2009 T-206 or 2009 Allen and Ginter

Which one do you like better?–> Vote now –>>and comment why.

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During my trip to the Cactus League, my friend and I visited the Angels’ camp in Tempe – after he was done with his Japanese media obligations new Angels’ slugger Hideki Matsui relented to sign for fans waiting at the rail at Tempe Diablo Stadium.I was…

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Player of the Day: George Foster tied the game 7-7 when he hit a pinch 2-run homer in the inning of a game the Reds eventually won 9-8.Pitcher of the Day: Dave Freisleben allowed only two hits and one run in a complete-game 10-inning victory over the L…

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Match-up 1 To Josh Thole, so we are on to match-up #2. Remember, these are cards I haven’t seen featured elsewhere from the set that deserve some recognition. So recognize, then vote for your favorite and cheer it on in the comments below.

I wasn’t happy last year when Holliday got traded to the [...]

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Who is this? Matt Wood, a Hollywood sound editor and sometime voice actorWhat is this? A photo of General Grievous, the half-alien, half-robot commander of the Trade Federation droid army in Star Wars: Clone Wars and Star Wars: Revenge of the SithWhere…

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After being pleasantly surprised with a pack of Garbage Pail Kids Flashback cards, I decided what the heck and ponied up for another pack. Inside that pack were my three favorite GPKs ever. ADAM BombAlien IANNew Wave DAVEIn the same pack!!!!!I am colle…

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Well, If youre here for TTMs, Bear with me, as I have SOO much stuff to catch you guys up on! In the past week I got alot of TTMs, including 4 in one day! Then 3, and 1 the other days! (TTM= Through the mail) So now Im gonna give you a picture, then [...]

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Eric Patterson was an eight round draft pick by the Chicago Cubs, the same team that drafted his brother ( Corey Patterson ). Eric was traded to the A’s during the 2008 season in the deal that sent Rich Harden to Chicago.# 263 – Eric PattersonProgress:…

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I HATE YOU HATE YOU HATE YOUWHY DO YOU DO SUCH STUPID THINGSI’M NOT EVEN GOING TO SAY WHAT YOU DIDYOU KNOW WHAT YOU DIDI’M NOT ADVERTISING YOUR STUPIDIF I WERE BOB GIBSON AND YOU WERE IN THE BATTER’S BOX YOU’D GET A FASTBALL TO THE FACEAAAAAAAARRRRRRRG…

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NN Brooks KieschnickHere is a card that I picked up from checkoutmycards for ninety-nine cents. Brooks was a Cubs first round pick that never really panned out. He played in a handful of games at the Major League level with the Cubs, Reds, and Rockies….

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Layoffs.According to ICv2, Upper Deck is undergoing some personnel changes. As in some folks are likely out of work.Nobody should be shocked as much of the company’s bread and butter have recently gone elsewhere. Yu-Gi Oh was a billion-dollar license. …

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Yeah, I’m sure that the blog post title of “Thoughtful Cards” has been used before when one is posting about cards from Adam of Thoughts and Sox.Out of the blue, Adam sent me an envelope with just two cards.2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites, Carl Erski…

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I know football season is over, but I decided to have a contest for this weekend.  All you have to do is guess who the two cards are of:
Card 1. (Game Used)
-I played in the ACC and in the NFC West.
-My QB in the NFL could be Mormon based on where he went to college.
-Sometimes people confuse [...]

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Over the past few weeks, I have been receiving some amazing hobby articles from the late 1960′s through the mid 1970′s from Troy that I will be sharing in this and in future posts.Troy wrote for Baseball Hobby News from the late 1980′s through the earl…

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My wife was out tonight with the girls, so the boy and I decided to have our own little guys night on the town. It was pretty exciting. While he was enjoying a chicken nugget happy meal I watched the three year old at the next table have a complete me…

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Who: Hall of Fame Catcher Johnny Bench Team: Cincinnati RedsCard: 1972 ToppsAcquired: TTMComments: It’s nice to add the autograph of the greatest catcher to ever play the game to the collection. One of two cards that Johnny Bench has in the 1972 set, …

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It occurs to me that I know absolutely nothing about Ray Moore, other than the fact that he looks downright adorable with that renegade lock of hair dangling down from under his cap. So it’s time to play:Ten Things I Didn’t Know About Ray Moore:-He was…

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I have only a few things to say tonight. Having been a Cowboys fan since right about 1978 (when the Ravens came to Baltimore, I picked them up as my #2/AFC team), and living in the Baltimore/DC area since 1977, I have grown a deep, grim, dark, ugl…

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As of March 12th the following are stats covering the last 7 days on ebay for etopps in-hands:

Highest Single Card Sale: 2001 Albert Pujols, $53.99
Highest Mult-Card Sale: Mickey Mantle Collection (#547), $450
Highest Graded Sale: 2001 Albert Pujols, PSA 9, $53
Highest Non-Graded Autograph Sale: 2007 Adrian Peterson, $175
Highest Graded Autograph Sale: None

Other best sellers:

* 2003 LeBron James
* 2003 Dwyane Wade
* 2009 WBC Japan Patch Card
* 2007 Kevin Durant

In-hand listing (not including graded or autographed) that received most bids that sold well: 2001 Albert Pujols, 11 bids

Listings with false print-runs included in title: 0
Number of sellers listing false print-runs: 0

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I recently I completed a trade with Wicked Liquids. Actually I guess I shouldn’t say recently. It’s been a while since he sent some stuff over. I’ve been crazy busy and haven’t had the time to post much. I have just enough time to read over the blog…

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Yes, I am Italian. I am Mexican and Irish, too, but on my Mom’s side it is 100% Italian. Her mother and her parents arrived in Ellis Island from Sicily in 1928. A group of 16 family members including my Grandmother who was a young girl. When my siste…

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In the middle of his second year managing the Twins’ single-A affiliate at the Quad Cities, Jeff Carter told the Star Tribune there was nowhere else he’d rather be than in baseball.”The Twins started talking to me about it two years before I was finish…

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If you haven’t noticed, over at I Am Joe Collector the monthly box breaks have been cancelled for March (and postponed until May). These have been something I have looked forward to each month, and I can feel the temporary hole they have left in the c…

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Earlier today, I was made aware of a newer blog called Infinite Baseball Card Set. Gary, the proprietor of said blog, designs and illustrates his own cards of forgotten players, negro leaguers, hall of famers before they made the pros, semi-pro heroes …

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It has a busy week, busy at work, busy trying to refinance our house.  Busy with all that goes with being an overly involved person.  I ordered some minor league Bips from Dave over at minorleaguesingles.com , which is a great resource for pl…

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So far, I have recieved only three entries for the contest which is scheduled to end Sunday at midnight.
If you have an amazing or unique collection of a team or player, send me a few pics/scans of your best cards, and you will be entered for a chance to win the following:
50 cards of one [...]

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Next, a third baseman who’s known for his glove, Buddy Bell(1972-1989)Place on the WAR chart: : Below Harmon Killebrew and Ryne Sandberg, above Dave Winfield and Bobby Wallace.Career Overview and Some Numbers:Played for Cleveland(72-78), Texas (79-85,8…

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Holy crap, I can’t believe someone bought the Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig card I highlighted in this post. Checkoutmycards.com tweeted about it tonight as the most expensive card they’ve ever sold.Mr. or Mrs. Buyer, whoever you are, I sure hope those are bat…

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Taking a look at Greg Tabor today on his 1986 ProCards Eighty Niners card. Greg has the batting glove look going, one of only two players in the entire set to appear with a batting glove on. The other is Jeff Kunkel and we haven’t gotten to him yet.Gre…

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The deadline will be April 15, The break will occur May 1st ish and the products will be:1 box 2009 Ultimate baseball2 boxes 2007 Exquisite Baseball1 2010 Jumbo Topps Box

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Here is a card you don’t see very often.  This is a 2000 Collector’s Edge T3 LeatherBacks insert of Brett Favre.  These aren’t called LeatherBacks for nothing.  The entire backside of the card is covered with pigskin from an authentic game-used football.  LeatherBacks is a 20-card set and each card is limited to only 12 [...]

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Before you ask, I don’t know why I can’t stop looking around at this stuff. Maybe I am just procrastinating the studying I should be doing, the trades I should be gathering, and the laundry I should be washing. But you need to see what I have rustled…

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Shortly after my interview with Eric Merced, I asked him to contribute to my 1970s Marvel Legion of Monsters personal sketch card set. I knew he was really busy with his excellent web comic, Frank Rain. I also knew he had other irons in the fire as well. Thankfully, he agreed and [...]

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Jehosie “Jay” Heard 1954 (died 1999)This is one of my new favorite autographs in my collection. I really like these ’54 Topps cards and to have any Orioles card that is 56 years old, let alone have it signed, is pretty awesome. Look at that awesome b…

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