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Trout Tracker - 15

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

#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 inning in a 6-14 shellacking by the Athletics on May 19th

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

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

Hal and John, and Others Too

More trades incoming.

Time Travel Trading pickups from Matt through TCDB (Kep75):

I grabbed a couple of cards from the last TTT; this 1962 Topps and 1993 Fleer.

I was a bit surprised that I didn't already have the Olerud for the PC.

TCDB Trade With Dmbramer:

Most of the 2022 All-Star Game Stamped team set and a couple other Angels.

TCDB Trade With oldschool72:

2001 UD Victory - part of the 2002 Championship team core there.

TCDB Trade With bbcardcollector1979:

Bits and bobs.

Return Fire from Red Cardboard:

I sent Matt a BAG recently and he felt he wanted to send me something in return. 

Thank you, Matt!

Do You Even Grill, Man?

I do. I love to grill.

I am not a grill Master by any stretch of the imagination though. I have no fancy setup, no outdoor kitchen, no high-end grill, no fancy tools. Just a cheap, propane barbeque grill.

I grill steak, chicken and fish.

I love just standing out in the yard being drenched in smoke.

A lot of people frown at propane, and I do a bit too, so my next grill will probably be charcoal. And maybe a smoker too.

But man I love grilled food, so yummy.

 What made me think of grilling?

...a TCDB trade with Tastybrisket10:

Love the '83 Topps design, it's my favorite.

Here's my end of a TCDB trade with borosny:

With this trade Bo moves into the #1 spot for different trade partners on TCDB with 11 trades together.

TCDB trade with griffey423:

1986 Sportflics.

Single card trade, and the last special offer card I needed from this set.

TCDB Trade With jjorta95825

Kochanowicz pitching to Ohtani.

I wonder who would win that battle ;-)

So, do you like to grill?

Wow That's A Nice Card

 Once in a while I come across a card that is particularly striking.

Flair had some pretty nice designs in the 90's.

I could never afford those packs back then, so until I started blogging and trading, they were elusive.

I'm fairly sure all my Angels teams sets are complete now though.

What struck me most about this card was this back.

I don't know; the balance, the color, it hit me just right.