TTM Success - Matt Davidson

I sent a couple cards out to Nashville in hopes of adding some Matt Davidsons to my autograph album.  Both cards came back looking great.  We saw him earlier this year, and were able to get an autograph, but I found these two after the fact, and figured I would give them a shot.  I'm glad I did.

Davidson (b. 1991) has played in the majors in 2013 for the Diamondbacks and 2016 to 2018 for the White Sox.  He is currently in the Rangers system (AAA Nashville), but has not been called up this season.

To date, he has 209 hits, 49 home runs and a .226 batting average.

I mailed to Davidson on July 24 and got the cards back on August 3, for a 10-day TAT.

Christmas Gift From Eli

I got a Christmas package from my little buddy Eli a few weeks ago that really made me happy.  It came with a really nice note and a bunch of Orioles cards.  I liked the 2014 Gypsy Queen shown above that he included.  He said that he had more stuff he was going to get me, but really, this package was awesome.  I don't know how he will surpass this.

The other relic that Eli included was this Adam Jones from 2014 Topps Update.  I like these All Star relics.  I may try to get the Orioles that show up from years past.  It may be something cool to have in an album.

Thanks so much for the awesome Christmas gift, Eli!  I really love everything that was in there!  You definitely don't need to get me anything else.

Trade With Alex

I got some really good Orioles cards in the mail recently from Alex, the man at the helm of the blog "Chavez Ravining."  Alex has really burst onto the blogging scene as of late with Dodger pickups and news.  If you haven't checked out his blog, it's a must.  He was nice enough to feature me in a post discussing "under-appreciated blogs" which I was very grateful for.

In the stack of Orioles stuff he sent me, was this really nice Chris Davis red mini from 2014 Gypsy Queen.  The card is numbered 32/99 and looks really cool.

These white bordered Gypsy Queens are also really nice, as can be seen in this Eddie Murray card.  I love the orange old school Orioles jersey that he is rocking.  Murray is definitely an underrated Hall of Famer.  I heard one so-called baseball commentator on XM remark recently that Murray isn't a Hall of Famer in his mind.  One of only four players in history to have 3,000 hits and 500 homers.  Not a Hall of Famer?  Sir, I sure hope you don't have a Hall of Fame vote...

Finally, here is a 2014 Topps Opening Day blue parallel of Adam Jones.  These blues are really nice.

I really appreciate the cards, Alex!  I know we will be doing more trades in the future.  I'm certain of it because I am looking at the stack of cards I have for you right now!

Another Surprise Package From Dana

I got another surprise package from Dana, recently (one of two, actually.  The other is in my queue to be blogged).  I liked this one so much, because it saved me from having to buy some cards I have been looking at, recently.  The above Museum Collection (I know Andrew can't get enough Museum Collection) Canvas Collection Brooks Robinson will look great in my Brooks PC.  I have been wanting one of these since they came out.

I had also been wanting the Museum Collection base card of Chris Davis for my PC as well.  Thankfully, Dana hooked me up with this as well.  I won't have to use any store credit on COMC to pick one up, now.  I can use that on other stuff, like set needs.

Finally, Dana hooked me up with a ton of Gypsy Queen.  Here is the mini Chris Davis that I got from her.  I think I got each Oriole that was featured in the set, so I probably won't need to buy too many more packs of these.

Thanks so much for the package, Dana!  I have your other one here on my desk.  I've been chipping away at the trade stack and hope to post the other stuff soon, but there are a few things slated ahead of it.