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Showing posts with label Chicago Cubs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago Cubs. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

1984 Donruss Ryne Sandberg #311

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I don't know if it's worth what I paid for it, but I relented to pick up a second year Sandberg card for my 1984 Donruss pseudo set ...
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Saturday, December 28, 2019

Some finds off a card show appearance #2

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So I went to this random card show earlier in the month and besides what I'd picked up, I stumbled upon a table with a bin of loose junk...
Monday, December 10, 2018

When more borderline HOF guys get their call

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As a baseball fan, I'd probably be more of a big hall kind of guy - but I thought it was a joke when I found out through scrolling t...
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Friday, October 12, 2018

1982 Topps Chili Davis rookie card #171

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I'll always associate Davis with Angels teams of the late 1980s through the mid 1990s and picked this multiplayer card up to group with ...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

TTM autographs received: Alfonso Soriano

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As far as through the mail autographs go, after seeing at least several 'good' Soriano successes posted this year, I was eager to pu...
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Friday, June 30, 2017

Featured autograph - Blake Parker

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This signed 2010 Topps Chicago Cubs Franchise History subset card [#511] probably doesn't mean much - but I remember getting it signed ...
Thursday, February 09, 2017

2017 Topps Series I hobby jumbo pack

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I picked up a jumbo pack of 2017 Topps Series I for my yearly breaking ritual of at least one jumbo pack of Series I, Series II and Update ...
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Friday, December 23, 2016

COMC - miscellaneous certified auto cards

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1999 Upper Deck SP Signature Edition Autographs Corey Koskie #CK - I pulled a Koskie autograph from 1999 Upper Deck HoloGrFX back when the ...
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Friday, October 07, 2016

Featured autograph - Mark Prior

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With a 103 win season in the books, this maybe the year for the Chicago Cubs to smash up their World Series curse, like once upon a time whe...
Saturday, September 24, 2016

Autograph request through the mail received: Ryne Sandberg

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The Hall of Fame second baseman signed my two cards in blue Sharpie and sent them back in about a couple of weeks c/o a working address in ...
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Saturday, July 16, 2016

2015 Topps Throwback Kris Bryant #616

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With big power numbers, Bryant has established himself as a national star and I wanted to see if I could find a 'low end' Bryant ro...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Featured autograph - Chris Coghlan

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I picked up a junk auto of the current Chicago Cubs outfielder to add to my award winners collection - the autograph is fairly clean and I ...
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Friday, April 22, 2016

Featured autograph - Jake Arrieta

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It's fun to dig up at least a signed card [if nothing else] of an ace pitcher who has just thrown his second no-hitter in as many seaso...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Featured autograph - Geovany Soto

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When Soto won the NL Rookie of the Year with the Chicago Cubs in 2008, there maybe expectations he would be a star for years to come - star...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Featured autograph - Anthony Rizzo

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I've been on a hunt for an Anthony Rizzo certified autograph and grabbed this one for $12 - it's kind of an oddball die-cut card th...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Featured autograph - Mark Grace

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I've never counted how many I've gotten signed in-person / through the mail but I'm still plugging away at the 2001 Fleer Tradit...
Saturday, May 02, 2015

Kris Bryant

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The most heralded prospect coming into the season, Bryant has played 14 games and had 50 at-bats in the Major Leagues so far, so noting the ...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Featured autograph - Kris Bryant

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With the crazy hype surrounding his spring training home run barrage, I'm glad I got him a few years ago - when I actually got him, he ...
Thursday, February 05, 2015

2015 Topps Series I Value Pack

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I had to get to a Target somewhere to get my initial 2015 Topps fix - I picked up a Value Pack, a 72-card hanger box and a blaster box. I...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Featured autograph - Ernie Banks 1931-2015

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I got him to sign a reprint of his rookie card years ago - the last time I saw him was at the All-Star break in 2010; he seemed kind of spa...
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