1966 Topps

#7 Tracy Stallard.

#179 Cardinal Rookiies: Dennis Aust, Bob Tolan

1965 Topps

#28 – Barney Schultz. Barney, a knuckle-baller, pitched in a then record 9 consecutive games in 1962. He pitched in four games of the Cardinals 1964 World Series victory over the Yankees.

The Streak Continues…

Another two Quik Trip packs over lunch, another pair of winners… at least if you’re a Cardinal fan.

16 – Chris Perez. 2008 Closer-In-Waiting just suffered bad-mullet-kharma and was sent to the minors yesterday. And yes, that might be the least genuine “action” shot I’ve seen in this set.

368 – Aaron Miles. Another curious example of Topps not airbrushing the new uniforms for a player who switched teams well ahead of time. I like Miles, Isaac absolutely loves him… its a shame he had to go to Chicago. But hey, if someone wants to overpay for my skills, I’d do the same thing.

437 – Zach Duke SP

 

C26 – Vladimir Guerrero Chrome /1960

 

 

NF5 – Fifty Star Flag Insert

All in all, another surprisingly good pair of retail packs from the gas station!

1962 Topps

Just one ‘62 Cardinal in the vintage box.

#223 Alex Grammas. The border is noticeably darker than a non-Cardinal card numbered #501.

1960 Topps

#291 Bob Keegan. According to the cartoon on the back says Bob threw a no-no for the White Sox in 1958.

Isaac still refers to these as Heritage cards when he sees them.

1959 Topps

243 Marv Grissom – Marv? Marquis? Could it be?!?!?

#379 Bob Miller – Airbrushed over the Philadelphia cap I presume.

Retail Therapy III

Stopped by the Quik Trip this morning for a cup of coffee, saw the Heritage box and thought, "Why not, let's see how far this goes..."

Two packs. Each pack had an insert and a Cardinal: one Flashback, one News Flashback, and base cards of Ryan Franklin and Yadier Molina.

Sorry for the crappy Blackberry pics; I thought I'd try the post-from-phone-via-email feature. Click on the image for an even better view of BB phone fuzziness. I gotta say that as great as the Curve is, the cam really stinks... especially when compared to iPhone pics I've seen. Ah well, its free... can't complain too much.