A PWE From Angels in Order

     I've been getting a lot of PWEs recently. It's surprising me, but I'll never complain about getting cards. Just yesterday I received two packages of cards from fellow card bloggers, and will devote a post to each of them.

    About a week ago, The Angels in Order held a giveaway on his blog. I was glad to see that he had plenty of Rangers cards to give away, and so I claimed a couple of those, as well as a few other cards that peaked my interest. 

    For reference, the beige spot on Pudge's card is the table I set the card while photographing it. I guess there was a sort of token on the card (for lack of a better word) which is no longer with us. Still a cool card.

    This is a really nice looking card from 2013 Topps Archives. Joe Nathan is one of the better closers of the last 30 years. In his 16-year career he racked up 377 saves while pitching to a 2.87 ERA. He was an all-star seven times, and finished fourth in Cy Young Award voting in 2004 when he saved 44 games with a 1.62 ERA. Nathan played three seasons with the Rangers, from 2012-2014, and the year this card is from was arguably the best of his career (1.39 ERA, 43 saves).

    I saw the Choo Choo Coleman card on somebody's blog (I don't remember which one), and it instantly grew on me. When I saw it in the giveaway, I was absolutely stoked and claimed it. Coleman played four years in the big leagues (1961-1963, 1966). The catcher batted .197 in 462 at-bats. 

    Come on, you have to claim an Angel from Angels in Order. And who better than soon-to-be Hall of Fame member Albert Pujols? And a gold parallel. This guy was extraordinary. It's still crazy to think that he hit more home runs than Willie Mays. If he's not a unanimous first-ballot Hall of Fame vote, they're gonna have to keep me (and probably an army of people) away from whoever didn't vote for him.

    Next we've got a pair of poorly-cropped braves. I think I had seen the Glavine before, and it's a really nice card. Ledezma's card is also interesting. The uneven white bordering on the bottom made it such a pain to photograph (which is why scanners are nice). At first I thought Ledezma's revenge had to do with a comeback season, but no it was this instead: 

    Ouch Detroit. That stings a little bit.

    And finally, things are finished with a new member of Cooperstown in Ichiro. 2007 Topps is one of my favorite designs, and the white design on the Opening Day set  actually looks really nice. I was wondering how the bright green back of the card fares with the white...

    Not quite as well.

    That'll do it for the cards I got. Thank you Tom of The Angels in Order for the great cards! And thank you all for reading my blog. Have a great weekend, and happy collecting!