Was the NBA Development League created just so they could use up all the failed "new" balls that got shot down in the NBA a couple of years ago?
Saturday, February 27, 2010
NBA D-League Question
Was the NBA Development League created just so they could use up all the failed "new" balls that got shot down in the NBA a couple of years ago?
Friday, February 26, 2010
When Barney Eats a Cheerleader
The Raptors mascot is getting kind of popular with his craziness.
Click here to see him eat a cheerleader.
Labels:
NBA Basketball,
Random,
Toronto Raptors Mascot,
Video
Thursday, February 25, 2010
My First Crazy eBayer Post
I tend to shy away from most of the crazy eBayer blog posts. Simply because I find them irritating and the first thing that comes to mind is, "who cares!". If they're asking too much or whatnot, then they'll be out the listing fee. If they make the sale then props to them! Also, if there's an insane asking price plus an "or best offer", than obviously they just want to hear some offers and are probably not expecting to sell the card for 10 grand. I present to you this heinousness:
Now don't get me wrong, this is not a rip on this seller in any way. In fact, this seller is one of my favorites. I've gotten some really great stuff from their store. But, really.. how does this happen?! There are people out there that bust that much 2006 Score and then spend $500+ to slab them?
Monday, February 22, 2010
Pack Break: 2010 Topps Baseball Series 1 Hobby *HIT*
This is 1 of 3 hobby packs I picked up Friday hoping for a hit. Really I was hoping for a code card though.. which have been avoiding me over my last 7 packs.
And here's my hit. Nice card, but from a player I hardly follow. These are only running $1-2 on eBay right now. I plan on buying hobby as often as I can until I pull my first Hat Logo, Silk, or 1/1. Looking forward to a hobby box.
Future pack breaks:
- 1993 Upper Deck Fun Pack Baseball
- 2008 Upper Deck SP Baseball x3
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Pack Break: 1988 Topps Leaders Baseball
I was rummaging through the bargain packs at Hoopla's in SW Portland a couple days ago for my 8 year old nephew and I to rip, and I picked up a couple of these and a couple of '93 UD Fun Pack. He thinks minis are so cool. So do I.. hehe. The cards measure about 2 1/8" by 3".
I recently watched Charlie Hough's start for the Marlins Inaugural Opening Day at Dolphin Stadium vs. the Dodgers with Orel Hershiser and Darryl Strawberry from iTunes for $1.99. Good Times. Except for Chris Berman. If Hough was still pitching, and I think he is somewhere in Japan, he would now be pitching at age 62!
I really, really like the backs of these! How often did you see such bright colors and even a photo on the backs of cards in the 80's?
I recently watched Charlie Hough's start for the Marlins Inaugural Opening Day at Dolphin Stadium vs. the Dodgers with Orel Hershiser and Darryl Strawberry from iTunes for $1.99. Good Times. Except for Chris Berman. If Hough was still pitching, and I think he is somewhere in Japan, he would now be pitching at age 62!
I really, really like the backs of these! How often did you see such bright colors and even a photo on the backs of cards in the 80's?
Future pack breaks:
- 1993 Upper Deck Fun Pack Baseball
- 2008 Upper Deck SP Baseball x3
- 2010 Topps Baseball Hobby
Feel free to suggest which one I do next.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Pack Break: 2009 Topps Platinum Football
When I walked into my local Fred Meyer store looking for something new, which doesn't show up nearly enough there, I was surprised to see a half empty box of Platinum sitting there. I had never even heard of these before but I have to try every product at least once. With only 4 cards per pack, I'm sure someone easily bought up any packs with any auto patch cards in them, if there were any to begin with. Odds for those start at 1:350 for group A, more for groups B and C. Any other hits would be a refractor or auto.
The rookie in this pack is different from the other cards as both the front AND back have a glossy finish.
These cards are tough to scan, but if I could describe them, they look like they were printed on the shiny side of some aluminum foil, but I guess they didn't want to name the set aluminum though.
The rookie in this pack is different from the other cards as both the front AND back have a glossy finish.
These cards are tough to scan, but if I could describe them, they look like they were printed on the shiny side of some aluminum foil, but I guess they didn't want to name the set aluminum though.
Future pack breaks:
- 1988 Topps Leaders Baseball
- 1993 Upper Deck Fun Pack Baseball
- 2008 Upper Deck SP Baseball x3
- 2010 Topps Baseball Hobby
Feel free to suggest which one I do next.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Barter: Care of Night Owl
First of all, if you traded with me recently, and I didn't share it on here, I'm sorry. Just as of last month, I didn't have internet or a scanner that worked more than 10% of the time, so cards were not posted and cards were assimilated into my collection and they were all very much appreciated. Now that I have these luxuries, posting a trade post doesn't take me 3 1/2 hours to put together.
This latest one is from Night Owl. He contacted me about some Dodgers he spotted from my '93 Action Packed box break, and he had several great Darryl Strawberry cards that I didn't own yet. He also took a stab at my needs list and knocked a few off of there!
Some examples of my base card needs he sent:
2009 Topps #259 National League Strikeout Leaders Tim Lincecum (265k), Johan Santana (206k) and Dan Haren (206k). Edinson Volquez also had 206k but I guess he lost the popularity contest.
2008 Stadium Club #98 Roberto Clemente. These Stadium Club cards #91-100 are among my all time favorite cards. Incredibly high quality vintage images with a glossy finish. Nothing better.
1991 Donruss #696. This might have been my most heavily collected set as a kid so eventually I'll have to put this one together.
Once again, thanks for the great trade Night Owl!
Contest Winner is Drew!!
Drew from drewscards won! Drew, send me a line at danielchairet@gmail.com with your address so I can ship you your loot! Also, don't forget to pick out 22 cards from here as part of the prize.
The correct answers were Harmon Killebrew, Nolan Ryan, Dwight Gooden, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks and Hank Aaron. Out 14 entrants, 10 qualified for the drawing. With 5 entries for guessing all six sigs correctly, 3 more for being a follower and another 3 for blogging about the contest, it totaled to 86 entries for the drawing! Thanks all for entering!
Twice...
I really want to thank you all for participating. And with your links to my blog, readership has skyrocketed since this contest began.
Thanks again!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
eBay Lot: Strawberry, Sergio and a Star Spangled Banner
Here's a few quick pickups that came in the mail today from eBay. I've become addicted to serial numbered cards and I'm not sure why.
Sergio was really exciting to watch for the Trail Blazers, and just as I started focusing on sports again and was becoming more familiar with the team members, he was dealt to Sacramento.
This red parallel is numbered to 150 and I have the base card on its way from Sportlots.com.
I think I might start a collection of cards featuring flags. I've always been fascinated with them since I was a kid. This one is tied with a Darryl Strawberry card for the smallest serial numbered card that I own. The smallest I've actually pulled from a pack is an Andy Pettitte numbered to 65.
Also, one last reminder to enter my contest! Entries must be recieved by 12:01 AM PST tonight!
Labels:
Darryl Strawberry,
eBay,
Sergio Rodriguez
Card of the Day: 1999-00 Omni CBA Basketball #32 Yao Ming
I was strolling through eBay the other day when I spotted this Yao Ming Shanghai Sharks card and couldn't pass it up for only 99 cents and free shipping! I love international cards and this one's got a good story to it too.
This is Yao's 1999-00 Omni CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) card. This was his third year with the Shanghai Sharks which he joined at the age of 17. He had been playing for their junior team since he was 13. 1999 was the first of three years the Sharks made it to the CBA finals with Yao. They lost to the Bayi Rockets in their first 2 tries. That gave the Rockets 6 championships in a row, but for the 2001 season, the Sharks finally deafeated the Rockets for their first championship.
I now own baseball cards from Japan and Australia, and a basketball card from and China.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Darryl Strawberry Collection
Updated 4/5/10
It's time to take this list off of my want list and give it its own home. This is a list of all the Darryl Strawberry cards in my collection. If you have anything not on this list, I'd be willing to trade for it! Also, a good number of cards on this list have a link to a scan if you're curious what they look like.
As of 3/5/10, my collection is 9.167103195390256678889470927187% complete according to Beckett.com.
Blue means pending.
- 1984 Drake's #29
- 1984 Fleer #599
- 1984 Topps #182
- 1985 Donruss #312
- 1985 Drake's #30
- 1985 Fleer #93
- 1985 Fleer Limited Edition #38
- 1985 Topps #278 1980 #1 DP
- 1985 Topps Glossy All-Stars #5
- 1986 Donruss Highlights #24
- 1986 Quaker Granola #16
- 1986 Topps #80
- 1986 Topps Glossy Send-Ins #11
- 1987 Burger King All-Pro #19
- 1987 Classic Yellow #122
- 1987 Donruss #4 Diamond Kings
- 1987 Donruss #118
- 1987 Donruss Highlights #42
- 1987 Fleer #23
- 1987 Fleer Exciting Stars #41
- 1987 Fleer League Leaders #41
- 1987 Fleer Star Stickers #114
- 1987 Kmart #32
- 1987 Topps #331 "Mets Leaders"
- 1987 Topps #460
- 1987 Topps #601 AS
- 1987 Topps Glossy Send-ins #32
- 1987 Topps Mini #26
- 1987 Woolworth's #29
- 1988 Bazooka #21
- 1988 Donruss #439
- 1988 Donruss MVP #BC-20
- 1988 Donruss Pop-ups #19
- 1988 Drake's #3
- 1988 Fleer #151
- 1988 Fleer #637 Crunch Time w/ Eric Davis
- 1988 Fleer Headliners #4
- 1988 Fleer Mini #63
- 1988 K-Mart Memorable Moments #29
- 1988 KayBee Superstars of Baseball #29
- 1988 Panini Stickers #347
- 1988 Score #360
- 1988 Topps #710
- 1988 Topps Glossy All-Stars #19
- 1988 Topps Glossy Send-ins #22
- 1988 Topps Mini #63
- 1989 Bazooka #20
- 1989 Bowman #387
- 1989 Captain Crunch #7
- 1989 Classic Light Blue #8
- 1989 Classic Travel Orange #108
- 1989 Classic Travel Orange #150 w/ Will Clark
- 1989 Donruss #147
- 1989 Donruss MVP #BC-6
- 1989 Fleer #49
- 1989 Fleer #632 w/ Will Clark
- 1989 Fleer All Star Team #10
- 1989 Fleer Baseball's Exciting Stars #40
- 1989 Fleer Wax Box Cards #C-25
- 1989 Score #10
- 1989 Score Hottest 100 Stars #50
- 1989 Topps #300
- 1989 Topps #390 AS
- 1989 Topps Ames 20/20 Club #28
- 1989 Topps Glossy All-Stars #19
- 1989 Topps Hills Team MVP'S #28
- 1989 Upper Deck #260
- 1989 Upper Deck #681 CL
- 1990 Bowman #141
- 1990 Bowman Tiffany #141
- 1990 Classic Blue #33
- 1990 Donruss #235
- 1990 Donruss Best NL #80
- 1990 Fleer #217
- 1990 Fleer League Standouts #3
- 1990 Leaf #250
- 1990 Post #10
- 1990 Score #200
- 1990 Score Superstar #15
- 1990 Starline #21
- 1990 Topps #600
- 1990 Topps Glossy Send-ins #7
- 1990 Upper Deck #182
- 1990 Wonder Stars #10
- 1991 Bowman #382 Silver Slugger
- 1991 Bowman #609
- 1991 Classic Blue #T68
- 1991 Donruss #408 MVP
- 1991 Donruss #696
- 1991 Fleer #161
- 1991 Fleer Pro-Visions #12
- 1991 Fleer Ultra #171
- 1991 Fleer Update #96
- 1991 Leaf #377
- 1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier #117
- 1991 Score #640
- 1991 Score #691 Master Blaster
- 1991 Score #864 The Franchise
- 1991 Stadium Club #301
- 1991 Topps #200
- 1991 Topps #402 AS
- 1991 Topps Traded #114
- 1991 Upper Deck #245
- 1992 Donruss #559
- 1992 Donruss McDonald's MVP #7
- 1992 Fleer #471
- 1992 Fleer The Performer Collection #12
- 1992 Fleer Ultra #219
- 1992 Leaf #29
- 1992 Pinnacle #80
- 1992 Pinnacle #308 "Shades"
- 1992 Score #9
- 1992 Score '90s Impact Player #59
- 1992 Stadium Club #560
- 1992 Studio #50
- 1992 Topps #550
- 1992 Triple Play #187
- 1992 Upper Deck #174
- 1993 Donruss 1992 Long Ball Leaders #LL-11
- 1993 Duracell Power Players Series II #21
- 1993 Hostess #7
- 1993 Leaf #210
- 1993 Score #42
- 1993 Score Select #21
- 1993 Studio #122
- 1993 Topps #450
- 1993 Topps Marlins #450
- 1993 Upper Deck #477 Team Stars W/ Eric Davis
- 1993 Upper Deck #575
- 1993 Upper Deck #820 CL
- 1993 Upper Deck On Deck #23
- 1994 Finest #87
- 1994 Flair #444
- 1994 Fleer #525
- 1994 Pacific #322
- 1994 Pinnacle #294
- 1994 Pinnacle #309 Hometown Heroes
- 1994 Score #428
- 1994 Sportflics Rookie/Traded #149
- 1994 Stadium Club #335
- 1994 Topps #640
- 1995 Collector's Choice SE #113
- 1995 Fleer Ultra #244
- 1995 Topps #629
- 1995 Upper Deck Electric Diamond #89
- 1996 Donruss #215
- 1996 Fleer Ultra #107
- 1996 Score #353
- 1997 Circa #221
- 1997 Donruss #261
- 1997 Donruss Elite Edition #110
- 1997 Metal Universe #123
- 1997 Score #79
- 1997 Stadium Club #82
- 1997 Studio #145
- 1998 Bowman Chrome #256
- 1999 Pacific Paramount #166
- 1999 Stadium Club #7
- 2002 Topps Archives #159
- 2003 Fleer Fall Classics #46
- 2003 Fleer Fall Classics Legendary Collection Memorabilia #DSY *Bat*
- 2004 Absolute Memorabilia Tools of the Trade Signature Blue Spectrum #38 33/50
- 2004 Donruss World Series #111
- 2004 SP Legendary Cuts #20
- 2004 Upper Deck Etchings Etched in Time Autograph #DS 038/150 Auto
- 2004 Upper Deck Legends Timeless Teams #255
- 2004 Upper Deck Yankee Classics #21
- 2005 Donruss Champions #54
- 2005 Donruss Greats Signature Gold Holofoil #13 *Autograph*
- 2005 Donruss Leather & Lumber Big Bang Jersey #BB-7 007/250 *Jersey*
- 2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Tools of the Trade Black #TT-39 053/100
- 2005 Playoff Prestige #191
- 2005 Playoff Prestige Red #191 83/150
- 2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #9
- 2005 Topps Rookie Cup #51
- 2005 Upper Deck Classics Classic Counterparts #CC-SG w/ D. Gooden 1807/1999
- 2008 Topps Update Ring of Honor 1986 New York Mets #DS
- 2009 Topps Tribute #42
- 2009 Topps Tribute Black #42 72/99
My Million Card Giveaway Loot
Well it took Topps a little while but they pulled through and it seems traffic to the site is manageable and major kinks are worked out. I only had 2 codes but it took me several tries to unlock them during their heavy traffic phase.
My first one was a huge letdown. A 1990 Doug Rader MGR card. The worst of the worst. My second was decent though, and if I end up shipping cards to myself, I'd pay the 50 cents per extra card for this one. A 1987 Ryne Sandberg. I've already offered it up for trade through the respective hoops for any Darryl Strawberry or Ichiro that I don't own yet.
I'm looking forward to unlocking more in the future. It seems the odds are a tad better for cards from the 70's and even the 60's than I had expected.
Oh, and a reminder, don't forget to enter my contest! Entries are due at 1 minute after midnight on Thursday morning Pacific Standard Time.
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UPDATE!!
Not more than a couple of hours after I posted some trade offers for the Sandberg, a new Strawberry was waiting for me when I logged in again. The 1993 was probably my last choice for a Strawberry, but I still needed it. Now, hopefully someone will want the Doug Rader, right?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Contest!! Name the Autographs to Win!
Yes, yes, yes! With all the other great contests that are going on, I've been inspired to create my own. The only difference between this one and the others is that mine has no theme whatsoever! I will test your knowledge of autographed baseballs and reward you with prizes from 3 different sports. You will be playing for 1 and only 1 grand prize which consists of:
3 sealed packs of from the 1997 Playbook By the Numbers set released by Scoreboard. You might be saying "Who-whatzit?", but I secretly broke a box of these last week and it was a lot of fun.
And part 3 of the prize will consist of a 50 count hinged snap-case full of your pick of 1993 Action Packed All Star Gallery Baseball cards from this list! I don't know how many that is yet but I'll get back to you on that.
How to Enter:
Now that your down here, you're probably wondering how to enter. First, you must name all the autographs shown in the picture below in the comments for this post. 1 answer per person. You cannot change your answer once you send it in. All comments will be moderated so no one will be able to see anyone's answers until the drawing is over. If you correctly name all six, you will gain 5 entries into the random drawing which I will hold right after Friday the 19th at 12:01 AM PST. That's your deadline. Of course, there should be a few people who answer correctly, so extra entries can be earned, but only earned if your answers are correct. If you are or become a follower of my blog, let me know and you will get 3 more entries. Also, if you blog about this contest on your own blog, you will earn 3 more entries, 1 blog per person.
All entries will be loaded into random.org in alphabetical order. After they have been randomized 3 times, the player with his or her name at the top wins! I'll post the winner as soon as I get the results and the winner will be notified. Good luck!
So here are the autographs you need to identify. These particular autographs have NOT previously been mentioned anywhere on my blogs before, just so you know. Be sure to click on the picture to get a better look:
Monday, February 15, 2010
Card of the Day: 1975-76 Topps Portland Trail Blazers Team Checklist
This is now, by far, the oldest Trail Blazers card I own. The back states who 8 of the players are and I think I figured out the rest.
#10 is Phil Lumpkin who spent his rookie year with the Blazers after being drafted in the second round out of Miami University. He was traded to Phoenix Suns for the 1975-76 season and was waived the year after. He did have a card in this set as a Phoenix Sun.
#19 is Lenny Wilkens. He retired after the 1974-75 season and did not have a card in this set.
#27 is John Johnson who only played 9 games in 1975 for Portland before he was traded to the Cavs for Steve Hawes.
#4 is Greg Smith near the end of his career. He was waived on 11/7/75 after just one game played that season, his final NBA game.
I believe the coach was Jack McCloskey. Which one of the two pictured was him, I don't know.
By the way, Big Contest Tomorrow!!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Box Break: 2009 Upper Deck A Piece of History Baseball Hobby
Yes, I picked Piece of History for my first modern box break since my return to this hobby. I'm really drawn to this set and I guess I'm one of few. I absolutely love the card design, the numbered parallels and the numbered inserts. The Historical Moments subset could have been done better but it has it's moments (historical moments).
#'s 151 to 200 finish the set with the Historical Moments subset. These are some of the good ones...
Here's the dreaded 20th Anniversary cards. I really made out extremely well with this box. 7 of 8 were sports related and the 8th wasn't a sheep or a virus!
And the Mike Meyers Goldmember costume card. I'm happy with this one.. my wife got a kick out of it. Im just glad it wasn't a redemption..
The 16 pack box gave me 88 of the 200 card base set if I remember correctly. I pulled 1 Hollywood relic, an auto, a jersey and a ton of serial numbered beauties.
Up above are a few of my favorite base cards. The first half of the set from #1 to #100 are star cards.
#'s 151 to 200 finish the set with the Historical Moments subset. These are some of the good ones...
Here's the dreaded 20th Anniversary cards. I really made out extremely well with this box. 7 of 8 were sports related and the 8th wasn't a sheep or a virus!
And the Mike Meyers Goldmember costume card. I'm happy with this one.. my wife got a kick out of it. Im just glad it wasn't a redemption..
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Fernando Tatis Jr. Superfractor anyone? - What a pull. Could use some better pics but very nice indeed. Out of the 50+ cases of Heritage I have opened in the past 20 years, I have never been luck...4 years ago
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Placeholder for Not Blogging Enough: Various Top 10 Wantlists - It has been more than a year since I put virtual pen to paper on this fading site. So, in that state of mind, as I continue to organize and become the c...4 years ago
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The Nationals Win! - Pulls from Joe Collector Past. - I hadn't realized that the last time I posted was like six months ago. Time has been flying lately to say the least. Anyway, The Nationals won the series...4 years ago
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Pull the Trigger 20.20 ($30) - *1970 Topps Luis Aparicio* This is one of the cards I picked out of a dollar box a couple of weekends ago. Turns out I already had it, so now I'm happy to...4 years ago
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A Three Pack, Progress, and a Wantlist - *Before I begin, I'd like to dedicate this blog post to my grandmothers, Leonor Anama (nee Filoteo) and Gloria Y. Nichols. Both were born in February, Leon...5 years ago
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Trying Something Different: Orioles 1035-1040 - Clearly this is a site that's on it's last legs. It was never my intent to neglect my beloved Orioles autographs so completely, yet here we are. And things...5 years ago
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1994 Milwaukee Wave Promo Pack - This pack was likely received as an arena giveaway. It's one of those things that my parents find in a shoebox when they're doing some cleaning, and they...6 years ago
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2018 Royals FanFest - My wife and I made the annual trek to the Royals FanFest this weekend in Kansas City. Unlike the last two years, the crowds were pretty mild. I heard the...6 years ago
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Have You Heard? December 9th is National Hobby Shop Day!! - Many of you may know *Michael Fruitman*. Mike is the owner of *Mike's Stadium Sportscards* in *Aurora, Colorado*. You can follow him on *Twitter* here. A...6 years ago
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Gone to Twitter - I've been doing this blog since early 2008 and I'm afraid I'm just tired of doing it. But I still want to show off cards I get so I plan to post cards on T...6 years ago
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2017 Sainbury's Create the World Lego cards - A little change of pace today. A supermarket called Sainsbury's, not unlike Walmart or Target, started a promotion on the 3rd of May in which exclusive pac...6 years ago
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I have too many hobbies… - I miss blogging. I do not miss blogging about baseball every day. My reasons for going into semi-retirement remain: I don’t get to go to enough Atlantic Le...6 years ago
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Hobby vs. Retail – Buying packs of Sports Cards - Each individual collector starts his or her collection differently. They may choose to collect their favorite player, team, just collect random cards as an...7 years ago
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Trade List > Baseball > 2016 - The following cards are available for trade. If you see anything that interests you, please feel free to drop me an email. *2016 Topps Baseball*: *Jackie ...7 years ago
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Christmas Gifts from William & Frankie! - Hey everyone, Drew back here! It is the last day of the year, and I just realized how many different things I'd like to accomplish with the blog today. So ...8 years ago
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"Hands of Love" Lyrics - "HANDS OF LOVE" (Written by Linda Perry) When the white flag sails Covered in streaks of blood They'll be an endless sea Of hands rising up And the pr...8 years ago
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The Reds Great Shortstop Battle – Kurt Stillwell 1986 Topps - Back in the 1980s the Cincinnati Reds had a big decision to make at shortstop. Earlier in the decade, they used two high first round draft picks on the pos...8 years ago
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will there be a final tribute? - shortly after i started this blog in september of 2008, i received an email from ben henry, creator of the baseball card blog and someone with whom i had t...8 years ago
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Where the hell does time go? - Man, funny how time flys…. Looking back it’s a wonder on how the hell did I have enough time to … Continue reading →8 years ago
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Come on Guys and Gals ! You Really Disappointed me ! - Did you really think I bought a pair of shoes !! WOW !! I thought I would get some comments on my last post ! After all, where did we used to store our c...8 years ago
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2015 Leaf Best of Hockey Case Break - Part Two - Continuing on with the final four hits from my 2015 Leaf Best of Hockey case break, we start with some vintage goodness. Unfortunately, it wasn't vintage g...9 years ago
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A full Reds Team Set - A Full Reds Team Set Of..... 1995 Topps DIII Topps D3 was one of the card "crazes" that started with Kellog's 3-D in the 70's and was foisted upon the co...9 years ago
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I'm here, but not completely - Am I back? I never really left, but I wouldn't say that I'll be posting everyday. Life has been a journey lately to say the least. I have watched my son ma...9 years ago
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’30-Year Old Cardboard’ – The Curtain Call - ’30-Year Old Cardboard’ – The Curtain Call Tonight, I say good-bye. My blogging days are done and my ride of 12,268 articles written will come to an end. ...9 years ago
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BASEBALL BLOGGER SECRET SANTA! (SIGN UPS) - I started this a few years back and people seemed to enjoy it. I dropped the ball on the last couple of years but decided it would be fun to bring back a...9 years ago
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Wednesday: The Best of the Rest - OK, all of the rest. I pulled in a total of nine autographs on that day, pretty good haul and some names to cross off my list. My timing paid off being a...9 years ago
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Saying goodbye... Cards Sold in 2013-14 (mixed feelings) - Now, remember, these are only the cards that I sold in the last year or so. I am working on scanning cards as my trusty elph has finally shit the bed after...9 years ago
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Best of the best, HOF rookies collection… - Here is a little video showing off my collection of vintage rookies cards I made a gaff in the video, I said Bill Russell has a rookie in 1969 Topps, I mea...9 years ago
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David Carpenter - Born on today's date, David Carpenter. "If you think a guy can foul a ball off and then at the same time hit the catcher on the backswing on purpose, you...9 years ago
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World Cup Stock - The Rise and Fall of Cards : USA Ratings - For all my year of contempt toward ESPN, their coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has been pretty good. Its also safe to say that watching ESPN in the mid...9 years ago
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My Encounter with Johnny Antonelli - Hello everyone. We’ve not posted for a long while as life has become more byzantine. For instance, now we work full-time and you’d be amazed how that jaz...9 years ago
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Heaven Is for Real Ebook Download - Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boys Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back. "*Heaven is for Real* is a a heartwarming, simple, and surprisingly bib...9 years ago
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3 Walk-Off Wins in 3 Days? Are You Kidding ME???? - True story. Saw it with my own eyes... Even I was starting to doubt my Team a little, but this is exactly what this team and it's fans needed... Much appr...9 years ago
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Chrome Cardboarding - A christmas present that was shiny, just how shiny, lets see Going in reverse order of how I opened the blaster, just for the fun of it Pack 8 The purple ...10 years ago
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How Good Were Sports Card Black Friday Sales? - Sports card retailers were in full force on Black Friday. Popular quasi-wholesalers Blowout Cards and DA Card World offered specials on boxes and cases. He...10 years ago
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Matt Emmons - Topps 2012 Olympic Hopefuls - 64 - Matt Emmons Saturday we received a successful return from Matt Emmons. He was a gold medal winner in Athens, a silver medal winner Beijing, and a B...10 years ago
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EBay Addition: Jo-Jo Reyes - The last card from the EBay lot was Jo-Jo Reyes. Reyes in the 2008 set was a short print. Reyes is another player from the lot that is on the decline. H...10 years ago
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French Montana Aint Worried About Nothin Mp3 - Lyrics - "Ain't Worried About Nothin'" [Hook:] Nigga, I ain't worried 'bout nothin' Nigga, I ain't worried 'bout nothin' Nigga, I ain't worried 'bout nothin' I ain't...10 years ago
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Say goodbye to Grady - My player collections, as anyone who has seen this blog will know, mostly center on Cleveland Indians from their powerful teams of the 1990's. Thome, Vizqu...10 years ago
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2013 Topps Heritage Hobby 5 Box Review - Today I was able to track down some Topps Heritage hobby boxes. These are scheduled to hit tomorrow, but many hobby shops will be getting them in today. ...11 years ago
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Annoyed, but not - First, the annoyed bit. Let's get that out of the way first. I'm going through my jumbo box of 2013 Series 1, and I've opened four packs so far. That said,...11 years ago
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R I P : Cho sung min - *I Just read Recently About Cho sung min"s Shocking Death Death * *I Just Copied Some Article from yahoo sports about Cho sung min"s Death * *From Yahoo Sp...11 years ago
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Official Rickey Henderson RH24 Fan Club Logos - Rickey and his manager have been steadily piecing together all aspects of the upcoming Official Rickey Henderson "RH24" Fan Club. After holding a contest ...11 years ago
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Patch Card Of The Day (Manu Style) - Hello all. Still crazy here with work and family stuff here but I have 5 minutes to share a manupatch I scored this week. *2012 Topps Update Blockb...11 years ago
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Kobe Bryant Card Among Most Watched - A Kobe Bryant 2011-12 Panini Gold Standard Basketball card was amongst the most watched cards on eBay the week ending August 28, 2012. The seller of the c...11 years ago
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I'm back. - Hello fellow collectors, I hope that everyone is doing well and having fun in collecting cards and completing your want list. I have been away for awhile n...11 years ago
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The "You Did WHAT With The Cup?" Contest - OK, its my turn to run a contest. I am not sure what the prizes will be yet, but plan on them having something to do with your favorite team/player (baseb...11 years ago
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From Lonestarr to the Lonestar State - Man, time sure flies by when you're busy. I can't believe it's been a month since I've posted anything. Too many swimming, baseball and soccer practices ...11 years ago
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I'm Back... - For at least one post. Hopefully more in the future, It's been a year since my last. The reason for this post is one card. I finally obtained the 2008 Andr...12 years ago
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Whose on First For the Cubs? - Ok the Cubs suck. I admit it. 2011 was a huge dissapointment for a team that couldn’t decide if it was rebuilding or competing. (ala Matt Garza trade) So a...12 years ago
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Hanging Them Up - I remember when I started writing this blog. I was back in Michigan for Christmas in 2008 and, after a year or so of returning to the world of baseba...12 years ago
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Ernie Banks - Baseball In Person Signing - Ernie Banks Autograph Signing *Date:* 08/21/2011 [image: Ernie Banks In Person Autograph] [image: Ernie Banks In Person Item]12 years ago
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Democratic Roadkill Delivers The Nitty Gritty Card of the Day!!! - Today's Nitty Gritty Card of the Day came to me courtesy of Duane of the Democratic Roadkill blog. It made its way from Ohio, down to Florida with many vint...12 years ago
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Box Break: 2010 Bowman Chrome - I was in Seattle for the Mariners opening series of the year (things have certainly turned around since then) and stopped by the Card Exchange to try my lu...12 years ago
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Sports Syzygy - I'm not exactly sure how it is happening, but I'm still getting 9 visitors a day here without posting any new content. Want to read some new content? Head ...12 years ago
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Looking for the latest headlines? Visit www.beckett.com/news - Looking for the latest headlines right here? Be sure to update your bookmarks and head on over to www.beckett.com/news -- our new home on the new-look Beck...13 years ago
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I Was a Teenage Prospector: Andy Benes - Topps’ 1989 cards introduced me to the Draft Pick system. I was absolutely mesmerized when I pulled cards like this. I seem to remember Jim Abbott, Steve A...13 years ago
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Ok, so here' s the deal - I've rigged some kind of pseudo connection with my scanner - so, with that said, I'm going out this weekend and gonna to a mini-splurge on cards. I'm goin...13 years ago
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Crawling out of my hole... - ...to win a free box of Chrome. Go visit Georgie Mindset to win a brand spanking new free box of Topps Chrome. Hey, I never claimed that I wasn't a whore....13 years ago
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Lately - So as some of you may know from reading this here blog, I have been planning a move to Buffalo this month to pursue a graduate degree in Geology/Climate Ch...13 years ago
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Reader Participation OOTP Replay August-October 1902 - *August Award Winners:* *AL Player of the Month: Davy Jones-St. Louis Browns* *AL Picher of the Month: Joe McGinnity-New York Highlanders* *AL Rookie of the...13 years ago
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Does Anybody… - …Have any interest in a Barry Zito autograph? I have several as he seems to sign every time I’m at a Giants game. Nice guy, too. Anyhoo, if interested shoo...13 years ago
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Who Signs As Often As Wade Boggs? - So I was putting some Wade Boggs cards in a binder when I noticed a very odd thing. Wade seems to have an inordinate ...13 years ago
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The Bar is CLOSED - Thanks for all of the support folks. Please head on over to: http://hopefulchase.blogspot.com/13 years ago
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#15: Roger Salkeld - Star Rookie - Two questions: 1. Is that large Mariners emblem on your jacket a sticker? 2. If it's not, what would you trade me for it? Players taken after Salkeld (#3) ...14 years ago
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Don't Make Me... - Keep posting links to my new site. Every time I do, our traffic spikes, so you all must want to read what I'm posting. HERE it is again. Bookmark it. Blogr...14 years ago
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Collecting 101: 1997 Collector's Choice - The 1997 Upper Deck Collector's Choice set contained a small subset of checklist cards called "Collecting 101," which featured Ken Griffey Jr. on the front...14 years ago
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2000 Gamers Football Hobby - Game on! A few weeks ago I bought a hobby box of 2000 Fleer Gamers football from my local card shop. Why? I always enjoyed the baseball set and like the car...14 years ago
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Welcome - If you are reading this I can only assume that you are fellow baseball card collector or you are hopelessly lost in cyberspace. Being a long time reader of...15 years ago
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pencils down - *Players:* Larry Walker, Darren Daulton *Card:* 1993 Fleer #715 *Errors:* Why aren't investigative reporters looking into the proliferation beer ads on base...15 years ago
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