on January 5th, 2009 by Ross
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on December 31st, 2008 by Ross
Aaron Miles is no longer a Redbird. Miles accepted a two-year deal with the Cubs for a reported $4.9 million. The Cardinals non-tendered the infielder earlier this month and Miles was less than pleased. “I was a little surprised,” Miles said. “I thought, given the situation and how well I did last year, that I was part of the team over there. Financially, I understand why they did it. It was still kind of shocking, because I figured I had a place over there. In the end, they non-tendered me two years in a row, and I felt that the attraction to me being there wasn’t as big as it was before.”This was not the only loss for the Cardinals however. Brian Fuentes signed a two-year deal with an option for a third worth a guaranteed $17.5 million with the Angels. Fuentes was supposed to be the Cardinals “top priority” this offseason.
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on December 29th, 2008 by Ross
Daniel from Saints of the Cheap Seats sent over a package today containing over 30 2008 Topps U&H that I needed and some other goodies. Two new Carp cards for the collection – sweet! Hey speaking of, does that 2002 Fleer Tradition Chris Carpenter card remind you of something…
Huh, that’s funny….. Those seem to look an awful lot alike don’t they? What about the backs?
Well at least they did something different there lol.
Included with the loose singles Daniel sent, were a couple of interesting packs of football cards called Action Packed. They are from 1989 and are from HI-PRO MKTG., INC out of Northbrook, IL.
As you can see on the package it says these are a regional series and each pack contains 6 player cards and 1 stadium hologram. Let’s see what these bad boys look like shall we?
These cards are foil and are embossed and they are GOLD. Does it get any better than that? 1989 was rockin’. It appears you can purchase a box of these cards today for under ten dollars. The backs have a spot for an autograph and if you look on eBay you will see some of this variety.
Another interesting thing about these cards is on the back of each pack and on the stadium hologram there is a 1-900 number. It is called the Sports Collector’s Hotline and is only $1.00 for the first minute and $.50 for each additional minute. This hotline proivded “up to date information on Football Cards, Baseball Cards, and Hobby investments – updated three times a week. Call often.” Yes it really says call often on the pack.
Great stuff Daniel! Thanks for the package and keep an eye out for your return package.
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on December 29th, 2008 by Ross
A little before Christmas, a reader named Steve B. contacted me about a possible trade. I had some stuff he was looking for and he had a few cards I needed for various sets so it worked out well. Steve sent more than his fair share, including a sweet 2007 UD Masterpieces Framed Albert Pujols #’d to 50! I am not 100% sure what color UD claims this one is but it appears almost like a rust color of some sort. Love those cards…..
Thanks Steve! Keep an eye out for your return package should be arriving any day now.
Complete List of cards Steve sent:
2007 UD Masterpieces Albert Pujols #38
2007 UD Masterpieces Framed Albert Pujols #38 48/50
2005 Fleer Skybox Rick Ankiel #161
2007 Bowman Jim Edmonds #59
2007 Bowman Mark Mulder #196
2007 Bowman David Eckstein #163
2007 Bowman Chris Caprenter #124
2007 Bowman Gold Chris Carpenter #124
2004 Fleer Classic Clippings All Star Lineup ASL-SR
2007 Topps UH Troy Cate #UH197
2007 Topps UH Troy Percival #UH320
2007 Topps UH Adam Wainwright #UH79
2007 Topps UH Aaron Miles #UH66
2007 Topps UH Scott Spiezio #UH44
2007 Bowman Prospects Jarret Hoffpauir #BP68
2007 Bowman Chrome Trey Hearne #BC46
1996 Pinnacle Brett Favre #200
2004 Score Brett Favre #348
2004 Score Brett Favre #110
2006 Topps Brett Favre League Leaders #286
2007 Leaf Rookies ans Stars Brett Favre #20
1993 Skybox Brett Favre #108
1999 Edge Pack Warrior Brett Favre #PW8
1993 Score Dream Team Ozzie Smith #532
1993 Score All Star Ozzie Smith #522
2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces
84,80,79,68,59,56,50,35,33,19,5
2008 Upper Deck Heroes
162,161,150,81,40,31,29
2008 Upper Deck X
95,72,65,58
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on December 27th, 2008 by Ross
Flash from Dropped Third Strike sent over a huge chunk of the 2008 UD Heroes I was needing, including over 50 base cards and some parallels! He basically wiped clean the Heroes want list as I now only need 5 to complete the base set. THANKS FLASH! As if that wasn’t enough he threw in a few other goodies including a 2008 Donruss Threads Base card I needed.
2008 UD Heroes Red Parallel #187/249 Troy Glaus #157
2008 UD Masterpieces Captured on Canvas Mark Mulder CC-MM
2008 Donruss Threads Lou Marson #94
2008 UD SP Authentic Albert Pujols #3
2008 UD Heroes Gray Parallels #157,159
Complete list of cards Flash sent:
2008 Topps Stadium Club Chris Perez #148
2008 UD SP Authentic Albert Pujols #3
2008 UD Masterpieces Captured on Canvas Mark Mulder CC-MM
2008 UD Heroes Gray Parallels #157,159
2008 UD Heroes Red Parallel #187/249 Troy Glaus #157
2008 UD Heroes #’s 175,173,171,168,163,161,162,160,159,158,156,150,149,146
143,142,147,126,124,123,111,108,105,93,91,90,87,82,81,71
69,66,64,61,59,47,45,41,40,39,38,37,36,32,29,14,12,9
Thanks a TON Flash! I greatly appreciate the help and the extra goodies! Keep an eye out for your return package. It should be arriving any day now.
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