on July 27th, 2009 by gmoney168
By Dan Gladstone aka gladdyontherise
Most everyone who enjoys collecting sport cards collects a certain player. Mine isn’t the most exciting or unconventional way in the world but it is interesting nonetheless!
I joined Sports Card Forum back in December of 2007. I was a naive collector who never thought about collecting a specific player. As I [...]
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on July 27th, 2009 by handcollated
Maybe Cyan:
The cynic in me says it’s not a baseball player, but I’ve beat him down. No matter how many 1 of 1’s are out there, it’s still pretty sweet to pull one of your own. And I actually pulled it, not the missus. Awesome.
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on July 27th, 2009 by steveisjewish
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on July 27th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 27th, 2009 by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger allowed plenty of contestants in the mix with a sub-par 5 of 10
effort but when the smoke cleared, it was Steve Emerick, Tim Beckham and John W.
rose above all others. Both entries picked 8 of 10 picks including their
doublers to take the top spot this week, Congrats to both of them and good luck to
the rest of you this week. This week’s picks are posted below.
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
Saturday Aug. 1
MLB
Detroit at Cleveland
Washington at Pittsburgh
Colorado at Cincinnati
Arizona at NY Mets
Houston at St. Louis
Sunday Aug. 2
Boston at Baltimore
Kansas City at Tampa Bay
NY Yankees at Chicago WS
Toronto at Oakland
Milwaukee at San Diego
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on July 27th, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on July 27th, 2009 by zman40
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on July 27th, 2009 by JT
Eric “The Red” Davis. A monster at the plate. A danger on the basepaths. A phenom in centerfield. On the fast track to the Hall of Fame after a couple of spectacular seasons in Cincinnati in the mid-1980s (including a brilliant 1987 when he finished just 3 home runs shy of becoming the first 40-40 [...]
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on July 27th, 2009 by JT
On Friday, I received a nice surprise in the mail from Mark at Stats on the Back…a box full of Reds! I worked all weekend so I haven’t had the opportunity until today to post some of the goodies found inside…
1986 Hall of Fame inductee Ernie “The Schnozz” Lombardi (from the 1991 Sporting News Conlon [...]
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on July 27th, 2009 by Tuff Stuff
Should be plenty of contenders for this week’s prize as the Blogger managed to
hit on just 50% of his picks last week. The winning picks are posted below and this
week’s winner will be announced later tonight or first thing Tuesday a.m. so check
back to see if you’re a winner. This week’s games will be posted on Tusday p.m. so
make sure you get your selections posted by the start of the first game Saturday and
as always, good luck.
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 (last week’s winners in parenthesis)
Saturday July 25
MLB
Chicago White Sox at Detroit (Detroit)
Tampa Bay at Toronto (Tampa)
Atlanta at Milwaukee (Milwaukee)
Florida at LA Dodgers (LA Dodgers)
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Sunday July 26
Baltimore at Boston (Baltimore)
San Diego at Washington (Washington)
Cleveland at Seattle (Cleveland)
Pittsburgh at Arizona (Arizona)
Minnesota at LA Angels (Minnesota)
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on July 27th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 27th, 2009 by Rod
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on July 27th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Here is possibly the tallest ‘First Pitch’ ever thrown out at a baseball game. None other than Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famer, the great Kareem Abdul -Jabbar.
I’ve always admired Kareem as a player, and I have to admit that seeing him in the movie ”Airplane” made me an even bigger fan of his!!! ‘My name [...]
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on July 27th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
Thanks to VOTC for forwarding me the following info.
This morning I received an e-mail informing me on Razor Entertainment’s promotional events that will be taking place at this year’s National. Razor has created a new product called Cut Signature National Edition which can only be obtained by dealers who are setting up at the event [...]
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on July 27th, 2009 by Tracy Hackler
The September 2009 issue of Beckett Sports Card Monthly, on sale everywhere beginning the week of August 10, includes a cover-story examination of the massive impact made by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and mixed martial arts on the world of mainstream sports cards.
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on July 27th, 2009 by Tuff Stuff
If you believe there are a lot of sports cards in existence, you’d definitely be right. The Standard Cards of Baseball Cards is proof of that, and that huge tome covers just one sport.
However, if you were to turn your attention to non-sports cards, it opens a whole
new world of collectibles that I would bet many people aren’t aware of – and they’re
valuable, too.
That’s one of the joys of working with Collect.com Auctions – you get to see some
of the great items that will be available to bidders. And when it comes to non-sports
material, we’ve been getting some great stuff.
It started with the debut Collect.com auction that hosted a complete set of “Twilight
Zone” autographs from Rittenhouse Archives. The set included autographs from William
Shatner, Ron Howard, Jimmy Stewart, Mickey Rooney and dozens of other stars that made
appearances on the popular sci-fi series. The resulting $11,700 final bid told me
there’s more to this world than traditional sports cards.
The upcoming Collect.com auction, slated to start Aug. 10 and end Aug. 27, features
some more excellent sets of non-sports cards, ranging from The Best of the Wild Wild
West to Parkhurst Movie Stars, Parade of Flags and something call Jiggley’s.
The best part of these cards is finding out their background and how collectors were
able to secure them in the first place. Some of the more modern issues, like The Best
of the Wild Wild West set were issued in the last 10 years with complete checklists
so you could follow your progress. Others from the 1950s were distributed via retail
outlets just like standard trading cards. However, not all of the cards were always
issued mainstream, and that’s where collectors really sink their teeth into the hunt.
For instance, the upcoming auction will include two examples of original artwork for
the Who-Z-At Star cards from the 1950s. The cards themselves are rather scarce, but
getting the original artwork is even more difficult.
Plus, these were examples of art for cards that were never issued. One wasn’t issued
because the actor, Sal Mineo, insisted on having his shirt off for the photo and Topps
thought that might be pushing too many boundaries. Gotta love the differences in what’s
acceptable between eras.
The sets of Jiggley’s trading cards consigned to the auction had a Western, circus
and military theme. The idea behind the cards was to cut out the stencil sections
so the “figures” could move courtesy of the tabs found on each side of the card. The
caricatures were amusing, but I would guess these got old for kids. Plus, finding
ones that are intact would be difficult because the point of the cards was to play
with them as designed. The same scenario takes place with the baseball Stand-Ups.
However, my favorite of the bunch are the movie star cards because you could get all
the living legends of screen and stage in one set. I don’t know about you, but I would
have loved as a kid to be able to stare at my silver-screen heroes and learn about
them and their characters on cards. It’s not unlike the fascination with sports cards,
only it would have been harder to see these heroes in person. Cards bridged the gap.
I don’t think non-sports cards will ever reach the status of their sports brethren,
but they definitely hold a place in Americana and in the collectibles market. And
the money they can bring rivals any card set.
It’s a real treat to be able to learn about these sets and call it work. It makes
me realize there is a lot I’m missing from this world, but I’m learning.
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on July 27th, 2009 by Jeremy
Joaquin Arias had a stellar spring training with the Rangers but found himself as a late March cut as the Rangers were dead set on giving Elvis Andrus the starting SS job with Omar Vizquel playing the role of seasoned mentor. Arias has been hot as of late, hitting .319 with 3 of his 4 [...]
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on July 27th, 2009 by Mario A.
There was once a time when you couldn’t hit a local book store/magazine stand without finding multiple trading card related magazines. Today, the only two left are Beckett and Sports Collectors Monthly. The problem is that both of those magazines feature outlandish, inaccurate price guides that so many collectors rely on.
My version of a perfect [...]
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on July 27th, 2009 by chrisolds
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on July 27th, 2009 by Chris Harris
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