Books and baseball cards are both pretty cool things. I like books. I like baseball cards. I rarely mix the two things together. I have picked up a few of the booklet cards over the years, but I can count the number of them in my collection on one hand. I know a lot of people like booklet cards, but I have a few reasons why I avoid them.
1. Cards that do not fit into normal cards spaces cause me pain. Not a big fan of slabbed cards either. I find that they linger on coffee tables, sit on top of boxes in my closet, and are occasionally used by son as a fake telephone (Only a graded Miguel Tejada rookie)
2. There are too many booklet cards that are multi player cards. Not to say I am against multi player cards, but too often they make cards that combine a great player with a bad player or there is just some old mash-up of players. Triple Threads can be often guilty of these offenses.
In order for me to consider a card booklet I usually have to get a good deal and really really like the player(s). I saw a Jake Odorizzi booklet last week for less than $10. I thought it was a pretty good deal. So, yesterday my mail......
It looks nice in the video, but the card does have a slight flaw. Check the bottom left-hand area on the card. Notice the piece of relic is torn and does not cover the entire space.....
It's not a huge flaw, but I understand why I got a good deal on the card. I am still happy with the addition to my collection. Odorizzi was one of my favorite Durham Bulls players and is also from the St. Louis area. He has not broken out a Cardinals jersey on Twitter, but he is a pretty big Blues fan.
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