#154 – Mike Lum

Card fact: This is the third player in the set so far who was born in Hawaii. The first two were Milt Wilcox and Charlie Hough.What I thought about this card then: I had the mini card. I thought that Mike Lum had something to do with Lum’s re…

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Ah well…My dream scenario for Kansas State fans to be able to rub it into Kansas fans’ collective faces fell just short of the Final Four.I now have to figure out which Final Four team I can find a totally petty reason to root for.Monday. I’ll figure…

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Vin MazzaroMichael TaylorChris CarterWith Mazzaro out of the picture it’s between Trevor Cahill and Gio Gonzalez fighting it out for the fifth starter spot.37 guys left in camp.

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Two more players have appeared on the Newark Bears’ website roster page: left-handed pitcher Edgar Alfonzo and infielder Michael Mooney.
Alfonzo has spent the last seven seasons in the Mets’ organization, working primarily as a reliever. Last year, he appeared in 49 games for the AA Binghamton Mets. He was 4-5 with a 3.97 ERA. The [...]

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The mailbox was empty today, but yesterday I received a nice surprise. It was a card returned from a through the mail request to Gary Sutherland, rookie 2nd Baseman/Shortstop of the Philadelphia Phillies. Card number 587 in the 1967 Topps Autographed B…

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How did the 1971 Topps Greatest Moments test set cause problems for Fleer back in late 1971 / early 1972?Thanks to The Troy Files, we’ve got the scoop from an interview done with Bob (R.G.) Laughlin that appeared in Baseball Card Collector in December …

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Man…that added up quick. Thanks to a few more bloggers, I now have 14 cards, plus 4 I’m keeping (a 2005 Jose Lopez is now in the mix). From here on out I’ll post my MCG cards in the sidebar of this blog so I don’t keep filling up your subscription …

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Two days ago marked the 6th-month anniversary of this (my first) blog, and this is my 100th post. For the occasion, I’m posting my most recent acquisition – the 1st Maury Wills card from Topps. Yes, after 8 years, Wills finally got his “rookie” card. …

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So the other day when I was doing a little research on Tetsuharu Kawakami and the Meikyukai, I worked my way through a list of all the guys with 2000 hits in NBP to see who else was excluded for not being born in the Showa Era. I didn’t find anyone el…

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1999 UD Collector’s ChoicePack 04 – “50% Wanted”Pack 04 can be split down the middle between claimed cards and unclaimed cards…14.  Orlando Hernandez  (Yankees)18.  Fernando Seguignol  (Expos)It seems like every pack has at least …

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I wonder how many home runs Jim Wynn would have hit if he played in a more homer-friendly home park. Jim Wynn was signed by the Cincinnati Reds in 1962. He played in Class D ball in 1962 then was drafted by the Houston Colt .45s in the “First Year Play…

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There should be some sort of law that cards of Hall of Famers have to sold for over a $1.00. It would be like the lowest amount that a pack of cigarettes can be sold at. “We sell our cards at the lowest legal price!” These were 40 cents and 30 cen…

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You ever buy a box of cards, rush home, rip into it, and at the end felt a little let down because you knew this box was meant for someone else? This just happened to me. And I feel a little let down over it too. I’ve seen dozens of box breaks for this…

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In the 2009 NHL Draft, there was John Tavares and everyone not named John Tavares. Tavares was without a doubt the most heralded and coveted prospect since Sidney Crosby. In fact, he was so good that he unsuccessfully attempted to enter the 2008 NHL Draft at the age of 17.
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Reader Robert just sent me several 1988 Topps cards to bring my needs list down to two lonely souls. Please, it is killing me, I can’t stand an uncompleted set. (I just might break down and buy them online – but that is a last resort).So if you have e…

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Produced in two 50 card sets in 1888 and 1889, W.S. Kimball & Co.’s Goddesses of Greeks & Romans were a little risque for puritan sensitivities during the Victorian Era, showing partially clothed or nude goddesses in full color lithograph. For being 121 years old, this tobacco card is in great shape and the artwork [...]

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Scott Anderson had a solid spring that year. In three starts, he gave up four hits, struck out five and walked one. His latest start went four shutout innings.”Anderson has been very impressive in games and working on the sidelines,” Royals Manager Bob…

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Is Johnny Damon On Track To Make A Hall Of Fame Run???
Let me preface this by saying that I like Johnny Damon.  I like the energy he brings to the game.  And I like the fact that he has no problem showing off his excitement about being a professional baseball player.  But with all of [...]

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This is the eleventh in a series of posts about cards I received from the old collector in our town who had library catalogs full of cards from the 1950′s-1970′s. You can see those original posts here and here if you missed them.Here we have another le…

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This inquiry on Google led someone to my site a few weeks ago.It makes me proud, but at the same time I yearn for a time, some point in the future, where “Bipped” is firmly in place in America’s collective consciousness, not just a typo for people inte…

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Another round of cards from around the blogosphere.
First up are 2 nice Masterpieces relics from Cardsplitter, from The Call of Cardboard, who was just supposed to be sending a few Goodwins for my want list, but snuck these 2 in as a bonus.
Oh, along with the relics and much-needed Goodwins, I also found this awesomeness:
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Today is quickly becoming retro Saturday…I’ve mentioned a couple of times that this is one of my favorite cards ever. I love cards with The Big Mitt and a card dedicated to it is absolutely magnifique!2009 Topps Heritage #BF4 The Big MittI love The …

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Before I start, if ya haven’t entered the CONTEST yet, do it now… With that out of the way. My initiation into the world of Big D Cards began today…Lately I’ve been jealous. I admit it. I have been reading the other blogs the past few days I have…

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I was never much of a model maker. I tried, believe me I tried, but I just didn’t had the patience to do it right. It’s one of those things I could never do. Anyway, I was checking out Hunt Auctions recent offerings and came across a nice vintage 19…

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If you read my last post on the Lincoln SP and the idiot seller, I highly recommend reading this post.
So I decided to send him another email just to see if I couldn’t get a straighter answer from him as to what exactly I would be getting if I won the card. Here is his [...]

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The Ephrata Rec Center Show is one of my favorites to attend because it has always had a bunch of Phillies stuff.  Its not the biggest show in the world, probably only a few basketball courts filled with dealers.  Ever since I’ve started collecting I’ve gone to this annual show.  The Ephrata Lions Club has [...]

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So I’ve been buying blaster boxes of heritage and I noticed the information on the side where it lists the odds of finding different cards. Below that it says you can write for a chance to “obtain” (their word, not mine) a card from the above list.It…

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In case you still haven’t seen the banner under the name of my blog or haven’t checked it lately, the current records of all the teams are here in blue (updated again at least through Saturday morning).GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUEAtlanta Braves (33) Captain Ca…

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Wow, persistence pays off. I’ve now gone back 32 years in 4 trades!Here’s my newest set of 9 cards. I’m a little partial to the 1973 Rich (Dick) Hands, but the rest are up for trade if any readers want them! Just offer me more than one card (at leas…

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Continuing with yesterday’s obituary theme, Bob Chakales is not exactly a household name in Baltimore, but he holds an interesting place in team history as the club’s first would-be closer. Midway through the team’s inaugural season in Baltimore, th…

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This is not a post professing my love for an alt-rock chick named “Dusty,” although if I ever create a comic book series, the heroine will be named “Dusty Chrome.”No, this about my long-delayed discovery of cards at a drug store.Many, many, many months…

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