on July 23rd, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on July 23rd, 2009 by gmoney168
By Brett Johnson aka Chargerfan46
Back in the early ‘70s I was the typical kid who got a pack of cards and looked at them for a little while. They then went straight to the spokes on my bike. To hear that sound and feel so cool riding down the street was something to remember. It [...]
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on July 23rd, 2009 by gmoney168
By Chris Collins aka lodown
I believe I started collecting back when I was around six or seven (I’m 39 now). My parents would go to the drugs store and I would not leave the store until they broke down and picked up at least one pack of cards. Over the many years I only picked [...]
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on July 23rd, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Only one no-hitter has ever been pitched on Opening Day: A 1-0 win by Cleveland’s Bob Feller against the Chicago White Sox on April 16, 1940.
**factoid courtesy of ‘Armchair Reader – Grand Slam Baseball’
My take – Truly an amazing accomplishment by one of the game’s greatest pitchers and personalities. Feller’s record will stand for quite some [...]
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on July 23rd, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on July 23rd, 2009 by T.S.
I read something online the other day that gave me a bit of pause because
it emphasized once again the dependency that people often have in refusing to use
their common sense and instead insist on having heavily structured environments that
are so laden with rules that no actual thought is needed.
I apologize for the long-winded intro. While quite properly noting the
incredible season that Albert Pujols is having, the writer felt compelled to
point out that the St. Louis star ought not be referred to as a Hall of Famer because
he hasn’t put in 10 seasons yet. Really?
Obviously, there are a number of tragic events that could conceivably
take place that might prevent him from hitting the mandatory 10-seasons threshold,
but they are pretty uniformly unlikely or nearly impossible, and for the vast majority
of them it wouldn’t mean that Prince Albert wouldn’t get a plaque.
Without pondering the specifics of any ghastly scenarios, if something
happened that prevented him from reaching 10 seasons that wasn’t connected to any
malfeasance on his part, our friends at the Hall of Fame would promptly issue a waiver
of that requirement and the matter is solved. So the short answer is that Pujols is
already a Hall of Famer, awaiting only the formalities of the passage of time and
the induction procedures.
In nine seasons (OK, 83/4), he’s had nine HOF-caliber
years. That’s a Hall of Famer. There are lots of guys with plaques who didn’t have
nine HOF-caliber seasons. And just as in Albert’s case, Ichiro Suzuki is a
Hall of Famer, too. He has also had nine HOF-caliber seasons, and pretty much all
the things I said about Pujols apply to him as well. Plus, I understand he had a handsome
career in his native Japan prior to his MLB sojourn.
At a time when HallofFameOphiles like myself are worried about how the
great institution is going to reconcile its voting procedures with the stigma of the
steroid era, it’s reassuring to have two first-ballot locks already in place, with
very little on the horizon that could upset that happy ending.
Almost nothing, really.
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on July 23rd, 2009 by thehamiltonian
Running Total: 90
288: Joe Saunders (0)
144: Joakim Soria (0)
130: Johnny Damon (-1)
12: Jermaine Dye (0)
13: Travis Hafner (0)
330: Christian Guzman SP (5)
Mini 185: Dustin Pedroia (3)
NP52: Daisuke Matsuzaka (0)
Total for this pack: 5 + 3 – 1 = 7
Running Total: 97
Basically one-third done the box now, and on pace for a bit below 300 points. [...]
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on July 23rd, 2009 by chrisolds
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on July 23rd, 2009 by chemgod
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on July 23rd, 2009 by Dave
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on July 23rd, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on July 23rd, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Nomar Garciaparra turns 36 years old today!!
I have been racking my brain for the last few days trying to remember a rookie that has impressed me as much as Nomar Garciaparra did during his rookie campaign in 1997. And to be honest, if it wasn’t for Jerome Walton’s amazing year in 1989, I would say [...]
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on July 23rd, 2009 by steveisjewish
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on July 23rd, 2009 by Mario A.
Former baseball prospect Taylor Mattingly was arrested yesterday for shoving his mother to the ground, spitting in her face, and destroying her home. If you’re wondering what could possibly set off the 24-year old Mattingly, it was none other than an insulting text message.
Taylor played just one year in the Minors and hit .224 in [...]
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on July 23rd, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 23rd, 2009 by Captain Canuck
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on July 23rd, 2009 by Scott
1. Beckett. Whether you like the “new” site design or not, Beckett is the king of baseball card (and sports card) both on and offline. Essential bookmark for your browser.
2. Sports Card Forum. You can trade cards, play games, learn about cards, and talk about baseball cards with fellow collectors. Awesome site.
3. Tuff Stuff. Another [...]
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on July 23rd, 2009 by thehamiltonian
Running Total: 86
78: Eric Byrnes (-1) Let me know if I need to scan negative point cards. It kind of adds insult to injury.
50: Pat Neshek (0)
32: Jeremy Bonderman (0)
218: Bobby Parnell (0)
272: Brad Nelson (0)
315: Andy Laroche SP (+5)
293 Mini: Ian Snell (0)
NP48: Jorge Cantu (0)
Total for this (crappy) pack: (5 – 1 = [...]
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on July 23rd, 2009 by chemgod
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