on July 17th, 2009 by Jeremy
Wow, I go away for a week and return to a bevy of changes. Chicago White Sox 1B prospect Brandon Allen was traded to the Diamondbacks for relief pitcher Tony Pena Jr. and the promising trifecta of Michael Taylor, Tyler Flowers, and Buster Posey all made their AAA debuts last night. Taylor and Posey were [...]
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on July 17th, 2009 by Chris Harris
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on July 17th, 2009 by chrisolds
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on July 17th, 2009 by handcollated
Thanks for taking a fun variation that people were looking forward to within the hobby and screwing it all up.
Sincerely,
Hand Collated
P.S. In a way, I’m kind of glad you went and made the dark and retro parallels only 2 packs per blaster box. That way I won’t feel the urge to spend lots [...]
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on July 17th, 2009 by Jeremy
Hello all!
I am back from a one week getaway to the Pacific Ocean. I looked back on my last posts and realized that I did not indicate that I was going to be gone. I apologize to any of you who were wondering where I went.
Prior to my trip, I sold the 15 count Nolan [...]
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on July 17th, 2009 by freeandylaroche
8 cards per pack/24 packs per box
By the box:
Box 1:
Short Prints: 12
National Pride: 24
Highlight Sketches: 4
Ginter Code parallels: 2
Relics: 3
Minis: 12
Allen & Ginter back minis: 5
Black-bordered minis: 3
National Heroes: 2
World’s Greatest Hoaxes: 2
Box 2:
Short Prints: 11
National Pride: 24
Highlight Sketches: 3
Ginter Code parallels: 2
Relics: 4
Minis: 11
Allen & Ginter back minis: 5
Black-bordered minis: 3
National Heroes: 2
World’s Greatest [...]
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on July 17th, 2009 by Dave and Adam's Card World
Thanks to Zhang for sending in this Los Angeles Lakers Ultimate Ten Patch he recently pulled from his purchase of 2008/09 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Basketball
The front of the card features jersey patches from five Lakers legends – Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Pat Riley, Magic Johnson, and Michael Cooper – and the back features jersey [...]
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on July 17th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 17th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
‘Yo, Yo, Yo Dawg. you did your thing man. That was hot, you know what I mean…’
They were certainly not talking about Randy Jackson’s ability to throw out the first pitch with that quote, huh?? When Simon Cowell was asked to comment he said with a smirk – ‘That was horrible. I am sure that [...]
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on July 17th, 2009 by steveisjewish
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on July 17th, 2009 by Jeremy Roe
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on July 17th, 2009 by chemgod
Here is this weekend’s list of free signings, be sure to call the venue ahead of time to confirm the appearance and time the player is signing from.
7/17/09
Derrel Thomas – baseball – TBA – Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Randy Jones – baseball – 4pm – 6pm – Tilted Kilt, 310 10th [...]
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on July 17th, 2009 by Captain Canuck
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on July 17th, 2009 by JT
Will A-Rod’s admission to cheating help Barry Larkin with Hall of Fame voters? I sure hope so. Larkin was overshadowed by Ozzie Smith early in his career, and then A-Rod later in his career, but the dude could play. He was one of the best all-around shortstops in the majors, winning the 1995 NL MVP [...]
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on July 17th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Even though he was playing for the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, Ralph Kiner set a record by winning seven consecutive home run titles from 1946 to 1952.
**factoid courtesy of ‘Armchair Reader – Grand Slam Baseball’

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on July 17th, 2009 by Scott
As you probably already know, 2009 Upper Deck Icons is available to card collectors this July. What you may not know, is where on the internet you can get a great price on a hobby box of this Upper Deck release.
You’ll find all sorts of prices on the net for baseball hobby boxes. A quick search [...]
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on July 17th, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on July 17th, 2009 by chemgod
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on July 17th, 2009 by steveisjewish
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on July 17th, 2009 by Dan
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