Today we had a snow day here in Milwaukee, the second one this week, so I had a lot of time to get to do a lot of the things that often get set aside due to normal daily obligations. One of those fun things was to take care of the last TMA trade that I have yet to post. This one comes from David, a repeat trader who stays true to the spirit of the "Anything" in this longtime trading series. Let's see what this year holds.
Giving:
#MLM-FT Fernando Tatis Jr. Major League Material
#US204 Hunter Renfroe, #US199 Matt McLain, #US137 Garrett Stubbs, #US77 Anthony Volpe
Getting:
Box of 2023 Topps Archives Signature Series containing...
A nice mix of Brewers, soccer, and randomness, plus a Roger Clemens from my 2003 Topps want list.
A pocket knife
I think I'm going to throw this into my camping bin. I've been caught wanting a knife a few times over the years, but never did anything about it. Now is the time.
Am I going to be doing some cultivating this year? Maybe.
Tin of Altoids
Packet of GE Aerospace sticky notes
Handy at school, for sure.
This is probably the item I'm most excited about. I did some Googling and saw that this was Hayhurst's second book. As a purist (for entertainment, if not baseball), I would like to start from the beginning, so I put a hold on his first book, The Bullpen Gospels, at my local library. It came in the other day, so with the day off today I decided to take a five-mile run through several inches of snow and pick up the book before it closed at noon. The run home was pretty tough, as I was getting pelted with snow carried by an easterly wind off of Lake Michigan, but a simple plastic bag kept the book dry while my clothes gained about five pounds of wetness. It's been a great day, due in no small part to David's generous trade.
I hope these cards find you well, David, and I'm looking forward to next year's (well, this year's) trade already.
Fun mix of stuff.
ReplyDeleteI'll try to be less boring than I was this time if I participate next time.
I spy a Paige Spiranac card :)
ReplyDeleteLots of neat stuff in this swap. I seem to recall coming across something written by Dirk Hayhurst not too long ago.
Sometimes the trade package comes off better in my head than when displayed piece by piece on the internet, but regardless, your write-ups always add a positive spin and I'm thankful that my participation has become a fun annual tradition.
ReplyDeleteI guess I am less of a purist as I read "Out of My League" before I read the "Bullpen Gospels," and now that I hear the great lengths you went through to obtain a copy, I have no excuse!