DC Bound and Cards From a Nats Collector!

My wife and I have a close friend who recently just started working for the Nationals. Knowing that I'm a huge Pirate fan he secured tickets for tonight and tomorrow. I've been to the stadium before, but never to see the Buccos in action.  The Saturday game will be even more fun as it is WVU day at the park. One of the biggest alumni areas for WVU is the DC metro area as it is only about 3 hours from Morgantown. Also, Gerrit Cole is getting reinstated from the DL to start Saturday.  It should be a fun weekend!!!!

Speaking of the Nats, Brett from Cooperstown Exit 316 recently sent me some cards. Brett is the Nats representative in the Supertraders group. If you have some Nats cards around shoot him a message and workout a trade!

This is a cool Rockies inaugural season Wakefield card. Tim doesn't have a ton of Pirate issues, but what he does have are among my favorite in my collection.

 Polanco was a legitimate snub for the All Star game. Nothing you can really get mad about as their are always a handful of guys left at home. The inclusion of guys like Odubel Herrera and the Reds outfielders hurt Polanco's chances.

The IP autos are the big highlight of this trade package. Rick Reuschel is probably my favorite of the bunch, but Zane Smith would be a close second.  I remember he was an honorable mention on a list I saw of the ugliest baseball players of all time. I'm sure he was honored.

Thanks a bunch for the cards Brett.

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Cooperstown Exit

A new trade partner! Brett from Cooperstown Exit 3:16 is newer to blogging but from what I understand has traded with Super Traders creator Wes for quite a while. The nice thing about trading with Brett is that he is the Nationals representative. The Nats are under represented in our blogging world so it was nice to Brett create a blog and take our Nats cards.

Last month I sent Brett some Nats I had been hoarding for quite sometime and he rewarded me with a bubble mailer full of Pirates and Steelers.

I'm sure a joke exists about having so many Big Ben's in one place but we'll let that slide for now. I love receiving Steelers cards in trade because I've pretty much stopped adding on eBay.  Pirates and WVU take most of my card funds. 

 Heath Miller retired after this season.  He was about as steady as they come at the tight end position and will likely be hard to replace. The Steeler fans will have to find something under than HEATHHHHHH to yell when a tight end makes a catch.

Maurkice Pouncey is a great talent but is made of spare parts and glass. When playing he is pro bowl level, but has already suffered two significant injuries in his short career.

 I'm so happy Josh Bell is healthy and likely to make his MLB debut at some point this year. The Pirates gave him a boat load of money to skip college and sign with them. His first two years in the system were plagued by injury, but he has been regaining his value ever since. Now he is the Pirates #2 prospect .

 Manager cards are the best!

I like Archives, but the prices the last few years have been outrageous for boxes. The Major League and Will Ferrell autos really drove up the price.

Thanks for the cards Brett. I'll continue to hold some Nats for you.

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