Ashley's PC's

In a few of my posts, you've heard/will hear me talk about my girlfriend, Ashley. The main reason I mention her is because not only is she alright with my baseball card obsession, but she has joined me in the collecting. (Isn't she awesome!) Anyway, her PC's are growing, and I obviously want to help her. She is Ohio-born and raised, so she's a Buckeye at heart, so she loves anyone with the big red O on them. She has decided curb her collections to the athletes she wants to collect exclusively first, for now. These are the men she came up with. So if you have anything not on this list, I sure we can strike up a deal, and I can have a happy girlfriend. Who doesn't want that?

James Laurinaitis, son of WWE Legend Animal from the Legion of Doom tag team, is the lone Buckeye Ashley picked for a PC and the man she dubs as her favorite athlete of all time. This 2009 third round draft pick is a monster on the St. Louis Rams pitiful defense. While at Ohio State, Laurinaitis compiled 375 total tackles, which ranks second in Big Ten history. To top it all, James was a three-time Consensus All-American (2006-08) and two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2007-08).

2009 Press Pass #44
2009 Press Pass All-Americans #85
2009 Press Pass Authentics Auto #JL (152/199)
2009 Press Pass SE Game Day Gear Jersey #JL
2009 Press Pass Teammates #99 w/Malcolm Jenkins
2009 Press Pass Trophy Club #56
2009 Sage Hit #33
2009 Sage Hit #58 w/Beanie Wells
2009 Topps #425
2009 Topps Mayo Autograph #JL
2009 Upper Deck Draft Edition Conference Clashes #263 w/Shonn Greene
2009 Upper Deck Draft Edition #10
2010 Epix #90
2010 Topps #283
2010 Topps Chrome #C167
2010 Topps Prime #13
2011 Absolute Memorabilia #90
2011 Panini Gridiron Gear #130

As I discussed before on this blog, my girlfriend is in love with Joe Mauer. Apparently, he's just so dreamy. And since baseball is my specialty, I figured, "What the heck?" Why not help her out. Hints why she has more Mauer than Laurinaitis at this point. Where do I start with the Twin Cities' native son's accolades? 2009 AL MVP, four-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glover, three-time batting champion. All around, Joe one of the greats our time, and maybe all time once his career is over.

2005 Upper Deck MVP #44
2006 Bazooka Blue #42
2006 Topps #55
2007 Fleer #144
2007 Topps #325
2007 Topps Opening Day #43
2007 Upper Deck MLB Artifacts #18
2008 Bowman Chrome #28
2008 SPx #58
2008 Topps #15
2008 Upper Deck X #60
2009 Bowman Platinum Gold #49
2009 O-Pee-Chee Mini #28
2009 Topps Finest #60
2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champion Mini #76
2010 Topps #150
2010 Topps Chrome #50
2010 Topps Opening Day #69
2010 Topps Update #320
2010 Upper Deck Pure Heat #8
2011 Topps Lineage #130
2012 Bowman #87
2012 Topps #535
2012 Topps Allen & Ginter #78
2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Mini #78
2012 Topps Allen & Ginter What's In a Name #71
2012 Topps Archive #90
2012 Topps Chrome Purple Refractor #50

Finally, Ashley loves Larry Fitzgerald. "He's just an amazing player," she says. She's right, and I'm not the only one who agrees. The Arizona Cardinals thought so as well when they took the Pitt Panther wideout with the third overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. Fitzgerald has backed it up ever since by being a six-time Pro Bowler and leading the league in receiving touchdowns in 2008 and 2009. His 73 career receiving TDs lands him fifth on the active player list and 30th all time.

2005 Topps Finest #13

2008 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia #4

2009 Playoff Prestige #2

2009 Topps Pro Bowl #292

2010 Topps Chrome #C180

2011 Topps Legends #142