Biggest baseball pickup ever for me!

[AstroJake09]

Originally Posted by bjerome

Mauer has been one of my favorites. A few seasons back, I pulled a cap he wore in Spring Training from a Grab Bag at the Twins Authentics booth at Target Field. I was able to get it signed during the next series I was at Target Field. One of my favorite pieces to my collection.

That’s awesome! I love Joe too but mainly because my Great Grandma loves him. She calls him “Wonder Boy.” She loves watching the Twinkies and loved watching Joe when he was still playing.

[AstroJake09]

Quick update:

I saw that Topps had released Series 1 for the 2022 set and took a look at Zack's card, lo and behold the image they chose is from Mother's Day last season and features my hat! It's neat when photo matched or documented gear is shown being worn by said player on a licensed card, especially on one from a mainstream set like Topps and with this being Zack's main card in this years set!

[19cbb]

So cool!

Originally Posted by AstroJake09

Quick update:

I had seen that Topps had released Series 1 for baseball and took a look at Zack's card, lo and behold the image they chose is from Mother's Day last season and features my hat! It's neat when photo matched or documented gear is shown being worn by said player on a licensed card, especially on one from a mainstream set like Topps and with this being Zack's main card in this years set!

[justrun7]

I guess you need to bid on this Mother's Day parallel to go with it. This is not my card.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/31388317424...sAAOSwQ~tiEZSn

[ajenks3378]

Great story!!!

[molenick]

I haven't really looked at new cards in years, but I see that WAR is now a "back of the baseball card" stat. Do any modern collectors know when WAR first started appearing?

[AstroJake09]

Originally Posted by justrun7

I guess you need to bid on this Mother's Day parallel to go with it. This is not my card.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/31388317424...sAAOSwQ~tiEZSn

I appreciate you letting me know. I made a run at it but it ended up selling for $59 and was a bit to high for me at this moment. I’ve already picked up the base card for $2, so for now I figure it will do. I assume more Greinke Mother’s Day parallels will pop up in the near future as well and hopefully I can find a better deal.

[justrun7]

Originally Posted by AstroJake09

I appreciate you letting me know. I made a run at it but it ended up selling for $59 and was a bit to high for me at this moment. I’ve already picked up the base card for $2, so for now I figure it will do. I assume more Greinke Mother’s Day parallels will pop up in the near future as well and hopefully I can find a better deal.

Yea, a card like that should sell in the $10-$20 range when the new release dust settles. I always look for parallels like this at shows, so if I see one I can grab it for you.

[AstroJake09]

Originally Posted by justrun7

Yea, a card like that should sell in the $10-$20 range when the new release dust settles. I always look for parallels like this at shows, so if I see one I can grab it for you.

I appreciate the offer, very kind! I was actually just able to strike a deal on one. This one is numbered 39/50. It’s a great addition to my collection being that it's my first Mother's Day parallel and should display super well with the hat itself!