Friendly Reminder

I collect a lot of different stuff.  I have player collections.  Team collections.  I collect special serial numbered cards.  Sketch cards.  Left-handed athletes.  People born and raised in San Jose.  Surfers.  Japanese athletes.  Seriously... the list goes on and on.

On one hand, it's nice because when I get bored or overwhelmed with one collection, I can easily take a break and turn to another collection.  On the other hand, sometimes collections get lost in the shuffle... and it takes a care package from a fellow blogger to remind me that I collect certain things.

A few weeks ago, Jim over at cards as i see them sent me a PWE that contained the first addition to my Damaged Card PC in a long time:

2017 Topps Update #US10

Over the years, I've come across a fair share of damaged autographs, memorabilia cards, inserts, parallels, and rookie cards that I just didn't have the heart to throw away.  I started stashing them in a box, but eventually I dedicated a binder to them.

You might not notice the damage on the Ian Happ, but if you look closely to the bottom left-hand corner on the back, you'll see this:

That's a pretty solid ding.

Now Happ didn't exactly have Aaron Judge or Cody Bellinger's numbers, but his twenty-four home runs earned him some recognition as a rookie.

Congratulations Ian.  You've earned a spot next to Randy Johnson and Ken Griffey Jr. in the rookie card section of my binder.

Another collection that I have neglected over the past few years has been my Kurt Suzuki PC.  He's still my favorite baseball players.  But since he doesn't have a lot of new autographs or memorabilia cards, I just haven't targeted his stuff lately.

Thankfully Jim sent me this:

2017 Topps Update #US207

It's the first card of Suzuki in my collection that features him as a Atlanta Brave.  I had no idea that he has the fifth-most base hits as a catcher over the past decade.  Kudos to Topps for pointing that out to me.

Rounding out Jim's PWE were a pair of Athletics and another new card for my Japanese Player PC:

Thank you Jim for the friendly reminder.  Although I won't actively target cards for my Damaged Card PC, I am heading over to COMC to see if I can add at least one new Suzuki to my collection.

Happy Monday and sayonara!