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Officially retired – Frank Thomas was considered one of the best in his era

on February 12th, 2010 by Laurens

Frank Thomas announced his retirement on Friday – I remember him going neck-and-neck with Ken Griffey Jr. as the two players considered the biggest hobby stars through much of the 1990s.A possible blemishes holding ‘The Big Hurt’ back from first-ballot…

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Pack Break – 2010 Topps JUMBO

on February 12th, 2010 by dkwilson

The other day I purchased a Jumbo pack of 2010 Topps and a pack of 2010 Upper Deck from Wal-Mart. It was my first 2010 Upper Deck pack and I wasn’t impressed. I realize that they don’t have much to work with, but I was much happier with the 2010 T…

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Group Break Videos

on February 12th, 2010 by stusigpi

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“Steve Largent is OK”

on February 12th, 2010 by Matt F.

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Andre Dawson 2004 Prime Cuts MLB Icons

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

Andre Dawson 2004 Prime Cuts MLB Icons
Numbered 48/50, this 2004 Donruss issue screams vintage!  And at just 6 years old, the task was accomplished by Donruss and their designers as this card has several old-time elements to it…

The font used in the headline ‘MLB ICONS’ has an old English look
The Brown coloring used throughout the [...]

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Awesome night card, pt. 72

on February 12th, 2010 by night owl

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Rookie Cardboard Rankings: February

on February 12th, 2010 by Brett Lewis

Tavares and Evans easily retain the top 2 spots this week. If you haven’t noticed, Kings Guard Tyreke Evans is having one of the better rookie seasons in recent memory (20.5 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 5 APG, 1.5 SPG, 45.7 FG%). When you watch Evans play, you feel like your watching a Seasoned Veteran. Rookies aren’t [...]

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Filling in Gaps – 1956 Topps Baseball

on February 12th, 2010 by shanediaz82

Today is pay day, and I just blew my entire $60 card budget for this paycheck on a wax box of 2009-10 Upper Deck Series 2 hockey. This is the first wax box I’ve picked up in quite some time, so I’m pretty excited about it. I’ll write up a review someti…

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A comeback?

on February 12th, 2010 by Dave

So if a tree falls down in the forest, but nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?  And if an old card blogger writes a post, and nobody is around to read it … I think you get my drift.  I didn’t think this day would come, but here I am, [...]

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2009 Topps Heritage High Number Series

on February 12th, 2010 by Jeffrey Wolfe

Here’s another jumbo of Heritage High Numbers.

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Card Spotlight: 2-12-10

on February 12th, 2010 by White Sox Cards

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Phenomenal Pulls: Warren Spahn Cut Auto

on February 12th, 2010 by Dave and Adam's Card World

Thanks to Matt for sending in his Warren Spahn Cut Auto he pulled from 2007 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts. The card is a “quotation cuts” and has Gerald Hern’s poem on it:
“First we’ll use Spahn, then we’ll use Sain, Then an off day, Followed by rain, Back will come Spahn, Followed by Sain, and [...]

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Trader Joe

on February 12th, 2010 by AdamE

This package was definatly a WOW package.  I didn’t expect anything close to what showed up in it.  I’ll start with the coolest card in it.  All it took was a few Mets cards.  By the Letter Devern Hansack:  This is my first By …

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2010 Topps Series One Hobby Box Breaks (4 boxes)

on February 12th, 2010 by Field of Cards

My brother and his family gave me a check for my birthday and Christmas with the caveat that the money must be spent on something fun.  Twist my arm why don’t ya!?  So I bought four 2010 Topps hobby boxes.I’ll just show some of my favorite ca…

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1975 Topps Cincinnati Reds Teams Set – Card #396 – Fred Norman

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

1975 Topps Cincinnati Reds Teams Set – Card #396 – Fred Norman
A 16-year veteran, Norman enjoyed a long and healthy professional baseball career.  Playing for 7 different teams during that time, Norman amassed a record of 104-103 while also collecting 8 saves.  Used primarily as a starting pitcher throughout most of his career, Norman also [...]

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Anger Issues?

on February 12th, 2010 by Howard Bagby

Wednesday a 23 year old man entered the Lilburn, Georgia Wal-Mart. His first stop was the sporting goods department, where he selected an Easton baseball bat. Even though the weather here isn’t quite showing it spring training is just around the corner…

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Keeper: 1960 Leaf “Baseball’s Two Hal Smiths”

on February 12th, 2010 by Ben Henry

Consolidation has never felt so good. Big trade with Blake Meyer of Twinscards.com, not to mention selling off stacks and stacks of cards on eBay have left me focused. More is going up later this week, including vintage basketball cards. Over the past …

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Show These Cards Some Love This Valentine’s Day

on February 12th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003

Roses are red;
Violets are blue;
I can’t believe Topps made a Valentine’s Day set too.

The year is 1959.  Eisenhower was President.  The Dodgers defeated the White Sox in the World Series.  And yes, Topps created an entire set based on Valentine’s Day.  At this point in time Topps was on top of the collecting world.  They [...]

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Panini America Unveils Adrenalyn

on February 12th, 2010 by Mike Smeth

Panini America (www.paniniamerica.net), a subsidiary of The Panini Group, the leading global publisher of sports and entertainment collectables, will launch a new NBA-themed interactive trading card game – Adrenalyn – with an event at the Bailey Junior High School in Arlington, Texas. Dallas Mavericks Guards J.J. Barea and Rodrigue Beaubois will participate in the event [...]

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Minnie Miñoso

on February 12th, 2010 by Dan

Who: Outfielder Minnie Miñoso Team: Chicago White SoxCard: 1957 ToppsAcquired: In Person, Soxfest 2010Comments: Ah, this was one card I was really looking forward to getting signed. White Sox great Minnie Minoso, the first black player to where their …

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I now have 118 different Brandon Webb cards

on February 12th, 2010 by dkwilson

I was going through a 5000 count box of cards today that I haven’t looked through in a while and found 23 Brandon Webb cards that I hadn’t seen since starting my Brandon Webb collection. After going through my checklist I was able to add 11 cards to my…

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1988 Topps, George Brett

on February 12th, 2010 by zman40

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My Eddie Murray ‘Fab 5′ – Card #1

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

Now that my Eddie Murray player collection is complete I wanted to take the time to show off my favorite 5 cards from this set.
Card #1 – 1988 Topps, Record Breakers
That’s what I’m talkin’ about!!!
Eddie Murray didn’t make it onto too many cards that we’re base cards in the 1980’s.  I would have to say [...]

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JD’s Wild World of Sports!

on February 12th, 2010 by packaddict

As if you didn’t already know, there’s a very fun fantasy Olympics contest going on over at JD’s Wild Cardz. I recommend you check it out!

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Free Autograph Signings – Weekend of 2/12/10

on February 12th, 2010 by chemgod

OK so the Super Bowl is over and two weeks until Spring Training, does that mean it’s the end of the world?  Of course not, there are lots of free autographs to be had my avid hounds!  As always please check the venue before standing in line for ridiculous hours, make sure the athlete will [...]

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Airbrushed Fridays: 1970 Topps #40

on February 12th, 2010 by madding

I actually had another card hand-selected and scanned for today’s post, but then I started prepping for another post that will hopefully show up sometime this weekend if not later today and found this little gem. As with most catastrophes, the picture…

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the evolution of my favorite dodger

on February 12th, 2010 by gcrl

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