on January 6th, 2010 by POBC
1952 Topps cards are great no matter the condition. It also helps when that card depicts a historic player like Larry Doby.The first line on the back of this card reads: “Larry came straight from semi-pro ball and became an Indian regular in 1947.”The …
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on January 6th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003
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on January 6th, 2010 by Joey
On the Eve before the National Championship Game between my Texas Longhorns and the Alabama Crimson Tide I am finding myself reminiscing about the short time that I lived near Anniston Alabama. My dad was transferred from Mead Pipe’s Tyler, Texas plant and sent to the plant in Anniston, Alabama early in my fourth grade [...]
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on January 6th, 2010 by Chris Harris
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on January 6th, 2010 by chris OK
Sewingmachineguy on Cards posted some cards he got from a blaster of Ticket to Stardom. One happen to be the BJ Upton with perforated edges. I inquired about a trade and he also mentioned some other cards he had that I would be interested in. Off w…
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on January 6th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003
On January 12th, I will be attending the Williamsport Crosscutters 4th Annual Hot Stove Dinner. This is will be the third Hot Stove Dinner I have attended. Today the Phillies announced which guests will be attending the dinner. The guests include: Former Phillies pitcher Dickie Noles, broadcaster Tom McCarthy, hitting coach Milt Thompson, and Asst. [...]
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on January 6th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003
2010 Element will be released on January 17th, and Press Pass has unveiled a few new surprises that might be hiding in your box. Each box will contain the usual (1) autograph and (1) relic, but this time every box will contain a Mystery box-topper pack. Inside these box-toppers you’ll be able to find randomly [...]
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on January 6th, 2010 by chrisolds
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on January 6th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler
By Russ Cohen
When Canadians go grocery shopping in the coming days they might be surprised to find Upper Deck Hockey cards in their bags of oranges. Sunkist has partnered with UD to create a promotional set that includes special cards of NHL superstars such as Sidney Crosby, Martin Brodeur Jarome Iginla and Rick Nash.
Other players [...]
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on January 6th, 2010 by chrisolds
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on January 6th, 2010 by JT
So the Hall of Fame vote was released today, and “The Hawk” was the only player who got the required 75% for election. Blyleven fell five votes short; Alomar was eight votes shy of induction. I still don’t get the aversion to voting for Bert. I guess the Alomar snub had something to do with [...]
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on January 6th, 2010 by deal
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on January 6th, 2010 by zman40
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on January 6th, 2010 by chrisolds
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on January 6th, 2010 by chrisolds
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on January 6th, 2010 by Tuff Stuff
New year and a new mixture of games to pick in this week’s Beat the Blogger contest.
The matchups feature several games of ranked college hoops teams along with a couple
NBA tilts and the four NFL Playoff matchups. Good luck and don’t forget to designate
a doubler.
While the Blogger’s score of 7 correct last week 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)
Saturday Jan. 9/Sunday, Jan. 10
NCAA Mens Basketball
Purdue at Wisconsin
Duke at Georgia Tech
UConn at Georgetown
Kansas at Tennessee
NBA Basketball
Atlanta at Orlando
Indiana at Oklahoma City
NFL Playoffs
NY Jets at Cincinnati
Philadelphia at Dallas
Baltimore at New England
Green Bay at Arizona
Tiebreaker: Total points in Green Bay/Arizona game ()
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on January 6th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
It has just been announced that Andre Dawson is part of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010.
This is a thrilling moment for ‘The Hawk’, his family, friends, and fans.
I have wanted this for him, his fans, and myself for so many years – This is a wonderful moment!!!
Congratulations Andre, my friend. You are [...]
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on January 6th, 2010 by gritz76
Collecting vintage cardboard is a little different from collecting modern. I can’t rely on breaking a couple of boxes to get the bulk of the set. I can’t rely on casebreakers on thEbay to get the shortprints. There are variations galore and even a strange green tint parallel type thing going on with the ‘62 [...]
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on January 6th, 2010 by Charley
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on January 6th, 2010 by Rod
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on January 6th, 2010 by Spiff
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