PWE from 2x3 Heroes

I dropped the ball this week for showcasing a One Game Wonder, but I think I'm out of photos to use for the remaining guys. Somehow, some way I'll find one to use for an ATCRCS card but until I might have to post without showing a card.

Luckily, Jeff from 2x3 Heroes saved the day by dropping an unexpected PWE on me this week.

With my handy new scanning and tagging system, I was able to determine I needed one of the cards he sent but another couple were definite upgrades! Score! Speaking of which, one of the upgrades was a 1992 Score Ryne Sandberg:

I think Score kind of gets a bum rap and was overshadowed by Upper Deck but in hindsight, they were a pretty good brand. Full color photos on both sides, bright colors, clean lines, no foil. My original card was a little rough along one edge so this one is a keeper. It is one of those cards that you see a million times and keep meaning to upgrade but never get around to it.

Another upgrade was this Play Hard insert from 2013 Opening Day. The one I pulled from a pack was miscut along the back. I thought it might have been my scan/crop job but after going to rescan it, I determined the card itself was bad.

I didn't do a breakdown of this card but the play featured was during a Cubs-White Sox game on June 18, 2012. As you can probably see, Castro was safe on the pickoff attempt. The back of the card is a testament to the fact that Starlin Castro plays hard. Topps says so, so it must be true. 

The final upgrade was this 1987 Topps Glossy All-Star card. The one I have is yellowing but this one looks as good as I'm sure it did 25 years ago.

A new addition to the collection is this 2007 Bowman Heritage Prospects card of Ryan Norwood. This came out during a hiatus from the hobby so I don't have many others from this set. The Cubs drafted Norwood in the 9th round of the 2004 draft but he topped out at High Single-A in 2007.



Thanks Jeff, you'll have some White Sox coming your way soon.

PWE from 2x3 Heroes

How did Jeff from 2x3heroes manage to fit eight Cubs in one PWE? Well, it helps that six of them were split between two cards.  

None of these guys really panned out for the Cubs although Jeremi (Geremi) Gonzalez actually received some Rookie of the the Year Votes in 1997. Still a pretty neat card and one that I did not have.

This Cubs Clubbers card is from right before I got back into the hobby so it is another one I hadn't gotten around to picking up. Since it is from the Heritage set, it is a take on an original Topps card from 1959 that featured Dale Long, Ernie Banks and Walt Moryn. I don't have that card either or I'd show it off.

You might not be able to tell from the scan but this Bowman Chrome card of Chris Carpenter is one of the purple parallels. Nice!

And last but not least is this nice Larry Bowa Fleer card from 1985. While I had this one already, it is a nice upgrade to the one in my collection.

Thanks Jeff!

Edit: I forgot to mention that Jeff also included two pocket schedules from the Kane County Cougars, the Cubs new Class A affiliate. I used to collect pocket schedules back in the day but haven't added a new one in a while. This might spark me to at least pick up some of the newer Cubs and their affiliates.