Pick me a Player #11 - Barry Larkin

      I have 137 different players in my keepers with at least 10 cards.  The players are listed at the end of this post.  In an effort to get myself posting more consistently, I invite the first commenter on this post to choose one of the players below and I will post 5 of the most interesting cards I have of that player as the subject of another blog post.  Then on that post, the first commenter can pick another player and when I get around to it, I will post 5 cards of that player, and so on. 

So who will be my first commenter/player picker on this post???  Additional comments are welcome, but only the first one will be the player featured on the next post.

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The 10th player picked to be featured in this series was picked by Nachos Grande, and is......

Barry Larkin!!

It's brutal when a super collector picks their favorite....  Especially when I don't have much of a collection of the player picked (Larkin!).  Feels like I could be letting them down.  But I will give it a swing anyway, so...

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Cards of Barry Larkin that I would like to add to my keepers:

1. Early refractors... this is becoming a theme.  I love old refractors!

2. 1998 Donruss - Diamond Kings #/10000 or the Canvas version #/500

3. 1993 Donruss - The Elite Series #/10000

And somehow, I don't have the Fleer RC?!?!  Weird, but I think that should be pretty easily remedied.

OK, on to the five cards I selected...no particular order.

1. 2003 Donruss - Gamers #/500

One of the few memorabilia cards I have of Larkin, as well as one of the few serial numbered of his cards.

2. 1998 Flair Showcase - Row 1

These are pretty weird.  I imagine they were innovative back in the last century.  Still fun for me, but I am an old man.

3. 1998 Pinnacle - Epix Season Orange

Even though I am an old man, I still like the pop and sparkle!

4. 1998 Bowman Chrome - International Refractor

Unfortunately, the refractorness of this card didn't really show in the scan. Decent card though.

5. 1994 Topps Finest - Refractor

But this one looks like a refractor.  The only card of Larkin that I would want more is the previous year's refractor. This is a great card though!

So what player is next??  First commenter gets to pick a player that is not crossed off from this list:

Aaron Judge

Adley Rutschman

Adrian Beltre

Al Kaline

Albert Belle

Albert Pujols

Alex Rodriguez

Andre Dawson

Andruw Jones

Babe Ruth

Barry Bonds

Bo Bichette

Bo Jackson

Bob Gibson

Bobby Witt Jr.

Boog Powell

Brooks Robinson

Bryce Harper

Buster Posey

Byron Buxton

Cal Ripken Jr.

Carl Yastrzemski

Carlton Fisk

Chase Utley

Chipper Jones

Clayton Kershaw

Cody Bellinger

Corbin Carroll

Corey Seager

Dale Murphy

Darryl Strawberry

Dave Parker

David Ortiz

David Wright

Dennis Eckersley

Derek Jeter

Don Mattingly

Don Mossi

Dwight Gooden

Eddie Murray

Edgar Martinez

Eric Davis

Felix Hernandez

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Frank Thomas

Freddie Freeman

George Brett

Greg Maddux

Gunnar Henderson

Hank Aaron

Ichiro Suzuki

Ivan Rodriguez

Jacob DeGrom

Jeff Bagwell

Jim Palmer

Jim Rice

Jim Thome

Joe Mauer

Joe Morgan

Joey Votto

John Smoltz

Johnny Bench

Jose Altuve

Jose Canseco

Juan Gonzalez

Juan Soto

Julio Rodriguez

Justin Verlander

Ken Griffey Jr.

Kirby Puckett

Lou Brock

Luis Arraez

Manny Machado

Manny Ramirez

Mariano Rivera

Max Scherzer

Mickey Mantle

Miguel Cabrera

Mike Piazza

Mike Schmidt

Mike Trout

Mookie Betts

Nolan Arenado

Nolan Ryan

Ozzie Smith

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Molitor

Pedro Martinez

Pete Alonso

Pete Rose

Phil Niekro

Randy Johnson

Reggie Jackson

Rickey Henderson

Roberto Alomar

Roberto Clemente

Robin Yount

Rod Carew

Roger Clemens

Rollie Fingers

Ronald Acuna Jr.

Salvador Perez

Sammy Sosa

Sandy Koufax

Scott Rolen

Shohei Ohtani

Stan Musial

Stephen Strasburg

Steve Carlton

Thurman Munson

Tom Glavine

Tom Seaver

Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Wade Boggs

Warren Spahn

Will Clark

Willie Mays

Willie McCovey

Willie Stargell

Xander Bogaerts

Yadier Molina

Yogi Berra

Yordan Alvarez

Zack Greinke

Already picked:

Tony Gwynn - picked by Rod
Ryne Sandberg - picked by Jeff B
Steve Garvey - picked by gcrl
Duke Snider - picked by Rod
Frank Robinson - picked by Nachos Grande
Ted Williams - picked by Matt
Harmon Killebrew - picked by Crocodile
Francisco Lindor - picked by OhioTim

Gary Carter - picked by Angus
Todd Helton - picked by Laurens
Barry Larkin - picked by Nachos Grande

Serial #d winner

 We had 11 participants for the drawing, and a few more that committed to sending things out, without entering the drawing, which I also appreciate.

So here is the initial list, ready to randomize three times:

The first randomization:

The second randomization:

And the final randomization with the top name being the winner:

The winner is Gavin (defgav)!!!  I will get the serial #d cards out the door asap.  That's all, thanks for checking in, and a sincere thank you to everyone who entered and will send out cards this holiday season.  Everyone have a great one!!

Pick me a player #10 - Todd Helton

     I have 137 different players in my keepers with at least 10 cards.  The players are listed at the end of this post.  In an effort to get myself posting more consistently, I invite the first commenter on this post to choose one of the players below and I will post 5 of the most interesting cards I have of that player as the subject of another blog post.  Then on that post, the first commenter can pick another player and when I get around to it, I will post 5 cards of that player, and so on. 

So who will be my first commenter/player picker on this post???  Additional comments are welcome, but only the first one will be the player featured on the next post.

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The 10th player picked to be featured in this series was picked by Laurens, and is......

Todd Helton!!

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Cards of Todd Helton that I would like to add to my keepers:

1. 1993 Topps Traded

2. 1993 Topps Traded

3. 1993 Topps Traded

Just kidding, but that 1993 Topps Traded is by far the most wanted Helton card for me, I have wanted it for years.

A couple of other cards I might want... Early refractors are far and away the next biggest want.  After that, hmm, probably funky Pacific die cut cards like those batting cage cards or glove cards.

Some Extra Heltons for the post, as I have a lot of the Todd that I like:

And these two, that I just picked up at the last card show!

OK, on to the five cards I selected...no particular order.

1.1998 Topps Stadium Club - First Day Issue

Back when things like Artist's Proof and First Day Issue actually meant the cards were somewhat rare!

2. 2001 Donruss - Diamond Kings - Studio Series #/250

The 'base' cards in this insert set are #/2500, this is the rarer Studio Series, numbered /250.  The scan stinks, this is actually a pretty card in hand.

3. 2008 Topps Chrome - Blue Refractor

I really love pre-2010 refractors, and this one pops a lot!

4. 2002 Topps Reserve - Jerseys

Maybe not the most incredible card visually, but I love the dirt on the jersey piece.

5. 1998 Donruss - Rookie Diamond Kings #/10000

Love the set, and love the Helton the most out of the set

So what player is next??  First commenter gets to pick a player that is not crossed off from this list:

Aaron Judge

Adley Rutschman

Adrian Beltre

Al Kaline

Albert Belle

Albert Pujols

Alex Rodriguez

Andre Dawson

Andruw Jones

Babe Ruth

Barry Bonds

Barry Larkin

Bo Bichette

Bo Jackson

Bob Gibson

Bobby Witt Jr.

Boog Powell

Brooks Robinson

Bryce Harper

Buster Posey

Byron Buxton

Cal Ripken Jr.

Carl Yastrzemski

Carlton Fisk

Chase Utley

Chipper Jones

Clayton Kershaw

Cody Bellinger

Corbin Carroll

Corey Seager

Dale Murphy

Darryl Strawberry

Dave Parker

David Ortiz

David Wright

Dennis Eckersley

Derek Jeter

Don Mattingly

Don Mossi

Dwight Gooden

Eddie Murray

Edgar Martinez

Eric Davis

Felix Hernandez

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Frank Thomas

Freddie Freeman

George Brett

Greg Maddux

Gunnar Henderson

Hank Aaron

Ichiro Suzuki

Ivan Rodriguez

Jacob DeGrom

Jeff Bagwell

Jim Palmer

Jim Rice

Jim Thome

Joe Mauer

Joe Morgan

Joey Votto

John Smoltz

Johnny Bench

Jose Altuve

Jose Canseco

Juan Gonzalez

Juan Soto

Julio Rodriguez

Justin Verlander

Ken Griffey Jr.

Kirby Puckett

Lou Brock

Luis Arraez

Manny Machado

Manny Ramirez

Mariano Rivera

Max Scherzer

Mickey Mantle

Miguel Cabrera

Mike Piazza

Mike Schmidt

Mike Trout

Mookie Betts

Nolan Arenado

Nolan Ryan

Ozzie Smith

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Molitor

Pedro Martinez

Pete Alonso

Pete Rose

Phil Niekro

Randy Johnson

Reggie Jackson

Rickey Henderson

Roberto Alomar

Roberto Clemente

Robin Yount

Rod Carew

Roger Clemens

Rollie Fingers

Ronald Acuna Jr.

Salvador Perez

Sammy Sosa

Sandy Koufax

Scott Rolen

Shohei Ohtani

Stan Musial

Stephen Strasburg

Steve Carlton

Thurman Munson

Tom Glavine

Tom Seaver

Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Wade Boggs

Warren Spahn

Will Clark

Willie Mays

Willie McCovey

Willie Stargell

Xander Bogaerts

Yadier Molina

Yogi Berra

Yordan Alvarez

Zack Greinke

Already picked:

Tony Gwynn - picked by Rod
Ryne Sandberg - picked by Jeff B
Steve Garvey - picked by gcrl
Duke Snider - picked by Rod
Frank Robinson - picked by Nachos Grande
Ted Williams - picked by Matt
Harmon Killebrew - picked by Crocodile
Francisco Lindor - picked by OhioTim

Gary Carter - picked by Angus
Todd Helton - picked by Laurens

Serial #d cards for the Holidays

  Three offerings in, I have gotten 20+ packages of cards sent out with my motivation/contest posts.  Pretty good.  I am running out of cards, so this is your last chance to get in on the action!!

I am going to send all of the cards described/pictured below to one person, the lucky winner.  Here is what you have to do to qualify for a chance to be that person:

1. Comment on this post (by Friday Dec 12th at 8PM Eastern Time) that you will commit to sending out a package with cards in it to another person in the blogosphere (blogger or reader, doesn't matter).

2. That's it!  I won't be trying to verify that you have actually sent the package, I'm just trying to get the snowball rolling.  

The size and contents of the 'package' that you send is totally up to you, a single card in a PWE or a huge box, whatever you want.

Anyone is eligible, even those who entered last time or have already won something!  However, if you entered in previous 'holiday' contests and want to enter again, then you are committing to sending ANOTHER package, not just the one(s) you already committed to send.

I will take all the eligible comments and randomize the list three times to get our winner, who will receive... 

340 serial numbered cards!  Yes, I am going back to my roots, and continuing my past offerings of serial numbered cards.  If you missed the last several times I have given them away, here's another try.

There are too many cards to show up close, but it's quite a mix.  I'd estimate that about half of the players in the lot made All Star teams, with some being top tier guys like Trout, Betts, Guerrero etc. There are 44 cards of  HOFers, over 10% of the entire lot.  And of course lots of cards of nobodies, but many of those are autos or funky patch cards.  Hopefully the winner won't be disappointed!

A note on this....  I know this is a lot of cards, and some of us are cutting back.  If you win and don't want them all, let me know what not to send and I can cut it down, but I am totally up for sending them all if you can handle that many!

Here are a couple of pics:

The non-all star cards:

The "these guys at least made an all-star team" (mostly?) cards:

And the HOFers:

If you want in on a chance to get this lot, comment that you will send out a package to someone!!

Beat up vintage Winner

   We had 5 participants for the drawing, and a few more that committed to sending things out, without entering the drawing, which I also appreciate.

So here is the initial list, ready to randomize three times:

The first randomization:

The second randomization:

And the final randomization with the top name being the winner:

The winner is Night Owl!!!  I will get the beat up vintage cards out the door Monday.  Stay tuned for something else on Sunday too....again... last one....

Pick me a Player #9 - Gary Carter

    I have 137 different players in my keepers with at least 10 cards.  The players are listed at the end of this post.  In an effort to get myself posting more consistently, I invite the first commenter on this post to choose one of the players below and I will post 5 of the most interesting cards I have of that player as the subject of another blog post.  Then on that post, the first commenter can pick another player and when I get around to it, I will post 5 cards of that player, and so on. 

So who will be my first commenter/player picker on this post???  Additional comments are welcome, but only the first one will be the player featured on the next post.

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The Eighth player picked to be featured in this series was picked by Angus, and is......

Gary Carter!!

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Cards of Gary Carter that I would like to add to my keepers:

1. Full size RC

2. Wouldn't mind a nice auto of him.  

3. 1984 Stuart Montreal Expos or 2019 Topps 591 - Legends variation

OK, on to the five cards I selected...no particular order.

1.2004 Donruss Throwback Threads #/100

I know Carter played for 4 different teams, and even though I have the most memories of him as a Met, I am partial to cards of him on the Expos.  As you will see...

2. 1992 O-Pee-Chee

Yep, Expos.  'Kid' looks like a kid here.

3. 1977 Topps

Good pose as staged poses go.  A nice looking card.

4.1976 SSPC

Simple but compelling.

5. The RC, 1975 Topps

Seems like I always have to include the RC, right?  This mini from 1975 is sweet, but is also the reason I put a "Full size RC" in the wants above.

So what player is next??  First commenter gets to pick a player that is not crossed off from this list:

Aaron Judge

Adley Rutschman

Adrian Beltre

Al Kaline

Albert Belle

Albert Pujols

Alex Rodriguez

Andre Dawson

Andruw Jones

Babe Ruth

Barry Bonds

Barry Larkin

Bo Bichette

Bo Jackson

Bob Gibson

Bobby Witt Jr.

Boog Powell

Brooks Robinson

Bryce Harper

Buster Posey

Byron Buxton

Cal Ripken Jr.

Carl Yastrzemski

Carlton Fisk

Chase Utley

Chipper Jones

Clayton Kershaw

Cody Bellinger

Corbin Carroll

Corey Seager

Dale Murphy

Darryl Strawberry

Dave Parker

David Ortiz

David Wright

Dennis Eckersley

Derek Jeter

Don Mattingly

Don Mossi

Dwight Gooden

Eddie Murray

Edgar Martinez

Eric Davis

Felix Hernandez

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Frank Thomas

Freddie Freeman

George Brett

Greg Maddux

Gunnar Henderson

Hank Aaron

Ichiro Suzuki

Ivan Rodriguez

Jacob DeGrom

Jeff Bagwell

Jim Palmer

Jim Rice

Jim Thome

Joe Mauer

Joe Morgan

Joey Votto

John Smoltz

Johnny Bench

Jose Altuve

Jose Canseco

Juan Gonzalez

Juan Soto

Julio Rodriguez

Justin Verlander

Ken Griffey Jr.

Kirby Puckett

Lou Brock

Luis Arraez

Manny Machado

Manny Ramirez

Mariano Rivera

Max Scherzer

Mickey Mantle

Miguel Cabrera

Mike Piazza

Mike Schmidt

Mike Trout

Mookie Betts

Nolan Arenado

Nolan Ryan

Ozzie Smith

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Molitor

Pedro Martinez

Pete Alonso

Pete Rose

Phil Niekro

Randy Johnson

Reggie Jackson

Rickey Henderson

Roberto Alomar

Roberto Clemente

Robin Yount

Rod Carew

Roger Clemens

Rollie Fingers

Ronald Acuna Jr.

Salvador Perez

Sammy Sosa

Sandy Koufax

Scott Rolen

Shohei Ohtani

Stan Musial

Stephen Strasburg

Steve Carlton

Thurman Munson

Todd Helton

Tom Glavine

Tom Seaver

Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Wade Boggs

Warren Spahn

Will Clark

Willie Mays

Willie McCovey

Willie Stargell

Xander Bogaerts

Yadier Molina

Yogi Berra

Yordan Alvarez

Zack Greinke

Already picked:

Tony Gwynn - picked by Rod
Ryne Sandberg - picked by Jeff B
Steve Garvey - picked by gcrl
Duke Snider - picked by Rod
Frank Robinson - picked by Nachos Grande
Ted Williams - picked by Matt
Harmon Killebrew - picked by Crocodile
Francisco Lindor - picked by OhioTim

Gary Carter - picked by Angus

Beat up vintage for the Holidays

 Two offerings in, I have gotten 10+ packages of cards sent out with my motivation/contest posts.  I am happy, since my only goal is increasing the # of card envelopes making the rounds. And I am going again with a completely different motivator/prize!

I am going to send all of the cards described/pictured below to one person, the lucky winner.  Here is what you have to do to qualify for a chance to be that person:

1. Comment on this post (by Friday Dec 5th at 8PM Eastern Time) that you will commit to sending out a package with cards in it to another person in the blogosphere (blogger or reader, doesn't matter).

2. That's it!  I won't be trying to verify that you have actually sent the package, I'm just trying to get the snowball rolling.  

The size and contents of the 'package' that you send is totally up to you, a single card in a PWE or a huge box, whatever you want.

Anyone is eligible, even those who entered last time or have already won something!  However, if you entered in previous 'holiday' contests and want to enter again, then you are committing to sending ANOTHER package, not just the one(s) you already committed to send.

I will take all the eligible comments and randomize the list three times to get our winner, who will receive... 

A bunch of vintagy cards, almost all in pretty beat up condition.  We will start with a batch of Kellogg's from various years, with some semi-stars in there:

Then a few Laughlin cards I have picked up randomly:

And 17 of the 33 card 1969 Deckle set, again, only semi-stars:

And some random horizontal cards from the 60's:

These are the only cards from the 80's, I think.  I don't know how many people think of these as vintage.  All are definitely not mint.

A decent batch of hammered cards from the 70's.  Some of these are really bad, like the Brett where someone wrote on the front.  The Robinson on the bottom row seems to have been cut out of a box of something, I have no idea what it is.  And the Colavito, I can't remember if it is from the 60s or 70s.

And to finish up, cards from the 60s. The Wills, Rose and Drysdale lead the way in brutal condition!

If you want in on a chance to get this lot, comment that you will send out a package to someone!!

Prospecting winner

  We had 5 participants for the drawing, and a few more that committed to sending things out, without entering the drawing, which I also appreciate.

So here is the initial list, ready to randomize three times:

The first randomization:

The second randomization:

And the final randomization with the top name being the winner:

The winner is Jeremy!!!  I will get the bulky cards out the door Monday.  Stay tuned for something else on Sunday too....again...

Prospecting for the Holidays

Well the 'Bulky Cards' motivation contest didn't go quite as well as I had hoped.  I got 6 qualifying comments, which means only 6 card packages out there that wouldn't have been.  I was hoping for at least 10, and dreaming of 15 or more.  But I guess I know who my loyal readers are...

However, I am already up for another try at it, with a completely different motivator/prize.  So let's go again!!  

I am going to send all of the cards described/pictured below to one person, the lucky winner.  Here is what you have to do to qualify for a chance to be that person:

1. Comment on this post (by Friday Nov 28 at 8PM Eastern Time) that you will commit to sending out a package with cards in it to another person in the blogosphere (blogger or reader, doesn't matter).

2. That's it!  I won't be trying to verify that you have actually sent the package, I'm just trying to get the snowball rolling.  

The size and contents of the 'package' that you send is totally up to you, a single card in a PWE or a huge box, whatever you want.

Anyone is eligible, even those who entered last time or even won last time!  However, if you entered last time and want to enter again, then you are committing to sending ANOTHER package, not just the one you already committed to send.

I will take all the eligible comments and randomize the list three times to get our winner, who will receive... 

A HUGE lot of young players!!!  This is well over 600 cards.  The players in the lot are 'young'.  That's pretty vague.  There are players who haven't hit the big leagues yet, but are highly regarded.  There are players who have hit the bigs but not made their impact yet.  And there are players who have definitely made an impact in the bigs, but who are still in their first few years.  And yes, if you look at the list of players, there are probably a few that many wouldn't consider youngsters anymore, but they are in the lot anyway.  All said, if you want cards of young players, with most having the potential to become MLB stars, this is the lot for you.

Here are a couple of pics:

All of the cards in the lot...

And 10 random cards I pulled to show the general kinds of cards in the lot.  I'd say this is pretty representative.  These are maybe not the biggest names in the lot (though Witt is top notch), but good young players anyway.

And here is the complete list of players included in the lot:

Adley Rutschman

Alec Bohm

Alejandro Kirk

Anthony Volpe

Austin Riley

Blaze Jordan

Bo Naylor

Bobby Witt Jr.

Brady Singer

Brandon Marsh

Brayan Bello

Brice Turang

Bryce Elder

Cal Raleigh

Cam Smith

Charlie Condon

Christian Javier

CJ Abrams

Coby Mayo

Colt Emerson

Colton Cowser

Corbin Carroll

Dustin May

Dylan Crews

Elly De La Cruz

Ethan Salas

Eury Perez

Evan Carter

Francisco Alvarez

Gabriel Moreno

George Kirby

George Lombard Jr.

Grayson Rodriguez

Gunnar Henderson

Ha-Seong Kim

Heston Kjerstad

Hunter Greene

Jackson Chourio

Jackson Holliday

Jackson Merrill

Jacob Misiorowski

Jacob Wilson

Jake Cronenworth

James Outman

James Wood

Jarred Kellenic

Jarren Duran

Jasson Dominguez

Jeremy Pena

Jesus Made

JJ Bleday

JJ Wetherholt

Jonothan India

Jordan Walker

Josh Jung

Julio Rodriguez

Junior Caminero

Ke’Bryan Hayes

Kevin McGonigle

Kodai Senga

Konnor Griffin

Kristian Campbell

Kyle Bradish

Kyle Manzardo

Lawrence Butler

Leo De Vries

Logan Golbert

MacKenzie Gore

Marcelo Mayer

Masyn Winn

Matt McLain

Max Clark

Nolan Gorman

Oniel Cruz

Oscar Colas

Paul Skenes

Pete Crow-Armstrong

Randy Arozerena

Riley Greene

River Ryan

Roki Sasaki

Roman Anthony

Ryan Mountcastle

Sebastian Walcott

Seiya Suzuki

Shota Imanaga

Spencer Jones

Spencer Schwellenbach

Spencer Steer

Spencer Strider

Spencer Torkelson

Tarik Skubal

Termarr Johnson

Travis Bazzana

Triston Casas

Vladimir Guerrrero Jr.

Walker Jenkins

Wyatt Langford

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Zac Gallen

Zach Neto

Lars Nootbaar

If you want in on a chance to get this lot, comment that you will send out a package to someone!!

Bulky Cards winner

 Well we only had 6 participants, which is a little disappointing, but for the 6 of you that entered, at least you get better odds of winning the randomization!

So here is the initial list, ready to randomize three times:

The first randomization:

The second randomization:

And the final randomization with the top name being the winner:

The winner is Fuji!  I will get the bulky cards out the door Monday.  Stay tuned for something else on Sunday too....

Pick me a Player #8 - Francisco Lindor

   I have 137 different players in my keepers with at least 10 cards.  The players are listed at the end of this post.  In an effort to get myself posting more consistently, I invite the first commenter on this post to choose one of the players below and I will post 5 of the most interesting cards I have of that player as the subject of another blog post.  Then on that post, the first commenter can pick another player and when I get around to it, I will post 5 cards of that player, and so on. 

So who will be my first commenter/player picker on this post???  Additional comments are welcome, but only the first one will be the player featured on the next post.

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The Eighth player picked to be featured in this series was picked by OhioTim, and is......

Francisco Lindor!!

The first active player to be picked!  All but one of the previous 7 picks are already in the Hall of Fame, Lindor will likely get there someday.  I have 33 cards of Lindor in my keeper collection.

Cards of Francisco Lindor that I would like to add to my keepers:

1. More RCs!  Triple Threads and Update Chrome most wanted.

2. Refractors and serial numbered variations, preferably from early in his career.

3. 2018 Heritage #145 - Nickname Variation (Mr Smile)

Here's a few bonus cards of Francisco.  At times he has felt underrated, and at others, maybe a little overrated.  But as a consistently quality ballplayer, he definitely has a place in my keepers. 

OK, on to the five cards I selected...no particular order.

1. 2022 Topps Finest Aqua refractor #/199

Quite a popping card in hand.

2. 2020 Topps Vintage Stock #/99

Not the most visually grabbing card, but when I found it in a dime box, I knew it looked a little different, so I grabbed it.  Turns out the 'difference' was the Topps logo, which is the 'Vintage Stock' logo in this year.  Great pickup

3. 2019 Stadium Club Orange refractor #/99

This one has a strange look to it, the orange is a little funky.  But I like the angle with the out of focus hat.

4. 2015 Topps Update RC

Had to put my only RC in here!!  Wish I had other Lindor RCs.

5. 2010 Bowman Sterling USA Baseball Relics 

Just a kid!  5 years before his RC, this USA baseball pre-RC is pretty sweet.

So what player is next??  First commenter gets to pick a player that is not crossed off from this list:

Aaron Judge

Adley Rutschman

Adrian Beltre

Al Kaline

Albert Belle

Albert Pujols

Alex Rodriguez

Andre Dawson

Andruw Jones

Babe Ruth

Barry Bonds

Barry Larkin

Bo Bichette

Bo Jackson

Bob Gibson

Bobby Witt Jr.

Boog Powell

Brooks Robinson

Bryce Harper

Buster Posey

Byron Buxton

Cal Ripken Jr.

Carl Yastrzemski

Carlton Fisk

Chase Utley

Chipper Jones

Clayton Kershaw

Cody Bellinger

Corbin Carroll

Corey Seager

Dale Murphy

Darryl Strawberry

Dave Parker

David Ortiz

David Wright

Dennis Eckersley

Derek Jeter

Don Mattingly

Don Mossi

Dwight Gooden

Eddie Murray

Edgar Martinez

Eric Davis

Felix Hernandez

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Frank Thomas

Freddie Freeman

Gary Carter

George Brett

Greg Maddux

Gunnar Henderson

Hank Aaron

Ichiro Suzuki

Ivan Rodriguez

Jacob DeGrom

Jeff Bagwell

Jim Palmer

Jim Rice

Jim Thome

Joe Mauer

Joe Morgan

Joey Votto

John Smoltz

Johnny Bench

Jose Altuve

Jose Canseco

Juan Gonzalez

Juan Soto

Julio Rodriguez

Justin Verlander

Ken Griffey Jr.

Kirby Puckett

Lou Brock

Luis Arraez

Manny Machado

Manny Ramirez

Mariano Rivera

Max Scherzer

Mickey Mantle

Miguel Cabrera

Mike Piazza

Mike Schmidt

Mike Trout

Mookie Betts

Nolan Arenado

Nolan Ryan

Ozzie Smith

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Molitor

Pedro Martinez

Pete Alonso

Pete Rose

Phil Niekro

Randy Johnson

Reggie Jackson

Rickey Henderson

Roberto Alomar

Roberto Clemente

Robin Yount

Rod Carew

Roger Clemens

Rollie Fingers

Ronald Acuna Jr.

Salvador Perez

Sammy Sosa

Sandy Koufax

Scott Rolen

Shohei Ohtani

Stan Musial

Stephen Strasburg

Steve Carlton

Thurman Munson

Todd Helton

Tom Glavine

Tom Seaver

Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Wade Boggs

Warren Spahn

Will Clark

Willie Mays

Willie McCovey

Willie Stargell

Xander Bogaerts

Yadier Molina

Yogi Berra

Yordan Alvarez

Zack Greinke

Already picked:

Tony Gwynn - picked by Rod
Ryne Sandberg - picked by Jeff B
Steve Garvey - picked by gcrl
Duke Snider - picked by Rod
Frank Robinson - picked by Nachos Grande
Ted Williams - picked by Matt
Harmon Killebrew - picked by Crocodile
Francisco Lindor - picked by OhioTim