I was contacted by Jeff, from the
definitely-in-the-holiday-spirit-2-by-3-Heroes blog, a week or so ago. He's been giving away cards like candy in a homecoming parade as of late. Some of those cards are through his "
Tis The Season" giveaway and others are through his "I'm a great guy" giveaway.
The PWE I received was from the latter giveaway, but this is the first time one of Jeff's PWEs didn't come as complete surprise, and here's why:
That's a question I don't mind answering. E-mails like those above kind of serve as a hint of good things to come. Right?
So, let's see what was inside that PWE!
A shiny Ryno from Panini Prizm and some cards from the era when I first collected cardboard.
I have more 2012 Panini Triple Play than any card collecting person should be legally be allowed to possess. The Award Winners Geovany Soto card from Upper Deck is new to me though!
Oh dear. I don't know if signing Milton Bradley was the worst acquisition by the Cubs in the last decade, but it certainly belongs in the top five with the Ian Stewart trade, the Edwin Jackson signing, and the albatross of a contract that was tied to Alfonso Soriano. Of all of them, Milton Bradley was my least favorite baseball player
and person of the group and therefore he shall forthright be know as "The Player Who Shall Not Be Named" on this blog.
And, BOOM! Russell, Rizzo, Steele and a 2015 KB Heritage high numbers card. Excellent!
Thanks for the cards, Jeff!
I'm waiting for Jeff to ask me about which Mike Trout auto I want.
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DeleteWow, that's some generosity right there! Nice Sotos - I did not know that he was in either of the Triple Play checklists and I love cards that commemorate awards. As for The Player Who Shall Not Be Named Later, definitely the worst, in my opinion, because at least Soriano and Jackson were good guys/teammates and Sori did provide value. Although, Stewart was a total tool too. However, that other guy is a legitimately terrible person, so yea.
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