I've Put Some 2013-14 Dingo ABL Cards Up On Ebay

A lot of the 2013-14 Dingo ABL team sets seem to have sold out, but I have managed to pick up a couple of spare sets for trade/sale purposes. I've gone through and pulled out all of the foreign (ie American, Canadian and Japanese) imports that I had spare cards of and have put them up for sale on Ebay (US site).

I'm looking to see if there's any interest in the individual player singles from the American market. If there is, I may try and get additional cards in future seasons for selling/trading.  There are 25 cards in total I've put up for sale. If they do sell, I'll look at putting up some of the Australian players who are affiliated with the American MLB clubs as well.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox - Series Three Checklist

Here is the checklist for series three of the 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st January 2014.

Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series Three Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series Three Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series Three set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
169 David Kandilas (Australia, played 2013 with the Colorado Rockies organisation.)
170 Joshua Dean (Australia, played 2 seasons with the Minnesota Twins organisation between 2005-06)
171 Guy Edmonds (Australia, played 3 seasons with the Texas Rangers organisation between 2010-12)
172 Michael Lysaught (Australia, played 3 seasons with the Minnesota Twins organisation between 2004-06)
173 Luke Wilkins (Australia)
174 Josh Guyer (Australia, played 2013 with the Minnesota Twins organisation.)
175 Vaughan Harris (Australia)
176 Trent Schmutter (Australia)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Sydney Blue Sox card sets on back

Dingo 2013-14 Perth Heat - Series Three Checklist

Here is the checklist for series three of the 2013-14 Perth Heat cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st January 2014.

Dingo 2013-14 Perth Heat Series Three Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Perth Heat Series Three Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Perth Heat Series Three set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
161 Matt Kennelly (Australia, played 2013 with the Cincinnati Reds organisation.)
162 Josh Silvi (Australia)
163 Adam Millson (Australia)
164 Scott Mitchinson (Australia, played 6 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and Oakland Athletics organisations between 2004-09)
165 Kevin Grendell (USA, played 2013 with the Baltimore Orioles organisation.)
166 Jack Frawley (USA, played 2 seasons with the Houston Astros organisation between 2009-2010)
167 Jesse Barron (Australia*)
168 Zachary Staniewicz (USA, played 2013 with the Baltimore Orioles.)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Perth Heat card sets on back

*There appears to be an uncorrected error on card 167. Jesse Barron was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia, but is listed on the card as being born in Port Hedland, Washington, USA. Somebody seems to have got their WAs mixed up :)

Dingo 2013-14 Melbourne Aces - Series Three Checklist

Here is the checklist for series three of the 2013-14 Melbourne Aces cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st January 2014.

Dingo 2013-14 Melbourne Aces Series Three Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Melbourne Aces Series Three Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Melbourne Aces Series Three set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
153 Joe Burns (USA, played 2013 with the Texas Rangers.)
154 Corey Kimes (USA, played 2 seasons with the Minnesota Twins organisation between 2011-12)
155 Sam Gibbons (Australia, played 2013 with the Minnesota Twins organisation.)
156 Travis Blackley (Australia, former MLB Player)
157 Justin Erasmus (Australia, played 4 seasons with the Boston Red Sox organisation between 2009-2012)
158 Bubbie Buzachero (USA, played 9 seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros organisations between 2002-2010)
159 Trevor Holder (USA, played 2013 with the San Diego Padres.)
160 Ben Leslie (Australia, played 2013 with the San Francisco Giants.)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Melbourne Aces card sets on back

Dingo 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry - Series Three Checklist

Here is the checklist for series three of the 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st January 2014.

Dingo 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry Series Three Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry Series Three Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry Series Three set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
177 Kyle Perkins (Australia, played 1 season with the New York Yankees in 2011.)
178 Jeff Lyman (USA, played 7 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics and St Louis Cardinals organisations between 2005-11)
179 Ethan Cole (USA, played 2 seasons with the St Louis Cardinals organisation between 2011-12.)
180 Keith Ward (Australia)
181 Sam Thornton (Australia)
182 Nick Pugliese (USA, played 4 seasons with the Los Angeles Angels organisation between 2008-11)
183 Michael Morgan (USA)
184 Hayden Beard (Australia, played 1 season with the New York Mets organisation in 2006 and 3 years with the San Diego Padres between 2010-12)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Canberra Cavalry card sets on back

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits - Series Three Checklist

Here is the checklist for series three of the 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st January 2014.

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series Three Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series Three Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series Three set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
145 Casey Barnes (USA, played 1 season with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2011.)
146 Andrew Aizenstadt (USA, played 3 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies organisation between 2011-13)
147 Mickey Jannis (USA, played 2 seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays organisation between 2010-11.)
148 Patrick Leonard (USA)
149 Tristan Crawford (Australia, played 10 seasons with the Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies organisations between 2000-09)
150 Craig Goodman (USA)
151 Steven Greer (Australia)
152 Mitch Evans (Australia, played 3 seasons with the New York Yankees organisation between 1999-2001)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Brisbane Bandits card sets on back

Dingo 2013-14 Adelaide Bite - Series Three Checklist

After 2 weeks and a follow up email, my "Express Shipment" of the Series Three sets of Dingo team sets finally arrived last Friday. So without further ado, here is the checklist for series three of the 2013-14 Adelaide Bite cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st January 2014.

Dingo 2013-14 Adelaide Bite Series Three Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Adelaide Bite Series Three Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Adelaide Bite Series Three set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
137 Wilson Lee  (Australia, played 2 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation between 2011-12.)
138 Min-Seh Chen (Taiwan, played in Seattle Mariners organisation in 2013)
139 Kyle Brueggemann (USA)
140 Elliott Smith (USA)
141 Dylan Child (Australia, played 3 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation between 2010-12)
142 Fu-Te Ni (Taiwan, played 4 seasons with the Detroit Tigers organisation between 2009-12)
143 Reed Brown (USA)
144 Brandon Kuter (Argentina, played 1 season with the Texas Rangers organisation in 2012)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Adelaide Bite card sets on back

Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox - Series Two Checklist

Here is the checklist for series two of the 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st December 2013.

Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox  Series Two Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox  Series Two Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series Two set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
073 Aaron Sookee  (Australia, played 3 seasons with the Los Angeles Angels organisation between 2010 - 2012.)
074 Jacob Younis (Australia, played 2 seasons with the Minnesota Twins organisation between 2011 - 2012)
075 Jacob May (USA, played in Chicago White Sox organisation in 2013)
076 Joey DeMichele (USA, played in Chicago White Sox organisation in 2013)
077 Daniel Arribas (USA, played in Pittsburgh Pirates organisation in 2013)
078 Trent Oeltjen (Australia, former MLB player)
079 Keon Broxton (USA, played in Arizona Diamondbacks organisation in 2013)
080 Connor Whalen (USA, played 2 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers organisation between 2011 - 2012)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Sydney Blue Sox card sets on back

An important note - if you have a copy of card 73 featuring Boss Moanaroa, rather than Aaron Sookee, then the Moanaroa card has come from the Nachos to Go promotional packs. Moanaroa was in the cards created for the promotional inserts, but was replaced with Sookee's card in the team sets when Moanaroa failed to make the Sydney roster for this season.

Dingo 2013-14 Perth Heat - Series Two Checklist

Here is the checklist for series two of the 2013-14 Perth Heat cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st December 2013.

Dingo 2013-14 Perth Heat Series Two Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Perth Heat Series Two Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Perth Heat Series Two set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
065 Brendan Wise  (Australia, played 7 seasons with the Detroit Tigers organisation between 2005 - 2011 and one season with the Minnesota Twins in 2012.)
066 Tucker Nathans (USA, played in Baltimore Orioles organisation in 2013)
067 Anthony Claggett (USA, former MLB player)
068 Brandon Tripp (USA, played 7 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies organisations between 2006 - 2012.)
069 Michael Ekstrom (USA, former MLB player)
070 Pita Rona (New Zealand, played in Baltimore Orioles organisation in 2013)
071 Joey Wong (USA, played in Baltimore Orioles organisation in 2013)
072 Jake Bowey (Australia)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Perth Heat card sets on back

Dingo 2013-14 Melbourne Aces - Series Two Checklist

Here is the checklist for series two of the 2013-14 Melbourne Aces cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st December 2013.

Dingo 2013-14 Melbourne Aces Series Two Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Melbourne Aces Series Two Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Melbourne Aces Series Two set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
057 Ryan Casteel  (USA, played in Colorado Rockies organisation in 2013)
058 Phil Dale (Australia, Coach of the Melbourne Aces, played 4 seasons in the Cincinnati Reds organisation between 1985-1988)
059 Aaron Sayers (Australia, played  in the Detroit Tigers organisation in 2013)
060 Toshihiro Iwao (Japan, played in Seibu Lions organisation from the NPB in 2013)
061 Tyler Massey (USA, played in Colorado Rockies organisation in 2013)
062 Brett Zawacki (USA, played 6 seasons in the St Lous Cardinals and Miami Marlins organisations between 2007 - 2012)
063 Jared Schlehuber (USA, played in Colorado Rockies organisation in 2013)
064 Justin Trapp (USA, played in Colorado Rockies organisation in 2013)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Melbourne Aces card sets on back

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits - Series Two Checklist

Series Two of the Brisbane Bandits cards were released on the 1st December including three of the Tampa Bay Rays affiliated players who are playing with the Bandits for the 2013-14 ABL season.

Of note is card 053 of Aussie pitcher Rhys Niit. Both Niit's card and the checklist card mis-spell his first name as Ryhs instead of Rhys. The card designer has advised that if/when there is a second print run, the spelling error will be corrected, so a potential variation to watch out for in the future.

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series Two set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
049 James Albury  (Australia, played 2 seasons in the Boston Red Sox organisation between 2004 - 2005 and one with the Chicago White Sox in 2009)
050 Logan Wade (Australia, played in Minnesota Twins organisation in 2013)
051 Alex Kaminsky (USA, played one season in the Cleveland Indians organisation in 2010)
052 Justin O'Conner (USA, played in Tampa Bay Rays organisation in 2013)
053 Rhys Niit (Australia)
054 Connor MacDonald (Australia)
055 Joey Rickard (USA, played in Tampa Bay Rays organisation in 2013)
056 Tyler Goeddel (USA, played in Tampa Bay Rays organisation in 2013)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for Brisbane Bandits card sets on back

Dingo 2013-14 Adelaide Bite - Series Two Checklist

I received the rest of my Series Two team sets of ABL cards last week. A couple of quick observations before details of the Adelaide Bite Series Two team set.

1. Whereas the Series One sets were exclusively Australian players (except for Canberra) drawn from photos taken last season, the Series Two sets mainly feature import players from the current season with a small number of Aussies.
2. The cards were once again packaged in hard plastic card holders. This didn't stop my cards being slightly damaged in transit. Despite the card holders being bubble wrapped, the Post Office had managed to damage two card holders - one smashed that badly that it literally fell aaprt when I tried to open it. Unfortunately some of my sets therefore have "dinged' corners from these broken card holders.
3. Series One featured a postage discount for orders containingonly cards from the online ABL store. This no longer seems available for Series Two. Series One cost me $6 to get 5 sets shipped. Series Two cost me $18 to get 5 team sets shipped. I emailed the ABL online store to see if there was still meant to be a "cards only order" discount on shipping, but didn't receive a reply.

Here is the header/checklist card for the Adelaide Bite Series Two set of 2013-14 Dingo ABL cards.

Dingo 2013-14 Adelaide Bite Series Two Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Adelaide Bite Series Two Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Adelaide Bite Series Two set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
041 James Campbell  (USA, played in Los Angeles Dodgers organisation in 2013)
042 Joe Sclafani (USA, played in the Houston Astros organisation in 2013)
043 John Cannon (USA, played in Los Angeles Dodgers organisation in 2013)
044 Blake Holovach (USA, played in Seattle Mariners organisation in 2013)
045 Brock Hebert (USA, played in Seattle Mariners organisation in 2013)
046 Chris Jacobs (USA, played in Los Angeles Dodgers organisation in 2013)
047 James Baldwin (USA, played in Los Angeles Dodgers organisation in 2013)
048 Matthew Williams (Australia, played 6 seasons in the Minnesota Twins organisation between 2005 - 2010)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Dingo advert on front / Release Schedule for AdelaideBite card sets on back

Dingo 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry - Series Two Checklist

Here is the checklist for series two of the 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st December 2013.

Dingo 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry Series Two Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry Series Two Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry Series Two set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
129 Mike Crouse  (Canada, played in Toronto Blue Jays organisation in 2013)
130 Casey Frawley (USA, played 3 seasons in the Cleveland Indians organisation between 2009-2011 and one season with the Colorado Rockies in 2012)
131 Robbie Perkins (Australia, played in the Colorado Rockies organisation in 2013)
132 Jon Berti (USA, played in Toronto Blue Jays organisation in 2013)
133 Michael Collins (Australia, Coach of the Canberra Cavalry, played 10 seasons in the Angels and Padres organisations between 2001-2010 )
134 Aaron Sloan (Australia)
135 Michael Wells (Australia)
136 Shane Opitz (USA, played in Toronto Blue Jays organisation in 2013)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Release Schedule for Canberra Cavalry card sets

Dingo 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry - Series One Checklist

Here is the checklist for series one of the 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st December 2013. Originally scheduled for a release on the 1st November, apparently the late decisions on the Canberra roster delayed the card production and so it was decided to release them along with the Series Two cards the following month.

The cards are numbered 081-088, indicating tht the set was numbered after all of the Series One cards (001-040) and Series Two cards (041-080) for each of the other 5 ABL teams.

Dingo 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry Series One Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry Series One Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Canberra Cavalry Series One set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
081 Jack Murphy  (USA, played in Toronto Blue Jays organisation in 2013)
082 Brian Grening (USA, played 3 seasons in the Cleveland Indians organisation between 2008-2010)
083 Jeremy Barnes (USA, played 4 seasons in the Philadelphia Phillies organisation between 2009 - 2012)
084 Antonio Callaway (USA)
085 Sean Toler (USA)
086 Eric Massingham (USA, played 2 seasons in the Philadelphia Phillies organisation between 2009 - 2010)
087 Chris Motta (USA, played in Philadelphia Phillies organisation in 2013)
088 Ben Warner (Australia)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered -  Release Schedule for Canberra Cavalry card sets

Nachos To Go - Free ABL Card Promotion - And Rare Boss Moanaro card

Nachos To Go is running a promotion that features a free ABL card in every box of nachos, in combination with other ABL discounts (15% off ABL online store, and 2 for 1 Adult Tickets and 2 fee kids tickets to ABL games).

Nachos To Go ABL promotional banner from Facebook

I actually do a pretty mean nachos at home - my kids won't touch anybody else's nachos as "they're not as good as Dad's", so packaged nachos aren't the thing I'd usually buy. However, purely in the interests of research I purchased several packets two weeks ago to use for lunches at work. They were selling for between $4.90 - $5.90 at Coles and several smaller supermarket chains.

Packaging Front - Nachos to Go - ABL Promotional Box

The blurb states that the each packet of the mild Nachos To Go contains an ABL card. These cards are the same as the 2013-14 ABL cards created by Dingo. Of the two packs that I've opened so far, I've received card number 20 - Justin Huber from the Melbourne Aces. This card is the same as the Huber card in the Melbourne Aces Series One that was released on 1st November. The second pack contained card number 50 - Logan Wade of the Brisbane Bandits. This is from the Brisbane Bandits Series Two cards which were due to be released on the 1st December.

Close up of the promo on packaging

I've been told that there are 44 cards available in the promotion, consisting of the 8 player cards from 5 of the 6 Series One team sets (all teams except Canberra), and 4 cards from Series Two. Apparently the reason why the Canberra Cavalry series one set of cards wasn't included was due to the late finalization of their roster, especially their imports.

2013-14 Dingo Melbourne Aces Series One Justin Huber #20 and Brisbane Bandits Series Two Logan Wade #50

The four cards from Series Two to make it into the packs are Logan Wade (Brisbane, card #50), Brendan Wise (Perth, Card # ?), Jacob Younis (Sydney, card # ?) and Boss Moanaroa (Sydney, Card #73).

From a collectability point of view - the Boss Moanaroa card is the key card from these promotional cards. Why? Because Moanaroa was released from the final Blue Sox roster for 2013-14 late in the pre-season. The #73 card in the Series 2 Sydney set will actually feature a different player (unknown as to who at this point). That means that these Nachos To Go packets are the only way to get the Boss Moanaroa version of card #73 from this year's ABL card release by Dingo. Whereas serious card collectors might just have bought the complete team sets from the ABL online store, the exclusive Moanaroa card adds some roll of the dice motivation to grab the nachos for a shot at that card.

Rumour has it that there were a total of 50,00 promotional cards inserted into the Nachos to Go packs, but I have been unable to confirm if that number is correct. Assuming it is correct, and uniform distribution of cards, that would mean just over 1100 copies of each card were created.

Here's the promotional information on the inside of the packaging - sans promo code - you'll have to buy your own Nachos to Go for that :)

Inside the box lid

And the final question - how did the nachos taste. Well, they were OK - a lot better than many commercial nachos I've tried before ... but still "nobody makes nachos as good as Dad's" :)

Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox - Set One Checklist

Here is the checklist for series one of the 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st November 2013.

Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series One Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series One Header/Checklist Card -back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series One set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)

033 Chris Oxspring  (Australia, former MLB player)

034 Craig Anderson (Australia, played 9 seasons with the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orikoles organisations between 1999 - 2008)

035 Trent D'Antonio (Australia, played 3 seasons in the Florida Marlins organisation between 2005 - 2007)

036 Wayne Lundgren (Australia, played 6 seasons in the Boston Red Sox, St Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds organisations between 2000 - 2006)

037 Mitch Dening (Australia, played 5 seasons in the Boston Red Sox organisation between 2007 - 2011)

038 Zach Shepherd (Australia, signed by Detroit Tigers in 2012)

039 Tim Atherton (Australia, played in Minnesota Twins organisation in 2013)

040 Todd Van Steensel (Australia)

unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card

unnumbered -  Release Schedule for Sydney Blue Sox card sets

Dingo 2013-14 Perth Heat - Series One Checklist

Here is the checklist for the 2013-14 Perth Heat series one set of cards released on the 1st November by Dingo Cards.

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Perth Heat Series One set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)

025 Tim Kennelly (Australia, played in Texas Rangers organisation in 2013)

026 Sam Kennelly (Australia, signed by Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012)

027 Allan de San Miguel (Australia, played in Baltimore Orioles organisation in 2013)

028 Corey Adamson (Australia, played in San Diego Padres organisation in 2013)

029 Warwick Saupold (Australia, played in Detroit Tigers organisation in 2013)

030 Cameron Lamb (Australia, played in Houston Astros organisation in 2013)

031 Daniel Schmidt (Australia)

032 Luke Hughes  (Australia, former MLB player)

unnumbered - Header Card / Checklist

unnumbered -  Release Schedule for Perth Heat card sets

Dingo 2013-14 Melbourne Aces - Series One Checklist

Here is the checklist for series one of the 2013-14 Melbourne Aces cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st November 2013.

Dingo 2013-14 Melbourne Aces Series One Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Melbourne Aces Series One Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Melbourne Aces Series One set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)

017 Brad Harman (Australia, former MLB player)

018 Josh Davies Australia, played 5 years in the LA Angels and San Diego Padres organisations between 2004 - 2008)

019 Darryl George (Australia, played in Tampa Bay Rays organisation in 2013)

020 Justin Huber (Australia, former MLB player)

021 John Hussey (Australia, played in San Diego Padres organisation in 2013)

022 Andrew Russell (Australia, played in Atlanta Braves organisation in 2013)

023 Lewis Thorpe (Australia, played in Minnesota Twins organisation in 2013)

024 Scott Wearne (Australia)

unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card

unnumbered -  Release Schedule for Melbourne Aces card sets

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits - Series One Checklist

No big writeup on the Dingo release as a whole - please check out my write up of the Adelaide Bites Series One checklists for a LONG blurb about the releases in general. But here's the checklist image for the 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series One set of cards.

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series One Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series One Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series One set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)

009 Brad Dutton (Australia)

010 Josh Roberts (Australia, played 3 years in the Cleveland Indians organisation between 2004 - 2006)

011 Ryan Battaglia (Australia, played in Cleveland Indians organisation in 2013)

012 Jason Kilby (Australia, signed by Cincinnati Reds in 2013)

013 Ryan Searle (Australia, played in Chicago Cubs organisation in 2013)

014 Andrew Campbell  (Australia, played 2 years in the Cleveland Indians organisation between 2011 - 2012)

015 David Sutherland  (Australia, played 5 years in the Los Angeles Dodgers organisation between 2003 - 2007)

016 Josh Warner (Australia, played in Philadelphia Phillies organisation in 2013)

unnumbered - Header / Checklist card

unnumbered -  Release Schedule for Brisbane Bandits card sets

Dingo 2013-14 Adelaide Bite - Series One Checklist and Initial Thoughts on the 2013-14 ABL Cards

I received five of the 2013-14 ABL team sets produced by Dingo Cards in the mail last week, which when added to the 2012-13 Canberra Cavalry Championship set of cards I bought at the ABL's opening game, means that I have all of the sets from the first "wave" of releases ... I think. 

The uncertainty is because it's still a bit unclear to me as to how many sets were meant to be released. The way that I had read the initial advertising was that each of the 6 teams were meant to have an 8 card set released during each of the three waves, making 18 sets, plus the Canberra Cavalry 40 card Championship Edition set making a 19th set.

The Series One 8 card set for the Cavalry failed to materialize at the merchandising stores at games, andis  not appearing in the online ABL shop. I'd hazard a guess to say that the Championship Edition set is the only Canberra Cavalry release we'll see during the first wave, and that we will only see 18 sets released in total. I'll try and chase down what has happened to Canberra's Series One release - it's definitely shown on the Release Schedule cards as existing separate from the Championship Edition set, but it doesn't seem to have been released yet, despite advertising to the contrary.

Here are some quick thoughts on the 8 card team sets.

• Australian players. There appears to have been a focus on choosing Australian players for the team sets with no imports making it into the first wave of team sets (although the Canberra Cavalry Championship set is another matter entirely, featuring most of the 2012-13 Canberran roster which is mainly made up of non-Australian players)
• Affiliated players. Although focussing on Aussies, there was also a focus on Australian MLB affiliated players. The 40 players included 4 former MLB players, 14 players who played in the Minors during 2013, 3 players currently signed by MLB teams but yet to play in the Minors and 9 players who have previously played in the Minors, leaving only 10 players across the 5 sets who haven't played for a MLB organisation (and 6 of those were from the one team - the Adelaide Bite).
• They're really 10 card sets. Although they're listed as 8 card sets, each card holder contains 10 cards - the 8 numbered player cards, plus two unnumbered cards. The first unnumbered card is a Header card with the team logo, set information, and the set checklist on the back. The second card set is a release schedule for that teams cards. The release schedule card includes images of three header cards for that team - presumably the header card for the team set released during each wave. Master set collectors will need six of these Release Schedule cards -  one card from each team.
• Blurry images. The preview images online came across as being quite clean and crisp, however a number of the player photos on the cards appear to be a bit soft and blurry. The card text is pretty crisp, suggesting that the image issue lays more with the photos that were chosen for use on the cards rather than anything to do with the card printing.
• Card quality. Although there are some question marks over the images, the card stock itself is fairly strong and the cards have a strong glossy finish, giving them a professional look.
• Good packaging. The card sets themselves are released in rigid plastic card holders that hold ten cards, rather than the usual foil or cellophane wrapper or cardboard box. The team sets I had received in the mail were also bubble wrapped inside the Express Post bag. I mention the bubble pack wrapping as last season there were issues of card sets just being thrown into directly into packages in their team set plastic baggies, and arriving to customer with dinged corners. Having said that, the plastic card holders are going to make these expensive to try and send overseas.

Anyway, enough of my commentary. Here's the front and back of the Adelaide Bite Series One header card.

Dingo 2013-14 Adelaide Bite Series One Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Adelaide Bite Series One Header/Checklist Card - back

And here's the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Adelaide Bite Series One set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)

001 Stefan Welch (Australia, played in Pittsburgh Pirates organisation in 2013)

002 Chris Adamson (Australia)

003 Josh Cakebread (Australia)

004 Jeremy Cresswell (Australia)

005 Darren Fidge (Australia, played 5 years in the Minnesota Twins organisation between 1992 - 1997)

006 Ben Lodge (Australia)

007 Richard Olson (Australia)

008 Angus Roeger (Australia)

unnumbered - Header / Checklist card

unnumbered - Release Schedule for Adelaide Bite card sets