What kind of socks to Pittsburgh Pirates wear? Arrrrgyle!

I'm pretty sure I've used this post title before. Or maybe fifteen other bloggers have used an iteration of it. I don't know. A while back, I sent Greg Z over at Plaschke, Thy Sweater is Argyle] a bunch of Russell Martins I had laying around, and he sent me a bunch of cards in return, including some HOFers for my son.

This is a cool card of Lawrence Moten, who is still Syracuse's All-Time scoring leader, as well as the Big East's all-time leader too. I'm always blown away when someone pays enough attention to my ramblings to know I'm a Syracuse fan/alum.

Here's a Topps USA card of Yanks' prospect Peter O'Brien. Although not much of a prospect because he only has one tool, that one tool is power and that's pretty damn cool. He's already got more than 30 HRs on the year, trailing only Joey Gallo and Kris Bryant for the most in minor league baseball. Pretty nuts. I assume he'll get the call at some point late this year or next, but he'll probably never be more than a Shelley Duncan, all-or-nothing kind of hitter. Still, it could be very exciting to watch him.

And here is a sampling of the HOFers for my little guy. He's going to have such a cool binder of cards one day. I just hope he doesn't sell them for beer money when he's 19.

Oh yeah, Pittsburgh Pirates was in the title, right? I'll double up on trade posts and include some cards sent over from our favorite Pirate collector, Mr. Bob Walk The Plank. Matt had a few Tino relics for me, both of which are awesome, and even included an Ivan Nova autograph (sorry for the dark scan). I'm 99% sure this is my first Nova 'graph of any sort.

 

Guys, thanks for all the great cards!

Seriously, vote for Greg

If you have yet to vote for Greg Z, please do so now. I know I'm about the 100th person to post about it, but I can't think of any collector more deserving of winning a Sandy Koufax auto.

CLICK HERE AND VOTE FOR GREG

It'll take one minute of your time. Good luck, Greg.

Contest Shout Out: Plaschke, Thy Sweater is Argyle

Greg over at Plaschke, Thy Sweater is Argyle is holding a contest for some great prizes. CLICK HERE and check it out!

Thanks Plaschke!

A few weeks ago, I sent Greg Z. from Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle a signed Al Rosen card that I got TTM. Rosen is a personal fave of his, so I figured he would enjoy it and sent it expectking nothing in return. Greg decided that he would have none of that, and he sent me this sweet DJ Mitchell auto! Mitchell is currently in AAA in the Yankees system and is a decent prospect. I've been wanting to send Mitchell a TTM request, but I didn't have any cards of him, so this saves me the trouble! It's also only my 4th Yankees certified auto, which clearly isn't very many. Thanks Greg! I really like the card.

Trade Review: Plaschke (who couldn't be nearly as bad as TJ Simers)

From what I hear and have seen of Bill Plaschke, I can't imagine he is nearly as bad as TJ Simers. I just read a piece where Simers completely and unfairly tore apart Marcus Thames for no reason. It was, in my mind, unprofessional and has no place in sports journalism. And this is coming from a reader of the NY Post! Anyways...Greg over at Plaschke Thy Sweater is Argyle reached out following my 2011 Topps Opening Day Blaster post and claimed my Dodgers cards. I was also able to send him an assortment of a few other Dodgers, including a Dodger card of new Yankee Russell Martin for his PC.

Greg had a Tino that I didn't have - a 1993 Topps Gold. For whatever reason, I never picked up this card in any of the Tino lots I have bought, so it's a welcome addition. He also sent me a few Yanks which is always appreciated!

Thanks for the trade, Greg! Looking forward to trading again soon!