@mcadams said:
While we're discussing 3B, I wanted to introduce the group to Austin Riley, who has quietly become the best offensive 3B in either league this season. He is a dark horse NL MVP.
He can rake and they got him relatively cheap!
Successful coin BST transactions with Gerard and segoja.
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
@76collector said:
My guy Nolan... Haven't seen blurry around for a while to argue that Rendon is the better rookie 3b from the class of 13, so we will just accept that it is Nolan,
Nolan Arenado is so underrated and arguably the best third baseman of this generation. I picked up that card for cheap last year such an undervalued guy in the hobby.
I'm not a young pup. Born in 76 and watch a LOT of baseball. Watched a lot of Brett, Schmidt, Chipper, Rolen. Never saw Brooks play but I'd argue that Nolan is the BEST to EVER do it at 3B with his glove. I think he still has to put years of offensive production together to be mentioned with Brett/Schmidt/Chipper offensively, but he is even better with the leather than they were when you watch him in person. I'm a Cleveland transplant to Colorado and my comparison defensively is that he is the Omar Vizquel of 3b, just amazing with the glove. And I agree he is still undervalued compared to a lot of the shiny new 23-25 year olds everyone is spending their paychecks on.
FYI - to all you old heads who will never admit someone today is as good as a past legend, I invite you to go to youtube and watch highlight videos of Nolan at 3B before you comment if you haven't watched him play in person.
Jeff
Jeff,
Huge Nolan fan here. Guy will be in the discussion for best ever once he retires. Better bat than Brooks but not as good of a glove. Not a knock on Nolan - he can pick it, for sure - but Brooks was insane.
Probably the only guy I’d put ahead of Arenado, honestly.
Best,
Tim
I can absolutely respect this argument. Growing up playing, coaches (including my father) would use Brooks as the definition of what a good fielder was (you look like Brooks Robinson out there). I unfortunately am to young to ever have seen him play and can only go by stats and highlight reels. Nolan has him in fielding % at this point in his career and I'd bet has a bigger range factor too. But, stats can't tell the entire story, and I can acknowledge Brooks as the absolute measuring stick for any 3B. As far as McAdams comment Riley is a beast at the plate and very solid in the field. No knock on him, but glove wise isn't in the discussion with Nolan, Nolan is generational with the leather.
PS - Sorry for stealing the thread for a minute here by saying something controversial, lol. Now back to your regularly scheduled pictures of awesome recent pickups !
Jeff
I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. Collecting: post world war II HOF rookie 76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars Arenado purple refractors(Rockies) Red (Cardinals) successful deals with Keevan, Grote15, 1954, mbogoman
Remember Johnny Morris doing the Neal Armstrong and the Mike Ditka show each week. Very cool.
Incidentally when I learned in school that Neal Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon I thought they chose the Bears coach to get that honor - which made sense to my 7 year old brain.
@Centauri said:
Folks - the best third baseman ever isn’t Brooks Robinson. It’s Mike Schmidt, and Arrenado isn’t quite that good. HOF for Nolan, but not GOAT.
I appreciate your opinion and just to clarify, I was talking specifically about defense. And I do think both Brooks and Arenado were and are better defenders than Schmidt, who was himself quite the excellent fielder.
I would certainly agree that of the three, Mike Schmidt had the best stick, then Nolan, then Robinson.
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@Centauri said:
Folks - the best third baseman ever isn’t Brooks Robinson. It’s Mike Schmidt, and Arrenado isn’t quite that good. HOF for Nolan, but not GOAT.
I appreciate your opinion and just to clarify, I was talking specifically about defense. And I do think both Brooks and Arenado were and are better defenders than Schmidt, who was himself quite the excellent fielder.
I would certainly agree that of the three, Mike Schmidt had the best stick, then Nolan, then Robinson.
That's correct we had been discussing fielding. But if we have to speak about other accomplishments Robinson also won two World Series Titles and an MVP award. Arrenado hasn't won either.
Successful coin BST transactions with Gerard and segoja.
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
@Centauri said:
Folks - the best third baseman ever isn’t Brooks Robinson. It’s Mike Schmidt, and Arrenado isn’t quite that good. HOF for Nolan, but not GOAT.
Schmidt said on a Phillies broadcast that Nolan could turn out to be the best ever
@Centauri said:
Folks - the best third baseman ever isn’t Brooks Robinson. It’s Mike Schmidt, and Arrenado isn’t quite that good. HOF for Nolan, but not GOAT.
Schmidt said on a Phillies broadcast that Nolan could turn out to be the best ever
@Centauri said:
Folks - the best third baseman ever isn’t Brooks Robinson. It’s Mike Schmidt, and Arrenado isn’t quite that good. HOF for Nolan, but not GOAT.
I appreciate your opinion and just to clarify, I was talking specifically about defense. And I do think both Brooks and Arenado were and are better defenders than Schmidt, who was himself quite the excellent fielder.
I would certainly agree that of the three, Mike Schmidt had the best stick, then Nolan, then Robinson.
That's correct we had been discussing fielding. But if we have to speak about other accomplishments Robinson also won two World Series Titles and an MVP award. Arrenado hasn't won either.
I will first say, I grew up idolizing Schmidt.
I have seen Schmidt do something twice that I haven't seen anyone else do.
With a runner on second and playing in, I have seen Schmidt make a diving stop, then lunge and tag the runner trying to go to third. Schmidt's awareness was unmatched. When he played first base in 1985, multiple times I saw him throw to third to get the lead runner, when I had never seen a first baseman do that ever, nor since (normally they would run to first to get the out).
@Centauri said:
Folks - the best third baseman ever isn’t Brooks Robinson. It’s Mike Schmidt, and Arrenado isn’t quite that good. HOF for Nolan, but not GOAT.
I appreciate your opinion and just to clarify, I was talking specifically about defense. And I do think both Brooks and Arenado were and are better defenders than Schmidt, who was himself quite the excellent fielder.
I would certainly agree that of the three, Mike Schmidt had the best stick, then Nolan, then Robinson.
That's correct we had been discussing fielding. But if we have to speak about other accomplishments Robinson also won two World Series Titles and an MVP award. Arrenado hasn't won either.
And perhaps most importantly, only Brooks Robinson is a dead ringer for Otter, from Animal House…
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
These aren't August pickups, but I'm clearing a 6 month scanning backlog.
For my Pats team HOF set, self subbed:
"Completed" my John Hannah master set in time to get a 2022 badge. One self subbed, 3 purchased of eBay. Wasn't excited about buying a PSA 5 sticker, but it's one of only two graded copies and was the last item I needed for the master.
A couple other Hannah pickups:
An addition for my 68 Venezuelan Topps Sox team set:
And lastly, an addition to my PC Friars collection:
@halosfan said:
Here’s a few that came back today
These 2 get me closer to this set
This is one of the many ARODs in the order
This one leaves me 3 cards shy of the non auto set
Couldn’t pass this one up
Those are awesome. The 2001 Legendary Cuts set is my favorite modern set. Unbelievable array of relic cards and the cut autos are crazy at some of the print numbers on some really rare autos. Gorgeous cards! Who are you missing in the relics? Just curious.
Don Mattingly, Yogi Berra, Thurman Munson, Brian McCann and Topps Rookie Cup autograph collector www.questfortherookiecup.com
@Chargers49ersLakers said:
FINALLY got a BBCE 76 Trek box that I could afford! Yippee!!! Finally found a sales sheet as well!! WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!!
Those are awesome. The 2001 Legendary Cuts set is my favorite modern set. Unbelievable array of relic cards and the cut autos are crazy at some of the print numbers on some really rare autos. Gorgeous cards! Who are you missing in the relics? Just curious.
I need like 12 mire for this set ... I finished the Debut Bat set Earlier. Biggest one I need still for this one is Aaron.
Looking for a Glen Rice Inkredible and Alex Rodriguez cards
Probably one of my favorite pickups of the year so far.....I was 13 in 1991 when I remember the Donruss Elite cards were inserted into packs. Being a huge Ryno fan, I was ecstatic to learn that there 5,000 of the "Signature Series" Ryno cards inserted into packs. I really never recall ever seeing one for many years after that, nor did I know anyone that even pulled one of the Elite cards from a pack. I opened many, many boxes myself when I was 13. Over the years, I would see a Ryno card here or there ungraded. Decided about a year and a half ago that I would try to obtain a few select Ryno cards to add to my collection, with this being one on the list. I held out for a really nice PSA9, and this one came up at auction a few weeks ago. The bidding got pretty competitive towards the end, but I managed to win it...just barely. So happy and excited to add this Ryno to my collection.
Finally won an auction for a PSA 9 Yzerman after many lost auctions lol and super stoked to pick up the Marino in a 9 also with the price difference between a 9 and a 10 astronomical! Tilt centering is so prevalent on almost all the Marino rookies.
Amazing that five total nobodies can make a man so happy? Well, that's where we're at!!!
Added bonus is that four out of five are "La Sortija" backs, which also probably means nothing to most!
And yet, I'm still happy and still posting them!
1946 Propagandas Montiel - 100 Borrest Smith, 145 Bill Wixted, 165 Bill Lewis, 179 John Sabatie, 180 John Maire
I need just five more to complete one of the toughest and most beautiful star packed sets you ever saw...
These cards were issued to go into an album so many have back damage.
Not just any album, though.
This one: Front cover
Title Page
Page 'One'
Album pages
Last Page (Baseball Records and Firsts)
Inside Back Cover
Back Cover
_Five down, five to go! _
Haven’t had that happen in a while so I'm sliding a plea at the end here...
Again, I’ve been working on this set for years and I still need 4-5 cards to complete it. That range is because I’m not sure one exists:
90 Oswald Bluege (may not exist)
92 Buddy Lewis
144 Jack Sweeting
171 Jackie Myer
177 Paul Waner
How’s that for a collection of players? Obscure players from obscure sets are a real challenge so if you’re still reading, please, Please, PLEASE go shake some trees for me? Call a dealer you know, email a friend, check your own boxes and help me finish this one off, fellas.
Thank you
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
@1951WheatiesPremium said:
Amazing that five total nobodies can make a man so happy? Well, that's where we're at!!!
Added bonus is that four out of five are "La Sortija" backs, which also probably means nothing to most!
And yet, I'm still happy and still posting them!
1946 Propagandas Montiel - 100 Borrest Smith, 145 Bill Wixted, 165 Bill Lewis, 179 John Sabatie, 180 John Maire
I need just five more to complete one of the toughest and most beautiful star packed sets you ever saw...
Haven’t had that happen in a while so I'm sliding a plea at the end here...
Again, I’ve been working on this set for years and I still need 4-5 cards to complete it. That range is because I’m not sure one exists:
90 Oswald Bluege (may not exist)
92 Buddy Lewis
144 Jack Sweeting
171 Jackie Myer
177 Paul Waner
How’s that for a collection of players? Obscure players from obscure sets are a real challenge so if you’re still reading, please, Please, PLEASE go shake some trees for me? Call a dealer you know, email a friend, check your own boxes and help me finish this one off, fellas.
1957 PEP cereal Babe Ruth premium. Another "variation" to what my wife thinks is an insane collection - not me.
My total to date (15 yrs of collecting) - possibly the rarest? The "pink" one. Since I'm sure no boy would keep - toss to sis who precipitously tosses to the circular file?
Best complement? A full box (empty) - also got at a great price!
1957 PEP cereal Babe Ruth premium. Another "variation" to what my wife thinks is an insane collection - not me.
My total to date (15 yrs of collecting) - possibly the rarest? The "pink" one. Since I'm sure no boy would keep - toss to sis who precipitously tosses to the circular file?
Best complement? A full box (empty) - also got at a great price!
hey Stone193,
Those are Awesome.... I'd even ware a pink Babe Ruth ring...
Comments
He can rake and they got him relatively cheap!
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
I can absolutely respect this argument. Growing up playing, coaches (including my father) would use Brooks as the definition of what a good fielder was (you look like Brooks Robinson out there). I unfortunately am to young to ever have seen him play and can only go by stats and highlight reels. Nolan has him in fielding % at this point in his career and I'd bet has a bigger range factor too. But, stats can't tell the entire story, and I can acknowledge Brooks as the absolute measuring stick for any 3B. As far as McAdams comment Riley is a beast at the plate and very solid in the field. No knock on him, but glove wise isn't in the discussion with Nolan, Nolan is generational with the leather.
PS - Sorry for stealing the thread for a minute here by saying something controversial, lol. Now back to your regularly scheduled pictures of awesome recent pickups !
Jeff
Collecting:
post world war II HOF rookie
76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars
Arenado purple refractors(Rockies) Red (Cardinals)
successful deals with Keevan, Grote15, 1954, mbogoman
Remember Johnny Morris doing the Neal Armstrong and the Mike Ditka show each week. Very cool.
Incidentally when I learned in school that Neal Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon I thought they chose the Bears coach to get that honor - which made sense to my 7 year old brain.
1953 Bowman color.
I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/
Folks - the best third baseman ever isn’t Brooks Robinson. It’s Mike Schmidt, and Arrenado isn’t quite that good. HOF for Nolan, but not GOAT.
Best 3B of all-time is A-Rod.
I appreciate your opinion and just to clarify, I was talking specifically about defense. And I do think both Brooks and Arenado were and are better defenders than Schmidt, who was himself quite the excellent fielder.
I would certainly agree that of the three, Mike Schmidt had the best stick, then Nolan, then Robinson.
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
That's correct we had been discussing fielding. But if we have to speak about other accomplishments Robinson also won two World Series Titles and an MVP award. Arrenado hasn't won either.
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
Schmidt said on a Phillies broadcast that Nolan could turn out to be the best ever
Schmidt said on a Phillies broadcast that Nolan could turn out to be the best ever
Schmidt was not the best ever for me. Top 3, but not #1.
I will first say, I grew up idolizing Schmidt.
I have seen Schmidt do something twice that I haven't seen anyone else do.
With a runner on second and playing in, I have seen Schmidt make a diving stop, then lunge and tag the runner trying to go to third. Schmidt's awareness was unmatched. When he played first base in 1985, multiple times I saw him throw to third to get the lead runner, when I had never seen a first baseman do that ever, nor since (normally they would run to first to get the out).
And perhaps most importantly, only Brooks Robinson is a dead ringer for Otter, from Animal House…
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
These aren't August pickups, but I'm clearing a 6 month scanning backlog.
For my Pats team HOF set, self subbed:
"Completed" my John Hannah master set in time to get a 2022 badge. One self subbed, 3 purchased of eBay. Wasn't excited about buying a PSA 5 sticker, but it's one of only two graded copies and was the last item I needed for the master.
A couple other Hannah pickups:
An addition for my 68 Venezuelan Topps Sox team set:
And lastly, an addition to my PC Friars collection:
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
hey cgfalcone,
Very nice...
keep that tucked away. its started to fade, don't wanna see this happen to it. I own the three following cards, same year at different levels of ink.
faded, on its way out, perfectly preserved.
myslabs.to/smzcards
hey PNWcollector,
Nice one...
feeling better now that the heat wave is gone here. here's some more cards from that collection i had picked up.
hey slimies,
Looks good dude...
I picked up a nice Triple Threads for my McCann PC. The "Hotlanta" is my favorite of the Triple Threads variations over the years.
www.questfortherookiecup.com
Those are awesome. The 2001 Legendary Cuts set is my favorite modern set. Unbelievable array of relic cards and the cut autos are crazy at some of the print numbers on some really rare autos. Gorgeous cards! Who are you missing in the relics? Just curious.
www.questfortherookiecup.com
Thanks you . I wont be loading pictures of every card as the collection i purchased is approx 2,850 cards .
I'm still collecting Rookies.
Stieb RC takes me back to my early years of collecting.
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JR was so awesome and it’s a shame his career (and life) ended as they did. Just a dominant, charismatic player.
I recently sent in that 72 for grading. Would love an 8!
Stieb was pretty dominant in his prime, at least thats how I remember him as a young Jays fan.
hey emar,
Very nice...
@GroceryRackPack
Thanks!
The Riley was a pickup from our old friend Dave Barkus.
I love those early teens Topps Pro Debut sets. Nice looking Olsens.
Always buying Bobby Cox inserts. PM me.
Two nice scores for two PSA sets I'm working on: Mattingly Topps Basic and 1998 Yankees Rookies.
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
FINALLY got a BBCE 76 Trek box that I could afford! Yippee!!! Finally found a sales sheet as well!! WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!!
hey Chargers49ersLakers,
That's pretty cool....
Added a track legend
I need like 12 mire for this set ... I finished the Debut Bat set Earlier. Biggest one I need still for this one is Aaron.
Picked this up last week. 1/1 Stan Mausial National Treasure
http://s334.photobucket.com/albums/m415/apatlan5/
Wow!
Live long, and prosper.
only one pickup so far....
myslabs.to/smzcards
I got back a four-card, dual-grade submission last week. Quite happy with the results...
M
Live long, and prosper.
Probably one of my favorite pickups of the year so far.....I was 13 in 1991 when I remember the Donruss Elite cards were inserted into packs. Being a huge Ryno fan, I was ecstatic to learn that there 5,000 of the "Signature Series" Ryno cards inserted into packs. I really never recall ever seeing one for many years after that, nor did I know anyone that even pulled one of the Elite cards from a pack. I opened many, many boxes myself when I was 13. Over the years, I would see a Ryno card here or there ungraded. Decided about a year and a half ago that I would try to obtain a few select Ryno cards to add to my collection, with this being one on the list. I held out for a really nice PSA9, and this one came up at auction a few weeks ago. The bidding got pretty competitive towards the end, but I managed to win it...just barely. So happy and excited to add this Ryno to my collection.
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Finally won an auction for a PSA 9 Yzerman after many lost auctions lol and super stoked to pick up the Marino in a 9 also with the price difference between a 9 and a 10 astronomical! Tilt centering is so prevalent on almost all the Marino rookies.
Amazing that five total nobodies can make a man so happy? Well, that's where we're at!!!
Added bonus is that four out of five are "La Sortija" backs, which also probably means nothing to most!
And yet, I'm still happy and still posting them!
1946 Propagandas Montiel - 100 Borrest Smith, 145 Bill Wixted, 165 Bill Lewis, 179 John Sabatie, 180 John Maire
I need just five more to complete one of the toughest and most beautiful star packed sets you ever saw...
These cards were issued to go into an album so many have back damage.
Not just any album, though.
This one:
Front cover
Title Page
Page 'One'
Album pages
Last Page (Baseball Records and Firsts)
Inside Back Cover
Back Cover
_Five down, five to go! _
Haven’t had that happen in a while so I'm sliding a plea at the end here...
Again, I’ve been working on this set for years and I still need 4-5 cards to complete it. That range is because I’m not sure one exists:
90 Oswald Bluege (may not exist)
92 Buddy Lewis
144 Jack Sweeting
171 Jackie Myer
177 Paul Waner
How’s that for a collection of players? Obscure players from obscure sets are a real challenge so if you’re still reading, please, Please, PLEASE go shake some trees for me? Call a dealer you know, email a friend, check your own boxes and help me finish this one off, fellas.
Thank you
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
hey 51Wheaties,
Oh Wow....
Those are so cool. That Mel Ott photo is amazing.
1957 PEP cereal Babe Ruth premium. Another "variation" to what my wife thinks is an insane collection - not me.
My total to date (15 yrs of collecting) - possibly the rarest? The "pink" one. Since I'm sure no boy would keep - toss to sis who precipitously tosses to the circular file?
Best complement? A full box (empty) - also got at a great price!
hey Stone193,
Those are Awesome.... I'd even ware a pink Babe Ruth ring...