Comments on: Why I Collect Pujols Cards

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:50:00 +0000

Spike- do you have them all logged in? I remember Quirk, though not sure if I have any readily available to send along. You can even print a checklist of a player from Beckett’s website. I take my Beckett printout of cards I have with me to shows so I don’t buy cards I already own. (Which means I’ll be bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls worth of Yankee Stadium Legacy cards, lol)

KingSwede, I decided to collect him just based on his early stats, and I liked watching him. He has a great swing, and he fields his position well.

Kory, that’s awesome! If you ever want to trade some Thomas for Pujols, let me know I have him separated in a box by player. Some of the bigger, or better players in my personal collection are sorted by player as opposed to leaving them in their individual set boxes.

Last but not least, thanks Twitchy.

By: Kory

Kory — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:09:24 +0000

I collect Frank Thomas. Why, because when I started playing baseball, I played first base, and the Big Hurt was the best first baseman at the time. I have about 2500 Thomas cards with no idea how many are unique. I would guess about 1000 or so. My next project is to log all my Thomas cards so I know for certain.

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The Oddball Lot #1 « Behind These Hazel Eyes — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:18:15 +0000

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By: KingSwede

KingSwede — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:47:24 +0000

Great article! Been going through my collection and figuring out who to focus on going forward, curious on what made you decide to pick Pujols (other than being a great player).

By: Spike

Spike — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:26:19 +0000

Nice write of your Pujols ensemble; 600+ cards must be something else!

I’ve worked to complete a Jamie Quirk collection for the past several years. He played for 18 seasons from the 70s to 90s, yet rarely merited parallel cards or extra issues. There’s 67 in the binder now and it should be feasible to get them all, ~75 total. Most cards came from trading partners, though some autographs and other harder-to-find issues forced me to use eBay. It still surprises me when one turns up in a graded slab, as if Quirk cards in nice shape will be scarce one day.