on January 27th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler
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on January 27th, 2010 by handcollated
As I mentioned before, I picked up four packs of the new stuff from the local Target. The pictures this year are a lot safer than last year, and mostly full body in action shots. The design itself is a lot less intrusive than I thought it would be and lets you focus on the [...]
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on January 27th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003
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on January 27th, 2010 by Devon
Card #5 in the set celebrates September 26, 1981, when Nolan Ryan tossed his 5th career no-hitter against the Dodgers. Most anyone had ever thrown. This game actually came in the middle of a 24 inning scoreless streak for the Ryan Express. He’d go on to toss 7 no-no’s for his career.
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on January 27th, 2010 by madding
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on January 27th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003
Congrats to Mark on being the winner of the 2010 Element Contest. Once I receive your mailing address I will mail out your cards ASAP.
Thanks to everyone that took part in this contest. Be sure to look for more in the upcoming future.
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on January 27th, 2010 by White Sox Cards
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on January 27th, 2010 by Rod
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on January 27th, 2010 by handcollated
I headed over to my local box store today to check out their collection of 2010 Topps. As I made my way to the card section, I started shaking a bit and my hands got tingly. They knew what was coming. I haven’t personally bought cards in months, and that itch would finally be scratched.
I [...]
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on January 27th, 2010 by zman40
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on January 27th, 2010 by admin
2009-10 O-Pee-Chee Premier releases in May. Each box will contain five cards. Each case will contain 10 boxes. Each box will contain one autographed quad rookie memorabilia card, one manufactured patch card, one autographed card and one triple or quad swatch jersey or patch card, or a Parallel card numbered to 25 or less. Discuss [...]
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on January 27th, 2010 by deal
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on January 27th, 2010 by admin
PANINI OFFERS A BOUNTY OF NFL TRADING CARDS IN EXCHANGE FOR RARE MANNING- BREES PRO BOWL MATERIALS CARD #44 OF 100
Lucky Collector Who Uncovers the Card before the Kick-Off of Super Bowl XLIV to Receive a Box of Every 2010 Panini NFL Trading Card Product
Panini, a leading manufacturer of licensed collectibles, NFL and [...]
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on January 27th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
My heart is still racing as I write this…
Last night when I got home there was a baseball in my mailbox in my familiar return envelope. I only had 2 balls in the mail so I knew it was one of just 2 guys.
I tore it open and was extremely surprised and thrilled to see this:
That’s [...]
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on January 27th, 2010 by Tuff Stuff
Does anybody remember the old Brett Favre? Not the graying, wrinkled
and hobbled man that eventually made his way to the podium following
the Vikings’ NFC Championship loss to the Saints on Sunday. Not that
guy, he’s a phony. You know, the genuine guy with the smirky smile and
the country-boy personality that used to honestly break down the recap
of the
game
instead of the latest version who seems to come in with a calculated, predetermined
agenda that ultimately dreams he’d be treated and evaluated as he had been in years
past. You remember, the years when he could literally do no wrong, he knew it and
despite that, he didn’t seem to care if anybody criticized him because he was staying
true to himself and who he was.
Today’s Favre, or Faux Favre as I call him, seems like he’s more interested in how
he’ll be viewed and what his legacy will be when finally hangs it up and awaits a
trip to Canton. And all that despite his many words to the contrary. He insists he’s
comfortable in terms of how he’s currently being perceived and that he’ll let his
career speak for itself, but yet every time somebody sticks a microphone in front
of him he blurts out something that leads you to believe that perception is something
he cares very deeply about. We’ve heard Favre say time and time again that he doesn’t
worry that anything he does in these later stages of his career will overshadow or
tarnish all that he’s accomplished during his glory days in Green Bay, but yet everything
he says these days makes us beg to differ.
During Sunday’s post-game conference in which Favre kept credentialed media members
waiting during his typical 15-minute delay, when he wasn’t busy working the crowd
for sympathy with his teary-eyed comments, Favre was busy trying to declaw the scribes
who looked to devouring him for his latest mistake.
“Of course, I can’t print anything for you guys,” he said, “but I know I’m going out
on top, one way or the other.”
The old Favre would’ve never even went there. He would’ve never addressed his legacy
and he would’ve never pleaded with the media to call off the dogs because he wouldn’t
of cared what was written. He would’ve manned up and said exactly what happened on
the Vikings’ last offensive play. He would’ve said what we all saw and what we all
knew the moment he let that errant throw from his hand. He would’ve said instead of
opting for the safer, less-exciting option of hurling his aching body forward and
taking the four or five available yards and giving his team a chance at a makeable
field goal, that he instead went for the Favresque play that consisted of locking
on to his new go-to guy (the third option on the play) and forcing an unorthodox throw
into tight coverage.
If he would’ve simply fessed up and admitted that’s exactly what happened, he would’ve
been forgiven by the fans, the media, the doubters and the single-minded haters that
were actually hoping he would fail. But instead of going that route and letting the
old Favre resurface, we saw the new Favre doing what new Favre does: subtly implying
that his decision was the right one despite the indisputably wrong outcome.
The very essence of the love affair that most of had with the old Favre was that he
was nothing if not real. Just one of the guys, out there having fun and gett’r done.
In sports, superstars are built up to be more than they actually are and unfortunately
they can fall from that rarified air even quicker. Brett Favre, old or new, will never
completely fall out favor with fans or the majority of the media, but the new Favre
is sure making it easier to forget about the reasons we all liked this guy in the
first place.
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on January 27th, 2010 by zman40
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