Beware, this is not a happy post. I really don't know how collecting will ever be the same for me. Earlier this week, I discovered rain water had gotten into the area I stored my Red Sox binders. I would estimate serious damage to about 10-15% of my collection. There are many cards that I will never be able to extract from the binders. Among those cards are some cards that I would consider virtually irreplaceable. I am absolutely devastated. I feel as if a part of my life has been taken away. I have spent 30+ years cultivating this collection and now a large chunk is horribly mangled. I seriously considered ending the collection then and there and thought about simply throwing the damaged binders away. Rationality won over though. I never intended to break up my Red Sox collection, now there are parts I simply can't. I may never completely get over this, but I guess it is no reason to stop and throw in the towel.
Friday, August 23, 2024
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Heritage Blaster Break
I have not been buying too many packs this year. There have only been a few blasters. I just can't find stuff reliably for some reason. Luckily, I have done okay when I have gotten stuff. For instance, there is this blaster break:
1. Carl Yastrzemski. The MVP series is incomplete. I don't recall whether the series was complete in the original 1975 set or not, but this kind of drives me crazy. Granted it would be difficult to have everyone, but I'm kind of disappointed that Dustin Pedroia and Mo Vaughn don't appear in the set.
2. Fred Lynn. Another MVP card, of course Lynn won the MVP the year of the original set, so it makes sense he is here. Lynn was also the very first player to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year the same season.
3. Wilyer Abreu. Abreu has been on a tear lately. Had he not been injured for awhile, he might be making a bigger name for himself in the Rookie of the Year race. As it is, he is having a very good season but seems to be flying under the radar.
4. Rafael Devers. Devers really seems like he is continuing to get better as he enters his prime seasons. He has recently boosted his OPS above 1.000. He may be having his best season of his career so far and is now just three homers shy of 200 for his career. He is 27 years old and won't turn 28 until after the season.