Good Morning, Mantel Fam! More 05 Bowman auto’s locked and loaded! Starting with my Washington Nationals today, Bray broke into the majors but really never made a name. Strong armed lefty, and I miss that old Nats logo. Nostalgic!

One of my first ever vintage focused collections was Harmon Killebrew. Growing up outside of Washington, DC as a kid, I had to root for the O’s up the road. Only time I ever saw a game at RFK was when the O’s would play exhibition games before the start of the season.

So, I wanted to collect what was then one of the greats that had played in DC during a tenure of a MLB team, before up and moving either to Minnesota or Texas.

I got this card 25 years ago for $100. (I have always kept track of all my spending) I still snag Killebrew cards to this day. Mr MLB Logoman!

I honestly look forward to Topps Holiday baseball every year. It’s fun, it’s not expensive, but there’s a remote chance at some big hits. I didn’t hit any of those big hits, but I did hit my two big PC rookies in Wood and Crews!

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