This week has kicked my butt. I was doing the math yesterday and I realized that I had only gotten roughly 11 hours of sleep since Tuesday. It's the time of year where most of the mass communication academic conferences have their conference paper deadlines, and I have been trying to finish up a few papers for these conferences. All of this boiled to a head yesterday when I was at a bar with a group of classmates who were celebrating their recent employment. I flat out fell asleep. And not the "dozing" type of sleep - the kind of sleep that promotes a healthy snore.
Once my friends woke me, I headed home. I walked in the door with the intent of going straight to bed, but then I remembered that I had a few bubble mailers I haven't opened that I received earlier in the week. So let's take a look at one!
Recently, I noticed that Chris, a.k.a. The (Pedestrian) Collector was busting a few boxes of 2017 Heritage. I left a comment asking if we could work something out if he happened to pull any Rangers. Lo and behold, he pulled a Cole Hamels Clubhouse Collection relic:
I admit it: I'm a sucker for relics, especially when they aren't just plan white swatches. Even better, this year's relic cards are of the vertical orientation, rather than horizontal. I really dig it.
That wasn't the only card that Chris sent me, however. Also included was this:
I'm generally not a fan of the buybacks that Topps seems to be regularly inserting now. It was a big deal last year - why is it necessary to do it two years in a row? That being said, I have always loved Mitch Williams. The guy is just downright funny. So this buyback is actually a welcome addition!
But wait - there's more!
Chris also sent this along:
This Yu Darvish Career High relic hails from 2015 Topps Series 1. I mentioned above that I like relics, but this particular design was and is one of my favorites. Don't ask me to explain why - I can't. But I have always really liked these.
Chris - thanks again for the trade! I really appreciate it, and I hope it is just the first of many!
You're welcome! Sorry to hear you had such a rough week (I will never complain about being sleep deprived again!) Hope these cards perked you up a bit.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of buybacks either, especially this year's "rediscover Topps" batch.. but it was my only other Rangers card out of Heritage - besides the base set. I'll throw in some other Rangers goodies next time!
I remember a couple of years back when Topps had a promotion where if you turned in old Topps cards to your LCS that the store would in turn hand you a couple of promotional packs.
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming these "rediscover Topps" cards are the result of that promotion.
With as much junk wax that was produced, and the inevitably turned in for this promotion, we could be receiving "buy backs" for the next decade.