2008 Tristar Prospects Plus blaster box

2008 Tristar Prospects Plus blaster box [$19.99 each] - I was looking at the trading card section the second time [I was bored and spending time at Walmart is fun] and this blaster ‘popped up.’ The first time I was at thr trading card section, I only s…

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Don Larsen signed my card [on the back] for $7 - he also responded to my letter asking about his off-season conditioning with a note of his own. His 1956 World Series perfect game is the showcase of the MLB Network’s first day broadcast - I was sort of…

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I really haven’t blogged about anything autograph related, though I see myself as more of an autograph hound - rather than merely just a baseball card collector.One of my ideas was to do a dayf style blog about autographs - however, I feel like I wante…

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The Angels have signed Brian Fuentes and it obviously gives the end of the bullpen a different look - with a decidedly different type of guy. To be honest, the typical Angels’ fans are likely thinking Fuentes still isn’t Troy Percival, but at least he …

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Topps’ sophomore effort may have as impressive and/or better images than their first release in 1991 - the problem for me was Topps turned Stadium Club into a bloated 900 card set, issued in three series of 300 cards. It was the first Stadium Club pro…

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I like this card because the subject looks like an inmate in some jail [or a super fan] showing off his cell [or a 'man room'] - with an unhealthy fascination for a Major League pitcher [look at the multiple jerseys, look the subject wearing a pinstrip…

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I haven’t gotten involved in one of these blog question and answer posts - but I’m trying to do something in involve myself in the hobby. One of those ways is answering questions to give you a chance to reflect and share a little about what makes you a…

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1984 Fleer Kevin McReynolds #307 - when I started following baseball through baseball cards in the early 1990s, McReynolds always struck me as a very pedestrian, mediocre player. He was winding down his career and there was nothing impressive about his…

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15 count repack box from Fairfield [$9.99 each at a Target] - I’m not going to be suckered into a repack box of any kind, but a clear 150 count plastic box labeled ‘Fire Sale - 15 baseball packs’ caught my eye. I could probably get the box for a buck, …

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Witt was the workhorse ace for the California Angels in the 1980s until all the innings he pitched took a toll - and his arm was burnt out right as he hit 30. Witt finished his career with the New York Yankees in 1993 after being traded for eventual Ha…

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Too bad your ugly mug won’t be playing in Anaheim for the next eight years - for half a season, you gave the Angels a shot in the arm. Besides your offensive contributions in the second half of the 2008 season, one thing that impressed me was your athl…

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‘Fat Elvis’ does his best Jumpman logo impression - while trying to make the catch at the wall. This card just reaffirms my belief 2006 Upper Deck as probably the most attractive, no-frills, no cards worth $$, base set in this decade. I’d like to displ…

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I found this card in a nickel box at a place where I get random cards - unlike many other Dawson baseball cards, where he is grimacing and/or is seemingly in a serious mood, he is actually looking at someone and smiling. Dawson is in the prime of his c…

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I don’t pass judgement on anyone [like athletes in a sport I'm a fan of] other than the fact - San Diego Padres outfielder Brian Giles was caught on tape [grabbing his girlfriend and throwing her to the ground] and it looks like ‘it is what it is.’Now…

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When I got home [on Monday], I saw there was a box - I knew it a box of cards for me, all for free. I really haven’t been a beneficiary of all sorts of goodies [random or not] through the world of baseball card blogging, but I was able to happen to st…

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Angels fans knew how this was going to turn out and instead of being a pariah in Anaheim the [animosity over a signing long-term deal, mound/celebration antics, 'nervous save' moments] - Francisco Rodriguez can have a fresh start in New York [providing…

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Greg Maddux signed this autograph in-person when he was still with the San Diego Padres a couple of years back - his autograph has never been much, but I was glad to get him anyway. In the last part 10 years of his career Maddux has seemed to be under …

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I was looking through stacks of cards at a twice a week card show and saw a 2008 topps Triple Threads autograph/patch/bat [serial #'d 18/50] of Ryan Zimmerman - it was $15 and I wasn’t going to pick up, though I thought the patch pieces popped out.One …

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These are basically the basic messages I gleamed from the pages of this book - I was so eager to jot them down somewhere, before returning the book to the library [edit: about 10 years ago].I think Green passed away several years ago [and may have been…

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The first thing sticking out is Cirillo’s behind - his face is also obscured, which may or may not detract from some card’s appeal [see how Tony Gwynn feels about his 1983 Topps card]. On the other hand the card shows Cirillo swinging away at the pitch…

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2008 Donruss Elite Extra Edition and 2008 Bowman Draft are out and I think these are the most established products - and where smart collectors put their money in as far as finding cards of their teams’ future stars. I’m trying to get some cards from t…

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2008 Topps Update ‘fat pack’ [$4.99 each] - Target had a ’super fat pack’ with 80 cards [$9.99], though I’ll go with the 36 cards.’Blister one’UH 271 Brad Thompson - redundantly mehUH 55 Cesar Izturis - redundantly mehUH 13 Geoff Blum - redundantly meh…

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Bonus babies or cameo cardsYou walk into a card shop and wish you can pick up unopened packs or boxes, maybe some singles - but then some times you get ’sticker shock’ and decide you’d better be thinking about picking up something else. Broken bat sh…

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I live in Orange County, California but was about 90 miles away in El Cajon - to attend one of baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn’s public appearances at a car dealership on Nov. 15.I was pretty much isolated from the fires that burned through parts of …

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I probably didn’t need this card - but I had to prove to myself I could pick up one, lousy single from a recently released product for less than the current average pack price.I guess I’m a sucker for $10 singles and this card was something to put away…

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I’m organizing card images of collecting topics cards - either scanned or collected online. I figure I have a better idea of why I want a particular card, when I know what it looks like. I am also trying to create an informal wantlist of collecting t…

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The Philadelphia Phillies and the Philly Phanatic will be doing a lot of partying the next week or so, after the Phanatic’s team captured the first World Series title for Philadelphia Phillies since 1980.

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Infamous - a tragic figure perhapsAwesome action - The Human Vacuum CleanerAwesome action - making a Web GemInking it up - obliging the fansAwesome action - dirt is the name of the gameCards like these is what makes up a bulk of my ‘active thinking’ co…

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You hear all the chatter and the hype with top prospects like - ‘call-up Evan Longoria already, he is going to be a difference maker, he’s going to be better than so-and-so [insert name of established veteran here] right now’ or ‘David Price is going t…

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Joe Maddon doesn’t have the perception of a conventional manager - but doesn’t come off as a goofy, say-anything guy either. It seems like he has the ability to manage his team without the complications many sophisticated fans these days grumble about….

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Sorting cards late at night - this is essentially what I did in the early through late 1990s, when I was getting a grasp of consciously collecting, whether or not what I collected was crap. I would be in my room, alone, just trying to sort cards here a…

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Spent $14 on an assorted number of common cards - this was Part III of my purchase, but didn’t get to post it. Out of the three purchases posted, this cost the most [$10], though it was more about quantity than quality [it would seem].At the show I go …

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With the Angels’ out of it, I’m not emotionally attached to any of the teams playing in the American League Championship Series - the Tampa Bay Rays have been getting too much hype and too much love since their break out season and maybe they need to b…

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One run could have given the Angels the chance to win - despite another ’shut down’ outing by Boston’s Jon Lester in Game 4.The Angels lost, 3-2, to the Boston Red Sox in Game 4 of the American League Division Series - it means no prolonged in-person a…

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Spent $14 on an assorted number of common cards - I actually found a stack of random Projections Tristar minor league cards [I am sure these cards are from their 'high series']. They were in a box listed as ‘6 for $1′ and I jumped at a chance to pick a…

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