It's Official

It’s official.  The 2014 regular season is over.  The big story is the end of Derek Jeter’s career.  It’s a bittersweet moment for us Yankee fans.  I can’t remember watching too many Yankee games before Jeter was the shortstop.  Also retiring at the end of the season were Paul Konerko and Bobby Abreu.  It’s a shame that Konerko and Abreu didn’t receive more attention.  They were certainly deserving of it.  All three left the game with class and dignity, just as they played it. 

Also with the end of the regular season, comes the end of the fantasy baseball season.  About a month ago, I posted (bragged) about my sizable lead over the second place team in the league.  Shortly thereafter, I lost that lead and held second place for about two weeks.  During that time, I constantly searched the available free agents in search of an edge.  Fortunately, I reclaimed the lead and won the league.  There are no prizes – just the right to brag on this blog.  But, there is a lesson to be learned here.  Don’t count all of your chickens until Trevor Plouffe is your third baseman. 

White Plains Card Show: Part 4

I spent quite a bit of time cherry picking a 3/$1 box at the White Plains Card Show.  I did so until my neck started to hurt.  The end result was 8 Albert Pujols cards and a Derek Jeter card to round out the lot.  Here is the loot.   

Derek Jeter Rookie Cards and More

I bought an interesting lot on eBay recently. I paid $13 shipped for the entire lot. I received a 1993 Topps Jeter RC and a 1993 Upper Deck Jeter RC. I bought the lot to get those two cards. I love the 1993 Upper Deck card. I have about 8 of them. I also got a Manny Ramirez Upper Deck RC, a Michael Jordan baseball card, and a Huston Street base card. But wait, there’s more. I received three game-used jersey cards of Kerry Wood, J.D. Drew, and Pee Wee Reese. I think I got a good deal when you consider the other cards that I received. I will probably keep the Jeters and trade/sell the others.