#1 – Scoreboards in the Background

Here it is, I finally got around to doing a SitB post. I have mentioned a few of these types of cards in previous posts. It finally occurred to me(after a little prodding in the comments section) that maybe I should do this as a semi-regular feature…

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Tuesday Upper Deck announced an unexpected contest involving the recently released 2010 Upper Deck Series 1 Baseball card set. Upper Deck says they have included 25 unannounced variations in the set. The first five collectors who correctly identify the variations will win a series of autographed memorabilia prizes.
“This should be a lot of fun [...]

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It’s pretty rare to get an extreme closeup in this set in which the player is wearing a hat. I’m glad to see better detail on Chico’s Reds hat, as we can see the red pinstripes that match those on his jersey. I’m also grateful that the camera angle isn…

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Really? I am not sold on these manufactured commemorative patches. Some look good, but in general I think the patch is too small and this causes the detail to be squished and the words illegible at times. They also cost you roughly five bucks in terms …

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I got an email from Cameron of Cardboard Heaven a while back offering a variety of cards many of which were “hits”. I told him I was interested in trading, but wasn’t sure I had any equal value to trade. He said not to worry about it for now, he’d just…

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Upper Deck unveiled on Tuesday a variation card promotion contest that will award prizes to collectors who can spot all 25 variations in 2010 Upper Deck and collect all of the cards.

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Do you hear the voices, childrenOf winter’s silent fall?Would you care to listenIf they called to you at all?For they are echoing furtherSenselessly without failLamenting springtime shadowsOf which memories entailTell them to return with shameTo their …

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1973 was a down year for Dick Billings, shown here on card number 94 of the 1973 Topps set. He had a rough year at the plate, both offensively and defensively. Richard also found himself eclipsed by Ken Suarez. Suarez and Billings platooned behind the …

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Johnny Mize was born in 1913 in Demorest, Georgia. As a child, his natural athleticism allowed him to excel in many sports, most notably tennis, but he chose baseball to be what he would dedicate his life to. At age 17, he signed with the St Louis Card…

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Press Pass, Inc. is excited to announce another full line-up of trading card products this year, with the first racing product of 2010, Wheels Element, set to hit retailers by the end of the month. The company has made public its entire product release schedule on its Web site for the complete calendar year. The [...]

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Willie Mays will be interviewed by Bob Costas on the MLB network TONIGHT at 8 pm, 11 pm, and 2 am eastern time.Update:What a great interview this was. 2 hours of Willie Mays in the studio, and with an audience along the walls (which I don’t remember s…

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‘Same Card, Different Paths’ – Card #40
1966 Topps - Card #424 – AKA – ‘The Lee May Rookie Card’

Lee May - May, a 3-time All-star and perennial MVP contender played 18 years in the big leagues.  Splitting time between the Reds, Astros, Orioles, and Royals, May put up solid numbers for every team he played for.  A career .267 hitter, [...]

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This is an updated remake of a previous post.Some of you who have been around a while may remember it.I kind of got side tracked by holidays and trades and this series fell into the vast crevasses of the blogosphere. That’s partly why I created my Trad…

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Former Lotte Giants catcher Lim Soo Hyuk (or Lim Su-Hyeok) has passed away after spending 10 years in a coma. Both East Windup Chronicle and True Stories Of Korean Baseball have posts about it.The card shown is 1999 Teleca #44.

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Yesterday, I posted some cards from the 2004 Leaf Exhibits insert set. Well, here’s the real thing.I acquired this on eBay for only $4.49 (including $2.50 postage). It’s a bit beat up, it looks like it had been stapled and pinned to the wall many time…

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Craig BreslowJoey DevineBrad KilbyNow that Upper Deck can’t use MLB logo’s they’ve had to come up with creative ways of hiding those logo’s. If it weren’t for the colors you might not ever know these are A’s players. It’s not like you can just look at …

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It’s a weird place to start a scorecard tour, but look at the notes section in the lower left. It really tells you all you need to know about the game. “Home Opener/Ring Ceremony.” The rest of the game is secondary to the ceremony that took place…

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14 days was all it took for former All-star Darren Daulton to return this wonderfully signed baseball card to me!!
From a far I had always admired Daulton’s game.  Then he joined my Florida Marlins in 1997 as they drove towards the playoffs and soon I was a HUGE Darren Daulton fan.  His World Series performance [...]

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