Spring Training and Logos

[Zambrano38]

First off sorry for the massive pictures.
I went to spring training this year and am really in the baseball mood so I figured I would post some pics and pickups
A few spring training pictures:
Starlin

Darwin Barney

Brett Jackson (Was really impressed with him)

Swinging Rizzo's wood...

Anthony Rizzo and Blake Dewitt

Rizzo and Castro

Matt Szczur

Dale Sveum

Carlos Marmol and Kerry Wood

Junior Lake and Bryan LaHair

Lake

And for some pickups...
Zambrano signed at a season ticket holder event in Miami so got these off Ebay:

I havn't picked up too many cards, but was super happy to get this 1/1. The first non Diamond Kings 1/1 auto that I have gotten in such a long time. I am now up to 184/233 Zambrano autos.

And the big card pickup...
So I'm on the plane to spring training and get the onboard WiFi. I go and check Ebay and what do I see?

Absolutely couldn't believe it. Now have 5 of the 7 Zambrano logomans

And some game used stuff...
Lineup card from Z win:

Zambrano 2011 alternate blue jersey photomatched to 6-20-11:

Two 2011 Hats:

Carlos Zambrano game used cleats style matched to the 2003 season:

2011 helmet photomatched to 8-6-11:

Love this throwback uniform. He pitched 8 innings and gave up one run on 5-4-11:

Castro 2011 Hat:

Starlin stole 2 bases in the All-Star game this year before being thrown out at home. Love these crazy cleats...

Starlin became the youngest NL hits leader in MLB history with 207 hits. The HOF got his 207th hit jersey, but I still managed to get these...
Lineup card:

The pictures do not do this one justice:

Also featured on this card (not my card):

And I will finish with these two:
On 8-6-11 Zambrano got his 125th and final win as a Cub. Also hit a home run in this game.
During the 1st 3.5 innings, he wore this jersey:

He must have been sweating too much because he wore this jersey to finish off his last win as a Cub:

Looking forward to the new season
Thanks for looking!

 

[daveyou]

holy wow...

sometimes, i dont know who's crazier. you or zambrano. :lol: :lol:

sick pickups as usual!!

dave

 

[Y4NK335]

Fantastic pick-ups!

I love your dedication to collecting your favorite players, matching photographs, etc.

Great stuff

 

[ChasHawk]

Holy...crap...dude

That is all.

 

[schillingfan]

:shock:

Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[moxacaine]

incredible. Those are some amazing pieces.

 

[James52411]

Super, scintillating, spectacular!

 

[padremurph]

Can't beat those pickups.

 

[gonzagacubs]

Dang, dude.

As always great stuff. One of the best things about this board is your Zambrano/Cubs game used/mail threads. I always look forward to seeing what you pickup.

 

[George_Calfas]

BAM

 

[IndyManning18]

 

[mrwhitesox30]

All of the photomatched items are pretty cool. Pretty soon you'll have to buy an actual game-used lockerroom so you can store them properly.

 

[metallicalex777]

Insane pictures on the spring training ones...I could see a few of those looking good for cards. As for the GU pickups with matchups... :shock: :shock: :shock: Nice job snagging your 5th logoman...would be great to see you hunt down the last 2!!!

 

[Zambrano38]

holy wow...

sometimes, i dont know who's crazier. you or zambrano. :lol: :lol:

sick pickups as usual!!

dave

You know you've gone mad when you get Zambrano comparisons :lol:

Fantastic pick-ups!

I love your dedication to collecting your favorite players, matching photographs, etc.

Great stuff

Thanks. It's always fun to go back and look at pictures and old games. I may have watched that one Castro at bat like 30 times :lol:

Holy...crap...dude

That is all.

:shock:

Absolutely ridiculous.

Thanks!

incredible. Those are some amazing pieces.

Thanks. I've been really happy that I've had the chance to pick up some items I love.

Super, scintillating, spectacular!

Thanks. Love the vocabulary!

Can't beat those pickups.

Ya I was really excited about these. Some of the favorite items I own.

Dang, dude.

As always great stuff. One of the best things about this board is your Zambrano/Cubs game used/mail threads. I always look forward to seeing what you pickup.

That means a lot. It makes collecting even more fun when you can share it with others

BAM

BAM BAM!

All of the photomatched items are pretty cool. Pretty soon you'll have to buy an actual game-used lockerroom so you can store them properly.

Funny you mention this. I have actually seen them for sale before and have thought about it

Insane pictures on the spring training ones...I could see a few of those looking good for cards. As for the GU pickups with matchups... :shock: :shock: :shock: Nice job snagging your 5th logoman...would be great to see you hunt down the last 2!!!

Ya I had a fun time taking the pictures and have thought about maybe getting a better camera. I was honestly really suprised to see the logoman. I had bought the last one 3 years ago, so it's been a while. The last two are from 05 Leather & Lumber and the other is also from 09 Unique. Still hope they surface though