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CollectingPosted onAugust 3, 2014July 11, 2019

A PWE from Jeff

In addition to the round of autograph returns that were waiting in my mailbox, there was a small little envelope addressed to me, whose return…

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AutographsPosted onAugust 2, 2014July 11, 2019

A Vacation Worth of TTM: ‘Stros and Oldies and a Fiers-baller.

We arrived home from Nashville on Tuesday, and I’ve been so busy with work and unpacking and whatnot that I haven’t even had any time…

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AutographsPosted onJuly 22, 2014July 11, 2019

The Week in TTM: Three Houston Firsts

It’s time for another dive into the mailbag returns. This is really what came back in about the last week and a half, but I’m…

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AutographsPosted onJuly 12, 2014July 11, 2019

The Week in TTM: Pitch & Catch

I popped by the mailbox on Saturday (well Sunday, but the mail came on Saturday) and found another return, this one from former Astro and…

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CollectingPosted onJuly 7, 2014July 11, 2019

Impulse Box Break: ’93 Studio

I dropped in on the ol’ LCS that remains here in H-town last week to snag a few packs of nonsense and see if there…

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AutographsPosted onJuly 7, 2014July 11, 2019

TTM:The Long and Short of It

Last week brought in a few more autograph returns, including this duo that showed up on Thursday. One was a quick turnaround with whom I’d…

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AutographsPosted onJuly 2, 2014July 11, 2019

TTM: Sean Casey

I opened up the mailbox to find some more fresh ink awaiting me yesterday morning. This return was from Sean Casey, whom I sent to…

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CollectingPosted onJuly 1, 2014July 11, 2019

Catch O’ The Bay: Colts, HOFers, and TTM Fodder

I went on another little eBay spree, this one fueled by a bevy of vintage beauties all picked up for less than a ten-spot. This…

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AutographsPosted onJune 22, 2014July 11, 2019

Passings: Gwynn & Zim

Two legends in baseball passed away recently. Plenty has been said about both of them, and enough could never be said to do them justice.…

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CollectingPosted onJune 19, 2014July 11, 2019

Vintage Astros from Robert

(Ed. Note: Pardon my tardiness, but I’ve just not been able to get into any sort of regular posting rhythm.) Some of you may recall…

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Moonshots

A somewhat crazy list of cards and ephemera I want most.

  • A Jeff Bagwell printing plate
  • A Bill Brubaker on-card autograph (’39 or ’40 Play Ball)
  • A Nellie Fox autograph
  • Any of the original 1962 Phillips “Here Come the Colts” magazines
  • An uncut sheet of the twelve 1967 team issued cards
  • A Colt .45s bobblehead
  • The “Streaking Orbit” bobblehead

Top Targets

A quick list of cards which are most desired at the moment, as dictated by random collecting whims.

  • 2018 Big League Gold Parallels: 86, 104, 304
  • 2019 Topps Chrome Refractors: 28, 62
  • 2019 Topps Fire Inserts
    En Fuego: Gurriel Gold Minted parallel
    Fired Up: Correa (+ Gold Minted parallel)
    Flamethrowers: Cole Blue Chip
    Max Velocity: Fisher Blue Chip parallel

Flagship Needs

One of my goals is to finish off all the Colt .45s / Astros team sets – let’s say by the end of 2023, since there are some dang ol’ high numbers in there.

Topps Needs

  • 1962 Topps #126 Al Cicotte (green tint)
  • 1962 Topps #156 Merrit Ranew (green tint)
  • 1962 Topps #177 Bobby Shantz (green tint)
  • 1962 Topps #526 Hal Woodeshick
  • 1962 Topps #536 Dick Gertner
  • 1962 Topps #556 Al Spangler
  • 1962 Topps #568 Jim Golden
  • 1962 Topps #598 Rookie Outfielders (Ed Olivares)
  • 1963 Topps #312 Colt .45s
  • 1963 Topps #338 Russ Kemmerer
  • 1963 Topps #442 J.C. Hartman
  • 1963 Topps #491 Harry Craft
  • 1963 Topps #538 George Brunet
  • 1963 Topps #544 Rookies (Rusty Staub)
  • 1963 Topps #553 Rookies (Brock Davis)
  • 1963 Topps #576 Johnny Temple
  • 1964 Topps #544 Steve Hertz / Joe Hoerner
  • 1966 Topps #530 Robin Roberts
  • 1966 Topps #539 Bill Heath / Carroll Sembera
  • 1966 Topps #548 Gary Kroll
  • 1966 Topps #557 Felix Mantilla
  • 1966 Topps #566 Mike Cuellar
  • 1966 Topps #576 Dave Nicholson
  • 1966 Topps #586 Claude Raymond
  • 1966 Topps #596 Nate Colbert / Greg Sims
  • 1967 Topps #337 Joe Morgan
  • 1967 Topps #447 Bo Belinsky (incomplete stat line)
  • 1967 Topps #543 Dan Schneider
  • 1967 Topps #564 Alonzo Harris / Aaron Pointer
  • 1970 Topps #672 Leon McFadden
  • 1971 Topps #583 Ron Cook
  • 1972 Topps #679 Bob Fenwick / Bob Stinson
  • 1972 Topps #716 Jesus Alou
  • 1972 Topps #732 George Culver
  • 1972 Topps #747 Jimmy Stewart
  • 1972 Topps #770 Jim Wynn
  • 1973 Topps #613 Bob Boone / Skip Jutze / Mike Ivie
  • 1973 Topps NNO Astros Checklist

Donruss Needs

Fleer Needs

  • 1963 Fleer #36 Joe Amalfitano

Score Needs

Upper Deck Needs

Set Killers

A non-exhaustive list of cards that will finish Astros team sets for me. Assassins are most appreciated.

  • 1988 Donruss Baseball’s Best #150 Billy Hatcher
  • 1988 Fleer Star Stickers #88 Nolan Ryan
  • 1989 Topps Big #291 Scott Servais
  • 2000 Upper Deck Hitter’s Club #4 Craig Biggio
  • 2001 Topps Traded – Chrome #T96 Tim Redding
  • 2012 Allen & Ginter #345 Nolan Ryan
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