Happy Anniversary Stan ‘The Man’ Musial!!!

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 Anniversary Ernie Banks!!! On this day in 1970, Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks crushed his 500th career home run!!! Ranking at #21 on the All-time home run list with 521 career round-trippers, Banks’ ranking continues to drop as more players … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Lou Whitaker!!! Lou Whitaker turns 55 years old today. ‘Sweet Lou’ Whitaker is best known as part of one of the most successful double play combinations in baseball’s history.  With the Detroit Tigers, and alongside Alan Trammel, Whitaker excelled … 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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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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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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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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Happy Anniversary Al Leiter!!! On this day in 1996, All Leiter threw a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins!!! I happened to have been at this game, and it is by far the single greatest sporting event I have ever seen … Continue reading →

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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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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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My First Time – Rick Sutcliffe – September 29, 1976 The Setting – Dodger Stadium.  Los Angeles, CA. From Sutcliffe – ‘With four games left in the season, Walt Alston decided he was going to retire and hand over the … Continue reading →

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Time To Unveil The Winners Of The 500,000 Hits Giveaway!!!! Before I start announcing the winners of the ten giveaways that help celebrate the 500,000th hit on this blog, let me say that I really appreciate all of the kind words that have … Continue reading →

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My Tony Gwynn Collection Is Finally Complete!!! Friends, this was an incredibly long journey.  One that took 107 baseball cards  to complete. But the end result is that I have put together a fantastic tribute to one of the greatest … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn & The Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Tony Gwynn was elected into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 2007.  Of the 545 votes cast, Gwynn collected 532; good for 97.6%. The plaque reads: “An artisan with … Continue reading →

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Incredibly Consistent At The Plate, Tony Gwynn’s Signature Is Anything But… I have a  Tony Gwynn autographed baseball in my collection.  I received the ball for my birthday from my wife and kids.  They used my guidance for the purchase, and I shopped for quite … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn’s Best Rookie Card?  1983 Topps!! One of my favorite rookie cards from my youth, Tony Gwynn’s rookie card from the 1983 Topps set was, and still is, a must have! So much better than the issues released by … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn’s Lifetime Batting Average = .338 Tony Gwynn’s career .338 batting average leaves him in rare company.  Sitting in a tie for 18th place on the all-time list, Gwynn is the lone player to play during the 1980′s and … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn & The ’3,000 Hits Club’ Date of entry into “Club 3,000″ – August 6, 1999 The Story – On the road, and across the US border, Gwynn and his Padres teammates were taking on the Expos in Montreal.  … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn & His 8 Batting Titles We all know that Tony Gwynn’s skill at the plate was unparalleled. Let’s get right to the numbers that help confirm what we already know… .351 in 1984 .370 in 1987 .313 in … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn Is A 5-Time Gold Glove Award Winner!! Never known for being fleet of foot, most discussion about Tony Gwynn and his ability to dominate the sport spoke of his immense ability to make contact at the plate. But … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn Won 7 Silver Slugger Awards! Tony Gwynn was awarded with seven Silver Slugger awards during his playing days.  The number kind of feels light to me… Awarded to the best offensive players at each position on the field, … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn Is A 15-Time National League All-Star In twenty big league seasons, Tony Gwynn made the All-Star team fifteen times.  To be more precise, Gwynn made the team in fifteen out of sixteen season, from 1984-1999. A staple on … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn, aka ‘Captain Video’ Nicknames are a funny thing.  Some are clever words that work with the player’s name.  Some are carried on from when the player was a child.  And some are earned. Tony Gwynn’s nickname, ‘Captain Video’, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Tony Gwynn!!! The greatest hitter of this generation turns 52 years old today. To celebrate him and his marvelous career, I will dedicate a day’s worth of posts to the incomparable big league career of Hall of Famer, Tony … Continue reading →

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Scooped This Up At Wal-Mart Last Night On A Quick Errand Run… I had to make a quick trip to Wal-Mart list night to grab some stuff for a party at my son’s school this afternoon. And as quick as I … Continue reading →

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Derek Jeter 2004 Upper Deck Collector’s Choice ‘Future Foundations’
I won’t say that there was an employee at Upper Deck that had a crystal ball at their cubicle.
But someone saw it….

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Rod Carew 2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Rod Carew’s baseball card in the 2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites set pays tribute to his 1980 baseball season. An established superstar with tons of experience, Carew entered into his third decade in … Continue reading →

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