Five Dollar Group Break: Reds, Angels, Yankees

I’m feeling marginally better, so I’ll try to squeeze a post out. For this group break, I’ll be working from the bottom up, since I won’t be doing any more previews. All of the packs have been opened and the cards have been sorted into teams. There …

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Now that the regiatration for the five dollar group break is officially closed, it will soon be time to show who got what. This will happen soon, as soon as I can shake the Sasquatch-level cold that has knocked me flat since New Year’s Eve. Honestly,…

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Alright, time for another preview of what some of the participants will be getting. Without any further ado…darkship’s Royals:2006 Topps Turkey Red #381 Mark Grudzielanek Red Parallel”Grudzy,” a Wisconsin native, is pretty cool.Ryan Cracknell’s Dodg…

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Well, I’ve been having fun opening up the packs so far. I’m about halfway done now, and still sorting everything into team piles. As a little sneak preview, I’ve pulled a few cards (not-so-randomly) to help demonstrate the process. For everyone who …

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One of the great things about going on vacation and being a collector is that you’ll probably have a giant pile of packages waiting for you went you come home. When today’s postal deliveries were resumed, this beast was waiting for me. I don’t think I…

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The weekend before I left on my vacation, I stopped at the Gonzaga Hall card show. The key to this particular trip was entering with an agenda. I brought my want lists along with me, and allowed myself no more than twenty dollars of additional purcha…

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December 25, 2008:1987 Topps #697 Ed LynchEvery Who Down in Whoville Liked Christmas a lot… But the Lynch, who lived just north of Whoville, Did NOT! The Lynch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows…

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December 24, 2008:1975 O-Pee-Chee #457 Mario Mendoza AUTOAt long last, we’ve made to the the final day of the 2008 Card-vent Calendar. There have been the good cards and the bad, the funny and the rare, but nothing quite so satisfying as the Christmas…

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December 23, 2008:2002 Topps Heritage #GG-EW Early Wynn Grandstand Glory Authentic Stadium SeatI’m not going to do the math here, but I’d imagine that only a very small percentage of Cleveland Municipal Stadium seats made their way into Heritage cards …

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December 22, 20081991 Fleer #154 Joey CoraSome days treat you like a Robin Yount Triple Threads card numbered to 25.Others…they treat you like a 1990 Fleer Joey Cora.

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December 21, 2008:2006 Topps Triple Threads Hall of Fame #19 Robin Yount Blue Sapphire Parallel (11/25)The only card that looks better than a green-colored Robin Yount card is a blue-color-dominated Robin Yount card. It really wouldn’t be Card-vent wi…

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December 20, 2008:1991 Pro Line Portraits #185 Billy Ray SmithSome guys go for the Zubaz for their comfort.Some guys go for the mullet for its style.Some guys go for the wristbands for their performance.Billy Ray Smith, the Greatest American Hero to Ha…

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December 19, 2008:1985 Big League Cards #10-A565 Patrolman Levi ElkOne of the great joys of collecting cards is that it gives you a genuine shot at possessing something that perhaps no one else owns, or at the very most only a small handful of other pe…

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December 18, 2008:2004 Fleer Greats #126 Roger MarisIf you haven’t heard, fellow blogger dayf has been putting together holiday gift packages for anyone nice enough to ask politely. While I haven’t received mine yet, I asked for a bunch of players pic…

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December 17, 2008:2004 Topps #548 Brady ClarkI seem to remember a discussion on A Pack a Day that brought into question the practice of 2004 Topps including the little outline figure guy on each card. I guess since I wasn’t collecting at that time, I …

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December 16, 2008:2001 Bowman Heritage 1948 Reprints #5 Phil RizzutoThis card is wonderful for several reasons. First of all, it looks as if Phil’s head is being swallowed by his ill-fitting uniform. Maybe he’s got on one of the Babe’s old unis by mi…

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December 15, 2008:1988 Fleer Glossy #171 Dan PlesacThis one of the most ludicrous and most hilarious cards I’ve seen in a long time. Why in the world is closer Dan Plesac posing for this card as a batter? And a batter in eye black nonetheless? I’m e…

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December 14, 2008:2003 Bazooka #108 Shin-Soo ChooThe makers of the Card-vent Calendar always seem to have a sense of humor when putting cards behind those tiny doors. I’m glad they decided to include the quintessential Bazooka baseball card in this ye…

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Adam and Jessica from Missouri made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. There’s no better way to close the book on Trade Me Anything II than this.Giving: 2008 Topps U&H #AS-KY Kevin Youkilis All-Star StitchesGetting: Here’s where it gets complicated. The …

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December 13, 2008:1991 Star Pics #65 Brett FavreIn Wisconsin, our children are taught to count like this: One, two, three, Favre, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Nearing the conclusion of our first NFL season without him at the helm, there is stil…

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December 12, 2008:1995 Upper Deck Collector’s Choice #89 Frank Thomas What’s the Call?This card is a lot like the old “You Make the Call” promos that used to be shown during NFL games. There’s a question on the back involving Frank Thomas, Mark McGwir…

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December 11, 2008:1993 Topps Black Gold #22 Larry WalkerApparently, you can take the boy out of hockey, but you can’t take the hockey out of the boy. That mullet is in booster rocket stage of lift-off and has no signs of slowing. Actually, Larry did…

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December 10, 2008:2008 Goudey #GG-GN Graig Nettles Goudey GraphsWithout giving too much away, I’ll reveal that one of the little tricks I have used to snag some really great cards for a really cheap price on eBay is to do a search containing a common m…

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As you’ve probably heard by now, CC Sabathia accepted the Yankees’ offer to throw the ball in the general direction of the batter for the opposing team in exchange for a previously-agreed-upon sum of money. As a fan of the team occupying one of the sm…

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December 9, 2008:2005 Donruss Playoff Prestige #187 Bill MadlockBill “Mad Dog” Madlock won batting titles with Chicago (NL) in 1975 and 1976 and Pittsburgh in 1981 and 1983. The guy could flat-out hit. The guy could also flat-out wear a flat cap. Ru…

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December 8, 2008:1996 Score Dugout Collection #12 Steve FinleyIn my chosen profession, one of the caveats (or blessings, depending on how you choose to look at it) is that I get a school picture taken each year. If you were in the top 25% or so of act…

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December 7, 2008:1999 Bowman #132 Andy AbadWho’s the white rookie stickThat’s a sex machine to all the chicks?(Andy!)You’re damn right.Who is the manThat would lay sac bunts for his brother man?(Andy!)Can ya dig it?Who’s the cat that won’t cop outWhen …

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December 6, 2008:2005 Donruss Playoff Prestige #194 Gaylord PerryMy Uncle Bob is 80 years old, but he’s a young 80. By the end of his career, Gaylord Perry was the oldest player in baseball, but he was also a young old man. Despite his vigor, however…

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I’m not in the habit of posting every gift that comes from other card bloggers, but this one was especially nice. Not to long ago, Steve of White Sox Cards was doing a Sox trivia contest, with year-by-year theming. I happened to win with the correct …

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OK, I guess I got a little tired last night, and before I went to bed, I checked and there was only one guess. Now we all get to see how good or bad this pack is. Let’s tear in.34 Franco Harris - The Immaculate Reception (Finaly, I get a card worthy …

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Let’s face facts: I took one in the poop chute from the only pack of UD Masterpieces Football.I believe, however, in second chances. I also subscribe to the theory “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” Holding to these two adages,…

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December 5, 2008:1991 Pro Set Super Stars MusiCards #83 NelsonHA-ha!! (extremely high-pitched)Oops, wrong Nelson! I was thinking Muntz for a second, but then I saw these two chicks and got disappointed.Wait a second…these are dudes! But their hair …

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December 4, 2008:1992 Upper Deck #255 Cecil Fielder”Oh, there’s a chicken on its knees,There’s a chicken on its knees.Won’t somebody tell me please…Why there’s a chicken on its knees.”The inspiration…

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No, Trade Me Anything is not over yet, it just got pushed aside for a few days. Actually, I think there’s just one more to go and it goes into Operation Shutdown for the year. The penultimate trade comes from PunkRockPaint.Giving: Nothing. You’ll see…

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December 3, 2008:1986 Milwaukee Public Museum #14 CasteroidesAccording to the back of this card, Casteroides was an enormous beaver of the ice age. While it is interesting to picture a nine-foot-long beaver (almost as large as a black bear), I shudder…

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