Auto

I've wanted this card for five years but never pulled the trigger. For the past year or so I've been waiting for another one to pop up on eBay at a decent price. This card came up last week and was labeled as being from the "2007 Topps Archives" set instead of Heritage. I'm not sure if that helped keep the price lower but I got this for just over $26 so I was happy.

I'm usually a pretty low end collector so there aren't many cards I've ever spent over $20 on. That's what has always prevented me from getting any of the Lil Luis autos from any of the Heritage sets. The 1958 Topps / 2007 Heritage set is probably my all-time favorite card design so this is the one I had to have. I'm glad we finally got it. 

2012 Topps Heritage Minor League Diamondbacks

The 2012 Topps Heritage Minor League set came out last week. It's the second year they've done a minor league version of Heritage. I like both of them and hope Topps continues with this line.

I grabbed five out of the eight cards from the Diamondbacks team set. I have Andrew Chafin, Jonathan Griffin, David Holmberg, Chris Owings, and Tyler Skaggs. I'm missing Archie Bradley, Raywilly Gomez, and Anthony, Meo plus Matt Davidson who is an SP. If you have an extra one of those guys, I'd be happy to take it off your hands. 

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2000 Fleer Greats of the Game

Friend of the blog, Brain, sent over two cards for our Luis Aparicio collection. You may know Brian from his blog 30-Year Old Cardboard.

The second is from the 2000 Fleer Greats of the Game set. I want to say this is my favorite design from the different Greats of the Game sets but it's really hard to choose. They're all so amazing.

Thanks again, Brian. You always come through with the best stuff. 

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2009 Topps Ring of Honor

Friend of the blog, Brain, sent over two cards for our Luis Aparicio collection. You may know Brian from his blog 30-Year Old Cardboard.

The first is from the 2009 Topps Ring of Honor insert set. It remembers Lil Luis and the 1966 Baltimore Orioles.

I really like this set. It had a nice simple design and a big checklist.

Thanks, Brian. This card is great.