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Happy Birthday John Smoltz!!! John Smoltz turns 45 years old today!!! One of the most versatile and team-oriented players to play the game in the last 20 years, John Smoltz is a rare breed.  A player that is willing to accept … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday George Brett!!! George Brett turns 58 years old today!!! One of the greatest baseball players during the mid-1970′s through the 1980′s and a first-ballot entrant in the Baseball Hall of Fame, George Brett is a baseball superstar.  With a … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson Book Signing Results!!!! I am really, really excited about this one… My favorite baseball player of all-time has released his second book.  The first one came out back in 1994, and it was incomplete duet to the fact … Continue reading →

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1968 Topps Game – Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew was a baseball superstar that played in a city that never quite got the attention of other major cities.  And because of that, Killebrew was kind of like a secret. But what was … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn ‘Fab Five’ – Card #5 – 1990 Fleer Now that my Tony Gwynn collection is complete, it is time to show of my favorite five cards from the set. Card #5 – 1990 Fleer The 1990 Fleer baseball card design … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Roy Halladay!!! Roy Halladay turns 35 years old today!! Halladay is my favorite pitcher in today’s game that has never been affiliated with the Florida Marlins.  His style and approach on the mound reminds me of Fergie Jenkins … Continue reading →

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I saw these three-pack blister packs of 2012 Bowman in Target over the weekend. They had 3 of them and not any other Bowman (like individual packs or blasters). So I bought out the supply.First off – I was astonished by the design. Astonished by Bowman…

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Happy Birthday Dennis Martinez!!! ‘El Presidente’ turns 57 years old today. A 22-season veteran, and solid pitcher throughout his playing days, Dennis Martinez was one of the most consistent performers during the late 1980s and into the 1990s. With 562 … Continue reading →

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With a checklist that includes Yu Darvish, Matt Moore and Jesus Montero, 2012 Bowman Baseball has several strong rookie autographs to go alongside the prospects. Here’s a full gallery, player info and buying guide for all 2012 Bowman Chrome Rookie Auto…

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George Foster 1971 Topps – ROOKIE CARD!!! For anyone out there that has actively sought out a 1971 Topps baseball card, and I know that a lot of you have, you know how hard it is to find one with … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 1979 O-Pee-Chee I picked up this little beauty for $1.99. Obviously as an Andre Dawson collector, I had the Topps version.  Well, now I have the sister, O-Pee-Chee. I have a bunch of Dawson’s O-Pee-Chee baseball cards, but … Continue reading →

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Was running short on time earlier this week so I decided to records the mail day.  Enjoy.
Lots of autos.

*And pardon me as I misspoke a few times, still new to video stuff.

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Dale Murphy 2001 Topps Archives My favorite part about the 2001 Topps Archives baseball card set is that it honors the player’s rookie season. And it also gives us the option of seeing and collecting an ‘alternate’ version of a … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary Stan ‘The Man’ Musial!!! On this day in 1958, Cardinals’ superstar Stan Musial collected the 3,000th hit of his major league career. A dynamic offensive player, Musial is one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.  Playing in … Continue reading →

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Andy Pettitte To Start For Yankees Today Versus Seatlle Mariners By HOWIE RUMBERG | The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP)  Andy Pettitte will be back on the mound in the Bronx on Sunday, and the New York Yankees are hoping … Continue reading →

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Ryan Pitches Over Some Great Fish! I got a few bites when I recently asked the readers of my blog to donate any Miami Marlins cards from the 2012 Topps Heritage set a few weeks back. And the cards that … Continue reading →

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Fergie Jenkins 2002 Topps 50th Anniversary – Numbered To 30,000 Way before Topps realized that less was indeed more, they issued a set in 2002 that paid homage to their 50th Anniversary in the sports card business. And each of … Continue reading →

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Lee Smith 1984 Donruss I like Lee Smith.   I like Lee Smith a lot.  Lee Smith is one of my favorite relief pitchers of all-time.  In fact, I like Lee Smith so much that I wanted to put together a … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Yogi Berra!!! Yogi Berra turns 87 years old today. Still a very famous face of the franchise, Yogi Berra and the New York Yankees are bonded for eternity.  Just as popular today with the Yankees as he was … Continue reading →

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Here is one of San Diego Padres pitcher Tim Stauffer’s first autographed cards.  This particular card is from the 2004 Bowman’s Best set.  Stauffer was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 June Amateur Draft, from the University of Richmond.

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Dodgers. Whether you’re talking about the Los Angeles or Brooklyn squad, the legacy of the Dodgers runs deep.  And on cardboard there is no shortage of options when searching for the greatest Dodgers picture card of all time. But in my mind, they don’t get much better than this: We see a lot of great [...]

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Jim Abbott Is As Classy As They Come!!! This story is absolutely worth sharing with you.  It goes something like this: I found out roughly two months ago that Jim Abbott ( a 30-YOC favorite) was releasing a biography.  That … Continue reading →

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Pete Rose 1982 K-Mart ’20th Anniversary’ MVP Series These old K-Mart cards are starting to become some of my favorite oddballs. With the help of baseball card powerhouse Topps, K-Mart offered up some great looking cards in the early-to-mid 1980′s.  … Continue reading →

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Get the full slate of 2012 Topps Archives autographs, including checklists for both the Fan Favorites Autographs and Framed 83 Mini Autographs.

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Yu Darvish, Bryce Harper and the Karate Kid(?) among the latest news and notes related to the upcoming 2012 Topps Archives Baseball, which releases in about two weeks. Read More

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Jim Palmer 1984 O-Pee-Chee My Jim Palmer uber-collection is growing by leaps and bounds.  So far, it has been kind of easy too – there is a very large pool of cards to go after, so the quest of adding them in … Continue reading →

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Rod Carew 1985 Fleer The 1985 Fleer baseball set was the company’s first release in which they injected a lot of color into their cards.  And after doing a quick mental check, I believe that it is also my favorite … Continue reading →

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A Fairfield rack-pack gives you 100 baseball cards for 5 cents a card. The package says that a relic card is seeded 1 in 4 packs but I’ve never seen one. Regardless, I like to buy these on occasion (I probably buy 3-4 a year) and I’m rarely disappointe…

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The major league player with the most career hits without winning a batting title is Paul Molitor.  Molitor collected 3,319 hits during his playing days, but never captured  a batting crown.

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Andre Dawson 2001 Donruss Diamond Kings – ’20th Anniversary Edition’ It’s always fun when you can add a new card to your collection – especially when that goal becomes harder and harder!! I am getting very close to capturing the … Continue reading →

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Dave Winfield 2010 Topps ‘Cards Your Mom Threw Out’ Ah, Dave Winfield… Dave Winfield is one of the first players that I decided to collect when I got back into the hobby close to four years ago. Winfield was one … Continue reading →

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Kirby Puckett 1995 Topps All-Star With Dante Bichette Far from the spectacular multi-player All-Star cards that Topps issued in the 1970′s, this card is fair at best. I like the thought of showcasing similar positioned players from each season’s All-Star game, but … Continue reading →

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Card #241022002 Donruss Best of Fan Club #184 Shane ReynoldsDonruss, apparently believing that they could never underestimate the obsessiveness of baseball card collectors, released their Fan Club set in 2002, followed up with Best of Fan Club set. The…

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Johnny Bench 2001 Topps Archives I am a big, big fan of the 1983 Topps baseball card set.  Hell, I don’t know too many people who don’t cherish this issue from 1983. So, when a modern card is issued using the … Continue reading →

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The Mets completed a three game sweep of the Phillies in Philadelphia last night. At 18-13, the Mets are five games above the .500 mark for the first time since the summer of 2010. I love that this team doesn’t give up when they fall behind, as evidenced by their MLB-leading 11 come-from-behind victories this [...]

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