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http://baseballcardblogs.org Posts from the Best Baseball Card Blogs on the Net Tue, 22 May 2012 12:18:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Pack Break X3: 2008 Upper Deck SP Baseball http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/pack-break-x3-2008-upper-deck-sp.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/pack-break-x3-2008-upper-deck-sp.html#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:48:00 +0000 packaddict

I got these as freebies thrown into my order at Dave & Adam's Card World a while back. I had bought a pack of these once before and I did like the crisp, clean design to them.

Pack 1: A lot of great Upper Deck products had a huge personal asterisk on them for me... Yankee Stadium Legacy cards. I'll keep 'em if they fall into my Hall of Famer collection or my star player collection.. but a lot of them, like this one, just have no home with me.

Marquee Matchups, two random players with stats on the 9 times they've faced each other and more stats on other lefties or righties they've faced. Booo.

This pack reminds me of most Donruss / Panini packs I've opened, as in there's no insert whatsoever. Oh well. I still like the base set and at least one of the insert sets that I didn't get from these packs. If I had any 20's left after I used them all to get my fireplace going, I would try to put together this set, but I don't see that happening.

The only card I'm set on keeping is the Rollins. All others are up for trade.

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]]> http://packaddict.blogspot.com/feeds/3299747850126735633/comments/default 0 Pack Break: 2010 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 5 http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/pack-break-2010-topps-star-wars-galaxy.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/pack-break-2010-topps-star-wars-galaxy.html#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:48:00 +0000 packaddict

Finally, something new at the local Freddy's store! I usually try most non-sports cards that I have the slightest interest in their subject matter at least once. I came away with a pretty nice pull and unexpectedly knocked something off one of my 2010 goals!

Darth Vader is always a welcome card and a hot redhead in black leather named Mara Jade is even more welcome.

This is an original sketch card of Princess Leia drawn by artist Denise Vasquez. Not quite what I was hoping when I made pulling my first 1 of 1 one of my goals for this year, but I'll take it! Looking at some others on eBay, there are some really nice ones out there that make this one look like a first grader's sketch, and some of them sell for a quite a lot. I'm just going flip it on Ebay to get what I can for it.

]]> http://packaddict.blogspot.com/feeds/8175624225379424617/comments/default 0 Darryl Strawberry, Celebrity Apprentice Episode 3 http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/darryl-strawberry-celebrity-apprentice.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/darryl-strawberry-celebrity-apprentice.html#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:05:00 +0000 packaddict

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Well that was unexpected. I can't help but be a little mad at Darryl for throwing himself under the bus like that in the spirit of being a team player. BS. Darryl just didn't want to be there anymore and he found a way out. Darryl is a great guy but from what I saw, he let his charity down and his fans down, big-time, and got himself fired. At least I don't have to keep watching the show anymore. Thanks Darryl.

]]> http://packaddict.blogspot.com/feeds/7608095142057017462/comments/default 0 State of the Blog Address http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/state-of-blog-address.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/state-of-blog-address.html#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:24:00 +0000 packaddict
-packaddict]]> http://packaddict.blogspot.com/feeds/7183253958669951168/comments/default 0 Barter: Care of Chris OK http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/barter-care-of-chris-ok.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/barter-care-of-chris-ok.html#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:50:00 +0000 packaddict

Here's the first of hopefully several long overdue trade posts! This one finished up about 2 weeks ago. Chris over at Budget Baseball Cardboarding offered up some cards on my needs lists and some Ichiros for a couple of Longorias he spotted on my blog.

At the rate I'm going, I think I'll have 2010 Topps Series 1 finished before Series 1 2009. Weird.

Chris surprised me by throwing in a bonus card, and wow! This is sweet!

Thanks so much Chris! These are all great additions!!

]]> http://packaddict.blogspot.com/feeds/3642839803551917815/comments/default 0 Darryl Strawberry, The Next Celebrity Apprentice? Episode 1 http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/darryl-strawberry-next-celebrity.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/darryl-strawberry-next-celebrity.html#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:21:00 +0000 packaddict

Minor SPOILER ALERT!!!

Today was the big season debut of the newest run of Celebrity Apprentice with some very entertaining celeb contestants this season, most notably Darryl Strawberry, who will hopefully come away a win. Some of the other celebs to look out for are Bill Goldberg, Bret Michaels, Sharon Osbourne, Rod Blagojevich and Cyndi Lauper all of who seemed to take up 95% of the camera time from the other 9 contestants who, if you're not specifically looking for them, you might not notice.

Darryl had it pretty easy this round as he didn't get shoved into the spotlight or forced to make any decisions. And his team came away with a demanding victory without much drama. Everybody on both sides just loved everyone else and there were no major cat-fights or cuss-fests. In fact, Trump literally raised the most eyebrows trying to get some answers as to who the celebs thought should get fired!

So, yes, we do get an episode 2 of Darryl in Celebrity Apprentice! Same day, same time, next week! 13 contestants left.

]]> http://packaddict.blogspot.com/feeds/164864776566091373/comments/default 0 eBay Loot! http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/ebay-loot.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/ebay-loot.html#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:29:00 +0000 packaddict

I got the top 3 Goudey 4-in-1's for my Ichiro collection, but I guess if I ever wanted to build a Sizemore collection they could go in that too. Weird.

The Eddie George comes from the Photo Engravings insert set in Pacific's 1997 Philadelphia effort. I got it simply because I liked the idea behind the design. I'm a fan of old-time photographs. Now that I've actually got one in my hands, it could have been done a lot better if the cards were super thick instead of almost paper thin, and an all sepia front instead of all the color.

The Colts card is my first white refractor. It was super cheap and will go into my serial numbered collection. These are #'d to 869. Any significance behind that number?

The Honus Wagner comes from an insert set in 2007 Upper Deck. I was completely unaware of these inserts back on '07. I found out about them recently and I want to eventually collect them all. This is my first.

As for the Zach Randolph, I've never been a big fan of the Turkey Red sets for some reason, but the parallels have become some of my favorites!

The Clyde Parris mini is a very welcome addiction to my collection. Back in January I decided that the Parris Allen & Ginter was my favorite base card of 2009, so over time I'll be picking up as many parallels as I can.

And another shiny Elite card that caught my eye, this one with 3 legendary Dodgers on it. These are #'d to 1500 and will go into my serial numbered collection.

These Pinini Threads jersey cards are so freakin' cool!

The Brooks Robinson is from the 2001 Topps Archives Reserve set. I'm slowly putting together the set. I just ripped a pack of these and will post the results pretty soon.

I liked the design of the Yaz with the sepia photo and I'm glad they kept the Red Sox logo full color. It looks great. These are #'d to 1989 and will also go into my serial #'d collection.

Another Ichiro, this one from the Upper Deck 20th Anniversary Hobby Preview set.

The card design on this Brandon Roy jersey card triggered something in me that made me have to own it! I love how it looks like a playing card. The jersey was used in a T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.

I used the Roy card to show just how big these 1976-77 Topps cards really are! I always thought they were a little tall but these are huge! Very cool.

And finally we have the Japanese variation of Ichiro's '07 Topps Chrome. This might be my favorite Ichiro.

]]> http://packaddict.blogspot.com/feeds/3634545633014151160/comments/default 0 The Celebrity Apprentice: Darryl Strawberry http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/celebrity-apprentice-darryl-strawberry.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/celebrity-apprentice-darryl-strawberry.html#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:51:00 +0000 packaddict

As many of you already know, and are probably tired of hearing about it, I am a big Darryl Strawberry fan. Also, if you didn't already know, Darryl is scheduled to be a contestant on the new season of Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump starting Sunday 3/14 at 9/8c! If you've ever watched the show before, 2 major components are New York City and fundraising for charity. Both of these are right up Strawberry's alley and Darryl is counting on New York support to come through for him and his charity, The Darryl Strawberry Foundation, big time!

I plan on tuning in and cheering him on, even though 9pm is during my "work" time when I'm supposed to be monitoring 2 laptops for my "job". So I might get distracted at times but I plan on posting a recap as well as I can right here on this here blog every night after the show, until Darryl is fired or he wins.

]]> http://packaddict.blogspot.com/feeds/113851108758032768/comments/default 0 Pack Break: 2010 Topps UFC Main Event http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/pack-break-2010-topps-ufc-main-event.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/pack-break-2010-topps-ufc-main-event.html#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:45:00 +0000 packaddict

I've been mildly following the UFC for a few years now ever since my brother-in-law started inviting me and the wife over to their UFC fight night every few months. The first main event fight I saw was UFC 60 when Matt Hughes defeated the legend Hoyce Gracie by TKO. The most memorable moment had to be when Hughes had Gracie in a horrible arm lock, and Gracie, with a face of stone, just refused to tap out, even if it meant a broken arm. I guess Hughes decided not to break the arm and he ended up winning anyways by TKO. Honestly, if he did break the arm, I don't know if I would have kept watching UFC fights. Eesh.

Here's what the base cards look like. They don't scan very well because they're all foils.

Some more base cards. Notice the Torres doesn't say UFC but instead WEC. I don't know what that is, maybe some lesser league owned by the UFC.

I pulled one of the fight poster inserts featuring UFC 34 which looks great.

I don't plan on putting a base set together, but apparently there's a propaganda insert set just like the one put into '09 Updates & Highlights Baseball and I think I'll be chasing those. I'd love to trade for them if anyone has any.

Future pack breaks:

2001 Topps Archives Reserve
2007-08 Fleer Ultra Basketball x2
2008 Upper Deck SP Baseball x3
2010 Topps Attax Baseball x2

Feel free to let me know which one you'd like to see next.

]]> http://packaddict.blogspot.com/feeds/8267331884688816476/comments/default 0 Barter Scans http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/barter-scans.html http://packaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/barter-scans.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:50:00 +0000 packaddict I'm beginning to feel the pressure of having more than one trade in progress at any given time. It is intense. I know I've been asking for it but, it's intense! I still have a family and a life outside of collecting and they just won't be ignored. But you guys can count on me. When I have to choose between postage and a meal, I will gladly choose postage because postage means getting cards in return. And I've skipped plenty of meals for cards, sometimes without even realizing it. In fact, just today, I started to lose my sight because I forgot to eat lunch.

This first trade comes from dgreen1899 from Drinking the Orange Kool-Aid. He's got quite an extensive want list, so if you've got any Phillies, Orioles, Ravens, Cowboys or Eagles to trade, head over and he will hook you up!

Initially, the trade was just for some Strawberrys. But things kindof got out of hand...

...He also threw in some surprise Ichiros which are pretty sweet. I've had my eye on the Japanese Topps Trading Card History card up above and I would have eventually paid real American money for it.

The jersey card was also unexpected! Wow! This is actually my first Strawberry jersey card. I didn't even realize that until this trade came in. Thanks D for a great and generous trade!

Next up are a couple of small trades, but of course hugely appreciated. These came from dogfacedgremlin from The Real DFG. He offered to send these over and didn't even ask for anything in return so I've been trying to find all of my Penguins cards to return the favor. Thanks DFG!

And last but not least, Flywheels from Cardboard Collections sent these over for just one card he spotted from a pack of Topps Platinum Football I opened up. My '09 set is really coming together.. 5 of these 9 cards finished an album page so these were really some thrillers for me! Thanks Flywheels!

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	2001 Topps Archives Reserve
	2007-08 Fleer Ultra Basketball x2
	2010 Topps UFC Main Event
	2010 Topps Attax Baseball x2