Showing posts with label Roger Maris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roger Maris. Show all posts

Sunday, July 22, 2018

The P-Town Yanks

It's time to go back into that big box of goodies that came from P-Town of Waiting Til Next Year blog.

The next two days I will wrap up the cards I found in the box. I do have other mail days I really need to post, but P-Town's is the longest waiting one at this point. So I think it's best to call it a wrap.

Today, was the last part of his card giveaway I claimed. The Yankees. Like I said in an earlier in this series, I was afraid to find way too many double Yanks so I at first hesitated at claiming it. But, then gave in.

I am glad I did.

There were obviously some dupes in the group, but not as many as I thought. There were actually quite a few great cards I added to my Yankee PC.

Starting out with these cards. My Yankees PC strength is everything from 85-now including some of the Yankees past. These cards fall in that section but are new. Someday I hope to add more vintage to that PC especially of guys like these.






I do have this Brien Taylor. I just posted it as a constant reminder of some poor Yankee moves over the years.


Neon Deion rookies.
  



My man Bernie! A couple of rookie adds.


I do have this card as well, but I just like the design and appeal of it. I don't mind owning a second copy especially since this one is in better shape than my previous one.


Buck looks lock and loaded to manage some players.


Some new Don's for the second biggest PC in my Yankee collection.


I fell in love with this Cletis as soon as I saw it. Really cool.


Here are a couple of standout players. Yes, pun intended.


DJ and Bernie. Actually didn't have these. Very impressive.


Metal rocks. I especially liked this design with the city backgrounds. One of my favorite 90 product lines.


Showing this off just cause


I am not sure if I missed the boat on having Yankees from this Topps flagship, but they are all new.


including DJ


And Mr. Torre. THE GREATEST MANAGER OF ALL TIME. Yes, I will say that loud and proud.


And some older Yanks to help add to that PC. I like the Nettles.
 

Well, there you have it for the Yanks portion of my P-Town mail day. The finale we will be heading to the gridiron and it will be a worthy trip so stay tuned.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Reminiscing 90's:1999 Salvino Slammers

In what I think will be the finale of this segment, we will finish things off with some collectibles I picked up at a dollar store.

During the rave of the 1998 Home Run Chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa and the rave of Beanie Babies that had reached new heights, Salvino released a line of sports related beanie bears including the ones we will discuss today.

The line I am showing here captures that chase of the 1998 home run record.

First up, McGwire bear with the "70" on the front. Now-a-days we would list that as, *70.

Then comes Slammin Sammy with his 68 dingers.



And finally, Mr. Maris with his REAL 61 home runs he slugged.


 
I collected quite a few of these as they came in singles and in team double packs at the dollar store. Doesn't get any cheaper than that for a sports collectible.

Over the years however, I have only held onto these three and a big Derek Jeter bear as I was more focused on cards than I was collectibles.
 
While we are at it, let's take a look back to 1999 near Septmber 22nd and see what else was hot.
Day Of The Week:Wednesday
President:Bill Clinton
Popular Song:Unpretty By TLC
Popular Movie: Fight Club
Popular Book:When The Wind Blows By James Patterson
Popular TV Show: Freaks And Geeks
Popular Video Game:The Dukes Of Hazzard:Racing For Home

Thoughts on today's item or any of the memorable things listed above are welcomed in comments!