Friday, March 2, 2012

Favorite Player: Pat Neshek



I, along with plenty of other collectors, collect Pat Neshek. I first found out about him in 2006, when I saw his website, and as soon as I got his 2006 Topps '52 card, I sent it to him to sign. It was tough to find cards of Pat back in the day, so I found some cards of him that had his name on the back, and added them to his collection, getting him to sign them, and add inscriptions about the game on them. He also sent a nice note back, and thanked me for trading some autographed cards with him.

PAT NESHEK CARDS I OWN:
2006 Topps Update Mark Kotsay Postseason Highlights (ttm Kotsay auto on front, ttm Neshek auto on back)
2006 Topps '52 (ttm auto)
2006 Upper Deck  (ttm auto)
2007 Allen & Ginter States (ttm auto)
2007 Topps (ttm auto)
2007 Upper Deck (ttm auto)
2008 Upper Deck Documentary Game 13 (ttm auto on back)
2009 Bowman Gold (ttm auto)
2009 Topps (ttm auto)
2009 Upper Deck (ttm auto)
2010 Topps (ttm auto)
2010 Topps Black (ttm auto)
2010 Topps Gold (ttm auto)
2011 Topps
2011 Topps Blue
2014 Topps
2016 Topps
2016 Topps Heritage
2017 Topps Chrome Refractor
2017 Topps Update All-Star
2018 Topps
2019 Topps
2019 Topps Purple

Favorite Player: Cole Nelson


Cole Nelson is a former Auburn Tiger who I got to see pitch in the Florida State League in 2011 with the Lakeland Flying Tigers. I got him to sign his team card and inscribe "War Eagle" on it.

COLE NELSON CARDS I HAVE:
2010 Elite Extra Edition Blue Franchise Futures certified autograph
2011 Grandstand Lakeland Tigers (ip auto)
2011 Topps Pro Debut (ip auto)

Favorite Player: Brandon Morrow


Brandon Morrow is a Type 1 Diabetic, and that is why I collect him.

BRANDON MORROW CARDS I HAVE:
2006 Tristar Prospects Plus
2007 SP Rookie Edition base (ttm auto)
2007 SP Rookie Edition '93 (ttm auto)
2007 Topps '52
2009 Topps
2010 Topps
2010 Topps Update (ip auto)
2010 Upper Deck
2011 Bowman
2011 Topps
2011 Topps Kimball Champions
2011 Topps Opening Day
2012 Bowman
2012 Topps
2012 Topps Opening Day
2013 Gypsy Queen Mini Relic
2015 Topps
2019 Topps

Favorite Player: Edwin Moreno



I saw Edwin Moreno pitch 6 innings of no-hit ball in the 2002 Florida State League Championship Series, and immediately became a fan. He signed a game-used ball for me after the game, and I later pulled his 2004 SP Prospects card out of a pack.

EDWIN MORENO CARDS I HAVE:
2004 Donruss Leather & Lumber certified autograph
2005 SP Prospects

Favorite Player: Scott Moore





I saw Scott Moore play many times in the minors. I saw him in 2003 when he was with Lakeland, and 2006 when he was with West Tennessee, and also at the 2006 Southern League All-Star Game in Montgomery. I have a lineup card that Scott signed (4th hitter on the right), and an all-star game newspaper photo that he signed (at 3rd base on the left, around the center of the photo).

SCOTT MOORE CARDS I HAVE:
2002 Bowman Chrome Refractor certified autograph
2004 Grandstand Lakeland Tigers Team set
2006 Grandstand Southern League All-Stars
2007 Topps
2007 Topps Opening Day
2007 Upper Deck First Edition
2007 Upper Deck First Pitch First Edition Foundations

Favorite Player: Luis Montanez


Luis Montanez was a pretty hot prospect when he got drafted in 2000. I saw him play in the minors in 2002, and he was one of the first players that I got to autograph a card. That started a good 10 years or so of collecting tons of autographs at minor league parks.

LUIS MONTANEZ CARDS I HAVE:
2001 Bowman's Best
2001 Topps
2001 Topps Golden Anniversary Prospects certified autograph
2001 Topps Fusion Gallery
2005 Bowman Gold
2005 Topps Update Futures Game

Favorite Player: Doug Million

I collect Doug Million for a couple reasons. I remember getting his 1995 Topps card shortly after he got drafted, and got his 1996 and 1997 Topps cards out of packs during those years. He looked like he would be a decent pitcher in the Majors, but unfortunately, he passed away of an asthma attack on September 24, 1997. I remember seeing the article in the newspaper and being shocked since it was probably the first player to pass away that I remember getting cards of.
My wife has asthma pretty bad, and that is also kind of why I collect Doug.

DOUG MILLION CARDS I HAVE:
1994 Topps Traded
1995 Classic 5 Sport certified autograph
1995 SP
1995 Stadium Club
1995 Topps
1995 Upper Deck Minors Draft Class
1996 Topps
1997 Topps