2008 Bowman Sterling Gold

2008 Bowman Sterling Gold

DATA: 2008 Bowman Sterling Gold Chrome Refractor (BS-JV)

ACQUIRED: From Cincy Reds Cards

PING: This is a mac-daddy of a card right here. Ol’ Joe, proprietor of the venerable card blog, Cincy Reds Cards hooked me up with this bad boy. This was a major solid, from one Reds fan to another. I can say enough about my man Joe, but I owe him some mad hook-up now.

Let’s talk about the card, shall we?

AWESOME.

That about sums it up. This card, number 45/50, really kicks my Votto Bowman Sterling collection up a notch.

Posted in 2008, Bowman, Chrome, Gifts, Gold, Sterling on April 7th, 2009 by vottoTRON

2008 Bowman Sterling Box Topper

2008 Bowman Sterling Box Topper

DATA: 2008 Bowman Sterling Box Topper (BS-JV) 

ACQUIRED: bayTRON

PING: Again, another card that scanning just doesn’t do justice. From what I can gather, this Joey Votto card was a box-topper in the Bowman Sterling product. It features a different photo of Joey than his base and parallel 2008 Sterling cards. This card is not serial numbered, nor is it a refractor. Good lookin’ card if you ask me.

Posted in 2008, Bowman, Chrome, Sterling on March 22nd, 2009 by vottoTRON

2008 Bowman Sterling Black Refractor

2008 Bowman Sterling Black

DATA: 2008 Bowman Sterling Black Refractor

ACQUIRED: bayTRON

PING: Hey-oh! Sweet card here. Fatty-numbered 3/25, this shiny little Bowman Sterling is a great addition to vottoTRON.

Posted in 2008, Bowman, Chrome, Refractor, Sterling on January 25th, 2009 by vottoTRON

2007 Bowman Sterling Refractor

Joey Votto 2007 Bowman Sterling Refractor
DATA: 2007 Bowman Sterling Refractor (BSP • JV)

ACQUIRED: ‘bay

PING: Ah yeah… great card right here. A sweet horizontal layout with a dual relic and autograph combination. Very nice card design with a great chrome finish – all ruined by the scan. Ah well… that’s what you get with scanning chrome cards, right? Bowman Sterling is a bit audacious design-wise, but it’s fun. That’s what it’s all about, right? Numbered out of 199, if you’re keeping tabs.

Posted in 2007, Autograph, Bowman, Dual, Refractor, Relic, Sterling on December 16th, 2008 by vottoTRON