Trade with Cards My Mom Didn't Throw Out

One of the newest additions to my blog roll is the uniquely named Cards My Mom Didn't Throw Out. I came across JayP's blog a short time ago and offered to send him my 2017 Topps Heritage extras for his set build.

I've got almost two base sets of regular Heritage and High Numbers, so I wasn't asking for anything special in return for the 60 cards I sent to JayP. But when a stuffed bubble mailer arrived at my door on Monday I knew I had met a very generous trader.

JayP sent 137 Red Sox cards my way. 120 of them were new to my collection - that's two Sox cards for every Heritage card I sent him! And these were quality cards. Most of them were from the 2000's-now. Here are a few of my favorites:

That Opening Day Stars card does not scan well, in or out of a top loader.

I didn't know Jimmie Foxx was a catcher

Camden Yards always looks good on cardboard

JayP even included a pair of Finest autographs:

Bryce Brentz is still hanging around as a 4A outfielder in the Sox organization. Edwin Escobar pitched for the Diamondbacks - JayP's favorite team - in 2016. He spent the 2017 season in Japan.


Not all the new cards were new...

I've seen scans of 1976 SSPC cards on various blogs and COMC, but I've never owned one before. These three Sox (Rick Burleson, Bernie Carbo, and Doug Griffin) are a nice change of pace from the sea of Topps cards in my binders. The front photos are fantastic, but the backs could use a bit more pizazz, like a border...or an editor:

100 'gmaes'? yikes.

Apparently Keith Olbermann wrote the text for these cards. First of all, I want his life. Are there any other journalists/celebrities that have collected and helped create baseball cards? I haven't heard of one. And how old was he when he worked on this set? Did he self-edit the text for all 400+ cards? Is this typo an anomaly, or is this set as error-heavy as Pro Set Hockey? Either way, I definitely want to find some more of these.

Thanks for the trade JayP! If I come across any Heritage cards and Diamondbacks I'll send 'em your way.

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