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Phungo Cards - Pat Burrell

on January 5th, 2009 by deal

Fielder’s Choice has reported that Pat Burrell has signed with the Rays, and Dave sounds pretty excited about the news. I agree, Burrell will be a nice addition to the Rays lineup.For the past nine years Burrell has put on a Phillies uniform and gave …

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Spot the Sig! for January 4th 2009 - 1st Inning

on January 4th, 2009 by deal

I hope everyone has been enjoying the Spot the Sig! Contest. I have looked at the contest itinerary and figured out we are just shy of the half way point in the schedule. We have completed 7 weeks and 8 Autos (Huston Street, Francouer, J R Towles, Bo…

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Phungo Cards - Chase Utley

on January 2nd, 2009 by deal

2009 Phungo #26 Chase UtleyThis is the first Phungo card I am featuring of an active player. I wanted to get a better picture of Utley as he is one of my favorite players, but while you are watching and photographing a game you fall into the trap of c…

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Introducing Phungo Cards!!!

on January 1st, 2009 by deal

To start of the New Year we are today debuting for the first time ever Phungo Cards. Yes, you heard correct team Phungo has been working very diligently over the last couple of weeks and has now put together a set of trading cards as a companion to the…

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Spot The Sig! Profile Lenny Dykstra

on December 31st, 2008 by deal

2003 Donruss Legends of the Summer LS-27 Lenny DykstraThis is a Mets Lenny Dykstra autograph, which is perhaps as it should be. Dykstra won a World Series with the Mets, he only played in a Series with the Phillies. The 93 post season is definitely sig…

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Dinged Corners Ten Questions

on December 30th, 2008 by deal

Recently the fine folks at Dinged Corners posed a series of Baseball Card Collecting questions. They are always good at coming up with interesting and thoughtful questions for their readers. Today I post my answers to their Qs.1-If I didn’t collect bas…

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Phungo needs help from a Yankees Fan

on December 29th, 2008 by deal

I recently pulled this from a pack of 2008 Topps Stadium Club.2008 Topps Stadium Club #134 Wladimir BalentienMy Question for the Yankees fans out there is, can anyone identify the catcher as Jose “Name that Molina” Molina?I am pretty sure I was at this…

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Derek Jeter 1/1 receives no bids!

on December 29th, 2008 by deal

check out this completed ebay listing.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=130277301018Is this a legit 1/1? I am not familiar with this seller and this is not an endorsement or otherwise. They do have a …

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Spot the Sig - December 28th edition

on December 28th, 2008 by deal

I hope everyone has recovered from their holiday festivities. Actually I hope everyone is in the middle of a week off. Unfortunately, I am not and will be returning to work after a nice five days off.Here is this weeks Spot the Sig! Auto which is good …

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Sloppy Topps - Aaron Rowand and the twins

on December 28th, 2008 by deal

2008 Topps #655 Aaron RowandAaron Rowand was a big fan favorite during his short stay in Philadelphia. So much so that Topps appears to have used a shot of Rowand batting in Philadelphia on this O8 Topps card and photoshopped on the Giants uniform. B…

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12 days of Cardmas

on December 27th, 2008 by deal

I received my 12 day of Cardmas gift from David of Tribe Cards and opened on Christmas day.As I have mentioned in the blog bat around and elsewhere, I am interested in collecting cards representing games I have been to. I collect primarily baseball. …

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Philly Sports Hall of Fame - Tommy Loughran, Fred Shero, and Stan Hochman

on December 26th, 2008 by deal

1975 Topps #213 Stanley Cup Playoffs NHL 1973-74 Semi-Finals1948 Leaf #27 Tommy LoughranThis is the Boxing Day edition for the Phungo salute to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2008 induction class. Today we honor Tommy Loughran, Fred Sher…

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Blog Bat Around - Centerpiece of the Phungo Collection

on December 25th, 2008 by deal

I am late again but feel good about posting this on Christmas Day. This is my second blog bat around, my first is posted here. This is my Grandfather’s first baseball glove. He gave it to me as a birthday present in my early teens. My grandfat…

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2008 World Champion Phillies - Ryan Howard

on December 24th, 2008 by deal

2006 Allen & Ginter # 79 Ryan Howard1978 Topps #360 Mike SchmidtThis is the second installment of the 2008 World Champ tributes. In this series I am chronicling the key players from the 2008 Phils and pairing them with a Phil from the past.When I …

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Sloppy Topps - Andre Eithier

on December 23rd, 2008 by deal

What the heck is going on with the photoshopping on this Andre Ethier card? 2007 Topps Co-Signers #32 Andre EthierHe has a 61 on the front and a 16 on the back. It’s not a reverse negative. Looks to be a photoshopping oversight. The B&W photo …

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Phungo Reader Salute, STS Results, and Pat Burrell

on December 22nd, 2008 by deal

Today’s reader salute goes out to fellow Phils Phan PTBNL who had a big 3 run inning in the Spot the Sig! contest Sunday. PTBNL was at a cosiderable advantage, he had just posted a Frank Robinson auto at Auto-matic for the People - so not only was he f…

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Spot The Sig - December 21st Edtion

on December 21st, 2008 by deal

We have a dual Spot the Sig! for this week.The first is on a card. I think this one is pretty easy and it is good for a single.But since I am in a good mood, base runners advance 2 bases on the single for whomever correctly guesses this softball of a …

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Upper Deck Masterpieces - 3 Sport Pack Bust

on December 21st, 2008 by deal

Yesterday, I posted regarding a Sox or No Sox style competition between three retail packs of UD Masterpieces. Each of the three packs is from a different sport, Football, Hockey, and Baseball.Both PTBNL and Sooz picked Baseball, I hope they are right…

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Philly Sports Hall of Fame - Hoop Edition - Maurice Cheeks, Lionel Simmons, Herb Magee

on December 20th, 2008 by deal

Maurice Cheeks Retired Number Banner - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia PAIt’s been a tough week for Mo Cheeks and the 76ers. Cheeks has always been a fan favorite in Philadelphia but, unfortunately, that was not enough to keep him here as the Head Coach…

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Phungo Readers Salute - Mets Fans

on December 19th, 2008 by deal

Today’s Phungo Readers Salute goes out to a couple of Mets fans that are good enough to stop by here. I don’t know what it is but despite the fact that we are sending out largely Phillies content, we have a couple Mets fans that visit pretty consi…

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Hall of Fame Thursday - Tony Gwynn

on December 18th, 2008 by deal

2005 Topps Pristine #105 Tony Gwynn (#409/999)Tony Gwynn was inducted as a first ballot Hall of Famer in 1997. The honor was much deserved. 3141 hits, 319 Stolen Bases and a career average of .338. The batting average is the highest among all major l…

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Trade with White Sox Cards

on December 17th, 2008 by deal

2008 UD Baseball Heroes #183 Steve Carlton and Johan Santana 1986 Topps Mini #55 Mike Schmidt1978 Topps#574 Bob Lemon 2008 UD Masterpieces#70 Jimmy RollinsAs you probably know Steve at White Sox Cards has been very active on the trade market lately. A…

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STS 2008-12-14 Spotted - Kevin Kouzmanoff

on December 15th, 2008 by deal

2007 Topps Chrome Auto Kevin KouzmanoffMark from “Stats on the Back” correctly identified Kevin Kouzmanoff as this weeks Spot the Sig! subject, and Mark also correctly guessed that my girlfriend, Jo, works in Russian. Kevin Kouzmanoff, which as …

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Spot The Sig! December 14th

on December 14th, 2008 by deal

This weeks Spot the Sig! is a sort of personal recognition to someone very special to me – no it is not the player who signed the card above.This is for my girlfriend Jo. In addition to putting up with me and all the nuisances related to my hobbies -…

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Spot the Sig Profile - Bob Feller

on December 11th, 2008 by deal

2000 Fleer Greats of the Game Autograph Bob FellerBob Feller won 266 career games, every one of them with the Cleveland Indians. He was also a member of the most recent Cleveland Indians team to win the World Series in 1948. The 266 Career wins is an …

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Phungo Readers Salute - Night Owl Cards

on December 10th, 2008 by deal

Today’s readers appreciation is for Night Owl Cards. Sometimes when I am not quite ready start working in the mornings I sneak over to check out what is going on in blogworld. Night Owl Cards is great for this because there is likely to be a posting c…

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Phungo Readers Salute - Capewood’s Collections

on December 9th, 2008 by deal

I would like to close out the year by having a series I will refer to as Phungo Readers Salute. This is my way of thanking Phungo readers for stopping by, checking stuff out, and making this whole blog worthwhile.I will start by recognizing fellow Phi…

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Spot the Sig! - Round 4

on December 7th, 2008 by deal

This week’s Spot the Sig! is good for a Double - I don’t think this one is to rough. Here it is: In honor of the Veteran’s committee coming out with their Hall of Fame Selection this week, the Bonus question is HoF related. Name any Hall of …

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2008 Score Football First Pack

on December 7th, 2008 by deal

#333 Matt RyanThe Stats 1 retail pack 2008 Donruss Score Football Kmart $3.171 Franchise – Larry Johnson2 Hot Rookie – Devin Thomas, Darren McFadden1 Scorecard – Buster Davis #d Parallel (463/649) (injured in 2nd season)1 Decal Marshawn Lynch2 Vi…

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Greg Maddux Penultimate Game

on December 6th, 2008 by deal

At the time we didn’t really know. An astute observer may have suspected. Yes, when Greg Maddux came into game one of the NLCS on October 9th, he was making one of his final appearances. He would be called upon only one more time, in Game 5 of the se…

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2008 World Champion Phillies - Cole Hamels

on December 6th, 2008 by deal

Of course Cole Hamels was the backbone of the Phillies pitching staff this year. Between the regular and postseasons he logged 262 innings. I am not positive but I believe that is more than anybody in baseball this past season. And of course he had …

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Tino Martinez a White Whale and the Agony of Defeat

on December 5th, 2008 by deal

Some people’s White Whale may be something incredibly hard to get and possibly prohibitively expensive – the 52 Mantle for example. But for a lot of people something a lot more conventional. It may be a hard to find chrome Jose Cruz Jr or an earl…

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Hall of Fame Thusday - ALKALINE

on December 4th, 2008 by deal

I have been examining the 08 Donruss Threads cards and the players first and last names are certainly squished together. There is less then a half space in there like it’s a person’s work email address where they just combine the names. This card…

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Philly Sports Hall of Fame - Leroy Burrell and Dorothy Porter

on December 3rd, 2008 by deal

Phungo is returning to the Philly Sports Hall of Fame posts that we started last month. Today we take a look at a couple of athletes from outside the major sports, Leroy Burell and Dorothy Porter.1992 LP Classic Athletes #14 Leroy BurrellLeroy Burrel…

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Charlie Manuel - Sportsmen of the Year - and New STS! Standings

on December 2nd, 2008 by deal

2007 Allen & Ginter’s #94 Charlie Manuel It has been a while since we have featured a Phil on Phungo and I also have not yet properly honored the man who led the team to its first World Championship in 28 years, Charlie Manuel. This week Sports …

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