A Nitty Gritty Sighting...

2 posts in 2 days... The Nitty Gritty is back? Check it out!

The Nitty Gritty Is Back!

Free time has been hard to find... Classes started yesterday, but I promise to take every free second to work on posts for one of my blogs. For now check out the Nitty Gritty Card of the Day! troll out.

Yet Even More Phun!

Way back in February I posted these cards that I got from everyone’s Phavorite Phillies Phanatic, Mr. Deal from the Phungo Blog. It was a pretty awesome trade package and that Aki patch is still one of the best cards in my collection. Anyway, at the base of that post 10 months ago I mentioned that there was a Phungo Cards Combo Pack included in the package. I think I said I would post it the following day or something like that. I am a little late with it, obviously, BUT I am trying here… If you have ever traded with Deal before, you have probably gotten a couple of his sweet custom cards. He hooked me up with Rays players and Negro League Legends AND a very cool Don Zimmer card in a Rays uniform. He also included a non-custom card created by Topps over 50 years. I can’t believe I waited so long on this awesome card, I really hope that I thanked Deal for it. If I didn’t, sorry, and THANKS DEAL!!! You rock! Oh, you want to see the card? You can find it right here as it is the Nitty Gritty Card of the Day today… 2 pictures plus 656 words equals 2,656 Nitty Gritty words! Go Rays! Troll out.

Its a Nitty Gritty Monday...

Good afternoon Trollites!!! As always I had a post planned for today, but I need to rush off to work, so... Maybe tomorrow. My '65 Topps trade bait is still up if you haven't yet checked it out. Speaking of trade bait, I will post a card on the Nitty Gritty EVERYDAY this week. All Vintage goodness and all cards that I would be willing to deal if the price is right... Check it out! Go Rays! troll out.

Wasn't There a Really Big Baseball Series Held Not Too Long Ago?

Gosh, the World Series seems like it happened years ago... When it ended I had promised to post some Giants cards on my other blog. Well, I finally put one up. You can check it out in all of its Nitty Gritty goodness right here...


Aside from that, I have been a card sorting, list compiling maniac. I sorted through ALL of my Rays cards which is about 30,000. I sorted everything into seperate boxes of Topps, Topps Chrome, Upper Deck, Bowman, Topps Heritage, Bowman Heritage and Bowman Chrome. I want to document and finish all of those sets first. The Fleer, Donruss and spinoffs of the other brands will be dealt with later...


I did pick out a few favorite sets to work on, like Fleer Tradition, Upper Deck Vintage, 2008 Upper Deck Documentary and Topps Total. Lists will be coming soon. I have also spent a lot of time getting all of the cards I have recieved into their appropriate binders. I owe some traders some posts, but it feels a ton better knowing all the cards are where they belong...


I do also realize that I stumbled past 100,000 hits. I have the prize cards in my hot little hands and will open the contest soon... Thanks for reading! Go Rays! troll out.

Wow, I Just Realized That I Had Giants Cards on BOTH My Blogs...

Never thought that would happen... I am trying to be a good loser, but I don't wanna lose all of my readers... I am off to vote and then work. I hope everyone has VOTED today... Oh, speaking of voting (again with the smooth segue), don't forget to vote your choice for the prize in my pending 100,000 hits contest. If you vote Bacon, that will be the prize, but that would be one greasy envelope in your mailbox. Just saying...

To end the trend of all Giants on every blog, here is the Captain Pee Wee Reese sliding in safe in 1993 Topps style...

It will be Giants Week on the Nitty Gritty. Since I don't have any vintage Willie Mays or Monte Irvin cards, Willie McCovey kicked it off. Please check it out... Tomorrow, it could be anybody... Well, anyone out of the 8 different vintage Giants I own that aren't Willie McCovey...

To try and offset the Giants domination I plan to post a Night Owl trade on Thursday and maybe a few from my all too small Wade Davis PC. Both are on the scanner right now... troll out.

Congrats Giants!

I didn't think the Giants would make the postseason. I didn't think they would do away with the Braves and I was sure the Phillies would sweep them. They shocked me by making the World Series and shocked me even more by winning, especially in such quick fashion... I didn't think y'all had it in you, but I have to says congrats on a GREAT Series San Francisco. I dedicated my blog to the Rangers and their postseason run and to keep things fair I was planning on posting some Giants cards on my other blog - the Nitty Gritty. I really didn't think the Series would be over after 5 games, over before I made my first post. Sheesh.

I will catch up and the next 7 days I will find the most Nitty Gritty Giants to post, starting with this one. Thanks to Rod from Padrographs for sending this card my way about a year ago - I was waiting for the perfect time to post it. I guess the time is now... I was also looking for an excuse to post this 2010 Topps Vintage Legends of McCovey which came to me from BA Benny's Baseball Card Buffett ... There are MANY more where this one came from...

I didn't think you could do it San Francisco, but you proved me wrong. Congratulations to Bochy's Band of Misfits! troll out.