It's that time again: time for another Sports Cards From the Dollar Store trade package! Doug's actually responsible for the most recent package I showed off here back in April. This time he "MacGyvered up something" that would allow a couple cards he'd promised me (and more) to arrive safely, and in that (and the content) he did NOT disappoint!
Today's appetizer is this pair of 2015-16 Panini-branded cards of former Michigan star Trey Burke, and they couldn't be more different if they tried. On the left is Complete, a throwback-type set with a more vintagey (as in non-glossy) card stock. Just a white border, nice photo, the player's name, and some logos. Meanwhile, Trey's Select Prizm (I believe this is the Tri-Color version) is shiny, in-your-face colorful, and has something more like a Chrome feel to it. People can rag on Panini all they like but I'm still in their corner.
For the main course here are five hockey Wolverines cards. Cogliano starts off with a base card from this year's UD release and a numbered parallel from 2013-14 (hard to see, but it's 048/100). Wolverwing Dylan Larkin makes a much-appreciated appearance with this Red parallel from this year's O-Pee-Chee Update set, and I don't think they could have picked a better color for his team. John Madden doesn't get a ton of airtime around here so I make sure to show off stuff when folks like Doug include him. And finally, Max Pacioretty makes the first of two appearances today with a Blue parallel (#d 086/499) from this year's UD Countours product. Again, a very nice choice of color that goes well with Montreal's unis (not to mention Michigan's!).
Max Pacioretty 2015-16 Upper Deck Game Jerseys jersey
For dessert, also from this year's UD flagship product (seeing a theme?) is a nicely-done jersey relic of Patch. It's my third hit of the sniper in my hockey PC and a nice way to highlight his third straight and fourth overall 30-goal season.
And for an after-dinner snack, here's the card that required MacGyvering:
1997-98 Beehive was a Pinnacle product that honored a series of photos produced between 1934 and 1967 (click here to learn more about them). The whole set measures in at 5x7 making these pieces larger than average and that much cooler because of it.
Naturally I'm thrilled to get Morrison's card, not only because it's obviously an amazing piece, but also because it counts as a rookie. Oh yeah, and the back mentions his career at Michigan, including one of my favorite moments:
As you can see, the front takes advantage of the extra space with a great photo while the back goes with a second, black-and-white image, typical bio info, a short write-up, and a trivia question, with most of the text available in English and French. Nice!
Doug, thanks once again for some fun additions--and careful packaging! Whenever my latest COMC package arrives I'll have some interesting things to send over to your side of the border.
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