1993 Pacific Spanish Series 1

I’m taking requests! The next pack that I post here to APTBNL from the big box of stuff I received from the Junk Wax Giveaway will be up to the readers of this fine blog. Please leave a comment (or an e-mail if you’re shy) with your suggestion of wha…

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New features (and a return of an old feature) are coming soon, but first I have some clean up work to do as well as some catching up on trades. One such trade came in the form of a box comprised of two smaller boxes of baseball cards, simultaneously p…

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I’m not sure if ya’ll have had the chance to check out the blog Shot Not Taken. I have passed by a few times. I’m not sure if I’ve commented. I’m a pretty bad commenter sometimes. I feel like saying something, but I know that I really have nothing of n…

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I didn’t realize how much fun (read tedious) this process would be. However, it does make the blaster last longer so there are benefits. Let’s move this along and be glad it’s only a blaster and not a full box with 24 packs!Pack 4#145 Mike Piazza–it l…

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Before I even start rambling, I have a public service announcement:ALWAYS BRING A SHARPIE TO THE GAME. ALWAYS.So I’m standing with my friend in the SunTrust club room at Turner Field after probably the best game I will ever go to in my life. I know whi…

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We’re moving along nicely with this 2007 Bowman Heritage break. An auto showed up in the last pack. I’m not expecting much else, but hopefully I’ll get plenty of cards I need toward finishing the set.Pack 3 #17 Nick Johnson–need it #243 Hideki Okajima…

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Wow, it appears I’m having some technical difficulty posting tonight. The problem is I’ve hit the enter key at the wrong time. Twice. Oh well, let’s get to pack two of my 2007 Bowman Heritage Blaster.Pack 2#105 Pedro Martinez–need it#81 Orlando Cabrer…

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I’m sitting here, staring at the last of my 2007 Bowman Heritage discounted blasters. I’ve opened a couple of these and I like them enough that I want to build the set. The set does have a number of variations and SPs so it presents a challenge.So, I’m…

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This is no time to be lying around, Giants… there’s an amazing thing that is happening:The Padres are falling apart.Worse than falling apart.They’ve dropped a WEEK of games down the stretch.Sure the Giants are only 2 games back of the Phillies for th…

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I can’t help but shake my head at the latest shenanigans pulled by Upper Deck. As most of you have heard by now, the folks in Carlsbad, CA are once again facing litigation. This time for the unauthorized use of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s likeness in their u…

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Last night was one of my final trips to Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium for 2010. It’s becoming clear that Newark will end its season on Sept. 19 in Camden — there will be no playoffs this year. But that … Continue reading →

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The Red Sox are not going to win anything this year… and as September begins it is clear that 2010 is a transition season.But are they REALLY going to lose a series to the Orioles?When they were down 4-1 and 5-2 after 2 innings with Jon Lester on the…

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Who is this? former Yomiuri Giants infielder Edgardo AlfonzoWhat is this? An autographed card from the 2009 BBM setWhere’d I get it? Alfonzo signed it for me before a Newark Bears game earlier this year.How much did it cost? The card cost around $…

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Nyjer is just a dirty player that thinks that MLB is the WWE….. This guy in the last week has had run-in’s with the Cards catcher, threw a ball into the stands that hit someone, ran over Brett Hayes on a play that if he slides he wins the game for his team but being the dumbass that [...]

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Nelson Cruz just made a nice catch for out 27 to help preserve the win. Rangers win, A’s lose. Yay me!I know it’s just the Royals, but a win is a win. The Rangers can enjoy a day off tomorrow, then get down to business with a 3 game set in Minnesoata,…

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Scott RolenGoose Joak Concept CardIt’s true — we’ll be moving in less than a month from now!In order to get things packed and ready to go, several card requests have been on the backburner for a few weeks.  My apologies to those three of you who …

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Figured some of you guys may know better than me! I love trading with blogs, but there’s only so many of us, which makes it hard to get those totally crazy cards like 1/1′s and the like. Forums have super collectors everywhere and other crazy people …

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Kelly Gruber, 1989 ToppsWhat’s up, broskies? Grube here. How’s it hangin’? Short and to the left? Ha, ha! Gotcha! Grube style.Me? Just maxin’ relaxin.’ Spent most of the offseason at the ski lodge in Vail. The ushe. Defeated some lame bros in…

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With No Surrender weekend on the horizon 2010 T.N.A Icons couldn’t have made it to my doorstep  at a better time. I can honestly say that this is by far the best wrestling product Tristar has released to date, and … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the universe calls for spending time doing other things that card collecting. But not in a galaxy too far away from cards …I was honored when I was asked to contribute my artwork for The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation.The…

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Phillies 5, Dodgers 1Game 133 – Wednesday Afternoon, September 1st in Los AngelesHow did we get to September 1st already?  In some ways, it seems as if the 2010 season just started, but we’re down to our last full month of baseball.  The Phil…

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Blogger has a new “stats” feature. According to the stats, my top two blog posts off all-time are about these guys.#1 – Rusty KuntzSo here’s a photo of Rusty Kuntz milking a cow at Angel Stadium.#2 – Johnny DickshotSo here’s an autographed photo of Joh…

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The 2010 Little League World Series may be over, but its pins are still on fire.  Many of these new and unique pieces are just finding their way onto eBay, and the one pictured below is a great example.  District pins are always highly desirable and this one from California District 80 is something all [...]

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Phillies 8, Dodgers 4Game 132 – Late Tuesday Night, August 31st in Los AngelesFarewell West Coast and late night ballgames . . .I almost turned this game off after Phillies’ starter Kyle Kendrick loaded the bases and walked in the game’s first run in t…

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T-206 should be here any day. The Sweet Spot Football releases September 15 so be patient on that.

The Red Sox get the dual card.I did an actual pic instead of a scan because the scan didn’t do justice to the color depth of the patch.

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Player of the Day: Joe Torre had four hits and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th as the red-hot Mets beat the San Diego Padres 7-6.Pitcher of the Day: Pedro Borbon improved his record to 12-4 as the Reds scored the go-ahead runs in the 8t…

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I won this 2009 Bowman Sterling Dan Hudson Gold Auto card numbered 29/50 a week and a half ago off The Beckett Blog in one of their Free Stuff Friday contests. This card arrived today in my mailbox. I was super excited about winning this card for two r…

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I think we all know how collectors feel when it comes to sticker autographs, especially the little silvers ones.  I’d like to know why Topps thought it would be ok to use silver stickers on some of their mini autographs found in 2010 Topps T206?  The shiny silver color totally takes away from the overall [...]

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As you may be able to tell, I have many of my oddball items in their own binders.  In this case, I have three different card types in one pocket page.  You may also notice I have “customized” the pockets to accomodate the scratch-offs.  …

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(Just a quick note: Mickey Brantley is one of a handful of CMC set members whom I’d already gotten an autograph of. I got some of his cards signed back in 1995 when he was a coach for the Burlington, Iowa, Bees. I’ve included one of the autographed car…

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Sometime in the next few days, the Orioles’ #1 draft pick from 2005 should make his major league debut. Brandon Snyder won’t have nearly the hype of Matt Wieters, Josh Bell, Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman, Jake Arrieta, or Nolan Reimold. (That’s a lot of …

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Keith Hernandez was an excellent-fielding and good-hitting first baseman who played in the majors from 1974-1990. Keith won 11 Gold Glove awards — every year from 1978-1988. Hernandez was also selected to the NL All Star team five times and won two Si…

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Have you checked out the new “stats” feature on blogger yet? You can find out all kinds of odd-ball things about who looks at what posts and how they get to your blog and other great stuff.Aside from it alerting you to the fact that the world is filled…

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