Frank Tanana - TTM autograph.

This 1985 Donruss card came in the mail for me today. I had sent it and a 1985 Topps card out to Frank Tanana earlier this month and asked him to sign them. He did so and returned both. He also included an autographed Gospel tract.I really appreciate t…

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A while back I contacted Kerry at Cards on Cards about a possible team lot trade. After some back and forth we agreed on a 220 card trade. I shipped off Kerry’s Cardinals cards and he sent some Rangers my way.Approximately 290 Rangers cards arrived in …

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Today’s card is another in the airbrushed beauty that is 1972 Topps. Just about every Rangers card in this set was airbrushed due to the company not having pictures of the players in their new Rangers duds. As a result the team looks for all the world …

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Looks like there is still not a lot of movement on the free agent front. Not a lot of movement on my front either so let’s see what we have for Pudge today.1994 Leaf Limited #741994 Leaf Limited Gold All-Stars #151994 O-Pee-Chee #871994 Pacific #627199…

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Nothing much happening on the free agent front today so I decided to fall back on Classic trivia. Today’s questions come from card number 16 in Classic’s 1987 offering.I picked this card up off Sportlots awhile back as I started trying to fill some hol…

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It’s free agent time. Time for players’ agents to try and talk up their clients for the big time contract. Got to like O-Pee-Chee’s acknowledgment of the process on card number 201 of their 1985 offering. Burt Hooton is still pictured in his Dodger dud…

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Today’s card is an unnumbered card from the 2002 Fleer Box Score World Piece set. The card features a piece of one of Chan Ho Park’s Rangers jerseys.Park is one of the many free agents that are still up in the air as we head into Friday and free agent …

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Nothing much happening so far today on the hot stove front. I thought I would take a gander in one of my Rangers binders and see what random card I could come across. I got this one.This Pete Broberg card is from the 1973 Kellogg’s set and is number 41…

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Rangers president Nolan Ryan knows pitching. After all, as card number 34 in the 1994 Topps set indicates, he did it in the Bigs for 27 years.That length of time is just phenomenal and Ryan claims that it was his conditioning regimen that allowed him t…

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Monday again. Free agents and teams are preparing to start talking and here we are with our latest Pudge page. The eight cards we have today are:1994 Finest Pre-Production #126PEmpty pocket1994 Flair #3461994 Fleer #3191994 Fleer All-Stars #221994 Fun …

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Michael Young won a Gold Glove for this past season’s performance. I thought that the image of Mike turning a double play was appropriate. Seeing it on card number 87 of the 2008 Masterpieces set was also fitting. A Gold Glove recognizes a master.Can’t…

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Got back from class this afternoon to find this 1994 O-Pee-Chee card waiting for me. I had sent it and two other cards out to Dean Palmer on September 17. Mr. Palmer was nice enough to sign and return all three.Speaking of third basemen, it looks like …

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Well, the boss says I have to go to a continuing education class for the next three days. As a result I will be away from my computer for the next couple of days. I will try and post on Friday night bu no promises.I will leave you with this Billy Hunte…

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Looks like the Rangers might have signed Mike Maddux to be their bullpen coach. I stopped by the card shop and mentioned that to the owner and he said that he had heard that they are talking to Ben Sheets and perhaps that might be why they signed Maddu…

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Well, the season is over, the champion is crowned, and the parades are past. The players are all home and have hung up the spikes for the year. Now it’s time for the front office guys to take the field and do their thing.Jon Daniels is off to the GM ta…

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Milton Bradley, seen here on card number 673 of Upper Deck’s 2008 set, is now officially looking for work. With Milton you get a pretty big bat, some pretty bad knees, and an unpredictable temper. Probably just the kind of player your team needs if you…

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Well, I made it back and all in one piece. Sorry about the lack of posts this past week.When I got back I had a package waiting from John in the UK. John had contacted me awhile back and asked for my address so he could send me some Rangers. Having rea…

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Just a quick post to let folks know that I will probably be unable to post until Thursday. Sorry about that.In the meantime I will leave you with this Bobby Valentine 1990 Topps card, number 729. I got this card autographed through the mail in the earl…

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First off, nice game last night for both Tampa and the Phillies. Sorry to see Tampa lose their first ever World Series game at home but Cole Hamels was just lights out.Decided to review both of the remaining boxes today in one post. In order to be fair…

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I have been deluged with Rangers packages the past few days. Some expected, some not.To start off with, the ladies at Dinged Corners sent me a nice group of Rangers that I received on Monday. Included in the lot was this foil version of Sammy Sosa’s 20…

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Today’s card is number 211 in the 2008 Allen and Ginter set, Josh Hamilton. Hamilton was just voted the American League Outstanding Player for the past season. This award is voted on by the players and recognizes the best player in the league. There is…

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Wow! What a weekend in baseball! First the Rays appear to be on their way to choking, then they win it all last night. There is probably much sadness in Beantown but at least they played the series out as far as they could. Congratulations to the Rays …

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How many of you have a copy of Paul Kilgus’ rookie card? I have several copies of this 1988 Donruss card, number 469. Seems like it pops up whenever I buy a lot of Rangers, and in half the team lot trades I make.Of course, we all know that 1988 Donruss…

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Today’s card is number 199 in the 2005 Upper Deck set, Gerald Laird. Here we see Gerald about to toss out a fresh baseball to his pitcher.While the Red Sox may have kept their season alive last night, it is on to next year for most other teams. The off…

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Got this Steve Dreyer card back in the mail today. I had sent this 1994 Collector’s Choice card to him on September 21st of this year. Pretty quick turn around. The end of his last name rubbed on the inside of the return envelope but not too bad.Well, …

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Carlos Pena, seen here on card number 731 of the 2001 Topps set, and his Tampa Bay teammates have been death on Boston pitching.After winning 9-1 in Boston last night they are now leading 11-1 in the sixth inning. A win tonight will put them up 3-1 in …

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Well, here we are on Monday again. A damp, overcast Monday where I am. The Dodgers showed some life last night to bring the NLCS to 2-1 in favor of the Phillies. Tampa Bay and Boston are tied 1-1 as they head into Fenway tonight. The Rangers have promo…

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