Where'd the Week Go?

Thanks to a very busy week at work, combined with making the best of the beautiful New England summer we're experiencing, the blog has gone neglected for the past few days.  During that time though I did manage to get in my first Sox game of the season on Tuesday evening:

A little dark, but not bad for a pic snapped with an iPhone.  That's Xander Bogaerts at bat with a couple on, complete with the Green Monster, the infamous CITGO sign, and the very beginnings of a nice Boston sunset. 

The game itself was a pretty boring loss actually, with Chris Sale keeping the Red Sox offense in check fairly easily.  Any night spent at my favorite ballpark of all-time is always a good one though.  Besides, I had Pavilion Club seats which are just about my favorite view in the park.  As you can see, really nothing is obstructed at all.  Plus you get your own waiter so you never have to wait in line or miss a pitch for beer or food.  Can't beat that!  If I'm going to pay $9.75 a beer (yes, that is the cost of a draft beer at Fenway) then I'd at least like someone to bring it to me...

Once again I don't have a ton of time today, but how about a handful of cards?  I've got four more of these Legends variations from 2011 Topps queued up for posting, so that will have to do.  I just can't get enough of these, and so I couldn't pass on this lot of four at a price that worked out to just a hair over $2 per card.

Leading off we've got a nice shot of Hammerin' Hank in what I believe is Seals Stadium?

Next up, the most boring of the four if I'm being brutally honest.  Only because the photograph is average though, as a player Molitor is one of the more under-rated of all-time in my opinion (if it's possible for a HOFer to be under-rated that is).

Okay, now we get to the pair that really drew me to this lot.  This Sandy Koufax card is just plain awesome.  Everything about this photo is great.  Sandy's excited state and the fashion trends of the plainly visible '60s ballpark crowd make this card a winner, and the bunting along the fence is the cherry on top.  My collection is pretty lacking when it comes to Koufax, so this is actually now my best card of his.  I hope to acquire a nice vintage one someday to bump this one from that spot though.

Here's the last card from the lot.  Again, top notch photo choice from Topps here.  Reggie was so much cooler as an Athletic, wasn't he?  This is the only card I have (well, this and its Cognac counterpart) where Reggie is rocking the A's uniform that features the yellow pants.  While I wasn't around to enjoy them, the '70s sure seemed like an interesting time for baseball.

Well, that's all I've got for today.  Back to doing things like this...