Dawgbones, a Phillies Phan!

Phanatical Posting...

2012-05-29T06:00:00.000-04:00

Well, after 3 months, I got my payback from Superbowl Sunday. Our good friend Dayf, the infamous Pony lovin Cardboard Junkie, put on a superbowl contest for a bunch of Bengals cards (no, wait, that was a threat aimed at FanOfReds) . He even held a 2nd chance contest for anyone that would make him a piece of pony art. Well, I did not enter either contest as football is not a sport that I follow at all, and though I had a great time poking fun at the various pony posting and other hilarity, I failed to enter the 2nd chance contest as well.

After a week or so passed, I came up with a neat idea for a piece of Pony art for mister Dayf. After waiting for a response for some time, I all but gave up on my little prank. Until about a month ago, Dayf posted a birthday wish post at which I just had to take a chance at. Being the first to respond to said posting, I was rewarded with a pile of ~~Fillies~~ Phillies for my troubles:

I got new Phils, old Phils, a few vontage Phils...

Rookie Phils, Prospect Phils...

and a first for me, a Phillie on a coin in a card! Lets take a closer look, shall we?

Not only is it a first coin for me, but it also hits on my specialty categories as Mr. Rolen wore the number 17 jersey while he played for the Phillies! Awesome choice for me there Dayf. That would have made for a truly awesome payback for my little prank, but it pales in comparison to the last item in the package, and the subject of the posting:

First, the back of said item, which tells us the subject of the front of the card, and the Birthday wish:

and the front of the card:

a very fricking cool, hand painted, Philly Phanatic!! and very easily, the coolest #*$(%^& card in my entire collection. Now all I've got to do is find a suitable frame and mat combination to display this awesome piece of art!!

Too danged cool there Dayf, awesome job on a very cool painting that I will enjoy for a long time!!

Thanks for the payback, hope you enjoy your end of my little art project.
Thanks for reading everybody,
Have a GReat week!
Dawgbones

New blog on the block...

2012-05-28T18:34:00.002-04:00

Whilst perusing Play at the Plate's postings today, he ran a spot on a new blog that is looking for a little bit of attention. But hey, he's running a contest to try and gain the attention. Go on over and check it out, the blog is called Baseball Cards, Sports and Life.

Good luck!
Have a GReat week ahead!
Dawgbones

A day to Remember...

2012-05-27T22:05:00.002-04:00

Though not my favorite holiday, Memorial Day is the second most important holiday during the year for me.

The first occurs near the end of the year, Veteran's Day, when we pause to offer thanks to all those men and women who serve and have served to guarantee the freedoms that we enjoy every day, like the long and winding two lane road from Virginia Beach down to Knott's Island, North Carolina and back, best enjoyed on two wheels that my wife, sister-in-law, and I road yesterday.

Memorial Day is the day when we pause to offer thanks and praise for all those that have paid the ultimate price for serving.

To all mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and children of our fallen, I offer my sincerest condolences for your loss, and thanks to their spirits for their sacrifice. May they rest in peace.

thanks for indulging me,
Have a GReat day everybody! And thank a service member today if you see one.
Dawgbones

Contest Sighting...

2012-05-17T08:26:00.000-04:00

just spotted a contest over at Arpsmith's Sportscard Obsession, he's hoping to build up a little more readership over that way. Go on over and check it out, you won't be disappointed. And you might pick up some well-loved vintage:

And if you are really in a generous mood, check out my want lists, send me a card or two, and head over to Tomahawk Chopping. He's giving away cards for helping out the general blogosphere. You're guaranteed something if you hit up his want lists.

Thanks for reading.
Have a GReat day!
Dawgbones

A Very Happy Ending...

2012-05-16T12:58:00.000-04:00

Last week I posted about my Big Bang Theory Seasons 1 & 2 trading card box. Well, I'm back to report a very happy ending to that little tale. My Simon Helberg Atuographed insert from the box ended on Mother's Day at around mid-morning. I was a little nervous going into the day because of two reasons.

#1 - another seller had put up the same card about 8 hours after mine and it wasn't even close to the number of bids or the amount that mine currently was sitting at

#2 - when I woke Sunday morning, my card was sitting at just over half of what the last one sold for

I was not trying to be disappointed as I realize that the odds were against me for reaching that final price at this point. But I was ahead of the price I paid for the box so I basically got my set for free.
With about 10 minutes left in the auction, it jumped to $140, so I was happy and excited to see the final 30 seconds now.

Well, with about 8 seconds left, a flurry of bids came in, low and behold:

I got the price that the last one sold for!! A very happy ending to this little adventure, and for me, easily the best pull of the year as well as my collecting hobby!!

On a side note, the other one, ended 8 hours after mine, sold for $135. He probably should not have set that one to end during the dinner hour on Mother's Day! (or waited until mine ended altogether, then posted his)

thanks for reading,
Have a GReat day!
Dawgbones

It may take a village...

2012-05-09T08:41:00.003-04:00

to raise an idiot. But it definitely takes a Community to give this idiot free cards!

Community Gum that is. Once upon a time, the boys over at CG auctioned off a really nice card and used the proceeds to host an absolutely free group break. As my Phils were claimed, I went ahead and jumped in for the Twins.

And have been totally lazy in posting the reults which arrived quite a while ago.

I ended up with some very nice looking Minnesota cards for that binder. Thanks for the break CG, keep up the good blogging there dudes! And they even included two blanks (at my request) for future experiments.

Thanks for reading.
Have a GReat day!!
Dawgbones

I'm not above a little Pimping...

2012-05-06T19:53:00.001-04:00

Very cool contest over at 30 Year Old Cardboard. Ten prizes, 10 winners, but only 3 days left to enter...

I'm hoping to score this prize for myself... even though it has a Brave on it!

What are you waiting for? The auction for the BBT card goes for 7 days, this contest ends sooner. Go, enter, win!!

Have a GReat night!
Dawgbones

The Big Bang, in Theory...

2012-05-06T15:51:00.000-04:00

A little non-baseball post today, with I'm hoping, a happy ending!

My LCS (that's Local Comic Shop) ordered a few boxes of the Big Bang Theory Season 1 & 2 trading cards from Cryptozoic. I was the first person to ask after these cards, so I got my choice of 1 of the 4 boxes he got in. Each box contains 24 packs per box, 5 cards per pack, with autos and wardrobe cards falling 1:24 packs.

I was also the last person to pick up the box as they came in priced a bit higher than I originally expected.

Paying for my box over a few weeks, I learned that the other three boxes yielded nothing special in the way of "hits". The big seller would be the autographed Kaley Cuoco "Penny" card, followed closely by the Johnny Galecki and/or Jim Parsons autos. The pieceworks wardrobe cards are not selling for much and the lesser cast autos for even less.

The other three boxes held supporting cast member autos, so I was not holding out much hope for myself, other than possibly having the best of the bunch.

I also learned early last week that the boxes were now selling for over twice what I had paid for this one! What to do now?? Sell it, and double my money immediately? Open the box, hope to get the Penny auto, and more than quadruple my investment? Or open the box, and hope to break even, at least ending up with the set?

Well, I had a half day at work on Friday, and stopped by the shop on my ride home, picking the box up on my way.

I made the decision for option 3. After busting the box over the last two days, I did manage to get a very nice Sheldon Cooper Purple Undershirt Wardrobe card, which I will probably keep to go with the complete set I got out of the box.

I also got about half of a second set that my comic guy has placed "dibs" on.

But, definitely the highlight of the box, was the auto. I managed to pull a Simon Helberg auto! Not the best auto to pull from the set, but also one of the main cast members, and also worth more on the open market than in my collection!!

That puppy went on eBay earlier today, with what I'm hoping is going to be a nice pay-out this time next week! I just wish I had picked the box up last month when the autos were going for a bit higher, but I'm not complaining as this should more than pay for the box and leave me with a bit extra.

Thanks for reading,
Have a GReat week!
Dawgbones

Hate is such a strong word...

2012-04-26T07:19:00.002-04:00

So I will sayy that I strongly dis-like the Atlanta Braves. They've been spoilers to my Phils way too many times.

That being said:

LET'S GO FOR A SWEEP!

LET'S GO BUCS!!!!

beat dem Braves!!

Consequently, if you are a Braves fan, in search of Braves swag, you could denounce your team and win some!! Go on over to The Pirate's Treasure Room and participate in his little contest. You could get yourself a Chippa!!

and if the Buccos are very prolific, you could win yourself:

for a sweep!

Thanks for reading, Let's Go Bucs!!

Have a GReat Day!

Dawgbones

Haulin A$$

2012-04-22T11:00:00.003-04:00

This post is late. It should've been written yesterday as the events actually occurred on Friday, the 20th.

Did anybody happen to catch the highlights, specifically the Brewers Loss to the Rockies or the Pirates loss to the Cardinals?

Now I know what you are asking yourself, "Why would Dawgbones, a Phillies Phan, be interested in either of these two games? It's early in the season, and the Phils do not look to be much of a threat this year??

Well, the reason behind this could be caught on the highlight reels for both games. There was an inside-the-park homer hit in each of these games. Norichika Aoki hit his first career home run, an inside-the-parker in the fourth inning. And Alex Presley races around the bags to earn himself an inside-the-park home run, giving the Pirates an early 1-0 lead.

Now according to MLB, having two inside-the-park homers hit on the same day is not that rare of an occurance to warrant extra attention. But, I wonder how often it is done by two players wearing the same jersey number, which is where my fascination comes in to play, as they both wear the number 7 jersey for their respective teams!!

Way to go boys!! Congratulations on a very fine piece of hauling ass around the bags!!

Thanks for reading,
Have a GReat week!!
Dawgbones

Have you Ever...

2012-04-18T08:28:00.000-04:00

...made a trade for a card that was already in your possession?
In a very unique twist of fate, involving Local Card Shops, or the lack thereof, I came to be in possession of a card that I wanted for my own.
A while back, Derek of Tomahawk Chopping, put out a plea for help. He was in possession of several Prime 9 exchange cards but does not have a participating LCS near him. Now as most of my loyal readers know (yep, both of you) my true LCS is my local COMIC shop, but with one quick phone call, I discovered that Jersey's Cards and Comics, local to my place of employment, was participating. I relayed this information to Derek and told him to send the cards to me and I would redemm them and send them on back his way.

He graciously offered for me to pick one of the cards that I liked best to keep for myself. Now, that is NOT the reason I offered to help him out and had every intention of sending all of his 9s to him, until I redeemed the first of them for:

Now both of my loyal followers know I collect players that wear the number 7 jersey (I keep kidding, but I've actually picked up a few readers recently and am up to 79 now!!). And you don't get much more iconic than Mr. Mantle! As I eluded to earlier, I was not about to "keep" a card from this little assistance project. But I am not above making an offer in trade for it. A few emails back and forth, and a simple little trade was cemented. And that is how I made my first trade for a card that was already in my possession. And what a beautiful card it is too, the foily blue coloring, fading from light to dark on the edges, with the iconic names floating in the background (including Mr. Schmidt twice!) is just too cool!

Thanks for the trade Derek, glad I could help out with your dilemma, worked out well for me!

thanks for reading.
Have a GReat day!!
Dawgbones

P.S. How many times can you use the word possession in a post?? That, my friends, is a lot of esses!!

P.P.S. An update, it has been about a month since Mrs. Dawgbones and I qualified for our M Class license, and we are now venturing out onto the main roads around Tidewater, including the interstate, the downtown tunnel twice, and last night, our first open steel grating bridge crossing. We now have over 150 miles on the cycles and are well on our way to our first road trip, maybe by the end of the month! Cage-free life is awesome, everything I was hoping it would be and more!

Baaaaatter UuuuuuuP!

2012-04-17T08:10:00.003-04:00

Figure #4: Pluto as Bat Boy:

Thanks for taking a peek!
have a GReat Day!,
Dawgbones

Fool you twice..

2012-04-16T06:00:00.000-04:00

Did I get you again! Troll included more than three vintage Phillies for my collection:

And that does bring this little slice of Floridian goodness to an end, for now!
Thanks for all the GReat cards Troll!
Thanks for reading.
Have a GReat Week!
Dawgbones

Then there's the Vintage...

2012-04-15T06:00:00.000-04:00

No package from the Troll would be complete without at least one vintage card:

and there's not one, but three, and the Belinsky has been extremely well loved!
Thanks Troll, they look GReat in that binder!
Have a GReat day!
Dawgbones

Yeah, Right!!

2012-04-14T06:00:00.000-04:00

Wanna buy a bridge? Florida has a few, hell Virginia's trying to sell the naming rights to theirs!!
Troll sent me the Rays contingent for my 2010 Upper Deck Series 1 set as well:

Thanks for that Troll.
and thanks for reading.
Have a GReat Weekend!
Dawgbones

Want Lists, I'm tellin ya..

2012-04-13T06:00:00.000-04:00

Best thing I've ever posted on my blog. Troll managed to send me a few from those as well.

And that brings this little deal to an end.
Thanks for reading,
Have a Great Day!
Dawgbnes

A few more Phillies from Florida...

2012-04-12T06:00:00.000-04:00

If only we could get our "Young Sluggers" healthy!

and I'm loving the Fence Busters!

Thanks for reading,
Have a GReat day!
Dawgbones

Tragic...

2012-04-11T06:00:00.000-04:00

It still bothers me a bit, how a life so beautiful can be cut short in the blink of an eye...

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Later,
Dawgbones

Calendar Trivia...

2012-04-10T07:43:00.001-04:00

and for the record, my guess was wrong:

When asked why he should earn more annually than President Hoover, what baseball legend responded,
"Why not? I had a better year"?

Have a GReat Toosday everybody! It's looking like a GReat night for riding!!
Dawgbones

More Troll...

2012-04-10T06:00:00.000-04:00

Yet more things out of the envelope from everybody's favorite Troll.

You gotta love the expression on Concepcion's face. Almost looks like Trillo goosed him!!
That's all for today,
Back tomorrow,
Have a GReat week! Weather's looking real cooperative for some evening ride time this week!!
Dawgbones

Trolling for Minis

2012-04-09T06:00:00.000-04:00

What's a package worth if it does not have a mini or two in it. I may never find out cause there were minis-a-plenty in this envelope!!

A mini Lidge (actually 2!), Rollins, Howard, Ruiz. And he even knocked another Kimballs champ off of that list for me!! I'm really liking the Rowand Black border, too cool!!
Thanks Troll!
Have a GReat week everybody.
Thanks for reading,
Dawgbones

No baseball post today.

2012-04-08T06:00:00.000-04:00

Hoppy Easter Everybody.

Today we pause to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Hope you have a GReat day, surrounded by family and friends.
~D

More goodies...

2012-04-07T06:00:00.000-04:00

From everybody's favorite Troll.
One of the more interesting items that my good friend included in this latest package is a 36 year old Crane Potatoe chips Major League Baseball disc shaped Steve Carlton card, "That has been part of my collection for over 25 years." My scanner does not do this justice. It's in a screw down acrylic holder that the scanner just did not like at all.

My iPod has to do better...

Yep, that's more like it. This one looks good with the rest of my Phillies stuff at work. Thanks for 1 of the more interesting items that now graces my shrine...

Thanks for reading,
Go easy on the chocolate bunnies tomorrow!
Have a Great day!
Dawgbones

Trolling for cards in the mail system...

2012-04-06T08:51:00.000-04:00

I hinted at a package of goddness from Southern Florida last week. Then promptly got busier than ever at work, at home, and a couple of places in between!!

I showed off 1 item in the first post, this one:

Don't know whether he got this in person or not, but it's an awesome Phillie autograph that's gonna look even better when I frame it and add it to my cubicle wall at work!

The Phillies and Doc handled them yesterday, getting rid of the goose-egg in the wins column!! Way to go Boys!! Keep it up. I imagine even old Steve Carlton would be proud of them. Putting a few hits together and limiting the Buccos to just 2.

I even imagine if you sent a note to Mike Schmidt and asked his opinion, he'd probably include a few goodies for your time.

more to come later, sooner than last time, but later than now!!
Thanks for reading,
Have a GReat weekend!!
Go Gettem Phils!!
Dawgbones

Contest Winnings

2012-04-04T12:55:00.000-04:00

A while back, Justin, from the aptly named Just in Justin's World, held a neat little contest for a Ginters Pirate's mini-framed Relic. Yours truly was the winner. My spoils showed up last week and my lazy ass is just now posting about it..
This is the second or third mini-frame I've gotten and I love the design:

Thanks for the Contest Justin, love the card, it will look GReat in my odd player names binder...

On a different note, long story short, my wife decided she'd made the wrong choice in motorcycles so we swapped hers out for a bike similar to mine (same bike, different color, one model year newer). On the bright side of things, I actually rode it home from the dealership last night, public streets and the downtown tunnel and all that. Gotta say, it's gonna be GReat not having to live my entire existence in a cage anymore!! Watch out Hampton Roads, I'm rip roaring and rarin to go now!!!

thanks for reading,
Have a GReat night!
Dawgbones