Perfect Package from P-Town Tom the PWE President of Peoria, CONTEST/GIVEAWAY reminder

 
When I hear Peoria I automatically think baseball. I have no idea what triggers that. I've never been to Peoria and can't off the top of my head pinpoint any baseball movie references to it. Honestly, if I think about it, it sounds like a mix between pee and diarrhea and I am sure there are running jokes about that (no pun intended).
Peoria boasts a spectacular list of representatives in many fields; JIM THOME, Joe Girardi, Dan Fogelberg, Shaun Livingston, Richard Pryor, and most importantly (for this post and my collection) P-Town Tom.
He is one of the best traders out there. He runs a terrific blog EAMUS CATULI! that I follow religiously always awaiting new posts. The dude could give a class on how to send a PWE safely. We have only swapped cards a couple times but I am always excited and honored to receive anything from Peoria. Truth be told, I have an overflowing sorting box with his blog's name on it that I need to send to him and this PWE was unnecessary motivation to get that out to him.
Tom sent me a card I have been hemming and hawing about just buying online since it came out. I stuck to my guns though and assured myself it would be received through the mail or I would find it in a quarter box a year from now. Well, Tom came through for me and tossed in a variation too!
There has been a lot of opinions spewed about online over the looks of these 2017 Fire cards. Personally, I think they are cool. I see them as a novelty set and I don't think cards are meant to fit any specific mold. I think too often its name-team-position on the bottom of every card and the company only has to decide whether or not to border it. These Fire cards are en fuego.

THANKS TOM!

DON'T FORGET MY NAME THE BLOG CONTEST!

Check my previous post for contest rules. Just post a comment or email me to enter. Its that easy! Just comment or email me ANYTHING to be entered. It doesn't matter if its a great name or not. At this point everyone entered will win something. It doesn't get much easier than that.

! CONTEST ALERT ! Name My Blog Contest !GIVEAWAY!

I NEED SOME HELP

When I started this blog it was only intended for me to have a place to post my TTM autograph returns for my own inventory and maybe show my brother. Thus, the title and URL. I didn't know years ago what it would turn into. I am having way more fun collecting now with buying and trading cards and a lot of it has to do with trade partners and friends I've made through this blog. Now the title and web address do not describe the blog accurately and its just plain boring. The Tigers are "rebuilding" so maybe I should too. So heads up followers; the web address and name will soon change but content will be the same.

CONTEST TIME!

As I approach my 100th post on this blog I would like that century mark posting to be an unveiling of a new name for the site. So here's the deal: I will pick one grand prize winner to not only be my brilliant blog brander but they will receive a big 'ol prize package from me with cards and other stuff that I guarantee to be awesome. ALSO, I will pick a couple other entrants at random to win some stuff just for visiting and participating. To enter: Comment on any post from my blog with a new name idea OR comment on someone else's idea if you like it OR email me at dionne.tribsports at gmail dot com with your name idea. ANYBODY CAN ENTER! Make sure I can trace some kind of contact info for you with a link or email address so I can contact the winners and personalize the prize a bit. Contest ends when I reach 99 posts. I would approximate that to be around Halloween time so there is time to think but feel free to enter as many ideas as you want for the grand prize. Entering more than once will not help your chances at the randomly drawn prizes as you will be entered only once for those. I would like the title of the blog to be something catchy but would stress it should describe what the blog is about so random googlers can find it. Check back here for the 100th post to see who won and to bookmark me to your favorites again!

Here are some thoughts that represent me or the blog that you may incorporate in the new name:
I live near Detroit and collect Detroit Tigers. I am a sucker for dimeboxes and junk wax. All my baseball heroes are late-80s and early 90s stars. I send out for TTM autos, trade with online and offline collectors, and attend card shows to add to collection. Like many others, I took a break from collecting from 2000-2010 or so for chicks, money, and a career. Now, I am a stay at home dad who loves to hunt and fish. I have a 3 year old son named Nolan who loves to go to the card shop only because he gets a happy meal after but I try to make him apart of everything I do.

Cards to Rebuild a Collection

 A Worthy Cause

I think most of you have heard through news/social media of the letter the Oakland Athletics received from a young fan who's home and card collection was destroyed by the recent fires in California. To recap: A 9 year old fan sent a hand written letter to the Oakland Athletics telling them his/her card and memorabilia collection was burned along with his/her home. In return, the A's and their players have made strides to give this kid some stuff to help out. This is great but it saddens me that there are probably thousands of kids who have the same story who won't get the same treatment because they don't even have the paper, pencil or stamp left to write their own letter and if they did, would probably more likely send letters to family to let them know they survived the fires. Anyway, I saw an address posted on facebook that you can send cards to to help this kid. I am sending a box of A's cards and probably some other stuff to the address. I hope they help the kid but I will include a short letter asking them to think about figuring out a way to help more than just that one kid. Here is the address if you are feeling generous and wish to donate:

Catherine Glazier c/o
Oakland Athletics
7000 Coliseum Way
Oakland, CA 94621