tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638746202108729372024-03-12T18:18:44.320-07:00KearnsKardsBay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-57798794661710265312009-03-11T09:23:00.000-07:002009-03-11T09:29:36.677-07:002008 Goudey<a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAvSzfUjCpsnHVIFKFkj7PXWjfK3QJv5rBUmRbw0nh_Mi04v5omFZ1tLP01G0vUJPx7RjSK8UrbTStnui_R_BE-4BB-aCM4oKlKx5y5a5_V1j4i_u8YZFJ5ixUzBF6NKO3pmb31Ltk0I/s1600-h/197AustinKearnsFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAvSzfUjCpsnHVIFKFkj7PXWjfK3QJv5rBUmRbw0nh_Mi04v5omFZ1tLP01G0vUJPx7RjSK8UrbTStnui_R_BE-4BB-aCM4oKlKx5y5a5_V1j4i_u8YZFJ5ixUzBF6NKO3pmb31Ltk0I/s320/197AustinKearnsFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311967252537809202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrgsDE-xfXtZMGCD7TRaCQ9VXYLcZi1tqfN2MDLzgahX3ItGFZJMx1LBemxmFVRFJ89dkXipdhv6S-Oit0DaSRO_xaGjE4qEOiLaFW3rY3A659f2fVuBOwvCVfe8c7gnXyB_wWJGiYUc/s1600-h/197AustinKearnsBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrgsDE-xfXtZMGCD7TRaCQ9VXYLcZi1tqfN2MDLzgahX3ItGFZJMx1LBemxmFVRFJ89dkXipdhv6S-Oit0DaSRO_xaGjE4qEOiLaFW3rY3A659f2fVuBOwvCVfe8c7gnXyB_wWJGiYUc/s320/197AustinKearnsBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311967252766406194" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">2008 Goudey</span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />No. 197 Austin Kearns</span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></div> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is a great set for collectors. Great mix of old and new players and just enough of parallels for player collectors.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The design is eye catching on good stock. The cardboard has a firm feel but not rough like in the 70's. But most importantly the card lets us know our hero homered in wins against the Mets. Twice. Niceeeeeeeee.</span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-17428201014171465362009-02-16T16:51:00.000-08:002009-02-16T17:08:54.913-08:00A late Valentines post<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Heart Kearns Kards.</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dvkkhYdmL8i0u52aOHihyphenhyphen4mPa7EGOUWJY3Rot9O_M8u_R0XmK_L3MwF1VO_ZNbW7mb5NZS-zvQti2V4lH1yH836JDKtdyhXE36ONu9UHH_zQl0wSvwy5fTaXOkai4WUOUaiJwGClGcU/s1600-h/99KearnsRedStatusFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dvkkhYdmL8i0u52aOHihyphenhyphen4mPa7EGOUWJY3Rot9O_M8u_R0XmK_L3MwF1VO_ZNbW7mb5NZS-zvQti2V4lH1yH836JDKtdyhXE36ONu9UHH_zQl0wSvwy5fTaXOkai4WUOUaiJwGClGcU/s320/99KearnsRedStatusFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303566914065353954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJWodNgprbOlE_q00W8IxWe8nTy4SbBhVjjdtGQjbP6LUOypTx8_hnuYdF6vYJpGpeyvJVqOBceHpjxllm-JJ2dzExnNRxqlxXqIsGV0SZ3n-Pp2kdGQrYRfqVgnGL8pRCEFFsMjYeLk/s1600-h/99KearnsRedStatusBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJWodNgprbOlE_q00W8IxWe8nTy4SbBhVjjdtGQjbP6LUOypTx8_hnuYdF6vYJpGpeyvJVqOBceHpjxllm-JJ2dzExnNRxqlxXqIsGV0SZ3n-Pp2kdGQrYRfqVgnGL8pRCEFFsMjYeLk/s320/99KearnsRedStatusBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303566913337070994" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">A heart red<br />2003 Elite</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Status Die Cut</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">No. 99 Austin Kearns</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />10 / 28</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You gotta admit that the fact he clobbered the horsehide outta the park against the Big Unit and Smoltzie in 2002 is a good thing. Glad I read card backs or I might not have known about that.</span></span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-40491983404156780392009-02-13T20:02:00.000-08:002009-02-13T20:11:02.641-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMJS0ncnf6zhLm_g9it7Huajggd3NUTUQP1QzuNyq4e4rB0XwGx1D-kntkGJOkb7TlmS41YDAXyWdQ3azzWreH-S5Q8p3MU13NxAGOI7K50akrdfrQQLqj5FxBvYZmVv1_wKvQAmSRf0/s1600-h/2003WaveofFuturePatchFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMJS0ncnf6zhLm_g9it7Huajggd3NUTUQP1QzuNyq4e4rB0XwGx1D-kntkGJOkb7TlmS41YDAXyWdQ3azzWreH-S5Q8p3MU13NxAGOI7K50akrdfrQQLqj5FxBvYZmVv1_wKvQAmSRf0/s320/2003WaveofFuturePatchFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302500615899610930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">2003 Flair</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Wave of the Future</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">WOFG-AK Austin Kearns</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Patch Card</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">033 / 100</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is one of those patch cards you hope you pull. Three color patch with a bit of jersey and a stripe. This must have been worn in early 2002 when Austin came up.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Home jersey under the glorious patch at that.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Judging by the background picture containing a chain link fence I am going to hazard a guess that the picture was taken during Spring Training on a practice field. Not that it bothers me cause Austin is beating out a Cub Scrub on the mound.</span><br /></span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-84479451537045717762009-02-11T16:59:00.001-08:002009-02-11T18:02:54.024-08:00Mini Card - Big Arm<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShYMnmgr22zdPj8__aoAI2ABxIftxQAnUhzZ3oSdrG9izeHH7wEcWKLJsKJqcVtn4DbUxt54T914N0rnHlpV-A2roe-UF3ohvJ0jhqPxYKXof8H9FpQe6Yrj0ShjkduDd6UWOoEyEWzQ/s1600-h/120KearnsBrooklynMiniFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShYMnmgr22zdPj8__aoAI2ABxIftxQAnUhzZ3oSdrG9izeHH7wEcWKLJsKJqcVtn4DbUxt54T914N0rnHlpV-A2roe-UF3ohvJ0jhqPxYKXof8H9FpQe6Yrj0ShjkduDd6UWOoEyEWzQ/s320/120KearnsBrooklynMiniFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301709643208437234" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviM4N9XVahCuZEsKf_8_H5voVbZXT_Hls2JL06OxcLeIapprQ2m9gFQVxmUPMNGqjpPSxdKb6KaPAmQ2edvc-hcG9Mv2zKDoTWScdrw6JlLpSof8QZj3NUrHGT2XbLfWeitWki8BCXJ8/s1600-h/120KearnsBrooklynMiniBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviM4N9XVahCuZEsKf_8_H5voVbZXT_Hls2JL06OxcLeIapprQ2m9gFQVxmUPMNGqjpPSxdKb6KaPAmQ2edvc-hcG9Mv2zKDoTWScdrw6JlLpSof8QZj3NUrHGT2XbLfWeitWki8BCXJ8/s320/120KearnsBrooklynMiniBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301709640350050898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGLHwODnPJxo4mENfnkRpQYwLM1f85B89Xpv6CnZZX4Va9HELM_eyj4yRX0K_CpN60MoRB1neTSQ5nWlbeLy0W3wqHlBKX4Clv4PzbADafLcIOiJT-ouFio1BCX-Hl5yFdXEH14Bk7WI/s1600-h/120KearnsPolarBearMiniBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGLHwODnPJxo4mENfnkRpQYwLM1f85B89Xpv6CnZZX4Va9HELM_eyj4yRX0K_CpN60MoRB1neTSQ5nWlbeLy0W3wqHlBKX4Clv4PzbADafLcIOiJT-ouFio1BCX-Hl5yFdXEH14Bk7WI/s320/120KearnsPolarBearMiniBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301709637246556914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">2005 Topps 205<br />120 Austin Kearns<br />Mini Bazooka Back and Mini Polar Bear Back</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Like the rest of the baseball collecting world I have a soft spot for mini's. Topps really captures the look of tobacco era cards with this set. The size, art and backs work well in comparison to the original T-205 set.<br />There are a few different versions for each player. These are the two I have. These are the ones I am looking for:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">205 Bazooka Red Numbered to 5</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">205 Brooklyn Numbered to 5</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">205 Drum</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">205 Soverein</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">205 Sovereign Green Ink</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">205 Sweet Corporal</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">205 Sweet Corporal Purple Ink</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">If you have any and they are not the center of your collecting world let me know. We can work something out. I have 3 firstborns if you need done of those.</span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-34074841788989020472009-02-03T19:31:00.000-08:002009-02-03T19:38:09.651-08:00Sample this<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I have a card type you may not be familiar with here:<br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOrWAdvdZFkanUO-hhnV4ZS7MmV9z8luIgYUU7dEbF3Ivqg4HJNLdso_QAO6wqw1in8cBEGdV_hSdIEs9XEGHSRa4Mf2JqV_dOUeikwP0xn3r5oNgZSzk8PQGKzPKptdMo16HVaA_2pg/s1600-h/03Back2BackBatFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOrWAdvdZFkanUO-hhnV4ZS7MmV9z8luIgYUU7dEbF3Ivqg4HJNLdso_QAO6wqw1in8cBEGdV_hSdIEs9XEGHSRa4Mf2JqV_dOUeikwP0xn3r5oNgZSzk8PQGKzPKptdMo16HVaA_2pg/s400/03Back2BackBatFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298780632859285954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5mm2oDXD2w9v63AyDftMK_wf4eg75zmW3Hr1lr2iOlZ0VB_drTx4z6p-0w6dvDPk9GXNoY1V36b44XNJi4OIHWlQDgYzAz1Vml5pzLEuuZleb6SBrQ_rbJtWI6GUzfAw1-940UpRCAQ/s1600-h/03Back2BackBatBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5mm2oDXD2w9v63AyDftMK_wf4eg75zmW3Hr1lr2iOlZ0VB_drTx4z6p-0w6dvDPk9GXNoY1V36b44XNJi4OIHWlQDgYzAz1Vml5pzLEuuZleb6SBrQ_rbJtWI6GUzfAw1-940UpRCAQ/s400/03Back2BackBatBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298780627729407138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">2003 Donruss Elite</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Back to Back Jacks</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">BB27 Adam Dunn / Austin Kearns</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Dual Game Used Bat Card<br /><br /></span></span> </div> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I hear ya.<br />What's so great about this card?</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Well, it's a SAMPLE card.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Not the type found in sealed Tuff Stuff's ad Becketts in those days but the prototype sent by Donruss for approval from the MLBPA before full production could begin. Even though it does not say so on the card this is the only one in existence.<br />And as you can see Dunn is in the process of smashing a tater and Austin has just walloped one out o da park for a quadrangular trot.<br /></span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-48254741073831076202009-01-19T12:08:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:15:47.101-08:00Another Boring 1 of 1<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Yeah. I know. Ho Hum.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >WHATZ EVUHZ!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Here we have a</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >2007 Sweet Spot</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Sweet Spot Signatures</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >SS-AK</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Black Bat Gold Ink</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><blink>1 of 1</blink></span></span><br /></div><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqatvra9J8-5tq7JoWrEGPK9LnSmDbfs6rNGcE8CzIGF5bYmLM9UqtdwVm76K-9T40EK6we1ViU7M3RuYs4hmw0Y_A5JENNKlszrMHRLPPOr1nP6mX0AwLCa7co61vMj99bVudYZ1Khk/s1600-h/SSAKKearnsBlkBatGldInkFront.jp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqatvra9J8-5tq7JoWrEGPK9LnSmDbfs6rNGcE8CzIGF5bYmLM9UqtdwVm76K-9T40EK6we1ViU7M3RuYs4hmw0Y_A5JENNKlszrMHRLPPOr1nP6mX0AwLCa7co61vMj99bVudYZ1Khk/s400/SSAKKearnsBlkBatGldInkFront.jp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293100693935868226" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2bHFFiJ4fQNJb3tr4S8JDcWh5W-nXiF0FgOhnPIXbX37n0xqkkNIrkKCZKmEas-81PEp_HYcfFEW_RcOfPprbbB-zQKBQgwb0x6fWa-QGQCCe5ULOlxXXXVw7ERpPJkbz5VUc1c2Pcg/s1600-h/08SweetSpotBlkBatBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2bHFFiJ4fQNJb3tr4S8JDcWh5W-nXiF0FgOhnPIXbX37n0xqkkNIrkKCZKmEas-81PEp_HYcfFEW_RcOfPprbbB-zQKBQgwb0x6fWa-QGQCCe5ULOlxXXXVw7ERpPJkbz5VUc1c2Pcg/s400/08SweetSpotBlkBatBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293100689557364898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >This card thick enough to choke a 500 lb guy at a fair is all mine!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Look at that beauty!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Small portrait of Austin.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >His awesome signature.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >The script 1 of 1. Not just a regular stamp 1/1/</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Black bats are AWESOME.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Gold Ink is classy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Nice card Joe. Nice card.</span><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-82481391697758615592009-01-15T09:13:00.000-08:002009-01-15T09:19:24.836-08:00How thin is too thin?<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">So I ask you -</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">How thin is too thin for a baseball card?</span></span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjav55xw5kyd7CSnv4GaNrfxA5Qk2Xu6nqfYNITY5fLHKPgtHeW4Joa5PLMRNMD76R8zV_Dzxb3K7fJPZeyL-sv_L5rXlc5aekwvYbUEqx64lURiXg_zxSL7kJi4RjNnAwehxTxmvaGw/s1600-h/02SignatureMarksFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjav55xw5kyd7CSnv4GaNrfxA5Qk2Xu6nqfYNITY5fLHKPgtHeW4Joa5PLMRNMD76R8zV_Dzxb3K7fJPZeyL-sv_L5rXlc5aekwvYbUEqx64lURiXg_zxSL7kJi4RjNnAwehxTxmvaGw/s400/02SignatureMarksFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291570211910460306" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFXL7gFzVGY6kubxHD3ebtjIvOygEuVD7HZ08IJySn609nVmx6fFUIlf8qkOwhD7ARehgDMp9knbUGAiBx0BRBDlog3Ylruy2AWHf_vTaXEadVb2YLzsgFZNJyozHMCZoqTYyVhlt1Mw/s1600-h/02SignatureMarksBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFXL7gFzVGY6kubxHD3ebtjIvOygEuVD7HZ08IJySn609nVmx6fFUIlf8qkOwhD7ARehgDMp9knbUGAiBx0BRBDlog3Ylruy2AWHf_vTaXEadVb2YLzsgFZNJyozHMCZoqTYyVhlt1Mw/s400/02SignatureMarksBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291570208717747362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;">2002 Donruss Originals<br />Signature Marks<br />SM-48 043 / 200<br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This is a very nice card for me. I like the small use of photo. The large white space. Simple logo. Even the sticker is well placed. The back has a nice write up about our hero instead of just letting me know this is an authentic autograph. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">But the card is a thin and bendable as a business card. Not a nice linen type one with raised letters but those 1,000 for $5.00 business cards. Why? Was money tight? Was this an early way to throw off pack searchers? Nice card. Just not nice stock.</span></span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-32480805922032731012009-01-10T09:18:00.000-08:002009-01-10T10:35:14.554-08:00Back from the DL<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >After a long rehab my Kearns Kards<br />is back and ready to take the field.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >There were times of wondering if this blog<br />would be able to swing some wood</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_cuMxQIPvn0KW_woChVrmcDchBtZLvhzuSs7h0ryqzs8S1DXxu-XJKlDCrtd41B58ohK_gylZ19_c5JlDQPOmEVyzt_jlU7mGV5RC0cmCIRzZZhtvL96vrDGlekIbiZLfdepDuZOSyc/s1600-h/2004LeafMonikersGreenFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_cuMxQIPvn0KW_woChVrmcDchBtZLvhzuSs7h0ryqzs8S1DXxu-XJKlDCrtd41B58ohK_gylZ19_c5JlDQPOmEVyzt_jlU7mGV5RC0cmCIRzZZhtvL96vrDGlekIbiZLfdepDuZOSyc/s400/2004LeafMonikersGreenFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289716172745123858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >2004 Leaf Limited</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Monikers</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Auto / Bat</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >15 / 15</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Put on the ol leather</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3YH6iKFdJOBfKz5w4k16QUu-Lu17iuK5pgkFBDa8UCetcJJ4vbYtIXjtZlVYafnVhLGnaxi2LJO_wz-OGU40kH24u3ZQEi3LQ6jgCWsJ3ST2G4Lt6H9IwWXcpPD-bx6-YPCIoAB4qMo/s1600-h/2007SweetSpotLeatherFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3YH6iKFdJOBfKz5w4k16QUu-Lu17iuK5pgkFBDa8UCetcJJ4vbYtIXjtZlVYafnVhLGnaxi2LJO_wz-OGU40kH24u3ZQEi3LQ6jgCWsJ3ST2G4Lt6H9IwWXcpPD-bx6-YPCIoAB4qMo/s400/2007SweetSpotLeatherFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289717026671883410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >2007 Sweet Spot</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Leather / Silver Signature</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >07 / 25</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Button up</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIa8eBM_Q0PHtKCRax-Lwo_l0acrknp_BM2y2mAnM8bd64ZUcJYNlJfM7BrFWo71HryMhmzYWAxVMiAn13oPvdKZsNTt8Lvs3JwuzunN8WHsXn3oa9zt3jaAA2gmaz1MnbTYfYkT-5bA/s1600-h/2004LeafThreadsButtonFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIa8eBM_Q0PHtKCRax-Lwo_l0acrknp_BM2y2mAnM8bd64ZUcJYNlJfM7BrFWo71HryMhmzYWAxVMiAn13oPvdKZsNTt8Lvs3JwuzunN8WHsXn3oa9zt3jaAA2gmaz1MnbTYfYkT-5bA/s400/2004LeafThreadsButtonFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289717034979322914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >2004 Leaf Limited</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Threads</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Button 1 / 6</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >the jersey</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLPyr1TfjA-zN0EEc80VprmrQUZ2hx8PT34Qw2IwfNNoXEecx4yU4LXE9spwRRSaXZJ8nGl9tjV2-KIZVOEcOdgqGe8R-w1ggCAwTGY90iEe2pW4jC6S3Rgz6nU40t3LjL6o2eDrNenc/s1600-h/2003LeafLimitedMultiFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLPyr1TfjA-zN0EEc80VprmrQUZ2hx8PT34Qw2IwfNNoXEecx4yU4LXE9spwRRSaXZJ8nGl9tjV2-KIZVOEcOdgqGe8R-w1ggCAwTGY90iEe2pW4jC6S3Rgz6nU40t3LjL6o2eDrNenc/s400/2003LeafLimitedMultiFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289717923790693922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >2003 Leaf Limited</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Moniker Emerald</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Auto / Jersey</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >3 / 5</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >and just look like the star it is</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiar0eSiPaKGDTYMmB0yE19VGhj0gu1TRERa-MJUAOsZb2KEK8nTjSbc-nzUFTsGRy-oQArnUR_nM1a9Ts-1jGjRwVtbUgP-9jdmxNdAHUUd1nuBkSePNNy-uVMXzphbjAYVEDMjKMMArA/s1600-h/2004Absolute10f1Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiar0eSiPaKGDTYMmB0yE19VGhj0gu1TRERa-MJUAOsZb2KEK8nTjSbc-nzUFTsGRy-oQArnUR_nM1a9Ts-1jGjRwVtbUgP-9jdmxNdAHUUd1nuBkSePNNy-uVMXzphbjAYVEDMjKMMArA/s400/2004Absolute10f1Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289721285215757090" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17v9NtO2zgRL-K0XY__6JaL8Px8H-anzmZBanJe3eYRaNgP_ooIMhBW9pzHQ7ME_eKKb82d3HGWE9flhgO_XHtKSQzlmnCNJTZRYizrfbyAKYnr2LqT0Y0rghENxW_VHxJbp4u5PefRw/s1600-h/2004Absolute1of1Back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17v9NtO2zgRL-K0XY__6JaL8Px8H-anzmZBanJe3eYRaNgP_ooIMhBW9pzHQ7ME_eKKb82d3HGWE9flhgO_XHtKSQzlmnCNJTZRYizrfbyAKYnr2LqT0Y0rghENxW_VHxJbp4u5PefRw/s400/2004Absolute1of1Back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289721281490809458" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >2004 Playoff Absolute</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Tools of the Trade</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Black Spectrum Signature</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >1 / 1</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Looks like Kearns Kards is back!<br />May not post everyday but will aim for 2 a week.</span><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-20290300198054236052008-04-04T09:30:00.001-07:002008-04-04T09:41:26.468-07:00Austin's April 3 Box Score<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaD0N04RQBnJu3rsroxZ_KJONsfvrUtAs1eDOAc21mp0kuCvXZAu3clvZs_sOzToCZVFrrKE_Pn6tFz9VUO-0olvS98AMNIR2suUerGeYsXOPygomDcNDVpyblU8Xif9PJM7xn_jevYQ/s1600-h/DiamondKings.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaD0N04RQBnJu3rsroxZ_KJONsfvrUtAs1eDOAc21mp0kuCvXZAu3clvZs_sOzToCZVFrrKE_Pn6tFz9VUO-0olvS98AMNIR2suUerGeYsXOPygomDcNDVpyblU8Xif9PJM7xn_jevYQ/s320/DiamondKings.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185428524216549042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">2002 Diamond Kings No. 92</span><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A great game in the field with 3 catches and an assist. No errors. At the plate he was normal Kearns. Batting fifth in the lineup is giving Austin plenty of RBI opportunities. Batting behind Lastings, Zimmerman and Johnson make him a batter to watch this season. Man am I glad I have him on my fantasy teams.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 3 vs. Phillies</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1 for 4 at the plate 1 Run 1 Hit 1 RBI .250 AVG.<br /><br />Austin for the Season<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4 for 13 at the plate 2 Runs 4 Hits 0 HR 4 RBI .308 AVG.</span></span><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-53853700989970115582008-04-04T09:22:00.000-07:002008-04-04T09:29:36.947-07:00Austin's April 2 Box Score<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkjwe3ScJHQRupTINI5Zl6GdeeHyqcMAYXYk2_NERweLwsy4GyWhfGXtYj8TQ8yC9yN_qIs4aO0SwMImrrZxgkM2hnwfFucqnhCr7ZF5IdfWrU4D6mCYnoD40VhwfYErp6nBFG67MEv8/s1600-h/ToppsTraded.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkjwe3ScJHQRupTINI5Zl6GdeeHyqcMAYXYk2_NERweLwsy4GyWhfGXtYj8TQ8yC9yN_qIs4aO0SwMImrrZxgkM2hnwfFucqnhCr7ZF5IdfWrU4D6mCYnoD40VhwfYErp6nBFG67MEv8/s320/ToppsTraded.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185426999503158946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">2001 Topps Traded No. T185</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Granted the above sweet swing did not come into play, but neither did anyone else's. Austin posted the ol goose egg line in the box score.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">April 2, 2008 vs. Phillies</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">0 for 3 at the plate 0 Runs 0 Hits 0 HR 0 RBI .000 Avg</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Season Totals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">3 for 9 at the plate 2 Runs 4 Hits 0 HR 4 RBI .333 Avg</span></span><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-57073957194968666202008-04-01T12:34:00.001-07:002008-04-01T12:40:00.884-07:00Austin's 0/31/08 Box Score<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJr-JJOZWZai5kuxvB2aSTTgHk5UZIZZ8busEtsp9tXgfyCAwgP0jrsHV2M7xuhR_4DBc73GyJhL37cGQMw9kn-gsIQ70tTJ2587Pb7RmuiCkQcWYB9sNZdcv0TewbTsA7aoSuvkK7bo/s1600-h/Bowman'sBest.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJr-JJOZWZai5kuxvB2aSTTgHk5UZIZZ8busEtsp9tXgfyCAwgP0jrsHV2M7xuhR_4DBc73GyJhL37cGQMw9kn-gsIQ70tTJ2587Pb7RmuiCkQcWYB9sNZdcv0TewbTsA7aoSuvkK7bo/s320/Bowman'sBest.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184362788211588034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">1999 Bowman's Best No. 160</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Austin against the Phillies</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">2/3 at the plate 1 Run Scored 0 HR 2 RBI .667 Avg.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Season Totals</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">3 / 6 at the plate 1 Run Scored 0 HR 3 RBI .500 Avg</span></span><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-50101365227151869462008-03-31T14:18:00.000-07:002008-03-31T14:36:10.427-07:00Austin's 3 / 30 / 08 Box Score<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Last nights season opener against the Braves in the new Nationals Park was great.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Beautiful views. Great National Anthem, some chin music from the President and a bottom of the ninth win over a division opponent.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgrBXIN76z7Ao8j8hJY5ToFbQxdDnTmSkkhs2xOGBDK93G_z4sq-tiy8lW2uTvW2gALeFvetVpXmIbTp82fxINI1ozGgzS3D0V6l2UE6o4oqh6ge58OHccuYj3yKCHVrtIH5_1vY_S9E/s1600-h/capt.5d945409fd7645adbab1f352b28e4cf0.nationals_park_scene_baseball_nat206.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgrBXIN76z7Ao8j8hJY5ToFbQxdDnTmSkkhs2xOGBDK93G_z4sq-tiy8lW2uTvW2gALeFvetVpXmIbTp82fxINI1ozGgzS3D0V6l2UE6o4oqh6ge58OHccuYj3yKCHVrtIH5_1vY_S9E/s400/capt.5d945409fd7645adbab1f352b28e4cf0.nationals_park_scene_baseball_nat206.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184019792123329330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Great fielding. Austin Showed what it was like to challenge him. Nice catches. Always were the ball was. Laser accuracy with the cannon on his right shoulder.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjCV_IcGkPCCwxnmJKrnG7d9BeJ0i_3GYW8S7JPCkoNd5XVFxflPZI-K0K5ybqEzPCWMcvf6GJ2DJHjGoM55U4HfEt4l1EEdSHHLQwmopMtuvfJRPg73hD9qWB7ny9PzkMMttwn5YhhE/s1600-h/470936a94a6b1e101489c7eb60a26d7e-getty-80335191dh0887_brav_nats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjCV_IcGkPCCwxnmJKrnG7d9BeJ0i_3GYW8S7JPCkoNd5XVFxflPZI-K0K5ybqEzPCWMcvf6GJ2DJHjGoM55U4HfEt4l1EEdSHHLQwmopMtuvfJRPg73hD9qWB7ny9PzkMMttwn5YhhE/s400/470936a94a6b1e101489c7eb60a26d7e-getty-80335191dh0887_brav_nats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184021995441552210" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >So in honor of the first game in Nationals Park. Austin's first hit and RBI of the season and the Nationals first win of the season we have Austin's first MLB card.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >1999 Bowman No. 200.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9V-WL32nVY8JG1itTm8cFm90u2m_jYnE4jpN22LgHiknlV0Z62frnuB8NW94hLDil06fgRRrQN2X_2H97hLxQyVrN01rXvJh8JO_zaLi6kyYFcnqK5Ve3ML-OtTdZmv7NqMlEbnrgxc/s1600-h/BowmanBase.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9V-WL32nVY8JG1itTm8cFm90u2m_jYnE4jpN22LgHiknlV0Z62frnuB8NW94hLDil06fgRRrQN2X_2H97hLxQyVrN01rXvJh8JO_zaLi6kyYFcnqK5Ve3ML-OtTdZmv7NqMlEbnrgxc/s400/BowmanBase.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184020981829270338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Austin against the Bravos: </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >1 for 3 0 Runs Scored 0 HR 1 RBI</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Season Toatls : .333 / 0 / 0 / 1</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><table style="width: 954px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" id="statTable0" class="teamtable" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr class="odd"> <td class="stat"><br /></td> <td class="stat"><br /></td> <td class="stat"><br /></td> <td class="stat"><br /></td> <td class="stat last"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-45817421358288184802008-03-24T09:24:00.001-07:002008-03-24T13:12:33.378-07:00Press Plate<div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLEGtaocdgcAnvthzJdOBqFPa9LRCqyUt2D-lJYbwBzqsBpxE906XBW7lBOS3lrpMrlNMafqhc1ajkp7iKq8PsN5zj-2LcWb8zcCv61vI4fXg2XWoEAZGC0RKP0jX2HZBXVbx9Z9qui8/s1600-h/ToppsChromeYellow.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLEGtaocdgcAnvthzJdOBqFPa9LRCqyUt2D-lJYbwBzqsBpxE906XBW7lBOS3lrpMrlNMafqhc1ajkp7iKq8PsN5zj-2LcWb8zcCv61vI4fXg2XWoEAZGC0RKP0jX2HZBXVbx9Z9qui8/s320/ToppsChromeYellow.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181345174254187378" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">2006 Topps Chrome</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yellow Press Plate</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1 / 1</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not the best photo of Austin. But it is a press plate and therefore I had to buy it. Managed to pick it up for under fifteen dollars. Don't remember the exact amount. </span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-17135938872449093152008-03-24T09:08:00.000-07:002008-03-24T09:17:10.407-07:00Something I Found<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I bought a ten $1 team bags in Reno on Saturday. They had the normal commons / 1 or 2 star mix. And then I saw this.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">2002 Upper Deck 40 Man</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV3wzY32zlkWbaN6_xxFCbDNhNF5mh1GNIu25tspvbW5qAL0Au2tmJAJETZsjm3tbI2eo0DTt5SqrwYEqR0-TpGQ2Bm_-IrVtfYTGx_3H3lSEtHvqqWDR1WcaGP9mGECX0mXfrxQmiUc/s1600-h/40ManTop40.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV3wzY32zlkWbaN6_xxFCbDNhNF5mh1GNIu25tspvbW5qAL0Au2tmJAJETZsjm3tbI2eo0DTt5SqrwYEqR0-TpGQ2Bm_-IrVtfYTGx_3H3lSEtHvqqWDR1WcaGP9mGECX0mXfrxQmiUc/s320/40ManTop40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181341557891724130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is the first time I have seen this card. And it is not too shabby. A decent photo of Austin. Interesting background. I liked doing this to my lawn back in Mississippi. It aggravated the poop out of the neighbors by showing them up. And I can hear Casey Kasem's voice announcing : And entering this weeks Top 40, the highest riser on the charts,. At number 28, Austin Kearns. The new kid drafted by his hometown Cincinnati Reds. This made me buy the whole team set of 2002 Upper Deck 40 Man. Not a bad looking set in my opinion.</span><br /></span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-18327812511094969902008-03-24T08:58:00.000-07:002008-03-24T09:04:53.713-07:00Recent pick up No. 1<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is a treat for me to find.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">2003 Ultimate Collection Autograph Butyback</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 2003 SP Authentic</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 5 / 9</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQR9M219KYzHwnb54Ls_XWsIID4RA0_bY-wWAlBMRB8PecqzRCdv1DirBzbhZ66wcDsVzxrtHFxmvVHXPON5rXnSYRhfAEzBFzg5NEZT0ygHeUdkRhXX5YGjXxnluTfduM3ZfgxQOeQU/s1600-h/05SPAuthenticBuybackFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQR9M219KYzHwnb54Ls_XWsIID4RA0_bY-wWAlBMRB8PecqzRCdv1DirBzbhZ66wcDsVzxrtHFxmvVHXPON5rXnSYRhfAEzBFzg5NEZT0ygHeUdkRhXX5YGjXxnluTfduM3ZfgxQOeQU/s320/05SPAuthenticBuybackFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181338779047883602" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpyucTNFB78T9ySLQKlUPuZEYtfec35ZqdWrP1NljmoTaYtAVSCN3SeOdkDo0JAQxjSdOEzgI6N85JkMompsHi_ykF71FaVzbQgDZCHNlgCfvTVg40oKlU3_59nfTG8MA6YOLtCAjhGo/s1600-h/03SPAuthenticBuyback.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpyucTNFB78T9ySLQKlUPuZEYtfec35ZqdWrP1NljmoTaYtAVSCN3SeOdkDo0JAQxjSdOEzgI6N85JkMompsHi_ykF71FaVzbQgDZCHNlgCfvTVg40oKlU3_59nfTG8MA6YOLtCAjhGo/s320/03SPAuthenticBuyback.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181338701738472258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This beauty was won on ebay about 3 weeks ago for eight dollars with the shipping. This was the first time I have seen any non-Donruss Buybacks for Austin. His signature looks good and fits the card well. You can tell he actually looks were to sign on cards instead of just signing away. Plus he has a good looking,</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://completist.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/tatiana-is-going-to-kill-me/"> non pretzel</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> type auto. </span><br /><br /></span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-88426330561703812182008-03-19T09:11:00.000-07:002008-03-19T09:18:03.707-07:00I Bought A Buyback!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1VS2RWCLlgWmsYkOQGljT_imuxe4-moq6c51pwZGGG24pnauL7AYe9U0bAkXg6xnomnpsZPLs3mj16c0vA8mfZ9ji8Vx4sEP6fxqvjwHZRSyPTyNpPTZbUHZ44s7Yrou7PudwEEiwNE/s1600-h/0340ManBuybackFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1VS2RWCLlgWmsYkOQGljT_imuxe4-moq6c51pwZGGG24pnauL7AYe9U0bAkXg6xnomnpsZPLs3mj16c0vA8mfZ9ji8Vx4sEP6fxqvjwHZRSyPTyNpPTZbUHZ44s7Yrou7PudwEEiwNE/s320/0340ManBuybackFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179486739550392754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9Mv3RWAHW-EAWfT1yRSK_qxC72i5yIMvV8t9k7mGkq-mZNv4nGGYG_xWi4je7DaNPXxV-oIrypc7sYmjxsB8X1tyS0RzehaCcF_4RNwjNyWP6FEQo0aK2j3EHJcK8BtqDzOyQAruZgo/s1600-h/0340ManBuybackBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9Mv3RWAHW-EAWfT1yRSK_qxC72i5yIMvV8t9k7mGkq-mZNv4nGGYG_xWi4je7DaNPXxV-oIrypc7sYmjxsB8X1tyS0RzehaCcF_4RNwjNyWP6FEQo0aK2j3EHJcK8BtqDzOyQAruZgo/s320/0340ManBuybackBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179486675125883298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This is a 2003 UD Ultimate Collection</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">2003 Upper Deck 40 Man Buyback Autograph</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">29 / 33</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">These cards are bought off the secondary market and personally signed by the player. No sticker auto here. To me these are good ideas as the cards are hand signed and set collectors of 40 Man can add these without having to drop fifty dollars on a pack or waiting on a through the mail autos that may never come. </span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-85419684812840619162008-03-04T07:47:00.000-08:002008-03-10T12:04:54.786-07:00PRIME TIME!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >For todays viewing pleasure we have:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >2005 Prime Patches</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Portraits Quad Jersey Prime 1/ 1</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63Y1pwmKjMEkkB7eu4nbaeQj_xN6bGsugz6PLeCwJkKkwIrVqyC9Hg9GCcCc05xgHmaoRIinBBy7i3q1mnMjMufENekUdjJAFH24KpZsjUCsfq9KTDsHeQzWVcRXZrm-MYG8hX9mp3uE/s1600-h/PortraitsQuadPrimePatch.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63Y1pwmKjMEkkB7eu4nbaeQj_xN6bGsugz6PLeCwJkKkwIrVqyC9Hg9GCcCc05xgHmaoRIinBBy7i3q1mnMjMufENekUdjJAFH24KpZsjUCsfq9KTDsHeQzWVcRXZrm-MYG8hX9mp3uE/s320/PortraitsQuadPrimePatch.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173916333527927746" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >This beauty was picked up off of ebay around Christmas time last year. It has a swatch of each:</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Top Left: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Team Logo Patch</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Bottom Left: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Laundry Tag</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Top Right: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Name Plate Patch</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Bottom Right: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Number Patch</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >The number patch seems to have some dirt or maybe some blood discoloring it. This is the first time I have seen a dirty swatch of anything. Must have been one heck of a stain. I like this card because 1) It is a one of one and 2) It has so many different pieces of Austin's jersey. It's a cool feeling seeing the jersey he wore to dive and catch a scorcher off the bat of Craig Biggio to make him wait one more at bat 2 years latter for No. 3,000.</span></div></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-15549559756868567982008-03-01T09:57:00.001-08:002008-03-01T10:06:50.313-08:00SWEEEEEEETTT!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I have obtained from the wilderness known as ebay, direct from a seller this awe inspiring card:</span><br /><br /><img style="font-weight: bold;" src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc257/oljoe73/Austin%20Kearns/Autographs/SweetSpot.gif" alt="2007 Bat Barrel Red Ink" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >A 2007 Sweet Spot Signatures</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Autographed Bat</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >No. 4 of 5 made</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is a way cool card. It is as thick as 3 of the eTopps fillers and the bat is inserted into the card itself. The gray around the wood is a shadow box type effect from wee the card edges do not meet the wood. The bat is curved and not flat like some I have seen. This is one of those cards that gives you bragging rights over other collectors. </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br />Not that I have met any other Austin collectors. But I am looking</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">While not a game used bat or having an action photo of Austin I can still see him slapping one off of Rich Hill to drive in Zimmerman with it.</span></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-48256578017223482572008-02-27T09:56:00.000-08:002008-02-27T10:01:19.596-08:00Finally Done<span style="font-weight: bold;">This is the link</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc257/oljoe73/Austin%20Kearns/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc257/oljoe73/Austin%20Kearns/</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">to all the Austin Kearns cards I have at the time. It took about 6 days to scan and then link into photobucket. As of today it is a total of 379 cards. Not bad in a year and a half.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So take a look at each card or just play the slideshow. Clicking on the card will bring up the serial number under it if you are Interested in that. </span>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-19636357455619138792008-02-23T11:59:00.000-08:002008-02-23T12:23:55.085-08:00Junkie done got me high on Kearns<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">That Cardboard Junkie is doing his best to get me high on baseball cards.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">I say bring it on, man! Bring it on! Cause only one thing can happen when I get to </span><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjS5FC3NNaI">jonesing</a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"> for more Kearns Cards. And nothing is gonna get in my way.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Card one from my pusherman</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">A brilliant 2005 Topps Heritage</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">No. 207</span></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIktBPJtzApu16M9j__o63JmXR-MxqtS86I6LCrNsICklFDT1ZQ0RAie-ZChUPnWcMwr6Xl1fpVt3VKuAWqsuJYf4Xrv-iMGdL1FZS-Eth0kY4IORhM3NVCpcpY1u8NIiX2xQh2_Db3fY/s1600-h/Kearns05Heritage.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIktBPJtzApu16M9j__o63JmXR-MxqtS86I6LCrNsICklFDT1ZQ0RAie-ZChUPnWcMwr6Xl1fpVt3VKuAWqsuJYf4Xrv-iMGdL1FZS-Eth0kY4IORhM3NVCpcpY1u8NIiX2xQh2_Db3fY/s320/Kearns05Heritage.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170273280641382274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Good ol Kearnsy making the running catch to rob Chipper of a dying quail for a single.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Card two takes the form of:</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">2003 Fleer Box Score</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">No. 82</span></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBd8NwSAbe8VVn-AfmHCiDb701r2mhrQFlruFFGuih9VPnuTBQL6Dbm-FYrz4wUXtKAOS43XSexwVtRnSVIE5cADDhdbPsK_41Y7MmLTGsuGewJzpUsTl8aZ3bTCX_DZ3ujQL1nR2GYP8/s1600-h/Kearns03BoxScore.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBd8NwSAbe8VVn-AfmHCiDb701r2mhrQFlruFFGuih9VPnuTBQL6Dbm-FYrz4wUXtKAOS43XSexwVtRnSVIE5cADDhdbPsK_41Y7MmLTGsuGewJzpUsTl8aZ3bTCX_DZ3ujQL1nR2GYP8/s320/Kearns03BoxScore.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170272808194979666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">I never noticed how natural it was for Austin the round the spots section instead of the bases.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Card three is comin atcha</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">2004 Leaf Second Edition</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">No. 122</span></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRSNv0BhpZoHvEZbxLsAZjWW2yPDSuKOXa3RDR70JjGkgS53bn_Bykvzlf_ihDEZMFga8UOycvjIiBn3ph7iZAEeqetS72rwyIvUBpXPqWcvSR6O475HvUOzMSwX9-KBKQ7FmrODmRV8/s1600-h/Kearns04LeafSecondEdt.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRSNv0BhpZoHvEZbxLsAZjWW2yPDSuKOXa3RDR70JjGkgS53bn_Bykvzlf_ihDEZMFga8UOycvjIiBn3ph7iZAEeqetS72rwyIvUBpXPqWcvSR6O475HvUOzMSwX9-KBKQ7FmrODmRV8/s320/Kearns04LeafSecondEdt.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170273126022559602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Austin holding up on a wayyy inside curve against the Phillies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Card four makes me </span><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko_0G9kyM3k">blue</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">2003 Topps</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">No. 70</span></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZtq8fhpnj6zApGF-juVXXQqT_pF6tch7fEaoWLZkzlYNyZpwTnlsslTxs_GhSxgIrqXGrXbpIuJQiWVZlN-BKc9CIBCPtQdU_Df4xgAgixfCEHfTAgBmukC9cYpd4XgmvlamuYK8V_M/s1600-h/Kearns03Topps.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZtq8fhpnj6zApGF-juVXXQqT_pF6tch7fEaoWLZkzlYNyZpwTnlsslTxs_GhSxgIrqXGrXbpIuJQiWVZlN-BKc9CIBCPtQdU_Df4xgAgixfCEHfTAgBmukC9cYpd4XgmvlamuYK8V_M/s320/Kearns03Topps.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170272992878573410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Austin singling up the middle past some scrub on the Cubs.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">A SINGLE?</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">AGAINST THE CUBS?</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">COME ON!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Card five</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">2004 Fleer Tradition</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">No. 178</span></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVTHHuwk8TO2j7iYrExVARAR6No-Y-yp3lacjEegrJ2_EnQ0GoAisw1dhp2Rwj20r__2Ladx6eKw_FFVHSmAgIEj1kf00kwxfu3ZZ8fH6tfvqzei8Bc_g67kSyTa-p59xZMBS4psZGcs/s1600-h/Kearns04Tradition.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVTHHuwk8TO2j7iYrExVARAR6No-Y-yp3lacjEegrJ2_EnQ0GoAisw1dhp2Rwj20r__2Ladx6eKw_FFVHSmAgIEj1kf00kwxfu3ZZ8fH6tfvqzei8Bc_g67kSyTa-p59xZMBS4psZGcs/s320/Kearns04Tradition.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170273465324976018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Look at Austin as he proves he is the best Right fielder in the National League by tracking down a Derrek Lee hit.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">and finally,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">A 2008 (Banned)</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">No. 169</span></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDuuhTF8KiTwCxxz0WZ3_MQDyxzSVaqWGjbK7u7oTNqmI2fRbQL2ku0ZIluBZTgUscipY0mNa7yPO2j4xUnSzucAxys558178Xt2v7nKNrPca56jU3B7HNX_W0kTbubegne4mlvC4BLs/s1600-h/Kearns08UpperDeck.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDuuhTF8KiTwCxxz0WZ3_MQDyxzSVaqWGjbK7u7oTNqmI2fRbQL2ku0ZIluBZTgUscipY0mNa7yPO2j4xUnSzucAxys558178Xt2v7nKNrPca56jU3B7HNX_W0kTbubegne4mlvC4BLs/s320/Kearns08UpperDeck.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170272490367399746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Did some dude just ask Austin to write his digits on the ball or something? I have not seen a deer in the headlights look like that in a while. Since I hit a deer frozen by my headlights. Doing 80. In a semi. Found some fur in the grill but that was it.</span><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-85584934244191268842008-02-19T18:41:00.000-08:002008-02-19T19:26:07.238-08:00How many parallels can I post?<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">From 2004 Leaf Certified Materials we start out with a plain old base set card.<br /><br />Silver. Shiny. Addictive.<br /><br />I feel like a five year old counting bugs splatting on the windshield.<br />Just. Can't. Stop. Buying. Parallels.<br /><br />The card that started it all:<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >2004 Leaf Certified Materials<br />No. 16 Austin Kearns</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPWhKauSrbxqbC8y29rc_OTT-sgJe4fXbFEygPHbog8tPynp0v9xWnbvD7i0irdgyDST6KNy5bY-vdgdXZB2-9BWvGBmMQ0jF7OBqbmSPDdRdfDTJn9pELqGjXd6wXI6r0K_oqPByifE/s1600-h/BaseFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPWhKauSrbxqbC8y29rc_OTT-sgJe4fXbFEygPHbog8tPynp0v9xWnbvD7i0irdgyDST6KNy5bY-vdgdXZB2-9BWvGBmMQ0jF7OBqbmSPDdRdfDTJn9pELqGjXd6wXI6r0K_oqPByifE/s320/BaseFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168895918989293026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Mirror Black 1 / 1</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNloyW_A4Qwa3Q33g4FnHz_YbnOQiUs6UFcpbddPjV9S0bulDLaGY82p-d9-aNtDyyctYWnjVZKgVA4f7XOWB7QS5sE-qPRSI7i2GOS1EbA5PSWR3Nz_YfFjJXM_0q8AA-axTqN00lzM/s1600-h/MirrorBlackFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNloyW_A4Qwa3Q33g4FnHz_YbnOQiUs6UFcpbddPjV9S0bulDLaGY82p-d9-aNtDyyctYWnjVZKgVA4f7XOWB7QS5sE-qPRSI7i2GOS1EbA5PSWR3Nz_YfFjJXM_0q8AA-axTqN00lzM/s320/MirrorBlackFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168895983413802482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Blue 10 / 50</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4GvsCV4H2CIWmYWytVHTkNufmUdkMN-2UctZYNOmnohI18p7PcKSAk6rSZtVW9mKEjNi-Fq4BbfF9SIJyrhPFcXvjD1PdHSDMPgqvGB78zQWLUByrEnRxjr6ofGqksqkWiLDPrF9Huo/s1600-h/MirrorBlueFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4GvsCV4H2CIWmYWytVHTkNufmUdkMN-2UctZYNOmnohI18p7PcKSAk6rSZtVW9mKEjNi-Fq4BbfF9SIJyrhPFcXvjD1PdHSDMPgqvGB78zQWLUByrEnRxjr6ofGqksqkWiLDPrF9Huo/s320/MirrorBlueFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168896052133279234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Red 027 / 100</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWhQBC6TasH3KCarU9ppdkLj42Zc1x9AftDfFyKeThSK6le4pvGZf1gpXLOd5QvHqiYt_lweE_0P-BdriWfmJzoWVOd4zmXEPtOGMub-6R1b5nyHz-SQbNqIeKcWs2hBs8e0dj6osqNk/s1600-h/MirrorRedFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWhQBC6TasH3KCarU9ppdkLj42Zc1x9AftDfFyKeThSK6le4pvGZf1gpXLOd5QvHqiYt_lweE_0P-BdriWfmJzoWVOd4zmXEPtOGMub-6R1b5nyHz-SQbNqIeKcWs2hBs8e0dj6osqNk/s320/MirrorRedFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168896112262821394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror White 036 / 100</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha80JdtXBb5R43-GTg4ITPo5Kfo7qCldpYRFZvtNfOjjj67nl7oiqfQgAX2TtSPSeBkldqaLGZZks_ooaZp6hOyD_qRUFGfeRq1BLh6w36l8VpiiL_n0mcitzxJ6ZZ2JSFkTzc9NFnvA/s1600-h/MirrorWhiteFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha80JdtXBb5R43-GTg4ITPo5Kfo7qCldpYRFZvtNfOjjj67nl7oiqfQgAX2TtSPSeBkldqaLGZZks_ooaZp6hOyD_qRUFGfeRq1BLh6w36l8VpiiL_n0mcitzxJ6ZZ2JSFkTzc9NFnvA/s320/MirrorWhiteFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168896176687330850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror White Autograph 30 / 50</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uZ3H2HXJGmv7PJYD4D-yHIraQ_39kOlTO7GYwq85yOBKJZreCZT5zMlu5hDU-c6tV-k1NrwLxz6otfe8Kxnhm8YQcyuJHv3lMICkhBAZL1tHPEjsMKy1e9ZhngImi91XVCtMuJxxJQo/s1600-h/MirrorWhiteFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uZ3H2HXJGmv7PJYD4D-yHIraQ_39kOlTO7GYwq85yOBKJZreCZT5zMlu5hDU-c6tV-k1NrwLxz6otfe8Kxnhm8YQcyuJHv3lMICkhBAZL1tHPEjsMKy1e9ZhngImi91XVCtMuJxxJQo/s320/MirrorWhiteFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168891903194871250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Gold Autograph 02 / 25</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12QimCkS6_Wqe1-tfk_cs8VnEAcKUoPChx2K7QvgI7cxir6p13jhhszEQ1WfvoWUyIUxZBiQ1MPNmrtfAf4yomXou3u6_4nwni2ehWPuSHWJJGSrEGTK1QoJqvRI6ha0U5T0MKmruEf8/s1600-h/MirrorGoldFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12QimCkS6_Wqe1-tfk_cs8VnEAcKUoPChx2K7QvgI7cxir6p13jhhszEQ1WfvoWUyIUxZBiQ1MPNmrtfAf4yomXou3u6_4nwni2ehWPuSHWJJGSrEGTK1QoJqvRI6ha0U5T0MKmruEf8/s320/MirrorGoldFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168891658381735362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Blue Autograph 048 / 100</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTQZrLkUVZ7dtwcpH3rY70FyY0xed7GV4FZzsePzPep7eym0Obfw3txB2mdU4HU56H_YADSrafD-GLd0n4A8WcGZagvn_uazgaKK7oibJdkOGlkPvtXIs1qkXcJfUtLboaOb_Ag_QYiA/s1600-h/MirrorBlueFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTQZrLkUVZ7dtwcpH3rY70FyY0xed7GV4FZzsePzPep7eym0Obfw3txB2mdU4HU56H_YADSrafD-GLd0n4A8WcGZagvn_uazgaKK7oibJdkOGlkPvtXIs1qkXcJfUtLboaOb_Ag_QYiA/s320/MirrorBlueFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168891572482389426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Red Autograph 013 / 200</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREsoIsSGktu7fDTOUsJ5NpQFPjCK-mYg4g2xCRNlOPuWpqib4or8YTmCBkGhxJDQfycYMe6uN1u8uIDbsbF_Yw-XcikoDkWeXrk3Uh6gowcaQimysnxzEOmKPSPJkzHc7s5NXSNAp240/s1600-h/MirrorRedFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREsoIsSGktu7fDTOUsJ5NpQFPjCK-mYg4g2xCRNlOPuWpqib4or8YTmCBkGhxJDQfycYMe6uN1u8uIDbsbF_Yw-XcikoDkWeXrk3Uh6gowcaQimysnxzEOmKPSPJkzHc7s5NXSNAp240/s320/MirrorRedFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168890215272723874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Red Bat / Fabric 148 / 250</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fTynTOGBbWEFTLARLl4Rh4Y0ZW3x2m1gfkptoanIRwt6Tsg3uCrwmHjG389qYuOBaerGErab-hzw1L4ZBTLdas80aIWoQyAWmlpmtO1CU1LKoXdEv0D6Fde1RRTKmo7Uc9GCIH1vllk/s1600-h/MirrorRedFrontBat_Jsy.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fTynTOGBbWEFTLARLl4Rh4Y0ZW3x2m1gfkptoanIRwt6Tsg3uCrwmHjG389qYuOBaerGErab-hzw1L4ZBTLdas80aIWoQyAWmlpmtO1CU1LKoXdEv0D6Fde1RRTKmo7Uc9GCIH1vllk/s320/MirrorRedFrontBat_Jsy.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168888170868290962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror White Fabric 030 / 100</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hbCR7q8Vz-XnRg9Td4JS5WHlE-xh1_CQKo0ubGAjABRGQ8e3fPjiQTJBBOqS9CUQ_iM4GVwYWdsDiwNDijPJnenB0peW2XevMeuSC_syYF4oww23BpjRAYVep_3NgbuRtApFiHAAMAQ/s1600-h/MirrorWhiteFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hbCR7q8Vz-XnRg9Td4JS5WHlE-xh1_CQKo0ubGAjABRGQ8e3fPjiQTJBBOqS9CUQ_iM4GVwYWdsDiwNDijPJnenB0peW2XevMeuSC_syYF4oww23BpjRAYVep_3NgbuRtApFiHAAMAQ/s320/MirrorWhiteFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168888042019272066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Red Fabric 051 / 150</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGenEpkh01ddeluqFSGzLUibsBqSpKB29lJFk2KTqGXnvs9Mxyj31U0PukV0HeMc_I8FagYn9oTVPjm6hBjJ-IbX4H5uPn3XO0BZHfAw7aYwCk4hRRn20andc2HiVJxo60TP4zmOKOkI/s1600-h/MirrorRedFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGenEpkh01ddeluqFSGzLUibsBqSpKB29lJFk2KTqGXnvs9Mxyj31U0PukV0HeMc_I8FagYn9oTVPjm6hBjJ-IbX4H5uPn3XO0BZHfAw7aYwCk4hRRn20andc2HiVJxo60TP4zmOKOkI/s320/MirrorRedFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168887960414893426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Gold Fabric 14 / 25</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW0ng6ZZ23DZSy3hs1j2qeV66YYdMrChin2yCwrwFVP92fUKrUWi_nebvftEKPqcF0dE2ija9-50bEfWl1G-B2coSvO6V4f-WWzGLauHOe9LDULz2n9mCyyb5G920vclLdKXit97BxQo/s1600-h/MirrorGoldFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW0ng6ZZ23DZSy3hs1j2qeV66YYdMrChin2yCwrwFVP92fUKrUWi_nebvftEKPqcF0dE2ija9-50bEfWl1G-B2coSvO6V4f-WWzGLauHOe9LDULz2n9mCyyb5G920vclLdKXit97BxQo/s320/MirrorGoldFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168887883105482082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Blue Fabric 060 / 100</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUZcmRrGHxVw3eaudxx2Ebiiwu4YJQgkL3bIlTcRsGSgDKWGiFKFWJLCS-cIER8wGWZCArT56TlSy2i8LtjHF1i6mseYKyDN-dN4BvTzbpcjlxV91XG4Wrhgsx6m1jTnKpC86GS17Mq4/s1600-h/MirrorBlueFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUZcmRrGHxVw3eaudxx2Ebiiwu4YJQgkL3bIlTcRsGSgDKWGiFKFWJLCS-cIER8wGWZCArT56TlSy2i8LtjHF1i6mseYKyDN-dN4BvTzbpcjlxV91XG4Wrhgsx6m1jTnKpC86GS17Mq4/s320/MirrorBlueFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168887805796070738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror White Bat 032 / 100</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfhw8o4oJYYpi1Eo35K81byFAXuvjQ0q4UqOAT6azHgUUTjAWKcCYZEO8SbQJ44_wYO8HXEZXIO1jfQb_dP0w2ocPnLbR6eHiCPUCqYXPdHgano7_VCXShyphenhyphenrc2YUhnr24scAGRVNvLbo/s1600-h/MirrorWhiteFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfhw8o4oJYYpi1Eo35K81byFAXuvjQ0q4UqOAT6azHgUUTjAWKcCYZEO8SbQJ44_wYO8HXEZXIO1jfQb_dP0w2ocPnLbR6eHiCPUCqYXPdHgano7_VCXShyphenhyphenrc2YUhnr24scAGRVNvLbo/s320/MirrorWhiteFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168887565277902146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Mirror Red Bat 009 / 150</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPTyv7ZMAD0MEeAJeXQkhPOvqpheR7GmhdAEPQRORyDOAXwds4yJUH9LA-25F2tpF3YCBLPZ8OXNNNQnb_vLHOSjbakHoNbKo-R4pFVCXSkQ-k4c5oWa9lUeFwDU1z2HXHjQcE35KLZk/s1600-h/MirrorRedFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPTyv7ZMAD0MEeAJeXQkhPOvqpheR7GmhdAEPQRORyDOAXwds4yJUH9LA-25F2tpF3YCBLPZ8OXNNNQnb_vLHOSjbakHoNbKo-R4pFVCXSkQ-k4c5oWa9lUeFwDU1z2HXHjQcE35KLZk/s320/MirrorRedFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168887492263458098" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br />Mirror Gold Bat 12 / 25</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhtQyR302pJthu_b-s0LMPXtPt89D0v3FvM9XLioBrpEsZXpdp84z__PonDRpFj7lixupv_xsUtSMDCprLpzdU0nzVG1o_w2fXsBdNsKnRPRB0cL8wbXw91I_lzO6aBclMU9987rcjmc/s1600-h/MirrorGoldFront.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhtQyR302pJthu_b-s0LMPXtPt89D0v3FvM9XLioBrpEsZXpdp84z__PonDRpFj7lixupv_xsUtSMDCprLpzdU0nzVG1o_w2fXsBdNsKnRPRB0cL8wbXw91I_lzO6aBclMU9987rcjmc/s320/MirrorGoldFront.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168887402069144866" border="0" /></a><br />And there you have it! And yet I do not have enough of these parallels. I feel the need to find the Mirror Gold base parallel and two Mirror Black Materials parallels. Talk about a lost cause 4 years after they come out. But I shall carry on with the same determination of a five year old on the way to Disney World counting bugs on the windshield. Just so Dad can travel in peace. For a while.<br /><br /><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-57754706485353818312008-02-09T11:13:00.000-08:002008-02-09T11:37:08.553-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">These 3 little guys came in from a trade with the Cardboard Junkie. Ol Dayf wants Kearns on the Braves as much as we want him on the Reds. So what do we have today?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">2007 Bowman Heritage</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">No. 137</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANRD9M3Id4KIzcLC1i4bWMW_cJ2yQSc1hTs7E7ThohBEFpf8Ed3OOibmbbwcL5FsHhgbaOijvRpfqjyE5Wjfh8fcdgEWhrYY0I48AXzh9266AU3yzt982LYdOBq3K2HuKAMbMCdj9Wt4/s1600-h/KearnsBowHeritage.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANRD9M3Id4KIzcLC1i4bWMW_cJ2yQSc1hTs7E7ThohBEFpf8Ed3OOibmbbwcL5FsHhgbaOijvRpfqjyE5Wjfh8fcdgEWhrYY0I48AXzh9266AU3yzt982LYdOBq3K2HuKAMbMCdj9Wt4/s320/KearnsBowHeritage.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165064632067601090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">A very nice card. Austin ready to slam one over Frenchy's head while Mulder shakes his head in disgust. The signature is a little larger than he normally signs. The old time photo look. Kind of like those memographs everyone smelled to get a slight buzz when you were handed a test in school.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">Next we have</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkH11g7IfX1bAUQ-IuPMgh6pNoeDHEf6HesOJ2TFDraniv_b5KADAwSiTUixiWvIHlVxaEEMYZ_URjhM7mHETSkMHLrFlCq2dn8tQ0oQ0LSimWoZ9Dgg9HvVfJw5K5vfNp0EKUvcgGas/s1600-h/Kearns99.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkH11g7IfX1bAUQ-IuPMgh6pNoeDHEf6HesOJ2TFDraniv_b5KADAwSiTUixiWvIHlVxaEEMYZ_URjhM7mHETSkMHLrFlCq2dn8tQ0oQ0LSimWoZ9Dgg9HvVfJw5K5vfNp0EKUvcgGas/s320/Kearns99.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165065890493018834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">A 1999 Bowman Rookie! Austin in action! Ready to throw out the runner who dared try to go home in Rookie ball. The cannon unleashed like only Vlad can do.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">And lastly</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW59gHAscjP-He_ckivkWA6kxvZrM0AhEu_zik2ChM5FpTPG3nMFXC6ghzd2l9nfXiYqhsNQrtR6Ur-tdNsCBwxFCnC04hX-50vVysadlpQjBwDW155_2XBbwl_oRSSJb8HjqxVm8MIS8/s1600-h/KearnsJsy.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW59gHAscjP-He_ckivkWA6kxvZrM0AhEu_zik2ChM5FpTPG3nMFXC6ghzd2l9nfXiYqhsNQrtR6Ur-tdNsCBwxFCnC04hX-50vVysadlpQjBwDW155_2XBbwl_oRSSJb8HjqxVm8MIS8/s320/KearnsJsy.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165066337169617634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">A 2004 Leaf Player's Collection Jersey. This is the one Jersey card I did not have from the set. I have the other parallels but never got this one. Talk about a sweet trade for some Braves scrubs. </span><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-47167861544299603792008-01-31T19:08:00.000-08:002008-01-31T19:21:29.187-08:00Big Card. Little Photo<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Kinda like </span><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl6kjYBdM4k">fat guy in a little coat</a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">. This card is well.....big in blank spot.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">1999 SP Prospects</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Chirography Autograph Insert</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">AK - Austin Kearns</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sPVRm58uY2LAT1opZin6OCbhzEbQzkJZcwQwo3FaTt8bLKJq5uR7NsHa6KIppp9DOz4bfijJNiHuv-AIaBE6OjKRrl4jQHW060kXX3UzCqeCHoMuQGGdsMUWXG86i4f5myyIzoZOomU/s1600-h/Kearns99SP.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sPVRm58uY2LAT1opZin6OCbhzEbQzkJZcwQwo3FaTt8bLKJq5uR7NsHa6KIppp9DOz4bfijJNiHuv-AIaBE6OjKRrl4jQHW060kXX3UzCqeCHoMuQGGdsMUWXG86i4f5myyIzoZOomU/s320/Kearns99SP.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161844214654954450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">A teeny little photo. A teeny little logo. A medium size signature. Then a overly large white area. Sure it is a minor league issue, but why no thought into the design? Upper Deck sure did have some bad ideas for insert sets around the turn of the century. This is just a poor layout idea. Austin's name is a quarter the size of the name of the insert set. What team is he playing for? I see Reds. But what affiliate? What level?</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIf7V3hAppiYXL0T9IxS8P8BoJSG4H0waJIDll2-q5iDcS8tgfAaNoPxg-ECaWrOKuVkTZEpEsb9DPDneejqTH4UvzoCWKOs0zQTBPHLEKwFIow7ZB5FNeJbP5_9IBf64j6iWf0CGV_Y/s1600-h/KearnsBack.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIf7V3hAppiYXL0T9IxS8P8BoJSG4H0waJIDll2-q5iDcS8tgfAaNoPxg-ECaWrOKuVkTZEpEsb9DPDneejqTH4UvzoCWKOs0zQTBPHLEKwFIow7ZB5FNeJbP5_9IBf64j6iWf0CGV_Y/s320/KearnsBack.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161845752253246434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">The back is not much better. Same size photo and name. Huge white area. Blah.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">But it is mine!</span><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-73230250938688856512008-01-27T11:06:00.000-08:002008-01-27T11:14:43.489-08:00White Sox trade for Kearns<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >Steve at White Sox Cards included these two gems in a recent trade.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >2004 Donruss Studio</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtplSbVk9elFluwxEbwok0Rouzq5nywo6hCm8RboJHYi1UBXRTQBQH6_A42SjnDgnKgDM6DnNojV4wRkbufEIR_VuCnORz35SSDgqR1HesoGPernKwx3d7D2xiWscZlg2T6qyk0PpS5Y/s1600-h/KearnsStudio.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtplSbVk9elFluwxEbwok0Rouzq5nywo6hCm8RboJHYi1UBXRTQBQH6_A42SjnDgnKgDM6DnNojV4wRkbufEIR_VuCnORz35SSDgqR1HesoGPernKwx3d7D2xiWscZlg2T6qyk0PpS5Y/s320/KearnsStudio.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160235053617900210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >This is a nice card. The skyline of Cincinnati always makes me happy when I drive through. It is a good looking city at night. The muti colors and the eclectic skyline. It's not bland like coming into Denver or Chicago. Can't wait for my first game at Great American Ballpark this summer.<br /><br /></span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >2007 Bowman</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv8pwIqoeqvPr5gwsImfN4N84w-KgxS7eEaD9ZFKEGkw2wiC3dvGFq027ifLeiiTbrgaCxX-Kc0PXDdd0q4voFeF7x6bdYzK3N2v6g7RZj3g3qCmGT3UDxTgLDuNN9O5wo0steWDrDfY/s1600-h/KearnsBowman.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv8pwIqoeqvPr5gwsImfN4N84w-KgxS7eEaD9ZFKEGkw2wiC3dvGFq027ifLeiiTbrgaCxX-Kc0PXDdd0q4voFeF7x6bdYzK3N2v6g7RZj3g3qCmGT3UDxTgLDuNN9O5wo0steWDrDfY/s320/KearnsBowman.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160236346403056338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">This card is not a great card. Why am I looking at the back of Austin? Why are there empty seats? Why the large name area and small name. No mention of the Nationals. Small signature in a large signing area. Just a poorly laid out card. But it is mine!</span><br /> </div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863874620210872937.post-20014780028865517032008-01-27T06:34:00.000-08:002008-01-27T08:54:43.843-08:00So Famous she is IN-FAMOUS<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Thank you </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tm87.wordpress.com/">Infamous Tatiana</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">!</span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Last week I saw her pleading and groveling for new </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tm87.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/my-lucky-night/">Derek <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jeter</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hanley</span> Ramirez</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > cards. So I felt the need to be an enabler in this hobby of ours. I contacted her (so I thought) and proposed a trade (through <a href="http://completist.wordpress.com/">Mario</a>). Trade was accepted (with a Canseco thrown in). I got a few more cards than I thought I would. But this not an unhappy post. This is a post of </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" >rejoicing</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >! Below is the part of the treasure trove of Reds and Austin Kearns cards I have received over the past three days.<br />Thursday brought me these from The Infamous (Mario) Tatiana:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">2007 Goudey No. 131</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFG1ygQhJqCc7QS64pm2VU3fUOEpPhh7gpLrpH1cpuq_gFiGSAxQF6IHOvFw8aTUS1NGZTdHBMZoNY60MQxCm7AlD26c1hOi8AcbfDoyZzCeAoIaUT0cTAOY3mhIknBfabjx3EbLQCv4k/s1600-h/KearnsGoudy.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFG1ygQhJqCc7QS64pm2VU3fUOEpPhh7gpLrpH1cpuq_gFiGSAxQF6IHOvFw8aTUS1NGZTdHBMZoNY60MQxCm7AlD26c1hOi8AcbfDoyZzCeAoIaUT0cTAOY3mhIknBfabjx3EbLQCv4k/s320/KearnsGoudy.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160198894288234610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">2007 Bowman Chrome No. 43</span><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimroZ05MYv3ZbvStUYl84rR0wC09NtUa9ya_qSY-8zbV2Sgiin2_M5zAYQtX_ujs6yF9hxmEisL6h1Ixf4c38lzOn79SviJZ8AJWVb2lnCy_I9vPhgcN6CSUySqTI9nGsLCkdMnaM5MYI/s1600-h/KearnsBowmanChrome.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimroZ05MYv3ZbvStUYl84rR0wC09NtUa9ya_qSY-8zbV2Sgiin2_M5zAYQtX_ujs6yF9hxmEisL6h1Ixf4c38lzOn79SviJZ8AJWVb2lnCy_I9vPhgcN6CSUySqTI9nGsLCkdMnaM5MYI/s320/KearnsBowmanChrome.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160199529943394434" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Bay Rat North Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635008291445053273noreply@blogger.com0