Reader generosity

Today I had a couple of packages in my mailbox, and they were all from generous readers. The first one I am going to feature is one that was way more than generous and is priceless. Chris from Ohio had sent me an e-mail a short while ago telling me that he was a reader of the blog and had a bunch of Pujols Ballpark Collection cards, and was wondering if I wanted them. Do I want them?! Of course!!! I am always happy to give new Albert's a good home, especially when they are part of a set that I thought I was doomed to never finish. Chris was also kind enough to include one quad with a Jeter for me (Sooz gets this if she doesn't have it already).

Here are the cards that Chris sent:






I want to thank Chris for his generosity, and let him know that if he needs anything to let me know and I will do my best to track it down. Just another example of how everyone in the blogosphere tries to look out for each other.

I am sure there are plenty of people out there who like me, get random cards in the mail just because other bloggers know we collect these players. I send them out to people as well, and I think it's one of the best things going. Saves people money, and we can all open something in the mail that isn't a bill here and there.

Once I log these and all the other piles sitting here I will feel like I accomplished something. I have been slacking lately, and the MLB Extra Innings package is just helping me to do nothing.

More mailday later on...

Mail Day #3 - Cross Another One Off...

The next Pujols card of the day is a 2008 Ballpark Collection Albert Pujols & Prince Fielder dual game used jersey card, #176. I'm moving right along on this set, though I am only trying to get the dual and quad cards he is on because beyond that I'm not really interested in paying for a 6 player game used or higher. This may be the last of the jersey cards I go after for a while. I am kind of bored with them because they are really all the same. While I do like the fact that he is featured on so many cards, they are also all pretty much the same over and over. But, I started it and want to see it through.

Is anyone else trying to finish this set of a particular player? Anyone completely finish one player collection from this set?

2008 Ballpark Collection Albert Pujols

This is the latest addition to my Albert Pujols collection:



I like this card for several reasons, the first and most obvious is because it adds another card to my Pujols collection. I also like this card because Pat Burrell is on it, and I have taken a recent interest in him. The final reason is that I paid a whole $4.25 for it, yay for eBay!

I have 6 Ballpark Collection Pujols cards now, and there are about 40 something floating around. I figure I will pick up one here and there, and I am going to concentrate on the dual and quad jersey cards because the others are out of my price range.

Have any from this set? Let me know, maybe we can work out a trade.