? e Cubs. I look forward to returning to posting daily once I get back.

? Vacation Extension

Well it turns out that my vacation has been extended to early August, as I am headed to The Windy City to see the Brewers take on th

A Short Vacation

Tomorrow morining, I will be on my way to Texas to attend Dick DeVenzio's "Point Guard College". While this can hardly be classified as a vacation, I still won't be able to post.


I will return to the blogosphere on July 19th or 20th. Until then, happy collecting!

Random Card From The Closet #3

2007-08 Fleer '61-'62 Allen Iverson #61R-54

The 1961-62 variations from 07-08 Fleer aren't as good looking as the 86-87 rookies, in my mind. I think the cards are rather dull myself.

I still think that AI is a great investment to make. He was one of the great scorers of his time, and his rookies are affordable. I think he's HOF caliber, and once he's inducted into the hall, his card's values will go up.

Box Break: 2009-10 Upper Deck

I wanted to buy a hobby box in the month of July, but I didn't wanna spend a whole lot of cash, plus I needed a lot of base cards for Sportlots, therefore I bought some Upper Deck.

The base cards are exactly what you would expect from UD. They haven't done much with the base card design for a number of years now. On the plus side, I came out with twelve Grizz.

Here are the notable rookies I pulled. I got nineteen total. The rookie set is one thing I do like about UD.

Here's the five Upper Deck Immortals I pulled.

The swatch cards are my favorite part of UD, and 2009-10 doesn't disappoint with each hobby box guaranteeing three. The Duncan/Mello was actually a pretty good hit.

Javaris Crittenton Signature Collection auto.

Masterpieces is a well done set. I love the Mayo card.

Another cool insert set: Now Appearing

These are the Jordan Legacy cards I pulled. This is a huge set. I wonder if anyone has completed it?

So it wasn't much, but hey, it had 300 plus cards in the box so it was worth the money.

Three Sophomores To Remember

With all of the hype about each year's incoming draft class, the "sophomores" are usually forgotten. This is not for good reason though. Sophomores are a year older, they are more experienced than they were the previous year. Expect big things from these sophs:

1. Stephen Curry
2. Tyreke Evans
3. Jrue Holiday

It Just Never Gets Old

As a UT Vols fan, this never gets old.

Here's Something You Don't See Everyday

The other day while I was putting some cards on Sportlots, I came across something rather interesting.

The card on the left is a 2008 Topps Opening day Hamilton base, released 03/12/2008. The card on the right is a 2008 Topps Series 2 Hamilton base, released 05/29/2008. The Rangers acquired Hamilton from the Reds on 12/21/07.

I'm assuming that the Rangers jersey was photo shopped onto Hamilton. I just thought this was interesting and that I would share it.

Happy Collecting!

Random Card From The Closet #2

2007-08 Topps 58-57 Variations Chris Bosh #4

This edition of RCFC (Random Card From The Closet) features a 2010 free agent in Chris Bosh. The 57-58 Variations set happens to be one of my favorite insert sets of all time. The old school photography look is easy on the eyes. I really like the design on the front, as well as the back.

I'm eager to see where Bosh and his free agent classmates end up. July promises to be an exciting month. It's funny because it seems like the free agent signing period is getting more hype than the draft! I gotta say though, if Bosh and Lebron end up on the same team, that'll be one scary team to play against!

2010 Topps Series 2 Baseball

Along with the cards I recently purchased from Sports Card Kids, I was sent two free packs of Topps Series 2 Baseball. I know this is a basketball card blog, but who says I can't do a little baseball? I happen to love the sport of baseball, and I do collect a little also. So thank you SCK!

The base cards in Series 2 are about like you would expect. They actually have a white border, but that's kind of hard to tell on the scan. I pulled a Braun, so that's a plus for a Brewers fan like myself.

Here are the two team cards that I pulled. I really like the Pirates card. The city scape in the backdrop is cool.

This is my favorite of all the cards that I pulled. A Turkey Red Alexei Ramirez. It's a beautiful card and I think Ramirez will make something of himself in the MLB.

Here are the rest of the inserts that were pulled. I especially like the Fan Favorites card. It is part of The Cards Your Mom Threw Out Set. I really like the idea of resurrecting old cards.

I didn't get anything special, but Topps is always a solid baseball product for all ages.