Let the 2014 Card Season Begin!

Topps released its 2014 Series 1 Baseball Cards this past week. So I made my way to the local hobby shop to pick up a box. I've only ripped open three packs thus far. But if these packs are a harbinger, then I'm in for the card-collecting year of my life.

The first pack yielded the Wild Horse himself—Yasiel Puig.

In the second, the best hitting shortstop in baseball—Hanley Ramirez—made an appearance.

And then in my third pack, I got a "The Future is Now" insert of Hyun-Jin Ryu.

At this point, I was pretty satisfied with my haul. But then I pulled this:

I love that this show Billy Buck as a Dodger. Though he's best remembered as a Red Sock, Buckner came up through the Dodger organization and was a key part of the squad that made the '74 World Series as well as a number of other solid Dodger teams throughout the '70s. It's great to see him sporting the Dodger Blue.

All in all, a fine start to the baseball card season.

 

I'm Back!

After a months-long absence, I'm finally back. A combination of crazy work schedule, the frenetic pace of the Christmas season, and a bad case of PDPLD (Post-Dodger Playoff Loss Depression) brought my blogging activities to a screeching halt late last year. But the dawn of a new year brings with it renewed motivation to get my act together on all fronts (including my blogging). So here are some of my blogging resolutions for 2014:

• Add new posts at least twice weekly (and more frequently than that when circumstances allow);

• Include more card set reviews; and

• Introduce a number of ongoing projects, including the Ultimate Dodger Card Checklist and the 1972 & 1978 Topps projects.

That's just a sampling. So stay tuned because there will be plenty of good stuff about my (mis?)adventures in the baseball-collecting world during the upcoming year.