Random Card of the Day

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Set: 1994 Upper Deck - Mickey Mantle's Long Shots (Rate)

Card: #MM21 Mickey Mantle

"blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhh" -nicolas

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Set: 1991 Studio (Rate)

Card: #145 Tom Glavine

"The headshot that Tom sent to the studio in his attempt to audition for Dazed and Confused." -Scott Sawyer

“ Look at that feathered do! ” -addysdaddy

“ never liked these cards, it’s like their going for a modeling job. Tom's posing like he's auditioning for some lame old tv show like Knotts Landing or something. ” -Tony

“ I suppose Leaf/Donruss thought the 1991 Studio cards were artsy at the time. Some of their subsequent Studio issues were much nicer, and yes, in color. ” -Dave Sosidka

“ It's weird.. I liked the Studio sets, but they also bothered me.. Maybe it's the guys looking like they're trying to be models.. ” -Mike67

"1991 Studio. What a boring set" -Matt

“ You'd think a studio shoot would involve eliminating hat hair. ” -DanD

Friday, March 2, 2012

Set: 2008-09 Upper Deck First Edition (Rate)

Card: #10 Kevin Garnett

“ That's one big lepraucan!!!! ” -cynicalbuddha

"KG swats the UD logo away and goes in for the dunk" -Matt

"Just like Topps Opening Day, Upper Deck First Edition is just pointless." -Scott Sawyer

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Set: 1991-92 Pinnacle (Rate)

Card: #40 Dale Hunter

“ not liking the close up on the left, takes away from the action shot. besides, who wants to see a hockey player with all his teeth? ” -Tony

“ Current Capitals head coach, Dale had his #32 retired by Washington and on that evening was also presented with one of the penalty boxes from the old Capital Centre. I suppose since he spent so much time in there. ” -Gunny

“ Card looks like it has been cut and pasted together. ” -GoldenEye

“ Pinnacle wants to know the answer to the age-old question: 'How many rectangles can you fit on the front of a card'? ” -NJDevils

"Words fail me at the sight of this absolutely dreadful set." -Scott Sawyer

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Set: 2009 Topps Allen & Ginter - N43 (Rate)

Card: #N43-MC Miguel Cabrera

“ Why is there a giant palm frond in the on deck circle? ” -wmcduff

“ No No No No NO, this card and for that matter this set is awful. ” -addysdaddy

"Yay! Another odd sized card that's impossible to store properly without damage. Yay!" -Scott Sawyer

“ Is Miguel doing the hula? ” -wopagnie

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Set: 2008 Topps Triple Threads - Emerald (Rate)

Card: #120 Al Kaline

“ A few more swings and I should defeat this video game RPG mist! I'm down to 92 hit points, though, might need a potion. ” -wmcduff

“ This card makes me think I am having some weird Sci-Fi dream about a player from the past frozen in time to bring to the future or maybe it was all that Italian food I ate late last night. ” -addysdaddy

“ How do you neutrelize an acid, with Al Kaline! ” -cynicalbuddha

“ I have no use for cards of players printed after they have retired. But nice use of 3 hockey sticks on a baseball cards by Topps. ” -NJDevils

"K I know it's an Emerald inserts, but green with the Tigers?" -Matt

Monday, February 27, 2012

Set: 1984 Topps (Rate)

Card: #245 Rick Sutcliffe

“ Ah the days before he was a Cub. ” -addysdaddy

“ The very rare bearded flamingo! ” -wmcduff

“ 1984 Sutcliffe went 20-6 while pitching for the Tribe and Cubs. ” -GoldenEye

“ This was the first Sutcliffe card that I had collected. I had been collecting cards since 77 but this was the first set that everytime I went to the store I bought a pack of cards. ” -jwpalmer20

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Set: 1999-00 Pacific Prism (Rate)

Card: #86 Mariusz Czerkawski

“ Wow, that's an ugly logo. And for once, I'm not talking about the Islanders one. That font is terrible. Trying too hard to be futuristic and tech. ” -wmcduff

"I was a sucker for Prism. No matter what the sport. I even liked the purple ones. The only cure for Prism was more Prism." -Scott Sawyer