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Tag: Jon Singleton

CollectingPosted onNovember 1, 2020

Fall Back In The Saddle

Alright, here’s the goal: one small post a day in hopes of getting through all (most of?) the stuff that I have in the scan…

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CollectingPosted onFebruary 24, 2019July 8, 2019

Mount Fuji-Mojo

It’s kind of amazing that this blog has been around for five years (as of last month), and within the past couple months I’ve made…

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AutographsPosted onApril 6, 2016July 10, 2019

Astros FanFest Report: Astro-graphs Galore!

Alright, Opening Day has come and gone and I’m still way behind on posting. At least my Astros beat the Evil Empire in their first…

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AutographsPosted onMarch 26, 2016July 9, 2019

Belated: The Astros Winter Caravan

I really should be doing some Business Modeling homework at the moment, but my brain needs a break. Plus, it’s gorgeous outside, so I figured…

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CollectingPosted onSeptember 7, 2015July 15, 2019

Ye Olde Gypsy Queen

Let’s whip up another post, shall we? Back in April, I bought a few hangers of Gypsy Queen, possibly maybe even a blaster – I…

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CollectingPosted onJune 23, 2015July 14, 2019

In Da [Stadium] Club!

I dropped into Target again today on a whim, and lo and behold, the cardboard gods rewarded me with some fresh 2015 Stadium Club on…

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CollectingPosted onMay 28, 2015July 14, 2019

Waitin’ For Too Long

I’m watching the pup again in the office after a long day, so it’s time to get another belated post out of the draft queue.…

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CollectingPosted onMay 21, 2015July 14, 2019

Catch O’ The Bay: A Threaded Surprise

The ‘bay lured me in once again, enticing me with a nice little lot of cards from 2014 Triple Threads. There are three Astros in…

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CollectingPosted onApril 30, 2015July 13, 2019

Catch O’ The Bay: ‘Stropendous Shopping Spree

This episode of Catch O’ The Bay originally occurred back at the end of February, when one of my saved searches sprung forth a bevy…

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AutographsPosted onMarch 14, 2015July 12, 2019

Catch O’ The Bay: A Jon Singleton Auto

As I frantically try to catch up on all my drafts (I’ve made it a goal to have them all written and scheduled by the…

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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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