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Impact Trade from Nachos Grande

on February 8th, 2010 by madding

Finally, I’ve arrived to packages received this year. I try to do the trade post thing in the order that I’ve received stuff from people. Unfortunately, even after I finally got to this package that Chris from Nachos Grande sent me a month ago, I sti…

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These are cool…

on February 8th, 2010 by BigD

at least I think they are. From what I can gather they are Fleer/Skybox E-X2000, which were released in 2000. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Anyway, I stumbled upon the Finley at my local card shop and had to have it immediately. I didn’t collect at all when…

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Final Card: Don Landrum

on February 8th, 2010 by Jim from Downingtown

Don Landrum (#43) was signed by the Phillies, and spent 7 seasons with their minor-league teams, with a 2-game cup of coffee in Philadelphia beginning on September 28, 1957.Two weeks before the end of the 1960 season, he was traded to the Cardinals for…

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#492 Gene Freese

on February 8th, 2010 by Kevin

I’ve wandered home after spending the weekend snowed in with my better half in Calvert County, so it’s time to get back on the horse with this now-45-year-old card set. Next man up is Gene Freese, who to the best of my knowledge was never nicknamed “Mr…

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Final Card: Wes Stock

on February 8th, 2010 by Jim from Downingtown

Wes Stock (#74) was a relief pitcher for the Orioles and Athletics in the early and mid-1960s.Stock was signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1956. After 1 season in class-D ball, he spent 2 years in military service before returning to the O’s in 1959. …

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Final Card: Phil Linz

on February 8th, 2010 by Jim from Downingtown

This is the last baseball card for Phil Linz (#594), a utility infielder in the 1960s for the Yankees, Phillies, and Mets. Here he looks just as much like an astronaut, or one of those jump-suited fighter jet mechanics as he does a baseball player.Phil…

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Brewers Card Show and Tell: 1999 SP Signature Autograph Geoff Jenkins

on February 8th, 2010 by EdS

I got this card recently from our friendly neighborhood Troll. He sent me a kind package of Brewers and this was the filler used to prevent the others from getting damaged!1999 was a good year, I think. I don’t really recall beyond studying (my second…

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Mascot Gone Willy Nilly!

on February 8th, 2010 by packaddict

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2009 Topps Attax Jorge Cantu

on February 8th, 2010 by Paul

Who is this? Jorge Cantu, first baseman for the Florida MarlinsWhat is this? An autographed card from the 2009 Topps Attax setWhere’d I get it? I ended up with way too many Topps Attax cards last year, so I mailed some out to players for autographs. Th…

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I can’t believe what Topps did!!!

on February 8th, 2010 by dkwilson

A few months back I bought a hobby box of 2009 Topps Updates & Highlights. While opening the packs I noticed that 1 pack only had 7 cards and another only had 8 cards instead of the promised 10 cards. I finally got around to calling the customer se…

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Team Building Exercise

on February 8th, 2010 by toppcat

Here is a rare one…While I lost the scans in a hard drive meltdown a few years back, I managed to save a printout of an odd Ebay auction from about 2007. I should have bid higher than I did but that’s spilt milk at this point…..Anyway I thought th…

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Beat the Blogger results

on February 8th, 2010 by Tuff Stuff

Congratulations to Paul Sherman who scored a 9 last week to Beat the Blogger’s total
of 6 and beat the field to win this week’s special Super Bowl edition of the Beat
the Blogger contest.

This week’s matchups will be posted soon so make sure you check back and get your
picks posted before the start of the first game on Saturday.

Copy and paste our link and send it to your friends on Facebook, Twitter and
anywhere else so they can be a part of the action and we can boost our total list
of contestants, http://blog.tuffstuff.com/7thinning/

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 so check to see how you fared against
the field.

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 bcontest.jpge
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
Sunday, Feb. 7
Super Bowl

More Touchdown Passes:
Drew Brees (N.O.)

More Rushing Yards: Joseph Addai (Indy)

Most Receiving Yards: Marques Colston (N.O.)

Most Sacks (team): Indianapolis

Most Fumbles (lost): None, question tossed out
Most First Downs: Indianapolis

Most Tackles made: Jonathan Vilma (N.O.)
Most Penalty Yards: Indianapolis

Coin Flip: Heads
Longest Touchdown: Indianapolis
Tiebreaker: Total points in Super Bowl game (48)

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Last minute jitters?

on February 8th, 2010 by Spiff

Down to just a few hours over eight days left until Spring Training kicks off. Ian Kinsler and Scott Feldman say they are looking forward to it. I know there are a lot of fans out there who can’t wait and the teams are starting to try to gin up the sup…

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1985 Topps, Mike Boddicker

on February 8th, 2010 by zman40

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Veteran Cardboard Rankings (VCR): February Part 1

on February 8th, 2010 by Brett Lewis

Welcome to the Second ever VCR Top 25 Weekly Hot List. The goal of the VCR (Veteran Cardboard Rankings) is to be the weekly counterpart to our RCR (Rookie Cardboard Rankings). We feel that creating a list for rookies and one for veterans offers a far greater degree of accuracy than a combined list. The [...]

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Odds are…

on February 8th, 2010 by Captain Canuck

Yes, the odds are out as to who is the favourite to win the 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas.Where is your team?Indianapolis Colts 13/2San Diego Chargers 8/1New England Patriots 10/1New Orleans Saints 10/1Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1Dallas Cowboys 12/1Green Bay P…

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A Peek at the 2010 Dodgers Caravan

on February 8th, 2010 by admin

By Andy Juarez (SingleDaddyof2)
Most professional sports leagues and teams are actively involved with local charities. The Los Angeles Dodgers are no exception. The Dodgers have always been a charitable organization and in recent years have really stepped up their charitable events even more. On Tuesday February 2nd, I was lucky enough to be present at [...]

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Saints Fans Can Celebrate With Actual Sod From Super Bowl XLIV

on February 8th, 2010 by Nick Tylwalk

A laughingstock no more, the New Orleans Saints are now NFL champions after defeating the Indianapolis Colts 21-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. And while there are many ways the team’s fans and collectors can commemorate the victory, perhaps the most unique one is by owning a piece of the actual field used for the big [...]

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Andre Dawson 2009 Topps Tribute – Base

on February 8th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard

Andre Dawson 2009 Topps Tribute – Base
Finally, I have added a 2009 issue of Andre Dawson to my collection – YES!!!!
Of course it didn’t happen until 2010, but who’s counting??  Actually I guess I am counting…
Anyways, I am not sure when the 2009 Topps Tribute set was released but they have been all over Ebay for [...]

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Topps Offers Yankee “Pie in the Face” Variations

on February 8th, 2010 by admin

During the 2009 season, the World Champion Yankees had a special way of celebrating walk-off heroics…with a “Pie in the Face”.

Topps captures 12 of these fun moments on (very) short printed variations in 2010 Topps Series 1.
Alex Rodriguez- 5/16/09
Johnny Damon- 5/17/09
Jorge Posada- 7/4/09
Hideki Matsui- 7/20/09
Alex Rodriguez- 8/7/09
Robinson Cano- 8/12/09
Robinson [...]

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Card of the Week: 1993 Upper Deck Jay Buhner

on February 8th, 2010 by Bud (First Day Issue)

I’d be awfully sad if all the lawsuits that Upper Deck are (is?) embroiled in eventually cause the company to file for bankruptcy and stop producing baseball cards. I’m not trying to defend their unscrupulous business practices, but as a Ken Griffey Jr…

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2009 Topps Chicle Football Short Print Checklist

on February 8th, 2010 by The Cardboard Connection

Topps has confirmed the existence of 24 short printed base cards in the recently-released 2009 Topps Chicle Football card set. These short printed cards were seeded at a rate of 1 in 6 packs. The short printed checklist is as follows:
22 Johnny Knox
24 James Harrison
26 Clay Matthews
33 Josh Freeman
41 John Elway
47 Dan Marino
54 Chad Pennington
66 Cedric Peerman
69 Donald Brown
72 Jerious Norwood
73 Barry Sanders
74 Felix Jones
96 Ed Reed
106 Dustin [...]

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2009 Topps Chicle Football Short Prints Announced

on February 8th, 2010 by admin

Topps is confirming that there are 24 short printed base cards seeded 1 in 6 packs in the recently-released all-painted 2009 Topps Chicle Football. The short prints are as follows:
22 – Johnny Knox
24 – James Harrison
26 – Clay Matthews
33 – Josh Freeman
41 – John Elway
47 – Dan Marino
54 – Chad Pennington
66 – Cedric Peerman
69 [...]

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Topps announces National Chicle Football short-prints

on February 8th, 2010 by chrisolds

Topps is confirming that there are 25 short printed base cards seeded 1 in 6 packs in the recently-released all-painted 2009 Topps National Chicle Football. The short prints are as follows:

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New Oakland A’s Collectibles Site

on February 8th, 2010 by ManOfSteal

I just got an e-mail from John, a fan of the blog, who recently started a new site of his own, Oakland A’s Collectibles.Being as the sites only been around for a few days, he’s already got some interested stuff up there. Plus, how can you not support a guy who promotes Rickey Henderson as his favorite player!Although my collection is almost all Rickey-based, I do have a few random A’s items as

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Box Busters: 2009 Topps Sterling baseball cards

on February 8th, 2010 by chrisolds

Join Beckett Baseball’s Brian Fleischer and Chris Olds as they rip into a pair of 2009 Topps Sterling Baseball boxes in this episode of Box Busters.

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A part-time player collector’s milestone

on February 8th, 2010 by night owl

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Were you a winner on Free Stuff Friday?

on February 8th, 2010 by chrisolds

We’ve completed the work that comes with Free Stuff Friday — combing through nearly 2,000 entries so we can get cool stuff into readers’ hands.

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2004 Leaf Exhibits

on February 8th, 2010 by capewood

Here is a card I got at the Tristar Card Show a few weeks ago. I recognized what set it was from as I had a few at home already. But it is different from the ones I have in that it has stats on the back and is not serial numbered. This post was going …

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