on January 5th, 2010 by Doc
My Take: Never actively purchased or collected these cards, so I must have obtained them in a 3,200 count box buy. Of all the “high-end” cards of the 90s, I must say I do like these. Super thick cardstock, a nice glossy finish and they do n…
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on January 5th, 2010 by zman40
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on January 5th, 2010 by Newspaperman
For the last two weeks I have been seeking and not finding a particular card that I wanted to put in my display case. It was a beauty I thought I had displayed here before, a 1951 Bowman Roy Campanella. A card like this should not get lost in someone’s collection, right? I mean it’s [...]
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on January 5th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Uncle Moe was the second reader of my blog to respond to my ‘Help Me Complete My Greg Maddux And Darryl Strawberry Collections‘ post.
He offered up a 1986 Donruss Highlights card of Darryl and I quickly accepted and provided him with shipping instructions.
Well, the card has arrived and it’s a great one.
But, Uncle Moe did not [...]
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on January 5th, 2010 by Spiff
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on January 5th, 2010 by White Sox Cards
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on January 5th, 2010 by Dinged Corners
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on January 5th, 2010 by chrisolds
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on January 5th, 2010 by Bay Rat North West
If you have not head on over and vote on what you think are the best and worst of the year.I just have one bone to pick with the votes so far that I see. The voting for the Jefferson Burdick Award for Contributions to the Hobby in particular. You have …
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on January 5th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler
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on January 5th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003
I’ve talked about NSA “relic” cards on hear before, and the topic has been one of the most clicked on posts I have ever written over the two year period this blog has been around. Last night I received another comment on my original post from a collector actually defending NSA. Most collectors agree with [...]
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on January 5th, 2010 by T.S.
I think it’s kinda cool that one of my all-time favorite sports legends
is a guy that a lot of casual sports fans might never have heard of. I used to be
disappointed and dismayed that the shadowy world of professional pocket billiards
had such difficulty getting mainstream media coverage, but now …
(Photo courtesy of www.insidepoolmag.com)
So much time as passed since the days when I used to gripe about that
situation that I now understand it’s probably not going to change substantially in
my lifetime, and I guess that’s OK. Too bad for the many great players and all the
fans, but probably an understandable situation given the aforementioned “shadowy”
nature of the game.
I have been wading around cyberspace for quite awhile looking up information
about Efren Reyes, so long in fact that I have forgotten what got me onto it
in the first place.
I want to say that Reyes was the greatest pool player I had ever seen,
but anybody who knows anything about pool understands that the “sport” defies the
idea of that kind of broad labeling. Best you can hope for is “best you’ve ever seen”
at this or that particular game.
Since I practiced for several months with Irving Crane, he has
to easily get the nod as the greatest straight-pool player I’ve ever seen, but Reyes
is my pick for 9-ball. He also has the purest and most elegant stroke I’ve ever seen,
and I suspect that anyone who’s ever seen him play would probably agree. It’s probably
no coincidence that the three sports I am most involved with – baseball, golf and
billiards – each offers a particularly compelling reverence for the purest swing,
or in the case of pool, stroke.
However I happened upon Reye’s Wikipedia entry, I was struck by the extensive
listing of his “Titles and Achievements,” numbering to 78 in all. I noticed there
were only seven listings in the 1980s, and I was looking for the event in Atlantic
City, N.J., where I first saw him play.
The other cool thing I remembered was that he used to play under an alias
in those days – Cesar Morales – which he said he used because at the time U.S.
players knew of Efren Reyes by name (he was already a legend in his native Philippines
and in the Far East) but wouldn’t necessarily recognize him by sight.
But once they saw his stroke, as I did at that 1988 tournament on the
boardwalk in Atlantic City, they would have had no doubt.
The other reason I liked Reyes was that he was born in Angeles City just
outside of what was Clark Air Force Base. I had been to Angeles City a couple of times
when I was stationed at Subic Bay Naval Base during the Vietnam War, and the thought
of a world-class pool player emerging from my adopted homeland tickled me no end.
There is perhaps no other sport in the United States played by so many
millions of citizens that seems so completely unable to effectively market its professional
tour than pool. Catching “The Magician” on one of those taped matches on ESPN or ESPN2
can be a hit-or-miss undertaking, but I would urge you to do so if the opportunity
arrives.
You should never pass up a chance to see one of the all-time greats.
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on January 5th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
On April 18, 1956, Ed Rommel was the first umpire to wear glasses in a regular season game.
**factoid courtesy of ‘Armchair Reader – Grand Slam Baseball’
My take – I can hear the crowd now after Rommel missed his first play with his specs on – ‘Hey Ump, Are You Blind!!!!’
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on January 5th, 2010 by Tuff Stuff
While the Blogger’s score of 7 correct made many eligible to Beat the Blogger,
it was Mike Molinaro’s score of 10 that took home the prize on a week with
many tuff picks due to several teams sitting key players with the playoffs looming.
Thanks to all that played and thanks for recruiting some newcomers as well. Let’s
try and do the same this week and get a record turnout and with this week’s winner
being a first-timer, it just shows how easy it is to Beat the Blogger and win.
With the number of weekly participants slipping a bit the last few weeks I’m making
a call to action to all of our regulars to do some recruiting. While more people
means more work for the Blogger and more people for the Blogger to go up against,
I welcome the challenge and offer this challenge to you: If each player can recruit
10 new players and we can boost the total to 200 or more, I’ll triple the weekly prize.
So spread the word about the contest to all your co-workers, family and friends
and meet that goal and boost the prize.
Copy and paste our link and send it to your friends so they can be a part of the action, http://blog.tuffstuff.com/7thinning/
This week’s winners are posted below and this week’s matchups will be posted
later today so make sure you check back and get your picks posted before the start
of the first game to be eligible to win this week’s prize. As always, good luck.
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 b
e
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 winning picks in parenthesis)
Sunday, Jan. 3
NFL Football
Indianapolis at Buffalo (Buffalo)
Jacksonville at Cleveland (Cleveland)
Chicago at Detroit (Chicago)
Pittsburgh at Miami (Pittsburgh)
Atlanta at Tampa Bay (Atlanta)
New England at Houston (Houston)
Green Bay at Arizona (Green Bay)
Baltimore at Oakland (Baltimore)
Philadelphia at Dallas (Dallas)
Cincinnati at NY Jets (NY Jets)
Tiebreaker: Total points in Cincinnati/NY Jets game (37)
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on January 5th, 2010 by Charley
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on January 5th, 2010 by Doc
I’m back from vacation, and feeling just like the title suggests. No, not like a long lost ancient Mongolian warrior, but just blah. The time away from work was nice, but after blowing out my back on Christmas Eve (thank you Oxycontin) and …
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on January 5th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
1984 Topps Jim Palmer Career Victory Leaders Card
This card is part of a series of cards that Topps added to their 1984 base set. The set honors the active leaders in most of the prominent statistical categories for both offense and pitching.
This one specifically pays tribute to the active wins leaders entering the 1984 baseball [...]
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