A Ray, a Seahawk and a Foxy Fox

 Random.org chose the following as my random card of the day. This 2021 Bowman - Chrome Prospects # BCP-134 featuring Shane Baz of the Tampa Bay Rays.

I guess Baz is one of about 93 pitchers the Rays have had on the DL in the last couple of years. At least Topps got this right for a Bowman card, he was a legit prospect. He actually made his MLB debut in 2021, including starting a postseason game. Then came the arm injuries. He's made in back mid summer this year and seems OK so far. But man does the sport need to figure out ways to stop 22 year old pitchers blowing their arms out.

I currently have catalogued in my collection 7 Baz cards and 283 Tampa Bay Rays cards.

My favourite new card I added to my catalogue recently is this 2020 Score - First Score insert #FS-DK featuring D.K. Metcalf of the Seattle Seahawks.

I'm not really too much of a football fan, I follow it the least of the 4 major North American sports, and truthfully follow NCAA closer than NFL, but if I can be said to support a team, it would be the Seahawks. So if someone is going to stick a Metcalf relic, even if player worn in their dollar box, I'll part with a loony for it.

New additions to my all-time roster project catalogued yesterday were:

• Boston Red Sox player # 136 - Kristian Campbell
• Cincinnati Reds player # 150 - Hunter Hollan
• Toronto Blue Jays player # 305 - Billy McKinney
• Washington Nationals player # 87 - MacKenzie Gore
• Denver Nuggets player # 34 - Christian Braun
• Denver Broncos player # 64 - Quinton Carter
• Houston Texans player # 44 - Brandon Harris
• Jacksonville Jaguars player # 59 - Andre Branch
• New York Giants player # 60 - David Wilson
• San Diego Chargers player # 35 - Corey Liuget
• Tennessee Titans player # 45 - Jamie Harper
• UCLA Bruins (football) player # 2 - Joseph Fauria
• Calgary Flames player # 152 - Corban Knight
• Canada (hockey) player # 149 - Patrice Cormier
• Canada (hockey) player # 150 - Lawson Crouse
• Canada (hockey) player # 151 - John Quenneville
• Canada (hockey) player # 152 - Nicolas Roy
• Chicago Wolves player # 19 - Kari Lehtonen
• Dallas Stars player # 114 - Jack Campbell
• Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds player # 6 - Lee Cole
• Toronto Maple Leafs player # 333 - Ron Francis
• 1. FC Koln player # 4 - Ellyes Skhiri
• Aston Villa player # 2 - Emiliano Martinez
• Chelsea FC player # 9 - Andreas Christensen
• Club Brugge KV player # 4 - Abdoluay Diaby
• Eintracht Frankfurt player # 3 - Christopher Lenz
• Everton player # 5 - Fabian Delph
• FC Bayern Munchen player # 12 - Alphonso Davies
• Fulham player # 1 - Dennis Odoi
• Toronto FC player # 3 - Alejandro Pozuelo
• VfL Wolfsburg player # 8 - Max Kruse

My All-time roster project now stands at 15,076 combinations.

My random postcard of the day is this card from the United Kingdom featuring a Red Fox.

The UK is one of a few nations whose post office tends to release postcards of their stamps. So the postcard is basically a larger format photo of the stamp, typically works with you buy the postcard for the value of the stamp and the postage is included. Canada does the same thing, only we call them pre-paid cards. This card is unwritten and bought as part of a set of 10. Likely somewhere in the UK, but I don't recall exactly where I bought it.

I currently have 224 postcards from the United Kingdom catalogued in my collection.

Rest well Johnny and Matthew

 I pulled the scheduled post for today when I woke up to the news. Thoughts to all the friends, families, teammates impacted by this awful event.

Too many stupid selfish people in the world doing things hurting other people in the world these days.

A Jaguar, a Pirate and a Way for Swedes to get Cheap(er) alcohol

 Random.org chose the following as my random card of the day. This 2021 Panini Chronicles Football #50 featuring Travis Etienne of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

It's a rookie card of a first round pick who has turned into a pretty decent player, so I guess I should be excited about it. However, I'm not. Maybe if Panini didn't release 33 different NFL sets that year assuming I counted correctly, which is only the Panini branded ones, not counting Donruss, Score, Zenith etc.

I currently have 5 Etienne cards catalogued in my collection and 159 Jacksonville Jaguars cards.

My favourite new card I added to my catalogue recently is this 2022 Topps Stadium Club - Black Foil parallel #205 featuring Roansy Contreras of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Just a typical quality Stadium Club effort. The Bucs are one of 2 MLB teams I would sort of say I am a team collector of, but not to the same focus as the Jays. Like many, I'm a fan of Stadium Club, just wish it was easier to find locally, there doesn't seem to be much of it around at local shows etc.

New additions to my all-time roster project catalogued yesterday were none.

My All-time roster project now stands at 15,040 combinations.

My random postcard of the day is this card from Sweden showing the Oresundsbron bridge.

The bridge which is both a rail and road bridge links Malmo in Sweden to Copenhagen in Denmark. The brige section is 8km long while the tunnel is 4km. The switchover point is a manmade island. Cute story, there was a natural island about 1km away called Saltholm. So what did they name the artificial island - Peberholm. Who says Scandinavians are all serious and have no sense of humour?

You can get cards of the bridge in either nation, but this one is Swedish. It is unwritten and I bought it in Malmo. I currently have 90 postcards from Sweden catalogued in my collection.

An Ugly Sweater, a Classic Sweater and a Really Big Bellyflop

 Random.org chose the following as my random card of the day. This 2003 Upper Deck #438 featuring Peter Bondra of the Washington Capitals.

Nice card design, another truly awful jersey. Bondra was a better player (if kind of one-dimensional) than you likely remember. I'm guessing if someone asked you to list off the members of the 500 goal club, his name would not come to mind, but he's a member.

I currently own 20 Bondra cards and 767 Washington Capitals cards

My favourite new card I added to my catalogue recently is this 2000 Pacific Private Stock #53 featuring Jose Theodore of the Montreal Canadiens. Figure if Random.org is gonna hit me with an ugly sweater, I will balance it with a classic. Wrong team of course, but you've gotta respect the classic threads.

New additions to my all-time roster project catalogued yesterday were:

• Chicago Cubs player #136 - Trey Mancini
• Chicago Cubs player #137 - Harold Ramirez
• Cleveland Indians player #116 - Domingo Santana
• Pittsburgh Pirates player #182 - Endy Rodriguez
• San Francisco Giants player #129 - Grant McCray
• Tampa Bay Rays player #89 - Kyle Manzardo
• Arizona Coyotes player #71 - Justin Hodgman
• Philadelphia Flyers player #162 - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
• Toronto Maple Leafs player #331 - Brandon Kozun

My All-time roster project now stands at 15,040 combinations.

My random postcard of the day is this card from Australia featuring a breeching Humpback Whale.

This card is written and was received through a swap on an online postcard exchange forum. I currently have 30 postcards from Australia catalogued in my collection.

A Met, A Hidden Classic of Hockey Hair and a Moose

 Random.org chose the following as my random card of the day. This 2017 Topps #19 featuring David Wright of the New York Mets.

Quite possibly one of the ugliest sets Topps has ever produced. Wright strikes me as a guy who pulled off the hard to achieve feat of being both underappreciated and overrated at the same time. It would have been interesting to see what kind of career he could have put up without the injuries.

I currently own 7 Wright cards and 472 New York Mets cards.

My favourite new card I added to my catalogue recently is this 1990 Topps #204 featuring Daren Puppa of the Buffalo Sabres. 

Yesterday I said give me the classic Blue and Gold, so I figured I'd go with one today. Double points for it being an error since his name is incorrectly spelled. Triple points since Puppa generally rocked the best mullet in hockey goalie history. It was a solid 8 out of 10 on the Jagr scale.

New additions to my all-time roster project catalogued yesterday were none.

My All-time roster project now stands at 15,030. Seem to have gone down 1 in the ongoing database cleanup.

My random postcard of the day is this card from Lithuania featuring a Moose.

I have a mini collection of Moose on postcards, not surprising since wild animals is one of the themes I collect. This car is written and was received through an exchange on an online postcard swap forum. I currently have 16 postcards from Lithuania catalogued in my collection.

A Ranger, A Canadian Heart-breaker and a Sweet Way to Sell Chocolate

Back after 2 days away on the weekend. 

Random.org chose the following as my random card of the day. This 1999 Topps Gold Label #14 featuring Theoren Fleury of the New York Rangers.

Have to admit was never the biggest Fleury fan, but he was certainly a very good player and you have to respect his making it to such a career given his size and some of the things in his background. What he's done after his career is certainly worthy of all the praise you can send his way.

I currently own 16 Fleury cards and 896 New York Rangers cards.

My favourite new card I added to my catalogue recently is this 1999 Upper Deck Black Diamond #11 featuring Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres.

Figure I will stick in the same year and go with a card of the best goaltender in my lifetime. Just wish it wasn't from that stretch of horrible uniforms the Sabres went through. Give me the classic Blue and Gold. I guess the good news is it isn't the Buffaslug.

New additions to my all-time roster project catalogued yesterday were just 1:

• St. Louis Blues player #154 - Thomas Greiss

My All-time roster project now stands at 15,031 combinations.

My random postcard of the day is this card from France depicting an old time German (assuming based on the language) advertisement for cocoa.

 

The card is French, showing a German ad and was bought in a shop in Copenhagen, Denmark. Old timey advertisements is a theme fairly common on postcards and one I would certainly like to get more of into my collection. I currently have 109 postcards from France catalogued in  my collection.

A Tiger, a Punching Bag and a Pokey Tree

 Random.org chose the following as my random card of the day. This 2009 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects #BDP19 featuring Ryan Perry of the Detroit Tigers.

I don't remember Perry at all, maybe I need to brush up on my early 2010's middle relievers, but hey unlike a good chunk of the guys in these Bowman sets, he got to the Big Leagues. Appeared in 156 games over 4 years. No starts, 2 saves, 43 games finished which suggests he was the 'this game is a blowout, so put him in' guy for those teams.

I currently own 1 Perry card and 324 Detroit Tigers cards.

My favourite new card I added to my catalogue recently is this 1996 Pinnacle Summit - Premium Stock parallel #100 featuring Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Why, not because I'm a Hextall fan, but because whenever I'm feeling down, I just call up the YouTube video of Felix Potvin beating him so bad his ears didn't stop ringing for a month and suddenly I have a smile on my face.

New additions to my all-time roster project catalogued yesterday were none.

My All-time roster project now stands at 15,030 combinations.

My random postcard of the day is this card from Arizona, USA 

Fun fact, there are 9 rattlesnakes in this photo. This card is written and was received in an exchange on an online postcard exchange forum. Currently I have 340 postcards from the United States catalogued.