on February 18th, 2010 by JD's Daddy
A little late for a Friday regular posting, but the work week has been a total grind and I have not had a chance to jump in until now. I will make sure to get the medals count updated in the morning since if I look now it will ruin a lot of events tha…
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on February 18th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler
The face of U.S. speed skating is about to become the face of America’s winningest Winter Olympian. Not coincidentally, Apolo Ohno’s autographed trading card is hot enough to melt the very Vancouver ice upon which he’ll most certainly make history in the coming days.
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on February 18th, 2010 by Matt F.
I blew some of my tax return on some stars from my 1971 Needs List. I’m now about 68% complete on the set. 1971 Topps #300 Brooks Robinson1971 Topps #230 Willie Stargell1971 Topps #276 George Foster/Mike DavisonHow great is George’s expression here?19…
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on February 18th, 2010 by Dave
Upper Deck Masterpieces rocks. It’s as simple as that. And I don’t think that anyone is going to disagree with me. Masterpieces is universally praised by collectors on a regular basis more than any other sports card product in recent memory. Whether it’s either of the two Masterpieces baseball sets (2007 – 2008), 2008 Masterpieces [...]
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on February 18th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler
No matter how much they celebrated the shockingly good release of Topps’ maiden UFC product last February, there were those among even the hardest of hardcore mixed martial arts fans who feared that a UFC-exclusive trading card product lacked legitimate sustainability.
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on February 18th, 2010 by Jim
I won’t lie to you here – the last month or so at my chosen profession has been brutal. I’ve been so busy at work, I haven’t even had a chance to read about the first day of pitchers and catchers. That’s how bad it’s been. This is serious.Last season, …
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on February 18th, 2010 by zman40
#271 Matt Halloran and Gil MecheI posted this card back in December without Gil’s signature on it. Luckily at Fanfest, I was able to get him to complete this card. I had thought about leaving Fanfest early, but when I heard that Gil was signing in on…
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on February 18th, 2010 by Section 36
Congratulations to Jere from RI (author of the fine Sox blog: A Red Sox Fan from Pinstripe Territory) for being the 2009 Section 36 Scavenger Hunt Champion!It was a tight race for a while there, but Jere’s entry swooped in and had the most items fou…
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on February 18th, 2010 by Mark's Ephemera
Back in the late 1980′s and early 1990′s my wife, Angie, worked at Wheaton College. She started in the Advancement Office (fund raising) and then moved to become the secretary of the English Department. While working in the Advancement Office she oft…
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on February 18th, 2010 by PunkRockPaint
A cease fire has been declared! Peace is at hand! I made it through the Great Bip War of 2010 with nary an envelope delivered to my door.Like a wannabe war profiteer, I hoped that this conflict would line my cardboard coffers with Padres car…
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on February 18th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003
One of my favorite T.V. shows to watch is Pawn Stars, which you can find on the History Channel, Monday nights at 10:00 p.m. I find it really entertaining and educational. Last week a guy walked into the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop and tried to sell five Pete Rose 1967 Topps baseball cards. As [...]
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on February 18th, 2010 by dgreen1899
If you think you know your ball player autos..check out this contest over at pack addict I just submitted my entry! It did stretch my knowledge a bit and after some serious thinking, I am confident that I do indeed know my baseball si…
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on February 18th, 2010 by JD's Daddy
…and questions have already arisen.I am not talking about Dice-K and his slight back strain. As a matter of fact, ever since Dice withheld the fact that he pulled his groin last year before spring training, I am happy that he discloses information n…
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on February 18th, 2010 by tastelikedirt
Since there is no more fan fest in Oakland. Here’s a couple photos back from when there was. These photos are from various question and answer sessions held throughout the day.Milton Bradley, Mark Kotsay, Bobby Kielty, Adam Melhuse.Danny Haren, Chad Ga…
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