Dessert Time!

    I've always thought that the Mother's Cookies cards were kinda funny. It was the first instance I ever saw of a completely non-related company producing sports cards. I probably got this at the card store for a couple bucks two or three years ago, but never opened it. I finally did so, but as I took off the plastic seal on the pack, to my dismay, it looked as though the pack had already been opened! (Sighs) I guess I should've opened it sooner. 

    

    Three of the 28 cards were missing, and they obviously had been tampered with, since they were put back in the incorrect order. The perfectionist side of me is peeved a little bit about this, but oh well.

    Upon re-opening the 32-year old pack of cards, I was greeted by a few advertisements, which I don't complain about. The first thing that strikes me is the rounded edging of the cards -- a nice little touch. Say, I wonder if I sent in my $3.95, would they give me the collectors album? Haha, I'd doubt that.

    In order from left to right, then top to bottom, the numbers of these cards (out of 28) are: 28, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 18, 21, 19. 
    I could go into detail about Kevin Brown's HOF case, but I wouldn't want to bore my readers to death ;)

The cards are a little bit plain, and leave a lot to be desired on the backs, but it's not bad. I like the fact that the players' shadows are featured on the card, which seems to be desired less nowadays.

    14, 23, 22, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 21. We see our friend Kevin Brown once again on this page. I'll put that card up for trade if anybody wants it. The flames added to Jeff Russell's card make the rather plain design more vibrant, which I'll call a win.

    And finally, we have #'s 15, 11, 16, 20, 25, 17, 27, 13. It is now as I write this that I realize that they left a little space on the back of the card labeled Autograph. I thought that was kinda funny.

    The cards missing from this pack are #1 (Bobby Valentine), #24 (Monty Farriss), and #26 (Dean Palmer). I'd be open to trading for them, but not pursuing them too far. It doesn't leave an emptiness to my life that I don't have this complete set.

    Upon opening this pack for the first time, it's slightly disappointing that they didn't have it all, but it's alright in the end. I got Nolan Ryan. And the cards themselves are alright in my opinion, maybe a 6/10, and I'm glad I got at least some of them. And though the Rangers didn't have me as a fan 30 years ago, it's still cool to see what they had as a team back then. Back when they had (some) pitching! Gee, if only we had both Nolan Ryan and Kevin Brown, as well as the '92 season out of Jeff Russell! Jacob deGrom will have to do for 2025 (so don't get injured!).

    This was a fun post to write. Thanks y'all for stopping by and reading my happy little mess, have a great rest of the week, and happy collecting!