Flipside Facts

Guess who got a bunch of Chippers in the mail? Me! Mark from Stats on the Back sent over around 30 Chipper cards.
Quite a few of which I didn't already have. Hard to believe, but I guess with Chipper having 1,093,848,329,041,993,256 cards of him made just in 1999, I suppose anything is possible.

Mark also was kind enough to take a slow, romantic walk through my Wantlists, and send over five cards that have eluded me until now.

Mr Morris sans 'stache...

Mr Guidry with 'stache

Bad Ass George

even Badder Ass Goose with Baby 'stache

and finally the Cobra, baseball style.

And all Mark wants in return is one interesting Met card. No stuffing a box or envelope full. Just one. But it has to be interesting. Now, to a Braves fan, I don't think any Mets card is interesting... but I'll find something for him.

Thanks Mark!

mini guessing game

Mark from Stats on the Back, despite being a Mets fan, is a pretty good guy. But he had me guessing on his latest package.
Included was a complete set of Score "Do You Remember" inserts from 1988. It was Score's version of Topps gum, or Fleer stickers, little half sized lenticular inserts.
If you pick up your monitor and tilt it up and down, you'll see why these are so cool.
Go ahead, try it.

Also, Mark included one card. One. A 1973 Topps John Hiller of the Detroit Tigers. Now here is where the guessing game begins. Now, I established that Mark is a Mets fan. That usually means that person is not too bright. But Mark is. I know. He can spell and everything. But why would I get a card of Detroit Tigers relief pitcher?
I stared at this card for about 5 minutes wondering..... do any of you know?

I love the wistful look as John gazes off into the distance... not to mention the two dudes hanging out in the background...

But those are not the reasons.

Give up?



Aw yeah baby!

Thanks Mark!

Mailed Stats

So I haven't posted anything since Tuesday. Anything happen while I was gone? Any news? Anything worth chatting about? No? Didn't think so.
What we have today is the latest offerings from Stats on the Back. A lot of you signed up for the great giveaway Mark had going on... let's see what he sent.
First, there was a note apologizing that his package was so small.
Knowing that quite a few kids read this blog, I'm just going to let that slide and leave it at that.
He also made a comment about the Braves, but again, I won't repeat that here. Use your imagination.

Star cards! I love minor league team sets. Unfortunately, where I live, these are super scarce.
A couple cards from 1988...

and into 1989...

I don't think any of these guys except one made it to the show.

all Brian had to do was beat out Jody Davis or Damon Berryhill.... doesn't say a lot about Brian, does it?

I wonder if Paul ever met Candy?

Al made it to the bigs.... it must've been the glasses.

if you had asked me who Therron Todd played for, I would've said the Red Wings.


Mark also sent some '70's goodness.

My very first 1974 cards!

love these uni's!

I wondr what that stain is on Roric?

and I love these multi dude rookie cards. I know a lot of you don't. I do. My blog. My rules.

Apparently, Mark knew I was working on my 1972 Braves team set...

now I have my first double. (trade bait!)

But he added a card I needed!

Awesome. I wonder when photographers learned about back lighting and overexposure?

Was that in '76?
And finally we have Bob Didier.

LOVE that All Star Rookie Cup/Trophy!

Thanks Mark!

Quickie Pack...

Awhile back, at the time when my last hard drive fried, I had received a gift box from Mark over at Stats on the Back. I lost all of those scans.... but In the Box O' Braves, I found a couple of extra packs for a rainy day. Well, it's not raining, but it's snowing like hell. Close enough.

1987 Donruss!!!
Cards 1 through 9

GlenAllen Hill - Blue Jays

Mitch Webster - Expos

Tim Burke - Expos

Eric Show - Padres

Jim Gantner - Brewers (Rockin' the glasses!)

Mike Witt - Angels

Greg Harris - Rangers

Jody Davis - Cubs

Steve Sax - Dodgers

Well that sucked..... let's hope the last six cards are better......

Bill Wegman - Brewers

Len Dykstra - Mets

Jim Adduci - Brewers (It's a Milwaukee packfest!)

Bruce Benedict - Braves (Yeah!!! Bruce saves the pack!)

Lee Mazilli - Mets

Curtis Wilkerson - Rangers

Hmmm.... not what I was looking for... any and all of these cards are available for trades...