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Thursday, December 28, 2017

The Best Kind of Christmas Cards

I'm in my mid 30's so just about every Christmas card I receive has pictures of all our friends families dressed up.  My wife was a good sport this year and only put our daughter on the card.  I despise coordinated pictures. She is always the star anyway, my wife and I are just space fillers.  

Maybe next year I'll make a Bob Walk the Plank oriented Christmas card. I bet my uncle would love a 1990 Bob Walk Donruss card.  Maybe if my wife decides we need to be in the picture again, I'll photoshop Bob Walk in.  Hooray great ideas!!!! 

Speaking of holiday cards my pal Angus sent a nice baseball themed one my way a couple of weeks back. It had some nice cardboard surprises inside that needed a formal thank you. 



Off Season's Greetings!
Is Kellogg's cards the king of the oddballs?  It would probably get my vote.

It was cool of Angus to throw this card my way.  I'm pretty sure it was pack pulled! Love sets that feature the college uniform.

So much awesomeness in one scan.  Teke by default wins just about every cardboard comparison, but this would be a close race.  You have the rugged good looks of the Candy Man and the always top notch Mad Dog and Cobra.

Thanks again for all the cards Angus.  I hope you are enjoying the warmth of Arizona. 

Thanks for reading!
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  1. Johnnys Trading SpotDecember 28, 2017 at 7:09 PM

    Yes, Kellogg's is King! I'm liking the idea of the 1990 Donruss Christmas card thing, but just to be quirky instead of red, use the Blue ones from the donruss baseballs best set.

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    1. BobWalkthePlankJanuary 1, 2018 at 4:11 PM

      That is a great idea! I'm definitely going to try and do something next year.

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  2. P-town TomDecember 28, 2017 at 8:33 PM

    Tony Pena in full catcher's gear is a winner in my book.

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    1. BobWalkthePlankJanuary 1, 2018 at 4:11 PM

      He has some great cards but I always have a hard time not picking Teke

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  3. Wes Moore the former JBFDecember 28, 2017 at 10:38 PM

    Angus=top notch. You=target

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  4. FujiDecember 29, 2017 at 12:36 AM

    Yeah... it doesn't get much better than the lenticular Kellogg's cards of the 70's and early 80's.

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    1. BobWalkthePlankJanuary 1, 2018 at 4:12 PM

      I have some that I like for nostalgia reasons, but I think for quality it has to be Kellogs

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  5. AnonymousDecember 29, 2017 at 10:14 AM

    Where did Angus find that Forbes Field greeting card? It's fantastic.

    I'ven been meaning to sens some more stuff your way but I keep getting delayed. Today, hopefully. Also, I did a Secret Santa 'thank you' post. If you didn't catch it, here it is.

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    1. AngusDecember 29, 2017 at 2:34 PM

      On National Baseball Card Day last summer I was in a shop in Phoenix with Daniel (of the It's Like Having My Own Card Shop blog). One of the stores was selling these Christmas/Off-Season cards. I bought a dozen - two each of six different styles. I've mailed most out and sadly didn't get a chance to get to that store this Christmas. (Why does it have to choose Thursdays as its closed day?)

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  6. AngusDecember 29, 2017 at 2:38 PM

    Matt, glad you enjoyed the package and the OPC stickers. I think I agree with the Teke, but think the Pena could have beat it if it had him in his awesome catching stance. (Coaches really didn't like this little leaguer trying to copy that stance!)

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    1. BobWalkthePlankJanuary 1, 2018 at 4:13 PM

      I love the stickers! That was a murderers row of cardboard greats.

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