A Contest Coming Soon..But More Importantly…We will Miss Ernie

Today is a sad day for Baltimore baseball.  Baltimore’s “other” iron man, Ernie Tyler, passed away last night at the age of 86.  Ernie was Baltimore’s Umpire Attendant since 1960, and has worked for the Orioles since their first season in&nbs…

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Check it out, http://thingsarefunnerhere.blogspot.com/2011/02/contest-and-its-easy.htmlI already know what I want if I win!

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This is part 2 of a butt load of football inserts I have or trade, part 1 can be found here.  As always let me know if you like anything.  A few of the cards here are not inserts, but they are short prints.  Most of the cards pictured ar…

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Getting ready for the Superbowl, I thought why not try to set up some football trades.  I have scanned in about a billion insert cards, and will post them over the next day or two.  I also have a lot inserts and base cards that  I did no…

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Hey there sports fans, I have scanned a few random cards to trade.  If you are interested, contact me and we can work something out.  Even though it is tough to see, the Moments and Milestones Ichiro is #’d out of 25.The Stadium Club Chrome c…

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Well, here we are at part 3 of my patch exhibition!  Part 1 can be seen here.  Part 2 can be seen here. You have seen 12 of them, here are a few more:Patch 13 is a 2010 Absolute Memorabilia Trios, coming complete with patches of Derricks offe…

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This is the second part of my little game of Derrick Mason 24 Patch card show and tell.  Part one can be seen here.  Without further delay, here we go:Patch 8 is a terrible scan of a beautiful card.  It is a 2008 Leaf Limited card featur…

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Well, I did it…kind of.  I reached a total of 24 Derrick Mason patches.  That is part 1 of my quest.  Part 2 is to have 24 unique patches,  I am close but not quite there yet.  So to spare you a ridiculously long post, I will…

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Although card money has been scarce recently, I have been able to sneak few cards on the cheap out of Ebay.  I really don’t love the fact that any Cowboy worth buying is to pricey for come auction closing time, but so be it.  I have had much …

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You gotta go over to Section 36 , this generous Red Sox blogger is giving away FREE cards.  You had better hurry though, teams are going fast!There is some good reading over there too! http://section-36.blogspot.com/2010/12/in-this-season-of-givin…

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Yet another contest!!!  This one is over at All About Cards click here to be redirected to the contest page   Take a look at the Grand Prize!

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Hey check out the contest over at HoopogrphyYou can get a few entries for a chance to win the contents of Paninis Timeless Treasures box, including a quad and two autos!I just became a follower of this blog and you should too!

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Check these out, I got them on the cheap, and really don’t care if they carry an significant value.  They are from the 2008 national, and I they cost me less than $10 for the two.They didn’t have anything like this at national last year in Baltimo…

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last week, I went to my local card shop and bought two packs of Topps Prime, I like the cards, they kind of remind me of the old Stadium Club sets.  Anyhow I got this sexy cardIf you read my blog, then you know that I am a Ravens fan, but I bleed …

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A few more pick ups at my card show on 1/8.  These are cards I will be shipping out to my father this week.  Enjoy, Pop! Pretty sure the Samuel’s swatch is from  his Patriots days, it is blue.I know these are manufactured, but I lik…

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At the beginning of the season when I confessed my goal of 24 Derrick Mason Patch cards, I also predicted his 2010 season stats.  Lets see how I did….Mason had 61 receptions, I predicted 58.  I missed it by 3, a 5% margin of error. Ranked 3…

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I really have to make more time to write some posts.  I have been working day and night, and when I am not working I am being a parent, and when I am not working or parenting I am trying to get some sweet deals on cards.  Going forward I thin…

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To all of you on the edge of their seat, for those who simply cannot go on without an update, and of course for those keeping score at home…Her is an update on my quest for 24 Derrick Mason Patch cards. Number 20 on my quest for 24 is a 2008 Pla…

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Hello all.  The time has come to post some new cards to trade.  If you are interested in any of them, shoot me an email at dgreen1899@aol.com

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Just like clockwork, I sent cards to my dad, and what do I get in return?…a package from my father!You can never have too many Raymond Berry cards, and Romo is still tough to get cheap.Where I live, Ravens are also not cheap, Ed Reed is a future HOFe…

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Birthday and Holiday gifts are easy with my father. Since he collects cards, and I collect cards, we never have to go out searching for the perfect gift.  Here is a sample of what I sent to him. I am not worried about him spoiling the surprise rea…

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Here is #19 on the quest to 24, and this one is new to my collection.  The Patch is a bit faded, but it clearly came from the eight on the shoulder.As for my prediction on his 2010 season statistics, after 8 games:Mason has 37 catches, I said he w…

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 I got this awesome redemption card at National back in August I went online and followed the directions to do the online redemption, and Topps promised me that my card would be ready on  11/20/2010….Well on 11/21/2010, I got this lett…

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This turkey is thankful for family, friends, good health, and these recent pickups:Hall of Fame Corner Lem Barney (he also wore my HS baseball jersey #!)Big Willy Patch.  This one is cool because it is actually the back of the “3″ and it is upside…

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So I took my son to the Lego store at the Arundel Mills Mall on Saturday morning, and in doing do I accidentally ran into a card show.  Well considering I had no card budget, and I have a 1st grader who really didn’t share the same interests as me…

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Hey there sports fans, I have this little gem and I was going to throw it out there on ebay, but I figured that I would see if anyone wanted to trade for it before I did.The “Rookie” down each side is not really blurry on the card, my scanner just has …

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I was over on sportscardsradio.com forums and I found a now blog to follow.  So I click on the link and the first thing I see is FREE CARDS!   I think to myself, “We are going to get along just fine.”  Anyhow it is PAW’s Dugout Spor…

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If you have been reading my blog you know that I am a huge Derrick Mason fan.  You should also be aware of my quest to have 24 Derrick Mason patch cards by 2011′s opening NFL Sunday.  If not, well, now you know!I have been able to increase my…

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Ok, so this is a continuation of my last post just kind of letting everyone know what’s new in my collection vai ebay over the last two months.  I will post some more Derrick Mason patches soon too.Cowboys are a tough pick up on ebay they usually …

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I am sorry that I have been MIA for a month, but I am back.  So what has happened in my absence?….well…-My Orioles had a great finish to what turned out to be a 265th consecutive losing season.  With the addition of Buck, there is yet ano…

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Go check out Can’t Have Too Many Cards fro a pretty cool contest.  But you may NOT win the Ripken…I plan on winning that one!  Why are you still reading???  Go there NOW!!!

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OK fellas, I have some m ore trade to make, and I need your help!  (I can’t trade alone).  Here are a few new cards, and I just put up about 80 new cards in my photobucket, so take a look at that too  Click here to go to my Photobucket. …

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Mason patch #14 arrived in yesterdays mail!  I love it, but alas, it is not unique, it is actually the third 2009 Absolute Heroes patch for me, I now own 3 of the 50 that were made.  6% total ownership…too bad it’s not Microsoft.  Stil…

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My mailbox smiled upon me today and delivered lucky number 13!!!  This is my 13th Derrick Mason patch card.  only 11 to go to reach my goal!  this one is from a name plate (I am pretty sure it is the bottom of the “A” and the “S” on the …

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I was going through my personal collection today, and looking at cards of some of my favorite players Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer, Roger Staubach, Nick Markakis, Ed Reed, Bill Bates…etc and so forth….Then I came across my Derrick Mason cards.  It…

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