Posts two days in a row? Is this a harbinger of a level of posting beyond the normal once a month or so that has characterized this blog for the past 4 years? Probably not. However, I did add something new to my Johnny Antonelli player collection this week. But first, a little background.
I got back into collecting late in 2010, so my first real year of being a collector was 2011. Like most either new to the hobby or returning after a long layoff, I collected everything. Modern, vintage, and even some junk wax era stuff.
I have always been forgetful as my stupid mind is usually dwelling on something other than the proximate world. But, I believe that the first set I ever completed was Topps Lineage. Lineage was a one-time issue of 200 cards celebrating Topps 60th Anniversary and featured cards that (more or less) used designs from previous Topps flagship sets. It was a set with feet in both vintage and modern worlds but more affordable than Heritage. It was right in my wheelhouse.
But, as I have recounted before, my feelings for modern turned sour in 2012 and I sold off my 2011 Topps flagship (including the Mike Trout RC) and Lineage sets with the intent of focusing only on Heritage. 2013 came and my love for Heritage died due to the expensive quest for the short prints.
However, I still have two Lineage cards in my collection: a 1975 mini CC Sabathia jersey relic card that I got from Night Owl and a Johnny Antonelli 1952 reprint autograph insert. This week I added a third:
What I am listening to: Highway 65 by Paige Plaisance
Congratulations on adding this low #'d and very sparkly auto to your Antonelli collection. I wonder what his thoughts were on this shiny card as he held and signed it.
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