Back in the day, I used to have a different card related project that I would work on each year. One year I tried to accumulate 1000 refractors. I did a Latin players project another year. I had success some years, less other years. One that I never finished, and that I recently decided to revisit, is my Steroids Project. It commemorates the awfulness of the Steroid Era in cards!
The basics of what I am doing is this:
For each of the major players in the Steroids Era (Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, Jose Canseco and Jason Giambi) I want to fill a section in a binder with the following:
1. A complete Topps base run for their playing career. (This is where I can use the most help!!)
2. At least one GU and/or Auto of each (hopefully more than 1)
3. And 36 of the some combination of the below for each player.(this is 4 nine-pocket pages for each player)
a. Refractors - any
b. Numbered - any
c. Parallels - Rarer and pretty only
d. Inserts - Rarer and pretty only
The 'best' 36 cards of each player win for this section of the project.
I'll also make a few extra pages for cards with 'multiple offenders' on them like these:
Playing days cards are strongly preferred, so newer collectors may not be able to help me as much.
I figure that this will end up being about around 55 nine-pocket sheets in a binder which will forever stand as my documentation of this dark time for future generations.
I would be glad to trade for any help, not just looking for donations. Here are the current needs:
high end inserts, refractors, rare parallels etc for all of these players, especially Giambi.
Needs by Player:
Alex Rodriguez | Topps Base Needs: 1998 #504 1999 #300 2000 #100 2008 #1 Need Relic or Auto - Nope, I have 2 so far! |
Barry Bonds | Topps Base Needs: 2004 Traded and Rookies #T221 2005 #500 Need Relic or Auto - Yes |
Rafael Palmeiro | Topps base Needs: None - Done! Need Relic or Auto - Nope, I have 2 so far! |
Roger Clemens | Topps Base Needs: None - Done! Need Relic or Auto - Nope, I have 2 so far! |
Sammy Sosa | Topps Base Needs: 2007 Updates and Highlights #UH49 2008 Heritage #151 Need Relic or Auto - Nope, I have 2! |
Jason Giambi | Topps Base Needs: 2009 #26 2010 Update #US71 2013 Update #US54 Need Relic or Auto -No! I have 2 relics. |
Mark McGwire | Topps Base Needs: 2002 #600 Need Relic or Auto -Yes |
Jose Canseco | Topps Base Needs: 1997 #246 2002 #435 Need Relic or Auto -Yes |
Please ask any questions you might have.
a collection completely different from any I've seen! Good luck! These fellows show up in Pick Pockets often and rarely do they receive any love.
ReplyDeleteSure wish I was more organized. I'll flip through my A's box and see if I have the 1996 McGwire. I might have a couple of those Bonds too. I do have some McGwire and Canseco inserts (maybe parallels?) dupes that I can send your way too. They aren't rare... but maybe you can be placeholders.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thank you for your care package. Love those two slabs! Started writing my thank you posts... but I'm a little backed up. Should get published in the next two weeks.
Glkad you got them!
DeleteVery cool idea for a project, looking forward to seeing how it pans out!
ReplyDeleteI'll check, but I wasn't collecting then. Well, half-heartedly in the early 1990's I guess.
ReplyDeleteI might have a few spare inserts/parallels of some of these guys, but will have to look and get back to you.
ReplyDeleteWill you be adding the current era to this example Robinson Cano........
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't think so. This will commemorate the 'golden age' of roids!
DeleteThat Rangers card should have been names the Latin Steroid Stars!
ReplyDeleteTotally, I love it!
DeleteSend me an email I should be able to help out on these and the Hatcher 1991. my Addy is Soskinfamily at Yahoo Dot Com. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteMy eyes on seeing Roiders lol
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