I was going through some of my baseball cards the other day and I thought I'd share some of my favorites. I specialize in "unique" cards that are extremely rare (some have never been seen before), or else simply cool.
Check 'em out after the break....
This first card is even rarer than the T206 Honus Wagner card. This is the valuable T206a Arte Moreno limited edition non-tobacco card:
Next is one of my favorites. Few people know about the nutty afro craze that spread through Japan a few years ago. It was so big even Hideki Matsui got caught up in it:
My collection wouldn't be complete unless I had the elusive Mike Napoli error card. The rumor was, after Napoli's mother saw this card (she's a very conservative and chaste woman), Topps had to stop production and re-call those cards that made it to the public:
I always think it's a treat when I can share two of my passions at once. With this Erick Aybar card fans are able to relive the exciting stories of Star Wars, while also marveling at the beauty of baseball:
This one's just friggin' ugly: