I'm Baaaaack... (kinda)
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Hey everybody! Long time no post!
It's official... I'm a daddy now!
On May 11th at 12am on the dot my wife and I welcomed our daughter Julia
Ruth Malone ...
Because it was a Nickel - Part 3
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Nickel-Box, Day 3!! If you have no idea what this is all about, go here for
the original post.
I've decided that I will share one card a day from the box...
2013 Phungo Cards #64 Darin Ruf
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Phillies have a lot of questions marks on their roster right now. One of
those questions involves the gimpy Ryan Howard.
**
*2013 Phungo #64 Darin Ruf*
A...
737th Place - Les Lancaster
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*Card # 112*
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1987 was a pretty big year for Les Lancaster. Not only did he make his
rookie debut for the Cubs, starting 18 games and compiling an 8-3 r...
Grad-a-cuffs
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I'm at a point of transition in my life right now.
As of a couple weeks ago, my community college career is officially over.
And, although final grades f...
Post 400- Regaining Focus
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It's been one of those months. Many of the blogging brethren out there can
sympathize. But the funk that I've found myself in is starting to pass.
Some ...
Trade With Brad And A Ton Of Trade Bait!
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It's been a little slow around here outside of TTM's. Which I need to show
everybody, but of course I got moved again and now I don't have scanner.
*Sigh* ...
Luis Aparicio Collection - 1973 Topps
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I was going through some of my Dad's stuff the other day and I found a few
vintage Luis Aparicio cards.
This is the eighth and final card I have to post fo...
Rev Up for The Indy 500 and The Coca Cola 600!
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This weekend, the roar of engines will be blaring across the nation as two
of the biggest races peel from the starting line. We at COMC are taking a
momen...
Mucho Machado
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I’ve previously spoken at length about my failings as a player collector!
Try as I might I’ve always ended up getting frustrated at the speed (or
lack of) ...
Andre Dawson 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen – mini
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Andre Dawson 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen – mini Last week I realized that I had
not been putting in enough effort to reel in all of the Andre Dawson cards
from ...
Top 10 Selling Sports Card Hobby Boxes
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Get a list of the top 10 selling sports card hobby boxes for the week of
May 12-18, 2013 based on quantity of completed eBay sales.
DECISIONS DECISIONS...
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I've decided to spend my money and efforts building two base sets. The
first being 2013 Gypsy Queen and the second being 2013 Allen and Ginter
when it hits...
Shoebox Card #30
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In 2007, at the age of 40, Lofton played in 136 games, batting .296 and
stealing 23 bases. Lofton and just one other player in the history of
baseball h...
USMC Camo - Dodgers Style
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The Dodgers will be wearing this hat and jersey on Memorial Day against the
Angels.
You can buy them if you wish by *clicking here. *
Gary Payton: Most Complete Point Guard Ever
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Recently Gary Payton was elected into the basketball Hall Of Fame and it
was more then well deserved. I Payton who is known to be the Greatest
Defensive...
The Great Sort
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I must confess, dear reader, that the past few posts have been little more
than thinly veiled attempts to stall for time as I get my recent card show
finds...
Back When Tex Was a Ranger
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I snagged this 2005 ESPN card of Mark Teixiera on Listia for just 8
credits. I don’t know how ESPN got into the card business, but they got
out of it pr...
A Trip Back Through Time in a Trade
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[*Ed. Note: Sometimes I astound myself. I was ready to click "Publish" for
a trade post I had just written when my eyes scanned downwards on the list
of...
1975 Topps 1974 Rookies of the Year
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The 8 players receiving Rookie of the Year votes in 1974 all went onto
productive Major league careers. Unfortunately, only 3 of the 8 appeared on
Topps...
Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
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Trolls, please stop! Really... It's not right.
Via Mike Oz at Big League Stew we find out that the phrase "no good deed
goes unpunished" is unfortunately ...
Fleer, Leaf sales had little effect on Topps 1959-63
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This is the last installment of my rudimentary analysis of baseball card
sales history that I discovered in a 1965 Federal Trade Commission decision
again...
1980 Elmira Pioneer Red Sox Baseball #5, Brice Cote
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Today's minor league mugshot's an alum of Mercer County Community College,
a mild-mannered school in name that generated a notable 20 draft picks from
1976...
Finding Inspiration In 1979 Topps
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*Guys from the*
*first game Dan*
*ever attended!*
*Why?*
I’m dazzled by the collectors who can answer that question. When I look at
someone’s collecting s...
Topps Tiger Fan-Favorites!
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*GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!*
Well, Tigers collectors, anyway. As I usually do several times a week, I
was on the always-awesome Cardboard Connection yesterday a...
That Boy Is P-Nuts!
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I only know of two baseball players to come out of my hometown: former
Dodger Gary Carter and former child actor Harry Lowrey. Well, there's a
third - a fr...
Booya! Some Bowman Value Pack Braves
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I had a few minutes Friday night between dinner and meeting my wife and
kids at their school for the middle school/ high school program that my son
was par...
New Trailer For The Wolverine
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I’m not too sure how fans will react to The Wolverine which will be
released 7/26/13. These X-Men movies have been jumping all around, and
next year’s Day...
Steve Culkar, Back Pocket - 1405
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Maybe it was the injury he suffered the previous season. Maybe it was the
worker's compensation claim that followed. Or maybe, in his fifth season, Steve
...
Where to Watch - Super Regionals
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Super Regional Round*May 23-26 (double-elimination)*
*
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*ANN ARBOR SUPER REGIONAL (Joe Davis & Garland Cooper on the call)
May 24-25 | Ann Arbor, Mich.*
...
1977 Topps - Juan Beniquez.
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Mondays have not been kind to the Rangers this season. They lost again last
night to the A's at home. Well, at least that gives me a chance to move a
litt...
PWE from 2x3 Heroes
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Just the other day I mentioned I was behind on trades with Jeff from 2x3
Heroes and the very next day, I received another PWE from him.
Ah, back when the C...
2002 Fleer Ultra #30 - Ken Griffey Jr.
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This blog doesn't have enough Griffey. Here's a little bit of remedy. An
excellent photo, framed well, some pilot wings beneath the soaring Junior,
and ...
The Lost Collector Strikes Back
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I thought it was a bunch of big talk on AJ’s part.
I didn’t think he could top what I had sent him.
He did. I think he has won.
First, some background ...
#96 Willard Marshall
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#96 Willard Marshall
Progress: none
2nd of this card
How acquired: $1.04 on ebay
Condition: Fair
This card is actually a lot more beat up than my first Wil...
A WHA Kind of Day
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86 NHL autographs in this mail post. Since 3 of the Motown Madness
autographs replace old TTM autographs my grand total grows by 83 signatures
to reach 2,...
Bowman Lucky Redemption # 2 Announced
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BOWMAN is proud to announce the Lucky Redemption #2 – Texas Rangers Rookie
Shortstop Jurickson Profar Shortstop Jurickson Profar, who many believe is
Baseb...
Goodbye Bobcats, Welcome back Hornets!
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Just in case you haven't heard, the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats are officially
undergoing a name change. It may not be a big deal in the rest of the
country,...
Tommy John on baseball cards
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Tommy John pitched for 26 seasons in the major leagues, winning 288 games.
A four-time all-star, he was twice a runner-up in the Cy Young Award
voting, and...
Gypsy Queen – retired players new in 2013
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Continuing the show of Gypsy Queen retired players. Here’s the stats again
of retired players in each set. This was in my post yesterday: In the
350-card...
Bowman Week: The Cubs Bowman Prospects
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Four Cubs prospects made the 110 card Bowman Prospects set. I'm going to
show them in order of their signing, from oldest to most recent
*Christian Vil...
50 years later - the 1963 fleer team set completed!
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four of the 67 cards in the 1963 fleer set feature dodger players. i wish
there were more. i've shown two of the four cards before, so i'll start
with th...
Blow Out the Candles May 22
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Pitcher Tommy John is celebrating his 70th birthday today.
Tommy won 288 games in his 26 season career. Along the way he was chosen
as an All-Star 4 times ...
TTM: Ross Grimsley
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Did you know that despite being a premier starting pitcher for the Reds, Ross
Grimsley was traded to the Orioles for Merv Rettenmund after the 1973
season...
Fostering the Collection
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After reading the many card blogs out there, I've become intrigued as to
why collectors search out cards of specific players. Some player
collections are ...
Latest Kershaw addition !!
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Quick post today during a business trip in Singapore. Here's another cool
addition to my Kershaw collection ! A 2009 Triple Threads card numbered to
only 2...
2013 Chachi #24 Mike Adams
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*#37*
*Jon Michael Adams*
*Relief Pitcher*
*Bats:* Right *Throws:* Right *Height:* 6'5" *Weight:* 193
*Born:* July 29, 1978, Corpus Christi, TX
*Home:* ...
Mail Day from Taylor Sports Cards
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Received this in the mail yesterday from a contest I won from Taylor Sports
Cards on Twitter. Not a bad mail day. When I find Topps Chrome and
Football Ro...
A Little Bit O' Bait
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Not much... don't know if anyone is going after base of this set or not...
nice cards, don't know if this set is worth the price they charge for it
though....
2013 Goals: Mid-Year Reflection
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We're approaching half way through 2013, and I thought it'd be a good time
to reflect on my collecting goals for the year, and where I stand! Since
I've b...
C.A.: 1975 Topps Ted Sizemore
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*(Guess what? It's just about time again to elect someone to the Cardboard
Appreciation Hall of Fame! One more Cardboard Appreciation after this one
and we...
#542 - Rich Gossage
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Topps brings us back to the regular cards with an action shot of a young
guy who would become Hall 0f Famer. Very prescient of them as there was not
terr...
Sometimes You Just Get Stumped
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Have you ever looked at autographs and thought “Do they even care anymore?”
The Tennessee Titans Chris Johnson is notorious for his simple “CJ” and the
UFC...
Kids Dig the Bowman
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The Topps monopoly forces me to pretend from time to time that there's an
alternative to their usual brand of products. It's times like these that I
look...
2013 Topps Heritage Minors Baseball Preview
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Like its big league brother, the 2013 Topps Heritage Minors has a 1964
feel, this time including Bazooka, Venezuelan and some uncut sheet
giveaways.
This Is An Autograph?
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You know one of my personal pet peeves in life is the absolute lack of
decent penmanship when it comes to people signing their name. Nowhere is
this more u...
#333 Tom Henke
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*Card thoughts:* This picture was obviously taken on the same day as #312
Tom Filer’s earlier in the set. This is his first Topps card.
*The player:* Hen...
Introducing Complete! A Trading Card Checklist App
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In the winter of 1982, the TI 99/4A became the first personal computer to
be carried in the JC Penney catalog. Texas Instruments was locked in battle
wit...
1981 Donruss, Fred Patek
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#170 Fred Patek
Here is the '81 Donruss card that my dad got signed for me at All Star
Fanfest last summer. Usually my dad and I are in the same line, bu...
1977 Topps Baseball #519 - Don Kirkwood
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- Don Kirkwood was a reliever in 1977. He got roughed up in his first
two appearances (5 runs in 2 innings) and had a 22.50 ERA after the two
g...
2010 Upper Deck Bonus Pack #4
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After this one, I'm halfway through my bonus packs.
2010 Upper Deck
Season Biography #SB-118 Ichiro/Barack Obama I have a feeling this card's
caption too...
Tribecards from Outer Space: Delay in the Game
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Hey folks. We've got a delay in the pack-busting. On the upside, I helped
coach a double-header double-victory for my little girl's softball games
tonight!...
Review: 2012 Panini Prizm Baseball
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Panini Prizm has been a hit across the board from it’s origins in
basketball, through football, and now making its debut in baseball. The
product is most s...
Custom Card of the Day: Buchholz Edition
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Haw.
Bahahahaha.
Sorry. Forgive me if I'm laughing over here like Tom Hanks in The Money
Pit, but it just feels so good when a rival team gets what's co...
A Few Cards Pulled!
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These are some cards that have been pulled directly from the packs either
by myself or my girlfriend! I would be willing to trade for some sort of
Phillies...
Justin Howard - 2012-13 Adelaide Bite
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Howard was an American import from the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation who
played with the Adelaide Bite during the 2012-13 ABL season. In 2013,
Howard is ...
2011 Topps Finest Brett Wallace Green Autograph
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I took my time picking up a Brett Wallace autograph, but after a year and a
half of waiting...it's here. I really needed one for my Cardinals
autograph co...
Sportkings Update
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On behalf of In The Game, Inc. I would like to announce the acquisition of
the assets of Sport Kings LP. By making this acquisition, I will be able to
cont...
A Grandal sighting in Des Moines, Iowa
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There was a Yasmani Grandal sighting in Des Moines, Iowa over the weekend.
And I don't mean the Gypsy Queen autographed jersey card I almost bought at
the ...
A Nice PWE From Night Owl
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I got a nice envelope in the mail the other day from fellow blogger Night
Owl that contained 5 more 2013 Topps Emerald parallels that I needed for my
set....
#5 Tony Gwynn
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*About the Front: *As Night Owl observed in the comments of Friday's post,
Topps really front-loaded the 1993 set with big stars. Tony Gwynn makes for
fiv...
Random MTG Pack Break: Planar Chaos
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In hindsight, Time Spiral is probably my favorite Magic: The Gathering
block ever. It had a very interesting past, present and future gimmick and
because o...
Sidney Ponson, 1998 Upper Deck #594
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2013 marks the 60th season in Orioles history. Over these last six decades,
there have been 46 complete-game shutouts thrown by 22 different O's
pitchers ...
Night Owl Therapy
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I was pretty down after shelling out several dollars for Gypsy Queen with
no Tigers in sight.
Forsaking any other Night Owl swoops out of the shadows and s...
Freedom, for the world…
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I almost forgot to put up this review, and for good reason. This has
nothing to do with this product, it has to do with the other two sets that
arrived wit...
How Spoiled am I?
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Last January, I needed to go the mall. It happened to be the afternoon of
the AFC Championship Game. It occurred to me, that I should wear some
Patriots g...
BBB
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I'm sure that at least one or two of you have seen those initials in the
past. In the past, I had several ways that I could interpret the acronym
"BBB"
B...
1995 Stadium Club #259 Member's Only
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**Card Review: N/A* This is the 7th and final variation of the '95 Stadium
Club card. Seven variations, all rather subtle, and all comple...
Everyone Wants To Be Like Elvis
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Think of the women. The money. The toys. The adulation.
Who wouldn’t want that hair? Those clothes. That look. That sneer.
Yeah, especially that sne...
#336 Billy Loes
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Billy Loes won 80 games in 11 seasons with the Dodgers, Orioles and Giants
but he left behind a much bigger legacy as a character and 'eccentric'. The
L...
1960 Topps Managers, Solly Hemus and Jimmie Dykes
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The one quality every manager's card should always have is a picture
showing them doing something managerial. Unfortunately managers don't
actually do ...
THE SIMPLE PLEASURES OF 1984 DONRUSS
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ONE OF MANY SWEET IMAGES.
THE GOOSE LOOKING LIKE THE GOOSE.
Simplicity often is a beautiful thing to behold.
If you don't believe that, take a look at...
1996 Fleer Retail
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We've already seen the hobby version of this product, but 1996 Fleer is
such a weird bird that I figure everyone deserved another look. This time,
that l...
Retail Box Break – Archives Style
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A few retail breaks, checking out the new 2013 Topps Archives Football and
Past & Present Basketball. Below is the pack by pack blow of Archives. 2013
Topp...
Star Trek Has Always Been There
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Let me start off by saying this: I am not a Trekkie. Not by a long shot. I
couldn't tell you why Kirk joined Star fleet or even if that's the name of
the...
no. 177 - hal mc rae
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*Who is the man: *Hal McRae enjoyed his first full season in the major
leagues in 1970, playing in 70 games and getting 165 at-bats.
*Can ya dig it:* Thi...
The Other Side of the Table
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Being a vendor at a card show yesterday reinvigorated my interest in
baseball cards. My interest was waning slightly and I began trading less
with my blog...
RBI (143) Jeff Francoeur...
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Previously I wrote about how I was able to get a Jeff Francoeur autographed
baseball, and how "Frenchy" is one of the nicest MLB players I've ever been
abl...
MY COLLECTION - Trade Night Pickup
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Just a quick post tonight to show off a card I traded for a couple nights
ago at the monthly trade night.
I had been sitting on a Martin Brodeur Artifacts ...
TTM: Alexander Burmistrov
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Mailed: 12/27/12
Received: 5/13/13
This great three card return from young Winnipeg Jets center *Alexander
Burmistrov* finally found its way back to me la...
2013 Pennant Incumbents
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Free agency has become such a big part of the MLB landscape, I thought it
would fun to make an insert that shows the impact it's had on all current
roste...
White Elephant Winnings
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Napkin Doon held an awesome "White Elephant" type game recently to
celebrate him having 100 followers and I was lucky to be able to
participate. The game w...
#57 Chuck Knoblauch
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GRITTY : having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism
Just don't let that strong quality cost you the game while you're arguing
with the umpi...
"Look at me, Rex Banner - I have a new hat!"
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So, a lot of cool kids would start this post out with embedding a video of
Maclemore's "Thrift Shop."
However, I am not a cool kid, at all. I'm a 26-year-o...
Pull the Trigger 4.10
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It's time to move this lot. Fifty bucks takes all.
*Lot of 46 1982 Topps Cards*
This is a nice lot if you're into the whole '82 kind of thing. You'll get
...
Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness
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This is one great movie.
I've been looking forward to this movie since I saw the 2009 Star Trek
movie. OK, so call me a fan boy. Paramount starting teasin...
Sales Alert
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With apologies for the lack of original postings as my calendar slowly
recedes to the new normal, I wanted to alert everybody to a series of posts
being ma...
Similar
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I'm getting ready to put in a order with COMC. Gotta get my Fergie before
heading off to Birmingham. Wanting to blow more money than I should I
started loo...
Coming Attactions
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New sets on the way:
- Calbee released information on this year's Series Two the other day.
They've increased the number of "regular" cards in the set fro...
Rain delay
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I'm going to make the most of a rain day today and try to get caught up on
my collection. Updating trade/want lists, sorting some piles of cards, and
catch...
New pursuit: a 2013 Bowman FrankenSet!
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I was on the fence as to what to set to build this year: Archives or
Bowman. Then Nachos Grande offered up a three-box team group break and I
was able to ...
Card Draft II Countdown Part 1: 25-16 + Extras
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With Scott Crawford on Cards‘ Trade Bait Draft III probably happening
tonight (If you got $20 or a good trade to offer him, and an hour or two
free, hit hi...
Some Fast, and Some Not So Fast Cards
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Just got back from a run to the store. While I've been making some trips
recently, this was the first I was able to check out the card section. On
Saturday...
Acquiring Iconic Rookies: Second Best, eh!
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Today's iconic rookie could be considered underrated or overrated,
depending on what stats you're looking at. But, overall, he's a pretty
consistent starte...
Koji Uehara
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I also got another return from Koji Uehara. He's currently in Boston's
bullpen. I was worried about sending the Cognac card; I wasn't sure if the
autogra...
2013 Topps Baseball Series 1
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A quick couple of five card Topps Series 1 cards, that came enclosed within
a birthday card. Nice little birthday surprise.
The Red Sox available in Topps...
Roto baseball - week 7: winners and losers
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*Everybody knew he was good, but THIS good?*
*Paul Goldschmidt* is having a fantastic sophomore season, and he capped it
with an out of this world week:
...
Birthday Gifts from William! (Part 1)
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A few months back, I received a big square box from William of Foul Bunt.
This box was full of packing peanuts, cards, and an unexpected surprise
(which I'...
New Mets autograph collection additions
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I was able to add a pair of autographs to my Mets collection last night at
the Newark Bears home opener. Newark’s new manager for 2013 is Garry
Templeton, ...
Favorites from Rectangle Man
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As I mentioned previously, I had traded with Cory over at Rectangle Men. I
sent off my 1976 Topps duplicates and he sent back a large stack of cards
from 2...
Premier League Contest - Match 38
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Welcome to the last (probably) weekend of matches. Match 38. To me, that
was one quick season.
Many highlights, some lowlights, but a great season all round...
1977 Salt Lake Gulls Schedule
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The 1977 Salt Lake Gulls were the Angels AAA team in the Pacific Coast
League. The Gulls were affiliated with the Angels from 1975-1981.
Of the 4 teams ...
Star Trek Rivals App
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Yes, yet another post about an iPhone (actually UNIVERSAL) app, this time
it's Star Trek Rivals. A fun card game that reminds me of other card
games. Use...
Spam text of the day
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OH DANG MY CREDIT UNION CARD? I WAS WONDERING WHY I COULDN'T PAY FOR THOSE
DOPE CURTAIN PANELS WITH MY CREDIT UNION CARD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS
BECAU...
1991 Upper Deck: the Baseball Diamond Comes Home
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In my collection: 20+ regular, 2 Ken Griffey, Sr
Griffey looks: *zeroed in*
Is this a good Griffey Card? Yes. The last in a series of inter-related
Upp...
2013 Bowman Rockies Team Set w/ Prospect Breakdown
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Something that I haven't done in a while is buying team sets, before
getting involved in trades and finding site like COMC and Sportlots my
collection was...
Around the Carding Blogosphere for May 17, 2013
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2013 Topps Archives Football Leads off the New Season Through the Years,
the Autograph World has Changed at Spring Training Thurman Inaction Cerone
Alone D...
#328 Craig Reynolds - Houston Astros
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This is Craig Reynolds' 6th Topps card and he looks happy in the inset and
upset in the action photo. Perhaps he just pulled a grounder to 2nd or 1st
base...
1943 La Ambrosia Julio Bringuier
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It's hard to get any information on amateurs ballplayers from Cuba. All I
really know about Julio Bringuier is that he was a catcher with Club Casino
Espa...
PC Pick-ups From Everywhere
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Hello, everyone!!!
I can believe I've neglected to post something in more than a week. Shame
on me. I apologize, but it has been a hectic two weeks in the ...
#177 - Dave Von Ohlen
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*What a card:* This is Dave Von Ohlen's sophomore card, but he was released
by the Cardinals by the time the card was issued. The Indians signed him as
a...
PWE from that Carlsbad address
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Waiting for me in today’s mail was this PWE.
[image: ud]
The Carlsbad address had me wondering what I was going to receive. I knew
what was coming but...
Wright On
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2012 Topps Finest Refractor David Wright #38
School has started for me a few days ago and let me tell you it's been a
mind rush right from the start. I...
Real? Or Fake?
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Not going to give any information that could sway, just want to see what
y'all think.
*Sammy Sosa 1991 Fleer #136*
I will weigh in later with spec...
What I took home from the National
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well..... nothing. That's because I didn't go. I'm not one of the cool kids
that gets to travel across the country for a card show.
However, I do know seve...
2002 Topps T-206 Baseball Set Added
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Thanks to the donation of the set from an anonymous benefactor, the Topps
T-206 2002 Baseball set of 525 cards is now part of the Baseball Card Cyber
Mus...
A Couple Big Fenway 100th Additions
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Here are two new additions to my Fenway 100th collection. One of the first
posthumous ones as well. Its becoming very clear that this project may be
incred...
RIP Dick Trickle
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Sad day for the website, and racing fans of any kind. Trickle was a good
dude.
http://deadspin.com/former-nascar-driver-dick-trickle-dead-in-apparent-suic...
Throwback Thursday - 05.16.2013
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Every Thursday, I post a card showing a ballplayer wearing a throwback
uniform from my collection. Hopefully, he will be wearing it well, with
proper pants...
Somebody is following me..........
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........as it turns out, it's me.
I was looking through my followers on the sidebar and looked back a few
'pages' and saw that I was following myself.
Any...
Off the grid for a few days
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I'll be taking a much needed trip to a tropical island for the next week or
so. I may try and schedule a few posts here and there, but I plan on
turning of...
Read this Post You will...
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So I picked up a pack of Star Wars Fighter Pods figures the other day at
Ollie's Bargain Outlet.
Who did we get? There are two figures and a mini-death star...
Thurman Inaction
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Wednesday evening Thurman. And why not?
While this might be the least actiony In Action card I've ever seen it is
still pretty cool. Because Thurman, obvi...
Cerone Alone
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*Rick Cerone, 1989 Topps*
PUTTING PINE TAR ON MY BAT SO MY HANDS WILL STICK TO IT.
LA DI DA DI DA ... THERE'S TWO HITS IN THIS BAT I CAN FEEL IT.
WHY ...
High End Confuses Me
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Spring time is boring, especially for me personally. Yes, baseball is
underway but card products are merely trickling out, video game releases
are non-exis...
Angels: Goliath awakens?
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It's definitely not the beginning of the end for any of the other four AL
West ball clubs, but it's not an easy feeling knowing the beast is growling
a b...
The Byron Buxton Debate
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The Buxton Debate Byron Buxton is killing it right now and has 8 speed, 8
arm and developing power and patience. What’s the problem you say? Nothing,
he lo...
collection for sale - refund
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Wes brought to my attention about refunds, I gave my wife the list to
refund from her PayPal since it is tied to our bank. I will check to see
if it was f...
Bowman Hobby Box Results (2)
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Here are more base cards from the Bowman hobby box I opened last week.
In this first set pictured I pulled a Ryan Zimmerman for my player
collection, tha...
1950 Bowman #151: Fred Hutchinson
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Fred Hutchinson was born on 8/12/1919 in Seattle, WA. He began playing for
the Tigers in 1939, and pitched a game in the '40 World Series loss against
the...
Minnesota Twins Link Round-Up
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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...
State of the Blog, May 13, 2013
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I am still here and reading all your blogs. My time is being consumed with
work and putting stuff on ebay to finance my trip to San Diego next month.
I w...
My Everest
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The time that my blog has been dormant has coincided with a dormant time
for my collection...sort of.
There just hasn't been a whole lot out there to add t...
150. Leo Najo: Mythbusting
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**I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who ordered a copy of my little
book. I really appreciate all the nice notes you took time to write, it
means ...
Ebay pickup
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Hello everyone yes I did get another Ebay pickup and lets say that this one
is a super nice looking on for a awesome price. I love finding theses
awesome d...
Mystery Pack, Mystery HHOFer?
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I had a great time at the Toronto Sportrscard Expo and I use that for
material for future posts. Another thing I try to do on my holidays is to
hit the ...
What I Like About Blue
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I could have titled this one, "What I Like About Night Owl," but that
doesn't sound like a song-title. At least not one that I have heard,
anyway. Maybe ...
A Treasured Rookie Pitcher: Matt Moore Edition
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Saying this often is not common in this hobby, 2012 National Treasures
cards have been a revelation. Yes, they are expensive. Yes, they are
unlicensed an...
Orioles #947-950
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Time to play catch-up. I've obviously not been too active with posting, but
I still intend to blog as often as possible. Today I will cover the four
most r...
WSC Vintage: Butch Henline
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Card #45 - Butch Henline
Walter John Henline, better known by his nickname "Butch", broke through
the majors with the New York Giants in 1921. On April 13...
Baseball packs from the Alley family
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In the early days of this blog, back in 2008, I was contacted by a reader
whose boys were mad football (soccer) fans. They supported Everton and had
diffi...
Team Topps
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It's safe to say these days that I am definitively not on Team Topps. But
in the early 2000's, Topps was at the top of their game in my opinion.
Team To...
Ohio bloggers go to a card show-- part 2
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After much delay and the trip to another show....here is the last pic from
my trip to the Mansfield Ohio show. If not for the fact that I had these
alre...
Trout fishing at K•Mart
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OK, OK, I confess. I bought some cards I didn't even need. Of course, none
of us truly need baseball cards. Some other evening I'll tell you the
amazing tr...
Precognition Is A Wonderful Thing
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I posted about 15 hours ago now at 7AM this morning a new autograph on the Pens
Auto Project site. It wasn't just any autograph. It was a rookie auto of
...
2013 Topps Heritage Cut Signature Sold!
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I started an auction for this card at $200 and I dropped it by $5 each day
until it sold. Which it did just a bit earlier today. Check it out here!
2013 To...
The Real McCoy #4
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Here's my 1st Auto & Die Cut of McCoy
Sticker Auto from Topps paid less than $5.
Here's a sweet die cut /88 from Panini
view all my McCoy's HERE
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I’m still breathing
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I know I’ve all but disappeared from here but to be honest, I just haven’t
been buying many cards. I do have stuff I can post but I haven’t been in
the ...
CRAIGLIST: HeRo Of tHe StUpiD #5
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Here is another fine edition of CRAIGLIST: HERO OF THE STUPID
I think it's safe to say that there is WAY over 500.00 in cards there! What
the heck are they...
2013 Topps – Sam Oates
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Here is yet another custom card from the West Lafayette baseball team. I
have had a lot of fun putting my images on the 2013 Topps template. I have
been tr...
I’d Buy That For A Dollar!
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Thanks for the post title, Robocop! I’m always meaning to try to pick up
vintage Twins stuff I still need, and when I saw this one on The Bay for a
reasona...
This IS not helping
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I thought I'd try to snap out of my "real life sucks right now" funk by
making a small purchase from the card aisle. I don't hate this year's
Gypsy Queen ...
Out of Place – Mitch Williams, Houston Astros
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Where have I been, you ask? Don’t worry about it. I’m back. So, earlier
today I was introduced to the following trailer: http://vimeo.com/65751635
This g...
Tales from the Closet - Part 1: Hidden Autos!
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When I moved up to Alaska 15 years ago, I really didn't know what I was
going to do with my life. I might have been up here for only a few months
and even...
National Treasure
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With my second pickup from 2012 Panini National Treasures, comes this card:
This card is numbered to only 25, and features Detroit's two most feared
hitte...
Contest Reminder
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Just a reminder that I have a contest running over my new place:
cardhobbyist.com
So don't miss out on a chance to earn a free spot in a group break I will...
Another ITG Orr Disaster
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What does he colour blue have to do with Bobby Orr. In The Game still makes
the ugliest uncreative crap out there. And those grade school pencil
drawing ha...
A Trio of Tony-O
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A little while back, I went to a card show and bought some vintage hockey
cards. Three of them were early O-Pee-Chee cards of one of the best Chicago
Black...
Bowman Blue Wave Is Back With 2013 Bowman Baseball
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For the second year running, Topps has decided to bring back their Blue
Wave Wrapper Redemption program that has proven to be immensely popular
last year....
Jim Gott
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I had stuffed animals as a kid. The dog shown here isn’t one of them. I
don’t have them anymore. My favorite was a stuffed dog named Spot. He and I
used to...
301/342
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With a few pick-ups at the Sports Card Expo in Toronto this weekend, I was
able to pass the 300 mark in my quest to complete a low-grade version of
the Top...
Pack Break: 2010-11 Upper Deck Series 1
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Here is the last of the regular packs from my Meijer mystery cube. I've
busted plenty of packs of 2010-11 Upper Deck Series 1 before, but you can
never go...
1968-69 OPC – Bob McCord
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One of the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the year was to try
to get a least one card from every OPC set. I can now safely say I have
done just...
Ch-ch-ch-changes
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"Friars on Cardboard" is no more. From now on I'll be doing all of my
writing about the Padres over at Gaslamp Ball, my favorite site in the
world and one...
A Ram and A Panther
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Couple pickups of some more draft picks. Tavon is a sick player and could
be a top receiver if Bradford can get him the ball. I'm not sure about
Kenjon for...
The Ghost and Mr. Mayweather
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The first weekend in May is not a bad time to be a sports fan. Baseball is
in full swing, hockey and basketball have their playoffs underway and
Louisvil...
REDEMPTION COMPLETE - The Unveiling!
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If you've been following my Redemption story (Part 1 & Part 2) you'll know
that I've been long awaiting a very special card. One that would pick up
some fa...
Washington Wednesday: A Bullet in Triplicate
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*A Bullet in Triplicate*
It has been quite a while since I've done one of these (somehow that
sentence seems to be used a lot around this blog and for sem...
If your looking for some nice cards…..
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Please feel free to check out my Ebay account at Wickedbaseballcards
@ Items for sale…. I’m going ahead and listing my …
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Baseball Uniforms
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Yesterday, I was watching FOX Game of the week (Braves vs Tigers), and not
really pulling for either team, but something was really pulling me to
watch the...
#56 Jim Bouton, Pitcher
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Probably the most famous of the Seattle Pilots was Jim Bouton. If you've
ever any baseball books, you should have read his book:
Jim was purchased from th...
Short Stops, it's more than just a position
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Are you a bit of a nerd like me sometimes? Do you own media guides from
years past? I love to keep up with the history of my team, and they are a
great way...
Bryce Harper Cover Boy
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Hey lookie who is on the cover of the current *MLB Insiders Club* Magazine!
I haven't read the article yet, but I will when I get the chance. In the
past t...
More Autographed Baseballs
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One thing I've learned over the course of collecting autographed baseballs
is how to best get a good deal or a reasonable price, for the hard to get
items....
#123 Lou Whitaker, Tigers
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*Card Front:* What a beauty of a card! We find Lou in action during a game
as visitors at Yankee Stadium. Obviously Lou hit some kind of ball and is
bu...
Interview with Negro Leaguer Carl Long
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Things lately have been kind of...woof. It's a long story not worth getting
into, if only to say ALL of the important things are going great. Overdue
packa...
2013 Spring Expo – Upper Deck Priority Signings
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Upper Deck’s Priority Signing wrapper redemption program is back at Spring
Expo 2013 where fans in Toronto who purchase a hobby box of 2012-13 NHL
Artifact...
Time , where does it go?
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First off , a Thank you to The Diamond King for his envelope to Kyle. My
only regret to these acts of kindness is that I am way behind the times. I
wish I ...
Hawaii Cards
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G'day guys!
I'm seriously tired after sorting my entire baseball card collection into
alphabetical order.
That's right - around 120,000 cards arranged in ...
The Red Sox So Far - Pitching
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The Sox now sit atop the AL East
13-6, .684%
Here's how the rotation and a few members of the bull pen have done.
*Jon Lester*
Games Started: 4
Innings Pi...
New Chicago Cubs Fleer Cloth Patch Variation Found!
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I wanted to say Thanks! to Ray from Cardboardgold4u, who let me know that
he found a Cubs Fleer Cloth Patch variation that I had not previously been
aware...
It's been a while...
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Wow, it has been a little while since the last time I have blogged...Don't
seem to be getting nearly as much attention and hits as I am on youtube. I
guess...
Topps Heritage Cut Signature Reverse Auction
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Craig over at mybaseballcardblog is running what I call a reverse auction.
This is when the card is listed as a buy it now and the seller lowers the
price ...
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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