2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts #GMDC82 Tim Lincecum

Another addition to my set.  2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts #GMDC82 Tim Lincecum.

2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects #BDPP84 Jiovanni Mier

Hoping this guy pans out one day and makes my Astros better.  2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects #BDPP84 Jiovanni Mier.

2002 SPx SuperStars Swatches Silver #160 Jim Thome /400

One of the most underrated hitters in baseball and I love this set too.  2002 SPx SuperStars Swatches Silver #160 Jim Thome /400.

2012 Topps Tier One Relics David Wright /399

Traded for this and only had to give up a couple of lower BV inserts.  2012 Topps Tier One Relics #DW David Wright /399.

2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts Gold #GMDC21 Nolan Ryan /99

My first gold version.  Can't tell you how happy I was to finally get this in the mail today.  I've got a couple more coming too.  I'm still on the lookout for all versions from this set so if you have any for trade please let me know.  2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts Gold #GMDC21 Nolan Ryan /99.

2013 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #88 Tyler Skaggs

Big thanks to Dustin Hodel for helping me with my Skaggs collection.  I will get you back one day.  2013 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #88 Tyler Skaggs.

1993 Select Chase Stars #7 Barry Bonds

I love this set.  Let me know if you have any others for trade.  1993 Select Chase Stars #7 Barry Bonds.

2008 Upper Deck Timeline #379 Clayton Kershaw 95 SP

I don't really have any of Clayton's earlier cards so I traded a Yadier Molina rookie for it.  2008 Upper Deck Timeline #379 Clayton Kershaw 95 SP.

2007 Artifacts MLB Apparel Justin Verlander /199

Hoping Justin has a spectacular postseason.  He deserves a big fat ring.  2007 Artifacts MLB Apparel #JV Justin Verlander /199.

2008 Prime Cuts Icons Bats #32 Eddie Mathews /99

I think this is the only game used card I have of Eddie.  Always looking for more.  2008 Prime Cuts Icons Bats #32 Eddie Mathews /99.

2006 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractors #182 Andy Pettitte /150

Farewell again Andy, at least you had a few good years.  Way to represent Deer Park High School.  Maybe I will see you around.  2006 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractors #182 Andy Pettitte /150.

2006 Upper Deck Epic Endorsements #BR1 Brooks Robinson /30

You can start being jealous now.  Just got this in a trade.  2006 Upper Deck Epic Endorsements #BR1 Brooks Robinson /30.

2003 Topps Pristine #160 Hanley Ramirez

Got this from a trade on Beckett for a bunch of his set needs. 2003 Topps Pristine #160 Hanley Ramirez.

2001 Bowman Chrome #259 Miguel Cabrera

Traded for this earlier this year.  It just keeps on going up.  It doesn't even look like him in my opinion.  2001 Bowman Chrome #259 Miguel Cabrera.

1996 Bowman's Best Refractors #91 Andruw Jones

I don't have much of Andruw's early stuff so I thought I would trade for this one. 1996 Bowman's Best Refractors #91 Andruw Jones.

Evil woman steals ball from little girl

What horrible person this is!  If you know her please bitch slap her for me.

2010 Bowman Prospects Orange #BP108 Jose Iglesias /250

Looks like his value is going up.  2010 Bowman Prospects Orange #BP108 Jose Iglesias /250.

1995 Select Certified Gold Team #4 Jeff Bagwell

Not worth much in value but I love it anyway.  1995 Select Certified Gold Team #4 Jeff Bagwell.

2007 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Aspirations #118 Matt Domiguez /100

I don't know why I collect Astros sometimes.  I always seem to buy high and then they just fade away.  Really like watching this guy so hopefully that doesn't happen this time.  2007 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Aspirations #118 Matt Domiguez /100.

2011 Topps #93B Frank Thomas SP

My newest Frank "Big Hurt" Thomas addition.  I'm not a big SP fan but traded it for stuff I didn't really want anyway.  2011 Topps #93B Frank Thomas SP.

2013 Topps Archives Gold #165 Stephen Strasburg /199

I had no idea what this card looked liked before I traded for it on Beckett but I am really diggin' it.  The original 1990 set is pretty much worthless but this set really looks good now and it helps bring back the past as well.  2013 Topps Archives Gold #165 Stephen Strasburg /199.

2009 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractors #10 Ichiro Suzuki /150

Great looking card.  I love the way the blue just pops.  2009 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractors #10 Ichiro Suzuki /150.

2010 Bowman Sterling Refractors #50 Brett Wallace /199

This dude has been fairly hot lately.  I hope he continues on that trend.  2010 Bowman Sterling Refractors #50 Brett Wallace /199.

2011 Topps Update Diamond Anniversary #US47 Paul Goldschmidt

2011 Topps Update Diamond Anniversary #US47 Paul Goldschmidt.

Tyler Skaggs 4 Card Lot - 2009 Elite - 2010 Topps - 2012 Bowman Platinum

Saw him pitch and really liked what I saw so I had to pickup a few cards of him.

2009 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Aspirations #21 Tyler Skaggs /200
2010 Topps Pro Debut Blue #57 Tyler Skaggs /259
2012 Bowman Platinum Prospects Green Refractors #BPP42 Tyler Skaggs /399
2013 Topps Silver Slate Blue Sparkle Wrapper Redemption #173 Tyler Skaggs

This is really bad.  Shame on ESPN for this.  Article directly from Yahoo website.

Yes, that ESPN screenshot really does list Nagiru Hiramatsu's favorite singer as "Wandai Wrection." If you've never heard of Mr. Wrection, well, it's because he actually doesn't exist.

On the other hand, One Direction is an actual band made up of actual English and Irish boys. You may have also never heard of it, but rest assured that it does exist and it was presumably the group that Hiramatsu named in a heavy accent to some poor sap ESPN producer who then took a guess at his or her own spelling without asking the Japanese teenager to clarify.

Why would the producer do that? Well, my best guess is that said producer never imagined that his or her career would entail asking Little League baseball players about their favorite music and so he or she just scribbled something down without any further questions because who watches ESPN's endless coverage of Little League baseball anyway?

Turns out a lot of people do. "Wandai Wrection" zoomed across Twitter on Monday night, landing on sites like Deadspin and Awful Announcing while reminding people of the recent pilot names snafu on KTVU. While it may not have been as woefully ignorant as reporting that a pilot was named "Sum Ting Wong," this lost in translation moment is still worth a forehead slap or two.

1994 Classic Cream of the Crop Alex Rodriguez

We probably won't see him for a few years so here goes my last post on him until/if he gets back.  1994 Classic Cream of the Crop #C11 Alex Rodriguez.

Justin Upton Blue Refractor Lot

Just bought this from a person on my Facebook page Baseball Cards Rule.  None of these are for trade.

2007 Bowman Draft Blue #BDP3 Justin Upton /399
2007 Bowman Chrome Draft Blue Refractors #BDP3 Justin Upton /199
2008 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractors #6 Justin Upton /150
2009 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractors #138 Justin Upton /150
2010 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractors #30 Justin Upton /150

2007 Bowman Sterling Prospects Matt LaPorta

Maybe one day he will work out and these cheap pickups will payoff big.  I doubt it.  2007 Bowman Sterling Prospects #MLP Matt LaPorta.

2011 Topps 60th Anniversary Reprint Relics Tony Gwynn

Big thank you to Shawn Williams for this card.  Got this in return for a boat load of Wally Joyner cards.  2011 Topps 60th Anniversary Reprint Relics #TG Tony Gwynn.

2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts Tim Lincecum

Hopefully Timmy gets his self back on track like he used to be after his no hitter.  This is a great looking set.  I am trying trade for others I need as well.  2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts #GMDC82 Tim Lincecum.

2011 Topps Diamond Die Cut Freddie Freeman

Hopefully Freeman isn't out too long with the thumb injury.  2011 Topps Diamond Die Cut #DDC59 Freddie Freeman.

2013 Topps Chasing History Autographs Tyler Skaggs

I just bought this off of eBay.  I don't know why, I just heard something on ESPN about him so I decided to get one of his auto's.  2013 Topps Chasing History Autographs #TS Tyler Skaggs.

For Trade: 2001 Bowman Draft Autographs #BDPAJL John Lackey

This guy has been picking up the pace lately.  He's always been a pretty solid pitcher.  2001 Bowman Draft Autographs #BDPAJL John Lackey.  It is for trade if anyone is interested.

1989 Fleer #548 Ken Griffey Jr BGS 9

You can never have enough Griffey's in your collections.  1989 Fleer #548 Ken Griffey Jr BGS 9.

1972 Topps #436 Reggie Jackson

Classic vintage card.  Mr. October.  1972 Topps #436 Reggie Jackson.

2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Refractors #BDPP88 Jared Mitchell /500

Maybe one day he will make it to the big show.  Until then I can pick these up on the cheap side.  2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Refractors #BDPP88 Jared Mitchell /500.

2013 Topps Museum Collection Primary Pieces Quad Relics Victor Martinez /99

Here was a sweet pickup at the card show.  Bought this for only $3.  2013 Topps Museum Collection Primary Pieces Quad Relics #VM Victor Martinez /99.

1984 Nestle 792 #30 Wade Boggs

Here is a new set I am collecting some of my players from.  Wasn't sure what to think since this set was not cut by the manufacture but by a third party.  This card is super clean.  1984 Nestle 792 #30 Wade Boggs.

2011 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs Blue Refractors #207 Alex Cobb /199

This guy ain't doing too bad this year.  He just looks really old on all the cards I've seen him on.  2011 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs Blue Refractors #207 Alex Cobb /199.

2008 Playoff Contenders #66 Chris Davis

Awesome pickup from card show.  Got a great deal on it.  Hopefully he doesn't fade away.  2008 Playoff Contenders #66 Chris Davis auto.

2011 Bowman Platinum Prospects X-Fractors #BPP34 Jurickson Profar

Picked up a bunch of his cards at a card show a few months ago.  He's in the bigs now and just jacked his first homer already.  So far it's looking good for him but you just never know.  2011 Bowman Platinum Prospects X-Fractors #BPP34 Jurickson Profar.

1998 Aurora On Deck Laser Cuts #4 Cal Ripken Jr

Classic 90's insert.  They just don't make'em like they used to.  1998 Aurora On Deck Laser Cuts #4 Cal Ripken Jr.

2010 Bowman Platinum #1 Stephen Strasburg

Got this in a recent trade on Beckett.  Gave up a 1997 Bowman Chrome R.A. Dickey rookie card.  I'd do that trade any day.  It is nice being able to afford his cards now instead of how high they were a few years ago.  2010 Bowman Platinum #1 Stephen Strasburg RC.

2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts #GMDC74 Pablo Sandoval

Watched him play on TV a couple of days ago.  He hit a homerun and it just looked really hard for him to round the bases.  Almost looked like Cecil Fielder right before he retired if you know what I mean.  2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts #GMDC74 Pablo Sandoval.  I'm collecting these if you have any for trade by the way.

2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts #GMDC60 Stephen Strasburg

Got this in a trade with a Baseball Cards Rule Facebook page member.  2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts #GMDC60 Stephen Strasburg.

2012 Panini Signature Series Rookie MLBPA Logo #135 Matt Dominguez /299

Maybe he will be good one day.  Hopefully that one day will be with the my team.  2012 Panini Signature Series Rookie MLBPA Logo #135 Matt Dominguez /299.

2007 Artifacts Divisional Artifacts Mark Teixeira /199

2007 Artifacts Divisional Artifacts #MT Mark Teixeira /199

1999 Flair Showcase Row 1 #7 Jeff Bagwell /1500

Sweet addition to my collection.  1999 Flair Showcase Row 1 #7 Jeff Bagwell /1500.

1992 Fleer Team Leaders #15 Ken Griffey Jr

An oldie but a goodie.  1992 Fleer Team Leaders #15 Ken Griffey Jr.

2008 Bowman Gold #190 Derek Jeter

2008 Bowman Gold #190 Derek Jeter.