on March 24th, 2010 by Andrew
So, I got this little package in the mail today from bigD Customs and, for the life of me, I didn’t know who or what that was. I opened it up to find this awesome homebrew baseball card made just for me. It features everything I like – really! Toronto Blue Jays: Check. Simple, elegant [...]
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on March 24th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler
By TRACY HACKLER | BECKETT MEDIA EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
While the move may have lacked the controversy and surprise of other trading card announcements in recent months, the NHL’s decision to add Panini as a second licensee beginning with the 2010-11 season was a headline-maker.
Today’s news signaled the effective end to Upper Deck’s five-year exclusive on the [...]
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on March 24th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
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on March 24th, 2010 by chrisolds
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on March 24th, 2010 by Andrew
These additions to my on-card autograph collection came to me via two different hockey group breaks on Trading Card Central. 2006-07 Parkhurst is one of my favorite hockey products by Upper Deck in the last five years. It’s got that nice matte finish, simple-yet-elegant design, cool insert sets, and great autographs by legends of the [...]
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on March 24th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003
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on March 24th, 2010 by Grand Cards
File this one under “players you young whippersnappers don’t know anything about until they die,” which is sad. Cue the info from the Free Press
Hoeft, from Oshkosh, Wis., once struck out all 27 batters in a high school game. He began his Tigers career in 1952 and was an All-Star in 1955.
The Tigers traded Hoeft to the Boston Red Sox in 1959. He also pitched for the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs before retiring after the 1966 season with a 97-101 career mark and 3.94 ERA in 15 seasons.
Of career highlights–Hoeft won 20 games for the 1956 Detroit Tigers, not bad for an 82-72 5th place team.
Also to my liking, Hoeft played in that wonderful era where baseball cards were just fabulous looking. Thanks to the magic of Topps’ Million Card Giveaway database, I was able to snag images of Hoeft’s cardboard immortality as a Tiger. All the best to his family and friends, and I encourage you to consult the cards to learn more about Hoeft’s place in Tiger History. Cue the music…
1953
1956–I don’t know why he didn’t have cards in 54 and 55. Anybody?
1957
1958
1959
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