on July 14th, 2009 by RWH
After being passed up multiple times in the last few days, Chone Figgins is now an All-Star thanks to an infection in Evan Longoria’s finger. Congrats to Chone, hopefully he actually gets to play in the game.
Continue reading about Figgy an All-Star »
Tags:
Chone Figgins
Posted in Baseball Cards
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Amare Stoudamire is a monster of a man. Standing at 6 feet and 10 inches tall and weighing 249 pounds, it would be very intimidating to be standing 60 feet and 6 inches away from him as he prepares to fire a baseball in your direction.
Luckily for Chris Young and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Amare was at [...]
Continue reading about Celebrity First Pitch – Amare Stoudemire »
Posted in 30 Year Old Cardboard
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by zman40
Posted in Auto Cards
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by gmoney168
By Spenser Davis aka sports collector
“Super collecting” is when a collector (like you) decides to focus on one player or team to collect. The collector attempts to collect every single card of that player that has ever been produced. This is very difficult, as you have to collect all of a player’s one of ones, [...]
Continue reading about Super Collecting »
Posted in sports card forum
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by Mario A.
I want to thank everyone for their contributions on the upcoming Spectrum of Stars contest. One of the ideas I am kicking around at the moment is a group break type raffle. The entry fee would be a one-time Pay Pal payment of $3.00 dollars. That payment would ensure your entry to 8 different raffles [...]
Continue reading about Would you support this idea? UPDATE »
Posted in Wax Heaven
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
Posted in Dinged Corners
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by Mario A.
By all accounts, Topps Magic football is a great product. It features wonderful photography, a beloved retro theme by the company that does it best, and features informative card backs and well-designed inserts. The problem is that despite all these great traits, it falls just short of another recent football release, Heroes.
One surprise I found [...]
Continue reading about Topps falls just short of Magic »
Posted in Wax Heaven
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger improved to post 7 of 10 picks but it wasn’t enough to hold onto
the lead, as a Beat The Blogger record seven contestants connected on 8 of 10 picks
to tie for the top spot. Gary Truman, Joann K, Jeff Barton, Dennis Juntunen, Ronald
Borczyk, DeMarie and Yale M. Brown will all be receiving a prize for their efforts.
It was the second straight week Joann K has won so a special congratulations
goes out to her. Thanks for playing and spread the word.
I’ll be posting this week’s matchups later today so please check back later
to make your picks.
In the meantime, I suggest reading my blog post below and make a prediction
or two of your own or simply post why my predictions will never come to fruition.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest, the idea is simple.
The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then selects his choices for the winners
of those matchups. Contestants enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on
the “Comment” section below the post with the matchups and then select their
own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a “Doubler” and
you will receive an extra point if you’re correct so don’t forget to designate your
“
Doubler”
pick and increase your chances of winning. If you Beat The Blogger’s total and post
the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic
signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew
Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter and many more.
From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for the weekly contest and that’s
where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into play. If we can get more than 300 entries this
week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread
the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
Last week’s Matchups (Winning picks in parenthesis)
Saturday July 11
MLB
NY Yankees at LA Angels (LA Angels)
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (Milwaukee)
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (Chicago)
Texas at Seattle (Seattle)
Sunday July 12
Kansas City at Boston (Boston)
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Oakland at Tampa Bay (Oakland)
Florida at Arizona (Florida)
Atlanta at Colorado (Colorado)
Continue reading about Beat The Blogger Results »
Posted in 7th Inning Stretch
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by White Sox Cards
Posted in White Sox Cards
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by chemgod
Player’s Name: Patrick O’Sullivan
Player’s Current Team: Edmonton Oilers (formally of the LA Kings)
Player’s Current Address: c/o Edmonton Oilers (although I got it through the Kings when he was with them)
Date Sent out: 1/4/09
Date Returned: 7/11/09 (188 days)
Why go after this autograph: I started to get jazzed about Patrick when I learned [...]
Continue reading about Through the Mail Success – Patrick O’Sullivan »
Posted in Bad Wax
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Robin Ventura turns 42 years old today!!
Ah, one of my favorite White Sox players of all-time is celebrating his birthday today. As a Cubs loyalist, it’s hard to even admit, verbally or written, that I like some of the players on the ‘pale hose’. But, truth be told, when I first moved to Chi-town in [...]
Continue reading about Happy Birthday Robin Ventura!!! »
Posted in 30 Year Old Cardboard
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by Dave
Posted in Goose Joak
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by White Sox Cards
Posted in White Sox Cards
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by JT
It was a feat that may never be duplicated. In 1956, Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in the World Series.
Larsen was not a spectacular pitcher. During the regular season in 1956, he had an 11-5 record. Two seasons earlier, he finished with 3 wins and 21 losses. Yes, twenty-one losses. Over his 14-year career, [...]
Continue reading about Perfection »
Posted in Writers Journey
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by steveisjewish
Posted in Easy Life
Comments Off
on July 14th, 2009 by oldschoolbreaks
Pack 5:
#283 Mike Aviles
#5 Luke Hochevar
#276 Michael Phelps
#220 Suez Canal (-1)
#145 Todd Wellemeyer
National Heroes #NH2 Haile Selassie I (+5)
National Pride #NP36 Yovani Gallardo
Total: 4. Ho hum…
Pack 6:
#233 John Lackey
#222 Akinori Iwamura
#111 Jason Giambi
#156 Jayson Werth
#252 Lastings Milledge
#324 Wladimir Balentien SP (+5)
Mini A & G Back #92 Joe Mauer (+5: 3 for the Favorite, 2 for [...]
Continue reading about Gint-A-Cuffs: Packs 5-8 »
Posted in Old School Breaks
Comments Off
