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Can someone please explain to me how this isn’t grounds for a suspension or fine of any kind? It’s not like this is Cooke’s first time, he’s got a history of this and has been suspended before.

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I’m still scanning my way through the monster lot of Hartford Whalers cards I picked up on eBay. Recently, I stumbled across these 6 1995-96 Topps Stadium Club cards. I was done with my first run at collecting by this point and never snagged any of t…

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What do these 14 players all have in common? Any guesses. The depressing answer will be revealed shortly… ANSWER: You were pretty close Captain. These 14 players, along with 90 others, all have more points this year than ANYONE on the Bruins. Yes…

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As every collector knows by now, the 2010 Topps Heritage set has been released recently, and pays homage to the 1961 Topps set. While I’m sure these cards look great, although I’ve yet to see any in person, I just don’t have it in me to try to collect…

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I’ve received a couple of packages in the last week or two that and would like to provide the proper “thank you post” for each. First up was an unexpected package from Justin G. of Is This a Wasteland – No It’s Tampa Bay Sports. Justin was kind enoug…

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One of my major goals for this year is to complete the run of Topps Hockey sets from 1980-81 through 1990-91 (there were no Topps sets in 82-83 or 83-84), which includes scanning in every card and organizing them nicely in binders. The 80’s Topps hocke…

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If you’re sitting around on this Sunday afternoon wondering what can replace football now that the Superbowl has come and gone, may I suggest Olympic hockey? Two fabulous games are on the docket this afternoon/evening. First the Czech Republic faces R…

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Recently I won this 1939 Play Ball Fred Ostermueller card on Ebay. Believe it or not this is now my oldest Red Sox card. I was intrigued by the card since I had never even held a Play Ball card, let alone added one to my collection. The corners are…

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I bought a single 1964-65 Topps hockey card a while back and decided that I’d like a few more cards from this set. Since then I’ve picked up 7 more cards: #38 – Billy Reay – Chicago Blackhawks – I believe Billy has more wins than any other Chicago Bla…

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Like many other collectors I had a frustrating time entering my Topps Million Card Giveaway codes today. I had only 3 cards to enter:Card #1 – 1993 Topps Milt Hill – “Great…” I thought to myself. This is about what I expected. Milt lasted just 4 s…

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David Krejci and the Boston Bruins managed a come from behind win in Florida on Saturday night against the Panthers, completing a perfect 4-0-0 road trip before the Olympic break. Capturing all 8 available points on the trip has allowed the Bruins to…

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Continuing my recent trend of picking up vintage Red Sox, I acquired this 1952 Topps Mauric McDermott on eBay. I think everyone agrees that ‘52 Topps is one of the most iconic sets ever produced. Unless I win the lottery (which I don’t play), this is …

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Today is pay day, and I just blew my entire $60 card budget for this paycheck on a wax box of 2009-10 Upper Deck Series 2 hockey. This is the first wax box I’ve picked up in quite some time, so I’m pretty excited about it. I’ll write up a review someti…

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After watching yet another Bruins loss this afternoon (now the longest losing streak for the team since 1925) I needed to get out for some fresh air. I still had $20 in my budget for this paycheck so I decided to hit the only hobby shop I ever really …

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Today’s Whalers card is one I overlooked for quite some time. I’m not sure how I totally missed this card when the Champs set was released last year. I only picked up a handful of packs and didn’t go after the set. I must’ve either missed the checklis…

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With a wedding and honeymoon to pay for in just over a year I’m really scaling back my card budget. I’ve always been responsible with my hobby, but for the first time I’m closely tracking and limiting what I’m spending on cards each paycheck. Twice a m…

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Since my last David Krejci post the Bruins have been playing much better as a team, and Krejci has been pretty solid as well. Unfortunately the results have been the same and the B’s lost to the Sabres on Friday night, the Kings on Saturday, and the W…

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Each year for the past 3 years I’ve gone after the flagship Upper Deck hockey set. It’s been the perfect set for me to collect at 400 cards (since I don’t chase all the Young Guns) split up over 2 releases. It covers all of your major stars and a good …

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I’m embarrassed to even post this, as the Bruins have been a total joke the past couple of weeks, but I’m trying to stick to my commitment of posting a new David Krejci card each time he scores this season. That shouldn’t be hard, as the Bruins total …

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It’s been a busy week, as is evident by my total lack of posting. Any free time I’ve had for cards has been dedicated to scanning in my backlog of cards and adding them to my collection on Zistle. I’ve been wanting to post something though, and since I…

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Reader Michel from Texas responded to my call to assist with my 09-10 Upper Deck Series 1 hockey set with about 10 cards I needed. I sent 23 09-10 Upper Deck Series 1 cards and a few other random hockey needs. Michel included some surprises in addit…

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Everyone knows Don Larsen as the only pitcher in history to throw a perfect game (or even a no-hitter for that matter) during the World Series. Overall he was a mediocre journeyman pitcher, so his name is forever associated with the gem he threw on O…

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It certainly took long enough, but I do give you credit for finally having the balls to admit what you did…

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Today has been the laziest day I’ve had in quite some time. After watching Gran Turino earlier (which was an excellent movie), it’s been nothing but sports in my household. Unfortunately I wasted a couple of hours watching the Bruins lose to the New Y…

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I’m a bit late in posting this, but David Krejci scored his 8th goal of the season on Tuesday night on the road against the Ottawa Senators. To commemorate, here is his rookie card from the 2007-08 Upper Deck MVP set. The Bruins seem to be up and dow…

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The new year has brought with it a bit of a lull in my collecting, which is probably a good thing. Between Bruins games on consecutive nights and the World Junior Championship, which ended in a thrilling win for the Unites States in the gold medal ga…

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