Friday, September 3, 2021

A couple of appreciated deliveries

 After a month or so with no cards in my mailbox, I received unexpected incoming cards on back to back days!  Made my day(s)!

The first cards were from the Nocturnal and Silent Carnivorous Bird, AKA Night Owl.  If I remember correctly, I had commented that I liked both of these cards he sent when he posted them on his blog.  Someone reads my comments?  And then is so generous to send me the cards I comment on?  Wow!  Anyway, here is what he sent...

2021 Topps Stadium Club - Oversized Master Photo Variation Topper - Fernando Tatis Jr.

2021 Topps Stadium Club - Virtual Reality - Mike Trout

Both very cool cards that Night Owl evidently didn't need, neither of them being Dodgers.  I remember commenting about the Tatis, something about comparing the 'Master Photo's from 2021 to the old ones from the early 90s.  Having only seen them in scans on a blog, I assumed that they were similar in size to those older versions.  It appears that I was wrong, as you can see from the side by side scan above, they are wider than a standard card, but also shorter.  Still very cool, but not what I was expecting!

Here is a scan of the Tatis along side one of the original Master Photo's from back in the day.  Mucho smaller!



Then the next day, I got an envelope from Brendan, AKA Elliptical Man.  Another unexpected windfall!  And again, as is common with bloggers, The Semi-Circular One didn't just throw random cards at me, but had paid attention to things I had written in the past and tailored his gift accordingly.

Two very nice DK Metcalf RCs!  I gotta say, I think my daughter likes these more than I do, she is a pretty big DK fan.  She especially liked the one with the Seahawks uniform.

Extremely generous guys, thank you so much!

On a completely unrelated note, this name, Elliptical Man.  Elliptical can refer to the ellipse, a special kind of oval, or a way of writing/communicating that is short and may leave out parts.  I have been using the oval definition in my head, but maybe that was a mistake.  Elliptical Man is pretty terse in his writing style.

Which is it Brendan?????  What's the significance of the name?


7 comments:

  1. You are welcome! I'm pretty sick of hearing about both of those guys. Did you know they are really good?

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    1. I guess I had heard that. Wasn't sure the source was reliable, but if you vouch for it, I will trust them.

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  2. I'm sure you've probably already mentioned it before, but what's the deal with your daughter and Metcalf?

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    1. I don't know, she just really likes him! I'm afraid it might have to do with his chiseled abs, but hopefully not. She is a track star, so maybe the speed thing has something to do with it.

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  3. DK is a beast! I'm partial to Davante Adams myself. Kinda disappointed in how small those Master Photos are. As a fan of all things 1993-related I was looking to add one to my collection, but how would I store it?

    Night Owl and Elliptical Man are two very generous lads. I've been curious about the Elliptical one's name as well.

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  4. Awesome Tatis! Didn't realize this year's Master Photos were so much smaller than the originals. Then again... if they're putting them into blaster boxes it makes sense.

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  5. I would have thought Elliptical Man would have replied by now. I was curious about the name myself!

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