2005 Leaf Limited

Another Non Rookie that I will post, and this one even deserves a separate post from the other non-rookies posted in the last entry. I do not have any of the standard version of the card, but I am interested in obtaining any other versions of this card that exist.

2005 Leaf Limited

Card #41

I currently have 3:

Spotlight Silver - 28/50

Spotlight Gold - 16/25

Spotlight Platinum - 1/1

Some Later Cards

As I have said in my introductions, After posting my current collection, this site will be mostly about everything. Although I mostly collect only Oliver's rookie cards - every now and then something catches my eye and I purchase it. I am sure I have a ton of his cards throughout my collection - but again I will only be posting about the ones I like.

Here are a bunch of other cards that I consider postable:

2006 Topps Update

Card #UH67

Someone threw this card into one of my eBay purchases, and I like it for 2 reasons. First - it is the first card showing Ollie in a Mets uniform. Second - it has one of the best quotes about Oliver on the back, and it comes from one of the Mets most hated players:

"He's the closest thing to Randy Johnson you'll see," Chipper Jones once said of Perez.

it also says:

"If he's close to the pitcher of 2004, when he logged the third most strikeouts in Pirates history, they'll have made the deal of the century"

I think he came pretty close to 2004 in 2007, and I deel he will be more in 2008!

2003 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia

Card #147

I have the spectrum version of this card. It is serial numbered 036/100.

2003 Donruss

Card #36

I have 1 of these cards as well. Gotta love the Rated Rookie Subsets!

2003 Upper Deck

Card #23

I have 2 of these cards - one from the First Pitch version, and one standard.

2003 Upper Deck SP Authentic

Card #OP

This card is from the SP Chirography Young Stars Auto Subset. Serial numbered 17/50

Minor League Cards

I am not a huge fan of collecting Minor League cards. They always seemed so low quality and so easy to forge. I have a few of Olivers - mostly cards that were thrown in to trades or eBay purchases. I am lumping them toether for this post:

2001 Fort Wayne Wizards - (1)

2001 Multi-Ad Sports - (7)

2002 Fleer Tradition

This is the last of the 2002 rookies I own. I will be posting some of the other cards of his I have - but I mainly only collect the 2002 rookies. If anyone has anything else good - I always want to see it, and possibly buy it - but I really only collect the rookies.

This card is real plain. It reminds me of the set that Fleer put out in the early 60's. 1961 if I remember correctly. Anyway it is just plain, no serial numbers - but apparently it was pretty hard to find this card and set.

2002 Fleer Tradition Update

Card #U58

Standard Version - (2)

2002 Upper Deck Ball Park Idols

As I mentioned in an earlier post - this is by far the worst issue of 2002. WAY WAY WAY TOOOOOOO Much border. It is serial numbered - but that is about it.

2002 Upper Deck Ballpark Idols

Card #241

Standard Version - (3) each serial numbered to 1750. I currently have #'s 0519, 0587, and 1657

2002 Donruss Originals

Another throwback set. They take the stars and rookies of today, and use their old designs to make new cards. People must be way out of ideas! This phenomenon has been going on toooooooooooooooooooooo long now. In 2002 Donruss decided to remake their 1982 and 1984 sets (the original 1984 Donruss sets is one of the rarest of the 80's)

Oliver had 2 cards in this set.

2002 Donruss Originals

Cards #9 and 122

Card # 9 - 1982 Version - (2) 1 of which is BGS graded 9.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5, 9.5)

Card #122 - 1984 Version - (2)

2002 Upper Deck Ovation

Not too much to say about this card. Another upper deck issue, another ugly card! At least it isnt as bad as the ballpark idols card I will post about later! The cards are serial numbered so they got that going for them ... which is nice! The back says almost nothing except that he had 94K's in 90 innings in 2002. This set must have been released after the season was complete.

2002 Upper Deck Ovation

Card #171

Standard Version: (4) Each serial numbered XXXX/2002. I currently have #'s 0652, 0752, 0957, 1586

2002 Donruss Diamond Kings

Ahhh remember the good old days? You know they days when you could buy a pack of Donruss for $0.45 each and each pack contained 15 player cards? Compare that today when you get 5 cards for $2.99! Think back to those 1980's packs. The diamond kings were a great set, and normalled occupied the first 26 spots in the set - followed by the Rated Rookies. To be a diamond king you had to be the best player on your team, and not voted a diamond king in any of the previous 5 years. When the subset had been around long enough - they wrote on the back the years the player had been chosen. The cards were great artist renditions of the players. Sometimes the artwork was great - sometimes it wasn't. That all added to the fun.

Well those days are gone. Donruss took the great idea and ruined it. In the early 2000's they put out a set of all Diamond kings. Doesn't that remove some of the honor? They included rookies like Oliver Perez - who had never played a game in the majors!

2002 Donruss Diamond Kings

Card number 153

Standard Version: (7)

Bronze Version: (1)

Silver Version: (3) serial numbered to 250. I currently have #'s 101, 150, and 170

Gold Version: (1) serial numbered 042/100

2002 Upper Deck Sweet Spot

My last post was talking about all the crap cards that were produced and the redundancy of sets in the market. Well this is a set that I kind of like and I cant explain why. The foil hologram on the front and the design of the card just gives it a great feel.

2002 Upper Deck Sweet Spot

Card #116

Standard Version: (5) serial numbered to 1300. I currently have #'s 0059 (his jersey number at the time), 0466, 0668, 0730, 1261

2002 Upper Deck Diamond Connection

Is it just me or is it right around this time that companies started putting out WAY too many sets. I love the variety - don't get me wrong - but some of these sets are just redundant. They don't even look nice or have great photography. They are really just the byproduct of the license to print money that Upper Deck and Topps have! This is another pointless issue - but it had another serial numbers Ollie card - so I have some. The Oliver Perez card was part of the same release as the SPx Auto card. It came in the rookies and updates boxes.


2002 Upper Deck Diamon Connection
Card# 153


Standard Version: (8) Serial numbered XXXX/1500. I currently have #'s 0035, 0091, 0327, 0446, 0563, 1064, 1308, 1320

2002 Upper Deck SP Authentic

I don't know why, but for some stange reason I really don't like this card. There is too much white border, and the card just doesn't look good to me. Anywho I have a few of these....

2002 SP Authentic

Card #120

Standard Version: (6) Serial numbered XXXX/1999 - I currently have #'s 0250, 0528, 0611, 0782, 1467, 1976

Limited Version: (3) Serial numbered XXX/125 - I currently have #'s 013, 038, 096

Gold Limited Version (2) Serial numbers XX/50 - I currently have #'s 39 and 50

Typos

Yes I am aware there are typos - and I have mentioned this before. Blogger is kind of pissing me off at the moment though. I type "Serial Numbered" and "Serial Numbers" is what shows up every time. I dont know if it is an auto spell check our what. Maybe me putting the quotes in this post will make it work!

2008 Oliver Perez Predictions

As I have posted before, I am a fantasy baseball addict. I play on a few sites - but the one that holds my interest the best, and the one I enjoy the most is sandbox.com. I play in a roto league, and 3 head to head leagues there. It is a lot of fun. 2 of the H2H leagues are keep leagues that have been together since the site went to a paid format 5-6 years ago - and the basis of the league was together for 3-4 years before that.

That site has a pretty good forum/community for people to discuss fantasy and real sports. Last year - I was predicting great things for Ollie, and I started a discussion on his prospects for 2007. There were some arguments and some good discussion - and the thread turned into the official prediction thread for 2007.

My prediction was pretty good. Although I threw a bunch of ideas around - my official prediction was not bad. I guessed 17-8, 3.96 ERA, 17.8fppg. I also threw out some other numbers - but those were the official stats we were predicting. With Ollie finishing at 15-10 with a 3.56ERA and 16.8FPPG - I was pretty close.

You can read the thread here: http://usatoday.sandbox.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37349

Well - I have started the offical 2008 thread, and made my predictions. If you play Sandbox you should log in and post your thoughts. Or just use the comments section here to make fun of mine!

My predictions for 2008 are as follows:

Wins: 19
Losses: 8
IP: 202
K: 219
BB: 69
WHIP: 1.21
ERA: 3.11
PPG: 19.8

You can read the full thread here: http://usatoday.sandbox.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41648

Todays Posts

Well thats about all for today. I have a bunch of cards left from his 2002 rookies - in fact that is about all I will be posting as that is all I care about ...

I should be done by the end of the week - then it is time to start posting about real stuff.

Have a great night!!!!

2002 Donruss Studio

Donruss Studio is another stupidly redundant set. It was cool in the early 90's when the first set came out - you know the one - purple border with black and white portraits of each player. For some reason the Kirby Pucket card from that set is the one that sticks out in my mind. Maybe he was on the box or something - who knows!

2002 Donruss Studio

Card #270

Standard Version: (3) - each serial numbered XXXX/1500. I currently own #'s 0139, 0157, and 0747

Studio Proof Version: (2) - each serial numbered XXX/100. I currently have #'s 012 and 100

Private Signings Version: (1) - serial numbers 23/25

2002 Donruss Classics

2002 Donruss Classics might be my favorite set for 2002. I dont know why - maybe it is because of the "classic" feel. It reminds me of the cards I first started collecting in the mid 80's. Not a replica like so many other rip-off brands are out now. It is a new design with an older feel. I dont know why - I just like it. For some reason I think I remember there being more versions of this card - but I only have 2:

2002 Donruss Classics

Card #201

Standard Version: (6) serial numbers to 1500. I currently have#'s: 1174, 1198, 1295, 1311, 1437, 1459

Significant Signatures Version: (1) Autographed card with a serial number 19/50

2002 Donruss Fan Club

This is a set that I do not remember being on the shelves, and how it is organized is really strange to me. I still haven't been able to figure out what the best of, credits, spotlight ... etc was or how it was released. Never the less - I have a bunch of these!

200 Donruss Fan Club

Card #202

Standard Version - (0) - I do not know if this card exists. I haven't had a price guide, or the urge to look it up. If anyone has one let me know - I will buy or trade!

Credits Version - (2) - this one is serial numbers to 100. I have 083/100 and 089/100

Auto Version - (1) - there is no serial number on this card, but I am told that there are only 25 in existance. I haven't seen any on eBay except this one that I bought so it makes sense.

Best of Fan Club - (9) - These cards are serial numbers to 1350. They are pretty much the same as the fan club cards only are metallic. I have: XXXX/1350: 0140, 0581, 1157, 1158, 1165, 1185, 1287, 1327, 1338

Best of Fan Club Spotlight - (1) - same as above really only these have the word Spotlight on the top and are serial numbers to 100. I have# 074/100

2002 Donruss Elite

The 2002 Donruss Elite series was a very nice looking set. The cards are metallic, the photography is nice, and there are some great cards. Ollies card shows the arm angle he had when he was throwing strikes and dominating - not the one where he turns his body and shoots ball after ball.

The are only 1000 in existance, the ones with a serial number 25 or under are autographed - making this one of his rarest rookies. numbers 26-100 are die cut, and numbers 101-1000 are the standard version.

2002 Donruss Elite Extra Edition
Card #212

Standard Version - (21) with serial numbers: XXXX/1000 - 115, 140, 173, 252, 328, 348, 371, 380, 437, 547, 587, 609, 605, 714, 735, 741, 776, 788, 805, 861, 894

Turn of the Century die Cut version - (1) with serial number 0028/1000

Turn of the Century Autographed Version - (1) with serial number 0010/1000

Posting

For the first few days I will be posting an inventory of my Oliver Perez collection. I probably wont have much time to write about anything else - but I look forward to writing about just about everything.

From my new Sprint HTC Touch phone, the development of my 2 year old son, how I wish more players would take steroids and HGH so I have a more enjoyable product to watch on the field, to how Ollie fairs when Pitchers and Catchers report in just a few weeks.

I am excited to post - even if absolutely no one is reading. Because blogging is just a diary that you make public for the world to see - and since there are several billion to choose from - it is important to remember you are writing for yourself not the reader. I know full well I might get a few hits a day if I am lucky. Isn't that what blogging is all about?

2002 Bowman Draft Picks

Bowman is one of the most popular sets for rookie cards. With all of the variations it can mean a lot of the same card to buy. Some are serial numbers, and some are not. It makes organizing these cards fairly difficult - but if you follow baseball cards at all - these also tend to be the most valuable - especially the Chrome Variations. I am currently bidding on a lot of 4 Chrome versions on eBay, and I will not count those cards in this inventory. If I win this cards, I will post an update when I receive the shipment!

2002 Bowman Draft Picks

# BDP113

Shandard Version: 10

Gold Version: 6

Chrome Version: 33 including 3 graded - (1) PSA 10, (1) PSA 9, (1) BGS 9.5 - 10, 9.5, 9.5, 9.0

Chrome Refractor: 8 including 2 graded - (1) PSA 10, (1) PSA 9 - Serial numbers XXX/300 - 044, 053, 112, 152, 155, 170, 211, 248

Chrome X-Fractor: 5 including 2 graded - (2) PSA 9 - Serial numbers XXX/150 - 040, 101, 106, 112, 138

Chrome Gold Refractor: 2 - Serial numbered 05/50 and 24/50

2002 Upper Deck - Ultimate Collection

This card was also one of the most coveted rookies of the 2002 sets for a while (mostly in 2004 after Ollie's huge year). It was on the Beckett hotlist for a long time - and is just a real nice looking card.

Only 550 were produced and autographed.

2002 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection

#117

Currently own (11)

Serial numbers - ###/550: 008, 133, 138, 242, 246, 355, 374, 484, 541, 542, 546

My Oliver Perez Collection - 2002 Upper Deck SPx

This is one of the more desirable cards from Oliver's 2002 releases. There are 825 in existance, and was not released with the normal set. In 2002 Upper Deck released a product that provided updates for each of the sets it produced that year. In these boxes you could find the SPx, Authentic, Diamond Collection, etc. updates for the set.

2002 SPx

Card # 235

Of the 825 produced, I currently own 15

Serial numbers: ###/825: 022, 158, 203, 320, 341, 410, 501, 528, 550, 649, 682, 723, 733, 795, 812

My Oliver Perez Collection - 2002 Leaf Rookies and Stars

I guess I chose this card to be next for the same reason as I chose Donruss the rookies for the last one. One of the Auto's is the next card in the to be sorted pile!

2002 Leaf Rookies and Stars
Card #354

Current Inventory:
Standard Version - (1)


Longevity Version - (1) Serial # 02/25 (creases in scan are the tape on the hard case)

Auto Version - only 175 made, no serial #'s - (9) - one of which is BGS graded 9 (10, 9, 9, 9) with an Auto grade of 10

My Oliver Perez Collection - 2002 Donruss

I chose this card to be my first post on my Ollie Collection. Reason? There is no reason. This just happens to be one of the most recent cards I have purchased, and it is on the top of the two be sorted pile.

2002 Donruss the Rookies

Card #75

Current Inventory:

(23) of the standard card

Donruss put out at least one variation, actually only one that I have - but there may be others:

There is an autograph version of this card, and there are only 25 in existance. I now own 3 of the 25. The 3 I own have the following serial numbers: 05/25, 19/25, and 24/25 respectively.