1998 Fleer Sports Illustrated World Series Fever

I picked this pack up at a new card shop I found for a buck with the intention of videoing the pack rip. I went a different direction with the video, but I wish I had gotten this rip on film video digital bits. I’ve been spooked about posting packs onl…

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Topps has been playing upon its history for quite some time. Even when you go back to the ‘Turn Back the Clock’ subsets from the 1980s, you’ll see that they’ve long been happy with showcasing their past. Topps took it to new levels in 1991 with the ina…

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If you’re sitting around on this Sunday afternoon wondering what can replace football now that the Superbowl has come and gone, may I suggest Olympic hockey? Two fabulous games are on the docket this afternoon/evening. First the Czech Republic faces R…

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Nomo, as in Hideo Hideo Nomo joined the Red Sox starting rotation for the 2001 season, following an up and down career. He started it off in a blaze of glory with the Dodgers in the mid 90’s. He was the first major Japanese import, and everyone went …

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I’m hooked. I think it’s cool to see old cards that I never had and my kids think it’s cool to see players they’ve never heard of.They are the “code cards” as they call it. Recently, we’ve picked up a few more after a trip to the card store.I doubt we’…

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Today’s entry was inspired by watching him play in the 1969 baseball game yesterday that was shown on MLB Network against the Philadelphia Phillies. It is Don Kessinger, shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, card number 419 in the 1967 Topps Baseball card se…

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Being that this is one of the few hockey cards that I have in my collection (well, temporarily anyways, this one is closing on eBay today) I thought that this would be a great do an Olympic update, which today is decidedly hockey-heavy. Today the USA t…

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I’m a big fan of multi-player cards. One of my goals this year is to add a bunch of the vintage variety (for me, pre 1970) to my collection. I have a few in my COMC basket. The card of the day is not vintage but is fun. Fleer had a bunch of these i…

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Is it easier to win when you have three second basemen?It worked for the Pirates on June 3, 1997, as they beat the Cubs 3-1, as the three-bodied Womack got three hits, one for each body. The Womack trio turned this double play in the fourth inning.

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Details of licensing agreements — or details of non-renewals — are rarely disclosed in the industry as leagues prefer to keep their financial agreements and contractual timeframes confidential and safeguard consumer confidence in the companies that they do business with.

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I think in most parts of the country the prices for Blaster Boxes are normally within three cents or so of each other. In my area they are regularly priced at $19.99 or $19.98 at the big box chains Target, WalMart and Toys R Us. This year that has changed at one of these stores. [...]

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1991 Upper Deck #769 Mitch WilliamsIn the weeks ahead, the Phillies will whittle down their roster from the current 6o-something players, including non-roster invitees, to an opening day size of 25. It’s a fascinating time for baseball fans, and it’s a…

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Jim Thome. What a player he was for the Tribe.Well liked, friendly and wanted to stay in Cleveland or Chicago or Philadelphia or Los Angeles or Minnesota for the rest of his career.He was the last “favorite” player I ever collected. Don’t get me wrong,…

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1985 Topps Record Breakers – Card #2 – Steve Garvey
Headline – Garvey’s Streak of Consecutive Errorless Games Sets Standard
The Story – Atlanta, Georgia, September 30, 1984:  Padres’ Steve Garvey has finished the season with streak of 188 consecutive errorless games, a new record for 1st basemen.  The former mark of 178 consecutive errorless games at 1st base [...]

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There seems to be an epidemic going on.

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The Tigers were still rebuilding in 1976. They weren’t as bad as they were in 1975, but they were still a few years away from contending. The Tigers had some exciting young players (Mark Fidrych, Ron LeFlore) and some good established players like Rust…

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In all I picked up 5 packs of Topps and had mixed results. Here are my thoughts on the five packs. I have posted a full break of the first pack previously. Foul = Dearth of Phils CardsMy Biggest complaint is I had to get all the way down to pack #5 …

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OK, so this is weird.Yesterday, as I went to get my mail, I noticed an envelope stuck between the inner and outer doors. There was other mail in the mailbox, of course, and seeing I often receive packages full of cards that cannot fit in the box, it’s…

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Player of the Day: Ed Kranepool homered twice to supply all of the runs for the New York Mets as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1.Pitcher of the Day: Jim Lonborg was one hit away from a perfect game. He allowed a single to   and did not …

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Last week I emailed several teams and requested a Fan Pack. I started with the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds because I live about 2 minutes from their Spring Training Stadium and plan on seeing several games this year. I recieved Fan Packs …

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A couple of weeks ago (2/6/10) Wrigley Wax (http://wrigleywax.blogspot.com) which is another blog that talks about Cubs baseball cards, had a several part post that focused on the 1960 Topps Cubs cards. Don Cardwell was card #384 in the 1960 Topps set….

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I feel grateful to be included in the popular trend that swept across the baseball blogs- Bipping, that now has a cease and desist order pending. I am always behind when it comes to baseball related items, so here is to the first and possibly only ove…

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He’s no catcher, but if Enos Cabell’s not finding Jesus I have no idea what he is doing.

The coolest part of the card is that the cropping and the off-center placing of the subject give you a sense of vertigo, that the world isn’t right but, than…

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New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford has the most World Series wins(ten).

**factoid courtesy of ‘Armchair Reader – Grand Slam Baseball’
My take – With just 5-6 real contenders each year for the title, this is a record that will not last too much longer.

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Who is this? Dustin Richardson, a Boston Red Sox prospectWhat is this? An autograph card from the 2009 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 t…

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I friend of mine was having a Birthday Friday so my wife and I went to Springfield with him and his wife for dinner. After dinner the wives decided they had to go the the mall. This is one time I was glad that my wife thought she needed more clothes. W…

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2006 was the first year Press Pass released Legends for football collectors.  Apparently it was a real hit because they have been making it ever since.  Each box has 5 autographs and 1 game used memorabilia card on average.  It has a nice selection of rookies and veterans to collect.  The best thing about their [...]

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I’ve received a half dozen emails from readers since the Super Bowl regarding their usual Sunday morning “reading”.They’re sad that football is over and they won’t have Waxaholic’s Sunday Football post to, um, read. Yeah.Canuck, they say, what are you …

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