The U.S Postal Service and Baseball blogging....

Haven't posted in a while.

There’s been talk on the news about how the U.S Postal Service is in trouble. There’s been talk about cutting out days and even speculation it could very well end if things are not done There was an article I just read about “Do we really need The U.S postal Service.” Talk like that scares me. Not only that, it upsets me.

I still like sending birthday card and I like getting them. Same with Christmas cards and other holidays I don’t want a Flipping E-card. I like getting something in the actual mail. I like something I can hold in my hands and put up and look at any time I feel the urge. I like seeing the hand written messages from family.

I also got to thinking about the baseball bloggers. I haven’t gotten a padded envelope in a long time, nor have I sent one and I miss that. I love looking in the mailbox and seeing a padded envelope amongst the bills and sales papers. I have a book of all the addresses from all the various bloggers. I also have the notes that you guys have sent, hand written ones.

What is going to happen to us, the bloggers that trade and send cards? It is such an essential part of a lot of our collections. You guys have been very helpful in getting me the cards I needed or wanted. My sets would be far from being finished without you lot.

What is more though than filling in the holes in my binder or marking another card of my want list is the... I duno what to call it. Just the excitement of seeing that envelope and the seeing other bloggers blog about the cards I sent. Just knowing I am helping someone, just as someone is helping me.

So what’s going happen if the mail service ends? I sure as hell don't want to find out

10,000 WINS

The Braves have won thier 10,000th game. Do you know how big a number that is? If I tried counting to ten thosuannd It would take me a full day, . Or well I don't know the exact number. Let's count and find out...

1, 2, 3, 4..



...Enough on that.


They won thier first game in 1871 as the red Stockings in Boston. The last was in Atlanta in 2011 on July 15th. A kick ass 11-2 win over the Nationals. Bobby Cox helped to win 2,504 of those.

Only other two teams, or Franchises have done so.. the Giants and the Cubs.

Why Procrastinating is bad....

...at least it wasn't a trade.

BALK, BALK, BALK, BALK, BAAAAAAAAAAAALK ,BA-BAWLK!

BRAVES WIN AGAINST METS IN THE 10NTH ON A BALK BY D.J CARRASCO!


9-8

BALK FACTOIDS:

THE MLB records for balks is 90 by Steve Carlton.

Catchers can also commit balks if they don't stay in the cather's box untill the picther throws. They aren' enforced much though.

I have DOUBlES! (topps series 2)

TOPPS SERIES 2, 2011.

DOUBLES!
335, 356, 362, 407, 422, 442, 445, 480, 485,499, 527, 559, 596, 598, 610, 611 616. 651,
Want em? You can have em.


Can you help me out?

I need....
+ 656, 654, 653, 652, 650, 647, 645, 642, 641, 640, 636, 635, 632, 630-627, 625, 624-620, 618, 615, 614, 612, 609, 608, 607, 605, 603, 602, 601, 597, 595-590. 588, 586, 582, 580, 579, 577-574, 571, 572, 570,668-66 558-553, 550, 549, 546, 545, 544, 542-537, 535, 533, 532, 526-521,528, 517, 515, 514, 513, 511-597, 505, 504, 503, 500, 498, 497, 495, 494, 491-487,485, 484, 483, 479, 478, 476, 474, 473, 472, 469, 468, 465-459, 456, 455, 452-449,447, 446, 440, 439, 437, 435, 433, 431-428, 426, 424, 423, 420, 419-414, 411, 410, 409, 408, 496-400, 988, 395-386, 484-481, 379, 375, 374, 372-369, 367, 366, 364, 363, 361, 360, 359, 558, 357, 353, 351, 350, 349, 346, 343, 342, 337, 336, 333, 360..

Watch, as I butcher names.

Videos upload fine it seems.


Two pack break of Topps 2011 series 2.

Well... this sucks

I have tried for two days to upload pictures to my blog and it just will not work. -_- They are pictures of cards that I have scanned. I have tried on two computers and even tried taking a picture of the cards and uploading them. It loads and load and loads and then fails to upload. -.-

This pointless rant does have a purpose. I just wanted to say the blog is not forgotten. I am just having...issues I had a post all written and ready and I can not post it. Or I could, but it will fail without the images of the cards.