Trade with Angels in Order

This is long overdue Thank you post to Tom from The Angels, in Order. When trade packages went out last month, he was he first to send cards back my way. A great stack of Red Sox that included the two game used relics shown.

Despite the revelations that 'authentic game used' relics could be anything but, some speculation about table cloths, tea towels and handkerchiefs, in the back of my mind there is hope that The Big Papi did in fact hit a homer with this tiny shard of bat.

Please keep the David Ortiz wood comments to yourself,

On a different note. There was a programme on ITV, a UK television channel, the other night about Liverpool Football Club. A section of the show was about a visit they made to Fenway Park to meet the Boston Red Sox earlier in the season. Apparently they made the trek all the way to the US to find inspiration from the Red Sox. Big Papi, Adrian Gonzalez, Cody Ross, Pedro Ciriaco and Bobby Valentine featured. Bobby Valentine and Brendan Rodgers exchanged shirts. Adrian Gonzalez spoke to a some shocked Liverpool players about the numbers of games baseball players have in a week and how few breaks they have during the season. Believe it or not his conversation was subtitled in the programme.

Trade with The Angels in Order

Here is trade with a blogger who I have never traded with before, Tom from The Angels in Order. The Angels were stacking up so it was great to find another collector. Here's Tom's take on the package I sent his way in January.
In the return package Tom sent a stack of cards that fit into my collecting mojo (that was a really poor time to use that expression for the first time).
My favourites sets are the Bowman sets from 1950's and the 1951 set would probably clinch the favourite title of all-time. There is very little chance of ever owning the complete set  but picking up a few here and there is always a treat.
So the 2005 Bowman Heritage set is another set I have admired for ages because of the basis of its design being 1951 Bowman. I really should add it as another set collecting pursuit. My mind was firmly made up for me when Tom included these 3 2005 Bowman Heritage Red Sox in the trade.
So thank you Tom for the trade and for adding another collecting pursuit. 

Trade with I Love Halos

Its nice to come across a new blog dedicated to one particular team. There is not confusing who Ryan supports and collects, 'Anaheim Angels', although not many of their cards use this full moniker just the 'Angels' part. There must be some reason as most teams are referred to as both the place and name 'Boston Red Sox', 'Chicago White Sox' , 'Baltimore Orioles', etc. The angels of Anaheim are just Angels.
However Ryan loves the Angels as his brilliant blog I love Halos testifies. We put a trade in motion a while back. I was pleased to have a new trade buddy, he seemed pleased to be receiving Angels. My side of the trade can be found here. This is the return sent from Lakeside California:
1977 Topps #89 Butch Hobson
1978 Topps #83 Bob Montgomery
1978 Topps #105 Reggie Cleveland
1978 Topps #216 Mike Paxton
1978 Topps #545 Bill Campbell
1983 Donruss #30 Gary Allenson
1983 Donruss #260 Bob Ojeda
1987 Topps #12 Jeff Sellers
1987 Topps #285 Dennis Boyd
1988 Score #625 Jody Reed
1989 Fleer #79 Todd Benzinger
1990 Bowman #271 Tony Pena
1990 Donruss #712 Wade Boggs
1990 Upper Deck #465 Carlos Quintana
1991 Fleer Ultra #32 Mike Greenwell
1995 Fleer #33 Chris Howard
2002 Leaf #52 Manny Ramirez
2002 Fleer Maximum #NN Pedro Martinez Game used Jersey
2004 Fleer #14 Nomar Garciaparra
2005 Donruss Elite #27 Jason Varitek
2005 Fleer patchworks #67 Manny Ramirez
2006 Bowman #BDP12 David Pauley
2006 Fleer #296 David Ortiz
2006 Topps #407 Kevin Youkilis
2006 Upper Deck #79 Keith Foulke 170/299
2006 Upper Deck #379 Mark Loretta
2006 Upper Deck #1029 David Pauley
2006 Upper Deck #1031 Terry Francona
2006 Upper Deck TCD #UD9 David Ortiz
2007 Bowman #BDPP69 Clay Buchholz
2007 Bowman Chrome #BDPP96 Clay Buchholz
2007 Bowman Chrome #BDPP105 Jacoby Ellsbury
2007 Boman Chrome #27 Mike Lowell

2007 Topps Turkey Red Refractor #9 Josh Beckett 758/999

2007 Topps U&H #210 Daisuke Matsuzaka
2007 Topps U&H #247 Hideki Okajima
2008 A Piece of History #14 David Ortiz
2008 Topps Finest #FM-CB Clay Buchholz
2008 Upper Deck #225 Manny Delcarmen
2008 Upper Deck #229 Manny Ramirez
2008 Upper Deck #439 J.D.Drew

Thanks Ryan. A fantastic mix of old, new and SHINY! I love SOX that are RED.