Showing posts with label lyle overbay. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

2005 Donruss Diamond Kings - Team Timeline

Year: 2005
Manufacturer: Donruss
Set: Diamond Kings
Card Number: TT-22
Card Type: Insert
Insert Set: Team Timeline


COMC Black Friday Haul #29

For those who weren't collecting in 2003-2005 it was the height of sets produced for baseball products (and other sports).  While the late 80's and early 90's saw the height of the junk was era, the mid-2000's saw hundreds and hundreds of different sets being produced.  It should come as no surprise that 2005 was also the year that the most Robin Yount cards were produced, with over 1000 being produced.

While that may seem daunting to a player collector I've long since come to terms that I'll never own every Yount card.  But for me the chase is where the enjoyment comes in and 2005 has a lot to hunt.

Point in case is this card.  I already had the relic version of this card, but the base card has eluded me til now.  Actually it's probably elude me simply because I hadn't been bothered to chase after it, but it popped up for sale during the Black Friday event at COMC.  The card commemorates Lyle's achievement of surpassing Robin as the Brewers single season HR leader.




Tuesday, March 15, 2016

2005 Donruss Diamond Kings Team Timeline Dual relic with Lyle Overbay

Year: 2005
Manufacturer: Donruss
Set: Diamond Kings
Card Number: TT-22
Card Type: Insert Relic
Insert Set: Team Timeline Materials with Lyle Overbay
Card Attributes: Serial numbered, Relic
Relic Type: Jersey
Serial number: 089/100


It was fun to watch Lyle come back to Milwaukee in 2014 for his last season even if the 2014 season ended horribly for the team.  Lyle originally played for the Brewers in 2004 and 2005 and here he gets paired with Robin Yount for the 2005 Team Timelines insert.  A nice double relic even if both swatches are kind of boring.  Like all insert in Diamond Kings there are multiple parallels of this card.  With a base version, this jersey relic version, a bat relic version and a prime jersey version.