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Card of the Day: Deion Sander 1989 Topps Traded #110T

rosschrisman2003 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:00:30 +0000

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SAN DIEGO! WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?

Sully — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:38:00 +0000

I am in San Diego this weekend, staying near the ballpark.

It is Labor Day weekend.
The weather in San Diego is PERFECT.

Not too hot but certainly summer weather.

The dining in the Gaslamp District is terrific. Trains run right to the ballpark.

The Padres are struggling but still in first place. They come back home... TO A HALF EMPTY BALLPARK!

What the hell is the matter with you San Diego fans???

You have a first place team! A low payroll team in first! You have a chance to have a team in the playoffs in a WIDE OPEN National League!

You play in a beautiful park. I know! I was there tonight! There were lots of places to walk around. Not a lot of people checking my ticket.

COME ON! You haven't seen a champion since the 1963 Chargers. GET ON IT!

I once questioned whether or not San Diego fans can be considered suffering fans.

By the looks of tonight, they were surfing fans!

A disturbing stat for Yankee haters

Sully — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:22:00 +0000

For those of us who are saying "Oh please don't have the Yankees repeat this year" (and it isn't just Red Sox fans saying that), I figured out something that refers the Schadenfreude of watching the Yankees blow a game.

The Yankees are on a roll now, winning 7 in a row despite no A-Rod and uncertainty in their rotation.

And they still aren't blowing games. Sure they've lost a few, including 13 in a not bad but not stellar August.

But they don't blow games late. Yes, Mariano Rivera lost a game to Texas in August, but that game was tied.

The Yankees haven't lost a game where they led in the 8th inning or later since Joba Chamberlain coughed up 4 runs against the Mariners on July 10th.

That was BEFORE the All Star break.

So for those of us hoping to see the Yankees drop a heart breaker, it just isn't happening.

(Maybe they'll be due for a face plant in October! A petty Sox fan can dream, can't he?)

I can be bought…

Captain Canuck — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:19:00 +0000

this isn't news.... but normally I have standards.

Nowadays I sell myself for free cards. And that's just what Too Many Grandersons offered me for a plug on the old blog.

Consider yourself plugged sir. Go check it out. He seems nice. You may even get snacks.

So come here for the Braves news, soccer/football highlights, and some rant about hockey, then go there for snacks. Everyone wins.

There’s Too Many Grandersons! Er…Million Dollar Giveaway Giveaway!

SpastikMooss — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:56:00 +0000

Too Many Grandersons is having an NFL Million Card Giveaway Card Giveaway. Sounds confusing, but really it's awesome, and I want a giveaway card! So umm...get over there and get on it fools!

#302 – Rick Burleson

night owl — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:51:00 +0000

Card fact: This is Rick Burleson's rookie card.

What I thought of this card then: Didn't see it. But his 1976 Topps card features an almost identical photo, and since I saw that, I didn't miss much.

What I think of this card now: A nice view of Fenway Park.

Other stuff: Rick Burleson, a.k.a, "The Rooster," may have been my favorite player on those Red Sox teams of the 1970s. Our family followed that team closely, since the team was the favorite of both my brother and father. It was my favorite American League team, too.

I liked Burleson because I always gravitated toward the second-banana types. Burleson was a consistent performer at shortstop, playing in a lot of games for the Red Sox between 1974-80, but overshadowed by Yaz, Rice, Lynn, Boomer, Fisk, etc. Burleson put up a lot of hits, although his offensive stats were probably a bit overrated according to today's standards (a rather low OBP most years). He was voted the starting shortstop in the 1977 All-Star Game, and his '78 Topps card with the All-Star shield was one of my favorites as a kid.

Burleson was later traded to the Angels in an off-season deal that also sent Butch Hobson to California for Carney Lansford, Mark Clear and Rick Miller. Burleson had one decent season for the Angels, then hurt his arm and had trouble getting into the lineup for the next few years, until retiring after the 1987 season.

He has worked as a coach, mostly in the minors, since his playing career ended.

Back facts: I'm glad Rick has a great pair of hands. Those infielders with three or four hands freak me out.

Other blog stuff: Two players in this set -- Frank White and Doyle Alexander -- were both born on this date in 1950, meaning they are each 60 today.

Tomorrow’s Going To Be Awesome!

Matt F. — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:22:00 +0000

I Can Be Bribed

dayf — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:15:00 +0000

I have had an extraordinarily long day, so the pics from the game will have to wait until tomorrow (Or today depending on how long it takes me to write this post). I do have something to share with you, and that is that I am a greedy scoundrel who will post anything for the promise of cards. Ok, maybe not anything, but if you have a blog about cards and you want to give me swag just for a link, I'm not gonna say no. So everybody go an click on this link RIGHT NOW:

TOO

MANY

GRANDERSONS

Apparently the title is a pun or something as there cannot be too many Grandersons. At least 2009 and earlier Grandersons. The 2010 version where he's forced to wear that icky stripey uniform, maybe there can be too many of those.

There are not too many of this blog, one is just right. Dennis AKA caljr3000 has only made 7 posts, but what grand and, er, sunny posts they are! There appears to be a lot of box breaking on the blog which is always nice. My broke ass can't even buy 30 dollars worth of groceries (ok, and a rack pack) at Wal-Mart before being shamed and shooed out the door for trying to used a maxed out card with my wife's name on it so a little box break vicariousness is good, no? So far on the blog we've learned that a whole lot has happened to Jumbo boxes in a short five years.

We've also learned Dennis is a shameless self-promoter which is great for a greedy scoundrel like myself. I only know for sure of one other person who linked the blog so if you are greedy too maybe you can get your mitts on a code. It couldn't hurt to try, and besides, the guy posts Simpsons clips so he can't be all bad. Even if he's a bit obsessed with Wolverines.

IT IS FINALLY MINE!

beardy — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:36:58 +0000

The card that I could not find at the National, despite the fact that it was held IN BALTIMORE, finally appeared on eBay earlier this week. It will be making an appearance in my mailbox next week as well.

FINALLY!

-b

2010 Topps Heritage #20 Cole Hamels

Jim — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:32:00 +0000

Phillies 1, Brewers 0
Game 135 - Friday Night, September 3rd in Philadelphia

Cole Hamels dominated the Brewers tonight, pitching 7 strong innings on the way to a Phillies' 1-0 victory. (Jenna and I attended this game, and with the exception an unfortunate crab fries incident, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.) Hamels didn't allow a hit until he had 1 out in the 5th, and he worked out of first and second situations in the 6th and 7th. In total, he allowed just 3 singles, while walking 3 and striking out 7 on the way to his 9th victory of the year. Jose Contreras and Ryan Madson pitched perfect frames in the 8th and 9th to secure the win, and Madson recorded his 5th save of the year. With the Braves losing to the Marlins, the Phillies are now just 1 game back of the NL East leaders.

The Phillies probably shouldn't have scored when they did. Shane Victorino led off the 2nd with a gift double to left center. Left fielder Ryan Braun appeared to be easily tracking Victorino's fly ball, but he peeled off at the last moment as the ball dropped in between Braun and center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Victorino advanced to 3rd on Raul Ibañez' grounder to the right side, and he came in to score on Carlos Ruiz' grounder to short.

Inexplicably, the Phils came up empty in the 4th when they loaded the bases with no one out, yet failed to score a run. Ibañez struck out swinging and Ruiz lined into a double play to end the threat. They'll try to tally more than 4 hits tomorrow night when Roy Halladay takes to the mound for the second game of the series.

Public Service Announcement: Chickie's and Pete's crab fries at the ballpark are delicious. That's an undeniable fact. But they should not be eaten rapidly, before the start of a game, on an empty stomach. You will regret it for the duration of the game. Please do not make the same mistake I did.