30 Teams in 30 Posts: #11

With tonight’s post, we’re finally two-thirds of the way through the countdown and have officially reached the territory of teams that I don’t really mind watching. Washington’s team is full of high profile up-and-comers. They also made a bit of a spla…

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How strange is it that a Topps baseball card featuring, kind of, a fringe member of the St. Louis Cardinals is suddenly national news. And by national news, I don’t mean the front page of beckett.com. Schumaker is being brought back for the 2012 incarn…

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There’s only 22 days until pitchers and catchers report. 22 days! That’s only three weeks until we can start talking about baseball for real instead of just checking mlbtraderumors.com periodically to find out if anyone is going to hand Edwin Jackson a…

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A couple of days ago, I wrote about how my decision not to collect any 2012 set would be fairly easy if it wasn’t for this summer and Allen & Ginter.Today, with the help of some cards from madding at Cards on Cards, I am going in the opposite direc…

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Sometimes discussion of one card leads to a big box in the mail, which is exactly what happened last month when I received a huge haul of Cardinal cards from GCRL. I was trying to think of a Cardinal equivalent for the Garvey, Cey, Russell, Lopes arran…

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When I say I’m not collecting any 2012 Topps, that means I’m not collecting ANY 2012 Topps, in all its forms. Heritage, Opening Day, Attax, Update, Allen & Ginter (gulp), none of it.I’m reasonably confident that I will be able to stick to this. Eve…

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It was a big week for me, as I actually managed to successfully get three packages out the door. Little successes!Mike Marshall was a former All-Star screwball-tossing reliever who played for an impressive 9 major league teams over the course of 14 sea…

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If it seems like my only card purchases lately are through group breaks, well… then… you’ve probably noticed that it’s the truth. I am certain that I’ll get back in the swing of things with new 2012 stuff on the horizon, but I’m definitely in a ser…

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Welcome to another edition of Late Night Airbrushed Fridays: Tebow Free since 2009!Tim Lahey is a minor league pitcher who found his way onto a Topps MLB rookie card under dubious circumstances. He’s never appeared in a major league game, yet has spent…

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Here is my one final plea to help me finally finish off my first substantial set since I’ve started this blog. I am down to needing just two cards from the main set along with two “SP” cards, which I honestly know nothing about, from the 1993 Upper Dec…

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All the college football games are over for the year, which means the Bowl Pick ‘Em Contest has also drawn to a conclusion. Congrats to AJ of The Lost Collector for taking top honors, while last year’s champ – Stats on the Back – came up just short and…

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I managed to win two fantasy baseball leagues this year, which I’ve probably mentioned before. One of them actually ended in a tie, which I didn’t think was possible, and I ended up with the prizes (at least in theory). I received a few cards in the ma…

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THREE Rookie Stars. AH AH AH AH AH!Billy Parker was a second baseman who logged 278 plate appearances over three seasons with the California Angels. He was taken by the Yankees in a Rule V draft where he spent three additional seasons at their AAA leve…

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Has anyone else noticed how easy it is to pull these so-called “short print” cognac diamond parallels from the Topps Update set? How is it that I’ve pulled three of these in 20-something packs while I’ve only pulled one actual short print from a Topps …

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I’m not doing that…. or that, either.I do wish I had more codes, though. I only ended up with one thing worth shipping this year.

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Hey! The Ducks won the Rose Bowl! Hey! The Blazers are off to an impressive 4-1 start! Things are looking up at Cards on Cards Central, even with the fun of the Cardinals World Series run still fresh in mind.Here’s an update on the bowl pick ‘em contes…

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Happy 2012, everyone! The Ducks are off to Pasadena to take on Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. The prolonged bowl season makes it really weird to start thinking (and writing) about college football again after a month off. I really wish they would do somet…

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I received a few sports card-related gifts for Christmas, all of which were ready made for posting on the internet about. Hooray, internet! I already posted one of the gifts over at APTBNL. Here is, for some reason, a little write-up on the 2008 Texas …

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How can you just leave me standing alone in a world that’s so cold? Maybe I’m just too demanding. Maybe I’m just like my father: too bold. Maybe you’re just like my mother (she’s never satisfied.) Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds …

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Actual factual NBA basketball is back now, which means I can resume posting the occasional basketball card here on the blog. I’m sure this thrills my reader base to no end. In any case, I’m kind of excited to at least see the Portland Trail Blazers pla…

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Pardon the dust around here. I fully acknowledge that things have been really, really slow at this blog. I think that things will turn around to near-normalcy sometime soon after the New Year. Yes, yes, they will. In the meantime, let’s take a look at …

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Two updates here on a Christmas Eve before the Eve. First off, for those of you who weren’t on the email, check out this cool thing that is going on at Crackin Wax. It all ends up going for charity, and I’ve always considered myself a charitable guy. S…

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There’s less than 24 hours left to sign up for the College Bowl Pick ‘Em Contest (win free baseball cards!) Technically, you could sign up after tomorrow morning’s deadline and still be eligible for some of the prizes, but not locking in your picks for…

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Reader Tim from OH, a long time supporter of the blog (by which I mean he sends me stuff from time to time) sent over another package of Cardinals stuff last month. And it was pretty great. Here are just a few of the cards I received that caught my eye…

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Ladies and non-ladies, it’s time once again for the annual Cards on Cards College Bowl Pick ‘Em Contest. We’ve had some fun in previous years, and last year’s contest was totally owned by Stats on the Back. It was also very non-possessed by “é rayhahn…

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As the flood of Brandon Roy tributes continue far and wide across the internet, I figured it was time for me to say something. I have many great memories of Roy on the court and was fortunate enough to witness some of them in person. This is just one o…

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I try my best to avoid all things Wal-Mart, and for the most part I’m pretty successful at it. I live in a progressive city that tends to frown upon big box stores inside its retail core, so one has to really hunt for these places and make them a desti…

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All I can say is that it was not a great day to be a Blazer. Here’s a late night edition of Airbrushed Fridays to forget that the NBA exists for awhile longer.Adam Kennedy is a second baseman who has been converted to a utility player in recent years. …

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Well, there is no danger of anyone else becoming the best player in Cardinals franchise history anytime soon. Stan The Man is the best.

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December 8, 2011:2006-07 Fleer Platinum Influence #PI-RF Randy FoyeRarely do you see a baseball card (or that of another sport) show up in a photograph on another card. Rarer still, it’s a card you would want to have. Indeed, I would like to own the …

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At number 12 on the charts is the last remaining Cardinals division rival to make the list. The Pirates found themselves in unfamiliar territory last season when they occupied 1st place at one point after the All-Star Break. Just as soon as they seemed…

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It’s full blown panic time in Cardinalville, at least if you’re one of those sorts who reads the internet texts and the breaking bottom lines on the TV. Pujols may well be a Miami Marlin by the time you get around to reading this. Or, perhaps, he will …

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Just six days after the conclusion of the regular season that saw a crushing Civil War victory by the Quack Attack comes the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game. Not only is it scheduled on an odd night, but the decision was made prior to the season to …

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Big Ducks game tonight, but first there’s some business to attend to of the airbrushed variety.Mike Paul was a left handed pitcher who spent parts of seven big league seasons with Cleveland, Texas and the Chicago Cubs. He appeared in 228 games in his c…

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I tend to think that the best kind of card trades hit multiple areas of your collecting interest and also manage to throw in something surprising and fantastic at the end. This can be something totally unnecessary, yet it adds to the fun (and surprise)…

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