Heartbreaking Cards of Staggering Genius: Interrupting An Afternoon's Reading

Players I Collect

Baseball:

Minnesota Twins

Milwaukee Braves [1953-1965]

Wisconsin Related Players:

Andy Pafko -- Needs List
Burleigh Grimes -- Needs List

Hank Aaron

Jordan Zimmermann

Brad Radke

Kole Calhoun

Tom Poquette -- Needs List

Daulton Varsho (Diamondbacks prospect)

Decatur, Illinois and Central Illinois Related Players:

Bill Madlock (Decatur) -- Needs List

Zack Monroe (Peoria)

Walter "Boom-Boom" Beck (Decatur)

Jayson Werth (Springfield)

Dennis Werth (Mount Pulaski)

Del Unser (Decatur) -- Needs List

Jeff Innis (Decatur)

Dick Schofield (Springfield)

Robin Roberts (Springfield)

Kevin Koslofski (Decatur)

Kevin Roberson (Decatur)

Hitters:

Luke Easter -- Needs List

Vic Power -- Needs List

Max Kepler, Ichiro, Harmon Killebrew, David Ortiz/David Arias Twins cards, Robin Yount, Jim Thome, Matt Williams

Pitchers:

Juan Berenguer -- Needs List

Fred Hutchinson -- Needs List

Don Mossi -- Needs List

Wilbur Wood -- Needs List

Glen Perkins, Bartolo Colon, Jamie Moyer, Barry Zito, Dock Ellis

Miscut Cards

Mars Attacks Heritage 1-of-1 Sketch Cards

Knuckleball Pitchers

Reprint copies of Andy Pako 1952 Topps #1

Copies of 1972 Topps #19 Billy Cowan

Topps Commemorative Patch Cards

Minis

X-Fractors

Floating Head Cards

Political Cards

Cards with Sports Stadiums

Cards with Team Mascots

Football:

All Green Bay Packers players -- Jeff Query, John Kuhn

Dan Hampton -- Needs List

Alan Page

Eau Claire, WI Area Players:

Tim Krumrie -- Needs List

Bill Schroeder

Jim Leonhard

Sets and Insert Sets I Am Working On

Baseball:

Vintage Franken-Set: Needs List

1948-1949 Leaf Baseball: Needs List

1955 Topps Doubleheaders: Needs List

1962 Topps Green Tint: Needs List

1972 Topps: Needs List

2011 Topps Diamond Die Cuts: Needs List

2013 Topps Cut To The Chase: Needs List

2018 Topps Heritage & High Numbers Decals Insert Sets: Needs List

Non-Sports Cards:

1934 W. D. & H. O. Wills Animalloys Needs List

1962 Topps Mars Attacks: Needs List

1995 Marvel Metal: Needs List

2003 Upper Deck The Hulk Movie Cards Famous Hulk Covers Insert Set: Needs List

2012 Topps Mars Attacks Heritage Green Border Insert Set: Needs List

2013 Panini Beach Boys Trading Cards: Needs List

2014 Topps Allen and Ginter Chuck Klosterman Cards: Needs List

2018 MST3K Garbage Pail Kids Variations: Needs List

2018 Topps Stranger Things Season One: Needs List

"Matt" Garbage Pail Kids: Needs List

Political Cards:

1991 Pro Set Desert Storm: Needs List

My Blog List

Mint Condition

Finally, Another MLBer Named Bubba - Yeah, after 13 years we finally have another MLB player named Bubba. I was kinda missing those, and it brings me back to 2004, when you could have guys n...
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The Writer's Journey

Fun Cards Submissions: 1975 Topps Aquino, VanMeter, Castillo, and Garrett - I received an email earlier today from a blog reader. Jere Chandler wrote, “I recently stumbled across your custom Reds cards and really enjoyed looking th...
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Night Owl Cards

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All Trade Bait, All The Time...

The National Haul Part 4 Non-Dodgers and HOFers - Aloha, everybody, Here's the final of my 4-video series showing off the cardboard loot I scored on at The National. I didn't hunt only Dodgers in Chicago...
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Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey

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The Chronicles of Fuji

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Thoughts and Sox

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Dodgers Blue Heaven

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Nachos Grande

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White Sox Cards

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Sports Card Info

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Baseball Cards Come to Life!

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foul bunt

2019 National Free Signer - Jim Perry - I was really excited to meet Jim Perry when it was announced that he would be one of the free signers at this year's National. When I was in high school,...
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Wrigley Wax

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JOHNGY'S BEAT

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Cards on Cards

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Shoebox Legends

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23 hours ago
Sports Collectors Daily

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23 hours ago
The Yount Collector

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The Angels, In Order

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Autographed Cards

2008 Tristar Projections, Balbino Fuenmayor - #182 Balbino Fuenmayor Here is a card that I got signed at a Burlington Bees game in 2009. Actually, my dad got this card signed for me. The Bees were a ...
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Padrographs; Abner to Zimmer

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2 days ago
Japanese Baseball Cards

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2 days ago
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Ballcard Mania

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$30 A Week Habit

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A Pack To Be Named Later

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Can't Have Too Many Cards

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2 weeks ago
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Heartbreaking Cards of Staggering Genius

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Gint-A-Cuffs IV

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Cards That Never Were

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é rayhahn, rayhahn

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1 month ago
Royals and Randoms

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2 months ago
The Great Sports Name Hall of Fame

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2 months ago
The Fleer Sticker Project

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2 months ago
Coot Veal and the Vealtones

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2 months ago
Long Way from Lambeau

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Crackin Wax

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3 months ago
Stale Gum

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4 months ago
I am Joe Collector

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4 months ago
My Cardboard Mistress

2006 Topps Allen & Ginter #250 - This might be the worst looking card in the entire set. Just kidding that belongs to Gustavo Chacin.
4 months ago
Thorzul Will Rule

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4 months ago
2 by 3 Heroes

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5 months ago
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5 months ago
bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog

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5 months ago
The Daily Dimwit

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5 months ago
PunkRockPaint

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6 months ago
Mark's Ephemera

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6 months ago
Democratic Roadkill

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Starting Nine.

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7 months ago
Long Fly Ball To Because.......

Until we meet again......... -
11 months ago
The Great Orioles Autograph Project

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11 months ago
Diamond Cuts and Wax Stains

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1 year ago
Goose Joak

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"O" No!!! Another Orioles Blog

This Mike Trout stuff with the Commissioner.... - I would personally like to tell the Manfred to actually do some work to promote MLB and lay off Mike Trout. How about get rid of the blackout rules so that...
1 year ago
VIN SCULLY IS MY HOMEBOY

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1 year ago
Dawgbones, a Phillies Phan!

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1 year ago
Canadian Cardboard

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1 year ago
The Trading Card Manifesto

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1 year ago
A Pack A Day

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1 year ago
The Infinite Baseball Card Set

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1 year ago
Use My Camera

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1 year ago
Topps 1971

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1 year ago
Hand Collated

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1 year ago
Chef's Cards

A Hall Of Famer and Someone Else - It is rare in the box of 5000 that i run across cards of guys I recognize more than just a name. Sure there are the Andres Gallaraga's, the Ozzie Canseco'...
1 year ago
26 Cent Summer

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1 year ago
The Amazing Shea Stadium Autograph Project

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1 year ago
Waxaholic

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1 year ago
Voice of the Collector

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...
1 year ago
Baseball Cards Rule

- Been a long time since I've posted any cards so gonna try to start it up again. Got this one in a redemption of Panini points. 2013 Panini America's Past...
1 year ago
Capewood's Collections

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2 years ago
Pursuit of Red Sox

2017 Sainbury's Create the World Lego cards - A little change of pace today. A supermarket called Sainsbury's, not unlike Walmart or Target, started a promotion on the 3rd of May in which exclusive pac...
2 years ago
Paul's Random Baseball Stuff

I have too many hobbies… - I miss blogging. I do not miss blogging about baseball every day. My reasons for going into semi-retirement remain: I don’t get to go to enough Atlantic Le...
2 years ago
Scott Crawford On Cards!

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2 years ago
My 2008 Topps Set Blog

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
2 years ago
Baseball Card Database » Minnesota Twins

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2 years ago
The Baseball Card Blog

Cards I Have Known - You've caught me in a lyrical mood tonight. Maybe it's the chilled autumn air of my walk home from work tonight. Or maybe it's that we're finally able to t...
2 years ago
Texas Rangers Cards

Royal Delivery. - Long time friend, reader, and Royals fan extraordinaire Mark sent me a small group of Rangers inserts from recent sets. Among the cards he sent my way was...
2 years ago
Play at the Plate

Time for the Medal Ceremony - With the 2016 Paralympics set to begin September 7th and run through September 18th, but the winner of the contest decided, I thought you might like to see...
2 years ago
Old School Breaks

Box Breaks Upcoming! - Hey everyone, With school starting I’ve been spending a lot of time in my classroom getting it ready so I haven’t had a lot of time to post here since retu...
2 years ago
Bad Wax

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3 years ago
SportsCardBlog.net

Save the Card Shops - SportsCardBlog.net, in collaboration with collectors around the world, have come up with ways to help improve the promotion of hobby shops. By using these ...
3 years ago
Funny Baseball Cards

Gotta Catch Em All -
3 years ago
Trader Crack's Card Blog

Trade List > Baseball > 2016 - The following cards are available for trade. If you see anything that interests you, please feel free to drop me an email. *2016 Topps Baseball*: *Jackie ...
3 years ago
Gem Mint - tales of cards & players

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3 years ago
CheckOutMyCards.com Blog

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3 years ago
Project '62

Kris Bryant -
3 years ago
drewscards

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 ...
3 years ago
Cards from the Quarry

2017 Rockies Want List - Completed Team Sets - 151/881 = 17.1% COMPLETE pending arrival = red *2017 Bowman - COMPLETE* *2017 Bowman Silver - COMPLETE* 2017 Bowman Purple 5, 54 ...
3 years ago
Life and Baseball Cards

Moving On… - This is probably finally, mercifully the last call for this blog. Maybe an out-of-habit shill here & there whenever I launch new ventures or whatever, but...
3 years ago
Poor Old Baseball Cards

NEW SITE COMING SOON - Hi all, it's been a while since I last posted. I'm working on a new site. I hope to have it ready in the next few weeks. You can find new items on the Faceb...
4 years ago
The Diabetic Card Geek

My 2015 NSCC Wrap! - Well, the 2015 Nation Sports Card Convention (NSCC) has come and gone. Much like every other year, we spend 51 weeks waiting for it, and then the week FLY...
4 years ago
garvey cey russell lopes

will there be a final tribute? - shortly after i started this blog in september of 2008, i received an email from ben henry, creator of the baseball card blog and someone with whom i had t...
4 years ago
The Cardboard Don

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 →
4 years ago
The Wax Morgue

Topps Mends My Broken Heart - Finally! Here we have my favorite Jose Canseco card of 2015 and it comes from none other than Topps’ flagship, series 2. Before I begin I have to say that ...
4 years ago
ALL TRIBE BASEBALL

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...
4 years ago
Two Packs A Day

November 26, 2013 - 2012 Panini Prizm and 2011 Topps Pro Debut - 2012 Panini Prizm 177 Norichika Aoki 104 Brandon Phillips 123 Ozzie Smith 69 Jose Reyes 41 Starlin Castro 84 B.J. Upton 2011 Topps Pro Debut 10 Justin B...
4 years ago
Cardboard Heaven

Baltimore Ravens: Who Has The Most To Prove In 2015? - *Re-Blogged From: ProFootballSpot.com* *The Baltimore Ravens have a slew of solid veterans on the roster, but mixed in with the core of the team are ...
4 years ago
Baseball Card Bust

Greg Luzinski, 1984 Fleer - *Name: *Greg Luzinski *Team: *Chicago White Sox *Position: *Designated hitter *Value of card: *A circle *Key 1983 stat: *Beard made of 50,000 porcupine spi...
4 years ago
Got it. Got it. Need it.

Bloggers' Wantlists - *Cam* - Carlos Lee - Hunter Pence - Michael Bourn - Astros - Tampa Bay Rays *Mark's Ephemera* - 1971 Topps (baseball) - Orel Hershise...
4 years ago
THE PURSUIT OF 80's(ness)

Card in the Wallet...I'm in! - Here we go... 2009 Goudey Jacoby Ellsbury is in the wallet.
4 years ago
Emerald City Diamond Gems

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...
4 years ago
The Sandlot

Big Box of Trade Bait ft. '75 Yount RC #I'mStill Alive - Hello world! It's been over 9 months since my last post and some of you have gotten sporadic emails from me for trades but I'm ready and raring to get back...
4 years ago
30-Year Old Cardboard

’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. ...
4 years ago
A Rookie (baseball) Card Collector

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 ag...
4 years ago
The Zistle Blog

Pulled a damaged card? Get a new one! - I’ve been collecting cards for about 25 years now. I don’t consider myself deep into the collecting industry, and so, when I recently uncovered the card ...
4 years ago
T. Sean Purpose Pitch

What if the Astros drafted DEREK JETER - *WHAT IF…the Houston Astros used the first pick of the 1992 draft and selected Derek Jeter*? T. Sean Shannon is an Emmy award winner, having written fo...
4 years ago
The Mojo Beard

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...
5 years ago
Contrary Guy

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...
5 years ago
Dinged Corners

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 jaz...
5 years ago
Troll Might Rule!!!

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...
5 years ago
Sorting by Teams

Final Post - Well, you know what they say… all mediocre things must come to an end. So, this is the final post at Sorting by Teams. It’s been a blast for me here the p...
5 years ago
Condition: Poor

Happy Opening Day! - After a long and particularly brutal winter, it’s finally here – Opening Day 2014. It just rolls off the tongue. A day of renewal. A day of hope. A day whe...
5 years ago
The Diamond King

McGwires from Fuji - I have a tough time with my McGwire collection. I have about 700 unique McGwires. That's a drop in the bucket, but when I go to shows, nobody has any for ...
5 years ago
'59 topps: one f/g card at a time

#446 Rocky Nelson - Glenn 'Rocky' Nelson had such a varied and interesting career I hardly know where to start, so let's try the beginning. Nelson signed with the St. Louis...
5 years ago
The Pack Prodigy

Catching Up - Hey, readers. It's been a month, and I've yet to post in that period of time. With 20youksox being away at college, I'm on my own for a while. That has pre...
5 years ago
Carl Crawford Cards

Happy New Year! -
5 years ago
Nomo's Sushi Platter

The Holiday Spirit - The month of December is a very festive time of year in every neighborhood across America. The blog world itself is also a bit more cheery and generous. ...
5 years ago
Confessions of a Sports Junkie

A Tough Take - Originally posted on Pinola Photography: Photo of the Day Yesterday I shot the Purdue game against Eastern Michigan. Last year at Eastern Michigan it was a ...
5 years ago
no one's going to read this blog

Trade with Democratic Roadkill - Quite a few months ago I received another large package from Duane at Democratic Roadkill. This is probably the 2nd or 3rd time that we have traded. ...
5 years ago
Sports Card Report

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5 years ago
The Baseball Card Snob

2x3 Heroes Swag - So here is a small sample of what Jeff at 2x3 Heroes sent me. Some set and Yankee team set material, and some Mo and Paul for their individual collectio...
5 years ago
Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz

Why are you here? - You should be here. http://www.madduxglavinesmoltz.com
6 years ago
SPOKE BAIT AND THE GAME

FOG DELAY? Not for the NL Central - The above picture is a snap shot I took of the current Reds @ Cubs game. They are currently playing ball in what may the worst fog conditions ever to ro...
6 years ago
The Great 1965 Topps Project

#525 Eddie Bressoud - Here we are at last...the end of the road. One last time, I would like to thank everyone who has read, shared, or commented on this blog over the last fiv...
6 years ago
Marvel With A Mango

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6 years ago
You Are So Relevant

Hopefully Maron Isn't Just A Louie Clone - I know we don't see a lot of Louie CK's parent's on *Louie*...I think we've only had one episode with Louie's mother, if I remember correctly...but when ...
6 years ago
Saints of the Cheap Seats

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6 years ago
Wax Pack Relapse

My First Superfractor - Placed an order for some supplies from blowoutcards last weekend, as I had run out of ultra pro ball cubes to display my autographed baseballs. While gett...
6 years ago
RGB Cards

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,...
6 years ago
Manupatches and Mustaches

Day of Thanks - Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Here are some things for which I am thankful. I'm thankful that mustaches don't make you creepy. Being creepy makes you cree...
6 years ago
Rickey Henderson Collectibles

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 ...
6 years ago
Hairline Crease

Around the Carding Blogosphere for November 2, 2012 - COMC Haul – Day 20 – Let The Bagwells Begin! Joy of a Completed Page 1974 Edition pt 1 The Potential for Huge Chase Element in Topps Chrome Why I’m NOT Ren...
6 years ago
oh my o-pee-chee! (oh mon o-pee-chee!)

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6 years ago
BA Benny's Baseball Card Buffet

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...
6 years ago
Vintage Sportscards

It's Campy...Really - This 3-inch plastic statue features Brooklyn Dodger star Roy Campanella. Really, it does: Molded in 1956 and sold through Dairy Queen stores that year, C...
6 years ago
Topps Guy

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6 years ago
Smed's Baseball Card Blog

Um… - I’ve been on the ‘blogging DL’ due to work and other projects. I’m on a rehab assignment now, and hopefully will be activated soon. Hah.
6 years ago
Crinkly Wrappers

the long and winding road. - I'm not even sure where to begin with this post. I suppose it doesn't have a beginning at all, giving that it was inevitable. I have a bad habit of cycling...
7 years ago
Sports Syzygy

Cook-ing Up Something Awesome - I’ve been a fan of Katie Cook for a long time now. My wife actually first saw her art on LiveJournal in a cat community and started reading her journal. Sh...
7 years ago
Sewingmachineguy on Cards

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7 years ago
ETHICAL/year2012

what we ate on our road trip. - We’ve been back for about two weeks from our epic road trip that lasted almost an entire month. Here’s a screen cap of our trip à la Google Maps: And here...
7 years ago
Hey, That's Mine!

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7 years ago
Wrestling With Cardboard

2009-10 Champs Minis and Paralells - Just ripped 84 more retail packs of this set and finally finished my base set...I got probably 74 or so mini's that I need, now I probably only need about ...
7 years ago
Auto-Matic for the People

2008 TriSTAR PROjections Austin Jackson - *Who is this?* Detroit Tigers Centerfielder Austin Jackson *What is this?* An autograph card from 2008 TriSTAR PROjections *Where'd I get it?* I got this ca...
7 years ago
Pete's Sports Cards

2 Hobby Boxes of Panini’s 2011-12 Hoops Basketball - I thought I’d share the results of a break I recently did of 2 hobby boxes of Panini’s 2011-12 Hoops Basketball. We have the stated odds and we have the a...
7 years ago
BoxBusters - Sports trading cards

Tristar 16th Annual Bay Area Classic -
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Stats on the Back

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9 years ago
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February 18, 2012

Interrupting An Afternoon's Reading

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