And Then There Was 1...

This week has been full of sh*tty news.

Yesterday the Pirates traded Starling Marte to the Arizona Diamondbacks.  That means that there is only one player left from the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates who had the 2nd best record in the majors and finished with a 98-64 record.

That lone player is Gregory Polanco.  I wouldn't be too shocked if hegets traded midseason as well as the Pirates appear to be in full rebuild mode now under their new management team.

I am going to show my favorite 6 cards of #6, Starling Marte.

Up first is my only Logoman of Marte.  It is the Logoman to his 2011 Futures Game jersey.

Next up, one of my favorite Cutch pairings.  This Gypsy Queen captures the gold glove caliber outfield pairings of Marte and Cutch in their primes.

It's Heritage Red Ink.  Do you really need more explanation?

The only knock on this card is the sticker autograph.  An on card auto would have been much nicer.

Speaking of on card auographs, I sought out every silver ink Pirates auto I could get my hands on from 2011 to 2015.  This pre debut prospect of Marte is a great looking design.

This card I have shown off a lot in the past month.  It's very low numbered and features some of my favorite Pirates outfielders of All-Time.

Ho hum...Five Star Friday

It's Five Star Friday

Ho hum...

Just another Five Star Silver Ink Autograph from 2019

Ho hum...

It's only numbered to 30 copies

Ho hum...

It goes nicely with this one I showed off back in November

Ho hum...

Phucking Philly

Right before the September 2019 Philly Show where I met Cutch, I purchased a pair of 2019 Five Star Silver Ink autos.  I sent the Steve Carlton to Brad which you can view here.

Below is the other card from the lot.

The Phillies eliminated themselves from Postseason play when they lost to the Nationals during the last week of the season.  This made me happy and annoyed.

On one hand, I am happy because I enjoy the misery of Philly fans because they are a rowdy annoying bunch (except Brad...he's a class act).  On the other hand, I wanted Cutch to be part of a winning culture again.

Oh well, there's always next year.

The Art of Hitting

What a beauty!!!

On card, framed, silver ink, black frame, Museum

Blockbuster trade at the deadline

Last Thursday was the last day teams could trade players to get them available for the postseason.  It was also the day that a blockbuster trade was finalized between everyone's favorite Pirates collector and the blogging world's biggest Andrew McCutchen collector.

I'm sure Matt will show off his end of the deal in the future, but I couldn't wait to show mine off.

This was the main card I wanted

A 2012 Tier One Crowd Pleasers Silver Ink Signature card numbered to 10.  I had the blue ink auto numbered to 50, but really wanted this one for the collection.

Next up, a sweet booklet

This card escaped me a few times back in 2013 when it was released and with two players and only 5 in existence, it quickly became tough to find.

Closing things out we got the beautiful PNC Park with 3 Unity Relics each numbered to only 9 copies.

I'm happy we were finally able to work out a deal Matt.  I'm hoping you enjoyed the cards I sent you.