It has been a while so I figured why not update the blog at mid-night with one of the other customs I got signed? A Piece of History: 40/40 Club Not only is Jose's John Hancock on it, it also features a piece of the bat I cut up!
Last night, I talked over the importance of goal setting with my son. Being 12 years old (him, not me) it may seem a little young to do this, but that is what my parents did with me. My son wants to create a video game, but this is very applicable to collecting as well. The first time I set a goal was when i was 12 years old. I wanted to buy 25 T-206 tobacco cards. Using the formula below, I was able to accomplish this - quite a huge accomplishment for a kid! This formula has stuck with
If you recall, I made up a version of a Crusade card, but with Canseco as a Blue Jay. It took me a few tries ... and I even played with a dual game used version ... but decided that was too crowded. I wanted to play with the colors ... and even recreate the logo ... In the end, I came up with this ... But I wanted to make sure that not only was my name on the front, but also have my face on the back ... The final looked much more polished, and when Jose got
When I bought out a former super collector a few months ago, I made a post on it. At the end of the listing, I showed a mysterious box on my doorstep - this was some of the items I had Jose wear. In addition to this, I showed a few customs I had made. A 1952 Topps style refractor and a 2014 Heritage style relic card. I didn't reveal it at the time, but the piece of bat in the card is from the Jose gamer that I cut up :) Anyway, here is a short video of me
Yesterday as I was going through ebay, I found a card I really wanted. A 2013 Panini dual patch card of Jose Canseco. #2 of 10. I saw it and just had to have it! Nice dual patch, #'ed to 10. What isn't to like? I know many of you aren't into this kind of card, but for me ... this is what I'm about! After talking to him, he said he would take $25 for it, to which I said .... After promptly paying, and going about my business for the day, I couldn't help but notice myself daydreaming
One of my favorite things to do is to fabricate stories and write about them. Here are a few to refresh your memory (which I'm sure are on the forums if you search for them) The infamous 1990 Donruss Rated Rookie Frank Thomas My invisifractor - the invisible card that actually ended up selling for over $100 on ebay (but the buyer never paid.) Video here (the term "invisifractor" is still widely used in the hobby today, which I'm quite proud of!) The hot new release "FOUR ONE" that featured gross pieces of teeth, nails etc. of baseball players Perhaps
Hanging out with Jose brought a happy ending and closure to many story lines in my collection. Among them was something that I had been searching for a very, very long time. The greatest moment for me in baseball was the 1989 World Series, when the A's crushed the Giants, sweeping them in devastating fashion. This of course, was the year the earth quake hit as well. I was living in California at the time, and remember being glued to the television for game three at Candlestick park. The introductions were playing, and they showed Willie Mays waving to the
Ladies and Gentlemen, It has been a long time in the making, and is really hard for me not to build this up too much, only to have you be seriously let down in the end. Just understand that at the end of this, you will think to yourself "pfffbt...that was all?" (This is me trying to bring your expectations back down.) Okay, I'll stop going around in circles and get to it. This might just be one of the most important pieces I have made ever. Technically speaking, there isn't necessarily a WOW factor. It doesn't have a player's tooth
Earlier today, I got an email from Chris Olds, editor at Beckett. "Check the front page on the site." Sure enough, front and center, a big picture of the 'stache doing the bash with Canseco! <insert girly squeal here> I'm sure it'll be gone in the next day or two, but for now, this screenshot shall live forever! BWAHAHHAAHAHA! Okay, that is all.
So, it looks like my story was picked up by Beckett! I hope to be in the hard copy magazine as well. Since they posted a few pics of some customs I had signed, I guess I'll continue on with telling about them! In typical unorthodox mouschi form, I destroyed $20 worth of Canseco rookies to make a booklet. At long last, here it is ... autographed! If you don't read the above link, it probably won't make sense, but for cliff's notes, a few people were nice enough to send me some of their beat up Canseco rookies for
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