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A quick break from the Serial Numbered Insanity set tonight to show off some cards that I recently received from Mets blogger Mark from the This Way to the Clubhouse part of the blogosphere.  I sent Mark a few Mets cards and I received a envelope full of Blue Jays goodness.I decided to show a bunch of the cards off in groups of 4, you’ll see why later.2009 Topps black parallels!!  Hadn’t seen any of these in forever.  There was also a 2011 Topps Blue Jays team card in the black parallel form as well.   It didn’t make the cut.Various forms of gold parallels.  In case you were wondering, the Mark DeRosa is the 5th version of that card that I now own.  (Base, gold, yellow, red sparkle, Wal-Mart blue)  I’m sure that there are a few others that still need to be picked up…Four great players that played for various lengths of time in Toronto.  2 of them are in the hall of fame, 1 has the numbers to get in but the reputation to keep him out, and the 4th isn’t eligible for another 2 years, but probably doesn’t have enough numbers to get in.  All 4 made an impression on Blue Jays fans in one way or another.Gustavo Pierre was just converted in the past year from a shortstop to a pitcher.  So far, not so good, in 8 appearances in A ball his ERA is over 10.  J.P. Arencibia started with the Jays, and has bounced around the past few years.  He is now part of the Rays organization.  Justin Jackson is another player that was converted from a position player to a pitcher.  He’s had more success, but is still just at the AA level.  Chris Hawkins never made it past A ball and hasn’t been in MiLB since 2013. Sluggers.  4 of them.  Lind had 146 HR with the Jays.  Carter had 203 HR with the Jays, and the most memorable one ever.  Encarnacion has 220 HR with Toronto, and right now I would resign him before I would resign Bautista.  Delgado has 336 Blue Jays HRs, and is probably their all time best hitter in my opinion.Why the title you may ask?  Well, I’m a big fan of the movie Meatballs with Bill Murray.  If you click the link you’ll go to a YouTube clip of one of the scenes from the movie, featuring a character named Spaz.  Yes, Kaz rhymes with Spaz, but no he doesn’t remind of the character.   Thought maybe one or 2 of you out there could use a laugh.  You’ll notice that when the subtitles come in, Spaz! is there 4 times in each.  Not sure why that is, but I made it fit the post (or at least tried to)…Thank you for the cards Mark, they are greatly appreciated!!Thanks for reading, Robert

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I heard this mentioned in the past couple of weeks, and it’s the truth.  The heat in the south is so stifling (along with the humidity) that it’s very difficult to spend any amount of time outdoors.  While I reveled in the warm winter I experienced this year, the past several weeks have been tougher than I expected.  Taking walks for 30 minutes leaves you drenched.  While I don’t have a house (yet), I’ve already heard the stories from my friends about how mowing the lawn leaves them exhausted.Definitely summer time down here is indoor season.  Maybe I’ll take more advantage of the time inside and get some posts done.That being said, here’s a couple more Serial Numbered Insanity pages.   Enjoy!#19:  St. Louis Cardinals team card.  2011 Topps diamond blue parallel #19/60.  Courtesy of Manupatches and Chrome Scratches (retired).  St. Louis card #2#20:  Ryan Drese, 2005 Topps Chrome refractor #20/225.  Courtesy of Dennis from Too Many Verlanders.  Texas card #2#21:  Mark Loretta, 2005 Topps Chrome refractor #21/225.  Courtesy of Dennis from Too Many Verlanders.  San Diego card #2#22:  Michael Tucker, 2005 Topps Chrome red refractor #22/25.  Bought on ebay.  San Francisco card #1#23:  Jonathan Joseph, 2011 Bowman Chrome refractor #23/150.  Courtesy of Jeff from 2×3 heroes.  Oakland card #1#24:  Raul Ibanez, 2003 Topps Chrome refractor #24/699.  Courtesy of The Sandlot blog.  Kansas City card #1#25:  Miguel Montero, 2011 Topps black parallel #25/60.  Courtesy of Ted from the Crinkly Wrappers blog (retired, you’ll be seeing that a lot through these posts).  Arizona card #1#26:  Orlando Hernandez, 2007 Topps Chrome red refractor, #26/90.  Courtesy of Simon from the 7 Hours from Tampa Bay blog.  Arizona card #2.#27:  Sam Fuld, 2011 Topps gold parallel #27/2011.  Courtesy of the Tomahawk Chopping blog.  Tampa Bay card #1  #28:  Andruw Jones, 2007 Topps Moments and Milestones # 28/29.  Courtesy of Oscar from All trade bait, all the time.  Atlanta card #4.#29:  Steven Ramos, 2014 Bowman green parallel #29/199.  Courtesy of Dennis from Too Many Verlanders.  St. Louis card #3#30:  Adrian Gonzalez, 2010 Topps Opening Day blue parallel #30/2010.  Courtesy of Ted from the Crinkly Wrappers blog (retired).  San Diego card #3#31:  Jeff Kent, 2006 Topps Moments and Milestones #31/150.  Purchased at the 2012 NSCC in Baltimore.  LA Dodgers card #2#32:  Russ Ortiz, 2005 Bowman white parallel #32/240.  Courtesy of Max from the Starting Nine blog.  Arizona card #3.#33:  Wilson Valdez, 2012 Topps gold parallel #33/2012.  Courtesy of Michael from the Nomo’s Sushi Platter blog.  Cincinnati card #1#34:  Dustin Pedroia, 2011 Topps gold parallel #34/2011.  Purchased off of ebay.  Boston card #2#35:  Torii Hunter, 2007 Topps Triple Threads #35/239.  Purchased at the Cleveland NSCC in 2014.  Minnesota card #1#36:  Joel Piniero, 2009 Topps gold parallel #36/2009.  Courtesy of Jeroen at the Dutch Card Guy blog.  St. Louis card #4No holes in the pages so far which is a good thing.  A bit of damage on the 19 card (OK, a lot of damage), but I don’t think I want to hunt for a replacement.  Only Atlanta and St. Louis are averaging a card per page so far, while 10 teams don’t have any cards yet.  More to come, especially with the heat expected for the next…..several weeks.Thanks for reading, Robert

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Real estate hunting can be tiring work, especially when you do it in the middle of a Florida summer.  My wife and I finally were able to lock into a contract this past week, and the process has begun of buying what we are calling our “final home”.  Our plan is not to move anymore, and hopefully in the next few weeks we will have the process closed and move into the new digs.Outside of the daily posts on my other blog, which consist of 3 bullet points and take only a few minutes each to hammer out, my blog posts have really been few and far between.   I’ve managed to knock out a few trades and envelopes here and there, but blogging just hasn’t been the same as it was a year or 2 ago.Last Wednesday, one of my favorite blog trading partners, Tony from Off Hiatus Baseball posted about the Brewers cards I sent his way.  What he also mentioned in the post is my long running Serial Numbered Insanity quest, which has been dormant on the blog for some time.Tony, thank you for the push that I’ve needed.  It’s time to go over what I have with a fine tooth comb.   I’m going to post each page over the next several weeks, make sure that each team has 50 cards and that I’ve not screwed anything up.Those who follow religiously, make sure I don’t screw anything up, OK?Here we go!!Page 1–cards #1-9#1:  Adrian Gonzalez, 2010 Topps Chrome Yellow Printing Plate.  Courtesy of Brian from Play at the Plate.   San Diego card #1#2:  Brian Moran, 2010 Bowman Chrome gold refractor #2/50.  Picked up via a trade from the Bench website.  Seattle card #1#3:  Erik Bedard, 2008 Topps Moments & Milestones #3/10.  Courtesy of Mark from the Chronicles of Fuji blog.  Baltimore card #1 #4:  Victor Martinez, 2007 Topps Finest green refractor #4/199.  Picked up via a trade from the Bench website  Cleveland card #1 #5:  Kevin Youkilis, 2011 Bowman’s Best insert #5/99.  Picked up via a trade from the I collect ball cards blog (no longer active).  Boston card #1 #6:  Yunel Escobar, 2009 Topps Finest green refractor #6/99.  Picked up via a trade from the Bench website (3rd one already!).  Atlanta card #1#7:  Eric O’Flaherty, 2011 Topps Black parallel #7/60.  Courtesy of Ted from the Crinkly Wrappers blog (retired).  Atlanta card #2 #8:  Garret Anderson, 2008 Topps Co-Signers green parallel #8/25.  Courtesy of Dennis from the Too Many Verlanders blog.  LA Angels card #1  #9:  Yorvit Torrealba, 2011 Topps gold #9/2011.  Bought from ebay.  Texas card #1  #10: Nathan Haynes, 2007 Topps chrome refractor #10/415.  Courtesy of Max from the Starting Nine blog.  LA Angels card #2#11: Ichiro, 2011 Topps Finest refractor #11/299.  Likely picked up at a card show in western PA.Seattle card #2#12:  Christian Frederickson, 2012 Bowman Chrome gold refractor #12/50.  Courtesy of the Diamond King blog (still alive, but hasn’t posted in a couple years).  Colorado card #1  #13:  Chipper Jones, 2011 Topps Finest refractor #13/299.  Likely picked up at a card show in western PA.  Atlanta card #3  #14:  Johnny Mize, 2009 Topps Triple Threads #14/525. Picked up at the 2012 National Sports Card Convention in Baltimore.  St. Louis card #1  #15:  John Lindsey, 2011  Bowman green parallel #15/450.  Picked up via a trade from the Bench website.  Los Angeles Dodgers card #1#16:  Kosuke Fukudome, 2010 Topps black parallel #16/59.  Courtesy of Ted from the Crinkly Wrappers blog (retired).  Chicago Cubs card #1#17:  Dan Uggla, 2007 Topps Moments and Milestones #17/29.  Picked up at the 2012 National Sports Card Convention in Baltimore.  Florida card #1#18:  Brad Hawpe, 2010 Topps Chrome purple refractor #18/599.  Courtesy of the Tomahawk Chopping blog.  Colorado card #2   1482 cards, and a lot of posts to go.  Lots of great cards to come as well.Thanks for the push Tony!! Thanks for reading, Robert

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Over the last few months, even though I’m not writing as much as I used to here, I am still thinking about other collectors when I pull something halfway decent out of a pack, or something that I know someone else might like.I sent an envelope of Royals cards to Josh of the Royals and Randoms blog, and he responded in kind with a PWE featuring a couple of Blue Jays cards that were cool to me.If you’ve paid any attention to this blog over the past 5 years, you know that I’m a sucker for serial numbered parallels.  This brown framed paper parallel from ’15 GQ featuring Jose Reyes is a nice add to the Jays collection.  It is #’d 52/499. I’d love to see Reyes get another shot at a job in the majors with the Mets. Thank goodness that Josh put a note in the envelope telling me who this is, because I wouldn’t have recognized it right away.  This is a sketch card of Paul Molitor, whom I didn’t recognize at first, but when I read the note I said, “OK, I see it now”. It’s certainly a helluva lot better than anything I could sketch for sure.  Both cards are great additions to the Jays collection.Thank you Josh for the envelope, it’s greatly appreciated!!  I have some more cards coming your way sometime soon.thanks for reading, Robert

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Some of my best card pick ups have been from ebay where I’ve found the card, bid on the auction, and promptly forgot about the card until I get the email notification that I’ve won.This is probably my best win yet.I sat down one evening last week just flipping through ’64 Topps auctions when I came across one for a Phil Niekro RC that said in big bold letters “CREASED”.I looked at it, zoomed it, and it didn’t look bad.  Outside of being “dirty”.  So on a lark I threw down a $16 bid on it, and promptly forgot about it after finding out that I was the high bidder at $13.84.  I figured I would be outbid, and went on my merry way.Mine!!  Phil Niekro finally finds a spot in my ’64 Topps set quest.  I really don’t think that this is a bad card.Even the back of the card is not that bad in my opinion.On another note, for me this card is cool as Phil Roof was part of the Blue Jays in their first year in 1977, for all of 5 ABs.  That was Phil’s last year in the majors at the age of 36.23 cards to go to finish the set.  Still on track to finish by the end of 2016.thanks for reading, Robert

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