Rickey Henderson 2001 Fleer Tradition – YUCK!!!!

Rickey Henderson 2001 Fleer Tradition – YUCK!!!! I keep buying Rickey Henderson cards ‘on the blind’.  And I keep getting disappointed. Sure, I know that Rickey played for what felt like a new team every year in the late 1990′s … Continue reading →

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Terry Steinbach 2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Terry Steinbach was one of the unsung heroes of that dynamic Oakland Athletics squad in the lat 1980′s and early 1990′s. As the team’s catcher, he helped guide the pitching staff to three … Continue reading →

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The theme for the past two months has been quality over quantity.  While I haven’t added a lot of new cards to the collection, what I did add were ones I never thought I’d be able to track down.  I recently posted about my first certified auto, and I also picked up a few older promo and sample cards, which I have yet to post to the blog, but hope to shortly.

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Happy Anniversary Rickey Henderson!!! On this day in 1991 Rickey Henderson became the All-time leader in stolen bases.  As Rickey passed Lou Brock with steal #939 of his career, it was obvious to all watching live and on television that … Continue reading →

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Rickey Henderson 2003 Fleer Tradition While my preference when it comes to collecting baseball cards of Rickey Henderson is to have him wearing his Oakland Athletics or New York Yankees uniform, I still gladly take on the remainder. Henderson was … Continue reading →

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Although I like to consider my collection fairly complete, the one area that I knew it was lacking was the certified autograph department, as I had exactly zero Rickey’s to my name.  It’s not that Rickey Henderson has a shortage of certified autograph…

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Isn’t this picture odd?That’s Fernando Valenzuela and Rickey Henderson celebrating the 1996 National League West title.Where is this celebration taking place?At Dodger Stadium. That’s right, the place where Fernando is still an ido.And here he is screa…

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Topps teased the base design for this year’s Triple Threads baseball set on Wednesday and the seventh year for the design looks like it might be a bit more unique than in the past.

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Happy Birthday Terry Steinbach!!! Terry Steinbach turns 50 years old today. Terry Steinbach was the anchor for a very successful Oakland Athletics pitching staff during their ‘Glory Years’ of the late 1980′s. A 3-time All-star catcher, Steinbach was the model of … Continue reading →

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I was actually on top of things last month, and scanned the new additions to my collection as I received them. But, I forgot to actually post the pictures, which kind of negates being prepared. Here’s some of my favorite pick-ups from the past month,…

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Rickey Henderson 2010 Topps ‘Cards Your Mom Threw Out’ Anytime that I can pick up a card that honors the legendary 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson rookie card I will do it. So, I did. This one comes from the 2010 … Continue reading →

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Earlier this year, I showed you some of the Newark Bears pocket schedules I’ve picked up over the years. This weekend, I was able to acquire a few that I didn’t have from 2003 and 2004 – including one that shows Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson from his days as a Bear. Filed under: Newark [...]

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This is THE Diamond Giveaway Haul post I’ve been waiting to post. Over the 10 months I’ve been somewhat busy on the Topps Diamond Giveaway site.  During that time I’d acquired more than 60 rookie cards for my collection as well as some nice Die Cuts. I’d already taken delivery of two shipments, all of [...]

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While perusing eBay a few weeks ago, I came across an auction for a product that I knew nothing about, and had not seen mentioned on any of the message boards I frequent, 2011 World Stars by Brother’s Inc. in Japan. While I’m obviously a fan of the ne…

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No, it’s not Rickey. Stay with me now.In my continuing pursuit of the complete 1984 Donruss set, I am down to needing just 39 cards. That is most excellent. But you know what that also means.Yup, I’m left with a bunch of stars and rookies to find….

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Baseball Card Show Purchase #8 – Lot Of 2 Reggie Jackson & Rickey Henderson 1981 Kellogg’s 3-D Super Stars I paid $1 for each of these baseball cards, and they are instant ‘hits’ in my collections of both Rickey Henderson … Continue reading →

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Rickey Henderson 2011 Topps – ’60 Years’ Now this card right here takes me way back.  Back to a time when Rickey Henderson was the most exciting baseball player on the planet!!! Rickey could do it all – and some … Continue reading →

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I picked up this 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson rookie card off eBay a few weeks ago. It was one of those cards that I have always wanted and when I stumbled on it on eBay I put in a bid with just a few minutes left thinking that there was no way that I w…

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I’ve been lucky enough to pick up quite a few cards over the past few months, both via trades with other Rickey collectors, and purchases on eBay and trading sites. I figured I’d quickly share some of my favorites.<!–[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

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Topps’ newest addition to their retro product line in 2011 included Topps Gypsy Queen, a sort of derivation of their popular Allen & Ginter product line.The rarest cards in the set were the 50 player Original Art Patches. The hobby exclusive set consisted of original hand-drawn portraits along with game-used patches, all of which were one of ones.I have yet to see the Rickey card surface (the

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Since it’s been almost 6 months since my last post, and a few fellow collectors (you know who you are) have been asking for some new content, I figured it was about time I obliged. As a follow-up (albeit, a much delayed one) to my previous post on the…

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The Newark Bears played in the Atlantic League for 12 seasons, and will begin their second in the Can-Am League this May. While the City of Newark’s baseball legacy is recognized at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium, there is little evidence of the history of the current incarnation of the Bears – just a pair [...]

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The Evolution Of My Collection – Part 11 It has been roughly 5 months since my last ‘Evolution’ post so I thought I would start 2012 off right by showing you a snapshot of my collection in its entirety. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Rickey Henderson’s Iconic 1980 Topps Rookie Baseball Card!!! Ask any collector to give you their ‘Top 5′ rookie cards to own from the 1980′s and the odds are pretty good that the 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson rookie card makes the … Continue reading →

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I hope the 25th of December is a terrific day for you, my dear readers.Whether you are celebrating Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ…Or Osiris, Attis, Mithra and Dionysus or any other God born on December 25th.If you have a feast for Rickey Hen…

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Baseball Card Companies Love Rickey Henderson!!! Rickey Henderson offered the baseball card companies something different.  They didn’t have to rely solely on posed photography or shots of Rickey in his batting stance at the plate. Instead he gave the card … Continue reading →

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Rickey Henderson And His Hall Of Fame Plaque I cannot think of a player more deserving of enshrinement at Cooperstown than Rickey Henderson. The greatest lead-off hitter of all-time, Henderson turned base stealing into an art and was the barometer … Continue reading →

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Rickey Has 2 Rings. Unlike many of the game’s stars from the 1980′s, Rickey Henderson made it to the World Series and he took home 2 championship titles.  In his 25-year career, Rickey played in 3 World Series match-ups.  Winning … Continue reading →

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Rickey’s 1990 MVP Season!!! Rickey Henderson is the kind of player that can challenge for the MVP crown during each season that he plays.  His ability to separate himself from the rest of the league gave him constant respect from the … Continue reading →

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Rickey Started Games With A BANG!!! Rickey Henderson started a game with a home run 81 times – another major league record!! Leading this category but quite a large margin, the lead-off home run is just another way to separate … Continue reading →

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Rickey Henderson Scored Like Noone Else… Scoring runs is what you want your lead-off hitter to do.  So why not do it better than anyone ever has before you? For 25 major league seasons, Rickey Henderson batted lead-off.  He got … Continue reading →

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Rickey Henderson Is A 10-time All-Star Henderson tallied 10 All-Star team selections during his 25-year career. All of his appearances on the All-star team came during his first 13 years in the league.  6 of his selections came from his … Continue reading →

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