on December 8th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
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on December 8th, 2009 by Newspaperman
I can’t stay away from 2009 Topps 206 retail packs. Searched or not, I find myself drawn to those blue wrappers like a piece of metal to a magnet. It’s almost masochistic at this point because I know there is almost a 99 percent chance that I will not pull a relic. What I keep [...]
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on December 8th, 2009 by Tracy Hackler
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on December 8th, 2009 by chemgod
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on December 8th, 2009 by Dan
I picked up all these cards at a Toy and Collectibles show that my main card shop puts on twice a year. I thought it was a pretty good deal. What would you think I paid for four relics of current or future HOFers, two autos of HOFers, a RC of Saba…
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on December 8th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on December 8th, 2009 by JRJ
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on December 8th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
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on December 8th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Eddie Murray 1984 Donruss Diamond King
Oh my.
Just another in the growing line of Diamond Kings cards that I thought was cool back when it was released. But 25 years later and this one turns my stomach…
I am happy to have this card in my Eddie Murray collection now. But I am even happier that I don’t [...]
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on December 8th, 2009 by Chris Harris
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on December 8th, 2009 by Rod
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on December 8th, 2009 by deal
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on December 8th, 2009 by zman40
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on December 8th, 2009 by JT
You gotta feel bad for Nick Esasky. The guy had a ton of potential, but due to poor coaching and a debilitating health condition, he never blossomed into the player he could have been. The former first round draft pick should have been a first baseman, plain and simple. But Pete Rose was chasing Ty [...]
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on December 8th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Three former major-leaguers have been both fathers and grandfathers to major leaguers. Ray Boone fathered Bob, who is the father of Aaron and Bret. Gus Bell was Buddy Bell’s dad, and Buddy’s kids include David and Mike. Sammy Hairston’s son Jerry is father to Jerry Jr. and Scott.
**factoid courtesy of ‘Armchair Reader – Grand Slam Baseball’
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on December 8th, 2009 by Spiff
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on December 8th, 2009 by products
Configuration: 4 packs per box. 5 cards per pack.
PRODUCT INFO- Three Memorabilia Cards or One Autograph and two Memorabilia cards in every pack, on average!- Every pack contains one Dual Swatch Memorabilia Card and one Quad Swatch Memorabilia Card, on average!- One Ballpark Rookie Autograph per box, on average!
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:Regular Cards- Base Set -100 Cards [...]
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on December 8th, 2009 by deal
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on December 8th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on December 8th, 2009 by White Sox Cards
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on December 8th, 2009 by T.S.
What with all the revelations recently about fixed soccer games in Europe and a rogue former NBA referee admitting to various forms of skullduggery, a sordid episode from my own past has been eating at me, prompting a bit of confession of my own.
Thirty-two years ago – in the middle of America’s celebration of our
Bicentennial, for Pete’s sake – I took part in a wet T-shirt contest that I am convinced
ultimately turned out to have been rigged. Wow, I am starting to feel better already.
Oh, I couldn’t prove it, and I took no actual part in the malfeasance,
but that doesn’t change the fact that a young lady who had earned a $200-$300
top prize (I can’t remember the exact amount) didn’t get the dough.
During my college years I had been the manager of a restaurant/night
club/disco called “The Swinging Turtle.” It overlooked Lake Champlain just south of
Plattsburgh, N.Y. When the place was bought by new owners in the fall of 1976, I moved
on to another restaurant.
Later that fall, the new owners held a wet T-shirt contest and asked
me to return as a celebrity judge, which gives you a fair peek into what constitutes
genuine celebrity in Plattsburgh, N.Y.
I do recall that the monetary prize was pretty significant for 1976,
and so I shouldn’t have been surprised that the handsome young woman reportedly from
Boston was selected by the other two judges (names withheld in part because I don’t
remember them, either).
The gal who deserved to win was from nearby Saranac, N.Y., and she had
been informally sponsored by my best friend, a legendary local figure named Larry
Marcotte. He was none too pleased with this gross miscarriage of justice, but he understood
that my vote had at least been untainted by any nefarious considerations.
Speaking of such mundane practices as being willing to reveal ballot
deliberations, do you think any of the guys who voted against the HOF candidacy of
Marvin Miller will ever be man enough to step forward and explain their reasoning?
I am pretty sure that the motivations from the other two judges at “The
Swinging Turtle” were decidedly more noble than those of the HOF voters.
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