Snapshots 2012 05 29 Tigers @ Red Sox
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Team Phungo was lucky enough to spend a week in Cape Cod with some good
friends. Among the activities were Beach, Sun, Relaxation, Whale Watching,
Disc Gol...
1975 Topps 1967 Rookies of the Year
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In 1956 for the first time *both* Rookies of the Year (Luis Aparicio and
Frank Robinson) went on to be Hall of Famers. In 1967 both Rookies of the
Year w...
JUCO World Series IP successes
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Had a baseball tournament in Grand Junction, CO and so I was able to see a
couple of JUCO games. I only had 6 blank cards to get signed and for
shooting i...
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Hello all, back here on The Pack Rip Cafe with my first 2012 product,
Topps Archives. I've seen the reviews, both positive and negative so I will
throw ...
The End of the Golden Age
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Donruss in 1988, like the Roman Empire, began its decline and fall. Moving
away from a quality product, they dove into the age of junk wax.
Today's three ...
Flames Contenders Auto Contest!
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This contest will be for a Roman Horak 11-12 Contenders – Calder Contenders
on-card auto #’ed/800. Good luck!!! Contest Details: This contest will end
Sat...
Santana toss Mets' 1st No-Hitter
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I realize that I'm a little late with this, but food poisoning rearranges
your weekend plans!
The Mets' can finally say that they have had one of their pit...
JABO Box Break Loot
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Kyle at Juuust a bit Outside (JABO) recently did one of his box breaks,
this time breaking a few boxes of 2012 Topps Archives ! I was lucky enough
to get t...
#183 Ed Vande Berg - Seattle Mariners
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This is Ed Vande Berg's rookie card. I love the old Mariner uniforms, I
just wish Topps had used a blue instead of hot pink for the border of the
Mariner ...
Reds gave Ramsdell little run support
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*Uncommon commons*. Based on contemporary accounts from *The Sporting News*; tidbits
that as a collector of baseball and football cards I found interesting...
Jim Palmer 2011 Topps Marquee – Blue
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Jim Palmer 2011 Topps Marquee – Blue I recently scooped up a nice little
handful of Jim Palmer baseball cards from www.checkoutmycards.com. The
haul was of...
#58 - Orlando Mercado
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*What a card:* Orlando Mercado had closed out his career with the Mariners
by the time the 1985 season had begun. Seattle dealt him to Texas on April
4 o...
Collection Additions
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Ebay and combined shipping are conspiring to further flatten my already
pancake thin wallet. But my collection is getting fatter!
Here's what I got recent...
Padre Backstops: Dann Bilardello
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I will never claim that I am a great baseball historian. I'm not even a
good historian of my favorite team, the Padres. I *do* consider myself
pretty kno...
'Sup
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*Harold Reynolds, 1989 Topps *
'Sup girl.
Me? Just hanging out by this fence, takin' it all in, letting the sun wash
over me. What camera? Pfft. Didn't ...
How to Make a Proper Retro Themed Product
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There are a number of things about cards that attract collectors to the
hobby, with the main event being nostalgia about the game that they loved
as a kid....
Red Sox 1-36: 9 is for…
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Retired number 9 for Ted Williams
Much like my entry for Carl Yastrzemski, I’m going to have a tough time
finding new things to say about the greatest Red ...
Heading out again
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Well guys and gal's it's that time of year again. Time for me to saddle up
and head on out into the field for a couple of months. So you can expect
posts...
A surprise find yesterday
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So with all the running around I had to do on Friday, I wasn't able to hit
the LSC, but did manage to hit the other store that carries, cards, comics,
musi...
Trades #10 & 11: Queens in pale hose
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"Man - you get mail everyday" is what my wife said to me yesterday when I
walked in the house with two yellow padded envelopes in my hands. Yes
honey, y...
Turn of the Century
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Not only is that how long it's been since I posted twice in one week, but
it's also the name of the Donruss Elite Extra Edition parallel I recently
bought....
release the rakow
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i recently picked up a 1960 topps ed rakow card - number 551 in the set.
not sure if that makes it high, or semi-high, but it did make it not
readily avai...
Denny's - 1996 Instant Replay set
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I've always loved the Denny's Hologram sets. I've talked about them a few
times on my blog. I'm going to try and buy all the sets here and there. I
recentl...
ONE SHEET, ONE SET - 2002/03 BTP Home & Away
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It's been a while since I've dipped into the binder to show off one of my
'One Sheet, One Set' offerings. With the summer work season about to start
(and ...
Quick Update
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I'm back from my cruise vacation...
...and boy do I have a lot of emails to wade through! It was tough not
having any internet access all week - but it wa...
#78 Elias Sosa, A's
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*Card Front:* Do you ever get the feeling that there is too much of one
color going on in a card? Why do feel like everything is green here? While
I do ...
Manny Mota's Field of Dreams Charity Golf Tournament
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2012 Manny Mota Field of Dreams Charity Golf Tournament
August 23, 2012 at California Country Club.
To participate as a player, donate an item for auction ...
1976 Hostess Phil Niekro; Weigh-in #28
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Let’s see if I can find some things you didn’t know about knuckleballer and
Hall-Of-Famer Phil Niekro. He lead the league in walks 3 times, won 5 Gold
Glov...
1977 wayne garland
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o-pee-chee colored wayne garland's collar and moved his facsimile autograph
on this, his 1977 o-pee-chee card:
here's the topps front:
now the o-pee-chee ba...
Five Random Cubs Cards
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I've got 10,497 Cubs cards from 68 different brands listed on a
spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the
past several de...
Sunday Verse
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Romans 15:5-6
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same
attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with on...
Bonus Fact of the Week, No. 20
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In an effort to get my readers to learn a little something about something
other than baseball cards, which is after all, a little children’s pursuit
and a...
Archives – Another look back at 1968 Topps 3D
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This “look-back” is actually a rehash of a test set that I did last year as
part of Topps Lineage – which I’m reposting because Topps apparently liked
the ...
A Pair Of Deuces – Deal Me In!
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With some more Braves cards from my trade bait page, I was able to snag
these cards from clarkesk82 at Sports Card Arena: clockwise, from top left:
2009 To...
Bible Card Sunday - John Wetteland
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John Wetteland spent 3 lackluster seasons with the Dodgers from 1989-1991
after they drafted him in the second round of the 1985 amateur draft. He
blosso...
On the Beat with Butch Patrick at the 2012 MCCC
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Yesterday, we featured Bill Mumy, of tv's *Lost in Space*. Today, we are
featuring Butch Patrick, perhaps best known for his role as Eddie Munster
on tv's...
182 Packs of Baseball - 060 - In-Flight adVentrua
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Welcome to another beautiful Sunday, folks! I hope the sun is shining where
you are and that there are no rain delays in your future! Er, well, none
tod...
The Silly Man-Child Returns!
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Yes! I’m back, baby. Now let’s see if I remember how to do this. Finally
out from under stupid apartment inspection BS (until fall at least), so I
can co...
June 3
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1963 Post #35 - Joe Cunningham
On this day in 1963, Joe Cunningham broke his collarbone on a freak play
that signaled the first blow to the 1963 team.
Jo...
Hockey Cube Break
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I was at my local Target yesterday and I have been pretty good about
staying away from blaster boxes. But I always look for hockey card
“repacks” that cont...
TTM: Roman Hamrlik
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I best remember Roman Hamrlik with Tampa Bay Lightning, fighting Toronto
Maple Leaf Doug Gilmour back in the mid 1990s. An internet search
pinpoints Octob...
Going Back To The Same Card Show Table
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When the card show vendor sees me walking past his table thinking of going
through the low grade vintage bin for a fourth time.
Free Ebay Purchase
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Before I get to the free cards, if your wondering why I haven’t been around
much in the last week or so, you can read about it here. Otherwise, carry
on...
Variety of New Additions in the Month of May
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I was able to pick up a variety of new cards this past month, which filled in a few holes in the collection. I also piked up some of the new 2012 Sportking...
1977 Topps Baseball #207 - Glenn Abbott
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- Glenn Abbott was drafted from the Oakland A's by the Seattle Marinersin the 1976 expansion draft.
- Abbott had career-highs in several categories ...
A Contest Win from 30-Year Old Cardboard
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I only recently found 30-Year Old Cardboard, when another blogger promoted
the contest he was having for 500,000 hits! Obviously I was late to the
game on ...
Fishing for Autographs: Toledo Mud Hens
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Last Sunday I was able to make it to the last of the Pawtucket Red Sox
four-game series against the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A affiliate of the
Detroi...
Custom Card of the Day: Burnett Edition
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There isn't much I have to say about this guy. I saw him pitch in Game 2 of
the 2009 World Series, and he was incredibly dominant. Then, the next two
se...
Cards For Sale!
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As Dennis, he of too many blogs, knows, I'm looking to sell some cards
(trying to raise a little money to help the pre-full time job life go
easier haha). ...
Topps 2012 Archives - 8 More Packs
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Finally had some time to open more packs and get some scans up. This is
taking longer than I would like, but it's because I've been busy at work -
and f...
Random cards from Royals and Randoms
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I recently made a trade with Josh over at Royals and Randoms.
We've had dealings before so I knew it would work out well.
I picked a few cards from his trad...
Odd Cubs Card
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How strange. I am a Chicago Cubs fan, and even I did not know this card
existed. I would like to see a subset of famous.infamous scoreboards.
Mike Rochford, Good Stuff - 254
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Mike Rochford was in his third season with time in the majors, but, with
just six previous outings together, The Associated Press still referred to
Rochfor...
Dave Schmidt, 1989 Topps #677
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You have my word that I don't consider myself an overly superstitious fan.
But the Orioles, who finally dropped out of first place with last night's
ugly ...
Saturday Night Five: Donald Driver
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It's been an amazing two weeks for Donald Driver. On *May 22*, he became
the *third* NFL player to be crowned champion on Dancing With The Stars.
And it ap...
He had a Hammer: 1987 Fleer Johnny Ray
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Even 5' 11" Second basemen have to keep that arm strength up, wot?
Nickname on bat: "The Kid"
From: Chouteau, Oklahoma.
I can see it now-Johnny gettin' ...
Colorado Rockies Cards from eBay
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I purchased five 20 card team lots from an eBay seller recently. The first
lot featured Colorado Rockies cards. Most of the cards are from the past
fi...
What the Junkie Hath Wrought
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Many moons ago, sometime before I learned to stop leaving cards on the desk
for weeks at a time, I received a package from the noteworthy dayf of the
renow...
Big League Moment Arte Moreno
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On Memorial day 2012 I had been doing some post game graphing and ran into
Angel owner Arte Moreno. After he signed a few autographs for fans I went
over t...
Hall of Fame Signed Baseball - Rod Carew
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I was able to add another Hall of Famer by taking advantage of an Ebay
auction that my buddy Andrew sent me in an instant message the other day.
This Rod ...
TTM: Tyson Teichmann
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Mailed: 12/13/11
Received: 12/19/11
I received this 2010-11 Between the Pipes card of OHL goaltender Tyson
Teichmann signed in a fading sharpie towards th...
1993 Maxx Winnebago set
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I picked this sealed set up on Listia a few weeks ago. This is not a
stellar set, so I feel I must inflict all of the cards upon you. Without
commentary. Y...
Alex Johnson (#104)
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*Yikes! I realized a few days ago that I had posted Harvey Kuenn's final
card here twice, and with two different sets of copy. (That's an hour of my
life I...
Vintage memorabilia from the Big Red Machine
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A good friends father passed away a couple years back. He recently showed
me a small sample of his dad's Pete Rose and the Big Red Machine obsession.
Her...
2012 Topps Archives Blaster Results
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I've been very good with staying away from Target lately so as to not buy
cards I do not need but I was near one today and wanted to check out Topps
Archiv...
C.A.: 1981 Topps Len Barker
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*(June greetings everyone. The suckiness is about to end. That is all. Time
for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 144th in a series):*
Remember when you...
Final Card: George Smith
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*Only 3 more cards to go in my "Final Cards" series for the 1967 set: *
Topps chose a less-than-flattering photo for George Smith's final card
(#444). Geor...
2012 Topps Archives Set. My Favorite Thing.
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I am putting together a set of the 2012 Topps Archives set. I've had a
really good time trading for lots of cards and opening packs. The heavy
lifting i...
Trade Post - Night Owl
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It is always nice to purge my collection of unwanted Dodger cards and Greg
over at Night Owl is always a willing trade partner. My dislike (okay
maybe it ...
Luis Aparicio Collection - 1993 Ted Williams Auto
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Our Luis Aparicio collection is still going strong. We don't have too many
non-certified autographs in our Lil Luis collection but I got this one for
a goo...
Random Pack Break: 2006 Topps Baseball
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I still can’t believe. The Mets actually have a no- hitter in their team
history. Congrats Johan! As a Mets fan, I never thought this would happen.
We are ...
2012 Topps Gold Rush Wrapper Redemption Redux
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Taking a cue from the recently completed Bowman Blue Wave Wrapper
Redemption program, Topps has tweaked their Gold Rush Wrapper Redemption
program for 201...
Player Profile: Tucker Ashford
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I have three cards of Tucker Ashford. This one is from 1984 Topps.
Playing career: Tucker Ashford was a weak-hitting shortstop whos glove
wasn’t good enou...
Final Card: Bob Saverine
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This is the last baseball card for utility man Bob Saverine (#149). The
first of his cards I got was the 1967 card, where (I thought back then) he
looked l...
Big COMC Mail Call - and a Finished Set
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Last week, I spent a little time (and money) at COMC. My goal was two
fold: finish my 1976 set and cheaply make progress on a couple others.
I got two...
It's a boy!
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The picture you see above you is a baby in a bassinet, watching a Reds game
on TV. The batter is Ryan Ludwick. The baby is my son, born on Tuesday. He
is...
#76 Bobby Richardson
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No matter how big a Yankee Hater you are I don't think you could find a
reason to hate Bobby Richardson. I saw him signing autographs at a small
card ...
Boxcar Bubbles
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Topps had a penchant for sneaking little ads and inside jokes onto their
illustrated cards in the 1950's. The better known examples include a
handful of a...
The Last Airbender
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I have always walked a lot, and though my life has changed considerably
since my son was born last year I still walk a lot, now with him strapped
to my che...
1930 Cubs Blue Ribbon Malt
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These photographs, which measure 6 1/4" by 8 3/4" and feature fascimile
autographs are surrounded by plain white borders. Both Chicago teams were
produce...
Minnesota Twins Blogs and Websites
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Provided for your browsing enjoyment, a list of Twins related websites. If
you would like to have your link added to this list, please visit our links
page...
He’s back…
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It appears before guest blogging on the mojobeard someone had a stint at
Topps. How else do you explain this card. When reached for comment he had
this to ...
And They Said It Would Never Happen!
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Breaking News!!
*Johan Santana pitches the first no-hitter in NY Mets history!*
It only took 50 years and 8020 games to happen but it finally has! A
M...
June Group Break - Blasters!
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So I offered up two blasters if the group break filled by Sunday night,
much to my amazement it filled in about 5 hours! Ridiculous!
So here's the video of...
Best Seasons: Jim Kern - 1979.
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Day off yesterday and a late game in Anaheim tonight. That means it's time
to move on down the list of T.R. Sullivan's 50 Best Seasons in franchise
histor...
Art Ditmar Return
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Today I received a couple of cards back from Art Ditmar that I sent in
early April. He was kind enough to sign his 1956 and 1962 Topps for me.
I also re...
Congrats, Johan Santana!
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The first no-hitter in New York Mets history was pitched by Johan Santana
tonight in an 8-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
I Don't Typically Use the Blog for This
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And by typically, I mean I never have used the blog for what I'm about to
write. Since you probably come here to read about baseball cards and/or
baseball...
Congrats Mets Fans
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Congrats to the long suffering Mets fans about never having a no-no.
Johan Santana just became your all-time hero.Way to go.
Just a short post to congradul...
Two more returns: The Fenway 100th Project
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Got a couple more returns for my Fenway project! First is Dick Drago.
108-117 for his career with a 3.62 ERA. And Dave Stapleton. Many believe if
Dave Stap...
2012 Topps Stickers
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Today I have a pack of 2012 Topps Stickers!
[image: Photobucket]
Each pack has 8 Stickers. 1 in 3 packs features team logo stickers.
[image: Photobucket]
...
Topps did it right with Archives!
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Looks like I got back in the swing of things in a nick of time. I really
like this Topps Archive set. I have bought 3 blasters and have not been
disappoi...
It's like... having my own Contest.
-
... Only I don't have to get prizes, or give entries, or anything. Cause
it's not actually my contest.
It's over here, at It's Like having My Own Card Shop...
2012 Topps Series 2 Wraper Redemption Details.
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Topps seems to have learned there lesson after all the bitching over the
Bowman Wrapper Redemption.Here is the press release. The Gold Rush
continues with ...
But is it a "Fuck Yeah?"
-
I was dicking around in Tumblr and slapped this together:
http://baseballcardsfuckyeah.tumblr.com.
Yeah, I don't know either.
Trading Up For Charity-Justin Morneau Quad GU AU
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Hello all my lovely wax crackers! Just wanted to give you an update on how
we’re doing with our Trading Up For Charity initiative. We’re now one month
away...
Brett Lawrie: 2012 Topps Stickers #39
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When it comes to player collections everyone has there own rules. The goal
of some is to collect every single item listed in the beckett.com database.
The ...
1927 Fro-joy Ice Cream Boxing #5, Gene Tunney
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Ice cream! As a Wisconsin native, that "dessert" (for me, that means "any
meal of the day") figures into both daily life and this blog's traffic, as
one of...
Joy of a Completed Set – 1963-64 Parkhurst Part 2
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That Leaf post the other day generated about 20% of all the page views that
I’ve ever had at this place. It was quite the day. I should probably
write th...
The Best Topps Set Countdown - #s 10-6
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I have wondered to myself when putting this countdown together how much
uniqueness and being the first at something should be weighed. I like the
sets t...
Series 2 Wrapper Redemption
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First, let me start off by saying that my mailman must hate me. I am
waiting on several packages, and none of them are coming. This is why I
haven't been a...
More News from Broad Street Boys
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The momentum is building for the June 29th release of Broad Street Boys.
With only 4,000 packs/boxes being released, this product might sell out
faster tha...
Collection: Chad Billingsley Solo Shot
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What could have been.
By the time this card was released (2009) Dodgers fans were getting a small
taste of what Billingsley would eventual regress toward...
Do Stadium Giveaways Take Away from the Ballgame?
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Who doesn't like to get free stuff? Whether it's free food, a free ticket
to a game, free baseball cards...I could go on. Every year I make it a
point to g...
2012 Topps Archives Framed 1983 Mini Autographs
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(Scans of sample card not available at this time) Set Type: Insert Card
dimensions: 2¼” x 3½” Additional Information: Inserted in packs of 2012
Topps Archi...
Around the Carding Blogosphere for June 1, 2012
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Field Level Preview: 2012 Topps Series 2 2012 Bowman Signature: HUGE Prices
for the First Release Of the Year DiMaggio, Doby, T. Williams and Stargell
Hono...
A Blowout trade and a blaster
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*Another Blowout trade:*
*
*I do like to highlight the occasions where I manage to make a deal on the
Blowout forums because I like it sometimes when I enga...
NEED MORE FOLLOWERS
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Hey every one if you could please help me get some more follower that would
be great! because my blog is not getting very many people looking at it and
I t...
Down on the Farm Friday: Tim Bascom
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**My first attempt at a recurring blog feature. Be gentle.**
With every call up and roster move the Orioles make, I find myself pushed
further and further...
A Recent Trade
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Here are a few pick-ups from a recent trade with Jim over at The Phillies
Room.
I wasn't a big fan of the Turkey Red at first, but they have managed to
g...
Japan's Masanori Murakami Shares Memories!
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Living in Japan, baseball fan Kohei Nirengi is anything but typical.
Approximately, 95 percent of his collection consists of American major
leaguers.
He ...
Суперсерия СССР — Канада
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*Henderson has scored for Canada.*
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Summit Series between Canada
and Russia. This series was another one of...
I'm Outta Here--The June Contest
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I've been under a lot of stress this week. Some of it work related, some
of it family related and some of it self-imposed.
The self-imposed stress is due...
Q&A -- Jersey Variation
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Here's an interesting question sent in by Brian:
*Q:*
"*I have a 1934-36 Diamond Stars #82 John Babich (Blue Back) without the
Brooklyn on the front jer...
A Man Called "Mon"
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Research for this player kept bringing up information about another, more
modern player with the same name:
*Card #117 -- Ramon Hernandez, Pittsburgh Pir...
The GREATEST 21 EVER!!
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That's right folks I said the greatest ever! I know what you are thinking,
how can some other guys that wore #21 not be the greatest? That's because
they d...
INSIDE THE ALBUM: 1987 TOPPS
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THE FIRST PAGE: CLEMENS'* K RECORD CARD DESERVEDLY LEADS OFF SET.
This 946-card set (792 base cards, 132 Traded, 22 All-Star glossies) was
overproduced, of...
Vintage Card Of The Month: T205 Harry Wolter
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Harry Wolter, the man was a gypsy of sorts in the world of professional
baseball. He was known for playing the outfield but he did play pitcher in
both t...
Calling All Dodger Bloggers
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you know who you are...
GCRL
Greg from Plashke's Sweater,
Roberto, who's got the best homeboy of 'em all,
Dodgerbobble,
Speigel,
little 'ol me (Stealin...
no. 57 - von joshua
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*Who is the man:* Von Joshua played in 72 games for the Dodgers in 1970,
but totaled just 109 at-bats. He was used often as an outfield replacement.
It w...
Marauders Win!!!
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In the bottom of the 10th inning with 2 outs, a full count and the bases
loaded, outfielder Alex Dickerson launched a long fly to deep right
field... It wo...
24 hours left...
-
To get into the College World Series Contest. See the previous post to
enter and good luck! If you want to get a bonus point for pimping the
contest, that ...
More Contest Pimpage
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Another contest to pimp, I feel giving a new blog some exposure is worth a
post, so here it is
Contest at It's like having my own Card Shop
New Blog to ch...
New Blog Alert
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Go HERE to read a new blog....
Go HERE to enter a contest about that very same new blog.
My work is done here..... someone give me a Hell Yeah.
120. Mickey Mantle: The Miner's Son Becomes A Miner
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The Yankee organization was plenty pleased with Mickey Mantle's freshman
performance with the Independence Yankees. In the spring of 1950 Mickey was
invit...
Blogarage Team Lot Clearance - Update
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Thank you to everyone who claimed teams on the Blogarage team lot
clearance! I've updated below the status of each of those transactions.
As a reminder...
Classic card of the week
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During some unspecified year of my childhood, I was given or purchased a
set/pack of cards called “Baseball’s All-Time Greats.” As if part of some
baseba...
New Era
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Tyler Pastornicky has been sent down, It's the beginning of the Andrelton
Simmons era in Atlanta.
I'm just wondering... is it going to be like this:
Or ...
91-92 UD Czech World Junior Box Break
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During the sports card boom of the early 90's, this set is a which was
fetching 5 bucks a pack and some of the "rookies" were selling for like 20
bucks at ...
Burgers, Brentz and Buddies
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So, Memorial Day weekend was fun. We had some time to relax, play in the
pool, and visit with friends, including the Dimwit who came into town for a
party....
Featured autograph - Mike Trout
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*Mike Trout 1/2* - I was able to get his autograph in-person recently and
even though he was on the phone talking with someone, he saw my 2012 Topps
Gyps...
Super Script Update
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Patience is a virtue, I can't say that enough in regards to this post. I
have literally watched these two cards on eBay for nearly two years now. As
of tod...
Gordon Beckham has made a new fan
-
There's something magical about attending a ball game. It doesn't matter
the playing level either. The sound of balls cracking off bats, the
uninterested w...
Duke Tricks With Cards Checklist (ACC# N138)
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Here’s the checklist for the Duke Tricks With Cards set (ACC# N138). This
is also a tough set to find, most likely because it was (and still isn’t) a
very ...
Finally, A Yankee Bobblehead SGA
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When I heard the Yankees were having a bobblehead give away this season, I
was beside myself. As The Rock might say, "Finally, Boobleheads Have Come
Back...
Athletics Leaders 1988 Topps #759
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I used to enjoy these team cards in 1980's Topps sets. Between the numbers
on the back of base cards, the league leaders on the back of A...
McGrattan & Ketterer
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*Linus Omark and Jyrki Lumme*
I pulled this Omark myself from a cheap update set. You are more likely to
recognize Omark’s name for his youtube highligh...
May Self-Sufficiency Summary
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Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | My eBay Store | RSS Feed In last month’s
Self-Sufficiency Summary article I finally had some financial
self-sufficiency to ...
New Project
-
After checking out some random hockey stats, I was looking at the list of
NHL players who have scored over 1,000 points in their career.
At present, the li...
DAN CLOUTIER PC - 70 Card Lot (Part 1)
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Over the next few weeks I'll be slowly but steadily showing off my new 70
card Cloutier lot I picked up a few weeks back. It's just the kind of
statistic p...
#218 Randy Hunt
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*Card thoughts:*This is my favorite card in the set. The photo has it all:
The exciting action shot of a catcher (so common in this set); the hat
falling...
The KINGS are in the Stanley Cup Finals
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For the first time since 1993 the Los Angeles Kings are in the Stanley Cup
Finals, and I am giddy with anticipation. It's been a long 8 days since the
King...
A Shipping Quandary
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I have shipped many a package to the four corners of the Earth. But one
country that I can never figure out is CANADA.
What is the deal up there? ...
Custom Classic Combos: Burning Down the House
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"Watch out, you might get what you're after...close enough but not too far,
maybe you know where you are. Fightin' fire with fire....It was once upon a
pla...
Old Time Hockey!
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Love it!
Let's see... I can see Ranger Vic Hadfield way in the back, and Ranger Rod
Gilbert bottom left.
And of course center stage we have Bernie Parent i...
Topps Archives Review // Take My Cards
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I tried to stop myself. Really, I did. I resisted the urge to stop by
Target on my way home from work. I avoided the card aisle on an
inadvertent trip t...
Server upgrades
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If you notice a little downtime this afternoon, never fear, Zistle will be
back. We are doing some emergency server upgrades. Zistle users are just
adding ...
Apologies
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Sorry if you feel I've neglected the blog,
I've been super busy & had computer problems, but I've lots to post about
over this next month.
STAY TUNED!
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M...
CC: My Hubby, Stubby
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Not too much to say about this. I came across this ticket stub on eBay, and
in my mind it fits within my CC-as-a-Brewer collection. I did go to this
game, ...
Everyday Normal Guys – Barry Jones
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Barry Jones – just try to spell that name wrong, I dare you – was born in
Centerville, Indiana in 1963 and attended Centerville High School. Sounds
like t...
Q Card
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BBM was not the only card manufacturer to debut in 1991. A company called
Q Card put out a set of 120 plastic cards with rounded corners (10 cards
per tea...
Gint-A-Cuffs 3.5
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It is getting closer. Thank you for weighing in. I've been talking with a
very reputable online distributor. The distributor is checking prices and
trying ...
1972 oakland a's
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this post covers the 1972 oakland a's and cards numbered 80 to 84 in the
set. here are the fronts:
and backs:
what team is this?: the 1972 world champion o...
Johnny Tapia Can Finally Be In Peace
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It was a said day on Sunday as the boxing world lost one of it’s most
polarizing figures. Johnny Tapia was found dead in his New Mexico home. I
must admi...
For the Love of God … What Card is This?
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It’s been about a month since my last post and about six months since Wax
Morgue was being updated frequently. Clearly, there is no Wax Heaven 2.0
and soon...
Shameless Plugging: What I have on EBAY as of now
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It's time again for me to dig deep into the collection and sell off some
cards that will allow me to do what I need to in order to help make "ends
meet" fo...
Pack Break: 2012 Topps Heritage Rack Pack
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It's been a long time since I've done one of these.
60 Jesus Montero RC
375 Daniel Descalso
36 Jason Kipnis
360 Chad Billingsley
280 Brett Lawrie Topps All ...
Skinny and Speedy
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By the title of the post, you may be trying to figure out what player, I
will be discussing today. Since, you are reading the Platter, you are most
likely...
Final Card: Dave Nicholson
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This is the final card for outfielder Dave Nicholson (#298). Topps added
pink to their color spectrum in 1969 for the Royals and Expos (and brown
for the P...
Stealing Home, Stealing Hearts
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At the beginning of April, I was trying to wrap up some other trades, when
Oscar -- Mr. "Stealing Home" -- from All Trade Bait contacted me out of the
blue...
Bob Veale (#87)
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Today's card features Bob Veale, a starting pitcher for the Pirates during
the 1960s, until finishing his career as a reliever with the Red Sox. Here
we se...
Interview with Elton Brand Super Collection Winner
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Recently, we got to catch up with Kevin M. of Washington, to hear more
about how his life has changed ever since becoming the proud new owner of
the Elton ...
A Javy From Justin's World
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Justin came across this Javy Lopez jersey card #/95 and being the kind guy
he is, thought I would like it. He was right! He agreed to trade it for an Xavier...
Final Card: John Roseboro
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This is the last card for long-time Dodgers' catcher John Roseboro (#655).
John was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952, and played in their
minor-leagu...
Retired?
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No. Not yet.
Still considering coming back on a more full time basis. Most of my
baseball card time, probably one hour per week, is spent
sorting, catalog...
#410) JUNIOR NOBOA
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Junior Noboa joined the New York Mets when he was selected off waivers from
the Montreal Expos on October 8, 1991. The infielder had first gained
attentio...
diggin' the archives
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I know the LAST thing you want to see is another post about 2012 Topps
Archives but I figured I'd share the results of my box.
On Wednesday, I asked my loc...
Vacation Time!
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It’s practically summer, so it’s about time for a vacation, right? I took a
week-long trip about a month ago, but this is my *real* vacation. I will be
vac...
New Stuff 05/26
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Hope everyone has a happy and safe Memorial Day thanks to all the troops
for making this country safe and free.
Here some new stuff mainly unlicensed stuff...
'Are You Drunk!?!?'
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Henderson Alvarez was tossed out of the game today. After giving up 3 home
runs in a row, he had a 2 & 2 count on Ian Kinsler. There were two out. The
next...
#30 Federico Velazquez, Catcher/ Ron Clark, Infield
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Another of the many uniform numbers that would be held by more than one
player. It is not surprisingly that a not very good expansion team went
through man...
#375 - Earl Williams
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Returning to the action shots we get Earl Williams about to hit somewhere
in an AL park. On this card at least Earl appears to have converted to
Hinduism...
2011-2012 Panini Past & Present Basketball Review
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*So much thanks goes out to Panini for including a box of their new 11/12
Past & Present Basketball for me to review in the package they sent to me.
It was...
Some eBay Lemons and a Lemon
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So I'm sure plenty of you bloggers out there have done what I'm doing
today. I'm looking through my scans file, picking out cards I haven't
posted about, a...
THE HOLY GRAIL OF MY COLLECTION HAS ARRIVED!!!!!
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And to think it all started with this....
Just to own a piece, ANY piece of game used memorabilia that arguably the
greatest athlete of our time used or wor...
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*1973 TOPPS RICH CHILES #617 PSA 8*
* *
Here's one from the Topps' genus “scrubicus lookupicus”...
In the '60s and '70s, Topps employed a number of tactic...
Old Draft Post: MR. 500 RBIs Ryan Zimmerman
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*NOTE:* I Don't know what I was waiting for to post this probably a picture
to attach to it (now done). For some reason I had this originally in my
post dr...
Check Out & BUY My Cards!
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http://www.checkoutmycards.com/Users/dhill37
My cards were uploaded into the system yesterday and some offers started
coming in just a few minutes after su...
My first ebay auction......
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I have finally done it!!! I have posted an auction on ebay and trying to
sell!!!! So I might as well pimp it out here.... And I bet its a shock to
find out...
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Today I received 2 Fan Packs.
NCAA Virginia Tech 2011 Football schedule, 2011 Volleyball schedule,
2011-12 Swimming & Diving schedule, 2011-12 Men's Basketb...
Ray Bare – 1977 Topps
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12-Man Staffs? Yeah, I Got Your 12-Man Staff Right Here! I was noodling
around a post on one angle about the 1976 Tigers (why, don’t ask) and found
a nugge...
Short hiatus, then some big changes
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Hey all, I’ve been a bit too busy lately to spend much time with baseball
cards, so I’m taking a short break. By “short”, I mean anywhere from a
week to a...
Help Me Finish This Set! Mini Style
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This post was supposed to showcase what we pulled from three boxes of 2010
Bowman Retail but I'm saving that for the next post.
This time around I want to...
Coming up next: Topps Five star
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*So, after all, it wasn’t just teasing: after months of innuendos and
maybes, Topps actually ported its super high-end football franchise to
baseball, wi...
Catchers Finding Jesus: Clint Courtney
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Things have been nuts, but should only be like that for another week or so.
I've moved (temporarily) across the country, and am slowly getting back
into th...
2012 Golden Giveaway Die Cut
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This card came out of Topps' lastest online promotion. I remember seeing
people try to sell these before they ever got them in hand and thought it
was ...
1996 Donruss Baseball Set Added
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Thanks to the donation of the set from an anonymous benefactor, the Donruss
1996 Baseball set of 550 cards is now part of the Baseball Card Cyber Museum
....
3 Strike Limit on Offers
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Today we implemented a new policy to help cut down on unwanted offers. We
can tweak the details, but here is now the system currently works. When you
want ...
RAC1 Contest Winner (Plus a bonus)
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Looks like my First Random Act of Cardness contest was a success. Now to
determine the winner - Good luck to all. Here are the people who entered
the conte...
Traders > Boxing Cards
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The following cards are available for trade. If you see anything that
interests you, please feel free to drop me an email.
*2011 Ringside Boxing Round 2...
just feeling comatosed
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lately i really feel nothing, just null. not really numb, just .....
nothing. re-learning about comics has held my interest for the better part
of this mon...
Wheeeeew...
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Watching the fourth game between the Thunder and Lakers and I felt like I
was watching ice skating rather than basketball. Roughly 5 times I noticed
playe...
REVIEW - 2012 Bowman
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A full week after it hit shelves, 2012 Bowman finally made its way to the
Walmart in my town, so this is the first chance I've had to take a look
that the...
My name is JayBee. I am from the Chicago area (big Cubs fan). I have a beautiful wife, a daughter, and a son who make me proud to be called daddy (hence the name bdj610, it means Big Daddy J).
Since joining the blogosphere, I have come to the conclusion that each blogger likes to keep tabs on others. It's not a bad thing, and it's not like there is a competition to see who has the best blog, but it's always nice to read what others who share the same interests have to say.
Now I know that many active bloggers have a blogroll that links to their favorite blogs, but this blog will put the blogroll in the spotlight, instead of the sidelines. What I will do is add new blogs onto the blogroll onto the left of this post, and try to categorize it by what kind of cards each blog mainly focuses on (baseball, football, basketball, hockey, blogs that focus on more than one sport, specific set blogs, specific team blogs, or specific player blogs, Hobby/Media blogs) and then include the name of the blog and their most recent topic. And it will be out in the open for all to see.
There is a catch to this. I want to keep as many active blogs on here as possible. There are a number of blogs on other blogrolls that are now either inactive or have not been used in more than six months. If a blog has not been updated within the last six months, it will be removed from the blogroll.
If you notice that your blog is not listed, please feel free to drop me a line at bdj610@hotmail.com, just tell me what you specialize in, and your blog will be added.
Realistically, I created this so I didn't have to go to visit other bloggers just to get to another person's blogs. But you are welcome to use this site as well.
The goal is to find the best Topps cards of the last 60 years with the help of everyone in the Hobby Blogging Community. Feel free to check out my choices for the best five cards of every year in the last 60 years and let me know what you think. Suggest cards that should have been on the list and eventually a ballot will be made to vote on the best card from every year.
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