on June 21st, 2009 by Mario A.
For anyone who doesn’t know, I retired from collecting in 1997 and didn’t make my return til early 2007. Ultimately, I missed out on the “game-used” and autograph era. Sure, there were chances to pull certified autographs as early as 1990 but you literally had to bust cases of product to better your chances.
You can [...]
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on June 21st, 2009 by Billy Suter
As some of you know, I just got my driver’s license this past Wednesday. To celebrate, I went on a road trip to visit my cousins in Caldwell, Ohio. On the way home Saturday, I decided to stop at the Rink’s flea market in nearby Marietta. There were a c…
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on June 21st, 2009 by zman40
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on June 21st, 2009 by Dave
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on June 21st, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Mariano Rivera’s Race To 500 Saves!!! Part 8
Rivera couldn’t get into the game last night, which brings the total to 4 straight games with no action.
I need to re-visit my stance on this a little now, because I would hate to have one of the greatest closers in the game’s history play my team for a 3-game [...]
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on June 21st, 2009 by zman40
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on June 21st, 2009 by chemgod
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on June 21st, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on June 21st, 2009 by thehamiltonian
Last weekend, I picked up a box of 2009 Upper Deck Series 2. If you are looking for anything minor of your player or team, shoot me a message and I can check for you. I’ll be showing off bits and pieces of the break over the next few days. I did luck out with [...]
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on June 21st, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Rod Carew is the only American League player ever to win a batting title without hitting a single home run. He accomplished this in 1972 with a .318 batting average.
**factoid courtesy of ‘Armchair Reader – Grand Slam Baseball’
My take - A true artist at the plate. ‘Nuff said!!
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on June 21st, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on June 21st, 2009 by Jeremy Roe
Today, being Father’s Day, is a great time to reflect on the most famous “Padre” of the team’s relatively short existence, Tony Gwynn. I had a real appreciation for Gwynn as a youngster, because he did the right things by staying with his original te…
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on June 21st, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on June 21st, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on June 21st, 2009 by Newspaperman
This is not an error, just a regular old 2009 Topps issue of Ryan Spilborghs. But this card brings up an issue that is near and dear to my heart. Can anyone else spot the atrocity that is pictured here? (answer within)
It’s THIS GUY. Dude, you’re at the ball park, get off your cell phone!
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on June 21st, 2009 by Newspaperman
Catching up on some breaks that are a few days old. Here we’ve got a sampling of single packs of retail 2009 Goudey baseball and 2009 Topps Attax baseball. Enjoy.
2009 Goudey
This year’s Goudey just begs for some extra comments …
Lou Marson, 152
Hey, mom, look at me. I’ve got my own baseball card.
Johnny Cueto, 53
I was [...]
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on June 21st, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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