St. Louis Cardinals Collectors Thread

[PujolsCollector]

Where's that put you on Finest rainbow completion?
Also, the Reyes cards are finally going out tomorrow, sorry about the delay.

Finest Rainbow without 1/1s I am completly done with it just need 1/1s *Cough cough SINFULONE XD!!!!!!!!!
So I have Base, Refractor, Refractor Auto, Purple, Purple Auto, Die Cut, Die Cut Auto, Red, Red Auto, Gold, Gold Auto,X-Fractor, X-Fractor Auto, Green, Green Auto, Orange, Orange Auto
Pretty sick!!!!!!!!

 

[heavy_hitter]

 

[heartyourlife]

I'll stay out of your way on it then.I was just looking for him, couldn't find any certified signed cards of him at all.Would have thought Topps or someone could have gotten him to sign then.Couldn't even find any relic cards of him either.I watched the MLB Network profile of him the other day, that was tough to watch.Sad, sad, day then.

Did you get that Chambers Superfractor you were looking at?

All is fair in card collecting and eBay! Don't let me stop you, I'm not looking to bid outrageous on it, so either way it's fair game. Im sure more will pop up. I like cool cards, but don't expect anyone here to bow out on my account! I was gonna say there is a jersey card out there, which was posted above. Haven't seen any others beyond that one...

I did not go for the Chambers super. After it hit a certain price I lost interest. I don't see the long term potential in him being an everyday guy, so I'd rather put the money into other cool stuff, which I did Will post when they arrive!

 

[heartyourlife]

Not often you can decipher every letter in someone's signature.My first of him, and is the rarer gold parallel.

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I LOVE schoendienst autos! It looks so nice for as long as his last name is and for his age. Great pick up!

 

[SINFULONE]

I think I have an extra one of these somewhere if anyone is interested.

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What do you want for it?

 

[SINFULONE]

Awesome card there, did not know those existed.

 

[SINFULONE]

Just pulled this from a blaster.

 

[heartyourlife]

Cardinals mail bag from the first part of this week:

The good stuff should be here by Friday

 

[heartyourlife]

Rest of this weeks mail:

 

[rookieaddict]

Rest of this weeks mail:

Meh. They're alright I guess. If you're into sick cards of legends and guys with dredlocks

 

[SINFULONE]

3 years for this guy?He's already 37.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8724430/randy-choate-st-louis-cardinals-finalize-75m-3-year-deal

 

[waintrain]

3 years for this guy?He's already 37.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8724430/randy-choate-st-louis-cardinals-finalize-75m-3-year-deal

He's held lefties to a 1.69 ERA since 2009, which is best in MLB. I agree that 3 years is more than I would sign him for, but just glad we got a lefty. Now just trade Schumaker and our offseason is just about finished.

 

[SINFULONE]

Got these from a board member.



Aunt gave me these.Also had a nice book, but had to be thrown away.



And these.I already have these editions, if anyone wants them they are yours.

 

[SINFULONE]

He's held lefties to a 1.69 ERA since 2009, which is best in MLB. I agree that 3 years is more than I would sign him for, but just glad we got a lefty. Now just trade Schumaker and our offseason is just about finished.

I was looking at his season numbers, except for a season here and there he wasn't that impressive.Then again, Rhodes was 42 on last year's World Series team.Guess team doesn't believe in Freeman or Browning.I'd prefer to keep Schumaker, I like his versatility, and he's cheap.

 

[waintrain]

I was looking at his season numbers, except for a season here and there he wasn't that impressive.Then again, Rhodes was 42 on last year's World Series team.Guess team doesn't believe in Freeman or Browning.I'd prefer to keep Schumaker, I like his versatility, and he's cheap.

I feel that if someone wants him, than we should try and get something for him. We hardly used him at all last year. I heard a little for Schumaker for Dee Gordon trades. I'd throw in another prospect to get him.

 

[Ryan The Orange]

I don't trust Freeman at all. Browning could be an innings eater, but not a dominant left-handed specialist.

The Cardinals have not had two reliable lefties for more than one season since Ray King and Steve Kline, in my opinion. Please prove me wrong if I am forgetting some one. Hopefully Choate and Rzepczynski change that pattern.

For some reason, the Cardinals have no luck with shortstops and left-handed relievers.

 

[SINFULONE]

I feel that if someone wants him, than we should try and get something for him. We hardly used him at all last year. I heard a little for Schumaker for Dee Gordon trades. I'd throw in another prospect to get him.

If Furcal gets hurt again, someone will need to play 2B when Descalso moves over there.Schumaker still had almost 300 AB's.I don't see him having much trade value anyway, I would be shocked if the Dodgers gave up on Gordon so quickly.

Would the Marlins move Stanton now?If so, now would be the time to strike.Rosenthal and or Tavaras, among others, might get it done.

 

[rookieaddict]

Choate's been about as good as any LOOGY the last few years. I agree that 3 years seems like a lot, but atleast we won't have to worry about it for a few years.

 

[waintrain]

If Furcal gets hurt again, someone will need to play 2B when Descalso moves over there.Schumaker still had almost 300 AB's.I don't see him having much trade value anyway, I would be shocked if the Dodgers gave up on Gordon so quickly.

Would the Marlins move Stanton now?If so, now would be the time to strike.Rosenthal and or Tavaras, among others, might get it done.

If there's anyone I would trade Taveras for, it would be Giancarlo. I've seen him IP and he is a monster! He just sounded different off the bat. Reminded me of Pujols...

I don't think a Schumaker/Gordon trade will happen, but I would love it if it did!

 

[PujolsCollector]

What would the Cardinals do with Stanton? Also I dont see Descalso being a longtime shortstop, watching him play there it seems like he takes too long to get the ball out of the glove. He gets to balls up the middle but can not turn and get the runner out at first like a Troy Tulowitzki would. He is a good defensive player but he does not charge balls, instead he lets it roll to him causing the runner at first to be safe by a step or 2 (which is a 2nd baseman mentality I think because its less of a throw), Descalso is good at 3rd because the ball is hit hard then he can use his good arm to throw to first. Also its going to take quite a bit more than Schumaker to get Dee Gordon. Also I think the Cardinals would be crazy to get rid of Trevor Rosenthal at this point he is a serious canidate to be a starter with in the next year or so