Bucket List 3000 hits: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

My next autograph is a player that is a bit more familiar to me. He spent a few years as a Yankee and helped them win their first World Series title since 1978. I have to say that Boggs may be one of the most interesting 3000 hitters. Boggs got his …

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The all time hit leader with 4,256 hits, Mr. Pete Rose. One of the most infamous figures in baseball history. He’s both famous and infamous for his deeds as a player and manager. Even now Pete Rose can stir up emotions in fans of the game. Does he …

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With Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit well behind us I’ve been a bit enamored with players in the 3000 hit club. So I decided to take a look at who was on the list: Wikipedia 3000 hit club

So I figured it would be cool to own a few autographs from that list….

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DEREK JETER HITS his 3000th hit!! He’s called many names: Captain Clutch, Captain Intangible, Jete, Mr. November, and now he’s Mr. 3000. Derek Jeter had an amazing day, July 9th 2011, going five for five. His second at bat yielding his 3000th hit, a …

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I always liked Harmon Killebrew since I was a kid. Had really no idea who he was other than a player for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins that hit very well. Killebrew to me played the game the way it should be played and excelled through shee…

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Went to a local Target and found a bounty of Topps Heritage.There was a gravity feed box, a retail box, blasters and rack packs.All in all, I’d say I was actually disappointed. Where Topps 2011 wasn’t that bad in retail, Heritage just can’t hold a can…

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The wonder wizard of Ozzie. I’m not going to talk about his career. I saw him play when I was a kid growing up and he was like that fun uncle playing baseball. All the kids love him and he was just really cool to watch and be around.His autos don’t …

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The wonder wizard of Ozzie. I’m not going to talk about his career. I saw him play when I was a kid growing up and he was like that fun uncle playing baseball. All the kids love him and he was just really cool to watch and be around.His autos don’t …

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I had amassed four hobby boxes of 2010 Topps Chrome. I held onto them until about February 25th when I packaged them up (24 wrappers in each box) in a nice Amazon.com box to be sent for my redemption. Now I know the deadline was the 28th and I was cu…

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If the Dodgers stayed in Brooklyn, I would be a Dodger fan today. I have no doubt about that even to this day. I would be complaining about the free spending Yankees and my underachieving Brooklyn Bums. When I think of “The Duke of Flatbush” I think…

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I was very fortunate to be born at the tail end of the Yankees worst decade in their history. In 1992 the Yankees traded Roberto Kelly for the man we would come to know as “The Warrior,” Paul O’Neill.He was a big part of “my” Yankees. He was there i…

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My fiance picked me up this weird box from Target. The part that hangs on the rack is blurred but you can sorta see it. I actually thought it was a blaster until I read it. It has 72 cards in it.This is what was inside. No packs just a cello wrapp…

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I had no idea this is what Upper Deck had in mind when they were creating their World of Sports…Upper Deck 2010 World of SportsSticker auto upon sticker auto of cards with just names on it.I found this all out by finding this: Phil Hughes 2010 Upper…

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Andy Pettitte AutoIt seems that the end of a player’s career or life wakes up collectors. I guess it’s like that whole “an artist doesn’t sell their work until the person dies.” I didn’t wait for Pettitte’s announcement to retire before I purchased t…

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Bought 4 loose packs, 2 rack packs and a blaster. Updates coming….BASE and TOPPS TOWN (loose packs):INSERTS (from loose packs):INSERTS and some Base (from rack packs):INSERTS & Throwbacks (Blaster)Well there you have it. The blaster had the onl…

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I’m sure most are familiar with a bucket list and what that concept entails. And I’m sure most have put together a collecting bucket list whether they realize it or not. You know, collecting certain cards based on a criteria you deem as important. I…

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I’ve been able to track down two of the YSL jersey cards I’ve needed on eBay. The Elston Howard has shown up a lot more than it had in the past. But I have to say “Sweet Lou” has certainly eluded me. I dropped a lot more money on him than I ever exp…

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I tried real hard not to get involved in the Allen & Ginter hoopla this year. Last year’s product was an extreme disappointment in my opinion. My girlfriend was not impressed with last year’s product which left me with an uncompleted 2009 set. She …

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…the relic set.I’ve severely slowed down on my Yankee Stadium Legacy pursuit. But I’ve been actively pursuing the Yankee Stadium Legacy relic cards. And I only need four cards:Babe RuthElston HowardJoe PepitoneLou PiniellaThat means exactly what yo…

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I’ve recently picked up what I would consider the cornerstone of my Phil Hughes collection. Actually this may be the cornerstone of my entire non-Mattingly collection. It’s an on-card auto of one very well known Phil Hughes and some other guy. Never…

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A couple weeks ago, Peter from the Dropped Third Strike blog contacted me saying he had some 2010 Topps insert cards from my want list.  He wasn’t kidding!2010 Topps:The Cards Your Mother Threw Out:CMT-2.  Jackie RobinsonCMT-4.  Duk…

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I busted two boxes of Topps 2010 Jumbo many weeks ago.I was able to complete Series 1 with the help of the crap ton of retail I had bought weeks prior to busting these boxes. I almost have a second set if anyone is interested in doubles.Everyone has s…

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