It’s just you and me, Orsulak

One card. One lousy card left to complete my 1986 Topps set. And it’s Joe “bleeping” Orsulak.Can you believe it? The strangest cards end up being the last ones needed to put a bow on a set. Not Puckett, not Mattingly, not Rose. Orsulak.I don’t know wh…

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 These are the only cards I was able to find for my player collections.  The 1986 Donruss Rickey Henderson base card and the 1987 Donruss Opening Day card.  Both cards look great and I was able to pick them up for a combined price of $0.25!!! 
Gotta love those ‘Bargain Bins’!!!

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Only one week from today (Monday, January 12th), barring a totally unforeseen voting travesty, Rickey Henderson will finally be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. There’s been quite a few articles written lately by Hall voters, describin…

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It was on this date, exactly one year ago, that I decided it would be fun to put together a blog chronicling my Rickey Henderson collection. I wasn’t sure how I would continue after that first post, but 100 posts later, I think I’ve come along way. I r…

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 1987 Topps Yankees Team Leaders With Rickey Henderson
 ’High Five’!!!
2 of the best Yankees sharing one card - it’s beautiful!!!  It’s very hard to argue who was more valuable in the late 1980’s to the Yankees: Rickey Henderson or Don Mattingly.  What I can tell you is that each was a fan favorite and each played [...]

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As anyone who buys cards on eBay knows, it’s often the price of shipping that turns a good deal into a bad one. As a result, buying cards in “lots” is always the way to go. But, it’s not often that I run across anyone selling more than one game-used Ri…

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I know I’m a little late in posting this, but better late than never. With the Hall of Fame induction results coming out shortly, interest in Rickey has definitely be picking up. What a nice surprise it was to open up my local paper (the Sacramento Bee…

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I was contacted about a month ago by a writer who asked if I was interested in doing an interview for a Rickey Henderson article that he was writing. Of course, I jumped at the chance, excited that my little blog about Rickey was getting some sort of r…

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 I never cared for the 1986 Topps issue.  The whole ’stencil’ look did little for me.  And compared to the previous issue in 1985, the 86’s were not even close.
But, this specific card looks great.  It’s funny how sometimes all it takes is a certain image or color combination to make one card work versus another.  The Black [...]

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I hope everyone had a great Christmas, opening presents and spending time with family, I know I did. Santa was nice enough to leave me a few packs of cards, a tradition that has continued for many years. I used to get my first packs of the new Topps re…

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Rickey Henderson turns ‘The Big 50′ today!!!!
Arguably the best player from the 1980’s, Henderson had the natural ability to do it all!!!  A master at the plate and on the base paths, seeing Henderson play live was worth the price of admission by itself. 
Baseball’s all-time record holder for most stoles bases in a career with [...]

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The birth of Rickey Henderson is probably not the first one you think of on Christmas, but it is a special day for him as well. This year, even more so, as he’s turning 50! Although he’d probably rather still be playing, I don’t think he’ll mind gettin…

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 The generosity of the blogger never fails to reassure me that we are a great group of entertaining and thoughtful people.  With so many new blogs popping up weekly in our little community, it has become harder and harder to remember what everyone collects.  With that being said, I received a nice 5-card package from [...]

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1986 Fleer Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson Pop Quiz #2
What is Rickey Henderson looking at in this picture?
A) The guy eating popcorn in the 1st row
B) The 1st base coach giving him signs
C) The ball boy as he misses a grounder
D) The concessions guy selling $8 beers
E) None of the above 
 
      

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I came across this roll of film in a box yesterday. It has photos from an A’s game I went to with my friends Shawn and Fernando. It was against the Mariners. We were pretty stoked to go see Jr. and pretty much took the A’s for granted by 1991. We went …

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With Christmas closing in, I thought it would be an appropriate time to put together my ultimate Rickey Henderson “wish list.” If money was no object (which of course it is), the list below is of the top five Rickey “collectibles” I’d most like to own….

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The 1988 Fleer design is fun.  For a few teams with coordinating colors, like the Braves, Expos, and Cubs, it works very well.  For others, like the NewYork Yankees is doesn’t do anything for the card…
Rickey always moved faster than everyone else and in this picture he appears to be flying.  In this photo on the 1988 Fleer [...]

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I sent Night Owl a stack of Dodgers about a month ago, and I got back a nice stack of A’s not to long afterwards. I’ve been way behind in posting my trades, but I hope to catch up before the end of the year. Below are some of my favorite cards from the…

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 1989 Fleer Rickey Henderson
Pop Quiz
What do you think Rickey is looking at??
A) The dugout
B) The 3rd base coach
C) The hot dog vendor
D) The blonde in the front row
E) None of the above 

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I was at Target this past weekend, preparing for an upcoming trip, and thought I’d check out the cards. I hadn’t purchased much of anything for awhile, and have been intrigued by the Timelines release. I like the fact that you get a few “inserts” in ev…

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After taking advantage of their $3 shipping offer, I received my purchase from www.checkoutmycards.com the other day.   I am pleased to say that I have added 3 more cards to my Fergie Jenkins Collection, 3 to my Dave Winfield Collection, and 6 more to my Rickey Henderson collection.
Here is a snap shot as to how these [...]

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Rickey Henderson was recently offered $1 million by the Golden Baseball League, to enter the Hall of Fame wearing a San Diego Surf Dawgs hat. You can read the entire press release here.Rickey played one year for the Surf Dawgs in 2005, the inaugural y…

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A few weeks ago I contacted Will at Boxbusters, asking if he’d be interested in an A’s for Cardinals trade. I sent him about 50 cards, and he sent me the same in return.The first half of the pack contained some 2008 A’s that I still needed. I was actua…

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While 99% of the attention(and rightfully so) regarding the 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has gone to Rickey Henderson, I am crossing my fingers for Andre Dawson!!!
In 2008’s vote, Dawson got 65.9% of the votes.  In 2007, it was 56.7%.  Andre’s vote counts have escalated each year and it looks like election into the Hall [...]

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AKA - Unanimous.I’m serious, there is absolutely no reason why Rickey Henderson should be missing from any ballot at all this year. There’s no way to justify it. None at all. The man is the best leadoff hitter in the modern era, period. Maybe of all ti…

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It seems like this is long overdue.  Rickey certainly prolonged his retirement as he played well into his 40’s.  But Rickey Henderson and the Hall of Fame are a natural fit as he is certainly one of the best all-around players to ever have played the game.
If you think about all of the players that debuted in the [...]

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This year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot includes 10 first-time candidates, and it’s looking like there could be another small Hall class this summer in Cooperstown.

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The official ballots for the 2009 Hall of Fame Induction class were released today by Baseball Writers’ Association of America. In what should come as no surprise, the list is headlined by none other than Rickey Henderson!Rickey last played Major Leagu…

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Just a quick post today, as I realized I hadn’t posted any Rickey-related items in awhile. I’ve been working on quite a few Oakland A’s trades recently, and haven’t had time to put any Rickey posts together.In 1983 Topps issue a set of five “foldout” …

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Long before there was “Manny being Manny,” there was “Rickey is Rickey.” Except Rickey Henderson actually uttered “Rickey is Rickey” before it became a catch phrase. Or so the legend goes.Not only was Rickey Henderson one of the most talented players …

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While perusing other blogs a few weeks ago I ran across a post from Chris from Nachos Grande, whose attempting to complete a ton of 2008 sets by hand. He was very close to completing the Allen & Ginter set, and I had one of the World’s Deadliest Sh…

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I want to start by apologizing for not updating the blog in the past two weeks. I had some personal issues arise, and now that things are starting to get a little back to normal, I can return to more regularly scheduled posting.I got an e-mail not too …

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These first two cards are unlicensed cards now known generally as “Broder” cards since the mysterious Rob Broder created quite a few different sets. The top card (Classic Baseball Superstars Series II #20) does not have a year, but I’m guessing it’s fr…

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As you may have noticed, I’ve written some posts lately that aren’t exactly Rickey Henderson related. Although this blog’s focus is obviously on Rickey, I’m a big Oakland A’s fan as well, so will throw in some A’s and collecting posts now and then.Sinc…

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I’d like to start by wishing everyone a nice and safe Halloween. I gambled on a Rickey Henderson eBay auction recently, and received an early Halloween treat! Since Rickey was one of the more popular players of the 1980’s, there are quite a few “colle…

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