2008 Masterpieces Baseball Black Parallel Set

Complete!Thanks Duane.BTW, the offer still stands if others want to split cases.

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Welcome to a Sunday edition of the treasure chest. I have been enamored with March Madness this year and have not hardly even sat at a computer over the last couple days. The ol’ bracket is being pretty kind to me this year, minus the 99% of us that …

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Who is this? Lonnie Smith, a former major league outfielderWhat is this? An autographed card from the 1991 Leaf setWhere’d I get it? I wrote to Smith earlier this month and asked him to itHow much did it cost? Just postage, really. The card came out of…

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The first time I picked up a price guide was back in the early 90’s.  It was a copy of Beckett Baseball with Michael Jordan on the cover.  The first time I actually subscribed to a hobby publication was after I purchased a copy of Tuff Stuff featuring Grant Hill on the front.  For years [...]

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1974 Topps Johnny Bench
While shopping around on Ebay a week ago I ran into this card.  And surprisingly enough, the action was very light and I was able to scoop it up and bring it home for all under $5.
A true steal in my mind!!!

The card is nice;  I especially enjoy the photo!!  I am [...]

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Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Saturday, March 20, 2010:Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 1979 Topps #291. Player Name, position, team: Tom Griffin, pitcher, California Angels. Major League D…

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With these three cards, I am up to 177 different base cards and inserts. My quest is to reach 200. Circa Thunder was published by Fleer/Skybox.Circa Thunder Rave #259 Jose VizcainoThe Rave insert was a parallel to the base set, numbered to 150. On the …

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When we decided to try and get some Milwaukee Brewers autographs the other day, we were hoping to be able to add Prince Fielder to our 08 Topps collection. Lucky for us, Prince was in a great mood and signed a ton of autographs that day. We were very g…

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2009 Topps Sterling Mariano Rivera #25/252008 UD SPx Prince Fielder Auto (box topper silver)2009 Topps Sterling Alex Rodriguez 5-piece auto #2/10

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August 10, 1977 was a scheduled doubleheader [remember those?] as San Diego hosted Atlanta. It was also Sears Diamond Night. Did they actually give out diamonds to the fans? If they tried that at Yankee Stadium and the Yankees had a bad game they’d …

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Here are the videos for the first box. A very nice patch card for someone. Enjoy.Part 1Part 2I’ll be uploading the other box this afternoon.

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I love autographs, and I have said on numerous occasions that autographs are what brought me to card collecting. My dad collects autographs, my brother collects autographs, and I STILL collect autographs of all of my favorite players and celebrities. C…

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You can see by the sporadic blog posts the last few days that I have been buried in books, and enjoying the weather and Sooz has been busy as well. Nice weather starting up makes me think of one thing: baseball. When you walk outside and you smell gr…

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Extremely busy with work, catching up on trades, and enjoying the first weekend of the Madness. During the latest edition of the Philly Show, I pretty much focused on vintage. Including admission I threw down $81 – I will hit the highlights…

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First, don’t forget to check out the group break SMG and I are putting together, here. 13 teams left!
If you followed the Braves at all in the late 80s and early 90s, where do you begin the story of Nick Esasky? In 1990 he was coming off a career year …

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‘Same Card, Different Paths’ – Card #51
1963 Topps - Card #228 – AKA – ‘The Tony Oliva Rookie Card’

Max Alvis – Alvis played in the big leagues for 9 years, making the All-star team twice.  A solid thrid baseman, he was good in the field, and steady at the plate.  During his 9-year career, Alvis compiled a .247 batting [...]

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I love this picture. The artist is Andrew Zubko. When this painting started making the rounds he wasn’t being credited for it. He said he didn’t mind it being seen, just give him the credit he is due. Great job, Andrew.

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Shut Out, A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston by Howard Bryant; 278 pages; 2002; Routledge, New York; 0-415-92779-X; Interlibrary loan from Willamette University Library; 3/11-3/19This is much more than a book about baseball, this is a sociological …

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Pulled this out of a retail pack from Target. The box was rifled through by some schmuck looking for relics.I know I shouldn’t complain, but when am I gonna get some Brewers?

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Hey everyone,I’ve got a yearly yahoo fantasy league I do going on year 3, but we need a lot of people to replace some managers who kind of screwed things up last year and/or went inactive. It’s a 12 team head to head league with full rosters + 5 bench…

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Kelly Downs (#733) was 10-4 with a 4.19 ERA in 45 games (11 starts) in 1991.Rick Reuschel (#422) was 0-2 with a 4.22 ERA in 4 games (1 start). He was released by the Giants on June 19.Scott Garrelts (#361) was 1-1 with a 6.41 ERA in 8 games (3 starts)….

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I may just be more addicted to Masterpieces football than the baseball version. Don’t get me wrong I really enjoy both, but the football set just seems to draw my attention more. Overall, another fun break but nothing great to speak of. Same as before, if you see something you like leave me a comment [...]

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Some people card blog because they like to write.Some people card blog because they like to show off their cards.Some people card blog because they like to complain.Some people card blog because they like to stand on a soap box.I don’t card blog for an…

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Great content from around the the web- Movies, video games, TV, music, comic books, The Hobby, news, photography, hotties, sports and more!!SportsCardNews Award Winning Wikipedia Contributor Deletes Beckett Media Page: A veteran Wikipedia member, Atama…

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Milton Bradley got ejected during yesterday’s spring training game against Cincinnati.At least he is showing his hot head days are behind him… oh wait.Exactly how p*ssed off do you have to be to get tossed from a spring training game?Hey Milton! It’s…

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I don’t collect many basketball cards, but I previously collected a ton of these 1992 Classic Draft Picks cards.I had the O’Neil, Billy Owens, Alonzo Mourning and ton of the others. I always liked the action shots and the prices. These things were real…

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jim at the phillies room recently sent some fantastic 1971 cards that i needed in exchange for some phillies and other cards he needed.  first up, fred normanpretty sure that’s the tip of the capital ‘d’ in dodgers barely showing on the …

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Stan Perzanowski pitched in five seasons in the majors from 1971-1978. Stan was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1968. He made several stops in the minors before getting his first shot with the White Sox in 1971. Perzanowski was 0-1 with one save an…

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The guy who chose the Marlins hasn’t sent payment yet, and I don’t want to keep you all waiting. Therefore, I’m making the Marlins available, first come, first serve, for the next few hours. PayPal payment must be made immediately if you want them. …

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I have started and stopped writing this post about 20 times since it came to me 2 weeks ago. I finally scrapped the drafts and I am starting over. This is a Blogger Kindness package from Justin G. of the Tampa Bay Sports Wasteland Blog, Evan Longoria e…

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Hey guys, Drew back here, and on Thursday I got an amazing package from Joe M. of The Sandlot. He just started this blog and it’s pretty cool so far. He’s a Mets fan, so if you have any cards for him he is an excellent trader. He sent me stuff once bef…

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Who: Pitcher Jeremy Guthrie Team: Baltimore OriolesCard: 2008 GoudeyAcquired: TTM 2/2 3/10/2010 (14 days)Comments: Dude, Goudey. Keep it rockin’! This one comes from Orioles pitcher Jeremy Guthrie. Jeremy kicked out 10 wins last year, but tied for the …

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Today I’ve got the hearts, which start off with the team’s start in 1876 and goes up to the 1930′s. Actually, they start with a picture of Jack Brickhouse, and then the Cubs show up.This is the National League’s first champions, the 1876 Chicago White…

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