tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post3384047120038931685..comments2023-12-11T03:37:10.895-08:00Comments on This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards: Look What I Found! And my Super Collections UpdateRyan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-40149076898014291762020-01-16T07:21:59.670-08:002020-01-16T07:21:59.670-08:00Altuve is a great player, but I started collecting...Altuve is a great player, but I started collecting him because I saw him playing back in the minors and became a fan, just because he's a cool guy. His fame is more a pain than anything, since it makes his cards so much more expensive. (I am happy for him, truly.)<br /><br />Hough played forever, and he was a knuckler. But I remember him more than anything as the first pitcher for the Marlins, since that was at the height of my interest in baseball and card collecting. (Oddly, I don't remember the Rockies starter.)<br /><br />Geoff Geary is just a really cool guy, too. I saw him a few times when the Phillies came to Atlanta; it seems like I always had tickets when they were in town. He interacted with the Atlanta fans during BP, and I just really got a great impression of the guy.<br /><br />Buck Farmer was my student back when I was a high school teacher, so there's a big personal connection there. Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-13794578434304621482020-01-16T07:17:31.285-08:002020-01-16T07:17:31.285-08:00The real question is: how many gems are sitting in...The real question is: how many gems are sitting in storage in the US? It's improbable, but possible, that I have half a dozen 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout rookies sitting in a box. Or a #/5 refractor. Or a Mariano Rivera PSA 10 rookie. All doubtful... but I am curious!Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-18215701282503223292020-01-12T09:30:25.071-08:002020-01-12T09:30:25.071-08:00I can understand collecting Altuve and Hough... bu...I can understand collecting Altuve and Hough... but what's the story behind collecting Geary and Farmer?Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-88555628701063383712020-01-11T11:49:01.750-08:002020-01-11T11:49:01.750-08:00Always fun finding a gem in box you weren't lo...Always fun finding a gem in box you weren't looking for.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.com