on December 3rd, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
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on December 3rd, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
I like that title; it has a catchy ring to it!!!
It’s not often that you get to spend some time in the presence of a baseball legend and Hall of Famer. It’s even more rare when that player is 90+ years old and is signing autographs for free. So when I found out about the [...]
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on December 3rd, 2009 by chemgod
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on December 3rd, 2009 by packaddict
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on December 3rd, 2009 by Mario A.
Let’s face it: Jose Canseco will likely never appear on a licensed trading card ever again. While other retired players get the Topps special treatment, I am stuck with old releases and any upcoming, non-licensed cards that hit the Hobby.
Thankfully, there are still hundreds, if not thousands of “Broder” cards out there to chase down. [...]
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on December 3rd, 2009 by chrisolds
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on December 3rd, 2009 by Tracy Hackler
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on December 3rd, 2009 by Dan
One of the more interesting aspects of the cards that Shane sent me the other day comes from the 1975 Topps series. I kept going back through the cards, thinking that I’d seen a name that stood out in some fashion: Brett, Perry, Nettles, Niekro. Could…
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on December 3rd, 2009 by csd
This week I am going to brave the frozen tundra of Lubbers Stadium to see the semi-final matchup between the Grand Valley State Lakers and the Carson – Newman Eagles. Carson Newman did a very good job of stopping the North Alabama offense last week to advance. This week they will have to face Grand Valley’s offense with a trip to Florence, Alabama on the line. I was in Lubber’s in 2006 when they beat Delta State to advance to the title game. I was also in Florence the following week when Grand Valley won the title. I hope that some of that magic rubs off again this weekend. That night in 2006 was great with the students taking down the goalposts. We were part of the mob out on the field. Their is nothing like winning the big game, and for this week this is the big game. It may not have the billing that the Florida – Alabama game does or for that matter the Texas – Nebraska game, but it is huge for many people. See you in Allendale on Saturday.
This will be my second trip to Lubber’s Stadium this season. The first did not go so well. I was stopped after I entered the stadium and told that I could not have my camera bag inside the stadium. I missed the first quarter going back to my car to put everything away. This week I hope that I find someone who will not try and be a badass because he can. I would very much like to see the opening portion of this game.
Predictions: Last week I went 5-1 on my predictions to bring my record to 46-21 on the season. The lone game that I lost was my upset pick of the week. Eastern Michigan came within a touchdown of finally getting a win. This week I will try my hand at a few of the Conference Championship games as well as the two Division II semis this week. Of course I will pick the two remaining Big Ten games as well. Here are my picks for this week:
#1 Florida 28 – #2 Alabama 27
Wisconsin 28 – Hawaii 17
Illinois 24 – Fresno State 21
#5 Cincinnati 35 – #15 Pittsburgh 28
#3 Texas 42 – #22 Nebraska 24
Northwest Missouri State 35 – California (PA) 17
#3 Grand Valley State 21 – #10 Carson – Newman 10
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on December 3rd, 2009 by chrisolds
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on December 3rd, 2009 by Motherscratcher
OK, so it looks like my euphoria over getting 2 relics and an auto was misguided, as Beardy pulled a second relic to go with his auto as well. I could have sworn I only got 2 relics in my other box. Oh well, that’s OK.You might also have noticed that…
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on December 3rd, 2009 by chrisolds
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on December 3rd, 2009 by JT
The Big Red Machine was known for their hitting: Bench, Rose, Perez, Morgan, Foster & the gang were some of the most feared players at the plate in the 1970s. But the Machine had some pretty good pitchers as well. Jack Billingham was a 1973 All-Star, finishing 4th in Cy Young voting that year and [...]
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on December 3rd, 2009 by zman40
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on December 3rd, 2009 by Rod
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on December 3rd, 2009 by gritz76
I haven’t posted in a while so I thought I would at least show off a couple of cards I picked up off eBay recently. The first is one of my new favorite cards. I got it for $8.50 shipped which blew my mind. It only “books” for $50, but one would think it should [...]
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on December 3rd, 2009 by Tuff Stuff
While their were many impressive posts this week, it all came down to the tie-breaker to find this week’s winner in the Beat
the Blogger contest. The Blogger posted a respectable score of 8 but it was no
match for Yale Brown, who missed just one pick but hit on his doubler to post
a score of 10 and then won the contest with her 46 on the tie-breaker.
This week’s matchups and the Blogger’s picks are posted below later so make
sure you get your picks posted before the start of the first game to be eligible to
win this week’s prize. As always, good luck and have a great Thanksgiving.
While I enjoy giving prizes to several people vs. having just one weekly winner, from
this point forward contestants will be asked to provide a tie-breaker on the week’s
last game so we narrow our winner down to one. Contestants will now be asked to
predict the total score from the last game on the list and the closest to the actual
score will be deemed the winner). I’ll also require contestants to post their
e-mail address with their picks so I can track down the winners easier.
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 so look for special prize packages.
This week’s matchups (with Blogger picks in parenthesis)
Saturday, Dec. 5
College Football
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
Texas at Nebraska (Texas)
Florida at Alabama (Florida)
Sunday, Dec. 6
NFL Football
St. Louis at Chicago (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Atlanta (Philadelphia)
Tennessee at Indianapolis (Indianapolis)(Doubler)
Tampa Bay at Carolina (Tampa Bay)
Dallas at NY Giants (NY Giants)
San Francisco at Seattle (San Francisco)
Minnesota at Arizona (Minnesota)
Tiebreaker: Total points in Minnesota-Arizona game (47)
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on December 3rd, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
Looking at some of the new images of baseball products due to be released in 2010, you’ll see a newly designed “Rookie Card” logo that most collectors really don’t care about because 90% of those players probably have prospect cards found in products such as Sterling or Chrome. But with that being said, I like [...]
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on December 3rd, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on December 3rd, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Andre Dawson 2002 Flair Greats
Some of these vintage-esque cards issued in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s are impressive. The 2002 Flair set qualifies!!!
This card is so much better looking in person than in the below scan. The cardstock is thick, and the glossy finish is perfect.
I love what the photographer has captured for us [...]
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on December 3rd, 2009 by Newspaperman
Before there was the Catching Molina Brothers, there was the Alou family, Felipe, Matty and Jesus — and later nephew Moises. The middle brother of the trio, Matty was signed by the New York Giants in 1957 and debuted with the team three years later when it was in San Francisco. He was never really [...]
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on December 3rd, 2009 by Tom
It’s time to start posting some more cards! I’ve gotten lazy and have neglected my blog. Actually, the last three or four posts were scheduled to be published while I attended a sex offender registration conference in Galveston, Texas. The week after t…
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on December 3rd, 2009 by T.S.
Here are a few odds and ends from the recent Chicago Sun-Times Show
that I blogged about briefly the other day.
I saw a wonderful piece (shown here) from famed artist and photographer Robert
Riger. It was at Kip Ingle’s table, a stunning drawing of Red Grange, signed by
the Galloping Ghost himself. The autograph is great, but I would have been nearly
as taken with the piece even had it been sans signature.
I remember being enthralled by Riger’s elegant drawings in Sports Illustrated
magazine when I was just a kid; his pencil artistry and Willard Mullin’s pen-and-ink
work probably had as much to do with leading me into a real appreciation of black-and-white
art as anything else. That and a love for newspapers, and at time when daily newspapers
couldn’t afford to routinely run four-color pages.
But the dynamic impact of color can hardly be overstated, and if you
don’t believe me, I would point to an artist who was at the Sun-Times displaying
dozens of spectacular originals, prints and giclees at his table, all with the sanction
of Major League Baseball.
John Prince is a self-taught artist from London, England, and
he paints with acrylics, portraying major league stars in an attractive style that
presents the player in the foreground with his jersey and team logo as a backdrop.
I’ve pictured a couple of his paintings with my column in this week’s
issue (Dec. 25) of Sports Collectors Digest, but unfortunately the pages are
black-and-white, and his work needs to be seen in full color.
Easy enough: go to www.sportsartworldwide.com.
The prints and giclees are huge, usually about 32-by-24 inches, and his originals
are even larger, often 48-by-36 inches, and the impact is extraordinary, which I assume
is why MLB signed on to the project.
I asked him how his first foray into the hobby show business had gone,
and I already knew just from checking his table several timers during the weekend
that there had been a good deal of interest in his work. “Some folks said they wanted
to wait a couple of weeks until they got their wage packets,” he said in a cherry
British accent. I am pretty sure I couldn’t have said it better myself.
At the other end of the show floor, the group of Negro League Legends that
typically appears at the Chicago show was once again there signing autographs and
chatting with fans, but this time they had added something new for sale.
Triumph Books, the publishers of Few and Chosen: Defining Negro League
Greatness, dontated three dozen of the books to the group as a fundraiser. That
would have been cool enough, but Triumph also got the books signed by authors Monte
Irvin and Phil Pepe, with the Negro League Legends adding their own signatures as
requested (www.negroleaguelegends.org).
This is Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin’s assessment of the greatest
players from the old Negro leagues, and that’s an extraordinarily worthwhile undertaking,
given that modern fans have such a minimal understanding of the great players who
were denied the opportunity to play at the major league level. Since statistical evidence
remains so sketchy in trying to get a clear picture of these largely overlooked giants,
the contribution from one of the few remaining Negro leaguers (Irvin) seems welcome
indeed.
Note I don’t refer to him with the common yet redundant “former” qualifier,
since there are no current Negro leaguers.
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on December 3rd, 2009 by Chris Harris
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