Catching up on scans has been tough, and this post had a ton of scans that I needed to get through.
While at this year's National, Michael and I spent a ton of time (and a good bit of money) at the IP autos boxes. There's a dealer at the show with stacks and stacks of 5,000-count boxes of in person (and I assume TTM) autos. There are a lot of obscure autos in there, and Michael and I had a blast going through it.
Above are cards of Eugenio Velez, Heath Bell, Ryan Church, Kevin Young, Jeff Reboulet, Lou Frazier, Marc Barcelo and Ty Blach. I like all of the cards showing the infield dirt for some reason.
Michael and I also completed a card-for-card trade for autographed cards while we were recovering from a long day at the show. Unfortunately, those autos got mixed up with the ones I had purchased. Here are autographs of David Segui, Bill Mueller and Akinori Iwamura. The 2006 Topps card is signed by some unknown Oriole.
I'm pretty sure that this Miguel Rojas came from Michael. Regardless, this 2017 Topps looks pretty cool. I like the Marlins logo here.
Going through the boxes, I pulled every Nolan Reimold and Brandon Waring that I could find. It is always cool finding a Wofford card in the wild at a show.
This Doug Drabek was an upgrade to the personalized one that was in my 1987 Topps set. I will put the personalized one in the autograph album and this one with the set.
I also love finding signed Wood Duck, Kinston Indian and Carolina Mudcat cards in the wild. I needed the above 2019 Topps Heritage Minors Diosbel Arias, so finding that one was great. I also found a couple Steve Mintz autos, which was great. There are also autos of Rick Prieto, Brian Anthony and Macier Izturis.
I found a lot of former Oriole farmlands in thr boxes. Here are Rick Bauer, Brian Burres, a couple Feeddie Bynum, Howie Clark, Tommy Davis, Cesar Devarez, Eric DuBose and Brian Finch. I remember all of these dudes. Several are ones I wish I could have gotten in the past.
This next batch is Jeff Fiorentino x 2, Pedro Florimon, Mike Fontenot, Riley Hornback, Caleb Joseph, Dave Johnson, Jim Johnson and Eugene Kingsale. A couple of them (Fontenot, Mike Johnson and Joseph) are guys i had gotten before either in person or TTM.
Here are: another Kingsale, a couple Adam Loewen, Val Majewski, Kevin Millwood, Ntema Ndungidi, Ryan Ouellette, Hayden Penn and Keith Reed. I remember the organization being really high on Penn, but he didn't work out. Much like a lot of these guys, sadly. Adding the 2010 Topps Heritage of NCs own Kevin Millwood was also a bonus.
These are: Keith Reed, Matt Riley x 3, Ed Rogers, Luke Scott, Nate Spears, John Stephens and Mamon Tucker. Stephens was the Orioles minor league pitcher of the year twice, but still didn't do much at the Major League level. He got into 12 games in 2002, to a 6+ ERA. He is from Australia, so I don't think I'd ever get a chance to get him TTM.
The last of the Orioles cards are a couple more Mamon Tucker, a 2017 Heritage Gabriel Ynoa and a 1994 Donruss Greg Zaun. That Ynoa is a cool addition of a guy I forgot was an Oriole.
Now, I get into cards that junped out at me in the autograph boxes and/or the deal with Michael. Here are: Ladies Alvarez, who I wish I had gotten when I was in Oklahoma City a couple years ago; Phillippe Aumont, Paul Bako, Grant Balfour, Skeeter Barnes, Jason Bay, Rob Bellior and Joe Biagini.
Next are: Cousin Hank Blalock (right, P. A.?), Brainer Bonaci, Julio Borbon, Dusty Brown, Brian Burgamy on a sweet Topps 206, Freddie Bynum, Eric Chavez (not the A's guy) and Ozzie Chavez.
More: Scott Coolbaugh, Callix Crabbe, Will Craig, Rajai Davis, Rick Dempsey (with a 1988 WS Champs inscription; this was from Michael), Chris Denorfia and Justin Duchscherererer.
Here are: Darnell Evans, Josh Fogg, Ray Fosse, Kyle Funkhouser, Esteban German, Fredi Gonzalez, Goose Gossage, KeBryan Hayes and Luis Hernandez.
These are: Ramon Hernandez, Teoscar Hernandez, Richard Hidalgo, Justin Huber, Tyrell Jenkins, two Blaze Jordan, Steve Johnson and Mitch Keller.
Above are: Jon Knott, Ramon Laureano, Wl Ledezma, Matt Lindstrom, Zach Lee, Jordan Lyles, Dillon Maples, Robert Machado and Pratt Maynard.
I got excited when I saw the 2002 Topps Mauer. Except it was Jake Mauer, not Joe. That would have been too good to be true, obviously. The rest are: Kevin Mench, Danny Mendick, Colby Miller, Luke Montz, two Manny Mota, Tomas Nido and Randy Nieman on a 1986 Topps Tiffany.
Next are: John Olerud, Gene Pentz, Felix Pie, Brooks Pounders, Wilfredo Rodriguez, Jojo Romero, Josh Sharpless, Kyle Sleeth and Mallex Smith.
I'm pretty sure I got the above Blake Snell from Michael. Probably the Dillon Tate, too. There are also Erick Threets, Jason Tyner, Jordan Weems, Jimy Williams, Matt Williams, Peanut Williams and Vance Worley. I know i sent TTM to Worley, but the card(s) haven't come back yet.
Whew, finally, here is a 2017 Topps Heritage Minors TJ Zeuch. I got Zeuch last year, but didnt get the Heritage done, so I was glad to add this one to the album.
That was a ton of cards. I'm glad I finally got off of my butt and got them all scanned and filed into the autograph album.
Thanks for looking through the boxes with me, Michael, and also thanks for the trade.
