Doing my Best and Showing my Best

My daughter recently started preschool which has in turn required me to change my blogging schedule. For the last few years I've been a creature of habit on when I scan, write, organize etc.  With school my daughter comes home absolutely wiped out so some adjustments are being made with her much earlier bedtime.

The main issue is scanning time.  The office area in my house is in close proximity to my daughters bedroom.  Being that she is a light sleeper I'm always a little tentative scanning more than a couple of cards after lights out.  This makes it tough to get those trade packages scanned in a reasonable time.   Time to call an audible.

I live extremely close to where I work so I often come home for lunch.  Since I'm not cooking myself a Michelin Star quality meal, actual eating time is short.  Scanning problem solved! In the past I would often utilize my lunches writing the text to my posts or just reading other blogs.  Now I use the lunch hour to scan and use the post bedtime hours to do the quieter blogging tasks. For the immediate future these changes should keep me on my normal posting schedule. I envy my friends that have sound sleeping kids.

Now for some cards.

Bowman Best autos tend to sell cheap as I was able to get this lot for around $8.50 shipped. I probably saved a few extra bucks because the seller only had 10 feedback on eBay. The Taillon and Diaz are considered rookies.  Newman and Craig are both former Black Bears and first round picks so that is pretty cool too.

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Majestic

Elias Diaz 2016 Immaculate Collection Patch /5

I guess this is one way to get around licensing issues. Chasing high end patches is not really my thing, but this one kind of fell into my lap.  

Elias Diaz found his way into several Panini sets this year as his prospect status gained some steam in 2015.  By the time spring training ended Diaz was hurt and a few months later the Pirates would sign Francisco Cervelli long term.  It is hard to tell what the long term outlook for Diaz is.  His claim to fame is his excellent defense so that should be enough to get him a backup job.  If the bat plays he could be a possible trade chip. The main thing is he is going to have to show he is healthy. 

The card was listed by an international seller so that likely scared away many bidders.  He had good feedback so I wasn't worried about receiving the card.  The main issue is always how the seller protects this card.  Thankfully everything was perfect. If I recall the final selling price with shipping was around $11.  Good deal considering the quality of the patch.  

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