Major Happenings and An Angelic PWE

 I took a longer than expected break.  I made a bitter/sweet trip to Eastern Tennessee.  My oldest daughter graduated high school this year and decided on UT as her college of choice.  Of all my kids I was always closest with my daughter.  All those long hours of driving in the car to soccer practices and games all over the country gave us more time to bond than any of my other kids.  I spent two weeks driving her stuff across the country and getting her set up in her new place.  (set up means putting furniture together and staying out of the way.)  Then there was the long drive home alone.  I did listen to the radio broadcast if every Red Sox game during my trip and it was nice for them to go on that win streak right before the break.  I just hope it didn't kill their momentum.  

I came home to a PWE from Angels in Order.  It wasn't totally unexpected, he had emailed me for my address right as I was leaving town.  

His email said something about it not being much but little did he know it made a big impact, both on my collection and myself as it was a nice thing to come home to after the long "not vacation trip".  These two Minor League cards finished off my 19 Line Drive AA Red Sox team set.  

This 1992 Classic Best card of Tony Scheffield knocked of a team set for me also.  Like Fox and Randle above Scheffield never made it into the majors.

This Carlos Quintana card is the entirety of the 1989 CMC All Star Red Sox team set.  This also makes the first time I completed three team sets from one mailing. (that wasn't three complete team sets bought and paid for from the same eBay seller)  I don't even think I have had a COMC order that finished off three team sets before.  

My early 90s collection is riddled with Frank Rodriguez cards.  He played nine games for the Red Sox in 1995 before being traded for Rick Aguilera in July.  This was the first of seven seasons spent in the majors. 

When trying to figure out what to write about this 1992 Red Sox prospect I found out that there has never been an MLB player named Boo.  Lots of Bos but no Boo, though there was a former Red Sox named Dave Ferriss that evidently was nicknamed Boo who has a museum at Delta State University.  

Even with those three finished off sets this was my favorite part of the package.  Six 1982 Fleer Stamps.  Luckily Google image search is a thing because I would have struggled with putting a year on them otherwise.  The stamp portion of my Red Sox collection is severely lacking. 

The Yaz is really different.  I can't think of a single card that is a picture of someone posing for a picture.  

Thank you for the mail day Tom is was much appreciated and a heck of a pick me up for an otherwise terrible summer.  I will have a return package coming your way this week.