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Upper Deck Cancels Its Baseball Calendar

on March 5th, 2010 by Gellman

As expected due to the lawsuit, Upper Deck is out of baseball, at least for 2010. I just got a copy of an email from a distributor who had let me know that the four or so baseball products that UD was planning are no longer going to be available. This …

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Cardboard APB…

on March 5th, 2010 by PunkRockPaint

Crap news. Rule #1- You don’t steal from The Troll.Rule #2- See Rule #1Keep your eyes open, people.

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Giveaway All Call

on March 5th, 2010 by --David

If you got some cards from me and you’ve posted about them, please let me know!  I love reading what you have to say (good, bad or ugly) about the cards I send out!!Let the wild rumpus start!

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2010 Topps Heritage Baseball BOX BREAK VIDEO from SilentG77

on March 5th, 2010 by admin

Nice HOF’er autograph pulled in this box!

Video from: http://www.youtube.com/user/silentg77

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LET’S DO IT!!

on March 5th, 2010 by White Sox Cards

Over? Did you say “over”? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!And it ain’t over now. ‘Cause when the goin’ gets tough… the tough get goin’! Who’s with me? Let’s go!Thorzul needs our help!1….

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Cards Where Other Things Are Going On

on March 5th, 2010 by BigD

I had this card all scanned and ready to go for a future post, but after seeing this at Dinged Corners, I figured I might as well post it now. My choice for favorite card where other things are going on is this 1977 Dan Fouts. I know the card say Charg…

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The Sights and Sounds of Spring

on March 5th, 2010 by ernest

I can feel Baseball in the air. The sights and sounds are becoming richer as Spring Training commences in the desert. Below are a couple of videos from Camelback Ranch. What I love more than anything about these videos is its seemingly silent nature…

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eBay: No Trash Here

on March 5th, 2010 by ernest

For the nostalgic freak in us all, please check out this vintage 1988 official World Series Championship Dodgers waste basket. Imagine being a young kid as you lay on your bed listening to Vin Scully on the radio. You image the events unfold in your …

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2010 Topps Heritage Baseball BOX BREAK VIDEO from SCDMag

on March 5th, 2010 by admin

Some decent pulls in this box.

Video from: http://www.youtube.com/user/SCDMag

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My Oscar picks and Why I think 10 Best Picture Nominees is a Good Thing

on March 5th, 2010 by Sully

Forgive me, Sully Baseball fans… I need to do another Oscar post.I just watched The Blind Side. It was a sweet, flawed, well intentioned movie that should have been a made for TV movie, but is harmless. Seeing that film means I have seen all 10 Best…

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Yay, for Photoshop

on March 5th, 2010 by Sooz

With Photoshop card companies get to put guys in uniform even if the don’t have pictures of them. Cliff Lee was traded to the Seattle Mariners during the offseason and Topps has him pitching in a Mariners uniform already. Awesome. However, it seems as …

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2010 Topps Heritage Baseball BOX BREAK VIDEO from TheCardboardJunkie

on March 5th, 2010 by admin

Video from: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCardboardJunkie

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Topps Embracing Social Media

on March 5th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003

It has only been a few days since James O’Hara took the role of CEO over at Topps and you can already see positive improvements with the company.  You can now follow Topps on Twitter and today they launched their Facebook Fan Page.  I’m glad to see Topps finally embracing social media in order to [...]

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Andre Dawson 2010 Topps Sterling – Base

on March 5th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard

Andre Dawson 2010 Topps Sterling – Base
More than two months into 2010, and I have finally landed my first Andre Dawson baseball card of the new year!!!
Numbered 72/250, this beauty comes from the Topps Sterling set.  There are several parallel versions of this card in different colors, and this one is the base version.  I’ll look [...]

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Card Spotlight: 3-5-10

on March 5th, 2010 by White Sox Cards

2010 Topps Black Border #83 – Mark Teahen (09/59)Once again, it’s time for my futile attempt to collect the Topps flagship set parallels. Once again, I will probably fall short of that goal.I will never attempt anything foolish. like collecting the pla…

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The 1952 Topps are back from PSA!

on March 5th, 2010 by deanscards

There has been so much interest in the 1952 Topps that Dean’s Cards has posted online.  We thought that you might have an interest in seeing how PSA graded the cards.  It is rare to see these cards grade this high.  Quite a few of these cards have already sold.

The cards are as follows:

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EXCELLENT 5
1952 [...]

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reyes may have thyroid problem.

on March 5th, 2010 by mike rook

The New York Mets speedy young shortstop Jose Reyes is returning to NY for further testing after Dr’s have uncovered that he may have a problem with his Thyroid.
The Thyroid is a gland in the neck that produces hormones that control metabolism. Jose states that his legs feel great and this is not an injury [...]

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I wonder what I had against Rich Dauer

on March 5th, 2010 by handcollated

 Found this while I was searching through those unsorted boxes:

You can see the creasing at the top, there’s some on his left shoulder, and there’s one on the neck of the guy behind the net.  I thought nothing of it until I found this later:

Those creases are pretty evident. 
I wonder what made me do that [...]

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Mail from some Sewing Machine Guy

on March 5th, 2010 by Drew

Hey guys, Drew back here. I got 2 MORE packages today, which actually runs the total to 12 not 13. Wow, what a crazy week here at drewscards. Thank you to everyone that sent out stuff to me. In the midst of catching up, here a bunch of cards from Larry…

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2010 Topps Heritage 2 Box Break – Pack 10

on March 5th, 2010 by steveisjewish

Keeping up with the Heritage – still got a ways to go – but at least for those of you who choose not to collect this set you are getting to see most of it!Beast of the East – Josh Beckett and Johan SantanaCarl CrawfordRussel MartinBetween Beckett and J…

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Whats In a Name?

on March 5th, 2010 by Collective Troll

I believe it was Adam E from the Thoughts and Sox blog who made a comment earlier this week that there are a lot of card bloggers named David. There are, I would say it is the most common name among our like. It is my middle name and both of my sons mi…

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The Troll Has been robbed!

on March 5th, 2010 by stusigpi

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Lessons Learned From the Vintage Consignment(s)

on March 5th, 2010 by Rob- AKA "Guido"

Taking on (2) consignments of vintage cards from co-workers has provided a lot of fun, a lot of insight, and a lot of work. Along the way here are some of the things I have learned, been reminded of, or have had reiterated in my hobby knowledge.The Ind…

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I Am Really Stupid and I am Not Sure if I am Still a Card Collector…

on March 5th, 2010 by Collective Troll

I am an idiot. I am very depressed right now. Last night I was supposed to work outside and I thought I would have a lot of time to post. I spent about 4 hours scanning cards and packed all of them into a shoe box along with everything I had from my se…

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Four more packages inna mail

on March 5th, 2010 by dayf

Kids been barfing ALL WEEK. .So I’ve, um, gotten a little behind in my posting. Here’s four packages getting the one card treatment. Each one has a special theme involved, so they will be getting their own post eventually. Once the projectile vomiting …

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Interview with Chris Justice of CardsInfinity.com

on March 5th, 2010 by Andrew Chrisman

Having almost 8,000 subscribers and 8.5 million total upload video views, makes Chris Justice one of the most popular video box breakers on YouTube.  Chris owns and operates The Hobby Box, which is a sports card shop located in Wilmington, North Carolina.  Chris was nice enough to take some time and answer a few questions I [...]

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Random Topps Card of the Day: 1984 Topps #620 Al Oliver

on March 5th, 2010 by James B. Anama

Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2010:Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 1984 Topps #620. Player Name, position, team: Al Oliver, first baseman, Montréal Expos.Major League Deb…

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Airbrushed Fridays: 1968 Topps #282

on March 5th, 2010 by madding

Swing training has kicked into high gear now, and it’s the time of year when a fan of just about any team (besides the Astros) has something to be excited about out. I’ve already settled into a routine of catching a few innings of Grapefruit League ac…

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bring the wood!

on March 5th, 2010 by gcrl

so, the preseason officially kicks off today with the dodgers’ first ‘game’ as they’re taking on their camelback co-inhabitors, the white sox. i wonder if joe torre will borrow a page from saints coach sean payton and encourage his players to ‘bring th…

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Great cards from TribeCards

on March 5th, 2010 by Bo

I got my cards from the TribeCards giveaway this week, with a couple hundred cards of my favorite team, the Yankees, and my favorite NL team, the Cardinals.Always fun to get an Ozzie Smith or Don Mattingly I never had:Also got my first card of CC Sabat…

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1975 Topps Cincinnati Reds Teams Set – Card #108 – Tom Hall

on March 5th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard

1975 Topps Cincinnati Reds Teams Set – Card #108 – Tom Hall
Tom Hall’s career as a Cincinnati Reds player spanned 4 years, from 1972-75.  A pitcher that was used in both starting and relief efforts, Hall was a nice player to have on a pitching staff because he was able to absorb innings, whether long [...]

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The Card Blog League is… Full.

on March 5th, 2010 by PunkRockPaint

A hearty howdy to the newest team: RustyKuntz FunBunch. Co-managed by Beardy and SpastikMooss, this new organization is sure to set the league on fire. In the meantime, they really should get crackin’ on designing some uniforms. Here are some desi…

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Vintage Fridays: Jim Fuller, 1975 Topps #594

on March 5th, 2010 by Kevin

Until recently, Jim Fuller was one of those names that didn’t really register with me. Then I saw a few mentions of his prodigious minor league power in Dave Pugh’s book, and decided to give him a closer look.Though he was born in Bethesda, Fuller pla…

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Coming Soon: 8 Box Breaks!

on March 5th, 2010 by Field of Cards

My first trip to the local card store netted me eight boxes, most of which I’ve never had the opportunity to open in the past.  I doubt I’ll have the chance to get back to the card store for over a year so I wanted to make the trip worthwhile.I pl…

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Cliff Johnson…and my radio debut

on March 5th, 2010 by Tom

Cliff Johnson was drafted by the Astros in 1966 in the 5th round. After a few years in the minors he made his major league debut on September 13, 1972.By 1977 he was traded to the Yankees for Mike Fischlin, Randy Niemann and a player to be named later;…

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