4-3-15 card show report: spring game Wolverines

A day after attending Michigan's spring football game (emphasis on the "game" for the first time in forever!) with Jeff, I'm finally getting around to posting my pickups from the monthly show I made it to on Friday.  Exactly half my scores can be seen on TMV this evening while the other 10 cards are right here where they belong:

Jamal Crawford 2008-09 Topps Retail Relics jersey

I didn't find much in the way of hits this time but I did end up buying this cool, if simple, Jamal Crawford jersey relic for a buck.  It may not be much to look at design-wise but the photo makes it for me.  Jamal now has five cards (all relics) in my basketball collection.

How about some inserts?  I had a very Charles Woodson kind of day starting with this Blue parallel of his 1998 Fleer Brilliants rookie.  It didn't scan very well but looks nice, and is a much better version than the base card.  On the opposite end of the "OMG MY EYES" scale is a 2002 Crown Royale Majestic Motion insert of the A-Train.  It was so bad in that way only Pacific could make it that I had to have it.  Finally, the best of the three is the 2008 Donruss Classics Saturday Stars of blog favorite Chad Henne in his Michigan uniform.  It's numbered to 1000 and appropriately includes Henne in its group of college football stars.

Next is a trio of rookies along with a Denard 2013 Topps Kickoff LCS giveaway card I erroneously included with them.  Buckeye-slayer Tim Biakabutuka starts us off with his '95 SP card, and that set's design has been recalled in a few recent UD products.  Joining him is blog favorite Charles Woodson on two 1998 rookies from Score and UD.  The seller probably had about 20+ of the Score rookie but one was enough for me!  I now count 13 unique rookies of Woodson in this collection.

Chris Perry 2004 Fleer Tradition Rookie Throwback Threads Jerseys jersey

Lastly, I did find a couple cheap football hits I was happy to add to the collection.  Number one is this fun jersey relic of RB Chris Perry.  Fleer also made "helmet" and football versions along with a couple combinations.  The pair of photos of Perry in the old-school leather helmet are great, so I'm gladly adding this as my 44th hit of the former Bengal.

Denard Robinson 2013 Topps Prime Relics jersey (#040/170)

And finally, a Denard jersey relic from the Stadium Club wannabe, Topps Prime.  As usual I have no explanation for Topps' odd numbering, but I like the photo and the bold green Jacksonville jersey swatch.  Shoelace continues climbing the ranks with his 17th hit.

All in all a good time as usual, and I'm sure I'll be back next month picking up more stuff for me as well as continuing the never-ending influx of trade bait!

Blowout/COMC/eBay Blowout 2012: Day 6: Long on Hennes

Previously:  day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5

Yep, we're still chugging along on the mega 2012 blowout.  Today is part two of the football portion of my most recent COMC haul, and it features two more of my favorite Wolverines:

Chad Henne 2008 SAGE HIT Gold auto (#48/250)

Chad Henne 2008 SAGE Red auto 

Chad Henne 2008 SPx Super Scripts auto 

Jake Long 2008 Absolute Memorabilia RPM jersey-ball-jersey RC (#103/199)

Jake Long 2008 Finest auto RC 

Jake Long 2008 SAGE HIT auto

Jake Long 2008 Upper Deck Icons Rookie Brilliance auto (#172/199)

Jake Long 2009 Score Inscriptions auto (#319/499)

Jake Long 2009 Score Inscriptions Gold Zone auto (#48/50)

Just a few thoughts here:  first, three more Hennes gives me a solid 36 Hennes, including 16 autographs.  The six new Longs tie him for Rich Hill for number one in any sport at 41; an amazing 25 of those are autographs.  As of this post, the PC stands at 416, though, spoiler alert, I've already updated the stats in the sidebar along with the Google Docs sheet so I can put everything away; you'll see the rest very soon.

In terms of the Hennes, I'd say the SAGE Gold auto was my favorite--the hand numbering alone was nice, but it's a nice shot of the Michigan legend along with some of his impressive numbers.  The SPx, like the Hart yesterday, was my least favorite, but it's still a solid Henne 'graph.

As for Mr. Long, I was actually most excited about getting another of his RPM cards (besides his autographed and "prime" versions) but I really do like the blue of the SAGE auto.  The Score Inscriptions make for a nice pair as well.  The Best Pose award goes to the Brady Hoke-esque Finest auto/RC.

I still have 14 cards left to post and will likely split those up into two last posts, but maybe not depending on how ambitious I'm feeling.  Though these two most recent ones have covered three of my favorite Michigan Men, I promise there's plenty of good stuff left over that some of you will find interesting.  And yes, Jeff, a few of them feature Michigan unis--we look out for our own here at TMM.  I'm hoping to finish these up soon because I have some excellent trade post content upcoming!