The Ernie Banks Project -Sports Card Collectors

Sports Card Collectors blog has a few Ernie Banks posts.

Latest Jammin JDcards Break Results! Sports Card Collectors

2012 Topps Prime 9 Home Run Legends Set Sports Card Collectors

Poll Friday: Which ONE Of These Players Would You Want Any Rookie Card Of? Results!! Sports Card Collectors

Other blogs in The Ernie Banks Project

Bucket List -Item #1

  Next month will be the 1 year anniversary of my move to Chicago. Last autumn, when the notice came out, that the outside of the windows would be washed, I tried to be home to witness this event. Somehow, I missed it. Not this year! I was home and I watched a man, dangling from unimpressive ropes, wash our windows. Yes!

  You can see the ropes on the right edge of the photo. There are only two ropes. The duplicate ropes are a reflection from the outside of the window.

  Yeah! How cool is that?! For the curious- Plants left to right: Dracaena tree, Euphorbia trigona cactus, and the seedlings are hyssop (giant white), sage (pink sundae Salvia), and sage (scarlet Salvia). Actually, the hyssop seedlings are hiding behind the cactus.

  One more thing. Our building, and the building across the street from us (shown in top photo), each sit on the corner of an intersection. On one of this intersection's corners sits a cool Victorian era building called The Brewster. You may know it as the place where...

dun-dun-dunnnn... 

  The next new thing I will do for my bucket list is go watch my first Pride Parade later this month. It will pass though the street seen above, so I won't have far to walk. I had really wanted to attend last year's parade because of what happened at the Pulse, but I was unable to get to Chicago in time to attend. This year, I'm a winner!

  Everyone have a great weekend!

Blog Bat Around -Eamus Catuli! Style

 P-town Tom has tossed us a ball.  Thus spoke Eamus Catuli!-  

I am 10 months into collecting baseball cards, but I think this is a bat around I can do!

 1.) Let's play two. (6 unique cards)

  During one of my many previous image searches I came across the above two pictures of Ernie Banks. There were hundreds of other pics, but these two really captured my attention.  I believe the one on the left was part of a Sports Illustrated story, and the one on the right was published by the Chicago Tribune. I do not own a copy of either of these Ernie Banks dedicated periodicals. Wish I did though! There is a spirited child-like joy that Ernie exuded, and that charm still makes the world a better to place to live in. Mr. Cub is my #1 player to collect.

2.) The Wizard! (16 unique cards)

 

 

 I have a soft spot for the elite defensive skills a good shortstop can display. Love it! Ozzie was the ultimate in defensive perfection for a shortstop.  His 13 Gold Glove awards testify on his behalf.

  The first year Ozzie played for the Cards, this lil' shortstop was MVP for the USAEUR champions girls softball team. I was so young! lol

  I 💖 Ozzie because he was Ozsome!



3.) Other player collections I work on are some of Zipper's favorite players, a friend, or the players remind me of her. At this time they are Minnie Minoso (0), Rod Carew (2), Harold Baines (8), Darryl Strawberry (7), Dwight Gooden (8), and A.J. Pierzynski, who is still sitting at (0).

4.) I have also started collecting native American baseball players as an extension of my postcard collection. So far I have acquired a couple of Jacoby Ellsbury's cards.

5.) I do not yet have a card featuring Tetsuharu Kawakami, but I have been on the lookout for them. I mentioned him in one of my first blog posts. He was absolutely amazing!

  That's all for player collections at this time, but I don't doubt there will more players added in the future.

The Ernie Banks Project -Baseball Card Breakdown

This post features the Ernie Banks writings from Baseball Card Breakdown. 

2004 Topps Retired Signature Edition breakdown  Baseball Card Breakdown 

Trades, contest winnings, and in-person gifts Baseball Card Breakdown

Mr. Cub, Pops, and the gang Baseball Card Breakdown

the rest of my latest card show haul Baseball Card Breakdown

Pairs of serial numbered cards Baseball Card Breakdown

A look into the card box from childhood Baseball Card Breakdown

Night Owl Trade Baseball Card Breakdown

Double, Double, Hoyle and Trouble Baseball Card Breakdown

100 Subscribers Celebration Contest Baseball Card Breakdown

1st Anniversary auto lot contest! Baseball Card Breakdown

Breaking All The Rules (card show recap!)  Baseball Card Breakdown

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The Ernie Banks Project -Pack War

The Ernie Banks material published by Corky, of Pack War fame. 

Floating Heads For Everyone! Pack War

A Sneak Peek at 2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Pack War

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The Ernie Banks Project -Nachos Grande

The Ernie Banks writings of  Nachos Grande

(mostly box breaks/oodles of images-esp nice Allen & Ginter) 

Topps National Chicle - 2 Blaster Nacho Grande Review Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: Going to the Dark Side Nachos Grande

Theme Week: Better Know a Blogger (Paul from Wrigley Wax) Nachos Grande

I Love All Vintage Player Sets! (More Group Break Packs) Nachos Grande

Group Break: Four More Packs of 2003 Donruss Team Heroes Nachos Grande

UD Retro Box Break: Packs 13 and 14 Nachos Grande

Just Cheesin'! Nachos Grande

UD Retro Week: Happy Fourth of July (Let's Open Packs!) Nachos Grande

Group Break 7: Three of the Last Six Packs of Topps Gold Label Nachos Grande

Group Break: 2015 Topps Stadium Club Packs 3 & 4 (Trick-or-Treat!) Nachos Grande

Better Know a Blogger (Tony from Wrigley Roster Jenga) Nachos Grande

2015 Topps Jumbo Case Group Break: Box #4: Pack-by-Pack (Packs 8-10) includes 2 Hits!! Nachos Grande

Theme Week: Better Know a Blogger (Matt from Cardboard Conundrum) Nachos Grande

Theme Week: Better Know a Blogger (David from Tribe Cards) Nachos Grande

2014 Topps Stadium Club: The Contents of Mini Box #5 (of 6) Nachos Grande

2014 Topps Stadium Club Hobby Box #1 - Mini Box #3 Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! Do Card Trades Deserve Interest? Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: The Final Three! (And the Final Post of the Countdown!) Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: #6, #5, and #4! Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: Pure Cardboard Gold! Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants: The Top 10 Begins Today! Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: So Much Cardinal Stink! Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: Have You Heard of the Whiz Kids? Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: We Made it to the Top 20! Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: A Pair of "C" Teams - but Not the Reds! Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: It's Gotta be the 'Stache Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: Is that a High School Field, Whitey? Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: The end of the second third of the set. Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: Tossing Water Balloons Nachos Grande

UD Past Time Pennants Countdown: It's My Birthday! Nachos Grande

A Quick Blaster Break - Just for More Kicks and Giggles (Part 3) Nachos Grande

Allen & Ginter Case Rip: Box #6 - Packs 1-12 Nachos Grande

Allen & Ginter Case Rip: Box #1 - Boxtopper & Packs 1 - 6 Nachos Grande

FOR TRADE: 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Nachos Grande

Allen & Ginter N43s: Wants & Haves! Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! eBay wins: Currency Cards and Other Allen & Ginter Box Toppers! Nachos Grande

2012 Allen & Ginter: FOR TRADE! Nachos Grande

2012 Topps Allen & Ginter: N43 Box Toppers (Got Any?) Nachos Grande

Box Review: 1998 UD Retro (Hobby) Nachos Grande

Announcing: The Elusive Eight! Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! Top 10: The Dimwit Delivers Mexican Hats, Relics and uhm...a Lave? Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! Trade with my Brother! (Part 2) Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! Huge Trade With Blog Reader Steve (Part II) Nachos Grande

Trade Stack 4: Dueces Wild? A Pair of Cubs and a Pair of Red Sox Nachos Grande

Group Break: 2001 Topps HD - Pack 18 Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! Trade with Jim from Sixty Feet Six Inches Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! Trade with Chris from The Call of Cardboard! Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! Trade with Blog Reader Ted Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! Trade with David from Drinking the Orange Kool-Aid  Nachos Grande

Nachos Got Bipped (again)! Watch Out World, It's On! Nachos Grande

Nachos Grande Review: 2 Boxes of 2006 Fleer Greats of the Game Nachos Grande

Delivery Time! Trade with Duane from Democratic Roadkill Nachos Grande

Cards on eBay - Topps Short Prints & Commemorative Patches Nachos Grande

Reducing the Want Lists: 2009 Topps Nachos Grande

EBay Auctions Ending Today Nachos Grande

Getting Ready for eBay - Part 1 Nachos Grande

4 Topps Target Old School Blasters Nachos Grande

2009 Topps Heritage Blaster #3 Nachos Grande

2009 Topps Black: 4 Blaster Review Nachos Grande

2008 Topps Stadium Club - 3 Retail Packs Review Nachos Grande

20 Cards: My Choices Nachos Grande

2014 Topps Heritage FOR TRADE! Nachos Grande

2011 Topps For Trade Nachos Grande

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It's Dinnertime and...

I would love a pizza! 

 

 

...and this is... 

Have a great evening!

Baseball Card Breakdown - Celebrates!

It's official, I am now a blog pimp. 

Hey! There is no shame in renting out blog space for a good cause. Baseball Card Breakdown is celebrating its 1,000th post with a card give-away. That's right, ONE THOUSAND blog posts!

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