I spent the last four days attending my son's travel baseball tournament. It was held in three different locations. I understand that with 22 teams, not all games can be played in one venue, but at least the directors should get them in the same town. Saturday, we traveled over 45 minutes from the first game to the next one. I can understand how parents spend a lot of money watching their kids play. We have one more tournament in two weeks, then two weeks off before school starts.
I was lucky in one regard this weekend. The location of my son's game was in a city where a card show was being held. With plenty of time to waste, we ventured over to the Holiday Inn for a small 50-table show. I was not expecting to find much, but I did not come away empty-handed.
I found a lone Altuve in a large dollar box. I spent about ten minutes talking to the dealer about travel sports, so I felt obligated to buy something from him.
I was thrilled to find this 1960 Topps high number card for $10. It may be my eyes, but it appears to be slightly trimmed at the top and bottom. Not a big deal to me, as the rest of the card is in great shape.
My final purchase was these two vintage Cardinals for $12. Both are a little off center, but otherwise in great shape. The Schoendist has a strange blue line by his hair that I did not notice, but I am still happy with the card.
Hope your son had fun at the tournament. One of my friends has a son in travel ball and I was blown away at how expensive it costs them every year. At the same time, I thought it was pretty cool how dedicated they were to their son and the team.
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