White Sox Cards: Manny Ramirez

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Manny Ramirez In... Retirement

Like most Michael Bay movies, Manny Ramirez gets a lot of people excited because of the name. There might be a few colorful explosions and some questionable actions, but at the end of the day, it's usually just mindless fun. And when it's over, people often wonder why anyone would pay all that money for what turned out to be mostly hype and not enough substance.

At least this describes his last few years in the MLB. When he was younger, he was electric and something special. The last few years have played out exactly like a Michael Bay movie. Not that it's bad, just not as good as it once might have been.

So long, Manny. Your time on the South Side of Chicago was... interesting? Let's just say interesting. Happy retirement.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Ending Up With It Anyway

I had an agreement to trade for this 2011 manufactured patch card of Manny Ramirez with a blogger. I just had to find the patch card that he was looking for. After two blasters without success, I decided it would be cheaper to head on eBay. I could pick up the patch for a fraction of the price of a blaster and know exactly what I was getting, as opposed to the unknown gamble that awaited another blaster purchase.

After losing out on a dozen auctions of the patch I was looking to pick up to trade for the Ramirez, I saw the White Sox card at an auction ending in a few minutes with no bids. Fully expecting to get outbid at the last possible second, I put in the minimum bid. Amazingly, I won the auction and ended up paying ninety-nine cents for the card.

Sometimes you end up with what you were looking for, despite your best efforts to trade for it. I'm sure that the blogger and I will find another trade to pull the trigger on, later in the season. I'll still be on the lookout for that patch that I was willing to trade away, just in case.