on July 6th, 2009 by zman40
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on July 6th, 2009 by Mario A.
I’m all for card shows. It’s the one time that I can actually find cards that I need without having to deal with all the hassles of eBay. While I love the idea of attending the National Sports Collectors Convention later this month, there is no way I could see myself plunking down over $100 [...]
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on July 6th, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on July 6th, 2009 by chrisolds
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on July 6th, 2009 by Chris Harris
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on July 6th, 2009 by chrisolds
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on July 6th, 2009 by chrisolds
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on July 6th, 2009 by Tuff Stuff
Sometimes, you just have to sit back and realize what you are witnessing. While I make this reference in terms of sporting achievements, it’s probably good advice in general.
I bring this up, because we just did a story in SCD
regarding Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – you know, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history.
I remember watching him play later in his career, and compared to Jordan and Dominique
Wilkins, he didn’t seem that special at all. He just seemed weird with his long, skinny
legs and those goggles on his balding head. At no point did I consider him to be one
of the best of all time.
When you thought of big-time dominating centers, I would think of Russell and Chamberlain.
And then I’d add O’Neal. A prolonged career of success sometimes passes you by without
any real fanfare.
This happens a lot, too, with today’s current baseball players. In particular, I’m
talking about Albert Pujols for the 2009 season. My goodness, he’s putting up Ruth
and Gehrig numbers. When you look at the stats of those guys, it almost seemed like
video games numbers.
And Pujols numbers through the first half of the season (the true first half, 81 games)
is astounding. Pujols is batting .336 with 31 HRs and 82 RBI. Double those numbers,
and it’s 62 HRs and 164 RBIs. That’s impressive, considering that soon he’s going
to get the Barry Bonds’ treatment – walked every time he comes to the plate.
He’s making his eighth All-Star game next week and he has never hit less than 32 home
runs in his career. Plus he has 10 stolen bases this year already, poised for a career
high in that category.
With Ken Griffey Jr., you also knew you were watching something special. Among the
best ever, some folks only know his for his injuries in the second half of his career.
that’s too bad, because he’s one of the best ever.
Pujols is there, too. No one has had the career start that he has and his numbers
are amazing. We are watching one of the best ever and it’s happening right under our
noses. His career could end now and he get considered for the HOF.
So take time to watch him play. With the St. Louis Cardinals in first place, there
are bound to get more TV time as the season moves on. And Pujols will be the star
attraction.
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on July 6th, 2009 by Newspaperman
Target got a new shipment of “Power Packs” this week, among them were these four 2007 Goudey. Priced at $1.59 a pack, I figured it was worth the “plunge” even though the miniature nature of this set leave me with mixed emotions. Is Anyone still working on this set?
Pack One:
Joe Mauer, 62
Derek Jeter, 34
David Wright, [...]
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on July 6th, 2009 by T.S.
When I was a young man, which I suppose could conceivably be thought
to include the years between 1968-90, I generally took it as a matter of faith that
the National League was superior to the American League. I guess I would trace this
prejudice back to when I was a young boy, say 1960 or so, when I would watch the All-Star
Game(s) with a rapture and enthusiasm that I’ve had difficulty replicating with the
passage of time.
(Since there’s a rather pronounced fantasy element to the All-Star
Game, illustrating it with a fantasy card “That Never Was” seem like a good idea.
Famed graphic designer Keith Conforti took care of that nicely with the ersatz 1960
Topps All-Star card shown here.)
The reason I used the plural contrivance “All-Star Game(s)” is because my first recollection
of watching the game on television was when they were playing two games every summer,
first two days apart and then more than a week separating them.
I was already a National League fan, thanks to Henry Aaron and
the Milwaukee Braves, but once I started genuflecting in front of the flickering black-and-white
television images in mid-July, the allegiance expanded to encompass the entire league.
And so for the next 25 years, by which time I would be 35 years old and
technically no longer a “young man,” I had to suffer through the indignity of watching
my guys lose seven games. In 25 years! And despite the rarity, I still regarded it
as an affront when those other guys won.
Actually, one of those seven I didn’t get to watch, since I was on an
aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Viet Nam in 1971. Ironically,
Aaron hit a home run in that one and so I didn’t get to see it, either.
But other than that it’s probably fair to say I got a little spoiled
over that span. I used to have a standing $50 bet with a guy I knew from my college
days, a tavern owner, and as I recall I collected on that nine years in a row until
I moved from New York State to Delaware in 1983. We suspended the bet, and the American
League promptly won.
And now a couple of the younger fellas here at the office reminded me
today that the National League hasn’t won an All-Star Game in the last 12 tries. That
peculiar language is employed because my guys haven’t lost 12 in a row; the 2002 version
ended in a tie.
That was also the last one I’ve been at. Probably just a coincidence.
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on July 6th, 2009 by PunkRockPaint
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on July 6th, 2009 by chemgod
Name: Jason Kubel (2 color patch)
Position: Outfielder
Team: Minnesota Twins
Set it’s from: 2006 Upper Deck Ultimate
Serial Number: 8/39
How obtained: eBay auction
Why this Card?: It’s no secret that I am a Kubel fan. I started collecting autographs of him last year, so it was just a natural progression to start getting patches of him as [...]
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on July 6th, 2009 by zman40
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on July 6th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
This is the second of three of Donruss’ ‘Baseball’s Best’ cards I grabbed of Andre in a recent ‘oddball’ lot purchase.
I think what stands out most about this card is how much it is better than the regular base card from the 1989 Donruss set, which can be seen here. While the base card is [...]
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on July 6th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 6th, 2009 by PunkRockPaint
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on July 6th, 2009 by steveisjewish
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on July 6th, 2009 by PunkRockPaint
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on July 6th, 2009 by chemgod
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