Fister needs to teach the offense how to Dougie

I'm once again heading down to Detroit this evening for my third(!) Tigers game of the year and first ever playoff game.  Naturally I'm excited, even though Detroit's offense has been suspect and has wasted some great pitching performances (as did the 'pen in game 2).

Fister.  'Murica.  Fuck yeah.

Tonight's Tigers starter is Doug Fister, so hopefully he and Kate Upton will be teaching Boston how to Dougie tonight.

Come on Tigers, RESTORE THE ROAR OF '84!!!

2013 BA Benny Bonanza part 6: best of the rest

Previously:  Part 1 (complete sets), Part 2 (Cal Ripken Jr.), Part 3 (Detroit Lions), Part 4 (Tigers base/inserts), part 5 (Tigers hits), Michigan Wolverines (TMM)

I'm back today with the last few items from BA Benny's crazy large trade package, 2013 edition.  Today's post has a very loose theme of "oddball stuff."  Some of it maybe could have fit in with previous posts, but I thought a week's worth of posts (including the one on TMM) would be fun, plus this stuff does sort of go together in a fun way:

We'll start off with a complete set I didn't include in the first post, since it wasn't boxed and made a good fit for today's.  These M&M's cards hail from 1987, when the licensing rules were apparently different since you see no team logos but full team names are used.  This 24-card set is split up into 12 panels with two cards separated by a perforated edge.  Even in hindsight the player selection is quite good, and when your worst player is 1980s Tony Pena, you probably did a nice job with the checklist.  A few of my favorites, of course, are included, especially Ripken and Gwynn, plus Tiger should-be-HOFer Jack Morris.  Very cool for an oddball item.

Here's a fun assortment of other stuff.  First, there's a three-card 2009 Heritage Advertising Panel that Mike included because it features the Tigers at the bottom.  Next is a jumbo '84 Donruss of Sweet Lou!  On his right is Michigan babe-o-rama Kate Upton--

I'll be in my bunk...

in A&G Mini format.  Next we have one of Fuji's custom cards that he sends out with every trade; Mike had a few, so now I have one, though I know I'll be able to earn my own soon!  Next to him is a Leaf stand-up card of the Iron Man, celebrating the 1986 All-Star Game at the Astrodome.  The AL won that one 3-2 in a game that featured Tigers Lance Parrish and Lou Whitaker (who homered) as starters and Alan Trammell and Willie Hernandez as reserves.  Finally, there's a Fleer Extra Bases oversized card of former Detroit SS Travis Fryman, who's a guy I still collect because of his quality play for the Tigers while in Motown.

Mike also included two five-card packs of 2007 Topps Flashback Fridays cards.  I opened both because I wasn't sure if they would differ at all, and they didn't, so I have extras of all five of these available, plus all four that aren't Griffey are up for grabs as well.  It was fun busting a couple packs and pulling good players like these!

Lastly, there was a graded card in the package--Tony Gwynn's 1985 Fleer base card.  Trust me, I've seen lamer junk wax cards get graded.  I think I'll find a fun and creative way to blast this out of the slab, which I would have done even if the front wasn't cracked.  Take THAT, Beckett!

Mike, for the last time, thanks once again for a fantastic, entertaining, and nearly endless trade package full of stuff I had a complete blast sorting through.  And once again, readers, in honor of Mr. BA Benny, KEEP ROCKING YOUR CARDBOARD DREAMS!

And next it'll be back to business as usual with a couple more excellent trade packages, so stay tuned!