Parrot Penmanship

 As far as penmanship goes the Pirate players grade out well.  Even the most notable Pirate Andrew McCutchen is legible.  It is nice not to have Wil Myers signature on this team.

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2016 Topps Opening Day Pirate Parrot Auto

I'm a sucker for these gimmick mascot autographs in Opening Day.  In fact I think this was the only Opening Day card I purchased this year. The set has gone stale for the most part minus the inserts. I recall someone saying they wish Topps would use the Bunt base set and the Opening Day inserts.  I could get on board with that.  

Did I actually spend money on this card? You bet I did.  I guess the kid comes out in me on these type of releases because I love this card.  If it wasn't so expensive I would try and complete the mascot set every year. 

The Parrot also made an appearance in the 2014 Opening Day set. I think I'm a fan of this one the most. The picture is cropped a little too much in 2016 version.  

Overall if you are ever in the market for these just wait a few months after release.  The Parrot auto dropped almost 50% during that time span. 

Look at that penmanship! 

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One of the More Famous Pirates

First, big thanks to everybody who traded with me the past couple of weeks.  That is what Bob Walk the Plank is all about.  It's always nice to see trade packages in my mailbox.  I'm finally caught up on my trade posts so I'll probably spend some time this weekend getting some more trades together.  As always shoot me an email if you have some Buccos to deal.  I have lots of relics/autos/inserts/base of every team.

I've been on a cold streak lately with eBay purchases, which is a shame because prices have been affordable for a lot of the Pirates.  Gerrit Cole autos seem to be the only thing I can win, with one big exception.  I've been on the hunt for this auto since Opening Day came out and finally got it done a few weeks back.  Check this out....

2014 Topps Opening Day Pirate Parrot Auto

The Parrot is one of the more recognizable mascots out there, so that along with the novelty of owning a weird item drove the prices sky high when Opening Day was released.  Thankfully the market cooled some and I was able to find one for a much more reasonable price.  Maybe we can have a good comment debate below on the top 5 baseball mascots.  In no order here are my favorites.

1. Pirate Parrot

2. Mr. Met

3. Phillie Phanatic

4. Bernie Brewer

5. The Oriole Bird

Honorable Mention Billy the Marlin

The Parrot auto also helped with a little side project I'm working on.  I've challenged myself to see how much of the master set of 2014 Opening Day I can complete.  I've already completed the set along with the non auto/relic insert sets.  I also have a good chunk of the blue parallels /2014.  The relics are cheap with the exception of Jeter which I should be able to find at some point.  I have a good start on the autos, but most likely will not complete.  Mike Trout is way too expensive.  So my goal is to find everything minus Trout and call it a day.  I'm thinking Opening Day will be my one non Pirate project every year.  The price point is great and a lot of the blog world opens it so trades should be easy to make. 

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