Tiger didn’t owe me an apology, nor you

Yup, Tiger Woods apologized in public and all the world stopped to listen.I loved the CNN caption. They felt the need to put the subtitle “Pro Golfer.”Is that for the 2 people on the planet Earth who have never heard of Tiger Woods?I think it was writt…

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This is no longer news for the rest of you, but it is for me. I finally got my hands on My First Pack of 2010 Topps yesterday. I bought five packs, this is pack number 1. It is a retail pack that I picked up at the local bargain chain store Five Bel…

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These four cards are all from my pack with my 1,000,000 Card Giveaway card…I didn’t really notice it at first but all these photos look more like they should be from the Upper Deck set…ignore the lettering in the bottom left corner and no logos are…

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Olympic medal standings are now updated through Saturday morning! A lot of newcomers have entered the “medal posse” and have now shot up the leaderboard due to receiving a medal. Some received golds and silvers, which really boosted totals, and other…

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All I can say is wow! I had a feeling I was pretty lucky this morning, but pulling a Mantle/Musial dual jumbo relic book #/25 from Topps Tribute this morning was awesome.A couple of other cards of interest… I pulled this Lincecum jersey card #/25……

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Press Pass was nice enough to supply me with a box of 2010 Eclipse for me to break and review.  Now its your chance to win some of the hits I pulled.  The winner of this contest will receive the following:

(1) Joey Logano Race-Used Tire Relic #’ed/299
(1) Mike Skinner Blue Ink Auto
(1) Kyle Busch Decade
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I could blame it on my slow scanner. Or pure laziness. Or my fondness for wine within 5 minutes of hitting the door when I get home from work. Or all of it, take your pick.

At any rate, I’ve fallen behind in trade posts, starting with an epic trade fr…

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In what might be the next winner of the Shouldhavebeenobvioustonormalpeople Award, Major League Baseball has issued a statement that from this day bans all deadly weapons from all Major League Clubhouses.In part, the statement says :*Titled “Major Leag…

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Well folks, this is it! The final day of 2010 Topps-O-Cuffs, the Rip Off! If you have been following the battle you will know that JD and I are horribly behind due to an unfortunate Nick Swisher pull. Could have happened to anybody I guess. Now if …

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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Charles KrauthammerBarkeeper Moe Szyslak

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LET’S GO O’S!!!!!  O-R-I-O-L-E-S!!!!!!!  duh-duh-duh-duh, duh-duh….CHARGE!!!!This is the bright future I am am looking forward to!!!Courtosey of  http://www.camdenchat.com/Check out the front page news  at:Flash Forward Friday: No…

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I heading out the door. Report later tonight.

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1975 Topps Cincinnati Reds Teams Set – Card #656 – Bill Plummer
I have to imagine that the most secure roster spot in all of baseball during the 1970’s was that of catcher for the Cincinnati Reds.  Johnny Bench had that spot locked down for close to 20 years.
But every team needs a reserve catcher, and [...]

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I have been able to add a PSA 9 version of 1975 Topps #566 – Ray Burris to my collection. The 1975 Topps set is new enough that a PSA 9 is not uncommon. In the case of this card there are 52 PSA 9′s with a total of 4 cards that have been graded higher …

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I added a 2001 UD Sweet Spot Barry Bonds bat card to my 500 Home Run Bat Collection. I now have a bat card of 12 of the 24 members of the 500 Home Run Club. I’m half way there! This one came via eBay. I got it as part of 5 card lot. The lot included 4 …

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OK, break is over!!! I have taken about two weeks off now with no good reason except that I just did not seem to get around to updating the blog.So let me start with a card that is just fun to have. It is not numbered or really unique……but for me t…

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I love trading through the mail.  I get all giddy when I pull a bubble mailer or a box from my mailbox.  I have never really noticed, but I probably skip or frolic home from the mailbox (about 40 yards).  When I get something  in th…

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A couple of days ago Topps released some images for 2010 Allen and Ginter Baseball via their Twitter stream. Now they’ve released the initial information for the whole shebang. At first glance, the formula hasn’t changed much, but this is a set that ha…

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Player of the Day: Jerry Grote was 4 for 5 with 3 runs and 2 RBI in the Mets’ 12-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants.Pitcher of the Day: Brent Strom allowed only two hits in a complete game 2-0 shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Another Chris, also from Ohio, sent me some cards that arrived yesterday. A big thanks goes out to him, as he got me 14 cards closer to my goal. Here’s my favorite one he sent.Here’s what remains: 6 9 18 29 53 57 63 107 127 147 159 160 163 177 191 21…

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Before I begin usual broadcast of my all 100% negative thoughts about 2010 Topps I must say that this card is at one time great because it’s a Tom Seaver card and horrible because of the substandard presentation. Great idea, poor execution…a lot lik…

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Glenn Edward Hoffman made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1980, when his brother Trevor William Hoffman was 13 years old. Glenn is 9 years older than Trevor and played 9 seasons, 7 years with the Red Sox and a year each with the Dodge…

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William Michael Hogan was drafted by the Padres in the fifth round of the 2003 draft.  He played with 4 teams in two years in the Padres organization, never rising higher than A ball.  2005 & 2006 there is no record of him playing, althou…

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Who is this? Dustin Richardson, a Boston Red Sox prospectWhat is this? An autograph card from the 2008 Portland Sea Dogs team setWhere’d I get it? I wrote to Richardson c/o his Arizona Fall League team and asked him to sign some cards. I got them …

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Great content from around the web- SI, sports, The Hobby, news. video, music, TV, movies, comics, video games and more!SI_Swimsuit Swimsuit Photo of the Day: 2010 @dominiquepiek photographed by Walter Iooss, Jr in Dhigu, Maldives – http://su.pr/29SiUl …

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There were two minor signings yesterday.  The Nationals signed Chien Ming Wang and the Dodgers signed Eric Gagne.  I figured to lop these two signings in one post because they are very similar.  Both are fighting to continue their careers.  Although it might be easier for Wang, who signed a major league deal worth $2 [...]

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I picked up a 2010 Topps ‘Honus Wagner’ cereal box [$9.99 each at Target], a 2010 Topps jumbo pack [$4.99 each at Target] and a 2010 Upper Deck Fat Pack [$4.99 each at Target] – I thought I’d impusively pick up one of the Topps cereal boxes, since it i…

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David Price, Rays2010 Goose Joak Originalby Goose JoakGearing up for fantasy baseball season is incredibly fun.  One thing I always like to do is get a sense of over and under valued pitchers. So, I used:Projected ranks from Mock Dr…

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