on January 27th, 2010 by chrisolds
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on January 27th, 2010 by Spiff
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on January 27th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
1992 Score Greg Maddux
While cards of pitchers tend to get old as they primarily feature the same old photos, Score did a nice job making this one stand out.
The 1992 Score design added an element that turns a boring photo into a very nice baseball card. By creating a 3-D element to the card, you [...]
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on January 27th, 2010 by T.S.
I have more fun speculating about Hall of Fame related questions than
just about anything I do in my role as editor of Sports Collectors Digest. I
have always contended that election to the Hall is one of the defining elements –
if not the defining element – of a player’s collectibility.
The fact that I am on the mark in all this speculation only about half
the time discourages me not at all, though almost every time I swing and miss I ended
up being mystified that I could have done so. A batting average of .500 would sensational
for a ballplayer, but not so hot for a pundit.
And so I own up to being 0-for-2 in the 2010 Hall deliberations. Though
I believed him more than worthy of election, I had thought that the wide range of
choices on this year’s ballot might have diluted his support enough to make Andre
Dawson come up just barely short.
Then, to compound my error, I theorized that while Dawson had reportedly
indicated a preference to having his HOF plaque show him in a Cubs cap, the arc of
his career suggests that it should be as an Expo.
So far so good, but that’s when I stumbled. I thought that since he had
apparently indicated a preference, that might sway the HOF decision. And I was wrong
(or possibly his alleged preference wasn’t quite as profound as it had been suggested).
Either way, he’s going in as an Expo, and that’s just fine and certainly
the correct choice in terms of accurately reflecting his career. While I was typing
this blog, the Hall of Fame’s official annoucement showed up on my e-mail, so in the
spirit of embracing all this online immediacy, I’ll include Dawson’s quote about the
decision and that of HOF President Jeff Idelson.
“I
respect the Hall of Fame’s decision to put an Expos logo on my cap, and I understand
their responsibility to make sure the logo represents the greatest impact in my career,”
Dawson said. “Cubs fans will always be incredibly important in my heart, and I owe
them so much for making my time in Chicago memorable, as did the fans in Montreal,
Boston and South Florida, my home. But knowing that I’m on the Hall of Fame team is
what’s most important, as it is the highest honor I could imagine.”
And Idelson: “Andre
Dawson’s Hall of Fame career belongs to every one of his fans, in every city across
the country,” said Idelson. “The logo selection is only important from an historical
standpoint, as the Museum has a responsibility to properly interpret the game’s history.
Every Hall of Fame plaque lists all of the teams where an electee played or managed.
Fans of ‘The Hawk’ in every city in which he played should claim Andre as one of their
own.”
And the announcement immediately prompted all the cyber chatter about
potential headgear for folks like Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson and Vlad Guerrero.
More fun when the time comes.
In the meantime, I noticed that Vlad – easily my favorite modern player
because he reminds me so much of the Great Clemente – has never won a batting title
despite having a lifetime average of .321. Wow!
Imagine, in this day and age of everybody swinging for the fences and
massive dinero, a guy could have a lifetime mark like that without so much as one
batting title. Nobody in the postwar era has a lifetime average that high without
winning a batting title.
And I used postwar as a cutoff because the batting numbers from earlier
generations just don’t mean the same thing. You understand how that goes: kinda like
the home run numbers from say 1996 to 2004 or so.
Maybe that’s a good reminder that baseball fans can – over time – learn
to adapt and become reasonably comfortable with statistical anomalies. I think we
are going to have to do just that.
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on January 27th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003
22 autographs! 22 autographs! This has to be some kind of a record. I’m not that big of a prospect collector, I only own one Upper Deck USA autograph and thats of Adrian Cardenas. I did have the chance to pickup a Ryan Howard UD USA autograph a few years ago for only $60.00 but [...]
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on January 27th, 2010 by Tuff Stuff
Congratulations to Joe Ranyak, who scored a 10 last week to Beat the Blogger’s total
of 4 and beat the field to win this week’s contest.
This week’s matchups are posted below so make sure you get your picks posted before
the start of the first game to be eligible to a win.
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 Blogger’s picks in parenthesis
Saturday Jan. 30/Sunday, Jan. 31
NCAA Mens Basketball
Vanderbilt at Kentucky (Kentucky)(doubler)
Kansas at Kansas State (Kansas)
Duke at Georgetown (Duke)
NBA Basketball
Atlanta at Orlando (Atlanta)
New York at Washington (New York)
Portland at Dallas (Dallas)
Charlotte at Sacramento (Scaramento)
NHL Hockey
Detroit at Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
Phoenix at Dallas (Dallas)
NFL Pro Bowl
AFC vs. NFC (AFC)
Tiebreaker: Total points in Pro Bowl game (58)
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on January 27th, 2010 by Ben Henry
Pack 87: Rick Burleson, Toby Harrah, Ron Oester, Juan Eichelberger, Rick CampPack 88: AL All-Star George Brett, 1981 World Series Game 5, Gary Matthews, NL All-Star Gary Carter, Bert BlylevenPack 89: Greg Minton, AL All-Star Carlton Fisk, Lloyd Moseby,…
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on January 27th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler
You can add 44 to the list of the most meaningful serial numbers in the sports card universe. Panini is offering a substantial reward to the one collector either already holding or pulling the 2009 Limited Pro Bowl Combo Materials card featuring Super Bowl XLIV passers Peyton Manning and Drew Brees and, most importantly, also bearing sequential number 44/100.
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on January 27th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
On this day in 1982, Ryne Sandberg became a Chicago Cub.
The Cubs sent Ivan DeJesus to the Phillies for Sandberg and Larry Bowa. Prior to the trade, Sandberg played in 21 games for the Phillies and made 6 plate appearances. For the record he has 1 hit as a Phillie and a batting average of .167.
What [...]
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on January 27th, 2010 by Dan
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on January 27th, 2010 by chemgod
At this point most puckheads know all about Patrice, but for those of you who are not a die-hard fan of the sport (including the junior levels), he plays in the QMJHL for Rouyn-Noranda and is known for his vicious elbowing and cheap shots. Last week he was suspended from the “Q” league for the rest of [...]
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