Happy To Have You, But I Don't (Officially) Collect You

Actually I do. I do collect Dale Murphy cards, but not officially, because I don't want to admit to myself that I have yet another player collection. I don't really want another player collection, I have enough collections already. But how can you NOT collect Dale Murphy?

That's why I was excited to pick up this card in my round of this months Big Fun Game:

1984 Donruss Action All Stars #40

Of course, I had to steal it to get it, but that's part of the fun, right?

This card brings the Dale Murphy (Unofficial) Collection to 40 cards.

I've always been a fan of Murph.

Solid, steady, gritty, reliable.

And I've always liked the Braves too. Kinda thought of them as an East Coast version of the Angels.

So yeah, I collect Dale Murphy, but I'm not yet at the point where I'll add him to my Player Collections tab above. Maybe, someday, hopefully.

Nice of John to also throw in this 1980 Kelloggs.

I don't really need it though, so if anyone else does, I'll gladly pass it on in the spirit of the BFG.

Thanks for the game John, looking forward to next months.

Found At My Local HPB

I love having a Half Price Books nearby, I usually stop in about once a week. Scored a couple old Sports Illustrated on a recent trip. And all magazines are just a buck.

Sports Illustrated March 15, 1982

Stoked to get this one as I'm working on getting all the Angels covers, and this was one I needed.

It's in really nice shape too, "gently read" if you will.

Here's all the Angels covers, I still need to find the following in red:

May 1971 Jim Fregosi "Oakland Takes Over The West"

July 1971 Alex Johnson "Fallen Angel"

June 1975 Nolan Ryan "The Great Nolan Ryan"

April 1977 Jor Rudi "The Free Agents"

July 1979 Nolan Ryan "How Close It Was"

March 1982 Reggie Jackson "Hark the Heralded Angel Swings"

June 1983 Rod Carew ".400!"

October 1986 Grich/DeCinces "The Comeback Playoffs"

November 2002 John Lackey/Team "Answered Prayers"

December 2002 Angels Insert Photo "Stories of the Year"

February 2003 Mike Scioscia/Team "Baseball Sweet Baseball"

March 2012 Albert Pujols "Power Shift"

February 2012 Mike Trout "Supernatural"

March 2014 Mike Trout "Powered Up"

May 2014 Mike Trout "The Best Beyond the Shadow of a Trout"

March 2017 Mike Trout "MLB Preview"

March 2018 Mike Trout/Shohei Ohtani "MVP"

Sports Illustrated August 9, 1982

Also picked up this sweet Dale Murphy cover.

I've always been a Murphy fan, and even toyed with the idea of adding him to my Player Collections.

Not ready to make that commitment yet though.

I picked it up with the intent of getting it signed TTM, but according to SCN it appears he doesn't sign as reliably as he used to, so I probably wont send it through the mail.

Dale Murphy - Long Time Coming

Wow.

The Great Dale Murphy, a favorite of my youth, signed his 1980 Topps and 2004 Fleer Greats cards in, get this 2,568 days.

I mailed these to his home in Alpine, Utah on October 20, 2006.

Good things come to those who wait.