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’11-’12 ITG Between The Pipes Dual Relic Contest Winner Announced

rosschrisman2003 — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:29:57 +0000

Congrats to Gregory Zakwin on being the lucky winner of the Stajcer/Lundqvist 11-12 ITG Between The Pipes Aspire Silver Version Dual Jersey. Once Gregory Zakwin sends me his mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP. Thanks!

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Elvis Andrus Auto Contest Winner Announced

rosschrisman2003 — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:29:32 +0000

Congrats to Kacey on being the lucky winner of the Elvis Andrus 2011 Limited Auto. Once Kacey sends me their mailing address I will ship this card ASAP. Thanks!

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Did You Know…

30-Year Old Cardboard — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:00:37 +0000

The most recent teammates to both win twenty games in the same season are Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. Back in 2002, Johnson had a record of 24-5 while Schilling went 23-7 for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Amazingly, they accomplished the same feat in 2001 when Johnson went 21-6 and Schilling 22-6.

Random Awesomeness (part 78)

JT — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:53:58 +0000

2012 Bowman retail three pack blister recap

Laurens — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:15:00 +0000

2012 Bowman three pack blister [$9.49 each at a Target] - the white borders in this year's Bowman base set make the set look a little less claustrophobic.

The metronomic black borders that was a trademark of Bowman had gotten stale and it's nice to change things up this year - even it's just the borders of the base cards.

Purple border pack
#BP 73 Will Swanner
#BP 107 Joe Ross
#BP 1 Justin Nicolino

Pack one
#8 Paul goldschmidt
#113 Yovani Gallardo
#160 R.A. Dickey
#BCP 31 Nick Maronde - Chrome
#BCP 89 Austin Hedges - Chrome
#145 Brandon Phillips - Gold parallel
#BP 79 Josh Bell
#BP 36 Michael Brady
#33 Chris Young
#176 Ichiro

Pack two
#175 Starlin Castro
#5 Brennan Boesch
#BCP 94 Charlie Tilson - Chrome
#BCP 104 Joc Pederson - Chrome
#172 Bud Norris - Gold parallel
#98 Nyjer Morgan - International parallel
#BP 78 Nick Castellanos
#BP 43 Rookie Davis
#23 Colby Rasmus
#28 Mat Latos

Pack three - first pack I actually opened and looking at the last card to start off the pack, it looked like I got a base Yu Darvish.

#106 Pedro Alvarez
#167 Asdrubal Cabrera
#BCP 17 Tyler Austin - Chrome
#BCP 9 Eddie Rosario - Chrome
#71 Hanley Ramirez - Gold parallel
#BP 24 J.R. Graham
#BP 89 Austin Hedges
#121 Neftali Feliz
#133 Gio Gonzalez
#209 Yu Darvish

Card of the Day: Tony Campana 2011 Topps Update RC #US57

rosschrisman2003 — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:00:58 +0000

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New Beckett Sports Card Monthly is a MUST read

Cardboard Icons — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:55:47 +0000

I want you to forget everything you think you know about Beckett.

Done?

Now remember everything you know and remember about Beckett.

The times you rushed to the hobby shop or newsstand to find the latest copy just to see who was on the cover.

The times you quickly scanned through the magazine in search up and down arrows.

The times you read the magazine from cover to cover and actually studied the price guide as if there was going to be a quiz in the morning.

Beckett has changed over the years just as this hobby has. And although the magazine’s standing in the hobby has gone from a necessity to an accessory that only some people still use, the product can still flip a switch and bring back memories in an instant.

Take the latest issue for example.

Whether or not you still use the price guide, I urge you all to at least read the latest issue, it’ll bring back so many memories of an era gone by.

This month’s Beckett Sports Card Monthly features articles and factoids about collecting in the 1990s. And if you were around in the hobby back then, this issue is something you must see.

Reading this particular issue can be cathartic for collectors scorned by the state of today’s hobby.

And before some clown starts bagging on this post and calling me a shill for the magazine, this post is written with all sincerity. True, I have an article in the magazine, but even if you skip over my piece, the remaining articles are worth a read. If for no other reason than to reaffirm the reason you loved collecting when you were younger.

Card Show Post-Mortem

dayf — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:39:00 +0000

Card show's over. It didn't go exactly as planned, but I was able to pick up a few doozies. I went with Quality over Quantity this time picking up 16 cards in total. Not enough for a Top 20 list, but once I post the Top 5 from the last show next week I'll do a Top 10.

Here's how my card show goals turned out as illustrated by ponies:

1) I have a very short list of cards that I will blow my whole wad on if I can find one. Didn't blow my whole wad but CHECK

2) Pick up at least 1 card I need for my 1953 Topps set. CHECK

3) Attack my Vintage Braves team set needs. CHECKITY CHECK CHECK CHECK

4) Snag a pile of cheap fillers for my '54-56 Topps sets. FAIL

5) Look for cards for my '60, '63, '65, '71 and '72 sets. - Mostly fail except for one huge CHECK

6) Find one really good non-sport card. EPIC WIN

7) Grab an unexpected bargain like the '58 Musial I am too lazy to link. CHECK

8) Be on the lookout for cards for my fellow bloggers. FAIL. I tried, but couldn't find anything before time ran out.

So all-in-all a good show and he'll probably be coming back by August or September. Since you made it this far through a gauntlet of Ponies, here's one of the pickups from today:

1967 Topps Woody Woodward. One of those dang high number cards you have to have for a team set. Picked it up cheap and in pretty good condition. You'll have to wait for the rest, I gotta get some sleep tonight.

So close…

Kevin — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:15:09 +0000

Odd Moments: Eye for trouble.

Spiff — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:58:00 +0000

Looks like the guys are on track for a win in Houston tonight barring an Astros rally. Since the game is still in progress though I don't want to jinx it by commenting. Instead we'll take a look at one of the Top 50 Strange Moments in Rangers history.

Coming in at number 27 we have Ned Yost, shown here on card 221 of the 1985 Donruss set. The December, 1983 Yost for Sundberg trade was one of the worst trades in Rangers history. This incident helps explain in part why.

In his lone season with Texas Yost appeared in just 80 games. Part of the reason for his low number of appearances was due to being on the disabled list.

Yost had been having trouble hitting and throwing out runners. Many people might have attributed that to the fact that he had been a back-up catcher for his entire Major League career to that point and was trying to transition to a full-time role at 29 years of age. Also, the comparisons with Jim Sundberg could not have been favorable in the minds of most observers. Manager Doug Rader wasn't buying. Something had to be wrong and it couldn't be his opinion of Yost and Sundberg.

Off to the disabled list went Ned. Why? "Excessive eyelid tension." The unique diagnosis was also described as "heavy eyelid tension." I thought that was what happened when you didn't get enough sleep. I never realized how serious it can be. It is though. At the time Doug Rader remarked that, "We're going to treat it just like knee surgery." Now that's bizarre.