A place where Colorado Rockies baseball card collectors (all 3 of us) can waste some time reading about our favorite sport. The Rockies and their cards will be the primary focus, but I like to go off on tangents as well so anything and everything baseball related may be covered here.
Hey guys, it's been a while since I have had a good old-fashioned trade bait post. I hope to get back to normal posting this week as most of my non-group break stuff has been lacking (to say the least). I have a lot going on in real life (nothing tragic or anything...just busy) over the past 2-3 months, so the blog had to suffer a bit. This post will hopefully prove to be a rebirth of sorts and get everything going strong once again.
Now for the reason you actually clicked here. The trade bait, which arrived to me via group breaks, eBay purchases to get discount shipping, and other various ways. Here you go and CLAIM AWAY. These are just the pics and are available to the first claimer that has a Rockie (or Dave Parker) relic or auto that I need.
Gotta love a game-used "base" card. *UPDATE* both of these are claimed
The Schilling is a buyback from a 2005 set.
The two above Willises are currently claimed by wickedortega and involved in a pending trade.
BABenny has dibs on the three here since he asked about a month ago for them.
*UPDATE* All 3 gone
These are Dennis' if he needs them. I really like the lace hole in the ball on Terrell.
*UPDATE* Both claimed
The Marshall is #'d to 20, the other 3 are base not numbered, but there were 50 produced.
*UPDATE* Marshall and Nieuwenhuis claimed
*UPDATE* Both claimed
*UPDATE* Honus gone.
If there are any questions about any of these just ask below. I am not in a hurry to move anything, so just make a claim if you want something and we can work out a deal in time.
Well after saying that 2011 Topps Series 1 was something I wasn't going to pursue, I did not purchase a box. And until value packs (great idea Topps!) I hardly bought any. I was happy to trade for the Rockies team set and a handful of rookie cups and like Cub fans, wait til next year. After the value packs, which I mostly bought for DG codes and the two Heritage packs I realized I was pretty close to having Series 1 finished. So I might as well, get the set. I got this box for $54 shipped so not a bad price at all.
I did pretty good with this box
Base Set - 280/300
Doubles - 0! (this is why I love Topps flagship hobby boxes)
Goldies - 4
Blacks - 1
HOF Relics - 1
A cool Yankee "card" - 1
Platinum Diamond Sparklies - 9
Kimball Minis - 9
Diamond Stars - 6 (great new insert set)
Before there was Topps - 2 (also interesting)
Diamond Duos - 9 (still boring)
60 YOT Regular - 12
60 YOT Original - 1
Topps 60 - 9
Toppstown - 6! (I was expecting 36, I am now happier)
DG Codes - 6
Prime 9 Redemptions - 2
Whew
Here are some pics
This box had some serious Aaron Crow-jo. I got a nice little rainbow of him. The black is of course #'d to 60.
Roy Halladay is the only other gold of note (a Padres scrub and a Royals team card are the others). The Diamond Duos is just as dull in this series.
Here are the 2 new inserts for series 2. I actually like them both. The Diamond Stars look really great in person. The Before there was Topps looks at companies from pre-1952. I like the write ups and will probably try to get this set.
Here are my Cards Your 60 Year Old Mother Threw Out or whatever they are called this year. How long before they start reprinting some commons in a set called Cards you Wish Your Mother Threw Out.
Yes this is a (mainly) Rockies site, but I had to show off two Dodgers that I don't despise. Even though Jackie Robinson ranks right up there with Cal Ripken Jr. in terms of overrated "legendary" ballplayers. No offense to his great legacy, but his contributions are more cultural than player-related. Sandy Koufax was just awesome no matter what uniform he wore.
I got the only Toppstown I cared about. I am thrilled they made them a 1:6 insert rather than 1 per pack. It sort of makes them feel a little more special. They still suck, but not as much now.
I still don't see the appeal of these cards, but I will say the color on the Adam Jones does work very well with the Platinum Diamond sparklies.
Topps gave me good news and bad news. The good news is, I got 2 prime 9 redemption cards instead of the 1 I was expecting. The bad news is there is no HTA store anywhere close to me. Does anyone have one near them, so I can send these with a trade package and get them back with a return package?
My relic is of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson. Sadly it is not a green and/or gold jersey from the A's, but a Yankee swatch without pinstripes. Yankees swatches should ALWAYS have a pinstripe. This one is up for grabs, with BABenny having dibs.
More Yankee goodness. I didn't get a sparkle or a legend SP, but I did get a silk. And it is of a good player on a team that people collect. I will give Dennis dibs on this one since his blog is named after Curtis. I understand if you decline since he is now part of the Evil Empire.
Hey guys it's BONUS time. Instead of a discount blaster I decided to pick up something with a guaranteed hit for someone. There are only 3 packs of cards and 1 hit, but I figured that was better than 5-8 packs of a random set with very little chance of a hit. BTW, the hit we got is of a future Hall of Famer on a team he is not really known for. Who is it? Well let's read on.
pack one
2006 Upper Deck First Pitch
11 John Smoltz - Braves
141 Nick Swisher - Athletics
36 Mark Prior - Cubs
88 Roy Oswalt - Astros
Insert (Diamond Stars)
DS-28 Moises Alou - Giants (consolation prize)
pack two
2007 Fleer Retail
229 Clint Barmes - Rockies
264 Javier Vazquez - White Sox
204 Josh Johnson - Marlins
33 Scott Kazmir - Devil Rays
334 Vinny Rottino - Brewers
343 Doug Slaten - Diamondbacks
16 Lyle Overbay - Blue Jays
mini
153 Rickie Weeks - Brewers (consolation prize)
inserts
Rookie Sensations
RS-JS Jeremy Sowers - Indians
Year in Review
YR-HO Ryan Howard - Phillies
pack three
2007 Topps Series One Jumbo? Pack (22 cards 1 piece of gum)...and yes I did chew it, it was surprisingly good
23 Josh Bard - Padres
166 Hank Blalock - Rangers
3 Brad Lidge - Astros
117 David Ross - Reds
305 Frank Thomas - Blue Jays
277 Philip Humber - Mets
53 Mike Piazza - Athletics
94 Willy Taveras - Rockies
314 Andruw Jones GG - Braves
129 Aramis Ramirez - Cubs
206 Ben Sheets - Brewers
4 Bengie Molina - Giants
154 Bill Hall - Brewers
257 Bob Melvin - Diamondbacks
274 Shawn Riggans - Devil Rays
151 Kendry Morales - Angels
92 Joe Crede - White Sox
102 NAMELESS 2nd BASEMAN - Dodgers
61 Jason Grilli - Tigers
67 Geoff Jenkins - Brewers
234 Team Card - Pirates
238 Team Card - Phillies
The Hit
2006 Upper Deck Amazing Greats game used PANTS!
AG-RJ Randy Johnson - Yankees (wow what a forgettable stint)
Congrats to Ryan G. for getting the hit. Now you should really feel bad for sniping me. hehe j/k
The funny thing about this bonus blaster is the unpurchased Brewers nearly doubled their cards from 7 to 12. The consolation prizes will be distributed below to the teams with the fewest inserts (Alou) or parallels (Weeks).
First the Alou (3 eligible Twins, Reds, Padres) randomed 3 times (only showing the 3rd)
Congrats to Rangers fan Brian who now gets a card of another team that is not his favorite. The Alou is a good looking card though, even though the team reeks.
Second the Weeks (14 eligible teams including mine...if I win the card will go to the worst scoring team via stats, the Reds) randomed 3 times (only showing the 3rd)
There you go, Ted. I personally like the Fleer minis better than the base set. The white border on cardboard stock make the main set seem to be from the overproduction era (ie cheap). The minis are full bleed and still cheap, but they don't look cheap.
Congrats to the winners although this randomization was kind of anticlimactic following the previous cards given away. I hope everyone enjoyed the second break here at the Quarry, especially you first timers. I will be doing another break starting in the second week of July. I honestly have no idea what I will be breaking then, but suggestions are always welcome and you all are invited to join up again. Cards for this break will be going in the mail this weekend. Until we meet for the next break, I will be returning to regularly scheduled programming.
I am back with more of my nerdy stat stuff, which will show how your team scientifically did in the break. Just call me Mr. Wizard.
Here are the raw base stats (including the Presidential randoms).
Angels
25
0
3
0
Astros
21
1
3
0
Athletics
9
1
1
1
Blue Jays
15
0
3
0
Braves
20
0
7
0
Brewers
7
0
0
0
Cardinals
14
0
2
1
Cubs
20
0
1
0
Devil Rays
8
0
1
0
Diamondbacks
10
0
4
1
Dodgers
25
1
3
0
Expos
15
0
0
0
Giants
9
0
0
0
Indians
25
0
4
0
Mariners
22
0
3
0
Marlins
14
1
0
0
Mets
17
0
2
0
Orioles
18
0
4
0
Padres
13
1
0
0
Phillies
13
1
2
1
Pirates
16
1
0
0
Rangers
16
0
2
0
Red Sox
15
1
4
0
Reds
15
0
0
0
Rockies
12
0
2
0
Royals
17
1
1
0
Tigers
9
1
0
0
Twins
15
2
0
0
White Sox
14
0
1
1
Yankees
21
0
4
0
Rotisserie stats
Angels
2
21
9
18
50
Astros
5.5
6.5
9
18
39
Athletics
27
6.5
19
3
55.5
Blue Jays
16
21
9
18
64
Braves
7.5
21
1
18
47.5
Brewers
30
21
26
18
95
Cardinals
20
21
14
3
58
Cubs
7.5
21
19
18
65.5
Devil Rays
29
21
19
18
87
Diamondbacks
25
21
4
3
53
Dodgers
2
6.5
9
18
35.5
Expos
16
21
26
18
81
Giants
27
21
26
18
92
Indians
2
21
4
18
45
Mariners
4
21
9
18
52
Marlins
20
6.5
26
18
70.5
Mets
10.5
21
14
18
63.5
Orioles
9
21
4
18
52
Padres
22.5
6.5
26
18
73
Phillies
22.5
6.5
14
3
46
Pirates
12.5
6.5
26
18
63
Rangers
12.5
21
14
18
65.5
Red Sox
16
6.5
4
18
44.5
Reds
16
21
26
18
81
Rockies
24
21
14
18
77
Royals
10.5
6.5
19
18
54
Tigers
27
6.5
26
18
77.5
Twins
16
1
26
18
61
White Sox
20
21
19
3
63
Yankees
5.5
21
4
18
48.5
First to worst
Dodgers
2
6.5
9
18
35.5
Astros
5.5
6.5
9
18
39
Red Sox
16
6.5
4
18
44.5
Indians
2
21
4
18
45
Phillies
22.5
6.5
14
3
46
Braves
7.5
21
1
18
47.5
Yankees
5.5
21
4
18
48.5
Angels
2
21
9
18
50
Mariners
4
21
9
18
52
Orioles
9
21
4
18
52
Diamondbacks
25
21
4
3
53
Royals
10.5
6.5
19
18
54
Athletics
27
6.5
19
3
55.5
Cardinals
20
21
14
3
58
Twins
16
1
26
18
61
Pirates
12.5
6.5
26
18
63
White Sox
20
21
19
3
63
Mets
10.5
21
14
18
63.5
Blue Jays
16
21
9
18
64
Cubs
7.5
21
19
18
65.5
Rangers
12.5
21
14
18
65.5
Marlins
20
6.5
26
18
70.5
Padres
22.5
6.5
26
18
73
Rockies
24
21
14
18
77
Tigers
27
6.5
26
18
77.5
Expos
16
21
26
18
81
Reds
16
21
26
18
81
Devil Rays
29
21
19
18
87
Giants
27
21
26
18
92
Brewers
30
21
26
18
95
What have we learned. One, I should never compare myself to Mr. Wizard, that man was a genius. Two, only one team (Red Sox) repeated in the top 5 from last month to this month. Three, I am glad no one spent money on the Brewers, which is weird because last month the Brewers were mid-pack. Finally, we learned that SOMEONE needs to buy the Astros, 6th last month with one hit and 2nd this month with a Bagwell Gold Refractor. Congrats to Spiegel for "winning" the break and congrats to everyone for not having a runaway winner this time. It is nice to see that the hits went to the teams with in the middle of the pack, so some teams get quality and some get quantity instead of some getting both.
Dennis from Too Many Grandersons was kind enough to run randomizations for the main break because I wanted one of the cards too and I run a fair break, but I wanted a completely impartial person to run the randomizer for the Eisenhower card.
The results of Dennis' foray into randomness are HERE.
BTW, the eligible teams for the Madison were all claimed teams that did not get a single insert in the break. Congratulations to the winners and I will have the bonus "blaster" with one more hit to a currently hitless team tomorrow.
Here we go with the final regular box from the June Quarry Group Break.
Before we continue, there is a bit of news to pass along. Yesterday's Eisenhower pull has me excited beyond belief...so much so that I want my team (just the Rockies not every unpurchased team) to be involved in the randomization as well. I figured since I counted the Rox to get a bonus included it was only fair that I get a shot at that beauty too. In order to keep everything on the up and up I contacted a fellow blogger not involved in the break to conduct the randomizations and post them on his site after the break is finished (Thursday afternoon-ish). Dennis from Too Many Grandersons stepped up and will be giving away the Ike (and the Madison) to someone then.
Now that the news is out of the way...we will move on to weather
And now sports (in the form of cards). Let's start off with I LOVE PACIFIC. Sure, there were way too many parallels, but the inserts are so creative and just great. I picked up this box of 1998 Pacific Aurora off eBay for a good price and knew it had to be in the break. The base set is very similar to 1997 Topps with red (AL) and green (NL) borders. There is also 1 guaranteed Pennant Fever insert per pack. The Pennant Fever insert has serially numbered colored parallels as well. There are several other inserts that are sweet looking, but let's quit jabbering and view the results.
The Box (featuring Tony Gwynn)
The Pack (36 of these in the box)
On with the show.
pack one
160 Rondell White - Expos
112 Mark Grace - Cubs
13 Rafael Palmeiro - Orioles
70 Jay Buhner - Mariners
32 Manny Ramirez - Indians
Pennant Fever
5 Nomar Garciaparra - Red Sox
pack two
196 Shawn Estes - Giants
116 Sammy Sosa - Cubs
174 Curt Schilling - Phillies
182 Gary Gaetti - Cardinals
66 Ben Grieve - Athletics
Pennant Fever
3 Alex Rodriguez - Mariners
pack three
20 Jason Varitek - Red Sox
141 Richard Hidalgo - Astros
156 Mark Grudzielanek - Expos
17 Nomar Garciaparra - Red Sox
Pennant Fever
22 Javy Lopez - Braves
On Deck Laser Cut
11 Derek Jeter - Yankees
pack four
4 Cecil Fielder - Angels
88 Rusty Greer - Rangers
129 Bobby Bonilla - Marlins
149 Mike Piazza - Dodgers
185 Ray Lankford - Cardinals
Pennant Fever
24 Ken Griffey Jr. - Mariners
pack five
78 Rolando Arrojo - Devil Rays
165 Brian McRae - Mets
44 Jermaine Dye - Royals
110 Rod Beck - Cubs
93 Jose Cruz Jr. - Blue Jays
Pennant Fever
37 David Justice - Indians
pack six
75 Jamie Moyer - Mariners
1 Garret Anderson - Angels
131 Charles Johnson - Marlins
105 Chipper Jones - Braves
Pennant Fever
14 Ben Grieve - Athletics
On Deck Laser Cut
5 Nomar Garciaparra - Red Sox
pack seven
29 Dwight Gooden - Indians
83 Paul Sorrento - Devil Rays
94 Carlos Delgado - Blue Jays
31 Kenny Lofton - Indians
155 Fernando Vina - Brewers
Pennant Fever
49 Bernie Williams - Yankees
pack eight
193 Ruben Rivera - Padres
126 Todd Helton - Rockies
51 Marty Cordova - Twins
135 Moises Alou - Astros
7 Ken Hill - Angels
Pennant Fever
35 Frank Thomas - White Sox
pack nine
40 Bip Roberts - Tigers
194 Quilvio Veras - Padres
173 Scott Rolen - Phillies
76 Alex Rodriguez - Mariners
Pennant Fever
46 Greg Maddux - Braves
Pennant Fever Copper Parallel
23 Jose Cruz Jr. - Blue Jays #’d 10/20
pack ten
109 Walt Weiss - Braves
172 Desi Relaford - Phillies
198 NAMELESS 2nd BASEMAN - Giants
106 Ryan Klesko - Braves
170 Doug Glanville - Phillies
Pennant Fever
25 Mark McGwire - Cardinals
pack eleven
5 Chuck Finley - Angels
100 Devon White - Diamondbacks
133 Edgar Renteria - Marlins
163 John Franco - Mets
11 Joe Carter - Orioles
Pennant Fever
30 Hideo Nomo - Dodgers
pack twelve
46 Jeff Montgomery - Royals
55 Terry Steinbach - Twins
127 Darryl Kile - Rockies
119 Damian Jackson - Reds
86 Juan Gonzalez - Rangers
Pennant Fever
13 Paul Konerko - Dodgers
pack thirteen
109 Walt Weiss - Braves
19 John Valentin - Red Sox
41 Justin Thompson - Tigers
84 Kevin Stocker - Devil Rays
10 Brady Anderson - Orioles
Pennant Fever
15 Sandy Alomar Jr. - Indians
pack fourteen
56 Todd Walker - Twins
37 Tony Clark - Tigers
99 Travis Lee - Diamondbacks
166 John Olerud - Mets
152 Marquis Grissom - Brewers
Pennant Fever
18 Ryan Klesko - Braves
pack fifteen
18 Pedro Martinez - Red Sox
43 Johnny Damon - Royals
34 Omar Vizquel - Indians
142 Wilton Guerrero - Dodgers
97 Andy Benes - Diamondbacks
Pennant Fever
19 Juan Gonzalez - Rangers
pack sixteen
77 David Segui - Mariners
199 Robb Nen - Giants
190 Steve Finley - Padres
76 Alex Rodriguez - Mariners
Pennant Fever
50 Randy Johnson - Mariners
On Deck Laser Cut
3 Greg Maddux - Braves
pack seventeen
118 Lenny Harris - Reds
132 Derrek Lee - Marlins
164 Todd Hundley - Mets
158 F.P. Santangelo - Expos
146 Raul Mondesi - Dodgers
Pennant Fever
2 Derek Jeter - Yankees
pack eighteen
137 Derek Bell - Astros
90 John Wetteland - Rangers
47 Hal Morris - Royals
113 Lance Johnson - Cubs
73 Randy Johnson - Mariners
Pennant Fever
21 Roger Clemens - Blue Jays
pack nineteen
161 Edgardo Alfonzo - Mets
48 Dean Palmer - Royals
111 Jeff Blauser - Cubs
61 Paul O’Neill - Yankees
189 Ken Caminiti - Padres
Pennant Fever
7 Ivan Rodriguez - Rangers
pack twenty
15 B.J. Surhoff - Orioles
35 Enrique Wilson - Indians
23 Ray Durham - White Sox
91 Jose Canseco - Blue Jays
169 Ricky Bottalico - Phillies
Pennant Fever
27 Jaret Wright - Indians
pack twenty one
3 Darin Erstad - Angels
160 Rondell White - Expos
46 Jeff Montgomery - Royals
175 Jose Guillen - Pirates
58 Derek Jeter - Yankees
Pennant Fever
8 Cal Ripken Jr. - Orioles
pack twenty two
42 Jeff Conine - Royals
78 Rolando Arrojo - Devil Rays
167 Rey Ordonez - Mets
150 Jeromy Burnitz - Brewers
9 Roberto Alomar - Orioles
Pennant Fever
34 Tim Salmon - Angels
pack twenty three
87 Tom Goodwin - Rangers
185 Ray Lankford - Cardinals
81 Dave Martinez - Devil Rays
74 Edgar Martinez - Mariners
136 Jeff Bagwell - Astros
Pennant Fever
45 Pedro Martinez - Red Sox
pack twenty four
196 Shawn Estes - Giants
39 Brian Hunter - Tigers
108 Greg Maddux - Braves
89 Ivan Rodriguez - Rangers
Pennant Fever
29 Joe Carter - Orioles
On Deck Laser Cut
2 Chipper Jones - Braves
pack twenty five
124 Ellis Burks - Rockies
152 Marquis Grissom - Brewers
6 Todd Greene - Angels
54 Brad Radke - Twins
25 Frank Thomas - White Sox
Pennant Fever
44 Darin Erstad - Angels
pack twenty six
27 Sandy Alomar Jr. - Indians
50 Rick Aguilera - Twins
177 Al Martin - Pirates
5 Chuck Finley - Angels
147 Hideo Nomo - Dodgers
Pennant Fever
28 Roberto Alomar - Orioles
pack twenty seven
15 B.J. Surhoff - Orioles
104 Andruw Jones - Braves
138 Craig Biggio - Astros
170 Doug Glanville - Phillies
33 Jim Thome - Indians
Pennant Fever
39 Jim Edmonds - Angels
pack twenty eight
90 John Wetteland - Rangers
26 Robin Ventura - White Sox
69 Kenny Rogers - Athletics
87 Tom Goodwin - Rangers
21 Mo Vaughn - Red Sox
Pennant Fever
10 Chipper Jones - Braves
pack twenty nine
179 Kevin Young - Pirates
115 Henry Rodriguez - Cubs
42 Jeff Conine - Royals
102 Andres Galarraga - Braves
Pennant Fever
23 Jose Cruz Jr. - Blue Jays
On Deck Laser Cut
8 Larry Walker - Rockies
pack thirty
132 Derrek Lee - Marlins
121 Reggie Sanders - Reds
178 Doug Strange - Pirates
3 Darin Erstad - Angels
72 Ken Griffey Jr. - Mariners
Pennant Fever
12 Wade Boggs - Devil Rays
pack thirty one
77 David Segui - Mariners
168 Masato Yoshii - Mets
148 Chan Ho Park - Dodgers
161 Edgardo Alfonzo - Mets
22 Albert Belle - White Sox
Pennant Fever
41 Jim Thome - Indians
pack thirty two
142 Wilton Guerrero - Dodgers
45 Jeff King - Royals
95 Pat Hentgen - Blue Jays
137 Derek Bell - Astros
157 Vladimir Guerrero - Expos
Pennant Fever
17 Scott Rolen - Phillies
pack thirty three
30 David Justice - Indians
169 Ricky Bottalico - Phillies
62 Andy Pettitte - Yankees
118 Lenny Harris - Reds
101 Matt Williams - Diamondbacks
Pennant Fever
36 Moises Alou - Astros
pack thirty four
188 Kevin Brown - Padres
120 Barry Larkin - Reds
16 Steve Avery - Red Sox
97 Andy Benes - Diamondbacks
53 Otis Nixon - Twins
Pennant Fever
33 Larry Walker - Rockies
pack thirty five
140 Mike Hampton - Astros
57 Chili Davis - Yankees
186 Willie McGee - Cardinals
27 Sandy Alomar Jr. - Indians
8 Tim Salmon - Angels
Pennant Fever
32 Andres Galarraga - Braves
pack thirty six
117 Kerry Wood - Cubs
114 Mickey Morandini - Cubs
144 Eric Karros - Dodgers
176 Jason Kendall - Pirates
60 Tino Martinez - Yankees
Pennant Fever
47 Jose Canseco - Blue Jays
one per box shrink wrapped cube hit
1 Travis Lee - Diamondbacks
FRONT & BACK
TWO SIDES
TOP
I love all the Pacific inserts, and we got one extra Laser Cut than expected. The cube hit was one of the worst names NOW, but remember Travis Lee was Bryce Harper in 1998. It was a bit disappointing to not get any of the other two insert sets, but it is a mild disappointment. The cards I decided to show off are mostly players on teams that you don't think of them playing with. Joe Carter as an Oriole? Chili Davis as a Yankee? Cecil Fielder as an Angel?
Winners for the box
Diamondbacks
Braves
Indians
Blue Jays
Mariners
Well the DBacks are a winner yet again, even though it is a lesser name the cube is quite cool and is puzzling me on the best way to ship at the moment. I'll figure something out. This box belonged to Colbey and his Braves (and Mariners) getting 10 inserts including 2 of the laser cuts. The Jays also got a good card with the Jose Cruz #'d to 20. Once again, prospectors need to remember he was a hot rookie in 1998 too.
Losers for the box
Athletics
Brewers
Giants
Tigers
Padres
The A's had the fewest cards at 3, although one (Ben Grieve) was an insert. No team really stood out as horrible in this box. I only included the Padres on the list because Tony Gwynn was on the box cover and we didn't get any inserts of him, including the possible autographed #1s.
