Done in One

I believe I am in the small minority of collectors who has not opened any 2018 Topps packs yet.  I am not even sure if my local Wal-Mart has gotten any in yet.  As of Friday they had not.  Lucky for me I was able to make a trade with TCDB member 860502 that brought me all 11 Cardinals base cards. 

The photography is very nice, although I am not a fan of the blurred background.  The design works for me other than part of the player's name being covered up by the ribbon/wave/whatever you want to call that thing. 

These 3 cards somewhat represent the past, present, and future of the Cardinals pitching staff.  Lynn is one of the quality free agents who is still unsigned.  Unless he would sign a one year deal, I do not see him coming back.  Wainwright is nearing his last days as a starter, but I hope he can finish his career as a Cardinals.  Flaherty is the so called 6 starter, or first guy up in case of an injury.

 All three of these guys were traded in the offseason.  Thanks for the memories.

These are my two favorite cards.  I love seeing a batter about to make contact like Gyorko.  I am guessing the Wong card shows him shortly after getting an RBI.

The trade also included these 1999 Sports Illustrated for Kids cards.  I have a stack of the uncut sheets from the last couple of years that I need to find a good home for.  Maybe I can show those of in a future post.  As for these 3, the Drew is my favorite. I remember going to shows in 1999 and seeing the regular Fleer card going for $5-$10.  Crazy times.