More Mailbox Goodness From Texas…

Taking a little break at work. Five more hours to go. I finished up my list of needs and haves for 2010 Topps. I actually have about 80 dupes from the base set now that seriously need to find good homes… You can find my list right HERE. As soon as I …

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Before I call the Card Blogging Security Council together to report a Bipping after the Thorzul’s Bip-armistice was called I thought I would document the atrocities for the world to see!Not 5, not 10, not 15, but 20 Bob Hamelin Star Rookies arrived on …

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Card fact: This the 10th pink-yellow card. Orange-brown and green-light green are the only two other combos in double figures.What I thought about this card then: Nada.What I think about this card now: Nada. Sorry, it’s a very boring card.Other stuff: …

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Yesterday the Phillies played their first pre-season game against Florida State and won 13-6.  Today they’ll play against the Yankees.

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“The real winners today are the millions of fans who collect baseball cards. They will be able to clearly identify official Major League Baseball trading cards without any confusion.”

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By Lorenzoneal
The Sports Card Club at Orchard Park High School (located in Orchard Park, NY, a suburb of Buffalo and home to Ralph Wilson Stadium) is not a very big or lavish club. For its members though, that’s the way they would prefer to have it. Sports Card Club represents a fun and exciting [...]

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Got a mailday from Joe in New York state. Subscribe to his YouTube channel ginger4life17

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Who is this player?Dusty Baker, leftfielder, Los Angeles DodgersIn 1980, Dusty Baker had what can be considered the best season of his career. He was consistently the Dodgers most reliable clutch hitter and his omission from the All-Star team sparked o…

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USA Baseball and the Topps Company, the leading creator and marketer of sports cards, today announced an exclusive multi-year licensing deal to make Topps the Official Baseball Card of USA Baseball. Topps will have exclusivity on USA Baseball trademarks, logos and other intellectual property, for use on cards featuring USA Baseball players.
From 1984-1993 Topps was [...]

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I’m not here to tear apart the new rookie card logo. That logo is a fairly recent innovation, something that completely threw me off when I returned to card collecting and something that I’ve found to be entirely meaningless and confusing at the same t…

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Got my first Mets return of ST today! From one of my favorite players, Josh Thole! The Mets catching prospect Signed one of the two cards that I sent and he personallized it which is alllways welcome here! I sent the card to Josh on 2/18/10 and got it back Today, 3/2/10! Thanks Josh! One [...]

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We’re nearing the end of the impressive run of cards that Max sent my way. The last few in this bundle are lesser lights, so please enjoy one more Hall of Famer for the road! Fun facts about Lou Brock: -Hailing from El Dorardo, AR, Lou played college b…

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Today, the Upper Deck Company is pleased to announce that Upper Deck and Major League Baseball have mutually agreed to settle the lawsuit brought by Major League Baseball against Upper Deck. Per the terms of the settlement agreement, Upper Deck has agreed not to use MLB trademarks including team names and/or logos on its trading [...]

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I bought 3 boxes of Heritage from Blowoutcards.I think Topps did a much better job on card quality than last year. Last year I remember a lot of smearing and bleeding on the cards.Here are the highlights:Base cards (Nick Johnson pedo-stash is kinda cre…

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Player of the Day: Ron Hodges was 2 for 4 and doubled in 2 runs to lift the New York Mets to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.Pitcher of the Day: Brent Strom pitched a complete-game victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and earned his 9th…

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Because Fred will hit bureacrats in the head with his bat. In a nice way.Defiantly upbeat, Darryl will appear on a shiny, bat bit off-center card that has this back:CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!Hoyt will be serene. There is little to like about this card, whi…

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Spring has sprung, baseball is being played in the southeast and southwest.  The kids are playing in the backyard in Hood River.  The Padres have the same record as whoever won the World Series last year and Tim Flannery is back at third base…

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Today’s settlement with MLB Properties looks bad for Upper Deck. Upper Deck baseball, as we know it, is done. So, here is a look back at the last twenty-two years with White Sox players.19891990 199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042…

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The Chicken Pox Outbreak of ’85. The Mono Incident of ’93. The Evil Stomach Virus of ’10. All had one thing in common. After days of suffering through these various maladies, I was tentatively prepared to eat solid food again and only one choice appeal…

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David of Tribe Cards’ last great giveaway is in the mail, and I got my cards today. I have to say, David truly saved the best for last – so many awesome cards in this package. There were literally hundreds of cards packed in there, but I’ll just show…

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#3 Alex Requena #5 Tony Mota #13 Jeff Bailey #16 Frederick Torres Here are some cards that I had never heard of until a couple of years ago. I got all four of these cards in Wal-Mart repack boxes. I got two of them in packs and the other two were the s…

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Now, *THIS* is the set of cards everyone should be talking about in 2010! These came from a pack of Phungo’s latest release.  I received a refractor Belliard from Topps, but the next card is way cool!  It is a limited edition black-bordered i…

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My first post here and the first post in March is on a pack of Topps Gallery from 2002. This particular pack is the fifth I have opened from a sealed box (so far there have not been any hits). I opened this pack with the intention of posting its cont…

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Well it looks like its another one of these weeks in The Hobby.  Yesterday we saw Press Pass get an exclusive license to make Tim Tebow cards for draft pick products, and today we’ve seen Topps get the exclusive license to the USA brand.  In addition to all that, just a few moments ago Upper [...]

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Today there is baseball, and life is good. I checked my iPhone this afternoon, and saw starting lineups posted on my go-to blogs. I got in the car after work and heard Joe Angel recapping the lovely totals: 12 runs, 14 hits for the Orioles, 2 runs, 5 h…

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The biggest mover in June was the San Francisco Giants. They have climbed their way back to 4th place in the NL West and are only 2 1/2 games out of 3rd. That isn’t saying much considering how far ahead the Cincinnati Reds are. The Mets continue to lea…

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I’ve been buying stuff on eBay for over 10 years. I’ve bought probably 1,000 items and have rarely had a problem. There are plenty of reasons to be careful on eBay but I don’t often buy big ticket items (I think the most expensive thing I ever bought w…

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Is anyone else having problems connecting to anything blogger.com related? I haven’t been able to update my blog or even view any blogger blogs for something like 2 days. I’m pretty sure it’s my ISP but I just want to know if anyone else is having this…

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Without a doubt you’ve heard today that Major League Baseball Properties and Upper Deck have reached a settlement in their pending lawsuit. In a nutshell, UD cannot produce baseball cards in the future showing any MLBP logos without permission. This means no action shots with jersey logos or team names exposed. It also means that [...]

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Hey guys, Drew back here, with a very quick post here about the first of 3 cards I bought from eBay, and this is now the 3rd of 7 owed package posts, I want to combine them but haven’t had the time. Here is the card:Card: 2007 Ultimate Collection Ameri…

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By now, you have all heard the news of the MLBP and UD settling their lawsuit.I know almost every blogger has an opinion about this and in all honesty this post is more about self-serving therapy than anything, and probably will come off as more of a r…

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I’ve been having a horrible, wretched, frustrating week, the kind that makes you feel as if there’s pressure building up in your head to the degree that your ears itch. So I’m going to take a few moments here to compile some pleasing cards. Because. It…

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So it appears that Taylor Teagarden and Jarrod Saltalamacchia are in a dead heat as to who will be the Rangers’ starting catcher this season. Both are doing well in Spring Training so far and there is the possibility that they will share the catching d…

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Carlsbad, CA (March 3, 2010) – Today, the Upper Deck Company and Major League Baseball are pleased to announce that both parties have mutually agreed to settle the lawsuit brought by Major League Baseball against Upper Deck. Per the terms of the sett…

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Upper Deck issued the following statement on Wednesday evening after it settled its trademark infringement lawsuit with Major League Baseball Properties:

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