My Tim Raines Player Collection Is Complete!!!

My Tim Raines Player Collection Is Complete!!! I have finally completed my tribute to Tim Raines – and 1 thing resonated with me throughout this process of putting together a set of all of Raines’ Expos cards.  And that thing is that … Continue reading →

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That’s the St. Louis Cardinals collapse. If I did the math right, the Cincinnati Reds are 18-8 so far this month. The Cardinals are 11-14. As of right now, the Reds have a 6 game lead on the Cards. On August 1st, again, if I did the math right, the Car…

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FIND NEXT YEAR’S DRAFT PICKS NOW…IN 2010 BOWMAN/TOPPS PRODUCTS
Both ESPN and MLB.com recently listed their top picks for the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft and believe it or not, you can find cards of these players this year in 2010 Bowman/Topps Products.  Collectors can find the top draft picks (as members of [...]

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Many collectors know slugger Andy Pafko for his Topps position of honor as their first 1952 card. While disregarded (and “undervalued”) as a significant position into the 1980s, Upper Deck’s use of Ken Griffey, Jr. to kick off their 1989 set also raise…

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I stumbled upon these at Target over the weekend and was pleasantly surprised by what I found inside.I’m an easy mark for repackaged cards but even so these are worth your time as one in every four packs has a gamed used card inside.But this is mostly …

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The Mariners went into the season with some optimism and some solid talent… but a slow start took them out of the race early and not even the presence of Ken Griffey Jr. could turn things around.So Seattle took their left handed ace who was in his wa…

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I seriously contemplated using these gifted packs as my first ‘video break’. Made an introduction with background music, etc and waited until my friend Dion returned from the US with packs he e-mailed to say he had obtained. He searched the San Francis…

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Hey guys, Drew back here. I hung out with my friend Mike a few days ago and got this in a mini trade:For a Marvin Harrison relic and a Trevor Crowe auto, got a Kelly Johnson auto. I think he got the edge of the deal, but I’m happy. This year Kelly is b…

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Here’s what the Detroit Tigers sent:

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I went to college at York College of Pennsylvania in, well York, PA, but in the years before the independent Atlantic League York Revolution came into existence.  I think the team started up a year or two after I graduated, and I’ve always wished …

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An Ichiro Mini Masterpiece

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We’re heading to Kentucky on Thursday to buy a truckload of unopened boxes and cases, the majority being baseball cards.  Some of the highlights are Topps vending cases from 1983 through 1991 and Topps wax boxes from 1981 through 1985.  1981 through 1993 Donruss wax boxes and 1981 through 1992 Fleer wax boxes. There are [...]

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Panini America Football Brand Manager Carlos Torrez confirmed today that all seven subjects in the 2010 Classics Football Hall of Fame Autographs set (Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, Floyd Little, John Randle, Dick LeBeau, Rickey Jackson and Russ Grimm) have returned their on-card autographs to Panini headquarters.

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   I was shocked, I say, shocked to learn the other day that underage teens
frequently try to infiltrate the adult playground of Las Vegas for purposes of drinking
and gambling.
 

   This news surfaced by way of tweeting from one Marcus Jordan, 19-year-old
son of Michael Jordan, who told the world about spending $35,000 at a single resort
and $50,000 for whole day.
  

   The sophomore guard at the University of Central Florida could hardly
be described as your typical college student or even jock. He reportedly had already
had a good talking to from both his parents about it; Nevada Gaming Control Board
officials are looking into the matter, presumably with the ultimate task of scolding
the Las Vegas strip nightclub where this took place.
  

   But as always, these kinds of scandalous revelations end up making me
a bit queasy as they conjure up memories of underage gambling and alcohol consumption
from my past, which, admittedly is a lot further in the past than Marcus Jordan’s.
  

   So before some enterprising journalist digs it up, I’m gonna confess
to having booked a few horse racing bets while I was a 16-year-old high school sophomore
in Upstate New York, to say nothing of whatever actual bets I may have made in those
days.
  

   The drinking age in New York back then (circa 1966) was 18, so if you’re
gonna fudge on that threshold, that means even younger ages like 16 and 17 are going
to come into play.
  

   Thus there was a time when I could get a lunch of chicken and biscuits
and a bottle of Genesee Beer at Al’s Dixie Grill and still get back to school in time
for sophomore-year trigonometry. Those lunches had absolutely no bearing on my failing
trigonometry, which I was perfectly capable of doing even without the application
of alcohol.
  

   At the same time, I worked more than 20 hours per week at a leather factory
where you could place a bet on the races at Aqueduct, Belmont or nearby Saratoga without
even having to face the inconvenience of going up or down a flight of stairs. Four
floors, and a bookie at your disposal on each one.
  

   I grew up in either a particularly sophisticated era or area, or maybe
both. I just wanted to mention this to put Master Jordan’s adolescent playfulness
into some kind of context.
  

   With that kind of jack at his disposal, we’d have made him the secretary/treasurer
of our treehouse.

(426)

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Here is a great little story from Politico about an unexpected gift from Yogi Berra to President Obama. Tom Murro, the Celebrity Magnet, had met the President last year while vacationing in Martha’s Vineyard. As word spread of his chance encounter a …

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Orel Hershiser 1994 Topps Stadium Club Can this be the worst non-baseball, baseball card of all-time?? I cannot believe that Topps released something like this for public consumption.  I mean, what in the world is Hershiser, a former CY Young … Continue reading →

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Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Tuesday, August 31, 2010: Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 1995 Topps #12.Player Name, position, team: Gary DiSarcina, shortstop, California Angels.Major Leagu…

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Seriously, Ozzie Guillen, be careful what you say about Manny Ramirez.I read your quotes in the AP article by Tom Withers, and some were a bit odd.”I never see anyone on his team get mad at him because he goes about his business.”Um, did SOMEONE forget…

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If it weren’t for Joey Votto, this guy would be gettin’ a lot more lovin’ from the Cincinnati crowd. Rolen has really been a great pickup for the Reds, even though everyone thought his career was over when he came over from Toronto. There are even some who think he might have an outside shot [...]

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Before I get going head long into my vacation posts, just a quick thanks to reader Will. Before we left for vacation, Will offered and sent all the CMC cards I needed to complete the set, except three.Before Will got to my want list, I needed a total o…

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Before everyone gets distracted with the shiny new White Sox player tonight, I thought I’d show you what came in the mail. An awesome looking Harold Baines card from Marie at A Cardboard Problem.The picture had to be taken during his last two stints wi…

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On the one hand, the Giants blew a beautifully pitched game by Jonathan Sanchez with a ball hit by Carlos Gonzalez that was played with all the grace and skill as one of the chases at the end of The Benny Hill Show.They’ve lost 4 of 5 and the wheels se…

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On both the front and back of his 1995 Collectors Choice SE card, Wilson Alvarez is in a heated argument with umpire Rocky Roe.What is the argument about? I believe it is from this game, July 24, 1994 in Cleveland. In the fifth inning of Chicago’s ev…

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Last weekend we were at WalMart doing our monthly grocery run. I can never go in there without looking at the baseball cards. There wasn’t anything new (just where are those Bowman Draft Picks blasters?) but there was this: A 2010 Baseball Value Box. …

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Both ESPN and MLB.com recently listed their top picks for the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft and believe it or not, you can find cards of these players this year… in 2010 Bowman/Topps Products. Collectors can find the top draft picks (as members of the 2010 USA Baseball National Teams) [...]

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(Today is National Trail Mix day. Really. It’s actually appropriate because we are camping today. And by “we” I mean, not “me” but “people that I am close to.” I need my air-conditioned comfort. It’s Cardboard Appreciation time. This is the 7…

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To collectors of USA Baseball cards this is nothing new, but Topps touted its crop of top 2011 draft picks that can already be found in its 2010 Bowman sets because of its deal as the exclusive manufacturer of USA Baseball cards. Oh, and it also offered a sneak peek at the first USA Baseball cards for this year’s roster, which will be all over upcoming sets.

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When the CEO of JD’s Wildcardz decreed “We shall have minis!” (actually he probably said “ball ball” but being the President of the company, I am required to have a keen ear and I interpreted his statement as “We shall have minis!”. Thus, minis we shal…

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but quantity is almost never better than quantity. Check out this offer I got last night on the Topps Million Card Giveaway site for my 1953 Topps Bill Hunter rookie. No need to guess what the other 93 cards that are being offered. Every single one is a common, made after 1993. No joke. Honestly, [...]

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I recently found out that there is a Nats/Expos collector in our midst, so I sent him everything I had from those teams in return for some goodies. And let me tell you – he sent back a damn good return package!We’ll start off with a bang – a Fred McGr…

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What’s hot and what’s not in the world Baseball Cards, Basketball Cards, Football Cards, and Hockey Cards going as we head into September. From hot cards like 2009-10 National Treasures and Topps Gridiron Giveaway to cold cards like Stephen Strasburg and 2009-10 OPC Premier Hockey.

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Frederick Stanley McGriff was in 1990 was part of one of the Padres annual WTF trades.  The Padres traded the very popular Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter for Fred and Tony Fernandez.  Alomar and Carter helped Toronto to back to back World Seri…

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As much as I absolutely love what Upper Deck does in terms of design and production, they continue to surprise me with the way they approach their business dealings. Yesterday TMZ reported that HOFer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is suing Upper Deck in an amount…

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I recently picked up a set of cards, Sons of Italy.  Here are three “leader” cards and a bunch of my favorites.  Click on any image to enlarge.

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Leaf releases first autographed card pictures of Brock Lesnar and Fedor Emelianenko since the products name officially changed from 2010 Razor MMA to 2010 Leaf MMA at last month’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore.

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