Sorry for submitting such a rough looking card. I was aiming to have Rudy G. caught in the middle of a pirate scrum a la his 2008 Topps Baseball gimmick card.
In case you're wondering what this is all about, here be the Cardboard Junkie.
This the blog edition of Trader Crack's, one of the first trading card sites dedicated to the not-so-lost art of trading. Here you'll find a mix of hobby musings, news, the occasional box break and anything else that crosses my mind. I firmly believe in stressing the fun side of the hobby. Enjoy your stay and feel free to comment and add to the discussion.
Jennifer Love Hewitt is on the cover and I'm on the inside covering iCardz's upcoming "Canada at War" set as well as providing a brief mention for Breygent's "Deaxter: Season Three" release in the New and Noteworthy column (at least that was the plan).
Baseball card stories from Jamie Ogden
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Jamie Ogden played eight years in the Minnesota Twins system, including over
300 games at the Triple-A Level. He is now a President's Circle Realtor at Edin...
196(9) At A Time - Page 60
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Two Hall of Famers are featured today.
#527 - Al Lopez - We start with our first hall of famer right off the bat.
Lopez was in his second stint as manag...
Blow Out the Candles Nov 24
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2006 SP Legendary Cuts #11
HOFer Joe "Ducky" Medwick was born in Carteret, New Jersey on this date in
1911. A member of the famous "Gashouse Gang" Joe was ...
the fernando valenzuela card that should have been!
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prior to the start of the 1991 season, the dodgers released fernando
valenzuela. while only 10 years removed from 'fernandomania', el toro had
posted an er...
The first baseball cards?
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BMW Sportscards is selling six cartes de visite that feature members of the
1866 Unions of Lansingburgh, billing them as the oldest known baseball
cards. W...
Product Preview - 2009-10 Upper Deck Series Two
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The anticipation for rookie cards of the new class which hit the ice in
October is unrelenting. The release of Upper Deck Series Two continues the
traditio...
2008 Bowman
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I'm surprised that no one here has done a pack of 2008 Bowman. I honestly
don't remember when or how I got this one, but it was awhile back. My
girlfriend ...
Trading with Ryan's Memorabilia Redux
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By the time I start my daily routine and look to head off to work for the
day, the man pictured up above will have officially earned his 3rd NL MVP,
barrin...
1993 Triple Play Nicknames
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I love insert sets from the beginning of their common use in card releases.
They were so simple...and yet so desirable.....unattainable, and yet
unescapa...
Team 2000
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There's a lot of talk about what the greatest insert set is and I'm throwing
the Team 2000 inserts from the 1992 Pinnacle set into the ring.
The great natu...
Cardboard appreciation: quarterfinal #2
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*(Ah, Thanksgiving. A holiday devoted to appreciation. But when I sit down
with a virtual multitude of family members and bow my head before the giant
turk...
70's set poll
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The deadline on the poll on the right requesting your assistance in helping
me choose which set to focus on next is almost up. I have no real preference
on...
Box Busters: 2009-10 Donruss Elite Basketball
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Join wanna-be elitists Keith Hower and Tracy Hackler as they help themselves
to one of the first boxes of 2009-10 Donruss Elite Basketball.
Relic Contest? Yes!
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How about this as a relic contest for all of you who are home for more days
off during the holidays? Sounds like a great deal, and I'll bet it is. Check
it...
Blaster Break - 2009 Goodwin Champions
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The blaster box that I bought last week while I was in California was a 2009
Goodwin Champions box. 12 packs per box. 4 cards per pack. Here are some of
th...
Can Somebody Explain this to Me?
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2009 Topps Heritage #272 Scott Olsen
This is a perfectly fine card of former Marlins and current Washington
Nationals pitcher Scott Olsen. Well perfectly ...
Ho Ho Holiday Contest Rules Update
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I am expanding the rules to include ANY holiday ocuring in the months of
November, December & January. Get as obscure as you'd like. There's a couple
of ea...
Lake Effect Brewers Cards
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Came home to a nice little package from Greg at Lake Effect Baseball Cards.
It was so nice that I thought that I'd change the name of his blog for a
post. ...
What was he thinking?
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In 1988 Tom O'Malley was a utility infielder appearing on a truly ugly Score
card, number 534. I mean, this card just doesn't have anything going for it.
N...
Trade Me Anything! III: Trade #13
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The Collective Troll sent this latest trade. If he was serving up this trade
in a diner, it might be referred to as "a heaping plate of anything, extra
any...
Upper Deck with the stranglehold
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Upper Deck just announced on its Facebook page (at least that's where I read
it) that they signed New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada to an exclusive
de...
Upper Deck Replacement Redemption
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After watching McFadden's stock plummet and waiting months for my On-card
McFadden Masterpieces Auto, I requested a replacement and got this:
[image: Photo...
Updates, I’ve got them
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Not the cards, but an update on the blog itself. It’s been almost two months
since my last post, an ode to the band and the player known as Devo. Then,
li...
Just Two More Fergie Jenkins Cards To Go….
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With the acquisition of this card I am now just 2 cards away from completing
my Fergie Jenkins player collection. When I set out to collect every card
issu...
Tike Redman Has a Really Cool Name
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Tike Redman 2007
Now, THIS guy's name is friggin' awesome. I know that Tike isn't his real
name but it's what he is known by and you are bound to develop a...
Mauer Wins 2009 MVP and I Am At Peace
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Rant avoided. Thank god.
The votes are in and Joe Mauer is the 2009 AL MVP. I cannot express how
happy that makes me, as Mauer is my favorite player and de...
Card #172 Now Officially Belongs to...
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A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that Topps reserved six cards for the AL
and NL award winners that were going to be announced this week. Now we know
wh...
Welcome Omar Vizquel
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The White Sox signed Omar Vizquel, who will be 43 in April, to a one year
deal today. He will be used as a backup middle infielder.
The White Sox have a kn...
New MLB Rookie Card Logo to Debut in 2010
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It's still on the front of the card, which I hate, but it's a start. As you
can see from the recently released preview images of 2010 Heritage, the new
RC ...
Don Zimmer - 1962 Topps Mets
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He's wearing a Mets hat, but has Cincinnati Reds listed for his team. Don
Zimmer was an original Met before he was an army helmet wearing Yankee
coach.
Th...
I Am Still Fighting the Sticker War
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A few comments were hurled my way recently about products getting good
reviews despite card companies using sticker labels for autographs instead
of having...
The future of John Lackey?
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*The Los Angeles Angels will probably try hardest to re-sign this SOB,
because he is the face of the starting pitching rotation* - he bitches,
whines, sn...
Freisleben to Furmaniak, the end of the letter F
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*David James Freisleben *was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round of the
1971 draft. He made his major league debut in 1974 and pitched 3.5 seasons
b...
Blog Kiosk: 11/22/2008
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- Chris at DodgerFan.net wonders if Ben Sheets is in our future.
- Here is another great vintage Baseball photo at Shorpy Blog. It
features 3 ...
BASKETBALL!!
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I was at the card shop the other day with nothing in particular on my mind
to buy when I had a revelation of sorts. Well actually, I just had to ask
myself...
PS: Whitey Ford commemorative patch.
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Almost forgot, in the last post, to tell you about the Big Finish: the
crooked, somewhat dinged WFCP. But its heart is in the right place.If this
patch had...
Quickie post !
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Well, I had some big plans for my one year anniversary on Friday,but without
my computer it's all going to be delayed. I'm amazed that I've been able to
ke...
Song of the Week -
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I have 8,206 songs on iTunes. This is one of them.
Cryin' jag
There are a lot of pop and rock tunes which have to do with crying. Here are
the ones I have:...
Wilkin
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Reader, fellow collector and Tigers fan sewingmachineguy said something the
other day that many Tigers fans have been thinking ever since the, um,
rumors s...
Sunday Sunday Sunday
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Another week, another pick six
But this lovely lass will be disappointed, as Dallas takes out their
frustrations on the hapless Redskins.
Oh yeah, and San D...
#595 Don Lee
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[image: #595 Don Lee]This is one of the best looks we've had at the old "LA"
insignia on the Angels' caps, back in the days when they actually did play
in ...
2009 Press Pass Fusion - Hershiser
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I was looking at ebay for new listings of Orel Hershiser cards. I found
quite a few from the 2009 Press Pass Fusion release. From what I gather, the
Fusion...
Remember Me?
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Hi everybody!! I’m just posting this to let everyone know I’m still alive
and well. As you already know, I haven’t had much free time as of late (in
fact, ...
Trade with Brian from Play at the Plate
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I took my two daughters to the Roman Museum in Canterbury today. They are
studying the Romans at school, so I was being a good father and giving them
some ...
Bazooka Joe And His (Older) Pals
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While not often thought of as Topps cards, Bazooka issued an almost
uninterrupted run of baseball sets from 1959-71, almost all of which were
issued on the...
2008 UD Heroes Autograph
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I made my semi-regular (read: when I remember about the site) trip to
Checkout My Cards.com the other day, and just recently my cards arrived in
the mail....
For All The Cards ...MLS Cup preview
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Sometimes a team looks so good on paper ... er, um ... cardboard - that the
odds are being favorite to win are overwhelming. A Chicago vs. Los Angeles
matc...
1983 Mother's Cookies Giants
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Ok.... Here's how this worked. Fans who attended the August 7, 1983 Giants
versus Astros game received a small box containing 15 Mother's Cookies San
Fran...
Get Out Your Jordan Rookie Cards
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If you have a nice Jordan rookie and haven't had it graded yet, it may be
time to send it in. Since I don't have one, it's not an option for me. But
I'm al...
Rock and Roll
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Now that it's the off season I think I'll be trying my hand at reviewing
records. So this new blog "Tastelikedirt Record Reviews" will be getting
updated ...
2006-07 ITG Heroes and Prospects Box Break
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Well I'm back from the Fall Sports Card Expo in Toronto and I'll be posting
some of my box breaks over the next few days. There were some great deals at
th...
Group Break Results
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The last time I joined a Saints of the Cheap Seats group break, I got some
great cards. I figured why not try again. I did not come close to the Ripken
aut...
2009 Topps U&H Target & Wal-Mart Legends of the Game
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I finally was able to acquire a couple of the Legends of the Game parallels that are available only in Target and Wal-Mart retail packs.I believe this is the...
Failed 90’s prospect: Phil Plantier
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Phillip Alan Plantier (born January 27, 1969 in Manchester, New Hampshire)
is a former Major League Baseball player who played in the major leagues
primari...
A Night of Firsts and Lasts
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I get to take my son to his first hockey game tonight. Well, he's been to
one before, but he was only a few months old, slept through the entire game
and w...
New contest: win a free relic card!
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I'm back to run a contest to promote the Baseball-Reference.com Blog. I have
been a contributor to that blog for over two years. Recently, Sean Forman
(pro...
Night Owlish
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Night Owl is one of my favorite trading partners. Like Condition Poor and
White Sox Cards, Greg has a pretty good want list over at Night Owl Inc.
(I'd lov...
3 On Card Autos: Baseball Outside of Anaheim
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It started over at Dinged Corners and has since spread like wildfire through
the card blogging world. The question they posed, "What are your 3 favorite
on...
Bills and Browns
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So, the purge starts, Or continues, depending on your point of view.
Yesterday, the Bills sacked head coach Dick Jauron after 3+ years of
mediocrity. This ...
Mail Day!
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Oh boy oh boy, don't you just LOVE getting cards in the mail? I sure do. As
I previously stated I've gotten three packages, thus far in this round of
tradi...
The WINNER IS....
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"Hackenbush"
I have 18 pictures, figurines and posters of Chipper.
....Not THAT obsessive.
...right?
Just send your address to chipper_fan@hotmail.c...
A Wicked New Name for my Blog???
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Sometimes I think that I should rename this blog “cool stuff that came from
Wicked Ortega”- this guy is forever hooking me up with the best stuff from
eve...
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are in a holding pattern
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Three things:
First, I know there are a few folks that did not get their "Trick or Treats"
yet. I *hope* to get those out first thing next week. My deepe...
Welcome Back Dubber
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Welcome Back, your dreams were your ticket out.
Welcome back, to the same old Blogs that we laughed about.
That's right Kids! Dubbs is back; and so is his ...
The Winter of Scott Boras(Contest)
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With the baseball season already over, teams are preparing for next year. The Off-Season is looking up to be a hectic one, with many players moving to differ...
Blogger’s Guilt
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The other day, I was working on some of my behind-the-scenes tasks for my
other blogs, when I was looking at some of my Feedburner stats. I noticed
that ov...
A bit of house cleaning
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Found some time today to be productive. Managed to put up some items on Ebay
earlier this afternoon and have caught up with my wantlists this evening.
You'...
clines cornered
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Although I probably owe all readers who have spent any amount of time in New
Mexico an apology for the title of this posting, I just don’t see that
happeni...
Who is Better Peyton Manning or Tom Brady?
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Watching football this year brings up this question again. Who is better:
Peyton Manning or Tom Brady? Without question these are the two best
quarterbacks...
Nothing like the comfort of Soup
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I heard the news late last night and finally found some time to post today.
I grew up idolizing humor that was irreverent and people who weren't afraid
to ...
Hiatus
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Once again I'm forced to place my blog on hiatus until further notice. I'm
posting this from my blackberry which, nice as they are, are not the ideal
blogg...
Moving on up… to the East Side
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No takers on that printing plate? Guess I’ll have to take it with me to the
new place. Just a heads up to those of you out there who I’m in the middle
...
The Infield
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Two post in one week! Blogger may melt down due to this flurry of activity
from me. But I am starved for Red Sox now that the season is over. From
reading ...
Cards as therapy
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We are a few, short days away from the postseason, my friends. And you know
what that means to fans who have a team still playing, don't you?
Angst. Frust...
The Last of the Goodwins (Until Next Week)
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And onto the last pack -
First off a few cards I can do without - neither of these really grab me as
cards that should be in this set - Samaradiza (I'm not...
welcome to the big leagues
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Today in baseball history (1955 that is) Brooks Robinson made his major
league debut. Getting two hits on his opening day was a teaser of what was
to come....
Ebay Auction of The Week: MJ Game Used Auto card
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In honor of Micheal Jordan’s Hall of Fame induction Friday, the Ebay Auction
of the Week goes to a sweet Game-used autograph card hand numbered to 23.
This...
2008 Heroes - Full case part 2
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At this point I’ve pulled the average on all the bigger hits except the
Yankee Stadium Legacy memorabilia card. I thought this would be a good
stopping po...
Ivan Rodriguez Returns to Where it All Began
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Yesterday Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez returns to Arlington where his Major League
career began. When I first heard the news I was a bit troubled. I mean the
Ran...
So, what are you looking at?
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Okay, here’s the deal: I didn’t lose much. I have most of the important
posts backed up (such as my interviews with sketch card artists).
Nevertheless, the...
The Future of...
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For now, I'm not sure what the future of TNB will be. It's been months since
I last posted and even longer since I last collected. So, for now, I think
it'...
2000 Gamers Football Hobby
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Game on!
A few weeks ago I bought a hobby box of 2000 Fleer Gamers football from my
local card shop. Why? I always enjoyed the baseball set and like the car...
Market Square Day 2009
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Collected Studio set up shop in downtown Portsmouth for Market Square Day
2009 and what a fun time we had! The weather was a perfect 76 degrees and
sunny w...
Game 7 vs. Interleague?
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So tonight is the night that a Stanley Cup Champion will be decided and it
is also the night that the Toronto Blue Jays face off against Hanley Ramirez
and...
The end of the road
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A few people have been asking me about the future of the blog, so it is
about time that I officially addressed it. After a lot of thought and
consideratio...
Baseballcardman does Trade With ArodYanksFan:
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Yeah!!!!!!! I am back to trading
baseballcardman receives from *ArodYanksFan*:
*2007 Topps Generation* Now Vintage GNV14 Matt Cain
*2007 Topps Opening Day ...
Redundant....same old, same old
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So today I was presented a product, it was a good product and I think it
would sell. Only problem I have is that, we have some of the most creative
minds w...
Update
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Well like a pussy I chickened out. The people I was planning on going with
backed out last minute and I didn't really feel like going alone. Oh well...
The Current State of My Hobby
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Please note that this post is entitled "The Current State of *MY* Hobby",
but maybe my current state is similar to other collectors out there. Perhaps
some...
1 of 1
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Recently Steve from The Easy Life gave me a couple 1 of 1 autographs. For
absolutely nothing. I couldn't believe it. I'm going to do a post on each of
thes...
Welcome 1, Welcome All
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This has been a very busy week for Theo and the Red Sox. I think he's done a
good job in investing in low risk high reward players. In the next couple of
w...
Boxbusters Stl Hotstove Update
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The Cardinals have signed lefty reliever Royce Ring to a one year deal. Ring
was drafted in 2002 by the White Sox and has spent time with the Mets,
Padres,...
Welcome
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If you are reading this I can only assume that you are fellow baseball card
collector or you are hopelessly lost in cyberspace. Being a long time reader
of...
New Admin Bar Design
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Today we launched a redesigned admin bar, the handy toolbar you see at the
top of every WordPress.com blog when you’re logged in. We’ve retired the old
fla...
Have you got a hobby-related blog of your own or read one regularly that isn't listed here? Please email me and I'll check it out and add it to my blogroll ASAP.
It all began with a pack of E.T. cards when I was a little ankle biter. From there I started collected any and all cards I could get my hands on. In recent years I've focused my collecting to sets, John Jaha, Montreal Expos and autographs - as well as anything that catches my attention. I believe in collecting for the fun of it and hope to show that here. I currently write for Non-Sport Update and have written for Beckett Baseball Card Plus and Canadian Sports Collector.
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LOL, works for me! Funny stuff!
Great!!!
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