Player Collector Contest: Round 3 RESULTS POSTED

[LWMM]

Results:

Junior:
Chippernate 7 thenumberonemetfan 12
Skorris CCBC 5 Blitzerlover 16
Boxbreaker44 12 darocker80 9

Thenumberonemetfan is in the finals, which will take place in round five (round four will conclude the loser's bracket). Chippernate is out (if he won the loser's bracket, he'd just face thenumberonemetfan again), becoming a runnerup.

Senior:
OhioBobcat3 6 gracecollector 14
LWMM 17 MOFNY 4
pghbuccos 13 nkdbacks 8
Thumpersports 3 EricChavezCollector3 18
Philip J. Fry 12 yakacack 9
Reds in 2009 6 ajw 16
tomlinson21rb 8 TNP777 12
Zambrano38 19 tyweb1 3
Zan 19 Frow 2
Bouwob 15 MaineMule 6


Updated Brackets:
Junior
Senior


Round 4 will begin in about 24 hours. This round will be be loser's bracket matchups, to let it catch up a bit to the winner's bracket. Winner's bracket matches will resume in rounds five (Junior finals) and six (Senior quarterfinals).



Nothing earth shattering this round. However, to all the participants in the contest, PLEASE VOTE. Only about half of us did last round. If you're worried about people taking a vote for their oppenents personally, I doubt anyone would stoop so low as to vote against you for it, just as I doubt that people are going through the thread taking notes of how everybody voted.

13 matchups: if you've voted already, I'd recommend skimming through the blogs again to refresh and check for updates. If you havn't, enjoy checking them out! Great stuff here...

Same groundrules: vote on all matchups but your own, and just post to this thread. Explanations are welcome, but not required (great example). Voting closes in 48 hours.

 

[r2d2]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Junior:

* thenumberonemetfan
* blitzerlover
* darocker80

Senior:

* gracecollector
* LWMM
* nkdbacks
* EricChavezCollector3
* yakacack
* Reds in 2009
*TNP777
* Zambrano38
* Zan
* Bouwob

 

[LWMM]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran

thenumberonemetfan, you have some really, really nice cards---with patches, rare 90s inserts, autographs and more, it's a really well rounded collection. Chippernate, you also have some great cards, such as that Exquisite patch. You also have twice the number of cards that thenumberonemetfan has of Beltran, which I think you should have made a point of. Only a limited portion of your collection is scanned, however, which is unfortunate, because I think the breadth of it could have been a key selling point.


blitzerlover: John Smoltz

Again, I voted based on the well roundedness of blitzerlover's collection. I think this was a tough matchup, Skorris CCBC, because as you say Wainwright doesn't have many cards. What you do have is quite nice, but it's hard to top a collection of a player like Smoltz, considering what's available on both sides.


Boxbreaker44: Travis Denker

Bokbreaker44, I really like what you've done with your collection; what Denker lacks in cards, you make up for in game used equipment and memorabilia (ain't bats so much better than 1'' by 1'' slivers?) Thus, while you collection is small, it can certainly stand up for itself. darocker80, I know that Lincecum is really tough to collect, what with how expensive his cards are. Certainly, the cards that you have are very nice ones (and not cheap, either!) It would be nice to see a bit more variety, though---some inserts, maybe some rainbows, etc.



Senior:

gracecollector: Mark Grace

OhioBobcat3, you have a stunning collection. Lots and lots of rare cards, autographs, 1/1s and so much more. (Not to mention a staggering collection of game used; I would love to have that many bats!) However, I've always had a soft side for completeness to a collection, which is why I voted for gracecollector, who also has an extremely, extremely nice collection. This is certainly not a fault of your Hafner collection, but my personal preference.


pghbuccos: Jason Bay

You're both fairly similar completion wise (judging by Beckett's total cards count), which left me to decide who's cards were of a higher quality. That's a very tough standard to judge your two collections by, as they both are full of very nice cards. nkdbacks, I always think of that logo when I think of your collection, and browsing through it again, that jumbo patch is great. I voted for pghbuccos, however, because his sheer volume of autographs and game used really stood out to me. There are certainly some very nice individual ones, but taken as a whole, they're even more impressive.


Thumpersports: Troy Glaus

Well, I guess I have to pick one... I'm sure many things will be said about this matchup, though, and it's 2am (saved this for last) so I'll be brief. I'm voting for Thumpersports based off of his overall completion, and, to a lesser extent, his game used collection. Very similar collections, though, and great stuff all around.


yakacack: Eric Young

Philip J. Fry, I think parts of your collection are really impressive, such as your mid-90s cards and all your Pacific inserts. yakacack's completion, however, sold me his vote. yakacack, you have a heck of a collection and some great game used items. But I gotta say, I hate your way of counting printing plates in the stats :evil:


ajw: Will Clark

Reds in 2009, you have a really nice sampling of Haren's cards, although it would be nice to see it fleshed out a bit more. It feels like a great start to a collection, but with a bit more time, I think it could be something really, really nice. ajw, your collection feels more comprehensive, allthough, to be honest, it was kind of hard to tell. Neither of you have any stats that I could find, which doesn't help. Then, ajw, you organise all your cards by year, but other than that, it's just a bunch of rows and columns (it's also kind of painful going through 20 odd pages of cards one by one). Perhaps it would be better if you gave each set its own row? Reds in 2009, this is also something that your page suffers from, especially the inserts; looking at 40 rows of cards, with only three each, ain't fun.


TNP777: Brett Butler

I would have a really hard time voting against TNP777's Butler collection. As I've said before, it's about as nice a Butler collection as can be---95 percent including 1/1s, WOW! Don't get me wrong, though, because Tomlinson21rb, you have an amazing Ramirez collection. When I was scrolling through it, I kept stopping to look at all your superfractors, the logo, the A&G wood, etc. etc. etc. (and you're right to be proud about all the 2003 cards---that Bazooka Red, and all the Bowman's Best cards, are really impressive). One other thing: I love how you don't play around with the stats, but just say "here's how many cards Ramirez has. Here's how many of them I own." No cutting corners or anything. All the same, I would throw in a number without 1/1s, as that is also useful and impressive to see.


tyweb1: Ron Santo

Same rationale behind the Hafner/Grace matchup, and it pains me just as much to not vote for Zambrano38 as it did to not vote for OhioBobcat3. Love all the patches, and the jerseys (and I could keep on going!)

Tyweb1, do you try to get 1/1s, by the way? You mention that most of the recent cards you are missing are printing plates, but you don't have any of the 85 1/1s. Personally, I calue non-1/1 completion much more than I value getting 1/1s, but it would be nice to see some in your hands all the same. On another note, you have some really nice early issues in high grade: very impressive.


Zan: Hank Greenberg

This was an interesting matchup: two relatively small collections, one of a hall of famer and the other of a current, young player with few cards produced. I really like what Zan has been able to do with his side of things---pick and choose with a nice selection of vintage, some modern game used and a few autographs. Frow, I think you have a very good start to your Huber collection. With only 162 cards of Huber produced, however, it would be nice to see a slightly higher completion percentage. It's also a bit hard to gauge your collection, because I don't really know what you're missing---whether it's mostly 1/1s (I see the 20 plates, but no listing for all 1/1s), low numbered Originals stuff or what.


Bouwob: Nolan Ryan

Two great vintage collections. The size and completeness of Bouwob's collection, however, is hard to overlook, which is why I voted for him. Both of you have some really nice, unique items---Bouwob, the Venezuelan has stunning eye appeal (is it trimmed? Just wondering why it's "authentic", but not graded), and MaineMule, that's a really cool spring training sheet.

 

[thenumberonemetfan]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

up

 

[djrulz]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Junior:
thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran
blitzerlover: John Smoltz
Boxbreaker44: Travis Denker

Senior:
gracecollector: Mark Grace
LWMM: Jonny Gomes
nkdbacks: Brandon Webb
EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez
Philip J. Fry: Tony Clark
Reds in 2009: Dan Haren
TNP777: Brett Butler
Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano
Zan: Hank Greenberg
Bouwob: Nolan Ryan

 

[Zan]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Junior:

thenumberonemetfan: All the colors in the patches does it for me. Along with the collection I also look for effort in the blog, and thenumberonemetfan I believe showed more effort in the blog. Sorry chip, I really like your collection, but I gotta give this one to the other guy.


blitzerlover: I love the Smoltz collection for one reason. Good variety. The Wainwright collection is nice, but lacks in the variety column. The Smoltz collection offers patches, autographs and rare 90's inserts. I'm not familiar with Wainwright's stuff, but I'd like to see the same variety that blitzerlover has with his collection.


Boxbreaker44: Once again, the variety gets me here with the Denker collection. He is close to completing two rainbows, one including a superfractor, the other with printing plates. The memorabilia is also a nice touch to the collection in my opinion, because memorabilia, whether it is bought online or obtained iin person, its flat out hard to get.





Senior:

gracecollector: Now I can understand why I lost 20-2 against him :lol: what doesn't this collection have? I cannot find any "flaws" or anything critical to say about it, or rather either collection, The Hafner collection is outstanding, with over 250 1/1's, its also hard not to vote for it too. But the Grace collection is overwhelmingly amazing.

LWMM: Comparable with the Denker collection as far as memorabilia goes, just with much, MUCH more. Along with the great memorabilia, he has even greater cards, and a lot of great value in there too. I can see why it would be difficult to collect Gomes, because (no offense here) he isn't the greatest player. But LWMM has a very solid collection despite his player not having the same quantity or quality as a Roy Oswalt would have.


pghbuccos: Had trouble deciding for this matchup. The Webb site is fantastic, and makes it very easy to see what cards are in his collection but the 250+ autographs in the Bay collection did me in, easily. Buccos has many different kinds of combinations of memorabilia and autographed cards with is always appealing. Once again, the memorabilia plays a huge part in the impact of the collection.


EricChavezCollector3: Much like the Grace and Zambrano collections, there isn't much to say that hasn't already been said. Amazing, amazing collection.

Philip J. Fry: Once again, the variety takes the cake on this one. and you don't even have to search hard to find it within his site. Fry makes it very easy to view his beautiful collection which is one of the reasons why I picked him to win this matchup.

Reds in 2009: reds has a lot of flair in his Haren collection, much like Haren himself. Haren has been on teams that offer great looking patch cards, and Reds utilizes his opportunity to formulate a great and colorful collection. Just the Prime Patches and the Throwback Threads patches alone are a nice group of cards for a game used segment in a collection.

TNP777: Going with the dark horse here! The Hanley collection is flashy with all the chrome and shiny stuff :lol: which I love, but the completion percentage alone does it for me for the Butler collection.

Zambrano38: Easy enough to decide, the Zambrano collection is as fiery as Zambrano himself. With the patches, the autographs, the autographed patches, the collection has it all.


MaineMule: Always a hard decision with bouwob, because his Ryan collection is incredible with the rookies and different variations of the rooks. But, Mule's Williams collection is pretty great in my eyes. Being an old player collector like myself, I understand that there are two components to a player like that; modern and vintage. Although Mule doesn't have any modern shown in his collection, I truly appreciate the vintage he compiled. Likewise to Mule, my brother and I have our fair share of Williams autographs, with 5 between us. Bouwob's collection is great, but Mule's collection is fantastic.

zan

 

[thenumberonemetfan]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Junior:

blitzerlover: John Smoltz




darocker80: Tim Lincecum



Senior:

OhioBobcat3: Travis Hafner
vs.



LWMM: Jonny Gomes



pghbuccos: Jason Bay



EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez



yakacack: Eric Young



ajw: Will Clark


tomlinson21rb: Hanley Ramirez



Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano


Zan: Hank Greenberg



Bouwob: Nolan Ryan

 

[LWMM]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Bump.

 

[pghbuccos]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Junior

chippernate: Chipper Jones

blitzerlover: John Smoltz

darocker80: Tim Lincecum

Senior

OhioBobcat3: Travis Hafner

LWMM: Jonny Gomes

EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez

Philip J. Fry: Tony Clark

Reds in 2009: Dan Haren

TNP777: Brett Butler

Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano

Zan: Hank Greenberg

MaineMule: Ted Williams

 

[imac220]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Nothing earth shattering this round. However, to all the participants in the contest, PLEASE VOTE. Only about half of us did last round. If you're worried about people taking a vote for their oppenents personally, I doubt anyone would stoop so low as to vote against you for it, just as I doubt that people are going through the thread taking notes of how everybody voted.

13 matchups: if you've voted already, I'd recommend skimming through the blogs again to refresh and check for updates. If you havn't, enjoy checking them out! Great stuff here...

Same groundrules: vote on all matchups but your own, and just post to this thread. Explanations are welcome, but not required (great example). Voting closes in 48 hours.


Brackets:
Junior
Senior


Matchups:

Junior:

chippernate: Chipper Jones
vs.
thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran

The winner of this matchup goes to the finals, while the loser will be eliminated (first loss, but if the loser won out the losers bracket, he would just face the winner of this round again).



Skorris CCBC: Adam Wainwright
vs.
blitzerlover: John Smoltz


Boxbreaker44: Travis Denker
vs.
darocker80: Tim Lincecum



Senior:

OhioBobcat3: Travis Hafner
vs.
gracecollector: Mark Grace


LWMM: Jonny Gomes
vs.
MOFNY: Roy Oswalt


pghbuccos: Jason Bay
vs.
nkdbacks: Brandon Webb


Thumpersports: Troy Glaus
vs.
EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez


Philip J. Fry: Tony Clark
vs.
yakacack: Eric Young


Reds in 2009: Dan Haren
vs.
ajw: Will Clark


tomlinson21rb: Hanley Ramirez
vs.
TNP777: Brett Butler


Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano
vs.
tyweb1: Ron Santo


Zan: Hank Greenberg
vs.
Frow: Justin Huber


Bouwob: Nolan Ryan
vs.
Main : Ted Williams


Jeff D receives the last scheduled bye while nevermore receives a forfeit bye, pujolsthomefan33 not having created a blog post.

 

[blitzerlover]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Matchups:

Junior:

chippernate: Chipper Jones
vs.
thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran

The winner of this matchup goes to the finals, while the loser will be eliminated (first loss, but if the loser won out the losers bracket, he would just face the
winner of this round again).

Boxbreaker44: Travis Denker
vs.
darocker80: Tim Lincecum



Senior:

OhioBobcat3: Travis Hafner
vs.
gracecollector: Mark Grace


LWMM: Jonny Gomes
vs.
MOFNY: Roy Oswalt


pghbuccos: Jason Bay
vs.
nkdbacks: Brandon Webb


Thumpersports: Troy Glaus
vs.
EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez


Philip J. Fry: Tony Clark
vs.
yakacack: Eric Young


Reds in 2009: Dan Haren
vs.
ajw: Will Clark


tomlinson21rb: Hanley Ramirez
vs.
TNP777: Brett Butler


Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano
vs.
tyweb1: Ron Santo


Zan: Hank Greenberg
vs.
Frow: Justin Huber


Bouwob: Nolan Ryan
vs.
MaineMule: Ted Williams


Jeff D receives the last scheduled bye while nevermore receives a forfeit bye, pujolsthomefan33 not having created a blog post.

 

[yakacack]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Matchups:

Junior:

chippernate: Chipper Jones
vs.
thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran

A pretty close contest (hey, these all are at this point) but some of the wild 90s inserts made the difference for me. I follow that thread pretty regularly and have seen the cards of Beltran posted there. Those cards ended up giving him the nod for me.


Skorris CCBC: Adam Wainwright
vs.
blitzerlover: John Smoltz

As hard as it is to vote against one of my favorite players in Wainwright (big Cardinals fan here), the Smoltz collection is a bit nicer here. I am all for Wainwright getting more cards though and hope that you do stick with this collection in particular Skorris


Boxbreaker44: Travis Denker
vs.
darocker80: Tim Lincecum

Echoing what may have been said before, but the game used items in the Denker collection give this one the win for me. I understand the money that went into the Lincecum collection and if darocker80 actually treats this as a collection and not a "stash" then this could be a great collection in a few years

Senior:

OhioBobcat3: Travis Hafner
vs.
gracecollector: Mark Grace

Man what a battle! These are two of the finest collections on FCB and period. The Grace collection continues to get the nod from me for sheer completeness as well as the amazing website. My own page is amateur business next to this one and to me it is the mark of dedication to a collection to build such an amazing page


LWMM: Jonny Gomes
vs.
MOFNY: Roy Oswalt

Yes another toughie. Even though you dont like my way of counting plates, you do have an awesome collection MOFNY does as well and the nod here was for the game used stuff. I'm a big fan of all-around collections and the Gomes collection is indeed that

pghbuccos: Jason Bay
vs.
nkdbacks: Brandon Webb

I spent quite a bit of time going through these two collections before finally deciding on the Webb collection. Though a few short in the card collection total numbers department, I just felt I looked a bit longer and therefore it received my vote/ That absolutely takes nothing away from the Bay collection

Thumpersports: Troy Glaus
vs.
EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez

This was a battle of the behemoths in player collections. The recent acquisitions is what put the Chavez collection ahead for me but these two are definitely top 5 on this site

Philip J. Fry: Tony Clark
vs.
yakacack: Eric Young

No vote here

Reds in 2009: Dan Haren
vs.
ajw: Will Clark

Slight edge here and if I somehow were to make it out on top in this vote, either of these could beat me. Even in the loser's bracket its tough!

tomlinson21rb: Hanley Ramirez
vs.
TNP777: Brett Butler

The Butler collection is still probably my favorite for all of the different items and the dedication TNP777 has to his player

Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano
vs.
tyweb1: Ron Santo

The Big Z collection gets my nod here. Definitely two awesome collections and I love vintage stuff but the Z is an awesome collection!


Zan: Hank Greenberg
vs.
Frow: Justin Huber

I enjoy the Greenberg collection quite a bit and it gets my vote for this round!

Bouwob: Nolan Ryan
vs.
MaineMule: Ted Williams

The Ted Williams collection one is awesome. I love the autos. The Nolan collection is an awesome one as well but Williams autos get the nod for me in this particular vote


This is getting harder and harder!

 

[trademhigh]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Matchups:

Junior:
thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran



Skorris CCBC: Adam Wainwright


darocker80: Tim Lincecum



Senior:
gracecollector: Mark Grace


MOFNY: Roy Oswalt


nkdbacks: Brandon Webb


EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez


Philip J. Fry: Tony Clark


ajw: Will Clark


tomlinson21rb: Hanley Ramirez


Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano


Zan: Hank Greenberg


Bouwob: Nolan Ryan

 

[EricChavezCollector3]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

OP The title is just awful, I had no idea the 3rd round has begun

thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran

Gets the nod, a lot of premium style cards and the Flair Inserts are a huge selling point for me. The number of cards and completion percentage usually plays a large part for me but chippernate doesn’t seem to have the quality/quantity mix. Chippernate has a few very nice cards but I’m guessing (based on not having many scans) that the rest of the collection is base cards/small inserts. Both have nice collections regardless of age.

blitzerlover: John Smoltz

Both of you have nice collections. However blitzerlover has a bit of a more rounded and larger collection. The nice premium cards and 90’s inserts are a huge plus. I know Adam Wainwright doesn’t have these types of cards and you have a nice collection considering what is available. But considering they are very different types of collections makes it a little hard to compare the two but overall advantage goes to blitzerlover

Boxbreaker44: Travis Denker

darocker80 you have some very pricy cards and a nice collection but I have to give the nod to Boxbreaker44. I am not a huge fan of memorabilia for my collection but I do admire those in other people’s collection. My favorite piece is the Pink Jersey even though I know it was never worn by him. Congrats on the great collections guys. This one was the toughest decision so far.

gracecollector: Mark Grace

I didn’t really want to have to pick one of these collections because these are among the top collections on these boards and definitely both in the top 5. OhioBobcat3 you have an amazing collection of not only rare items but rookies and graded and all. But gracecollector has more of a collecting style of mine. Combines the quality vs. quantity very nicely and has a more “complete” collection in total production.

LWMM: Jonny Gomes

MOFNY you have a very impressive autograph collection! I am not sure how many Oswalt cards there are but it is hard to compete with a 97% completion (minus 1/1’s). And this has nothing to do with my vote but Oswalt has always killed my Reds and Gomes has quickly become my favorite Red and one of the only shinning lights on the team.

pghbuccos: Jason Bay

nkdbacks you have some very nice cards as well as a very nicely rounded collection. I’m actually jealous of a couple of the cards you have of your player that I am missing from mine. Pghbuccos has a great collection as well a ton of autographs and game used. Bay is actually in a lot of sets Chavez isn’t in which is great to see a nice variety mixed with a lot of nice premium cards.

Thumpersports: Troy Glaus/ EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez

No vote but if I had to vote I would vote for Spencer’s collection. Sure his blog only took 3 days to load with all the scans but it is hard to compete with a collection has large has his. He has the 1/1’s and the completion percentage to go with it. And for god sakes he’s from Canada! I could only imagine trying to collect baseball in the land of hockey (I’m a much bigger hockey fan than baseball) Of all the collections I have seen I see the most parallel in our two collections than anything else I’ve seen and I have the utmost respect for Spencer and his amazing collection. Some of my favorite cards are cards that feature Chavez and Glaus (I think there are around 20 or so?) Even though game used isn’t really my thing (I would like to add an Auto/Jersey before it’s all said and done) I admire the large amount of memorabilia and the uniqueness of some of the pieces.

yakacack: Eric Young

Philip J. Fry This is probably one of my favorite “smaller” collections. Smaller in the sense of there aren’t that many premium types of items out there. I love the older issues and the refractors. However yakacack has a very completed collection with additional game used and such. Overall these collections are very similar which made it even more difficult to choose.

ajw: Will Clark

Reds in 2009 you have a very nice Harden collection. There are a lot of nice 1/1’s and premium items. I just like ajw’s completion as well as very nice website.

TNP777: Brett Butler

Basically same reasoning as the above match up. Tomlinson you have a very nice Ramirez collection as well as some very nice graded rookies. Just the 96% of completion does it for me.

tyweb1: Ron Santo

Another match up of completion vs. quality type items. Zambrano Although having multiple copies of the same card isn’t my style of collecting having that many Topps Autos is quite impressive. Ty I agree with one of the above posters do you try to get any of the 1/1’s? Either way nice collections.

Zan: Hank Greenberg

Frow you have a nice collection and you can only get what they make. You have a nice overall % completion but considering the low number amount of cards Zan gets the nod. Zan I almost wish I collected a vintage player just so I could have some vintage in my collection. It is a unique mix to see vintage as well as modern day premium items. Very nice!

Bouwob: Nolan Ryan

This is one match up I felt very out of my element judging. As I have no clue on vintage I feel almost bad voting on things I know so very little about. I ended up giving the vote the more complete collection in terms of cards but in all honesty I have no clue. Both are very impressive though and I have always like Williams and Ryan.

 

[Thumpersports]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Thumpersports: Troy Glaus/ EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez

No vote but if I had to vote I would vote for Spencer’s collection. Sure his blog only took 3 days to load with all the scans but it is hard to compete with a collection has large has his. He has the 1/1’s and the completion percentage to go with it. And for god sakes he’s from Canada! I could only imagine trying to collect baseball in the land of hockey (I’m a much bigger hockey fan than baseball) Of all the collections I have seen I see the most parallel in our two collections than anything else I’ve seen and I have the utmost respect for Spencer and his amazing collection. Some of my favorite cards are cards that feature Chavez and Glaus (I think there are around 20 or so?) Even though game used isn’t really my thing (I would like to add an Auto/Jersey before it’s all said and done) I admire the large amount of memorabilia and the uniqueness of some of the pieces.

.

Thanks Chad, as usual, this means more than any other vote. Im guessing the fact ive been a ass lately hasnt helped either! :lol:

 

[LWMM]

Re: PCC: Ronda tres (round three)

Thanks for the heads up about the title; just changed it.

 

[BayArea925]

Re: Player Collector Contest: Ronda tres (round three)

Junior:

blitzerlover: John Smoltz




darocker80: Tim Lincecum



Senior:

OhioBobcat3: Travis Hafner



LWMM: Jonny Gomes



pghbuccos: Jason Bay



EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez



yakacack: Eric Young



ajw: Will Clark


tomlinson21rb: Hanley Ramirez



Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano


Zan: Hank Greenberg



Bouwob: Nolan Ryan

 

[TNP777]

Re: Player Collector Contest: Ronda tres (round three)

Junior:
thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran
blitzerlover: John Smoltz
Boxbreaker44: Travis Denker

Senior:
gracecollector: Mark Grace (not an easy choice here - both collections are terrific!)
LWMM: Jonny Gomes
pghbuccos: Jason Bay
EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez (another impossible choice!)
yakacack: Eric Young
ajw: Will Clark
Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano
Zan: Hank Greenberg
Bouwob: Nolan Ryan

 

[Tomlinson21RB]

Re: Player Collector Contest: Ronda tres (round three)

Junior:
thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran
Tough without seeing the whole Chipper collection, as 800+ different cards is impressive. The ones I see are really nice, and he gets extra points because I know how well Chipper sells. However, I was really impressed with the variety of cards that the Beltran collection has. It has a few nice looking 90's stuff, tough 90's stuff, autos, gu, and ridiculous patches.

blitzerlover: John Smoltz
The Wainwright collection is at a disadvantage because there is just less Wainwright to collect than Smoltz. What he does have of Wainwright is pretty nice. The autos, 1/1's, sketch card and 8x10 auto are all really nice. The Smoltz collection just has a lot more really nice stuff.


darocker80: Tim Lincecum
The Denker collection is great with the best of his cards and a bunch of unique game used items. Unfortunately, the cost of Denker doesn't compare to Lincecum, and especially in the junior bracket the Lincecum collection is quite substantial. The Denker collection has the ability to go quantity and quality, but the Lincecum collection chose to go all quality.

Senior:
gracecollector: Mark Grace
The completion and the quality of the Grace collection is very hard to match. The Hafner collection definitely has the quality, but doesn't match the completion (as the owner admits). I know how hard it can be to keep up with every base, insert, and parallel that comes out like the Grace collection, so that earns the vote for me.

LWMM: Jonny Gomes
Gomes certainly costs less than Oswalt, but the amazing completion percentage and different GU items makes up for it. Not saying it didn't have much to make up for because that Oswalt collection is great. The Rookie Card and Autographs in that collection are tough to top.

pghbuccos: Jason Bay
The two collections have a similar number of different cards, but I was really surprised at the quality in the Bay collection. It's a pretty insane number of different autos and game used items. The Webb collection does have some absolutely amazing cards like the mirror black auto and the logo patch, but the quantity and quality of the Bay collection edges it out.

EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez
tough match up, but I'm going with Chavez. Both amazing collections, but at almost a coin toss I chose Chavez collector.

Philip J. Fry: Tony Clark
I said it in the first round that the Young collection has great completion and some cool unique items. I really like all the stuff beyond the cards like the 8x10's and photo slides. The Clark collection also has a nice completion, but with more stuff out there of his player. Since I like cards more than everything else I'm going with Clark, but the stuff beyond the cards in the Young collection is pretty great stuff.

ajw: Will Clark
The quality of the items in the Haren collection is awesome. The game used items and ticket are really cool, and the cards don't look too bad either. It's tough to judge the collections that really go after just the pretty things vs. the guys that go after EVERYTHING. That's what is happening here. The Clark collection also has some unique and eye catching items, but the completion and dedication to go after everything gets my vote.

tomlinson21rb: Hanley Ramirez
vs.
TNP777: Brett Butler
Not voting since it's my match up, but I love the Butler collection. The completion is there, the unique items beyond cards are there, and the eye catching cards are there. I love the Showcase Legacy collection cards too.

Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano
The Santo collection is really impressive. Nice vintage, gu, and auto cards and a fantastic completion percentage. Tough match up though against the Zambrano collection. That's just a ridiculous amount of amazing cards from all the rookies to the 1/1's and gu items.

Zan: Hank Greenberg
Nice completion percentage on the Huber collection, and some really cool autos, graded rookies, and gu cards. The Greenberg collection really impressed me with the mix of vintage and current cards. This collection has the best of both worlds and gets my vote.

Bouwob: Nolan Ryan
Every time I look at the Williams collection I love it. Those vintage cards of one of the best ever are amazing, and against a lesser player than Ryan it probably would have gotten my vote. However, I've seen how popular Ryan is too and to amass a collection with all those tough rookies and their variations is extremely impressive. Both are great collections of one of the best pitchers of all time and one of the best hitters of all time.

 

[OhioBobcat3]

Re: Player Collector Contest: Ronda tres (round three)

Junior:

chippernate: Chipper Jones
vs.
thenumberonemetfan: Carlos Beltran


Skorris CCBC: Adam Wainwright
vs.
blitzerlover: John Smoltz


Boxbreaker44: Travis Denker
vs.
darocker80: Tim Lincecum



Senior:

OhioBobcat3: Travis Hafner
vs.
gracecollector: Mark Grace
(no vote)


LWMM: Jonny Gomes
vs.
MOFNY: Roy Oswalt

This was an extremely tight matchup. I admire both collections a great deal. However, in the end I had to go with LWMM's Gomes collection because of his fantastic combination of gu memorabilia, completion percentage, and high-end. I hate making decisions when two collections are this amazing.


pghbuccos: Jason Bay
vs.
nkdbacks: Brandon Webb


Thumpersports: Troy Glaus
vs.
EricChavezCollector3: Eric Chavez

Chad, your collection is one of the first that I think of whenever I hear the term "player collector", and is one of the greatest that I have ever seen. I actually feel somewhat frustrated and don't like having to choose when two collections are this amazing, but I went with Spencer because of his impressive rookie-card and gu memorabilia collections.


Philip J. Fry: Tony Clark
vs.
yakacack: Eric Young


Reds in 2009: Dan Haren
vs.
ajw: Will Clark


tomlinson21rb: Hanley Ramirez
vs.
TNP777: Brett Butler

Tomlinson21rb, I had never really taken a good long look at your collection prior to this contest. I must say that everyone here should take the time to do so. It is one of FCB's best. Good stuff!


Zambrano38: Carlos Zambrano
vs.
tyweb1: Ron Santo

Zambrano38, your collection is stunning. Not only that, but IMO you have the best player collector website out there. I could get lost looking at all of the great things that your collection has to offer. The seamless transitions coupled with the layout/format are something that I would like to incorporate into a Hafner site someday.

Zan: Hank Greenberg
vs.
Frow: Justin Huber


Bouwob: Nolan Ryan
vs.
MaineMule: Ted Williams