’59 Mantle

Outstanding condition, great color, verrrrrry reasonable price. There’s a little surface wear to the right of the face, but the corners and back are beautiful. Left to right centering is close to 50/50, top to bottom is more like 65/35. It feels goo…

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AL WESTMost Recent World Series Victory: 2002 Anaheim AngelsTeam: Texas RangersBuyer: The Diamond KingFavorite Card: 2010 Upper Deck Star Rookie Anniversary Update #546 Adrian GonzalezCheck out this BaseballCardPedia page to get the best information ab…

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AL CENTRALMost Recent World Series Victory: 2005 Chicago White SoxTeam: Cleveland IndiansBuyer: BSFavorite Card: 1977 Hostess #69 Buddy BellThe hack job on this one was beautiful. I’m envisioning a little kid absentmindedly cutting away on a Saturday …

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Alright, this might be jinxing it, but Justin Verlander is getting close to his third no-hitter. Should the Pirates fail to get a hit, here’s the question:Which player has been involved in a Justin Verlander no-hitter as both a loser and a winner?Upda…

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NL EASTMost Recent World Series Victory: 2008 Philadelphia PhilliesTeam: Atlanta BravesBuyer: jaybarkerfanFavorite Card: 1983 Donruss #436 Biff Pocoroba x6This is fifty shades of grey of awesomeness. I believe that back when Bipping started, the minim…

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AL EASTMost Recent World Series Victory: 2009 New York YankeesTeam: Tampa Bay RaysBuyer: BSFavorite Card: 2012 Topps Museum Collection Moments Material #MMJR-BU B.J. Upton (17/50)Probably the best card in the break. That’s a BIG piece of jersey. I’ll…

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NL WESTMost Recent World Series Victory: 2010 San Francisco GiantsTeam: San Diego PadresBuyer: BSFavorite Card: 2007 Upper Deck Masterpieces Strokes of Genius #SG-HA Justin Hampson, 1994 Topps #620 Tony Gwynn x23Okay, I’m breaking my one-card-per-team …

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The cards have been sorted at last. We’re going to go division-by-division starting with the most recent World Series victory and work our way back. I’ll show just one card from each team, whichever one I consider the best. Of course, this is all su…

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Before we get to some of the better cards from the break, here’s your chance to claim some more stuff. I took a couple of pictures of the junk cards I won’t be sending. If you were in the break and there’s something from one of these sets you want me…

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Here’s a sneak peek at the El Cheapo group break cards.Here’s the deal. After going through the box, 80% of what was in there was junk. Lots of 1991 Score, 1990 Donruss, early Upper Deck… the rotten stuff. It was looking pretty rough.Since this wa…

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Alright, time to clear up a few pieces of business before proceeding with the break. First, there are a couple of you who need to pay. Let’s get that done, OK? I’m sure there would be a few people who would be happy to see the Yankees go up for grab…

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I’m putting out the last call for the El Cheapo Break. There are still a bunch of slots left, and some of them are going to be more bountiful than others. This week I won an auction for a Yount card I didn’t have, and it happened to be in a small lot…

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I opened up another El Cheapo group break this weekend, which you may have missed. Check it out here, several good teams available, including your Milwaukee Brewers.

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It’s been a long time since I’ve held any sort of group break, but now the wait is over. I’ve found what looks to be a decent lot of cards in my neck of the woods, and this new seller promises at least three memorabilia or autographed cards. I’m goin…

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Back in December of last year, Thorzul hosted one of his “big box of random cards” breaks where he acquires a giant box of cards and mails out teams to everyone who buys in.  It was a long time ago, but I think the gist of this break was buy one t…

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The weather outside was miserable, like getting caught under a leaky pipe in an unfinished basement. Inside the card shop, though, a baseball game from a warmer climate was on TV, and the quarter boxes were out in full force. I went with a list of su…

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If the title of this post intrigues you, watch the video.By the way, I have spent $0.99 on Hamtaro this year and $0.00 on 2012 Topps.

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It’s a dreary Monday morning, yet I’m dragging myself out of bed in preparation for the consecutive car crashes that comprise the average school day. Why do I do it?Randy Wolf told me to.Actually, I recently got some insider information about a group …

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I finished opening the box of 1993 Topps Series 2 this morning, got everything sorted and stacked, and now I’m a few cards short on both series. My want lists are up to date and I’m looking to make some trades, so if you can help out with 1993 Topps o…

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…stick Felix Fermin somewhere on the box. It worked before, and it’ll work again.I mean, seriously… Topps did that? I know it’s only Series 2 and all, but still. What, did Dave Valle turn this opportunity down? Did you want Cecilio Guante in th…

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One of the few television shows I currently make time for is Justified on FX. I’ve been on board since the first episode, and while this third season didn’t quite live up to the lofty expectations established by the brilliant season 2, it’s still been…

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This time around I wanted to try something a little different. (Well, I was forced to, actually, as my Soundcloud account didn’t have enough free hosting minutes left.) The result is a superior presentation. It’s more of a slideshow/video now, but y…

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Just got finished recording the second Card Wars podcast with champion Matt and challenger Dennis. This should go live tomorrow, so tune in to find out if Matt defends his title or if Dennis can claim the belt as his own.

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I’m guessing that it’s been around two years since one of these popped up for sale online. I can’t recall having seen one, but I’d imagine that a few appeared right away when the product was released.2009 Upper Deck A Piece of History Gold Parallel #5…

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Yeah, so the Jefferson Burdick meme generator that Chris Harris put together is going to eat up some of my spring break this week.Personally, I like this one better.

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…but that don’t mean you can’t celebrate a random Thursday!After this morning’s profanity-laced post, something cuter was in order. Feel free to comment on any of the awesome shit in the background of our messy rec room.

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FUCK THE WEB BEING ALL UP IN ARMS OVER A PUSSY-ASS BASEBRAWL.I PLAYED IN A SOCCER GAME IN MILWAUKEE’S MEXICAN ADULT LEAGUE THAT WAS CALLED DUE TO FANS ENTERING THE PITCH DURING A FIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, BOTH FANS WERE PROBABLY CA…

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Anyone know what this is? It came out of a random lot last year, and I’ve just gotten to filing it away now.I’m guessing it’s from 1990, since Nolan’s most recent stats are from 1989. Maybe late-1990, since the blurb references his 1990 no-hitter.Any…

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I guess it’s official. My life is pretty boring so I’m reduced to generating excitement through pack wars. Actually, it’s made these two blasters a little more fun to open. Normally by this time, I’d have sorted the cards into my set and set aside any …

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I unexpectedly spent most of my lunchtime today reading this article on Grantland about today being the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania III, the big one that turned the sport into the juggernaut it would become. The article is great and goes into mor…

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Thanks, school parent. I was really hoping I could supervise your son’s de facto birthday party this afternoon. Oh, and your decision to jet after dropping off those 8 pizzas… a classic gambit. Well played.

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A few months ago, I visited my parents at their house and ended up coming home with a bunch of stuff they made me retrieve from the rafters of their garage. See, they saved just about all of the important books and toys from my childhood and from that…

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The early-1990s weren’t all junkwax, you know.This card ended a month or so ago on eBay. I was watching it, just curious to see how much it ended up selling for. There are a few more available now, some with BIN less than this one. Cleaning out the…

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Over on Grantland (which you should be reading, by the way) they’re hosting a Smacketology NCAA-style bracket to determine once and for all who the best character on HBO’s The Wire is. The first round results of the top half of the bracket will be pos…

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Finally, a couple years later, one of these purple CC parallels shows up on eBay. I take no chances and go with the BIN option. This is Valentine’s Day, mind you. I FINALLY get it on the first day of March. When something this scarce pops up, you t…

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