So what did you get for Christmas?
lawnmowermanswife
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Did you get what you wanted? Just socks and underware?
Tonya
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Hope we all get what we want -- perhaps not all that we deserve!!
Hoof, hope you have a great time with the family.
*edited* because I can't read LOL.
P.S hope i didn't just jinx them
Dave
<< <i>Hoof, hope you have a great time with the family.
*edited* because I can't read LOL. >>
I did leave that a little too ambiguous, didn't I! I should've said our 10-month old granddaughter, Samantha Jayne. I should have some fun pictures of her later...
Enjoy the day!
P.S. I could add that I do know ONE present I'm getting -- because I bought it!
still foggy-eyed somewhat, but no wearing birth-control glasses anymore!
julen
RIP GURU
I also got some shirts, boxers and some other boring stuff...Just kidding honey! (She may read this...lol)
Here are some scans of some of my better pulls. If ya want to see my boxers let me know and I will scan those later
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
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We're headed out to Austin to see my wife's parents.
So, we won't be doing Christmas until around 5pm this evening.
My son is supposed to be here by 12:29pm - he's got 1 minute!
Merry Christmas everyone!
mike
<< <i>proud to report that i got an extra-wide bookcase for storage of all the baseball card boxes that clog up the office here at home....Santa heard my plea!
I would like to see a picture of the bookcase once you get it all loaded up. I am glad he heard your plea. merry xmas!
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
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Here's who we're waiting for so we can open our gifts to one another -- our granddaughter, Samantha Jayne:
<< <i>Boxes and boxers! Quite a combination! Thanks for sharing, I think!
Here's who we're waiting for so we can open our gifts to one another -- our granddaughter, Samantha Jayne:
Very Cute! She is going to be a lot of fun to watch opening presents! I like her name to. Samantha (Sam) is my daughters name also
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
JDRF Donation
Tonya bought me a Epson 4490 scanner just for my cards
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<< <i>I guess my crying about the poor quality scans our scanner puts out didnt go un-heard.
Tonya bought me a Epson 4490 scanner just for my cards
Matt, I think you will like the Quality of the Epson, I have an Epson 3590 and love it.
<< <i>Wondo, are you exited about the beard trimmer or what?
Hoof, hope you have a great time with the family.
*edited* because I can't read LOL. >>
LOL
Well,
Since there ain't much hair on my head, I gotta have fun when I can.
As my dad went through heart surgery a week ago monday, I already got my gift
Here's a solid yellow and white gold coin my mom and dad bought me.
These pictures don't really show the coins true beauty.
Thanks for sharing pics everyone, Merry Christmas
<< <i>Thats great to hear Carew 29!! I also had surgery, a week ago thursday......skin cancer at the ripe old age of 25
My worst fear......Wish you the best of luck. hope all is well.
Minnie Minoso Master and Basic
1967 Topps PSA 8+
1960's Topps run Mega Set
"For me, playing baseball has been like a war and I was defending the uniform I wore, Every time I put on the uniform I respected it like the American flag. I wore it like I was representing every Latin country."--Minnie Minoso
My kids each got me a book for my library - Dean Koontz's new "Brother Odd" and Michael Crichton's new "Next". I'm very much looking forward to reading them, but I've got too many others stacked up in front right now. I'll get to 'em soon.
My OBC secret Santa sent me a neat September 1950 Sport magazine with Don Newcombe on the cover. Inside was some sort of vintage blank-backed postcard (slightly smaller though) with Harold "Pee Wee" Reese on the cover. Not sure what it is yet, when I do, I'll scan it and put it in the mail thread. Also included were 13 nosebleeders to my off-condition 1970, 1971 and 1972 sets.
My wife Barbara blew me away with a gigantic wrapped gift. Inside was a new computer! 21-inch-wide screen, Athlon 4600+ processer, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, DVD-R/RW Lightscribe, plus a TV tuner that I guess allows me to watch TV on it? I was stunned to say the least. Not sure if I need this much power, but it'll be fun to find out if I can put it all to use! I'll have to post pix in a couple days when I get it set up.
Merry Christmas to all!
Geordie
Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
My coordination is terrible, but this is an extremely fun game.
You can't go wrong with songs like Shout at the Devil -Motley Crue,
War Pigs, You really got Me (VH), Mother( Danzig ), etc.
I finally finished putting all the decals on the guitar (skulls, wings, etc.)
Yea, I look like a real rocker with my PJs on jammin'
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
WaltDisneyBoards
Collecting Tony Perez PSA and Rookie Baseball PSA
My son got more toys then he can play with. Toys weren't this cool when I was a kid.
Red
Looking for 81-84 Topps Stickers in PSA 9 or better, 81 Topps Scratch offs, 83 Topps Fold outs in PSA 8 or better, 83 Fleer Stamps and 81/86 Fleer Star Stickers in PSA 9 or better.
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Son got Guitar Hero II
wif egot me a camera (digital)
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Collecting all Yankees especially:
Thurman Munson, Yogi Berra, Melky Cabrera!
For my son:
Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada
MY Baseball Card Page
My Player Collection Needs
Especially you Munson15, hate to see your son's career as a MLB set-up man ruined at an early age
<< <i>Ball signed by Yogi Berra and Don Larson with display case.....
Son got Guitar Hero II
wif egot me a camera (digital) >>
Can you show us some pics? I would love to see your ba... (I am not going to say it).... xmas present.
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
JDRF Donation
Collecting:
Brett Favre Master Set
Favre Ticket Stubs
Favre TD Reciever Autos
Football HOF Player/etc. Auto Set
Football HOF Rc's
<< <i>Especially you Munson15, hate to see your son's career as a MLB set-up man ruined at an early age
Man MY HAND hurts from playing it!!!!! I had him read the article and we got a good laugh. Won't be seeing that game come Spring Training!!!!!
<< <i>Can you show us some pics? I would love to see your ba... (I am not going to say it).... xmas present. >>
I guess now that I got a digital camera I can't say no...just let me learn how to use it and I'll post it. The frame was up and hung on Christmas Eve. My Dad laughed when they came other the house on Christmas Day for dinner........
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Collecting all Yankees especially:
Thurman Munson, Yogi Berra, Melky Cabrera!
For my son:
Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada
MY Baseball Card Page
My Player Collection Needs
An Angels T-Shirt
San Diego Chargers hooded sweat shirt (I'll be at the game this Sunday)
A couple of shirts
A crystal Coyote - Another thing I collect
and this beauty!!
"If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
<< <i>Hoof, she is breathtaking! Look at those eyes! >>
Tonya, I'll pass your compliments on. Thanks!
Bunker, Gotta love the cute little Samantha's in our lives, eh?! Here's another of our Sammie with her favorite gift:
I was fortunate enough to receive some nice gifts to go along with the fun family time, including a big can of cashews (an old tradition), some Lindt chocolates (a new tradition), a couple music CDs, a couple movies and a couple books. Also, in addition to a MN Twins World Series DVD I mentioned in an earlier post, my wife bought me a 2006 Fleer factory set. I'm thinking about seeing what other sets they may have in stock. I've always been partial to Topps and Donruss. Since this is Donruss' last year, I'd like to get that one if possible.
Oh yeah, and I also received my annual copy of an Ansel Adams calendar (I love his work) and a couple picture frames to display whatever I want in my card room. The year has been very good to us.
Hope you all enjoyed your Christmas Day!
What did I get for Christmas? About 50 assorted packs of cards from friends and family, Patriots keychain light and football flannel pants from my MIL, hockey packs from one daughter, and a Red Sox freezer mug from my other daughter. It must have killed her to buy the Red Sox mug, the poor misguided girl is a Yankees fan!
Now my wife hooked me up REAL good! She got me a subscription to Beckett Baseball and one to the Beckett Baseball Quarterly magazines. She got me this HUGE hardcover book (must weigh 10 pounds and be 2' x 1'!) called "Historic Ballparks: A Panoramic View". It is filled with stats and pictures of every major ballpark from the turn of the century till modern day. It is one sweet book!
I also collect McFarlane Sport Pick figures as well as cards. My wife, God love her, got me a figure I always wanted but thought I would never own because it is so dam expensive. When I opened that last gift up and found a super chase Tom Brady, I was thrilled to bits! Yeah, my wife is pretty awesome.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I'd like to take this time to say THANK YOU to everyone on this board and for being so kind and giving to each other. I appreciate what each and every one of you bring to the board and I am proud to be a part of this CU family. Happy Holidays everyone!
I don't post very often, but I go on the site quiet a bit. Anyway, my Wife and In-Laws got me the following cards for Christmas:
1959 Topps PSA 5 Mickey Mantle
1983 Fleer PSA 9 Ryne Sandberg
1971 Topps PSA 6 Ernie Banks
1963 Topps PSA 6 Roger Maris
1985 Topps PSA 9 Roger Clemens
1966 Topps PSA 6 Bob Gibson
1967 Topps PSA 8 Fergie Jenkins
1984 Donruss PSA 8 Don Mattingly
I basically collect hall of famers and superstar players from 1954-2006, but most of my collection focuses on cards from 1959-1985. I usually buy PSA 5 or 6 for cards from 1954-1959, PSA 6 or 7 from 1960-1973, PSA 7 or 8 from 1974-1979 and PSA 8 or 9 from 1980 on. I own about 650 PSA graded cards and have no 10's. Right now I am trying to get 30 hall of famers or superstars (Rose, Garvey, Dawson, Murphy) from every Topps regular issue from 1959 to 1985. Right now I need seven cards to have 30 cards from every year from 1969 to 1979. I need a 1971 Frank Robinson, Gaylord Perry, Jim Palmer and Phil Niekro. A 1977 Gaylord Perry and Dennis Eckersley and a 1979 Stargell. Why 30 cards? That is how many fit in the display cases I buy and it usually covers all the best players from each year.
Here is were I stand for each year:
1959 - 22: The only major names I need are Aaron, Gibson, Spahn, Mays A.S., Aaron A.S.
1960 - 1: I only have the Whitey Ford.
1961 - 7
1962 - 9
1963 - 8
1964 - 10 - I got Mays, Mantle and Koufax, so I am off to a good start.
1965 - 3
1966 - 10
1967 - 24 - I need Carew, B Robby, Seaver, Perez, Niekro and Palmer. I love the look of this set.
1968 - 22 - The big names I need are Mays and Ryan.
I have also made a pretty big dent in the 80's sets. I have almost completed 1980, 1981, 1984. I finished 1983, but still need about 17 each for 1982 and 1985. For some reason, there are not a lot of 1982's in grade 8 and 9 on Ebay. I also have complete sets from 1969, 1973, 1974 and 1976-2006. I am about 100 cards short of a 1959 set. I like set building, but my real passion is buying the PSA cards.
I collect like most people do, to reconnect with my childhood. When I was a kid my father used to drive me around to the local card shows were I would blow a lot of my cash on the overproduced late 80's early 90's stuff. However, I did manage to build a decent vintage collection because I always enjoyed the history of the game. My Father used to tell me stories about when my Grandfather would take him to Detroit to watch the Tigers games. He was always a fan of Rocky Colavito and Al Kaline. About 4 or 5 years ago I got back into collecting and sold off my raw collection with the exception of my Topps sets and spent all my money on PSA cards. Though, SGC cards look nice, I like the uniform appearance of having all PSA in my collection - I am a bit of a neat freak. The oldest card I have is a 1954 Topps PSA 5 Ted Williams #250 that my wife bought me for my 30th birthday. The most valuable is the PSA 5 1959 Mantle that I just got for Christmas. Though, I don't collect for investment reasons, I still like knowing that my collection does have value. My favorite cards I own are the 1963 Topps Koufax - I don't know why, I just like the pose and look of the card and the 1959 Topps A.S. Mantle. I remember when I was kid, a friend of my Dad's gave me a shoe box full of 1959 Topps cards to go through for him and it was the first Mickey Mantle card I was ever able to touch. Unfortunately, I had to give the cards back to him after I organized them, but I always wanted to own one.
My wife likes baseball too and is accepting of my passion for collecting. She even agreed to let me display my cards in our finished basement. I would attach scans, but I don't have a scanner.
I realize I went beyond telling you what I got for Christmas, but it is not often I get to share my passion with others. Thanks for listening to my long winded message and have a Happy New Year.
Mark
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Last night at his mom's his older brother was saying hey Matt remember when you were crying because the Cowboys lost the 81 championship game when you were 12? LOL!!
<< <i>Ha! Are you a life long Dallas fan too? They have been Matt's since he was a kid.
Last night at his mom's his older brother was saying hey Matt remember when you were crying because the Cowboys lost the 81 championship game when you were 12? LOL!! >>
I WAS 12!! I WAS ALOWD TO CRY
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<< <i>I WAS 12!! I WAS ALOWD TO CRY
Okay, I wont tell anyone you cried last week too.
Mark,
I have 4 - 30 card cases that I store select sets in and rotate them from time to time. I also have a 50 card case that I store my favorite cards in. I don't have the room to display all the sets without making the walls look too cluttered. I will probably end up displaying 6 or 7. Right now I have the 1969, 1972, 1976 and 1983 sets on display. It gives a pretty good mix of the different years. Once I complete the 59 set, I will put that up. It is neat to look at the different years and see how the players changed or if they are even still playing. It also captures the history of the game over a long period of time.
<< <i>Ha! Are you a life long Dallas fan too? They have been Matt's since he was a kid.
Last night at his mom's his older brother was saying hey Matt remember when you were crying because the Cowboys lost the 81 championship game when you were 12? LOL!! >>
I am also a huge Cowboy fan...and I too remember hiding in my closet crying when the Niners beat the Cowboys.....I still get Post-traumatic symptoms whenever I see the video of "the catch!" My Grandparents bought me a Staubach jersey and helmet for Christmas in 1977...I use to wear them while watching the games on the small black and white tv in my room. Staubach jersey turned into a Danny White jersey in my early teen years. I also remember breaking my Dad's favorite chair because I was standing on it and jumped up to celebrate the Cowboys scoring during the Super Bowl against Denver....I was a pretty big kid, and the bottom gave out..boy was Dad ticked!
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iPod nano from my wife... she opened the package and proloaded my favorite albums on it before christmas
Nothing sports related this year, except a Montgomery Biscuits sweatshirt from my brother.
Joe
Nice card - 1959 Topps PSA 5 Mickey Mantle
1959 is one of my favorites years - bought the Mickey AS for that year at a card show when I was a kid and ever since i've been slowly trying to get the set built.
For X-Mas I got some lower grade 1914-15 Cracker Jack cards.