on July 16th, 2009 by steveisjewish
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on July 16th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 16th, 2009 by chrisolds
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on July 16th, 2009 by Captain Canuck
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on July 16th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 16th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 16th, 2009 by T.S.
Let’s face it, the National Convention would be a cool idea no
matter where the show was held. Just like the great early shows in the hobby’s history,
it’s the dealers who make the show something special, and that group remains largely
intact every year except for the sad attrition that comes with a hobby so thoroughly
populated by old geezers.
I know in recent years, say the last 15 or so, the autograph lineup has
assumed a much greater role in bringing folks through the front door, but that’s a
solution without a terribly happy ending, in part because it becomes more expensive
every year to keep the same big names on the signing roster. Meanwhile, the dealers
quite correctly remain the focus of the famed show, now celebrating its 30th anniversary.
When I go to the National I try to have at least a general idea of what
I’m looking for, if for no other reason than to give myself a sense of direction in
chasing down various dealers. It’s too bad that I have to be selective, but given
all my duties at the National as editor of SCD, there’s only a limited amount
of time I can spend off the books, so to speak.
So this year, along with just generally looking for interesting stuff
for the magazine, I am in search of an unopened pack, wax or cello, of 1959 Topps
Baseball. I realize how challenging that can be, having passed – perhaps unfortunately
– on a neat 1959 cello last year from Baseball Card Exchange.
That cello had Wes Covington showing, but that’s not particularly vital
to me, since I would be buying it to open it up. As some readers may recall, I opened
a 1960 Topps cello on my 50th birthday in 2000 (and chronicled the results in SCD),
so now I would like to open a 1959 pack for my 60th, which should come along in about
a year.
My other fun search is for boxes of that goofy 1994 Upper Deck All-Time
Heroes issue of black-and-white cards of old-timers. The set isn’t particularly valuable
(maybe $20 or less), but the boxes do have the two 1954 Topps Ted Williams cards that
weren’t in the Topps reprint issue that year, along with an ersatz Mickey Mantle card.
All three might set you back $200 if you bought them from a dealer. I think it’s one
of the toughest unopened boxes from the last 20 years, largely because I figure most
of the boxes were quite savagely opened up in search of those three inserts.
I’ll let you know if I spot any boxes in Cleveland, and you’ll also be
the first to know if I pull the trigger – or even find – a 1959 Topps pack for next
year’s loosely planned festivities.
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on July 16th, 2009 by Captain Canuck
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on July 16th, 2009 by chemgod
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on July 16th, 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.
This week’s matchups are posted below so be sure to make your picks.
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.
This week’s Matchups (Blogger’s picks in parenthesis)
Saturday July 18
MLB
NY Mets at Atlanta (NY Mets)
LA Angels at Oakland (Angels)
Tampa at Kansas City (Tampa)
Philadelphia at Florida (Florida)
Chicago Cubs at Washington (Chicago)
Sunday July 19
Boston at Toronto (Boston)
Milwaukee at Cincinnati (Milwaukee)
Arizona at St. Louis (St. Louis)
British Open
Tiger Woods or the Field (Field, Doubler)
Winning Score: -6 or higher or -7 or lower (-7 or lower)
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on July 16th, 2009 by zman40
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on July 16th, 2009 by JT
For the next few days, I’ll be posting some “fun cards” of Cincinnati Reds in the style of 2009 Topps. I love the cards of retired players that Topps has been putting on the current base design (you can see a lot of them at bdj610’s blog). But there are no Reds. So I sought [...]
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on July 16th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
So now that it’s official and Pedro Martinez has signed a contract with the Phillies, I was eager to see just how quickly he might suit up and take the mound for the reigning champions. And although he is not shown as a probable starter during the 4-game series against the Marlins, I am keeping [...]
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on July 16th, 2009 by Dan
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on July 16th, 2009 by chemgod
Last year’s fifth overall pick in the baseball draft, Buster Posey, has been promoted to AAA. This is significant, because I would think he is about a month and a half away from the majors. The Giants are also having Posey bypass AA ball because they want him to get a feel for major league [...]
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