#151 – Steve Brye

Card fact: Steve Brye is in an almost identical pose on his 1977 Topps card. You could put those photos side by side and do one of those exercises in Highlights magazine in which you have to find 5 things different about the two pictures.What I thought…

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The second round in the Tournament of Gimmicks has officially begun! Cast your vote on the sidebar to the right. You have until 11:59 EST Saturday to vote. Don’t forget about the Burdick, Olbermann and Berger regions as well.

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my latest additions come from two ebay sellers in England and France. That right there should let you know I’m not talking about Adam LaRoche.Scanning ebayUK I was able to find a few new Edwin van der Sar cards for my collection. Now most of you may no…

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BURDICK REGION1) 2008 Topps #FS1 Kazuo Uzuki 7816) 1994 Score Rookie/Traded September Call-Up Redemption Card 78) 2009 Upper Deck #885 Ken Griffey, Jr. 20X 209) 2007 Topps Alex Rodriguez Road to 500 644) 2008 Topps Updates & Highlights “Upside-Down” Lo…

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Here’s a wrap up of the Beckett and Olbermann regions and an interview with tournament and Stale Gum founder Chris Harris.

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Following up my previous post on the 1978 Fleer World Series “Update” cards from Bob (R. G.) Laughlin, Troy sent me some more ads from his files – this time for Bob’s first World Series set which was a black and white card set he self published back in…

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All scores are now final, winners in bold.  For some reason, thirteen of you chose to vote in one group of polls, but not the other.

1) 2008/09 Upper Deck Yankee Stadium Legacy – 37
16)  1988 Topps Bigs – 5
The epic blowout it should have been.

4) 2007-08 Topps Moments and Milestones – 22
13) 2008 Topps #AS [...]

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4) 2007-08 Topps Moments and Milestones vs. 13) 2008 Topps #AS Arnold Schwarzenegger (2012?)
Even with the flurry of last minute voting, this one’s still tied up at 21 votes a piece.
Nothing like opening round overtime!  Next vote crowns the winner.  Please don’t keep me up too late. I have to work tomorrow.
Go here to cast [...]

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Fellow hoops fan TJ sent me a package a little while ago that got me a little closer to completing the last (for now) Topps basketball set. I hate to see Topps left out of the basketball market becaue their photography blows anything Panini has done ou…

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Who is this? Kenshin Kawakami, a pitcher for the Atlanta BravesWhat is this? An autographed card from the 2009 Topps Heritage High Number SeriesWhere’d I get it? I wrote to Kawakami at the Braves’ spring training camp and asked him to sign it. I got it…

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ENOS GOUDEYLEWIS GINTERJEFFERSON BURDICKJefferson Burdick, left, with his fatherFRANK FLEERANDREW PECKWILLIAM WRIGLEYPAUL THOMPSONChief Bender by Paul Thompson, 1911CHARLES CONLONChristy Mathewson by Charles M. ConlonSY BERGERJ. WARREN BOWMANThanks, ev…

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Like most kids, I loved cereal. Cap’n Crunch, Frankenberry, Coco-Pebbles, Sugar Smacks, and many, many, teeth-rotting more.It was a daily habit. Until my mother decided that they weren’t healthy anymore.Our Lucky Charms and Honeycomb were replaced…

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Make me an offer guys…… The Don!

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Every year a twelve seed beats a five. Time to play for the Sweet Sixteen. 1) 2008 Topps #661 Johan Santana “No-Hitter” 6116) 1982 Fleer #576 John Littlefield RevNeg 15 2005-08 Topps Barry Bonds Home Run History 57 9) Allen & Ginter Rip Cards…

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My wife attended Milligan College in east Tennessee. Attended and graduated.It is a beautiful campus. I’ve visited their library only once, and that was during a reunion a few years back.Today I virtually visited them. I sent an email off to the Arc…

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My Yahoo League is filling up, but could use 5 more teams! It looks like a real competitive league, and I’ve already had one blogger sign up! So come join Julio Franco’s House of Love…you won’t regret it! League ID is 520776 and the Password is ba…

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This the final card for Chuck Estrada (#537). Because of that, and the fact that this was a rare high-number card, Estrada was one of several players I knew nothing about until getting their 1967 card many years later (along with Johnny Klippstein, Dou…

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This awesome action card arrived today, a surprise gift from a trading friend. It’s part of a 36-card baseball game from the 1950s, intended for 2 friends playing on a paper diamond. (See several scans and the game board at RubyLane.com.)Card frontThis…

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A ways back, there was this little thing called the Ginter Code which elicited a prize of unfathomable proportions on the unsuspecting card world!! Not really, but doesn’t it sound exciting?

As you may have read, the prize needed to be split in half,…

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At this point, what can you say about Doc Gooden?
We all hoped that he had put his problems behind him. Everything seemed to be falling into place last year, when Gooden accepted a vice president’s position with the Newark Bears and talked of plans to open up a youth baseball academy this spring.
Tuesday morning, Gooden [...]

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I really have a soft spot for Classic. The 1991 Classic Game set has eluded me every step of the way, until today. Arriving in my mailbox, for the grand total of 99 cents, was the entire 200 card set of 1991 Classic Game, still in it’s original celloph…

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Former NY Yankee reliever Edear Rameriz is on the move again. The Oakland Athletics have aquired him from the Rangers for infielder Georgio Petit . On March 9th he was released by the Yankees to make room for Chan Ho Park and was picked up by the Rangers. Seems Edwar didnt even get time to [...]

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Dan Osinski looks kind of pale, gaunt, and weary in this photo. It reminds me of my own physical appearance Monday night, after two straight ten-hour days of home improvements followed by a 6:45 AM-3:15 PM shift at work. Wake me in about a month.Fun fa…

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After all of the hand-wringing I did yesterday, it’s a welcome relief to have a ready-made subject. Today is my sister’s 25th birthday. If you check through the archives (or just click this link), you’ll see that two years ago I commemorated her …

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This matchup:

…is currently tied with just three hours left to vote.  You can be the deciding vote! Go now here and here to make your voice heard in the Inaugural Tournament of Gimmicks.
Other rounds are still open at Stale Gum and Card Junkie. Vote.

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3/24/10-
Today, the NHL and NHLPA announced a multi-year trading card distribution deal with Panini and Upper Deck. The terms of the agreement are not fully known, but what is known is that for the first time since 2005-06, Upper Deck will not go un-opposed in the Hockey sector of the hobby.
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Card#9

When it comes to kick ass on card autos… Masterpieces is up there with the best of them.
This card speaks for itself…
T.M.H

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The patch cards in Ultimate Baseball are one of the main reasons why the product was so successful. They are also to a point now where the line has been blurred past the point of where one can tell fake or real. Although there are people who have undou…

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I would like to give a huge shot out to BIG D over at Hey, That’s Mine! for hooking a brother up with one hell of a custom Zook.
Take a look at this sweet mother foe..

Look out Topps BIG D is on the scene.
Hand signed & numbered to zero baby!
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OK, way late this time – about a month ago, Hisanori Takahashi, formerly of the Giants, signed a minor league deal with the Mets. Takahashi’s rookie cards are #426 in the 2000 BBM set and #175 from the 2000 Calbee set. He’s in the BBM Nippon Series s…

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Boog Powell has been in my brain since watching the Mystery Science Theater Episode for “Puma Man” over the weekend. I believe the joke was “Look, it’s an Aztec Boog Powell”…So here are my two Boog Powell cards:1970 Topps #200 Powell Scores Winning …

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Let’s bust another pack – which team will be the “best team” of this pack?  There’s no way anyone can beat the Orioles of the previous pack right?29.  Dave Hollins (Angels)29.  Dave Hollins (Angels)  Yep, the second pack with two of…

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Spring is in the air around here. It’s in the mid-30s and things are feeling right.

A friend of mine from the way back is starting up a league and needs 5 more people. I’ve already seen the stats and by the looks of things it’ll be pretty lively. Drop…

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I was a big Larry Johnson fan like 20 years ago. I started following him at UNLV, thought his future with the Charlotte Hornets was going to be awesome and then he couldn’t get along with Alonzo Mourning.Back injuries and a trip to the NY Knicks seemed…

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