on January 1st, 2009 by --David
Picking up where I left off yesterday, here is some more “12 Days Giveaway” action:Casey B - On the 12th day of christmas, tribecards sent some ‘cards’ away: 12 Bernard Gilkey, 11 Joe Magrane, 10 mike perez, 9 geronimo pena, 8 brian jordan, 7 luis alec…
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on December 20th, 2008 by --David
Many of the gift packs are on their way to their respective destinations, and many are still being assembled! I had hoped to have all of them ready to go long before Christmas actually got here, but as things happened, many of the 12 Days gifts will n…
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on December 14th, 2008 by --David
The first “round” of gifts is getting mailed off tomorrow!! The scan above is only a sampling of the ones going out. I still have plenty to catch up on, but have no fears! If you asked for a gift pack, Tribecards will get one out to ya!Also, please kno…
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on December 9th, 2008 by --David
I had two more packages delivered to my mailbox while I was in Phoenix. One was from AdamE at Sox and Thoughts, and the other from Voltaire. I’ll get to Voltaire’s in a bit (it was a big box, like 500-count or something!), but after I removed the paper…
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on December 8th, 2008 by --David
One of the packages I received while I was navigating the ‘hills’ of Arizona came from John in England! I’m building a package for him of his favorite team - The BoSox - so, he can expect a package for Christmas!his package had Tribers that sent me dow…
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on December 8th, 2008 by --David
I am not one who is prone to cussing, but when I opened the padded envelope from Boxbusters, I couldn’t stop myself. The Game-Used VicMart card is sheer awesomeivity! The color looks so cool as the backdrop and is just enough of the ‘wrong’ blue that i…
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on December 8th, 2008 by --David
After much delay for ALL kinds of reasons, I am proud to FINALLY show off the box of cards sent to me by Sam!The box starts off with two “Tipton-esque” cards that were used as padding in the box. I love stuff like this. To me, it’s a lot like those TV …
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on December 6th, 2008 by --David
Man, I feel like I’ve been on a whirlwind tour the past two weeks! First with Thanksgiving and then a trip to Phoenix.I received a box of cards from Sam before I left for the big AZ, and had hoped to post the contents before I left, but prep for the tr…
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on November 30th, 2008 by --David
Why would anyone in their right mind head for baseball territory in the off season? because my boss is making me go. I will be in Phoenix this week at a conference that has to with my job and not my hobby… I am hoping to sneak away for a bit and a…
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on November 27th, 2008 by --David
My deepest apologies to Joe. I forgot to mention that included with my Tribe cards was this unopened piece of gum. I am going on the assumption that it came from the pack he ripped on the way to post office. If not, well, should my blogging suddenly ce…
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on November 26th, 2008 by --David
Wow! I’ve got a lot of fun ahead of me! There have been 21 people request gift packs so far, and hopefully more to come!If you’re holding back out of fears that I might not have enough cards to go around, you can put those fears aside! I’ve recently ac…
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on November 23rd, 2008 by --David
Last year’s “12 Days of Christmas” giveaway was a huge success! It all started with an idea born from one of dayf’s posts and then went wild from there. The whole thing was a great adventure that served to accomplish several things: First, it helped ge…
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on November 22nd, 2008 by --David
It has been a LONG time since I posted a Uniform post, so today I spent some time to walk through the next group of Number Eleven-wearing Tribers! Enjoy!Eddie Leon - 5 seasons (1968-72) - Leon only wore the Number 11 during his final season as an India…
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on November 21st, 2008 by --David
I think my ‘upside down’ boxes have garnered quite a bit of attention (both in public comments and private messages. Allow me to clarify: only the lids are upside down because they are now on the bottom of the boxes and the boxes are actually open insi…
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on November 20th, 2008 by --David
Thanks to the girls over at Dinged Corners, I have been poking around the newly released Time-Life images available on Google. For the Indians fan, there are a lot to look at (just click on Feller!):(I used the 1987 template because the photo is of Fe…
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on November 18th, 2008 by --David
Some time ago, NightOwlCards posted an entry in which he won various prizes for knowing the year of a bunch of cards that had been thrown into (and subsequently saved from) a dumpster. Are you with me? If not, read about here.Well, in my infinite wis…
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on November 16th, 2008 by --David
Just a quick note to let you know I have updated the lists of cards I don’t have and the list of cards I do have. I’ll warn you now: I am a moron who can’t remember how I generated my “Owned” list to get the format it used to have. So, if you venture…
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on November 16th, 2008 by --David
Those are the words that greeted me late Saturday as I sat down on the couch following a long day of shopping. I received a package in the mail, postmarked from Connor and JV (Treasure Never Buried). The first thing I spotted was an Indians sticker on …
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on November 14th, 2008 by --David
As promised, I am going to ask you the same trivia questions that appear in the book my son bought for me, “The MLB Best 50.”So, here is question #1:Can you correctly match the player with the number of home runs he hit in 2007?1. Carlos PenaA. 502. Pr…
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on November 14th, 2008 by --David
Today’s mail brought with it a couple of VERY nice surprises from Kevin in Washington State!! I had sent him a trick-or-treat box and he wanted to send me something in return. I had no idea I would be getting two very cool, very vintage Indians! In the…
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on November 14th, 2008 by --David
Grady Sizemore was awarded Silver Slugger 2008 by American League coaches and managers. He’s in very good Tribe company, as Victor Martinez, Juan Gonzalez, and Jim Thome have also won the award as Indians!Chalk up a Golden Glove and a Silver Slugger! L…
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on November 12th, 2008 by --David
“Your want list is a hard nut to crack.” Those were the words printed on the sticky note attached to the package of cards I received in the mail today. Mark, from Stats-on-the-Back, took a comb to my want list and culled out quite a selection of doozie…
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on November 11th, 2008 by --David
Andy, over at 88Topps (and 78Topps), held a “Trade-Me-Anything” giveaway for books he had taking up space in his house. After asking for several books (each of which had become unavailable about the time I was asking for them), I finally snagged a book…
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