Trying

Trying trying trying… and always failing.  No matter what I do it seems I just can’t keep up with trades.  So I’m just here to apologize once again and thank you for the continued saintlike patience most of you have found it necessary to show.  It has been a lil busier than normal of late, but really pathetically slow compared to the lives most of you lead, so there is no excuse for it.  I’m not even that broke at the moment. All I can say is I haven’t forgotten anyone and I’ll try to get some things sent out soon.

😦

 

Fail.

 

Just when I think I’m back in, they pull me out. On January 2^nd, my computer got attacked, for all intents and purposes, was destroyed. Fortunately, I was able to get my parents old computer a few days later, to get me by until I can get myself a new computer. After a few more days, I was finally able to get back online. The reason it took so long… may have been accidentally self-inflicted, but that’s neither here nor there.

So I was all ready to jump back into blogging regularly after finally getting back online (something like 11 or 12 days ago at this point), when I discovered that all the old scans of mine leftover on this computer, and the more recent ones I saved the emails to… I can’t edit them into smaller chunks on this computer. Not in any way that I can remember anyway. So I’m still not back yet I guess, and won’t be for at least a little while longer. I saw a pretty good computer (with glorious hi-def monitor included!) that I can afford by February if it or something like it is still available at that price, or deity of your choosing-willing, less.

But cards?! It’ll be a loooong time before I can afford anything very meaningful on that front again. A couple cheap packs here & there perhaps, and maybe I can squeeze in a group break or two, and the rare (yet somehow disgustingly not rare enough) visit to eBay, but I’m cutting my card spending by at least half. Video games have been loudly calling my name again, so I’m looking at a PS3, and I could use a laptop too. In other words, the ol’ budget’s gonna be tighter than an analogy I’m too distracted to make. Fortunately, I still have loads of cards to get rid of, and will still have way too many even after all the trades I’ve let my end down on for way too long are at long last taken care of.

As far as the blog goes, I’m not back, but I’m not entirely gone either. I have something like a three post buffer from before my old computer got torn a new one, and just enough edited down to size scans handy for a couple more if I get a minute. You’ll start seeing all that jazz soon. Until then, I’m Pro Bowl Shufflin’ outta here.

To Hawaii and beyond!

2009 Bowman Blaster Break Fail

You’ll see why.  Opened as they are listed.  Will do scans when I feel like it.

Pack 1

93 Brad Hawpe

161 James Loney

BW20 Fu-Te Ni WBC

BW11 Justin Erasmus WBC

BP7 Matthew Moore Rays 1st Yr Gold

BCW15 Juan Carlos Sulbaran WBC Chrome

BCP16 Ehire Adrianza Giants 1st Yr Chrome

188 Kevin Youkilis

128 Ronnie Belliard

35 Jorge Posada

Pack 2

173 AJ Pierzynski

10 Ichiro

126 Javier Vasquez

BW15 Juan Carlos Sulbaran WBC

BP16 Ehire Adrianza Giants 1st Yr- Noticing a theme yet?

106 Yovani Gallardo Gold

BCP64 Jack Cawley Cards 1st Yr Chrome

BCP70 Justin Greene White Sox 1st Yr Chrome

67 Carlos Beltran

120 Rafael Furcal

Checklist 2 of 3

Pack 3

210 Jonathan Niese Mets RC

106 Yovani Gallardo

14 Ryan Howard

BP64 Jack Cawley Cards 1st Yr- How about now?

BP70 Justin Greene White Sox 1st Yr

14 Ryan Howard Gold- Cuz I’m apparently not getting Bipped hard enough by this blaster.

BCP43 Joshua Collmenter D-Backs 1st Yr Chrome

BCP15 Adam Reifer Cards 1st Yr Chrome- Someone was definitely smoking something when they decided to collate this so stupidly.

36 Placido Polanco

55 Garrett Atkins

Pack 4

66 Daniel Murphy

122 Alexi Casilla

BP43 Joshua Collmenter D-Backs 1st Yr

BP15 Adam Reifer Cards 1st Yr- Someone was definitely smoking something…

BP73 Miguel Flores Cards 1st Yr Gold

BCP60 Kyle Farrell Braves 1st Yr Chrome

BCP44 Adam Mills Red Sox 1st Yr Chrome

220 Josh Outman A’s RC

147 Blake DeWitt

47 Mike Jacobs

Pack 5

50 Felix Hernandez

30 Torii Hunter

BP60 Kyle Farrell Braves 1st Yr

BP44 Adam Mills Red Sox 1st Yr

66 Daniel Murphy Gold

BCP37 Ben Lasater Marlins 1st Yr Chrome

BCP20 Neil Ramirez Rangers 1st Yr Chrome

159 Shane Victorino

143 Lance Berkman

116 Aaron Cook

Pack 6

53 Jay Bruce

177 Adrian Gonzalez

BP37 Ben Lasater Marlins 1st Yr

BP20 Neil Ramirez Rangers 1st Yr- *Facepalm*

151 Howie Kendrick Gold

BCP27 Sawyer Carroll Padres 1st Yr Chrome

BCP1 Neftali Feliz Rangers 1st Yr Chrome

180 Brandon Webb

63 Raul Ibanez

211 Bobby Parnell Mets RC

Checklist 3 of 3

Pack 7

38 Dustin Pedroia

77 Barry Zito

2 Albert Pujols

BP27 Sawyer Carroll Padres 1st Yr

BP1 Neftali Feliz Rangers 1st Yr

BP53 Edilio Colina Mariners 1st Yr Gold

BCP36 Miguel Fermin Marlins 1st Yr Chrome

BCP19 Angel Morales Twins 1st Yr Chrome

16 Jose Reyes

132 Chris Davis

Pack 8

70 Cole Hamels

145 AJ Burnett

178 George Sherrill

BP36 Miguel Fermin Marlins 1st Yr- Wow…

BP19 Angel Morales Twins 1st Yr- Just wow…

122 Alexi Casilla Gold

BCP85 Zach Moore Marlins 1st Yr Chrome

BCP6 Stolmy Pimentel Red Sox 1st Yr Chrome

79 Jeff Francoeur

199 Dexter Fowler Rockies RC

There ya go, the same two chrome prospects/WBCs showed up in the next packs as base cards.  Man Topps, couldn’t even kick in a refractor to make my butt hurt a little less?  Wasn’t expecting greatness, but apparently my expectations were too high since I didn’t expect stupidity.

I was very heavily considering a hobby box of this in the near future, because for once, I actually liked Bowman a lot this year… but I’m never going to buy so much as another pack of it ever again without a damn good explanation.  And this combined with the f***ed up patch from my Series 1 Topps blaster awhile back, I don’t think I’ll be getting any more Topps blasters of any kind for a helluva long time either.  And knowing Topps pulled this sort of crap with the National Prides, Baseball Highlights Sketches, and possibly the Hoodwinks in Allen & Ginter, I’m not even feeling buying anymore of THAT anytime soon, and A&G is my favorite set of the year.

Way to go Topps, another satisfied customer.

ARE YOU SERIOUSLY JOKING???