Alex takes over

Thanks for destroying the fun of the HOF talk

now its PED all the time

this is no fun

but PED is now part of the HOF talk

true

so here is my two cents

and what is beyond annoying to me

 the last few days

and i mean like fingernails on chalkboard, annoying

he didn't fail a test

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.

REALLY are @%#%$^ kidding me!

and this goes for any player and not just arod

didn't lance say that and we all know how that turned out

i am so sick of hearing that phrase

isn't that the point of a Balco or Biogenesis

The MILLIONAIRES pay to not fail a test

SHOCKING!!!

i know right

they have millions they want to keep making millions

To anybody who says that phrase 

to all the news commentators

radio show hosts

your not doing your job

your the news

you make money reporting the news

do some investing

pay someone to investigate if you don't know how

that's what the arbitrator did

and he thought based on that and the evidence

arod is guilty

hence the awesome punishment

i think it should go a full season for first offense

and lifetime ban for the second

defending any player

with that response

is just not good enough

it pathetic, its lazy

(please don't give the in a court of law thing)

i don't want them in jail

this is public opinion

so yes you have to show me proof of innocence

before i believe you magically did 

what was never done before

what no scout saw coming

what a hundred years of baseball has showed us

that phrase is like in the 90's when someone would ask 

an athlete if they did steroids

and their response was "I work hard"

really doesn't everyone at the level work hard

but that was the PR statement

and the news just said okay and went on their merry way

and now there is a huge MESS

my favorite part

of the 60 minutes clip i saw

was Bosch talking about how to correctly pee in a cup

  to effect the test

 get as little of the outside of the stream of urine in the cup

 and to do it mid-stream

start peeing and bring the cup to the stream

that's just amazing

I think its time Alex to say goodbye

Learn what integrity is and just take your punishment like a man

then retire

i know it may be hard since your whole life was probably

doing the opposite of what integrity is

but try it, it might feel good

and i can't believe i am about to say this but

do the yankees a favor and step down

let them off the hook for the 60 million

you obvious are not owed

since you are not legit 

after all that is the real reason this show is continuing

the right thing is never the easy thing

and feel free to 

take down every player you know did steroids

Thanks for letting me vent :) Its nice having a voice, however small.

Mega Update

he he..  

I couldn't resist the play on words

Mega Update Blaster box and the fact that i haven't posted cards in so long.

i saw one of these busted quite a while ago on someones blog and made a mental note

on how AWESOME it seemed

so when the wife and i were out and about Xmas shopping

i threw one of these bad boys in the cart

The Update Packs,

Pack 1

Junior Lake, sweet, i picked him up last season in fantasy when he got called up

and man is a beast physically, hopeful a full season in 2014 will be his year to shine

Pack 2

Ryu mini - i really like

Pack 3

Yu and Nolan, nice Ranger card

Mr. Kazmir is back, had a really nice season for the Tribe

and got his payday, i hope he brings his quality stuff to Oakland

Pack 4

Trout insert - fun

Pack 5

Gerrit Cole Debut card, I like this concept, but...

Does anyone know if the photo is also from that day???

that would solidify this as TRUE Rookie card in every sense then

and something i would actually want, covet and desire of players

The Chrome Update Packs

Pack 5

Puig, score - me HAPPY

a pair of Cardinal pitchers

one a HOF one definitely on the path 

Pack 6

Myers, my first of the sweet hitting Rays rookie

this box was a fun time

Great fun with my first Mega Box

Thanks for checking out my November in Cardboarding

What a fun day in baseball!!

Congratulations to three amazing players

Thank you baseball for thoroughly entertaining me for the past couple of days, I am still not even close to being tired of all the talk about how good of players they are.  All the talk about players who didn't make it. And all the fun stories about players come out this time of year.  I am just giddy. 

On to the almost in:

Biggio two votes away - TWO VOTES!!! Oh my Gosh!!! More than likely next year will be the year.  

5th all time in doubles, 3,060 hits, 291 Homers, 414 Steals as a 2nd baseman, Catcher and Center Fielder.

Good Luck in 2015 Biggio, I'll be rooting for you.  

*a fun stat of Biggio's

82 million dollars!!!!

WOW!!!

I so should have played baseball instead of soccer

i can just kick myself

get it

kick/soccer

ha ha

i just told a joke 

...

actually i just wanted to make the screen go further down 

so you would have to scroll to get to the next player

On to the disappointments:

I am most disappointed by Mr. Jack Morris not getting in.

I really think the writers got this wrong

My first big league game in Boston at Fenway park, guess who was pitching?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS199107180.shtml

It was a great day, I fell in love with Fenway and Boston, even though my most vivid memories are of Puckett in batting practice, crushing balls over the Green Monster and to deep center and Morris dominating the Sox even if the box score (stats) don't show it - he was AWESOME!!

I really hope the veterans committee can rectify the writers error.  Mr. Morris your HOFer to me, and I am sure you will be an official one soon.

Thanks for reading my HOF post, I really hope to start blogging again.

Converted Yankee Hater?

Maybe...I just don't know, I'm so confused.

One of my most favorite players is a Yankee.  (i know it happens sometimes)

So while reading http://mycardboardmistress.blogspot.com/, there was a post on a 08 UD X pack and i came across this little blurb, "while I understand Yankees hate"  and it made me think...

I seem to bash the Yankees when i get the chance, but am i a Yankee hater??

I always thought while growing up in FL, that if i every moved to NY, i would become an instant Yankee fan.  There was no MLB teams in FL at the time.  Only when i did finally get up to NY , i couldn't, it wasn't fun, I just couldn't root for them, they were suppose to win.  Maybe because Tampa had a team i liked and I have gone to games at the Trop and i was a Devil Ray/Rays fan by then.  I just couldn't throw the switch to like them. So it wasn't hate as much as was just rooting against who was suppose to win.

But this season , i dont feel any ill regards toward them.  I actually like most of their players, Ichiro, Hafner, Wells, Overbay, Youk, all players i have been a fan of since i started playing fantasy baseball in 07.  Not a player collector type of fan but players i always liked to get on my fantasy teams.  I also liked Tex on the Rangers, Granderson on the Tigers and CC on the Indians, so strange do i like the yankees now??

The main thing i had against them is that they are suppose to win.  They spend the most every year and therefore are suppose to win it.  I just couldnt root for them and liking the Rays and Sox just makes me, not a Yankee fan.

but now the Dodgers are spending more money and have more to spend

so now the Yanks arent suppose to win and i like alot of the players

am i a yankee fan now?

....

....

nope, but i think i can say, this season i won't root against them like have in the past.  Especially since i have Ichiro, Wells, and Hafner on fantasy teams.

so now being in Texas, i like the Rangers got hats and T-shirts, can't wait to get to a game in Arlington

but for now my heart still belongs to the Rays, that may change in a few years if i'm still here in Texas but who knows what the future holds. I may end up back in NY or back to FL, or who know the wife and i always wanted to live in California
 
So, Here are the 2013 Rays (i so love mlb.com's fantasy preview each year)

so wish these were cardboard

thanks for reading my little ramble

Hello Heritage

WOW! How did  two weeks flew by.  Being a big fan of heritage I was excited to pick up a blaster to check it out!

Here it is:
Pack 1

 

Pack 2

 

Pack 3

 

Pack 4

 

Pack 5

Pack 6

Pack 7

Pack 8

.... Golly



..... Mmmmmm


Heritage, I am not a fan this year, you are one ugly set and you  feel really weirdly slippery.  Which is bizarre because I like the set design, but the photos, the photos are just so....., so... BLAH!.  I know i usually write a few comments on each pack but i am trying to be a better person and if you don't anything nice to say, the saying goes you just don't say anything at all.  Well i better zip my lip.  On the positive, the Trout MM is a nice card and i don't mind the Leaders cards or dual rookie cards.  Hope enjoyed my blaster, unfortunately i did not. 

Thanks for checking out This week in Cardboarding!! 
Hope you have a great week in life and cardboarding :)
Til the next time the wrappers open