I Wish This PWE Came With Bubblegum

Jeff from Wish They Still Came With Bubblegum has been working on his PWE packing skills and I am happy to say that I was recently on the receiving end of one. The contents packed quite a punch. There were seven cards in all. I needed six of them. Here they are.

I'll start with one of the highest rated Yankees prospects in the system. This is a great die-cut. The prospects didn't end there.

Jeff has sent me the only two Refsnyder cards that I have. In an earlier package, he sent me the Bowman paper version which I got signed, here we have the Chrome version. The orange wave Mateo is the first orange wave that I have added and the first Mateo to find a home in my collection. Next, Jeff hit my love of season highlights and of Bernie Williams.

Wait, I forgot to include my love of Collector's Choice. I'm pretty sure that I've mentioned that in a previous post or two.

Though the rest of the contents were pretty great, these two were definitely my favorites of the bunch. I think that Topps Gallery is hit or miss. There have been really great designs done well and there have been some really weak designs done poorly. These two are really great! 

Thanks for the PWE Jeff! I've got some more Bravos to ship your way soon.

Sunday was Bernie Day in the Bronx

This post was supposed to have gone live yesterday, but due to a glitch in the iPad Blogger app, it did not. Here it is with some minor modifications.

In the short history of this blog, my appreciation for Bernie Williams has been well documented. Yesterday was a big day for one of my favorite Yankees. Bernie's jersey number was retired and he was honored with a plaque in Yankee Stadium's Monument Park.

It's times like this that make me wish I still lived in NY. I would have loved to have been present for the pre-game ceremony.

Many of his former teammates were able to show up for the festivities. It was nice to see the foundation upon which the Yankees championship teams of the late nineties/early 2000's back together again. Congrats on a wonderful career and for receiving these well deserved honors Bernie!

Since no post is complete without at least one card,, here is a recent addition to my Bernie collection.

This is the International Atomic Refractor from 1997 Bowman's Best. Though the scan doesn't do it justice, it is a brilliant, shining star of a card...just like the player it depicts.

I hope you all had a great Memorial Day and that you took a moment to remember all of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom!  Thanks for reading.

New Blog, Great Name, Great New Trading Partner

A few weeks ago, a new reader made a comment on one of my posts. I sent him a message and the next thing I knew, he was starting a blog! Jeff from Wish They Still Came With Bubble Gum seemed like a great guy, and I LOVE that blog name! We messaged back and forth a few times and before long there was a bubble mailer waiting for me in the mailbox.

These 2015 Bowman singles are what got the ball rolling. The Cobb is /499 and the Bernie is an awesome RC Flashback refractor. The Rodon had my interest since I am an NC State grad and this is only my second Matt Andriese card(the first being a team set issue). The real treasure here will hopefully be the Refsnyder. With any luck at all, I'll have it signed by the end of this week. He's currently on the Scranton Railriders roster and they happen to roll into town to face my hometown Bulls for 4 games starting on Thursday.

Jeff didn't stop there. He sent me seven more Topps cards for my various 2015 set needs. True, only six are shown, but he also included the base Mike Trout card which was the last 'big' card I needed for the set and brings me down to only two cards left until completion. Just two more!!!

A few GQ Yankee legends, a few OD Nats, and a new Jorge rounded out what is hopefully our first of many trades! Thanks Jeff! I'm sorry that it was a little slow going for me to get to the post office, but I can say that your return package is on its way and I hope that you enjoy what I sent your way!