C.A.: 1975 Topps Pedro Borbon

(Last night, I lived in fear that Bryce Harper would do something to embarrass the Dodgers. Instead, despite some impressive moves by Harper, L.A. showed exactly who the star of that game was. Isn’t that right, Topps?  Here’s to appreciating prove…

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Welcome back to round 2 of the GQ vs. Vintage BATTLE ROYALE!!Ok, simmer down a little.  As Captain Canuck so eloquently pointed out in the first post, the outcome of this “battle” is really not in doubt.  These posts actually just give me an …

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Fred Lynn 2002 Topps American Pie – ‘American Sluggers’ I scooped up another card of Fred Lynn during a recent shopping spree on www.sportlots.com. And while far from stellar, it does feature one of my favorite players from the Boston … Continue reading →

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Some people are lucky. Take Brian from Pirates Treasure Room. If you haven’t read this post, you may not realize what I’m talking about. Go read it…then come back and check out the stuff he sent me in our first trade.Brian sent me a stack of Rangers….

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Fred Lynn 2001 Topps Archives My mini-obsession with Fred Lynn continues…. I bought this card ‘blindly’ through www.sportlots.com.  Because I am such a big fan of the Topps Archives series, I spent no time researching the card – instead, I … Continue reading →

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I shoulda been in bed 15 minutes ago, I have to be up again in less than 6 hours and I’m gonna be busy pretty much all day tomorrow. May as well write a post! On Saturday I went to the Braves’ Open House at Turner Field with my son. I took a ton of cra…

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so, i went to the big card show last night.  no mr. mint, but there were a lot of people who were there to have things authenticated.  i found that strange.  i was there before the doors opened so it wasn’t crowded at all.  there we…

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Fred Lynn 2001 Upper Deck Decades – Award Winners I don’t know – maybe I am suffering from a little ‘Fred Lynn Fever’… Ever since I scored that beautifully signed baseball from Mr. Lynn a few weeks ago, I have … Continue reading →

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Beckett Baseball’s Chris Olds was on a mission recently after waking up at 4 a.m. on a Saturday. He wanted to find a certain couple of obscure cards. He did just that with the Beckett Marketplace.

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I have this sudden, overwhelming desire to categorize, compartmentalize and marginalize a whole mess of baseball card sets. So I pulled a small stack of cards from various years, and I’m going to try to give them a name on the spot.I can tell you alrea…

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Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter, a member of the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday. He was 57.

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Fred Lynn Signed My Baseball In Just Over One Week!!!   YES!!!! You may recall that early last week I sent a baseball to Fred Lynn in hopes of obtaining his autograph for my collection. You may also recall that I worked … Continue reading →

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A Special Autograph Request Being Mailed To Fred Lynn…. I love all things 1975 – the year of my birth.  And I especially love all things baseball and baseball card related from that fantastic season too.  So, while it has … Continue reading →

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[this is the thirty-second installment in the double dippers posts.  here are the previous posts - brett butler, omar daal, eric young, nick willhite, chris gwynn, mickey hatcher, dave anderson, don zimmer, rafael landestoy, da...

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New Players Added To The ’30-YOC’ Player Collection Roster!!! It is that time again.  As a few of my current player collections come to an end, and with a few more close to becoming complete, it is time to add … Continue reading →

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I was surprised to see that in 1975 for $0.40 and 1 wrapper you could send away for all 24 Team Checklist Cards. I had no idea they did that. Seems like a pretty sweet deal to me. Anyone out there every remember sending in 40 cents and a wrapper for th…

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I went to an auction today at a card shop in Phoenix. I picked up a nine card lot of 1975 Topps Oakland A’s cards. The price was right and I thought I might be able to get something nice for them, so let me know if you’re interested in trading for any …

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The answer is…there is no such thing as too much sparkle.I recently picked up almost a case worth of Diamond Anniversary and Liquorfractors from Mike over at Sports Syzygy. The thing is, I’m not going to show you even one of those cards. The reason i…

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Earlier today, I announced the winner of the January contest, but I don’t just give stuff away. I’ve had some incredible luck with contests along the way too. Take this amazing Troy Aikman card I won from Sam over at The Daily Dimwit. It’s one of those…

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I have my ways of knowning that some of you haven’t checked out my new 1971 Topps and 1985 Topps blogs. So get over there, take a peek, and please, please add it to your blog rolls.If you need another reason to visit those blogs, how about this? It mig…

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I have to admit, my mind is elsewhere with kicking off two golden oldie set blogs this week. I’m trying to come up with ideas for this blog — but I keep coming back to 1971 and 1985.It’ll be like this for a little bit. I hope you’ll bear with me for a…

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Jose Cardenal c/o home – signed my three cards [1975 Topps, 1977 Topps and 1978 Topps] in blue Sharpie in about three weeks; I remember him mainly for being a coach with the New York Yankees through the late 1990s, but played 18 seasons in the Major Le…

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Here’s a ’75 card I didn’t have.Even if I already had it I might have redeemed it anyway. Why?Just because.

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well, there weren’t too many missed opportunities when it came to the dodgers’ infield and topps in 1975.  steve garvey got his due on an mvp card and the nlcs recap card, and ron cey, bill russell and davey lopes didn’t do much to deserve any car…

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Robin Yount 2001 Topps Archives – Pick 1 Word TO Describe This Card I am not sure of the one word that can accurately describe this baseball card. Fair. Decent. Acceptable. Lousy. Here is the card: OK, now you try … Continue reading →

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George Foster 2001 Topps Archives When I think of George Foster, I think Cincinnati Reds.  The Reds are where he became an offensive threat.  The Reds are where he became a champion.  The Reds are where he mashed 500-ft. home … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday George Foster!!! George Foster turns 63 years old today. Simply put – George Foster is a bad-ass!!  Never known for 1 talent that overwhelmed the rest of his skills, Foster compiled some incredible stats over the course of … Continue reading →

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I’m only saying that because of my luck yesterday. 99.9% of the cards I buy are retail and normally I get SOMETHING worth mentioning, but yesterday was different.I received a $25 Wal-mart gift card as an early Christmas present and decided I’d actually…

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here are the dodgers that were dodgers on their 1975 topps cards and then went on to be dodgers on their 1978 topps cards.  make sense?  we’ll start with the penguin, ron ceylooking good in dodger stadium and with his all-star star on the car…

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things are starting to come together.  the players that will become dodgers in topps’ 1978 set are starting to gather in advance of some trades that will send them to la.first up in 1975, here’s dusty baker.baker spent his final year in atlanta pa…

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This is one of those cards that people wanted me to trade to them. I held onto it purely out of spite.1975#237 Carl MortonContrary to popular belief, Carl was not the model for the girl on canisters of Morton Salt. Carl did get caught in a fierce rai…

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Have you ever paused, found yourself staring at something and your brain is screaming, “This isn’t a good idea.”?  That something could be the “send” button on that email to your boss; that last shot of tequila; the pool below the balcon…

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Hey, I just detected a disturbance in the force… Like… someone was calling out… Like I was being… summoned. My pony-sense is tingling! Did someone mention PURPLE PONIES?!?!Why, it was Night Owl! Night Owl is apparently a fan o’ p…

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Welcome!This is a tribute to the 1975 Topps set, the first set I ever collected, the best set I ever collected, and my most favorite set of all-time. I love the ’75 set for its over-the-top color, its uniqueness, its ability to standout against all oth…

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I started this blog for one reason. The 1975 Topps set deserved a blog.When I first started reading card blogs back in the early summer of 2008, I came across several set-related blogs. They captured my imagination. The devotion to the individual card….

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