Last 2011 Topps Update Value Box recap

Bought one at Target for $14.99 and it was devoid of anything – since the Topps site was down, I had to enter my code cards on vacation and I ended up with 1987 Topps cards of Don Sutton and an Ozzie Smith All-Star subset card.

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Note: Just set up a Twitter account for those who do that type of thing…follow me at @drauer…it basically will be links to what I write here. You know what that sound is? It’s the sound of the 2012 baseball card season crashing down upon your ears…

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When the bow is tied on the card season of 2011 — and that day is coming soon — there will be a lot of snark and crank and bitch about the concepts of choice and innovation and game-changing.I’ll admit, it wasn’t the most exciting year for cards. But…

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I didn’t exactly wait to jump on an ‘interesting offer,’ but I did dump my 1989 Topps George Brett for a 1995 Topps Jose Canseco – even 20 years later, I think the 1989 Topps set makes my skin crawl because it was such an uninspired, boring set devoid …

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I have to confess that I was trying to come up with a good April Fools’ joke today, but I never really got anywhere other than finding Derek Jeter in an Orioles uniform. With the Cardinals defensive meltdown on Day 1 of the season and Matt Holliday ho…

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first of all, let me say how awesome it was to see davey lopes back in dodger blue last night.  secondly, let me acknowledge how strange it was to see him wearing number 12!  i will have to avoid looking at his jersey number so as not to ruin…

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I must say that I quite enjoyed my little tinkering with the 1981 Topps design, and I thought I’d give it another go.  Next stop for the Delorean Time Machine is the fall of 1986 during a Topps design meeting for the upcoming ’87 release.&n…

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I must say that I quite enjoyed my little tinkering with the 1981 Topps design, and I thought I’d give it another go.  Next stop for the Delorean Time Machine is the fall of 1986 during a Topps design meeting for the upcoming ’87 release.&nbs…

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I knew that I had the three cards I needed to complete this team set, but I wanted proof, I wanted to find them and reunite them with their binderbound teammates.I recalled that Ron Romanick was (is?) a coach on the Athletics, so I went to my “other” t…

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Does anyone miss plain ol’ baseball cards? This one doesn’t sparkle. There’s no die cut. There’s no diamond cut. There’s no red diamonds here. No blue diamonds. No blood diamonds. No pie, no Abe, no fictitious Japanese characters…It’s still screwed u…

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topps famously dismissed maury wills as a prospect when they were signing players to their card contracts, and wills didn’t forget.  that’s why he happily signed with fleer and continued to spurn topps even after he won the national league mvp awa…

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Until reader Drew made mention of it in the comments to Tuesday’s post, I had completely forgotten that Eddie Murray had appeared in glasses on a baseball card. I’m not quite seasoned enough to remember a time when he wore glasses, and off the top of m…

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Scott of the blog Scott Crawford on Cards held a contest a few weeks back in which the idea was to provide the best caption to a 1959 Topps Larsen – Stengel card. I didn’t win, dayf did. He was very deserving. I was the first runner up though. Scott wa…

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mike marshall hits the big 5-0 today, so i thought i would recognize his milestone birthday with some cards that he signed for me through the mail over the last couple of years.this is the guy who, along with candy maldonado and greg brock, had me sort…

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mike marshall hits the big 5-0 today, so i thought i would recognize his milestone birthday with some cards that he signed for me through the mail over the last couple of years.this is the guy who, along with candy maldonado and greg brock, had me sort…

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Yikes! What did they do?Ahh, okay, that’s better. Wait… no it’s not!Ahh… well, I tried.

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1987 Topps #697 Ed LynchThis past year, the Lynch has filled my stocking with coal more times than I could count. I like to think of him as a modern-day Knecht Ruprecht, the malevolent counterpart to St. Nicholas who carries a bag of sticks instead of…

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here’s part 1, if you want to catch up.  i’ll wait.mike marshall (1974-1976)in 1974, dr. mike marshall came aboard as the dodgers’ closer.  marshall was a specialist. as the closer for the expos from 1971-1973, marshall led the league in game…

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13 Barry Larkin Rookie Cards For Just $0.99???  Oh, Yeah!!! You better believe that I hooked myself up with this bargain… I cannot believe that for just $0.99 nobody else wanted to drop a small bid on this one. At … Continue reading →

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My 1987 Topps ‘Record Breakers’ Set Is Now Complete!!! Well, it didn’t take long and it was fairly easy, and now I can proudly say that I have put together the 1987 Topps Record Breakers subset. The set boasts some … Continue reading →

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While looking though a box lot of baseball cards I found I’d been inadvertently “Bipped”.

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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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1987 Topps Record Breakers – Card #7 – Todd Worrell Headline – “Todd Worrell Destroys The First Year Mark For Saves” The Story – Chicago, Il.  October 5, 1986:  Cardinals’ Worrell has recorded 36 saves in 1986, a major league … Continue reading →

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1987 Topps Record Breakers – Card #6 – Ruben Sierra Headline – ‘Sierra Slugs From Each Side At The Youngest Age’ The Story – Minneapolis, Minn.  September 13, 1986:  Rangers’ Ruben Sierra became the youngest player to belt homers both … Continue reading →

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1987 Topps Record Breakers – Card #5 – Dave Righetti Headline – ‘Big League Save Standard Is Shattered By Righetti’ The Story – Boston, Mass.  October 5, 1986:  Yankees’ Righetti completed the 1986 season with 46 saves to establish a new … Continue reading →

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1987 Topps Record Breakers – Card #4 – Dave Lopes Headline – ’40-Year Old Lopes Steals Bases At A Record Pace’ The Story – Houston, TX, October 5, 1986:  Astros’ Dave Lopes has achieved 25 stolen bases in 1986, a major league mark for age 40.  The former record was the 23 swipes compiled by [...]

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1987 Topps Record Breakers – Card #3 – Dwight Evans Headline – “Dewey Connects On First Offering Of The Campaign” Story – Detroit, Michigan, April 7, 1986:  Red Sox lead-off batter Dwight Evans hit years first pitch for HR, the earliest HR in history.  The former mark was held by Cubs’ Bump Wills who hit [...]

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1987 Topps Record Breakers – Card #2 – Jim Deshaies Headline – “Deshaies Fans First 8 To Set New Modern Criterion” Story – Houston, Texas, September 23, 1986.  Jim Deshaies set modern standard by fanning 1st 8 men he faced.  The old mark of 7 was set by White Sox’ Joe Cowley, Mat 28, 1986.  New [...]

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Here’s another one from reader Scott. At this point, people are going to start to wonder why he isn’t on the Cards on Cards payroll. I’ve already got AJ doing banners for peanuts (er, spare Dodgers cards) and Erin as a consultant, after all.Scott wri…

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there is a chance, a good chance, that bobby bonilla is my least favorite dodger of all time.  other candidates include don stanhouse, gary sheffield, jack clark (he was a dodger coach for some unknown reason), paul loduca, luis gonzalez…it’s no…

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1987 Topps Record Breakers – Card #1 – Roger Clemens Headline – “The Rocket Throws Smoke Past 20 Baffled Batters” Story – Boston, Mass., April 29, 1986:  Red Sox Roger Clemens tonight became the 1st pitcher ever to record 20 strikeouts in a 9-inning game.  He had at least one strikeout in each inning and [...]

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New Subset To Collect – 1987 Topps ‘Record Breakers’ I picked up this set a few weeks ago while shopping on www.sportlots.com.  As I was searching for a few more cards to fill some needs on my ‘needs list’, I found a seller that had each of the cards in this 7-card set and for [...]

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steve garvey’s 1987 season (and career) came to an abrupt end in 1987.the season was just 44 games old when garvey pinch hit for lance mccullers in a game against the expos. against neal heaton garvey flew out to center. it was his 76th at bat of the s…

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Reader Scott has e-mailed me lately with some more suggestions for this feature. I’m starting to think I should just let him take over and write these things. Here’s another one from the mailbag and it’s a very familiar card to me. I was actually so…

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