Harry Kalas Sweet Spot Red/Blue Stitch Auto Found

Its not very often I get to add something to my Harry Kalas collection.  He simply doesn’t have that much.  And what he does have rarely pops up.  A few times a week I check eBay to see if any new Harry Kalas cards are listed.  If by chance any of his cards are listed for sale, I most likely already have them.  That certainly wasn’t the case last week.

Imagine my surprise when I found this Harry Kalas 2005 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic Signatures Red/Blue Stitch Auto #’ed 1/40 on the auction block.  I bet it has been 8-10 years since I’ve seen one of these.  It needed to be mine.  The seller had a high “Buy It Now” price on it, but I was able to get him way down.  I’m happy to announce this card arrived safely without any problems.  I have my entire Harry Kalas card collection on display at Sports Card Album.  The bobbleheads and stadium giveaways I have of his are thrown in here.

My HK wantlist is really getting down to the extremely rare cards.  It consists of (4) different 1/1’s, and (1) #’ed/25.

• Harry Kalas/Mike Schmidt 2004 Fleer Greats of the Game – Announcing Greats – Dual Auto #’ed/25
• Harry Kalas 2005 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic Signatures Black Stitch Auto #’ed 1/1
• Harry Kalas 2015 Topps Five Star Cut Signatures Auto #’ed 1/1
• Harry Kalas 2012 Sportkings Series E – Top 50 Broadcasters – Cut Signature Auto #’ed 1/1
• Harry Kalas 2012 Sportkings Series E Sketch Card #’ed 1/1

I remember listening to Harry Kalas call Phillies games when I first started watching baseball.  When it came to collecting a specific person, I wanted someone that was associated with the Phillies but didn’t have tons of stuff.  HK fit that mold perfectly.  It would be cool to see him one day get a card in Allen & Ginter with the accompanying parallels.

Elements Inserts Found In Panini’s Father’s Day Promo Set

Panini is breaking out some great photography for their Elements insert set found within their Father’s Day promotional packs this year.  Throw some on-card autographs on these bad boys and you have one hell of a product.  I believe Panini is the king of promos.  I visit them the most when they have their promos going on at the National Sports Collectors Convention.

Guess What Allen & Ginter Fans?

Topps confirmed today that the Ryan Howard autographed card pictured on the front of the box isn’t found anywhere within the product.  Perhaps this has something to do with the code…. or does it?  Honestly, how can you not have a Ryan Howard autograph in Allen & Ginter?