tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post7308957423535347107..comments2024-03-29T07:44:22.008-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Collecting cards of retired players means never having to say you're sorrynight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-21769347936305403922013-12-05T12:54:28.270-05:002013-12-05T12:54:28.270-05:00That's a gorgeous Garvey (though, yes, an on-c...That's a gorgeous Garvey (though, yes, an on-card auto instead of a sticker would've really put it over the top.)<br /><br />As a player collector, especially these days when I barely follow baseball anymore, I don't have to fear that looming dark cloud. I'm almost equally as happy to get a Garvey or Adrian in a Padre uni or Dodger.defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-6829154361578633232013-12-05T07:41:43.374-05:002013-12-05T07:41:43.374-05:00This made me laugh, because during this past weeke...This made me laugh, because during this past weekend's COMC promotion I did search for Mike Hessman cards... but I came up empty. I'm not a prospector or a huge player collector, but I do seek out cards of players I like, and Hessman is one of them... however (to use the Kazmir/Skeeters example in his comment) I don't generally buy cards that aren't from nationally-issued sets.<br /><br />I'm mainly a Mets collector, and if there's a player I like or an up-and-coming guy, I will collect cards of him in pre-Mets uniforms. I've got a decent collection of obtained-from-elsewhere prospects Travis d'Arnaud and Zack Wheeler going. <br /><br />I also got to like Eric Young, Jr. this past year and I've been looking for his earlier cards... But I draw the line at looking for cards of Eric Young, Sr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-61401887859570626902013-12-05T01:31:08.215-05:002013-12-05T01:31:08.215-05:00I'm primarily a team collector, but I do have ...I'm primarily a team collector, but I do have a few player collections. Carlton Fisk, Johnny Bench and Joe Mauer because I'm a catcher at heart. My big player collection is of course Will Clark, regardless of team. It just means that for his Ranger years, I need one copy for the player collection and one for the Ranger collection. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-9284864911554480922013-12-05T00:40:08.896-05:002013-12-05T00:40:08.896-05:00I have wondered this question for a while actually...I have wondered this question for a while actually....<br /><br />Even more I wonder what prospectors do when 'their guy' never even cracks the bigs. Which leads to tangential wondering - are there Mike Hessman player collectors? Did Scott Kazmir collectors track down a Sugar Land Skeeter card?<br /><br />And then there's a retro-active question - when a fan of a team launches a player collection of a player on that team that came up through the minors in a different organization, does a player collector go track down all those 'rookie' cards of him, possibly showing him in a major league uniform he never wore?BaseSetCallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508114484929386332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-68192209997973798242013-12-04T22:22:35.741-05:002013-12-04T22:22:35.741-05:00i prefer my garveys in dodger blue, but i did not ...i prefer my garveys in dodger blue, but i did not stop collecting his stuff when he went to san diego. same with cey and lopes. i didn't just like those guys because they were dodgers. cards of other players (such as gary sheffield) i have no interest in other than the ones featuring them as dodgers. nice auto, by the way - i paid about $35 for mine and someone sends you one for free. i would say that you compete just fine.gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-33255977049207154202013-12-04T22:10:22.773-05:002013-12-04T22:10:22.773-05:00My Pedro collection acts like his career ended in ...My Pedro collection acts like his career ended in 2004. Mets? Phillies? No idea what you're talking about.Section 36https://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-47550446277841317392013-12-04T20:31:40.121-05:002013-12-04T20:31:40.121-05:00This is why I was never really a player collector ...This is why I was never really a player collector of anyone on the Red Sox (especially after witnessing several favorites leave before). Even my extensive Jason Varitek collection is more of a part of my Red Sox collection than a separate collection. I may have player focuses (Carlos Quintana, Varitek, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley Jr.), but ultimately I am a Red Sox collector, not a player collector. If any favorites leave, someone else will take over, and the team collection will continue.Metallattorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697604772912635416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-53860509287420760552013-12-04T20:24:16.928-05:002013-12-04T20:24:16.928-05:00N.O. , that Garvey card is awesome, sticker or not...N.O. , that Garvey card is awesome, sticker or not? I'd put it in my collection. It is , he was, and would be worthy!Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.com