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Who wins in the end?

on January 12th, 2010 by JT

Leno is coming back to his 11:30 spot, Conan is evidently taking his (far superior) show to another network, Dave and Kimmel are having a ball making fun of NBC. So who wins when all is said and done?
(By the way, anyone who votes for Fallon will have their ISP blocked from ever visiting this [...]

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Card of the Day: Wade Boggs 1983 Donruss #586

on January 12th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003

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1971 Topps Football Rack Pack

on January 12th, 2010 by stusigpi

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Here’s A Card

on January 12th, 2010 by Motherscratcher

Anything to get Pink Beardy off of the front page there so he’s not staring at me every time I open my blog.So here’s a card.And, with Cory Snyder you got no complaints.

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A cure for thorzul’s insomnia

on January 12th, 2010 by night owl

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Box o’ Bazooka

on January 12th, 2010 by madding

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Purchase from Check Out My Cards

on January 12th, 2010 by Dave

So in 2009, I bought a whopping total of…$6 in baseball cards (packs and singles).  My wife bought $4 in packs.For a baseball card blog, that’s insanely low.  I guess that’s what happens when you can photoshop pretty much any card you ever …

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2000 Epoch Pro Baseball stickers box break (pack 30)

on January 12th, 2010 by Jason

Doubles: Sohji, Jefferson, S. Noguchi, H. Takahashi, T. Itoh, K. Kobayashi

The final numbers after 30 packs and 300 stickers:

185 of 384 total possible unique stickers for just under half of the set (48.1%).

152/204 base (74.5% complete)
25/108 puzzle pieces (23.1% complete)
5/24 Leading Players (20.8% comlpete)
3/12 Star Players (25% complete)
115 doubles

View the entire gallery here.

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2000 Epoch Pro Baseball stickers box break (pack 29)

on January 12th, 2010 by Jason

Doubles: Y. Ohshima, Arias, Nagashima, Nilsson, M. Nashida, Ohgi, K. Yoshinaga

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2000 Epoch Pro Baseball stickers box break (pack 28)

on January 12th, 2010 by Jason

Echoes of pack 25, only the single puzzle card is new, all the rest are dupes, with two packs remaining.

Doubles: S. Ohtomo, K. Nomura, N. Matsunaka, M. Tatsukawa, S. Miyamoto, T. Ide (hasn’t he been in 3 of the last 4-5 packs?), Oh (again!), T. Nioka, A. Inaba

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2000 Epoch Pro Baseball stickers box break (pack 27)

on January 12th, 2010 by Jason

Total bust! Pack #27 is 100% doubles, and of that, only Takahashi and Yabu (and maybe Jefferson) qualify as half decent cards using either price or star power as a gauge.

Doubles: N. Matsunaka, O. Higashio, S. Ohtomo, Jefferson, Yuhki, T. Shindoh, K. Yabu, T. Kuji, Y. Takahashi, Hoshino puzzle piece

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2000 Epoch Pro Baseball stickers box break (pack 26)

on January 12th, 2010 by Jason

Doubles, T. Ishii, A. Iwamura, M. Yamamoto, T. Iwamoto, S. Murata

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In The Game Announces Class of 2010 Redemption Program

on January 12th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler

The release of 2009-10 ITG Heroes and Prospects is less than three weeks away and the company recently announced preliminary details regarding a new redemption program added to the product this season.
As hinted at previously, the Class of 2010 non-memorabilia insert cards will include a redemption feature that could allow collectors to [...]

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Larry Fitzgerald Resumes Rare Playoff Flight Pattern

on January 12th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler

Somehow misplaced amid the barrage of passes and points and made-for-SportsCenter moments that permeated last Sunday’s scintillating Cardinals-Packers Wild Card game was yet another spectacular postseason performance from Arizona wonder receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

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Scott McGregor, 1983 Topps #745

on January 12th, 2010 by Kevin

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#18 Charlie Grimm

on January 12th, 2010 by GrandSlam

Charlie Grimm, known as “Jolly Cholly”, was a very popular player and manager, and his immense likeability was only slightly better than his play in the field.Born in 1898 in St Louis, Missouri, Grimm debuted with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1916 at …

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New SP Authentic Patch Project Blog

on January 12th, 2010 by stusigpi

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Obak Tristar Hobby Box Break (Just the Hits)

on January 12th, 2010 by Field of Cards

Obak Tristar Hobby Box20 packs, 6 cards per pack9 hits per box:  2 Autos, 2 parallel cards, 1 mini parallel card, 3 short print cards, 1 special 4-card T-212 Mini Uncut Strip (my 4-card strip had Ted Williams on it)Cost:  $38.95  (Blowou…

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Cardboard appreciation: the champion

on January 12th, 2010 by night owl

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The New York Post explores Upper Deck Yu-Gi-Oh case

on January 12th, 2010 by chrisolds

Konami’s long-running allegations that Upper Deck produced unauthorized Yu-Gi-Oh! cards — claims that include copyright infringement, breach of contract and trademark counterfeiting — will be at the forefront in a federal court on Jan. 26.

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Sending A Very Special TTM Request To Sparky Anderson!!

on January 12th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard

You may recall that for Christmas I received an awesome stack of baseball-related books to enjoy.  If not, you can click here to see the details. 
In this stack of books was one called ‘The Machine’.  The book details the success of Cincinnati’s ‘Big Red Machine’ – a team that I am passionate about!! 
So while I continue to [...]

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132 — Joe Morgan

on January 12th, 2010 by MMayes

Joe MorganWhen I was a kid, there was always a vacant lot next door. In fact, I had a vacant lot next door to me until I was 27 and bought a house. That meant that a little boy that liked baseball spent a lot of time mowing those vacant lots so he’d ha…

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A Canadian Gold Rush From Johngy

on January 12th, 2010 by White Sox Cards

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For McGwire, the past has become the present and future

on January 12th, 2010 by Newspaperman

My jaw dropped, my heart skipped a beat; for a few seconds I wondered if someone had sent the Associated Press a false statement reportedly on behalf of Mark McGwire. But within minutes, it became increasingly clear. This was not a joke: Mark McGwire was admitting to using steroids.
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay [...]

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January T-206 Group Break

on January 12th, 2010 by stusigpi

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The Winners of Wild Card Weekend

on January 12th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler

In a wild, woolly and record-setting opening weekend of the NFL playoffs, a handful of stars helped their hobby perceptions more than others with pristine performances for the football-watching world to see.

None, however, were as sizzling as these six . . .

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1972 Topps – Ken Suarez.

on January 12th, 2010 by Spiff

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Inside Upper Deck’s Diamond Club

on January 12th, 2010 by chrisolds

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a part of Upper Deck’s exclusive group of collectors, the Diamond Club?

Here’s a video that the company recently produced detailing it all. Check it out.

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NFL Playoffs Divisional Round Predictions

on January 12th, 2010 by Pheebs888

By Craig Hill aka ChillyDoggy
Baltimore Ravens (10-7) at Indianapolis Colts (14-2)
Baltimore took out the Patriots last week, and gave Colts fans a sigh of relief. Look for Baltimore with their strong defense, good young quarterback and tough running game to hang around and make the Colts work for it, but I expect Peyton Manning and [...]

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For You Die Hard Tommy Hanson Collectors

on January 12th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003

For those die hard Tommy Hanson collectors (I know there are a ton of you out there) here is a card you may not be familiar with.  It comes from the 2008 Myrtle Beach Pelicans Team Set.  Most team issued minor league cards aren’t that desirable, but player collectors will hunt down anything if they [...]

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