E90-1, The Kraken (AKA The E-Monster) - post your collection progress

[familytoad]

I noticed this thread got elevated recently and I’m grateful to see it.

My own Kraken Kwest halted at 223 pts about 2.5 years ago when I couldn’t find a Wagner (batting) and I admitted defeat on Shoeless Joe.

It’s fun reading back through the years of the thread.
I don’t know if I will ever get to the 230 mark (stars would have to align as previously mentioned) but this is a very cool thread and an amazing set.

Keep going Kraken Krazies, you are a special species!

[Roulette44]

My kraken number has increased to 236 after picking up a few more this last week.

Down to 4 needed
- karger
- dougherty
- wagner batting
- george davis

[brianp-beme]

Nice that you are down to 4 cards. The Wagner is the big one on your list, but the other 3 are sneaky tough as well...good luck!

Brian

[RayBShotz]

Great thread and a great set and well deserves the treatment it has received here. Bravo. I don’t currently collect it but felt like I lived the journeys of many through these posts and pics.
Enjoyed all 11 pages.
RayB

Edited to add I used to own the Cobb but sold a dozen years ago.
Shame.

[riggs336]

I seem to be adding a card a year. Now at 217 (118/121).

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by RayBShotz

Great thread and a great set and well deserves the treatment it has received here. Bravo. I don’t currently collect it but felt like I lived the journeys of many through these posts and pics.
Enjoyed all 11 pages.
RayB

Edited to add I used to own the Cobb but sold a dozen years ago.
Shame.

I'm glad it is appreciated by at least a few, and I really appreciated the ton of input I received when setting up the Kraken parameters. Nice to see even folks who are not currently collecting the set can enjoy the thread as well.

And Otis, the 217 slot is deservedly yours.

Brian

[t206fanatic]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Great achievement Jeff, congrats! You indicated that you have 120 of 120 cards. I assume this perhaps means that you do not have the Dots Miller with sunset variation? The Miller sunset card is a relatively new discovery, or at least became better known, in the past 8-10 years. I believe it was possibly first identified by our own ullmandds. It makes the set, at least in the Eyes of the Kraken, complete at 121 cards.

Let me know what card you do not have, and I will adjust your number accordingly. For example if it is the Dots Miller sunset card (which has a value of 3), your number would officially be 247.

Brian

I do have the sunset variation, acquired it raw from Anson awhile back.

[jp1216]

My only two (didn't see them pictured yet):

[robertsmithnocure]

Andy and Otis: Congratulations on adding Mitchells to your collections. Those are both very nice looking examples.

Anson: I love the batting pose of Wagner!

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by t206fanatic

I do have the sunset variation, acquired it raw from Anson awhile back.

Thanks Jeff, you have just been confirmed to be Krakentastically complete...nice sunset Miller.

Brian

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Below is a list of the 1 point tougher commons/more popular Hof'ers that I believe could have been identified as 2 point cards, based upon their scarcity and popularity.

The list was culled from this post about E90-1 perceived scarcities over the years in another thread:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...96#post1978796

2 Frank Baker
2 Harry Bemis
2 Mordecai Brown
2 Wally Clement
2 Eddie Collins
2 Sam Crawford
2 George Davis
2 Ray Demmitt
2 Addie Joss (portrait)
2 Willie Keeler (portrait - pink)
2 Paddy O'Connor
2 Johhny Seigle
2 Jimmy Sheckard
2 Vic Willis

Brian

The above was from post 316 on this thread. So Jon's two E90-1 cards (not a bad two-only card combo) would qualify under this revolutionary revision scheme for 3 Kraken points, but alas the official tally shall instead be 2. I think you should start thinking about which card to add to make it an E-Monster trio.

Brian

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by robertsmithnocure

Andy and Otis: Congratulations on adding Mitchells to your collections. Those are both very nice looking examples.

Anson: I love the batting pose of Wagner!

Thanks much, Rob (and others I've missed since last reporting in) --

Great to see more Kraken progress being made!

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

The above was from post 316 on this thread. So Jon's two E90-1 cards (not a bad two-only card combo) would qualify under this revolutionary revision scheme for 3 Kraken points, but alas the official tally shall instead be 2. I think you should start thinking about which card to add to make it an E-Monster trio.

Brian

Brian, isn't the Keeler red portrait considered scarcer and more valuable than the pink? Tks John

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Brian, isn't the Keeler red portrait considered scarcer and more valuable than the pink? Tks John

Hi John, you are correct, the Keeler red portrait is much more difficult than the Keeler pink portrait. In Kraken land, the red is worth 5, and the pink 1. My potential (but not implemented) revision I quoted above would have bumped the pink version to 2, because Keeler is a more popular hall of famer. But pink Keeler anguishly languishes at 1.

Brian

[Roulette44]

I picked up the Dougherty and Karger.

My score is up to 242, thanks. 119/121.

Joe

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Roulette44

I picked up the Dougherty and Karger.

My score is up to 242, thanks. 119/121.

Joe

Nice...just the Wagner batting and the George Davis left. You have been officially updated.


Brian

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Hi John, you are correct, the Keeler red portrait is much more difficult than the Keeler pink portrait. In Kraken land, the red is worth 5, and the pink 1. My potential (but not implemented) revision I quoted above would have bumped the pink version to 2, because Keeler is a more popular hall of famer. But pink Keeler anguishly languishes at 1.

Brian

Brian, sadly not the red version, but I did pick up the pink last week.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Brian, sadly not the red version, but I did pick up the pink last week.

To make myself feel better, I like to think of my Keeler pink card as a red background version that got faded by too many hours of direct sunlight.


Brian

[Johnny T]

After "completing" the Monster (518) and 3 cards away from finishing my T205 set (missing Gray with Stats, Wilhelm Suffered, and Wagner Boston and passing on the Cycle Mathewson and the rare Holbliztell), I decided to wade into the Kraken pond....

I'm starting with just HOF'ers for now...my number is 11...not sure if I will go for the set, but I said that with the other two as well...lol

Great thread!!!

JT

[brianp-beme]

Welcome John...like T206 and T205, E90-1 is another infectious card collecting disease that you might spend several fun years trying to cure. You have made the list, and I expect to see you rise up on it over time.

Brian

[edhans]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Nice...just the Wagner batting and the George Davis left. You have been officially updated.

I know a guy who has that Davis.

[TigerMike]

Next to last update requested....new number is 243. Only seeking the elusive Mitchell to satisfy the Kraken.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by TigerMike

Next to last update requested....new number is 243. Only seeking the elusive Mitchell to satisfy the Kraken.

Congrats...may your spyglass lock on to the 7 pointed Mitchell. The only Mitchell that will ever grace my collecting seas is the commonly encountered Single Point Fred, and will be bereft of the Mythical Mike of yore.

Brian

[B O'Brien]

I’ve only got 3, but I love this set! I don’t plan on ever making a run at the entire E90-1, as I have my hands full and wallet emptied by the other monster. However, there are about 10 cards in this set that I absolutely love, Nap and Keeler are next on my list.

Enjoy the weekend,
Bob

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by B O'Brien

I’ve only got 3, but I love this set! I don’t plan on ever making a run at the entire E90-1, as I have my hands full and wallet emptied by the other monster. However, there are about 10 cards in this set that I absolutely love, Nap and Keeler are next on my list.

Enjoy the weekend,
Bob

Your fun three give you a Kraken # of 10, which will be noted accordingly. If you do decide to acquire some more let us know about the progress on your personal baker's E90-1 dozen.

Brian

[riggs336]

A ragged sunset puts me at 220. I need Wagner fielding and Jackson, so I'll probably stay there. Chasing the Kraken has been a lot of fun.

[Johnny T]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Welcome John...like T206 and T205, E90-1 is another infectious card collecting disease that you might spend several fun years trying to cure. You have made the list, and I expect to see you rise up on it over time.

Brian

Thanks for the welcome Brian and for doing this thread...picked up a couple more since my last post...up to 13....long way to go!

[brianp-beme]

Hi Riggs336, my Miller does not have a splotch of red that a good Miller variant like yours does, so I have decided on a firm policy that states "just the orange sky only Miller is perfectly fine for my collection." And for you, missing only the Jackson and a Wagner, sounds like a perfectly fine place to say "My Kraken is complete."

And John, enjoy the hunting and gathering, no matter how fast or slow the progress.

Brian

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by riggs336

A ragged sunset puts me at 220. I need Wagner fielding and Jackson, so I'll probably stay there. Chasing the Kraken has been a lot of fun.

nice miller w/sunset! i've got a wags that'll fit right in your collection!!!

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

nice miller w/sunset! i've got a wags that'll fit right in your collection!!!

I know I have said in the past that I would never be able to add a particular card to my collection, and then the stars align and I am able to do so. Perhaps this could be a Kraken thread miracle in the making...?

Brian

[Mark2391]

Hello, as part of my annual-ish update, please bump me up to 30

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Mark2391

Hello, as part of my annual-ish update, please bump me up to 30

You have passed your annual physical Kraken check-up with flying colors.

For the sake of everyone's health, I suggest that others do the same, and while you are at it, you might also check in with how many T205 EGGS are in your basket (of course on its own separate thread).

Brian