The title says it all. Let me know what you have. I am certainly willing to discuss higher-end items, but I am mostly looking for low-to-mid-tier items right now. The only rule is that the player must have actually played for the Astros (and be an Astros player on the card) or be a prospect that...
I loved Correa, but with the yearly opt-outs, I am so glad the Astros passed on it. Imagine waiting EVERY year to see if he's going to take free agency.
I'm taking the Astros in 7. Hoping for a great series. Our top three pitchers being out with injury hurts a lot and the Braves situational hitting skills are SCARY but I think we showed against Boston that our bullpen is capable to picking up the slack. While I will be personally disappointed...
I have very eclectic collecting habits. Other than my Astros autograph collection (only 19 away from the all-time team!) most of my personal collection is so specific that I do not end up with a lot of competition.
The single exception to this is my Marwin Gonzalez collection. While I do not...
I have a new article up on Astros A to Z. I write articles to examine the careers and lives of Astros players. I tend to focus on the guys that we don't often think about. I would love feedback positive or negative!
Here is a link to the article. I have also put the entire article here. If...
This popped up on SCN, and since you have to be subscribed to read it, I wanted FCB's thoughts on this. I sent Topps a message about it, but doubt I'll get a response. Anyone with better connections there want to give it a shot?
For baseball cards, it would be very difficult to find out if...
I have been grappling with the reality that AstrosAtoZ.com is a little boring and am looking for some inspiration about how I could change it up to be more engaging from both the displaying of my collection and showing off the article and interviews I have written.
So what are some collection...
Every Veteran's Day I start to think about my family and how much they have sacrificed for this country. Both of my grandfathers fought in WWII, one for the US and one for Canada.
This was my grandfather that fought for what would become the USAF during WWII. He passed away when my father...
I traded an extra Altuve RC for a redemption card that was a GU/Autograph of some Dodgers rookie pitcher. I made the trade to help out an Astros fan that didn't want to pay that much money for a base card and, for me, trading a base card for an autograph is something I will do all day long.
So...
World Series tickets are out of my reach with a two-year old. Standing Room Only is selling for $1000. Lord have mercy. But I'm not giving up hope. If you're interested in anything here, drop me a PM. Prices below each picture. Shipping is extra and depends on number of cards wanted. Very...
Total unique Astros autographs: 1,004
Players Still Needed: 25
Upgrade Needed: 118
List of Needs:
Jacob Amaya
Pedro Baez
Joe Biagini
Dylan Coleman
Luis Contreras
Jay Dahl
Miguel Diaz
Caleb Ferguson
Ben Gamel
Robel Garcia
Kendall Graveman
Zach Greinke
Ryan Gusto
Jason Heyward
Phil Maton
Hector...
I mostly buy singles on eBay and very little Series II has hit for my guy, Marwin Gonzalez. Is anyone else seeing a lack of their guy or has Marwin just avoided the breakers so far?
My wife got me an incredible Father's Day gift.
While there are a lot of rare autographs on here, there is one in particular that mattered for my collection.
Pidge Browne, pronounced "Brownie", has been the #2 name on my want list for at least a decade. He was not on the team represented...
It's a silly Twitter contest, but it helps me get exposure. I've tried to resurrect FCB Twitter, so help me keep life in my personal Twitter.
Vote for AstrosAtoZ, please!!
I'm doing a super easy Twitter contest for this card:
This is a custom card of Armando Galarraga, the stolen perfect game pitcher.
To win just tag @AstrosAtoZ and post a picture of your favorite autograph from AstrosAtoZ.com. This must be done on Twitter. I will put your name in Random.org...
I made a trade with a member here and paid through PayPal. Having moved quite a while ago and making several purchases since moving, I just sent them money without a second thought. I went to check the tracking info and it had been delivered to my old address is Houston. I log into PayPal and...
Xavier Hernandez!
Link to the Interview
I'd love your thoughts/feedback!
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And people ask why I cheer for the Astros.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2677469-rangers-prospects-reportedly-questioned-for-alleged-sexual-hazing-of-teammate
For me, this seems like a very bad thing. The e-mail asked if I have ever tried Beckett Organize. So all of the time I spent putting my cards into Zistle, I am assuming, is about to go down the toilet.
I love making custom cards, especially for Astros players that never had cards made. While I originally thought of exchanging templates, I thought back on when I first started and how frustrating it always seemed that a few people were sharing their stuff with each other and very little was...