Three additions this week.
Trey Cabbage. I'm now down to just Jake Bloss for officially released autos that I don't have.
Chad Paronto, upgraded from a Minor League auto. Obtained via TTM.
And then the HUGE addition this week.
Paul Wall. Wall is a Houston area rapper and I love oddball...
One upgrade came in today.
This is a custom card made by someone else (Sandy Valdespino died before quality customs were really a thing) and it's not the highest quality, but it is an upgrade from an index card.
A new addition in today. This leaves me with only two autographs on my needs list that have signed cards from Topps (Trey Cabbage in A&G and Jake Bloss in Bowman)
Deetz was TTM. Framber was IP during Spring Training. Josh James was a consignment through a Minor League grapher. I honestly thought it would never be complete.
Two pickups. Both are upgrades but only one really NEEDED an upgrade.
Shawn Chacon via TTM. He's notorious for refusing to sign Astros items. I wrote him a letter talking about how he may not realize it, but he's a folk hero in Houston for tossing Ed Wade like it was Wrestlemania. It seems...
Three steps forward (two of them baby steps) and one step back.
With the debut of Zach Dezenzo this week, I add one to the needs list. I also marked off three, but two are Minor League cards that will need to be updated.
Matt Gage. I also have this card signed by Salazar, but hoping I can...