It could just as well be a panel from an issue of Sin City.
No, this card isn't the result of a little kid grabbing a pair of scissors and trimming a little off the side of a card...instead this is a Denny McLain card from a weird little set called Topps Deckle Edge. The card is #8 from a set of 35 that came out in 1969 and today books at $120.00 mint. The key card is the Roberto Clemente and, believe it not, Jim Wynn. This is because Topps numbered the Jim Wynn and Hoyt Whilhelm both card #11.
I enjoy the blue signature on the black and white photo and I did a double take as to if it might be a genuine signature when I first saw the card.
As I think I have stated previously, the first time that I thought "I could do that" in regards to baseball card blogging was when A Pack A Day solicited for writers about a year ago. I applied and got rejected...well to be honest I never heard anything. When life hands you lemons, you've got to make lemonade right? I started Heartbreaking Cards of Staggering Genius and have done close to 600 posts since September of last year. I am hoping to get to a Mario-like 1000 posts by my one year anniversary. 
You know, I hope the decision the Packers made to draft B. J. Raji yesterday at #9 instead of Michael Crabtree at #10 doesn't come back to haunt us in five years.
I'm going with Pascual because in nearly every card I've seen of his his hair seems to be drenched.
I'll try anything once and so when I saw this little experiment in book value for under $10 I went for it. I am promised between 1 and 30 cards that will add up to a whopping $50 book value...My package had a bunch of Pacific and Topps Opening Day of players who have been accused and denied taking steroids. I won't celebrate that so I won't post those. Here are some I liked:
In the end, I was hoping for a few vintage cards or at least some mainstream Topps or Upper Deck base set cards. If you are a Mark McGwire fan, you would have liked my pack. I estimate my cards at about $8.00...I essentially got a pack of Showcase and about 20 semi-stars. In the end once was enough for this brand of repackage.
As you can see it is numbered 73 out of a series of 250 cards. Well, let's stop there. The Play Ball set actually has 162 cards with card #126 never seeing the light of day. My card has two variations. My version [73a] has Harold's birthplace as Dolgville, N.Y. while the other version [73b] has Harold born in Dolgeville, N.Y.
Yesterday was Chipper Jones' birthday and today is mine. If I was born nine hours earlier I would get to share my birthday with a future Hall of Famer but instead I get Tony Phillips and Jacque Jones...so to celebrate I blew a little birthday money and picked up a Jones auto and a Phillips rookie from Checkoutmycards.com.
I'm going to throw this baby on eBay with a minimum bid of $50 right now...
This is my first horseshoe mustache basketball card and it comes from reader Amarillo Jeff.
In less than two months, the $20 bill I have in my pocket will start burning with a white hot intensity for it to be spent on a blaster of the new 2009 Allen & Ginter...so before my Dockers go up in flames, I need to slay the beast that has become completing my 2008 Allen & Ginter set.
This one was just a spur of the moment decision at Target this past weekend and as a Rated Rookie fanatic, it couldn't have worked out better.
Five 1988 and one 1993 Rated Rookie...one of these days I will get my stuff together and get a complete Rated Rookie needs list...I know I've got copies of some of these but even though '88 Donruss was one of the most over-produced sets I don't think I've ever seen the Mackey Sasser or Eddie Williams cards before.
Interesting Fact: Jeff was the first Atlanta Brave to score a run in a World Series game back in 1991.
Interesting Fact: Although you many have never heard of Eddie, he played twelve seasons including one with the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
Interesting Fact: By far the biggest star in this Rated Rookie group, "Black Jack" is now a musician in the band Stickfigure.
Interesting Fact: Jody hit into two triple plays in his career.
Interesting Fact: During his career Mackey developed trouble in throwing the ball back to the pitcher after a pitch. He would double pump the throw before sending it back to the pitcher even though during stolen base attempts he was able to throw the ball in one motion.
Interesting Fact: Billy is tied for the Dodgers record of most pinch hit homers in a season.
I've opened a bunch of Heritage recently and here are some cards that caught my eye...
CC is giving Yankees fans heart burn this spring but don't forget last year he started 6-8 before hoisting the Brewers on his back and carrying them to the playoffs.
Man those guys in the back sure are tall.
Is that Storm Shadow in right field for the Rays?
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