The Card Blog League is... Full.

A hearty howdy to the newest team: RustyKuntz FunBunch. Co-managed by Beardy and SpastikMooss, this new organization is sure to set the league on fire. In the meantime, they really should get crackin' on designing some uniforms. Here are some designs from last year:

An Old-Timey Classic: 4-Fingered McGee's Chingones

White Sox Activism: Grabowski Shuffle

Linci-licious: The Nennth Inning

This style guide does show the denim warm up jackets... I'll fix that this year.

Hopefully, these guys don't trick me into running off a cliff again this year.

Working-Class Bay Area Chic - Tastes Like Dirt

Awesomeness...

I was stoked that he used this in his blog header...

Design Perfection by Dayf

This is what the Tribecard Trundles wore in the cellar last year... This year I predict tuxedos!

Fantasy Baseball Season 2...

The Card Blog League will be starting season number two soon. This season is for keeps! (I didn't win last year. Hence the THIS season.) Those of you that played last year will have first shot at a team. With the likelyhood of owners from last year dropping out, there may be a couple of spots open for new owners.

Pending a league vote, the rules and format will remain the same. Head to head seemed to bring out some tremendous rivalries. (I hear that Dave from Tribecards has a dart board with a photo of Matt from Heartbreaking Cards on it. Word around the campfire: Dayf from Cardboard Junkie refuses to read PunkRockPaint, and only looks at the pictures.)

Please post your intentions in the comments if you plan on renewing your league membership. Hopeful newcomers are welcome to plead their cases as well.

Thank you,

The Commish

No pictures in this post, so somebody let Dayf know.

LOST... The Retro Baseball Card Set

The new blog header was making me feel groovy, so I wanted to make a groovy new card. I have done the 3D cards before, but not the 1980 set...

PRP LOST - #54 Pierre Chang

I kinda dig my "Kel-LOST" logo. It will zoom if you click on it (Bip-Free.)

Design Based on: 1980 Kellogg's #9 George Brett

A New Leaf: Day #? ("F" the New Leaf)...

I started this one during the Chargers' playoff bye week... In retrospect, I am glad I didn't finish.

Say what you will about my Padres. At least they never break my heart...

A New Leaf: Day #9 (Early Morning Postings)...

It is five in the morning, and I have been at work for over an hour. Considering that I work an hour away from my home, I have been awake for a while now. Yet, even after two cups of coffee, I am still a little sleepy. It could be because I normally roll into the office around seven.

Why am I here so early? I have blogging to do!!! (Not really.) I did want to catch up, but I was actually "volunteered" to play delivery boy. Our company's truck driver is on vacation in Hawaii (Damn, I wish I got paid as much as our driver.) I was out of the office yesterday, so I was chosen to fill in for him this morning. I was asked if I would mind (read: told that I would be) driving a load of (product deleted to protect anonymity) to Northridge (2-1/2 hours away) for a 7am delivery. Despite the fact that it would require me to get up at three in the morning, I said, "Sure!"

My response was taken as an affirmative. My subtle defiance was the knowledge that my response of "Sure!" was a direct response to the question, "Would you mind?"

Hell yes I mind!!!

Well, the powers that be assumed I meant that I would gladly do my part to help the company. I was given a brief description of who I was meeting in Northridge and a reaffirmation that the delivery needed to be there by seven. The truck was to be loaded, gassed up, and ready to roll for my bleary-eyed arrival. A map would be placed on my desk, along with paperwork to accompany the load.

When I got to the office a little over an hour ago, there was no map on my desk. Hmm, maybe it is in the truck? Nope, the truck was empty. Empty. No paperwork, no map, no (product deleted to protect anonymity). Well, that sucks. Being the polite chap that I am, I felt that it would be rude to call at four in the morning to complain. So I sat at my desk and did what any good employee would do about it... I started blogging.

I'll let you know how this all turns out, but in the meantime here's a photo of my desk (sans map and delivery paperwork):

As you can see, I like an uncluttered workspace. Here is a close-up of my trophy:

It actually has interchangable plaques. My next favorite is:

Yes, that is dust on top. Don't worry, I dusted it off shortly after the photo... Well, not really. I did consider dusting it. That has to be worth something...

A New Leaf: Day #8 (Almost Caught Up)...

Then there was the time when I figured out the "Guess the Autograph" contest. A lazy Clay Bucholz was pretty obvious.

 I have probably posted this before, but seeing this again made me feel especially lazy.

A New Leaf: Day #7 (Catching Up Again)...

How some of you post every day (or multiple times a day) I will never know. I decided since I am lagging on this "new leaf" thing, I should delve into the "file of things unfinished". At one point before last season, Bad Wax was running a series of baseball rookie prognostications. His Ridiculous Rookies segment was always insightful and well researched (except for the total lack of Padres). At one point, there was a contest to design a logo for the RR segment... Of course, I ran with it... Of course, I never finished it... Here would have been my submittal:

I don't recall where the idea for this logo came from, I probably just made it up. It does look familiar... Hmm. I can't place it.

A New Leaf: Day #6 (Sometimes I Just Want To Snuggle)...

PunkRockPaint is a non-profit organization that supports worthy causes around the world. When noticing the plight of an innocent creature, a local San Diego musician decided that something needed to be done. While travelling on the 805 freeway south towards Mexico, singer-songwriter Kenny Eng noticed a large, blue bear on the edge of the fast lane. The poor creature had been hit several times, and its innards were strewn about traffic. Kenny wondered aloud about the life this poor creature had led. Was it a drug mule? Had fluffy, non-flammable guts been replaced with black tar death? Did a teenager give up on a childhood friend? Why was this once beautiful bear discarded like a fast food wrapper?

Mr. Eng decided to do something about it. He founded an organization devoted to the care and safety of our fluffy friends. People for the Ethical Treatment of Stuffed Animals (PeTSA) is now a driving force for change in the world of our forgotten friends. Click here to help.

The least I could do was help with a logo. (And I always strive to do the very least that I can.)

A New Leaf: Day #5 (All Caught Up)...

Here's a little something I did for one of my favorite bloggers. Rod over at Padrographs has one of the most amazing collections of Padres autographs in the world. If you haven't seen it, I strongly suggest you check it out.

He collects autographed cards of Padres players and coaches. The thing is, they have to be shown in a Padres uniform. Aiming for a complete collection is especially difficult because, as we team collectors know, sometimes a player breezes through town so quickly they don't get a card made... and coaches rarely get cards of their own.

Another of my New Year's resolutions is to help Rod any way I can. This is a card from last year that I made and sent to Rod:

Hayhurst is a very interesting guy, and this card made for some great posts over at Padrographs. I couldn't have been more surprised when I received an autographed copy of the card in the mail from Rod! I wish I had a functional scanner, because it looks beautiful! Thanks again, Rod!

A New Leaf: Day #4 (Procrastinified)...

I don't know what I am going to find in the PunkRockPaint vault today. Let's go on a "treasure" hunt, shall we?

Ooh! How about an old-timey card:

Hard to believe, but these musical pantomime robots are turning 114 years young soon. I like to check in in the antics of Colonel P.A. Walter's creations every now and then on the interwebs. I am a huge fan of their manager/minion Mr. Reed. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to see them live - I think my better half is afraid that I will become a cyborg roadie and run away with them... She may be right.

A New Leaf: Day #3 (delayed)...

Here is another mixed media presentation from the good folks at PunkRockPaint. The media consisted of a pumpkin, a knife, and a candle.

This is a pumpkinized representation of Isaac Cheong from the legendary band, She Blonde Swede. Here is a photo for comparison purposes:

Yeah, I am pretty much the greatest punk-kin maker, EVAR!!!

A New Leaf: Day #2...

A mixed media project for today. (With apologies to GCRL and Night Owl in advance.)

Sometimes supporting the home team is more fun when you can poke a little fun at the other guys. They may point at the scoreboard, but I can point right back at them with this bad-boy.

A New Leaf: Day #1...

Part of my New Year's resolution is to post a new picture every day (more likely something old, but have not posted here before.) I am starting a little late, so I think I can pull it off for at least a week. I'll try to post a custom card at least every other day. Here goes:

- Show Flyer -

The Wrong Trousers

The Smart Brothers

Janu and the Whalesharks

9-14-08 at The Casbah, San Diego

Creating and then hand drawing the mirror imaged names in MS Paint was a bit of a pain, but I like the results. The show was amazing! Sorry you missed it. Perhaps I should have posted this earlier. ;)