A Thank You Gift From Bobble Mike

I can see why Jeff from Joe Collector didn't put on return address labels. When you send out free stuff, people feel compelled to send stuff in return. It's just human nature. Yeah, I just got that Michael Jackson song stuck in my head now too.

I don't mind thank you gifts. If someone ever wants to send me cards, who am I to tell them not to? I have absolutely no problem with that.

Mike, from Baseball Card Back, e-mailed me a few days ago to thank me for the extras that I threw in for the contest that he won. Mike told me to be on the lookout for a package.

I told him that it wasn't necessary, but if he felt like doing so, go for it.

The package came yesterday, but I didn't get to it until today. It looks like someone has been searching through my want list and was looking at my collecting list!

Let's find out what we have in here.

1981 O-Pee-Chee
138 – Rich Dotson

1984 O-Pee-Chee
97 – LaMarr Hoyt

1984 Topps
1983 Victory Leaders (LaMarr Hoyt)

1985 Leaf
3 – Richard Dotson DK

1985 White Sox Coke
17 – Jerry Hairston (Smoky Burgess)
20 – Joe DeSa (Carlos May)
30 – Gene Nelson (Early Wynn)

1986 O-Pee-Chee
65 – Harold Baines
233 – Richard Dotson
284 – Bob James

1986 White Sox Coke
44 – John Cangelosi

1987 Leaf
251 – John Cangelosi

1987 O-Pee-Chee
113 – Neil Allen
164 – Carlton Fisk
201 – John Cangelosi
211 – Richard Dotson
286 – Tim Hulett
299 – Jerry Hairston
309 – Harold Baines
342 – Bob James
356 – Floyd Bannister

1988 Leaf
157 – Harold Baines
175 – Ivan Calderon

1988 Toys R Us Rookies
16 – Fred Manrique
32 – Bobby Thigpen

1989 O-Pee-Chee
46 – Carlton Fisk
152 – Harold Baines

1991 Line Drive
629 – John Cangelosi

1992 Baseball Enqiurer
7 – Jack McDowell
35 – Jack Clark

1992 Classic I
T5 – Wilson Alvarez

1992 Fleer
706 – Ozzie Guillen/Ramon Martinez

1992 O-Pee-Chee
210 – Ozzie Guillen

1993 Toys R Us
88 – Roberto Hernandez

1994 Studio
206 – Ozzie Guillen

1994 Ted Williams
152 – Pat Seerey

1996 Finest Sterling
280 – Robin Ventura (S47)

1998 E-X2001
66 – Robin Ventura

1999 Finest
64 – Ray Durham

1999 Upper Deck Retro
20 – Ray Durham

2006 SP Authentic
20 – Jose Contreras

Wow! Or should I say, "Oh, Canada!" That is a lot of Canadian cardboard coming from the Hoosier state! Thanks, Mike! I'm floored by your generosity. This starts the weekend out right. I've been looking for that Cangelosi Minor League card for awhile. This was a great early Christmas present.

Check out Mike's blog, Baseball Card Back. He's another White Sox fan and is open to trading. The blog is in its beginnings, but it has awesome potential. I like what I see so far!