2012 Topps Series One

I bought a pack of 2012 Topps Baseball Series One tonight. I have no idea why Photo Booth insists on recording the video in mirror-image mode, but there ya go… Enjoy.

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(image from someone else’s card listed on eBay)

A lot of press has resurfaced regarding the 2000 Pacific Invincible Manny Ramirez “corked” bat card.  I say resurfaced because there was a TON of press the first time the cards started showing …

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I’ve read the horror stories of folks busting open packs and boxes of American Pie or Americana.  I’ve read how badly these products suck.  I’ve seen the pack-breaking videos that resulted in a pile of cardboard being lit aflame – okay, sli…

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On Monday, I opted to “celebrate” the day off by posting a slew of non-sport pack busts over at “A Pack To Be Named Later.”  I’ve got them set up to post one a day, and basically they are set to post around 1:35pm or so CST.  Why?  Wel…

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Okay, so between my scanner and my own inability to read filenames, the pictures in this post are actually in something of a random order.  Go figure, and welcome to my world.  You know, the world in which I am supposedly some kind of “tech…

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As part of the BBA, I am asked to help spread the word on various events throughout the year. I received an email from Mike Clair about his Blogathon, which benefits Doctors Without Borders.

Here is the message from Mike:

I just wanted to send an…

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Topps’ “IPO” program, called eTopps, will cease the release of any new cards, according to a press release and info posted on Beckett (http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/01/parts-of-the-etopps-program-to-shut-down/).

I missed the first year of eTopps …

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When I told my son and wife that Mark Aubrey had found Chuck Tompkins’ UA yearbook photo, my son said, “Who? Floyd Robinson?”  I said, “No. Tompkins. Who is Robinson?”  He tells me, “He’s the only MLB player from here (Prescott) that I know…

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After posting about Travis Jackson, I thought it would be fun to see if any baseball players came from the town where I now make my home: Prescott, Ark.  Not only did Prescott generate TWO pro ball players, one of them actually donned a Tribe un…

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Congratulations to Barry Larkin – the only player chosen by the Writers to be elected to the BBHOF this year!  If you read my predictions/picks for the Hall, you are well aware of just how badly I did compared to the Big Boys. Ah well,…

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I live in southern Arkansas (or Lower Arkansas, aka LA), and for a time drove through Waldo, Arkansas, on my way to work every day.  At the time, I was a computer tech for Southern Arkansas University.  When coming back home after work, the…

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I always put “Packs of Baseball Cards” on my Christmas Wish List.  Every year, my family asks, “Well, what kind of baseball cards?”  My response: “Any kind!”  I don’t care if they are the latest wax packs or a discount piece-together – I…

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Topps released pics/mock-ups of their 2012 Series 2 line for next year.  I made comments on each and every one of them as a way to provide customer feedback, and because I generally can’t keep my mouth shut about anything these days, it seems.My n…

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(okay, so I am repurposing last year’s Christmas post. does that count as regifting if it’s a gift I gave twice?)MERRY CHRISTMAS!!  I hope you and your family have a WONDERFUL Christmas full of little bits of cardboard goodness!

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This is my first foray into picking HOFer, er potential ones anyway, as a member of the BBA.  I will probably match many of my fellow bloggers on most things, given the players listed for 2012.  But, if you’ve been reading along at all, you k…

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Remember when Topps cards appeared on the bottom of Hostess boxes or were included in boxes of cereal?  Well, in 2003, Post teamed up with Upper Deck, RealOne Networks, America Online, and EA Sports to bring collectors a look into the “21st Centur…

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Hey all, just thought I’d drop a quick line to let you know that I am still here at Tribecards.  Been offline from the site a bit as life has taken me away from blogging about my beloved Tribe here lately. Hopefully, that will turn around before t…

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Evidently, in 1997, Jim Thome was asked to put his name and likeness on a dice/board baseball game.  I had never seen nor heard of this beast until I saw a recent post on OldTimeFamilyBaseball.com.  From there, I just had to look around. Sure…

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As part of the three-part assignment given by Bill Ivie at BaseballDigest.com, my off-season outlook appears on the BBD site here: http://www.baseballdigest.com/2011/12/01/bd-off-season-outlook-cleveland-indians/The third article in the series wil…

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It’s not everyday you get to see anything related to the Tribe in Arkansas, so I was happy to see this ad!

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A few days ago, perhaps a tad longer than that, I received a bubbleope from Rod “Readerman” Richards.  When I picked it up, I heard a bit of rattling around in there, so my curiosity was certainly raised a bit.When I opened the package, I tilted i…

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A couple weeks ago, Bill Ivie of BaseballDigest asked for folks to submit a “Report Card” for their favorite team(s).  I volunteered to take an honest, hard look at the Indians.  Let me assure you, it may not be easy reading if you are the ty…

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Ah, yes, word on the street is that the Indians and Grady Sizemore’s people are close to a 1-year deal to bring him back to Cleveland.  Am I the only Tribe fan that sees this as a horrible, horrible thing to do??  He was once a great outfield…

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About a week or so ago, Jesse from 49thstatehardball.com asked for volunteers to participate in a project he was developing.  So, a few days ago, he dropped me a line to ask for my input regarding a few ex-Alaska League players who are part of the…

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Oh, I know, you think I fell off the face of the Earth after posting how I was going to write more and do better.  Evidently, I am not a very good steward of the Tribecards name, especially in the off season. Well, as a teaser, I can tell you that…

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So, you had to watch Game 7 of the World Series on TV with the majority of folks (including myself)?  What if… Just, what if… You and two of your buddies decided to hop in a car and head to Game 7 without any tickets and not really much of a p…

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Announced today, the Indians have decided NOT to exercise Grady Sizemore’s option, while choosing to keep Fausto Carmona.  What seems to be the bane of Tribe fans who are voicing their opinion overwhelming supports the Sizemore decision.  Wha…

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Thanks to a heads-up from Cardboard Connection, I was turned on to a study done which looked at racial affects of sales on eBay.  The authors of the study chose to sell baseball cards.  In each auction, a single hand was shown holding the car…

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 A while ago, I signed up for a case break over at A Cardboard Problem.  Well, the break finally took place once the cards were released from Topps and ACP got hold of the cards.  After the break, I received an email from Marie.  Sh…

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I ran into Wal-Mart the other day to pick up a few things (which I don’t even recall right now), and stopped to look through the cards.I saw Topps Lineage “bonus” packs hanging there in front of me.  My first thought: “Since when does ‘BONUS’…

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I opened my mailbox the other day to discover a nice sized bubbleope waiting inside it!  I was excited to see “Biggs” on the return address because I was not expecting anything from Kerry and because I never know just what goodies will be inside.&…

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A couple weeks ago, I chided myself for posting about once a week.  Then, posting stopped altogether.  Who knows.What I can say is that I received a bubbleope full of Indians cards from Kerry Biggs this week! Wahoo!!I will be posting the full…

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Has it been a week? Actually, MORE than a week!? Ouch.  I need a hobby so that I can update my Tribecards page more than a week at a time!  Wait. I have a hobby.  What I do not have, however, is discipline.So, where do I go from here?I h…

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Over past few days, I have received two bubbleopes of goodness!  One came from The Daily Dimwit from the “Artifacts, etc” group break and the other came from Baseball Dad!From the Artifacts break, the Indians snagged more than a handful of game-us…

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While taking my irregular trip through the “Tribecards Clubhouse,” I came across a post on “Cards in the Attic” regarding a movie about a baseball card.  No, this was not “Cop Out” with Bruce Wills (which I do want to see, but haven’t yet).  …

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