TTM Success - Chance Sisco - A friend of mine from Instagram held a private signing with former Oriole, Chance Sisco recently. I had some Sisco cards left over from when I saw him la...

Sorting things out - I'm finally getting around to the latest big box from Johnny's Trading Spot, which arrived two weeks ago. Boxes that size are a lot to deal with amid ...

Padrographs Sends Cards! (Part 3) - Welcome back to the third consecutive post detailing the goodies that Rod (from Padrographs) recently mailed my way! Most of the remaining cards in the b...

Card of the Day: Ken Griffey, Jr. 1995 Kraft Singles Superstars #5 -

Upper Deck Takes on 4 Nations Face-Off! - This season, the NHL is introducing its newest event, the 4 Nations Face-off. Top players around the league will represent their respective home ...

First 2025 card -

Jim Schifman dreamed of pros, made it for eight games - Vanderbilt's Jim Schifman had a disappointing junior season, but he hoped to turn it around his senior year and turn pro, he told his hometown Kansas Cit...

Takin' Some Shorts (Prints) - *Cardinals and Heritage needs, including a stupidly elusive card. * The latest (well, as of November) mailer from the one and only Night Owl Cards was h...

1973 Topps Baseball #273 Chris Speier, Photo Identified from July 15, 1972 - Many baseball card blogs from our hobby's history cover the full, eccentric range of 1973 Topps photography. Many card shots originate from spring traini...

Pack Break: 1992 Topps Gruesome Greeting Cards - If you're visiting this site then you are a fan of trading cards and know that Topps especially has released their fair share of non-sports sets. I can...

1992 Topps Gruesome Greeting Cards - If you're visiting this site then you are a fan of trading cards and know that Topps especially has released their fair share of non-sports sets. I can ...

Trying our luck again with another box of 2021-22 Upper Deck Credentials... -

RIP - Bob Uecker - Bob Uecker (a/k/a "Mr. Baseball") passed away today, January 16, 2025 at age 90. He's the 2nd 90-year-old former player to have passed this week (with Fe...

2025 Topps -

RIP - 2024 - Players from the 1965-1975 era that passed away in 2024: Also: Carl Weathers, Golden Richards, Mike Kolen. Baseball deaths in 2024

All-Star Rookie Cups in the 2024 World Series - To kick off the 2024 edition of the World Series we are going to examine the series from a Rookie Cup perspective and see if that can predict a winner. ...

Back Stories: Statistically Speaking - "Jaromir played in both the world junior and senior championships. He led Kladno in goals and points and was the first Czech player to attend an NHL draft...

The Little Differences - I wonder how many times I passed by a variation of card that I needed because they were so close to each other. Recently I found not one but two variat...

Franklin High Star Ron Santo - Fandom and it's associated collecting is a strange thing. When I first became a Ron Santo fan I was young boy. Ron was in his prime, smashing home runs...

2023 Bowman Baseball Review - Back in my day … oh boy, you know when someone starts off a sentence that way, you’re in for a grumpy, “old head” review. Let me rephrase that a little bet...

Le Renaissance - Oh hello there. It's been a minute hasn't it? About a year, actually a little over a year, since my last post. I'll be honest I didn't intend to take...

'We need your stinking patches!' Showing off Topps manufactured patches through the years - I've seen some hot takes that people aren't happy with the commemorative batting helmet cards included as bonuses in 2022 Topps Series 2 blasters. I've ...

【ポルテ野球教室】合宿と野球大会の時期や回数と内容まとめ - ポルテ野球教室の合宿や野球大会について、こんな風に疑問に思っていませんか？ 合宿は年に何回、何泊であるのかな？ 合宿や大会参加に費用はかかる？ 親は合宿を手伝ったり当番の負担があるの？ 合宿の内容は？うちの子はついていけ

John Means, 2021 Topps #272 - I may have strayed far from the discipline of my early years of blogging, but I'm not so far gone that I won't check back in on the occasion of the be...

Blog Kiosk: 9/15/2020 - Dodgers Links & News - Some Odds and Ends - I missed this recent release from Topps yesterday. Featured here is a Topps *2020 Turn Back the Clock* online exclusive card made available yesterday, an...

Fernando Tatis Jr. Superfractor anyone? - What a pull. Could use some better pics but very nice indeed. Out of the 50+ cases of Heritage I have opened in the past 20 years, I have never been luck...

Final Card: Dick Bertell - I already posted Dick Bertell's 1965 card, so I will dispense with the usual write-up. I recently acquired his final card (#587) and have moved several car...

Collecting the 1967 Phillies - Wow, it's been 2 1/2 months since I've posted any baseball cards. I needed something to bounce me out of my post-season doldrums, and it came to me today. ...

1952 Topps, Carl Erskine - #250 Carl Erskine For no apparent reason, I haven't posted a card on here for two weeks. It is Christmas time and my weekends off have been dealing with ...

Cards are in the Mail! - If you signed up for my Pack A Daily do-over mailouts, the first round has been mailed!! Note that I had (and still have) mailers that were already put t...

Dick Kelley (#203) - Dick Kelley was signed by the Milwaukee Braves in 1959, and made his major-league debut on April 15, 1964. In that game he had the misfortune of giving up ...

Card Spotlight: 9-6-19 - 2019 Donruss #113 - Yoan Moncada I am sitting here at the computer digesting the latest offering from Tool called Fear Inoculum. While it's pleasing to t...

The Stale Gum Podcast: Episode #1 - Everyone else is starting a podcast, why not me? Give it a listen, tell me what you like and don't like about it. In this episode, I talk about my recent v...

Philadelphia Eagles (bonus cards - part 2) - Here are the remaining 6 cards in the 1968 Eagles set produced by RetroCards . (You can see the other 12 cards here in part 1.) *Lane Howell* was the Eag...

Y'all a bunch of idiots - Grabby title I'm sure but hear me out. I don't break anymore due to cost, though, and not to humble-brag, I have more available funds now than in my heyda...

Pull the Trigger 20.20 ($30) - *1970 Topps Luis Aparicio* This is one of the cards I picked out of a dollar box a couple of weekends ago. Turns out I already had it, so now I'm happy to...

1887 Tobin Color Lithographs - Many early examples of baseball cards are actually advertisements for different retail shops. The Tobin Color Lithographs stand out from others that came ...

New Year Pack Break: 2018 Topps Fire - I had this pack with me the last couple of days, but never got around to opening it. But it's Monday, a bit late in the afternoon, and I forgot to pack a l...

Phillies Inkquest: A Re-Introduction and an Autograph Dead Zone List - The Phillies Inkquest is defined the quest to find certified autographed cards of Phillies for the following categories: World Series participant, HOFer...

Oriole #1024- Trey Mancini - While playing catch-up organizationally and blog-wise, it's amazing to me just how quickly my collection got out of hand. I've done my best to periodically...

239. Big Boy Kraft: Fifty-Five and Out - *This week we'll continue to go backwards through baseball history and examine the single-season home run leaders of the pre-steroid era. Preceding Tony...

2018 Royals FanFest - My wife and I made the annual trek to the Royals FanFest this weekend in Kansas City. Unlike the last two years, the crowds were pretty mild. I heard the...

Italy Fails To Qualify for 2018 World Cup - with a draw today versus Sweden, Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958. That is all.

Have You Heard? December 9th is National Hobby Shop Day!! - Many of you may know *Michael Fruitman*. Mike is the owner of *Mike's Stadium Sportscards* in *Aurora, Colorado*. You can follow him on *Twitter* here. A...

2014 Topps Opening Day blaster - The 2014 Topps Opening Day is a 220-card set. As in previous Opening Day releases, the cards are just like the Topps Series One, although this year Topp...

Mike Schmidt - The Wall - I'll get back to the 30-day Baseball Card Challenge on Monday, but first this... A few days ago I saw the movie "Pink Floyd The Wall" on TV. I wasn't buyin...

2016 Topps Allen & Ginter Retail - Repack box pack time. Let's tear in. Top to Bottom: 141 Colin Rea 144 Matt Holliday BL-11 Ted Williams Baseball Legends 142 Jake Arrieta Mini 310 Patrick...

So I got quoted in an ESPN article today… - Real or not? Jose Reyes and Eric Hosmer are problems

Wanted - 2017 Topps Rediscover Topps 2008 Buybacks - Hey guys. If anyone finds any of the 2008 Rediscover Topps Buybacks in their 2017 Topps cards, please keep me in mind. Thank you! P.S. Still not dead

Buffalo Bills - Here are the 1971 Buffalo Bills, just 3 years removed from being the worst team in football in 1968 with a record of 1-12-1 (awarding them the #1 pick in t...

Hobby vs. Retail – Buying packs of Sports Cards - Each individual collector starts his or her collection differently. They may choose to collect their favorite player, team, just collect random cards as an...

Kris Bryant -

Still hanging around... - OK, folks. Despite my lack of posting recently, I am still going strong and collecting. This post is mostly experimental, as I haven't posted since I moved...

Christmas Gifts from William & Frankie! - Hey everyone, Drew back here! It is the last day of the year, and I just realized how many different things I'd like to accomplish with the blog today. So ...

Trade List > Hockey > 2015-16 - The following cards are available for trade. If you see anything that interests you, please feel free to drop me an email. *2015-16 Upper Deck*: 2, 3, 5,...

Wanted: Topps Heritage Baseball Cards - I am working on completing Topps Heritage Baseball Card sets. Listed below are some of the sets that are in progress. I would prefer trading as I have many...

The Reds Great Shortstop Battle – Kurt Stillwell 1986 Topps - Back in the 1980s the Cincinnati Reds had a big decision to make at shortstop. Earlier in the decade, they used two high first round draft picks on the pos...

feeling complete, except for some cards that should have been that i didn't make - i certainly didn't think this would happen, but i completed my 1955 topps brooklyn dodger team set recently by adding ed roebuck's card to my collection....

Where the hell does time go? - Man, funny how time flys…. Looking back it’s a wonder on how the hell did I have enough time to … Continue reading →

Help Billy Zoom Kick Cancer's Butt - In the music community, we all take turns helping each other & have since the beginning. Punk rock and benefits always went hand in hand: you name the ...

1927 W560 Simmons, Cuyler, Walberg, Sewell, Clark, Rhem - Today's arrival is this sweet lot of strip cards from 1927. I have plenty of old strip cards but these are the first from this playing card-like set. How...

Come on Guys and Gals ! You Really Disappointed me ! - Did you really think I bought a pair of shoes !! WOW !! I thought I would get some comments on my last post ! After all, where did we used to store our c...

2015 Leaf Best of Hockey Case Break - Part One - I've always been a fan of re-packaged products so I thought I'd take a chance on a 4-box case of 2015 Leaf Best of Hockey. The product contains one slabbed...

A full Reds Team Set - A Full Reds Team Set Of..... 1995 Topps DIII Topps D3 was one of the card "crazes" that started with Kellog's 3-D in the 70's and was foisted upon the co...

I'm here, but not completely - Am I back? I never really left, but I wouldn't say that I'll be posting everyday. Life has been a journey lately to say the least. I have watched my son ma...

’30-Year Old Cardboard’ – The Curtain Call - ’30-Year Old Cardboard’ – The Curtain Call Tonight, I say good-bye. My blogging days are done and my ride of 12,268 articles written will come to an end. ...

BASEBALL BLOGGER SECRET SANTA! (SIGN UPS) - I started this a few years back and people seemed to enjoy it. I dropped the ball on the last couple of years but decided it would be fun to bring back a...

Wednesday: The Best of the Rest - OK, all of the rest. I pulled in a total of nine autographs on that day, pretty good haul and some names to cross off my list. My timing paid off being a...

Saying goodbye... Cards Sold in 2013-14 (mixed feelings) - Now, remember, these are only the cards that I sold in the last year or so. I am working on scanning cards as my trusty elph has finally shit the bed after...

Best of the best, HOF rookies collection… - Here is a little video showing off my collection of vintage rookies cards I made a gaff in the video, I said Bill Russell has a rookie in 1969 Topps, I mea...

David Carpenter - Born on today's date, David Carpenter. "If you think a guy can foul a ball off and then at the same time hit the catcher on the backswing on purpose, you...

World Cup Stock - The Rise and Fall of Cards : USA Ratings - For all my year of contempt toward ESPN, their coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has been pretty good. Its also safe to say that watching ESPN in the mi...

My Encounter with Johnny Antonelli - Hello everyone. We’ve not posted for a long while as life has become more byzantine. For instance, now we work full-time and you’d be amazed how that ja...

Heaven Is for Real Ebook Download - Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boys Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back. "*Heaven is for Real* is a a heartwarming, simple, and surprisingly bib...

3 Walk-Off Wins in 3 Days? Are You Kidding ME???? - True story. Saw it with my own eyes... Even I was starting to doubt my Team a little, but this is exactly what this team and it's fans needed... Much appr...

Chrome Cardboarding - A christmas present that was shiny, just how shiny, lets see Going in reverse order of how I opened the blaster, just for the fun of it Pack 8 The purple ...

Happy New Year! -

2012 Topps Football - 52.4% complete 3,5,7,8,9,12,17,18,19 20,21,22,25,26,27,28,29, 30,37,38,39 40,44,46,47 54, 61,67, 73,74,77, 80,82,85,86,87,88 94,96,98,99 100,101,102,103...

How Good Were Sports Card Black Friday Sales? - Sports card retailers were in full force on Black Friday. Popular quasi-wholesalers Blowout Cards and DA Card World offered specials on boxes and cases. He...

Matt Emmons - Topps 2012 Olympic Hopefuls - 64 - Matt Emmons Saturday we received a successful return from Matt Emmons. He was a gold medal winner in Athens, a silver medal winner Beijing, and a B...

EBay Addition: Jo-Jo Reyes - The last card from the EBay lot was Jo-Jo Reyes. Reyes in the 2008 set was a short print. Reyes is another player from the lot that is on the decline. H...

French Montana Aint Worried About Nothin Mp3 - Lyrics - "Ain't Worried About Nothin'" [Hook:] Nigga, I ain't worried 'bout nothin' Nigga, I ain't worried 'bout nothin' Nigga, I ain't worried 'bout nothin' I ain't...

Uh Oh. - Got the itch again. Anyone watch to trade?

Say goodbye to Grady - My player collections, as anyone who has seen this blog will know, mostly center on Cleveland Indians from their powerful teams of the 1990's. Thome, Vizqu...

AND SO IT BEGINS……… - Tonight, in front of what is sure to be a loud, raucous and joyfully expectant crowd, the Toronto Blue Jays officially begin their quest to fulfill the ...

2013 Topps Heritage Hobby 5 Box Review - Today I was able to track down some Topps Heritage hobby boxes. These are scheduled to hit tomorrow, but many hobby shops will be getting them in today. ...

Annoyed, but not - First, the annoyed bit. Let's get that out of the way first. I'm going through my jumbo box of 2013 Series 1, and I've opened four packs so far. That said,...

R I P : Cho sung min - *I Just read Recently About Cho sung min"s Shocking Death Death * *I Just Copied Some Article from yahoo sports about Cho sung min"s Death * *From Yahoo Sp...

Official Rickey Henderson RH24 Fan Club Logos - Rickey and his manager have been steadily piecing together all aspects of the upcoming Official Rickey Henderson "RH24" Fan Club. After holding a contest ...

Patch Card Of The Day (Manu Style) - Hello all. Still crazy here with work and family stuff here but I have 5 minutes to share a manupatch I scored this week. *2012 Topps Update Blockb...

Kobe Bryant Card Among Most Watched - A Kobe Bryant 2011-12 Panini Gold Standard Basketball card was amongst the most watched cards on eBay the week ending August 28, 2012. The seller of the c...

I'm back. - Hello fellow collectors, I hope that everyone is doing well and having fun in collecting cards and completing your want list. I have been away for awhile n...

Other Things - Hey all. I hope you're having an awesome Summer. The sewingmachinegal and I are soaking up the heat and really having fun. You might remember a while back ...

The "You Did WHAT With The Cup?" Contest - OK, its my turn to run a contest. I am not sure what the prizes will be yet, but plan on them having something to do with your favorite team/player (baseb...

david beckham tattoos pictures -

From Lonestarr to the Lonestar State - Man, time sure flies by when you're busy. I can't believe it's been a month since I've posted anything. Too many swimming, baseball and soccer practices ...

I'm Back... - For at least one post. Hopefully more in the future, It's been a year since my last. The reason for this post is one card. I finally obtained the 2008 Andr...

Whose on First For the Cubs? - Ok the Cubs suck. I admit it. 2011 was a huge dissapointment for a team that couldn’t decide if it was rebuilding or competing. (ala Matt Garza trade) So a...

Hanging Them Up - I remember when I started writing this blog. I was back in Michigan for Christmas in 2008 and, after a year or so of returning to the world of baseba...

Ernie Banks - Baseball In Person Signing - Ernie Banks Autograph Signing *Date:* 08/21/2011 [image: Ernie Banks In Person Autograph] [image: Ernie Banks In Person Item]

My Collecting History - So now that my blog has withered in the blazing heat, along with my grass, I thought I would throw a post out there and see if it sticks. Here is a short h...

Shlabotnik demoted - Courtesy of Grandpa Joe

Democratic Roadkill Delivers The Nitty Gritty Card of the Day!!! - Today's Nitty Gritty Card of the Day came to me courtesy of Duane of the Democratic Roadkill blog. It made its way from Ohio, down to Florida with many vint...

Box Break: 2010 Bowman Chrome - I was in Seattle for the Mariners opening series of the year (things have certainly turned around since then) and stopped by the Card Exchange to try my lu...

Kansas City Chiefs - I'm back, and with the 1972 Chiefs in tow. The Chiefs had just come off a 1971 season where they finished at 10-3-1, good for 1st place in the AFC West. Th...

Unexpected Rays!! - A few weeks ago a package arrived in my mail box from the author of Night Owl Cards. Seems like he was up late looking through his piles and piles of Dodg...

Sports Syzygy - I'm not exactly sure how it is happening, but I'm still getting 9 visitors a day here without posting any new content. Want to read some new content? Head ...

Looking for the latest headlines? Visit www.beckett.com/news - Looking for the latest headlines right here? Be sure to update your bookmarks and head on over to www.beckett.com/news -- our new home on the new-look Beck...

I Was a Teenage Prospector: Andy Benes - Topps’ 1989 cards introduced me to the Draft Pick system. I was absolutely mesmerized when I pulled cards like this. I seem to remember Jim Abbott, Steve A...

Ok, so here' s the deal - I've rigged some kind of pseudo connection with my scanner - so, with that said, I'm going out this weekend and gonna to a mini-splurge on cards. I'm goin...

Crawling out of my hole... - ...to win a free box of Chrome. Go visit Georgie Mindset to win a brand spanking new free box of Topps Chrome. Hey, I never claimed that I wasn't a whore....

Lately - So as some of you may know from reading this here blog, I have been planning a move to Buffalo this month to pursue a graduate degree in Geology/Climate Ch...

Reader Participation OOTP Replay August-October 1902 - *August Award Winners:* *AL Player of the Month: Davy Jones-St. Louis Browns* *AL Picher of the Month: Joe McGinnity-New York Highlanders* *AL Rookie of the...

Does Anybody… - …Have any interest in a Barry Zito autograph? I have several as he seems to sign every time I’m at a Giants game. Nice guy, too. Anyhoo, if interested shoo...

Who Signs As Often As Wade Boggs? - So I was putting some Wade Boggs cards in a binder when I noticed a very odd thing. Wade seems to have an inordinate ...

The Bar is CLOSED - Thanks for all of the support folks. Please head on over to: http://hopefulchase.blogspot.com/

#15: Roger Salkeld - Star Rookie - Two questions: 1. Is that large Mariners emblem on your jacket a sticker? 2. If it's not, what would you trade me for it? Players taken after Salkeld (#3) ...

Don't Make Me... - Keep posting links to my new site. Every time I do, our traffic spikes, so you all must want to read what I'm posting. HERE it is again. Bookmark it. Blogr...

2000 Gamers Football Hobby - 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...

Welcome - 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...

pencils down - *Players:* Larry Walker, Darren Daulton *Card:* 1993 Fleer #715 *Errors:* Why aren't investigative reporters looking into the proliferation beer ads on base...

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