on July 22nd, 2009 by Tracy Hackler
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on July 22nd, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 22nd, 2009 by Mario A.
No one is perfect. Michael Jordan didn’t score 40 points every game, Joe Montana’s passes were intercepted 139 times, and Babe Ruth was once struck out by a woman. As great as athletes are, we don’t expect perfection from them each and every time.
I first heard about the incident that occurred at the Lebron James [...]
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on July 22nd, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
This has quickly become one of my favorite Andre Dawson cards. The 1993 Topps Black Gold design is not too spectacular, but their choice for bold color leaves a lasting impression on this collector!!
The idea of using a solid Black background which covers 70% of the card’s design is not something many card companies would be [...]
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on July 22nd, 2009 by thehamiltonian
Running Total: 30
Lots of scanning for this pack, let’s see how it impacts the scoring.
178: Adam Laroche (+2, Favorite Players List)
282: Eric Chavez (0)
117: Blake DeWitt (0)
46: Brian Roberts (+2, Favorite Players List)
Black Bordered Mini 111: Jason Giambi (+3)
Autograph: Ervin Santana (+15)
NP55: Kosuke Fukudome National Pride (+4)
Total for this pack: 4 + 15 + 3 [...]
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on July 22nd, 2009 by T.S.
Ichiro Suzuki visited the grave of Hall of Famer George Sisler during
an All-Star Weekend, paying his respects to a man whose name is so often linked with
the Seattle superstar. With all the folderol and fluff that accompanies the game,
this was a nice aside and a reminder that for all of our American magnificence, there
are things in other cultures that we would do well to emulate.
Ichiro surpassed Sisler’s MLB single-season record of 257 hits five years
ago, and the Hall of Famer’s descendants – including his 81-year-old daughter, traveled
to Seattle to be on hand for the historic moment. With that context, Ichiro decided
to take time in the middle of his ninth All-Star weekend to respond to that gesture,
according to a report on ESPN.com.
“I wanted to do that for a grand upperclassman of the baseball world,”
Ichiro told MLB.com. “I think it’s only natural for someone to want to do that, to
express my feelings in that way.”
Ichiro, along with his wife and several friends, laid flowers at Sisler’s
grave at Des Peres Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
The report also noted that though Ichiro had been an All-Star each year
of his nine-year major league career, this visit to St. Louis was probably a bit more
noteworthy because he got to meet President Barack Obama, who threw out the first
pitch. Prior to the game, the President visited the clubhouses and signed a
ball for Ichiro, who reportedly gave a slight bow upon meeting the President and appeared
as giddy and excited as a kid.
One presumes that meeting the President was similarly thrilling for most
of the players, but I gotta admit that this is the first time I ever heard of a modern
player placing flowers at the grave of one of the legendary figures who came before
him.
And I like it a whole bunch, if you’ll forgive the lame pun.
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on July 22nd, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
Last night I went to Historic Bowman Field to watch the Williamsport Crosscutters play against the Hudson Valley Renegades. I looked for an ‘09 Team Set but they won’t get those in for another few weeks, so I picked up an older set from 2005 that I didn’t have. Harry Kalas was on the front [...]
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on July 22nd, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on July 22nd, 2009 by Mario A.
Baseball Reference is a truly amazing website. There is not a day that goes by when I don’t visit less than three times per day. Check out this list of the highest career and single season salaries earned in baseball.
Ironically, Nolan Ryan, the first player to ever earn one million dollars and Jose Canseco, once [...]
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on July 22nd, 2009 by chemgod
Many of you only know of Omar as the former backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Probably because in 2006 chances are you got a signed card of him in nearly every football release. The truth is though, when he was in college, he was an outstanding quarterback for Bowling Green State University. Unfortunately he [...]
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on July 22nd, 2009 by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger improved to post 7 of 10 picks but it wasn’t enough to deny Ray
Maye a trip to the winner’s circle. Maye posted a perfect card and connected on
the doubler to win the week and take home the prize. For the rest of us, it’s time
to start studying up for this week’s games. This week’s matchups are posted below
so make sure you get your picks posted before the start of the first game on Saturday to
be eligible to win. Thanks for playing and spread the word.
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 fo
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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 (with Blogger picks in parenthesis)
Saturday July 25
MLB
Chicago White Sox at Detroit (Detroit)
Tampa Bay at Toronto (Toronto)
Atlanta at Milwaukee (Atlanta)
Florida at LA Dodgers (LA Dodgers)
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Sunday July 26
Baltimore at Boston (Boston)
San Diego at Washington (San Diego) (doubler)
Cleveland at Seattle (Seattle)
Pittsburgh at Arizona (Arizona)
Minnesota at LA Angels (Angels)
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on July 22nd, 2009 by steveisjewish
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on July 22nd, 2009 by thehamiltonian
Running Total: 21
179: Trevor Hoffman (0)
203: Scott Kazmir (0)
290: Cat Osterman (0)
34: Ryan Dempster (0)
310: Old Faithful (+5 for an SP -1 for being Old Faithful = 4)
AGHS6: Josh Beckett Sketch (+3)
Mini: A&G Back 146 Rich Harden (+2)
NP50: Jair Jurrjens (0)
Total for this pack: 9
Running Total: 30
save
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on July 22nd, 2009 by Dan
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on July 22nd, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 22nd, 2009 by chemgod
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