While waiting on my wife the other day @ Books-A-Million I found the little spin rack full of trading cards and there was one lone pack of 2006 Fleer Tradition left for $.99. Why not I thought. Ugly design, but it's hard to resist a cheap pack of cards. Maybe I'd lucky and pull something good? Well. Was I? Did I pull anything good?
As you tell from the 9 cards above nothing really stands out here. Sure, I got a Braves player (Joey Devine - who never did anything in the majors) but over all I was ready to call the pack a bust. Then I noticed the last card in the pack "peeking out" looked a little different:
OK, now I feel better about spending $.99. Albert Pujols Grass Roots #GR-2.
Good stuff. I like the design, but I realize that puts me in the minority. I;m getting close to the set now. I found like six packs at Books-a-Million a while back that I still haven't posted. I've mentioned Books-a-Million before a couple of times, especially when I got some overpriced 2008 Allen and Ginter there.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've seen this set. It was when I wasn't collecting at all. I think they're ok - sort of meh for me. Is the Grassroots card textured or anything? That could have been cool.
ReplyDeleteUgly design?! This is one of my favorite designs from the 15 years I was out of the hobby. It may not be at the very top of my list, but it's definitely a set I would love to collect one day.
ReplyDeleteI guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder Nathan!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nathan...I was bindering (is that a word?) my 2006 Rockies last night and that set stood out as the best I had of the year. Upper Deck was too hard to read the names and Topps was too Upper-Decky with too many pictures not matching the team name, not to mention the Alex Gordon debacle. Heritage was the 57 set that I have never liked, but this one reminds me of one of my favorite sets ever, 1981 Topps with the hats.
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