Random Wax: 1990 Pro Set Football (4 Packs)

1990 Pro Set:  Jerry Rice was so good for so long.  92 receptions and 1200+ yards at age 40 with the Oakland Raiders.  His workout regiments are legendary.

More greats from this set.  All Hall of Fame inductees and all great to watch play.

Reggie White would play 10 more seasons and end his career with 198 sacks.

Some kicker love and kicking greatness on display here.

Loved when we had art like this for the Super Bowls.  these are Super Bowl Collectibles inserts.

Love the highlights they give us on the back of those cards.  It's not actually game related but just as fun.

Just a great design even without the team logo.  I do like seeing the NFL logo on these.

You know I love Pro Bowl cards with in game photos.

I like these Hall of Fame Selection cards.  Here we get a favorite of mine in Tom Landry and a great Keith Millard photo.  Joe Gibbs, legendary coach and NASCAR owner.

Pro Bowl photo on the reverse of that Hall of Fame card.  Love it.

More greats from the era and Thurman Thomas on Pro Bowl card.  Win win.

BREAKDOWN:
60 – Total Cards
5 – Pro Bowl
4 – Super Bowl Collectibles
2 – Hall of Fame
1 - Coach
1 – Award Winner

Dog Man (2025)

Dog Man:  Me and the grandsons watched this one last month in theaters the same night we watch Captain America: New World Order.  I'm not a Dog Man expert but the ten year-old is a fan of the books and really wanted to see it in the theater so we did.  He said the characters were pretty true to the books.  I thought it was done well and both boys really enjoyed it. 

Random Wax: 2021-2022 Donruss Basketball

21-22 Donruss: Giannis is still a Magician.  Over 30 points and 12 rebounds per game this season, this guy is also a beast.  Milwaukee still doesn't look like they can compete with the top teams in the Eastern Conference, but I still wouldn't want to see these guys in the playoffs.

Great pull in this pack that I picked up in July of 2022 but am just now posting.  Not a design I care for, but I picked up more than I should have.  None of these three are still on the teams here, now playing for the Mavericks, Suns and Kings, respectively.

Giddey and Jones are both averaging over 10 points per game for their careers.

Wow, how things have changed for all three of these players.  Middleton was a fan favorite prior to his trade to the Wizards this season.  He did win a Championship with the Bucks in 2021.

I like that Complete Players insert and that Terrence Ross is a Green Yellow Holo Laser Parallel.

All three of these showcase the pandemic era and empty arenas.  The now Golden State Warrior, Jimmy Butler with maybe my favorite hairstyle of his.  Great photo too.  

BREAKDOWN:
30 – Total Cards
4 – Rated Rookie
1 – Magicians
1 – Complete Players
1 – Green/Yellow Holo Laser

Random Wax: 2023 Topps Baseball Hanger Box

2023 Topps:  Dodgers and Cubs kick off "Opening Day" today in Japan as they start a two-day series.  Freddie Freeman has 2267 hits entering 2025 at will be 35 this season.  Can he get to 3,000 hits?  Probably not but I love thinking that maybe he can do it.  

Acuna is coming off a knee injury and is supposedly 90-95% healthy.  Really want to see a full year from this guy.  Great pull in this box.  Pete Alonso resigned with the Mets and will get to play with new Met Juan Soto while Aaron Judge and the Yankees will see if they can get back to the World Series.  Opening Day for all teams will be Thursday, March 27.  

Excited for their trip to Japan on this checklist card?

Nice horizontal offering.

Youngsters.  Franco was still a thing when I scanned this hanger box of cards in March of 2023. 

Fun Texas Rangers Team Card.

More star power to add to my pull.

These One-Two Punch inserts are nice looking cards.

Stars of MLB which came four to a hanger box.

No numbers on these League Leader cards which is a fail, but we do see that in subsequent sets.

I do like the design of the 2023 set and we get some nice photos to go with it.

We need 2019 Acuna and him playing a full season.  Still some fun stat lines to look at.

We'll end it with a 1988 Topps Baseball insert of another guy needing to play a full season.  Enjoy the first games of the season!

BREAKDOWN:
67 – Total Cards
8 – RC
4 – Team Cards
4 – Future Stars
4 – Stars of MLB
3 – Checklist
3 – RC/Topps Rookie Cup
1 - 1988
1 – League Leaders
1 – One-Two Punch

Random Wax: 2019 Score Football Hanger Box with Relic

2019 Score:  Eli Manning didn't make the Hall of Fame in his first try.  While two Super Bowl championships for a QB are nothing to sneeze at, his case is still complicated.  Watching him I didn't think of him as a Hall of Fame QB.  I still believe that and even looking back at his career I can't put him in.  Whether he gets in or not, he was a really good QB and he's fun to watch with his brother in retirement.

I'm huge fan of this set and this is my 15th post specific to these cards.  I love this design.  Another good pull in this box.  

Daniel Jones didn't work out with the Giants, but DK Metcalf has done well in Seattle though he's looking to be traded by the Seahawks.  

I miss Andrew Luck and really liked him.

More youngsters. A.J. Brown is the highlight here and looks great in that Ole Miss uni on a purple parallel.

Really good Epix pull.  Lots of folks like these and these are nice looking cards.

I've always liked the Score Huddle Up inserts which give us an out of the box look at the players.  Pulling one with one of my favorites in Todd Gurley on it always helps.

These backs are just as fun.  Lots of color, information and the team logo.

More inserts including a nice Pro Bowl Jersey relic.  Throwbacks are a favorite of mine.  I like those old jerseys.  All-Hands Team inserts are always fun and they normally give us great photos like this one.

I like the Captains cards and Fantasy Stars is a solid insert as well.

Nice Celebration insert.

Really fun box of cards.  I'll end it with my favorite player in the NFL today, Christian McCaffrey.  Can we please have another healthy season from him.  2023 McCaffrey was amazing.

BREAKDOWN:
60 – Total Cards
12 - RC
4 – NFL Draft
4 – Purple Parallels
3 - Epix
3 – Captains
3 – Signal-Callers
3 – All-Hands Team
2 – Throwback
1 – Huddle Up
1 – Celebration
1 – Pro Bowl Jerseys Relic

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

 The 2007 movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford follows Jesse James' last days before being killed by Robert Ford.  Jesse James is played by Brad Pitt while Casey Affleck plays Robert Ford.  The movie shows James as moody, unpredictable and very paranoid.  Robert Ford grew up idolizing James.  As the title states, this doesn't end well.  The movie itself is a bit slow but does a good job of developing the characters.  There's definitely a slow build up and uncomfortableness as you know what is coming.  The movie does wrap things up with Robert Ford's life after killing James which is a good way to wrap up the story.  Not a movie I'd watch again but it is fine for what it is.

Random Wax: 1990-1991 SkyBox Basketball (3 Packs)

90-91 SkyBox:  I did not like this dude when he was playing, and kicking my team's butt, but I've become a big Larry Bird fan over the years.  He was a competitor to the nth degree, and wow could he play.  His passing and shooting would so work in today's NBA.

Shawn Kemp shooting, Mitch Richmond playing defense, and Mark Eaton passing.  Not the typical actions we think of when we think of these three.

Some big man love.  I've always been a Ralph Sampson fan. When I go back and look at his highlights, I wonder ever more "what if he hadn't gotten injured?".

The backs of these cards are great.  Bird looking ticked he's not in the game, the Mark Eaton glamor shot and the big Ralph Sampson smile.  All so much fun.

Bad boys, bad boys, what ya gonna do?

Bird making another appearance on the Dale Ellis card.  I love Dale Ellis but defense wasn't his thing, so you know that Bird loved those matchups.

BREAKDOWN:

45 – Total Cards