The Simplicity of Being Unlicensed

Unlicensed sports cards were all the rage in the 80's and 90's. I remember walking into small card shows and the first thing you'd see was a rack or table covered with free unlicensed cards. Usually, you were allowed to pick a few out. These Wally Joyner cards I picked up in a trade with scordova are typical of the cards you'd find:

Full bleed, thinner stock, simple name and (sometimes) a team.

The backs were usually where the oversimplification really came into view:

BAM!

No statistics, no photo, no personal player information, no logos, no card number, no nuttin'.

I love it!

Here are the rest of the cards in the trade:

Those Topps are Tiffany, I'm not sure if that's why they seem to be a bit discolored.

The odd Jim Fregosi Phillies card is for his PC

TCDB Trade With Aaron_Miller

Got all these in trade for a bunch of 1995 Fleer Spiderman cards, which I have a lot more dupes of (hint hint).

TCDB Trade With mzentko

Always nice trading with Mark.

That MLB 2000 "0" game card is not a dupe of the one a couple trades up.

Each letter came in multiples with different "tip" numbers.

This one is Tip #20, the previous is Tip #21.

There are 35 different cards that can spell out "MLB 2000".

And a TCDB trade from TheForeverMan

Mike Trout has been out of action due to a strained hammy on June 17th.

Maybe he'll still play in the All-Star Game?

Yet to be determined.

Salmon Up The Wazoo

A few weeks ago, I received a fat padded envelope containing about nine bricks of cards wrapped in newspaper from Johnny. The bricks contained an assortment of Angels cards but the majority of those were of Tim Salmon, followed by Albert Pujols and then JT Snow.

That's just a small sampling of nice Salmon cards and believe me there were a LOT more than that!

Some of the Pujols cards I found and again, this is only a few of those he sent.

There's a sampling of the other Angels included.

There was an unusual amount of Noah Syndergaard cards too.

Was he a PC guy Johnny?

Took me about six hours but always fun busting, sorting and cataloging a bulk Angels envelope.

Thanks Johnny!

Angels Cameo

 

2009 Upper Deck #466 Derek Jeter Season Highlights

Pretty sure that's Jeff Mathis #5 behind the plate while Derek Jeter rips a liner off the Angels pitcher.

Mathis and Mike Napoli shared duties behind the plate in 2008.

Angels Relocation?

No, but Angels cards are relocating from Matthew's house to mine!

Matthew of Number 5 Type Collection was recently thinning out the stock and sending stacks of team cards to any claimers. I claimed the Angels of course and received my stack of cards in two separate PWEs.

Nice assortment there.

Here are a couple I was especially glad to get: a Topps Holiday and a Heritage SP.

I'll give all these a good home.

Another Angels relocation comes from a TCDB trade with CTChris (The Collector)

I still cringe having to trade for an Anthony Rendon card, but a team collector gotta do what a team collector gotta do.

TCDB Trade With sdinallo

The white Turkey Reds are really attractive cards.

The Stadium Club is a First Day Issue which, if you blink, you might miss the foil emblem.

TCDB Trade With scparks44

I've been working on getting this year's Heritage team set knocked out.
I'm sure Bob (The Best Bubble) is already well aware of that bubble card.

Trout Tracker - 17

 Number 17 was a 2-run shot in the 5th in a 7-0 win against the Diamondbacks on June 16th.

#1 solo shot in the 7th in a 3-0 win against the Astros on March 26th

#2 solo shot in the 5th in a 6-2 win over the Astros on March 27th

#3 three-run shot in the 6th

and

#4 two-run shot in the 8th in a 10-11 loss to the Yankees on April 13th

#5 solo shot in the 1st in a 7-1 win over the Yankees on April 14th

#6 two-run shot in the 5th in a 4-5 loss to the Yankees on April 15th

#7 solo shot in the 7th in an 11-4 win against the Yankees on April 16th

#8 solo shot in the 5th in an 7-3 win against the Blue Jays on April 22nd

#9 two-run shot in the 1st in a 9-11, 10th inning loss to the Royals on April 26th

#10 solo shot in the 4th in a 2-3, 10th inning loss to the White Sox on April 29th
#11 solo shot in the 1st in a 4-3 win over the White Sox on May 5th

#12 solo shot in the 3rd in a 6-14 shellacking by the Athletics on May 19th

#13 two-run shot in the 1st in a 5-2 win against the Rangers on May 23rd

#14 solo shot in the 5th in a 14-3 win against the Rays on May 30th.

#15 solo in the 1st in a 3-2 walk-off win in the 10th against the Astros on June 10th

#16 solo shot in the 5th in a 3-4 loss to the Diamondbacks on June 15th

Trout Tracker - 16

Number 16 was a solo shot in the 5th in a 3-4 loss to the Diamondbacks on June 15th.

#1 solo shot in the 7th in a 3-0 win against the Astros on March 26th

#2 solo shot in the 5th in a 6-2 win over the Astros on March 27th

#3 three-run shot in the 6th

and

#4 two-run shot in the 8th in a 10-11 loss to the Yankees on April 13th

#5 solo shot in the 1st in a 7-1 win over the Yankees on April 14th

#6 two-run shot in the 5th in a 4-5 loss to the Yankees on April 15th

#7 solo shot in the 7th in an 11-4 win against the Yankees on April 16th

#8 solo shot in the 5th in an 7-3 win against the Blue Jays on April 22nd

#9 two-run shot in the 1st in a 9-11, 10th inning loss to the Royals on April 26th

#10 solo shot in the 4th in a 2-3, 10th inning loss to the White Sox on April 29th
#11 solo shot in the 1st in a 4-3 win over the White Sox on May 5th

#12 solo shot in the 3rd in a 6-14 shellacking by the Athletics on May 19th

#13 two-run shot in the 1st in a 5-2 win against the Rangers on May 23rd

#14 solo shot in the 5th in a 14-3 win against the Rays on May 30th.

#15 solo shot in the 1st in a 3-2 walk-off win in the 10th against the Astros on June 10th

Happy Flag Day

To the Greatest Country in the World.