I recently received a great package from north of the
border, as Doug from Sports Cards from the Dollar Store sent me an awesome
#SuperTraders package.
The card that caught my eye most was a terrific looking
Masahiro Tanaka. I didn’t recognize the design, but it just so happens it came
from 2014 Panini Black Friday. I’m uncertain if they still do it, but I really
like how Panini puts out cards around Black Friday and Father’s Day, to name a
few. Really cool concept. That fact that it’s an oddball RC helps too!
Ian Clarkin is easy to overlook. With the Yankees having
sstrong pitching prospects like James Kaprielian and Justus Sheffield, Clarkin is
often a bit forgotten, especially having missed 2015 with an arm injury.
However, last year he threw 98 important innings at High A Tampa, and he will
certainly look to build on that this year. He’s currently listed as the Yankees
#17 prospect according to MLB.com, but I think his talent is better that. He
was a first rounder, after all, and now just needs to stay on the mound.
Two absolutely sweet cards of the Yankees corner infield of
the early ‘90s. Topps Embossed was fun, albeit pricey. CVS carried them, so I
did get a few packs of them. The Boggs Collector’s Choice Gold Sig is a beauty
too!
Speaking of gold, while I’m not the biggest fan of Gypsy
Queen, their colored bordered parallels always look great.
Prospects! I already had the Gamel/Barbato, but I’ll
definitely be using it for spring TTMs to each guy, so I appreciate the dupe.
I like this Babe Ruth set more and more. Hopefully these
packs start replacing Triple Play in repacks.
Man, Whitey Ford was good. I don’t look at his stats very
often, but they always blow me away when I do.
Douglas, thanks for the great batch of cards and sending
them all the down to New Jersey!
