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Lost in all the pitching talk surrounding the Blue Jays in the off-season was R.A. Dickey.  With Buehrle retiring, Price moving to Boston, the J.A. Happ signing and all the talk about the younger pitchers, R.A. Dickey and his knuckleball come to spring training totally under the radar.I’m hoping that he has one more good season left in his arm to help get the Jays to another post season this year.I managed to find a page worth of cards to hopefully entertain you for a few minutes.Top row:  Regular shinyI thought about putting the Topps Tribute card in between the 2 Prizm cards, but in the end I believe the row looks better with the non-licensed cards together.Hard to believe that 2016 is already going to be Dickey’s 4th as a Blue Jay.  Middle row:  Shiny with some colorAligned the blue Tribute (#’d 8/99) with its mate above it, just because I thought it was best.  The Orange 2013 Chrome is the only horizontal card on the page, so I figured why not in the center?  I also just noticed that the Chrome photo of R.A. is different than the base.   A good thing!Yes, I know that the Topps gold on the right isn’t shiny…Bottom row: The base cardsIt’s funny that I seem to notice things on cards more after I’ve scanned them and started writing.  The majority of cards featuring knuckleballers show them with the knuckleball grip.  Check out the Gypsy Queen on the right, that’s definitely not a knuckleball grip. No jokes about Dickey being old enough to have actually been a part of the ’57 set….I thought after 3 seasons in Toronto I might have more R.A. Dickey cards, but I struggled to find 9 cards to fill a page. No doubt next week when I’m looking for someone else, I’ll find a whole cache of R.A.’s cards.  That’s just the way it is, right?Thanks for reading, Robert

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Not one, but two PWE’s arrived last week from one of the more frequent trade partners of mine over my blogging time, Brian from the Play at the Plate blog.  Brian decided he was going to knock out a bunch of my ’16 Topps want list, and he came close to knocking them all off.I thought that Brock Holt was going to be a player for the Pirates for a long time when they brought him up a couple of seasons ago.   It was disappointing to see him go to Boston, where he’s become a solid utility player.  That shot of him has a good shot of going into my top 10 countdown when I finish the set (hopefully in the next week or two).Nothing much to write home about on these cards, not a photo that stands out.  Scherzer getting coated in chocolate after his no-hitter could have been a great base or variation photo.  Now that I reside in south Florida it will be interesting to see how much I hear about Christian Yelich (bottom center) as part of what appears to be a great outfield for the Marlins.I made two swoops, or passes if you will, through the cards I have for the ’16 series 1 set to make sure that my want list was correct.  I’ve made so many mistakes in the past trying to complete sets that I kind of make this a rite of passage when the want list gets small.   It is correct now in case you were wondering.Two swoops through the entire set I’ll also make to pull out my top 10 cards in a week or 2, that Carlos Gomez horizontal card just might be one of the best. Thank you for the cards Brian, much appreciated!!thanks for reading, Robert

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iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3: Ever wondered which is stronger? A video by insurer SquareTrade reveals allThe iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 are two of the most popular phones on the market, so it’s no wonder there’s friction between the two. Both are unique in their own way, but which is the most durable? Well, according to a video by insurers SquareTrade, the iPhone wins hands down.The firm carried out multiple tests on both devices, which included dropping them in a swimming pool, to see which is the most susceptible to taking a battering.In the first test, both phones were dropped from the same height, which resulted in the iPhone 5 suffering minor scratches, while the S3’s screen was smashed to smithereens.Although, in all fairness to the S3, it crash landed screen-first, while the iPhone landed on its bottom – had the roles been reversed, chances are Apple’s smartphone would have suffered a similar fate.The waterproof test was fairer; both devices were dropped in a swimming pool, resulting in the iPhone carrying on as normal (albeit, it was a tad slow at responding to requests) and Samsung’s blower going in total meltdown.  The third and final test comprised of both devices having your average household items being dropped on them, including a rolling pin and torch. Both devices seemed to put up a good fight, although the S3’s screen took an almighty blow from the bottom edge of a wine bottle and cracked on impact.Although again, in fairness to the S3, the bottle landed differently on it than it did on the iPhone 5, so in overview, it wasn’t a fair test. Anyways, you can make up your own mind by watch the clip below. Enjoy. 

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Nokia Asha 309 is a featured budget-friendly phone comes 3.0 inch WVGA TFT capacitive multi-touch screen display with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. Runs on Nokia Series 40 User Interface (UI), come with multiple home screen and boosted with scratch- resistant glass. A super-smooth accurate touch screen, swipe across to jump between three customizable home screen for apps, contacts and calls and pull down to see messages and alerts in just a single touch will takes.

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Nokia Asha 308 is a featured budget-friendly phone comes in dual-SIM capability along wih Bluetooth connectivity as a different side features of its brother Asha 309 phone. Sports a 3.0 inch WVGA TFT capacitive multi-touch screen display with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels, coated with scratch- resistant glass. With a multiple home screen and the handset will runs og Nokia Series 40 reconfigured User Interface (UI).

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