Update on Major League Cards

UPDATE!  On a recent post (man that almost sounds like an episode of Unsolved Mysteries or America's Most Wanted) I mentioned the Major League set from Topps Archive.

After I published that post, I have been able to acquire two more cards from the set- Jake Taylor and Roger Dorn!  Now all that is left in the basic 4 card set (the Jobu and Rachel Phelps cards I think are only in the special pack) is Charlie Sheen (aka Ricky Vaughn).

I like how they even tells about the character on the back.  Obviously they couldn't have stats (I guess they could make some up), so this is perfect.

So it looks like I have a little bit more chasing to do, but I think I will have a lot of fun doing it.  By the way the total I spent for the 3 cards so far- $4.10.  Not too bad I don't think. Factor in that I had a $5 credit to begin the month (thanks again COMC) and by doing the COMC Challenge and earning money, I really got these for free.  Maybe by the time the Jobu and Phelps cards are for sale on there I will have enough saved up to buy them.


Before I go, I want to mention that I am posting this earlier than usual.  I don't intend to have a rhyme or rhythm to when I post, but tonight it is earlier because I have not been asleep in 24 hours and I hope I can go to sleep soon.  My original post was going to be about my first package I got in the mail since starting this blog, but wanted my full attention to it.  I have finally scanned some of the cards, and I think with the volume (and my overall lack of topics right now), I will stretch it into 3 posts.  I hope to have at least part one of those posts up sometime tomorrow, or even later tonight if I at least get some sleep.

Thanks again for reading.

Hall of Fame Post #1

I've mentioned it before, and I even have a tab at the top, but today I am happy to announce my first post in my Hall of Fame.

Let me explain a few things before I go on.  First off, the card I present can be any card that I have.  As long as I have the card in my collection, I will feature it.  The card doesn't have to be specific to players or teams I collect, and I don't even have to like the person, place, or thing mentioned (I hope I never find a card I like of A.J. Pierzinski).  The card doesn't have to be of anything major, it can just be something that catches my eye and I like.  Once I post about the card, I will try to immediately post the card into the Hall of Fame and link the post I featured it.   When I feature a card, I will try my best to discuss when I got it, how, and any story that I can attribute to the card.
I think that covers it.  Now onto the card in question-


THE 2007 TOPPS DEREK JETER!

When I first thought of this Card Hall of Fame, this was the first card I thought of.  I pulled it straight from a pack of 2007 Topps I bought.  2007 was a year that I started to buy a pack here and there, and I really liked the black border of the set (I am one of a very select few I think).  When I pulled it and looked at it, oddly enough, I didn't even notice Mickey Mantle in the dugout.  I did spot George W. Bush in the stands, because like in real life, he tends to stick out like a sore thumb (not a political jab, btw).  Even after spotting him, I just thought he was really in the crowd.  Later on I heard stories about how Topps didn't know about it, then did know and left it in.  I wasn't even aware of the chase people went through to find the cards.

The card at the time was selling at crazy prices, aside from the Jordan card I mentioned a few posts ago, it may be the highest priced card I pulled (at least at that time).  Today it still goes for a decent price, but now at least it is easy to find and buy without breaking the bank. 


Since I am mentioning Jeter, I will post a few other cards of Jeter I have that I like.  They are not Hall worthy, but still worth a mention.

I always liked the 1993 set.  I was about 11 when the set was released, and this set was more glossy and less... um... cardboard-y.  Having a Jeter rookie is always a great addition to any collection, even if he does play for those Damn Yankees!

The next year  the Topps set was even better (and even more gloss). This year he was featured with other players, but still nice to see a head shot this year.  Plus its odd thinking about him playing in A ball.  I know you have to work your way up, but its like always tough to imagine your parents being kids type of thing.

Finally is this 2014 Topps Super Veterans insert card that shows the difference between 1995 and 2014.  It is a nice card to showcase his MLB career, and notice not a lot has really changed since he hit the majors.






So congratulations to the 2007 Topps Derek Jeter card for being the first inductee into my Card Hall of Fame, and thank you for reading.

Mizzou Made

Yesterday I posted about the Kansas City Royals, which will likely be what most of my posts will be about.  However, I also collect an insane amount of Missouri Tigers cards. If they went to Mizzou and a card is made of them, I am interested in it.

Mizzou had an amazing comeback season in football last year after struggling to stay afloat their first year in the Southeastern Conference.  As a matter of fact, besides a lackluster 2013, Mizzou has had a pretty good run for a few years now. So much so, that football is the number one sport in Columbia (in the 90's save a couple years, basketball was king).

As a result, Missouri has branded themselves quite well in previous years.  In 2012, they used One Mizzou as their campaign.  As timing would have it, they unveiled it right around the time of the devastating Joplin tornado, and the athletic department made trips down to Joplin to show what One Mizzou really means.

This year, building off the success of last year, and a successful class of players who are working hard to be starters in the NFL, they have a new campaign- Mizzou Made.

While Mizzou Made is mainly a marketing ploy for the football team, the return of Kim Anderson as the basketball coach has built some excitement.  Anderson who is a former player and assistant coach under the great Norm Stewart, also won the Division 2 basketball championship this past year with the University of Central Missouri.

All this talk about former Mizzou players makes you wonder- who else went to Mizzou?  Well, in the future you will see many examples of people who were Mizzou Made.

Tonight I will post a sneak peek of someone who was Mizzou Made-

Tyron Woodley is an example of someone who many people may not know was Mizzou Made.  He has gone on to make a name for himself in the UFC (I first saw him in Strikeforce), and is one of the reasons the Missouri Wrestling department has seen a resurgence in recent years.  He was teammates with another MMA champion (Ben Askren, who I hope signs with UFC soon), and they put the wrestling program on their backs.

Well, that's the first edition I guess of an ongoing series I will have from time to time about former Mizzou guys.

Before I go, I have a few quick notes-

*Today is Roberto Clemente's birthday.  If I could go back in time to see any player play, it would be Clemente.  I wish I got to see him play just once.  Videos just don't do enough justice.

*I finally started promoting my site a little today and was overwhelmed at the response (I HAVE TWO FOLLOWERS!), I had more visitors today than the last 10 days combined.  Thank you to every who has read my posts so far, and I hope you will keep reading.

*I have a couple exciting posts I can't wait to discuss in the next few days.  I got a package in the mail today, and I will share the contents soon.  I also won a couple auctions that I will discuss once they finally arrive.

*my sleep pattern is crazy, I haven't had a clue what to write, but as my pattern gets back to normal, I will work on my page more.  I will post about my Hall of Fame soon, and start my collection and want lists soon as well.

Thanks again for reading, and I hope you have a great evening (or morning/day depending on when you read this).

A Post finally about a Royals card

I don't have an idea what to post tonight, as I just finished watching Summerslam and catching the end of the Chiefs game and am honestly a bit tired.  So I looked at some pictures of cards I scanned for Trading Card Database and figured I would use on this blog at some point.  I saw one and realized, I haven't really posted any cards about Royals yet.

A bit odd since this site is supposed to be about Royals.  So I thought I would share it.

Salvador Perez is someone I hope is a lifelong Royal.  With exception to Yadier Molina, he is the best catcher in the majors today (some may not agree, but if you saw him play a lot, you'd change your mind).  I saw this card on COMC a while back pretty cheap so I snatched it up.  I wish the fabric was a powder blue, but I can't complain.  Anytime I can find a memorabilia card for under a buck I'm happy.

Salvy unlike other current Royals, has been a major asset since he made it to the majors and he is locked up with a lengthy contract.  That alone makes me happy since it appears the owner/GM is working on long-term and not just a year to year.

Anyways, nothing else to really add,so I just wanted to share the card.

Hope everyone has a great week.

A Surefire way to become successful

As I was growing up, movies about sports always piqued my interest.  My favorite were baseball ones, but even ones like The Mighty Ducks and The Longest Yard (the original, don't get me started on the remake- maybe another day) I still liked.  I remember watching baseball films like Field Of Dreams and Major League over and over.

Once, I remember getting in trouble watching Major League because it was on TV. That wasn't the reason, though.  I had always seen the HBO version, so I knew all the cuss words.  One time it was on network TV and I made a list of the cuss words and the ones they replaced them with.  When my parents found out, they were ...(FIRETRUCK) mad.

Major League was made about the Cleveland Indians of course.  A few years later Little Big League came out, and it was about the Minnesota Twins.  In fact, a lot of movies about baseball came out in the early 90's.  Especially in 1994, just as the strike began.

It seemed though after each of these movies were made, a few years later, that team would start winning.  The Indians were losers until Major League came out, then shortly after Major League 2 came out, the went to the World Series.  The Twins, who weren't too far from success in the past, started to win again after Little Big League.

I always wanted them to make a movie about the Kansas City Royals.  I thought, that would for sure be a way for them to start winning.  It never happened, but at least I got to see teams like the Angels (Angels in the Outfield), and the Red Sox (Fever Pitch) win, so I was okay.  Really the only team that didn't have any success after getting a movie was the Cubs (Rookie of The Year), but then again, they are the Cubs, who would expect them to win.

Anyways, I was browsing the internet the other day and came across something I didn't know existed.  At first I thought it was a celebrity modified card (I have seen a few, and liked them by the way), but then searched and saw they were real.

REAL MAJOR LEAGUE TRADING CARDS?  I have to check this out.  A few minutes later, I found out its a small set produced by Topps Archive.

In the last couple years, I have started to like the Archives cards.  Though to be honest, I'm not a fan of the 1989 Topps design, but it was the year the film was released, so it makes perfect sense.  Then I found this- Major League Wax Pack!  Topps is releasing a pack of the set.  I'm not one who need the autographs, so just the base set is fine with me (except I do want the above Taylor card signed since Berenger went to Mizzou).  However, I am cheap and 12 bucks is.... juuuuuusssssstttt a bit outside my price range.

One day I am going to have to buy this.  I am thinking sooner than later, but for now, I will pass.  Though I did just buy one of the cards off COMC.

It wasn't because I like him most, but because it was the cheapest I could find so far.  They are going for about 2 bucks a card and higher if you find them, so I got this for about half that.






I've only seen 4 of the cards on COMC, the pack off the topps site includes those four, plus the Rachel Phelps and Jobu cards.  Maybe I should ask Jobu for some help finding some cheaper cards.

My only wish is that with the 25th anniversary of the movie, they could have released a bigger set.  Maybe 25 cards or so.  I would have included of course, Willie Mays Hayes, Lou Brown, Charlie Donovan, Pedro Cerrano, Harry Doyle, Pepper, and then a few others thrown in like Clu Haywood, Lynn Wells, Suzanne Dorn, and a maybe some pivotal scenes from the series to finish the set.  Or even add a few guys from Major League 2 like Tanaka and Rube Baker and Jack Parkman.

At any rate, I am going to have to finish this set, and while I'm at it I need to find the Kevin Costner Bull Durham card cheap enough to buy too.

I shall call you mini me!

Before I write anything, I know what you're thinking- another Austin Powers reference?  I'm sorry for that, I just couldn't think of another relevant title.  Don't worry, I won't make another reference for a while... after I mention this.  A few posts ago I wrote about never going to the theaters.  One movie I did see in theaters (and possibly the only one on opening night) was Austin Powers 2.  I saw it with both my sisters.  It wasn't my favorite movie, but I loved going on this occasion, because I can't remember a lot of times when all three of us went places. Sure we did family things when we were older.  But this was after my sisters were out of high school, and I was still in school.  Time like that were rare.

Anyways, that has no bearing on this post.  The idea of this post is mini cards.  Not like 1975 minis.  Not like A&G minis.  No, I'm talking about Cracker Jack minis.  The other day I went to an antique mall (one that was featured on the Travel Channel show Truck Stop U.S.A).  I go there quite often, but rarely do they have ball cards.  The only time I've seen cards there before were a box of unopened Free Willy 2 cards (which I bought and may do a post about one day).  This time, there were a few vendors with cards.  I bought 3 boxes.  One was a box of 1987 Topps, which had some amazing cards, almost all the good players except George Brett and Ozzie Smith (though I did get the Bonds and Bo rookies, and Nolan Ryan and Cal Ripken and others).  I also bought a couple boxes of cards the said "mixed cards".  Going in I knew it wasn't going to have major stars, but they were cheap and I was hoping for some Royals and some commons.

I opened the first box and I was stunned, "mixed cards" was code for "A TON OF 1992 STADIUM CLUB WITH NO VALUE".  I was disappointed to say the least.  I might have gotten a couple cards that I liked, but it was worthless.  So heading into the second box, my hopes were dashed because it was from the same vendor.

I opened it and at least it started with newer cards.  2008 Upper Deck.  Not bad, but I have enough of them to last.  Then there were a few random older cards.  At least this one was "mixed".  Then I was surprised.  The box had some 2014 Topps and 2013 A&G.  Not bad.  I guess this box was worth the 4 bucks.

Then I pulled something I have never seen-

At first I was a little confused.  I have seen these cards before, they were from boxes of Cracker Jack.  But I have never seen full size mini cards.  4 cards on one card, almost like a mini sheet.  To add to it, look at those names- Ryan, Clemens, Yount.  Amazing names.  I knew they weren't million dollar cards, but I did some digging, and saw that they are a little rare.  If you have time you should check into them.

These were series one cards, only 36 cards were in the set.  I'm off to a nice start.  No real plans to finish this set, but it is nice to have a variety.  I remember getting a few boxes of Cracker Jack with these cards in them, so this was like a flashback to childhood.  As an adult though, I'm not a big fan of these mini...mini cards.  They are just too small to put in sleeves, I do have small pages that fit some A&G, but these are still too small.

After I pulled these I found a few other cards in the box I might show in a future post.  For now those, I thought I would give a....little (see what I did there?) preview of a flea market find.  Hope you enjoy your weekend.

My most expensive card ever

I was listening to the news on the radio the other night (how old-fashioned can I be?), and they did a story on this woman who took her collection of cards to a TV taping of Antiques Roadshow.  She had autographs and collectibles from the 1880's.  EIGHTEEN EIGHTIES!  Her family ran a boarding house and several players stayed there.  The worth was estimated at a low value of...

ONE MILLION DOLLARS! 

I have to admit, it made me a bit jealous, but then I thought back to what was likely my most expensive card.  At the time I believe (I could have been wrong) that it's value was $80.

It looked like this, but was a gold version (btw, thanks to COMC- Check Out My Cards for the picture, and you can buy this card from there).

It was about this time I was getting less interested in collecting cards, and basketball cards were never ones I cared about much anyways.  So I went to a local card shop to see what I could get for it.  I had low expectations.  I was thinking 35 bucks or so, and I would jump on it, maybe work out a deal to get a few commons thrown in too.  I never went this card shop before, and never really been to a card shop but once.  I think it was the same owner, but in a different location, and that was when I was like 10. This was about 10 years later, and the card game craze had begun.  So the owner was making more money on Pokemon than on baseball cards.

Anyways, a friend and I went in and browsed a bit, which I usually do at any location I plan to trade or sell something, or even before I ask the clerk about something. I think it proves I am a customer that intends to do business with them.  Anyways, I think I bought a few commons, and before we left, I told him I had interest in selling this card.  He looked over it carefully, as I expected and then told me what he would pay for it.

EIGHT DOLLARS! 8 as in sounds like ATE!  I was a little upset (maybe a lot), and a little confused. I said "eight?" He responded, "It's a good card, but I could only get about $13 for it on ebay."  So I left with the card, thinking there was no way I would let him profit on my card.  I figured if he could get 13 on ebay, he was just a middle-man, and I could do the same.

I kept the card for a few more years until I sold my entire collection, but it left me with bad taste in my mouth about collecting in general, and card shops, and to some extinct, the way ebay hurt sales. I believe I might have gotten the 30 or 35 I asked for if I did it myself, but I never tried to.

After I started collecting again, I thought about getting this card again, but haven't tried too hard.  Though if I find it cheap enough I might.  Who knows, I might just find it for under $8.  I would think it would be cheaper by now though.

Silly rabbit, Sports Illustrated is for kids!

When I was growing up, I would read quite a few magazines.  Although I wanted to be a journalist I wasn't into reading books.  Magazines I liked better because you didn't have to invest so much time into a story.  I remember my sisters would read magazines like Cobblestone and Dynamite, and I would look at the pictures (when I was really young). As I got older I would read whatever I could find, then in the late 90's I got into reading wrestling magazines (by this time I was in high school, but still liked reading whatever).

When I was 7 years old, a new magazine came out- Sports Illustrated for Kids.  On paper (see what I did there), it was a clever concept- it presented sports to kids on their level.  It also had another clever idea- it had trading cards in every issue.

I never remember reading SI for Kids.  Not as a kid anyways.  I might have been in high school when I saw my first issue, and even then it was used copies that didn't have the cards inside.

Fast forward to 2013 and I was sitting in a doctor's office and out of the corner of my eye I see a magazine with a football player on it.  I pick it up and see its JaDeveon Clowney on the cover of SI for Kids.  "Wow" I thought, "they still make this?"  I haven't seen an issue in a few years, and honestly as much as I love reading magazines, I'm surprised kids would still get this.  Anyways, I glanced through it and noticed it still had cards in it.  At first I was like "should I take this or no?"  After I looked at it, I enjoyed the issue, I set it down.  I started to see what other magazines they had, and noticed the same issue.  TWO OF THE SAME MAGAZINE?  OK, I'm taking one now.

After I got home, I went online and saw that they still make the magazine, but it cost a little more than I wanted to pay.  Besides, this is a magazine for kids, and the cards are really thin.  I can't justify paying for it.  THEN IT HIT ME!!!  I do a few surveys online, and get a lot of magazines through the mail for free.  Maybe I should see if I can get it for free.  A few minutes later, I subscribed to 1 year of SI for kids and didn't pay a dime.

It was going to take a few weeks to get the first issue, so when I was back at that doctor's office, I saw they had a new issue out and I snagged it.  Inside was a card that I really liked- Aldon Smith.  Smith is a former Mizzou player, so anytime I can find a Mizzou player I snag it.

A couple weeks later I got my first issue in the mail, and I felt 10 year old me was jumping up and down inside.  A year later, when my subscription ran out, I was able to renew it pretty quick, and just as it did when it first came out and when I first read it, its very informative.  Especially seeing and reading the cards of people I never heard of.  Where else can you find cards of an Olympic downhill skier without buying a box of Olympic cards who only show the most famous ones?

The reason I am posting this besides discussing the magazine, is because these are two card I recently added to my collection.  On the left is former Mizzou and current Kansas City Chiefs QB Chase Daniel.  It's taken at Faurot Field (possibly a game I was at) in 2010.  They right is a 1993 card of Greg Maddux, a player I collect (currently I have over 100 of his cards).  I wanted to write a post with a picture, and after I scanned these cards for another website last night (Trading Card Database) I thought about how this would be a relevant topic.

Thanks for reading.  Does anybody else have memories of SI for Kids, or even still get the magazine?

Excitement In The Air

I live in a small town in the middle of Missouri.  I was born in Columbia, and lived in the middle of the state ever since.  In 1985, when I was 3 years old, the Kansas City Royals won the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.  I wish I had memories of it, but I don't.  I didn't really get into sports until I started collecting cards in 1991.

It is now 2014, and the last time the Royals made the playoffs was... 1985.  PLAYOFFS!  Needless to say everyone in these parts that were Royals fans, are now Cardinals fans.  I can't blame them a whole lot.  Once George Brett retired only a few Royals have made any impact in baseball.  They never had "sexy" (as in talked about) players like St. Louis.  Sure they had Johnny Damon and Carlos Beltran and a few others, but it was understood that we would never be able to afford them, and both became major stars AFTER they were traded.  Meanwhile the Cardinals had Ozzie Smith for a couple years after Brett retired, and then they got Mark McGwire. By the time the luster of McGwire was gone, Albert Pujols came along.  Then a World Series appearance, then a World Series title, and so on.

The most talk the Royals received outside of Brett retiring since 1990 had been about players they traded away.  Johnny Damon was once a Royal.  So was Carlos Beltran.  So was Zack Greinke.  Those are just a few.  In the Royals fanbase, and I'm sure everywhere else, Kansas City is considered a discount team.  It makes sense since the owner is a Walmart guy.  Until about 2008, owner David Glass was a penny pincher. even since then, he has held close to his wallet. That's not bad if you can still win, but KC wasn't winning.  Oakland was winning.  For a time, Minnesota was winning.  WHY WASN'T WE WINNING?  We had the talent, we just couldn't keep them.

Since the 1985 World Series, the Royals has only sniffed the playoffs a handful of times.  The best chance might have been in 1994.  The last time the Royals had a lead in their division was August 12th, 1994.   Then the baseball strike happened.  The Royals dreams were dashed, and it would remain that way for almost a decade.

In 2003, the Royals created some buzz, and gave fans a bit of hope.  In the end, they didn't make the playoffs, but there was hope for next year.  Next year didn't happen until 2008.  2008 was more of a fluke, and while people had some hope, they didn't expect anything.

Then last year something happened.  Maybe David Glass (the owner) realized he had enough money, maybe Dayton Moore saw an opportunity, maybe Ned Yost wanted to keep his job.  Whatever it was, Kansas City "mortgaged their future to win now".  They traded the farm to get pitching.  They sent Wil Meyers, Jake Odorizzi, and a couple other guys for James Shields and Wade Davis.

The result was Wil Meyers became a star in Tampa, Odorizzi was tearing it up in AAA.  Meanwhile, Davis fizzled, and James Shields kept being solid.  Royals fans were disappointed but we was use to it.  They made a short run for a wild card spot, but ultimately failed.  It wasn't a complete loss, at least they didn't finish last, hey I was happy with that.  Shoot, I was just excited to have a winning season.

Then 2014 came and excitement was in the air for the diehards, but didn't have high expectations.  Luke Hocheaver started to become a solid reliever in 2013.  Then he got hurt, and is out for the season. Management decided to put Wade Davis in the bullpen, and it has proved to be successful.  Overall despite a couple hiccups and questionable signings (Raul Ibanez, Scott Downs?) they Royals finished the first half decently.

After the all-star break, Royals fans demanded to get some upgrades and make a run at the playoffs.  In true Royals fashion, Kansas City didn't do anything but talk.  The deadline passed and we still had a DH who couldn't hit, a 3B who would make Mario Mendoza blush, and pitching that couldn't get past the 5th inning.

Then something sparked.  Their first basemen (Eric Hosmer) got hurt and the DH (Billy Butler) had to take over first.  Butler suddenly learned how to hit a home run.  The 3B (Mike Moustakas) realized .180 wasn't a good batting average and started to hit.  Overall the team started to win... A LOT!

The Royals have won 7 straight series.  They have won 8 in a row.  EXCITEMENT IS IN THE AIR!!!!  ESPN is talking about a small market team! The outfielder is doing backflips!  The talk of the town isn't about the Chiefs yet.  Chiefs talk should have been started by now, but I'm not mad.

I wanted the Royals to make the playoffs this year.  That's all I want.  Now it looks like it is possible. Oh and that trade for Shields and Davis- Shields is still solid, Wade Davis is a lights out 8th inning pitcher.  For Tampa- Odorizzi is doing great things in Tampa, and Wil Meyers is having an injury plagued year on top of a slumping sophomore campaign.

Maybe Kansas City is going to return to greatness.  Even if it is for one year, I'll take it.

My Escape

In school we were taught that in the early part of the century during the Great Depression, that many families would scrape enough money to go to the movies to escape the real world and hardships they were facing.  These days, a trip to the movies is almost the cost of a paycheck for some families, and there are many more outlets to see movies.  A movie theater has never been a way to escape for me.  In my 30 plus years on Earth I have maybe only seen a dozen movies in theaters.  I have wanted to see a few others, but I haven't really NEEDED to see one.  The most recent movie I wanted to see (which I never did see in theaters) was The Expendables.  THE FIRST ONE!  The last actual movie I saw in theaters was with my sister and her two nephews- Despicable Me (maybe it was Toy Story 3, I saw both of them with them).   One reason I never cared about seeing movies in theaters is more about the audio than the video.  I'm not a huge fan of loud noises/events.  I have a low tolerance for sound, so much so that I'm surprised I can't hear a dog whistle.

You may be asking why am I posting this.  Well, the last couple days I have been glued to twitter reading all the posts about the riots in Ferguson, MO.  I live about 150 miles from the St. Louis suburb.  St. Louis in general holds a special place in my heart, though I haven't been there in a couple years.  A few years ago, my sister (the one I just mentioned earlier) was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.  As part of the process, she had to go to St. Louis every three weeks for chemo and radiation.  About the time this happened, I suffered a severe back injury that prevented me from working (which in the end I was never able to go back to work, but that's a different story).  Anyways, since nobody could go with her because they had to work, I usually went with her.  Every time we went, was a treasure because I got to spend time with her one on one.  Anyways, last year she passed away.  I haven't been back to St. Louis since, but I never want to hear anything as tragic as what has occurred in the last 3 days.

Again, you might be asking, WHY AM I POSTING THIS???? Well my escape in the last couple years have been baseball cards.  Well trading cards in general.  When I was a kid, just like many other kids, I had a card collection.  I remember at Christmas I would get a plastic candy cane filled with cards.  I remember once the grocery store we went to had cards dirt cheap, and I think we bought the entire box. As I got older and out of high school, like many, card collecting become less of an obsession. It was partly due to the rise of the internet, partly because there were no places locally to buy cards, and it was because I had a job and no time.  I sold my collection to a boss in around 2004, and figured I was out of the game (I only kept one card- a Kareem Rush card wearing a Mizzou jersey.  I kept it because I saw him play in college). A couple years later, my father passed away.  Later in the year, my mom and I was going through his stuff, and we found his card collection (he stopped collecting around the time of the baseball strike of '94).   My mom had no interest in them, and at the time I didn't really either.  but I held onto them, looking to maybe selling them.  After a while of sorting them, the itch came back. I kept them because it was a piece of my dad I could always hold onto.  After that I started collecting again.  It was a little here and there, buying stuff on ebay and getting packs at a Casey's store.

After my sister passed away, I just needed something to escape to, and that's when my obsession kicked back in.  I had time on my hands, and was going to just looking for a way to sort my collection when I found the website Trading Card Database.  After that I was hooked.  In November, I found a site called COMC (Check Out My Cards), and was able to buy singles.  Then found another site JustCommons.  I could find singles cheap on there and buy from there.  Now that my collection is starting to get sorted, it gives me time to talk about my collection more.  Which is why I am going to use this as an outlet.

Thank for reading.

Title Change

Way back when, I'm not even sure, I created this blog.  I honestly didn't know I published it.  When it came time to name it, I just thought I would call it later so I aptly just put "Blog to be named later."  When I rediscovered it last week with an idea of possibly creating a baseball card blog, I saw the name and thought hmm, this could actually work.  The more I thought about it though, I thought it closely resembled a blog I go to often- A Pack To Be Named Later.  I still didn't know what to name it so I just kept it there for a few days.

Today I put some thought into it and I chose Royal Card Review.  I chose it for a number of reasons, but namely it was the first one that popped into my head that made sense.  So I did a google check and didn't see another one with this name, so I used it.  The name came to me when I was thinking what I would be mostly showcasing on the site.  I decided the three teams I will focus on are the Missouri Tigers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Kansas City Royals.  Since I have a site dedicated to Mizzou that I never use, and I don't collect the Chiefs as aggressively as the Royals, I knew it would have to tie into the Royals.  The name Royal Crown Review popped into my head, as I listen to a lot of music (which I can't remember their sound, and they spell it Revue).  While Royal Crown Review would make sense, I don't want a possible lawsuit.  Plus I am not reviewing crowns, I am reviewing cards.

While I won't be only reviewing Royals cards, I plan on reviewing any cards or packs in my collection.  I collect a wide selection of cards, everything from the aforementioned to some of my favorite players such as Greg Maddux, Johnny Damon, Mike Alstott, and a few others. 

This should be enough for now, but at this pace, I might start showcasing my collection soon. Until then, I will still be making a few minor changes, and thanks again for reading.

Still working on things

So it looks like a few people have checked out my page.  Thank you again.  I really have nothing to add but I am still working on fixing a things, specifically the page layout.  I cant decide the font colors that work best with my background, and I can't even decide if I want to use the background I have now.  I have seen a few pages who use cards as a background, and I like that idea. In the meantime, I will still consider what works best.  I will give myself a deadline of September 1st to decide if I want to make a commitment to this blog or not.  If I decide to commit, I will then set a deadline of January 1st if I will continue it on a full time basis.  Again, don't get your hopes up.  I don't want to start all big and powerful and then only post once every few months after I get going.

So until I decide how committed I will be here, I will give a few updates if I see people decide to check the page out.

This is only a test!

If you are reading this, then welcome. Don't be too impressed with this post, as I am just testing a few things out to get the feel of my page. I have a few other blogs but to be honest they have been dormant for a while, and I am still on the fence about starting another one. If I continue this one, then expect to see my collection of cards as I try to build up a collection that I wouldn't place a value on. This seems like enough text for this post so again, thank you if you read this, and don't get high hopes just yet, I have no plans in place to start anytime soon, if at all.