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Showing posts with label Milwaukee Brewers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Milwaukee Brewers. Show all posts
Monday, November 28, 2022

TTM autographs received: Rollie Fingers

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For about 15-20 years, I was occasionally getting Fingers to sign when he was a participant at celebrity golf tournaments - maybe the last ...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

TTM autographs received: Rick Manning

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I had an oddball 1980 Topps Supers photo card of Manning, purchased from a card shop to see if I could ever get it signed in-person - the o...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Featured autographs - purchases

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Off a couple of Facebook posts from the same collector [presumably a Milwaukee Brewers fan, so that's a theme here] - I saw some IP/TTM...
Friday, November 06, 2020

Some miscellaneous Keston Hiura finds

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The Milwaukee Brewer was my pick to click as a breakthrough star in 2020 after a good rookie season in 2019 - I thought it would be fun pic...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

TTM autographs received: Bill Krueger

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The former big league lefty and longtime Seattle sports analyst signed my cards in about three weeks - his assorted cards may have been in...
Saturday, December 29, 2018

Featured autograph - Jonathan Lucroy

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The Angels just signed Lucroy to be the catcher who presumably gets most of the playing time next season - he had some nice years in hi...
Sunday, October 14, 2018

1978 Topps Paul Molitor / Alan Trammell RC #707

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Centering on this copy is off a bit and maybe the edges on the back show some imperfections, but this card was a scratch the itch add to ...
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Sunday, January 07, 2018

1975 Topps Robin Yount RC #223

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I added another old school rookie card to the personal collection and while this was more of an impulsive pick-up as opposed to a priority a...
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Saturday, July 15, 2017

TTM autographs received: Don August

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August signed my cards in about three weeks - he was the 17th overall pick in the 1984 MLB draft and spent four years in the Major Leagues...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Featured autograph - Prince Fielder

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Longevity seemed like it was always going to be an issue with Prince's body type and while an iron man of sorts for the bulk of his...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Featured autograph - Randy Ready

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I got five cards [all MLB authenticated for what it's worth] signed by the former utility player and longtime coach at the MLB All-Star ...
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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Featured autograph - Ryan Braun

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I don't know what to think about Braun at the moment - without sounding irrational, I still don't trust the player, but it does loo...
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Featured autograph - Rick Waits

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I dug around through some monster boxes at my LCS to find cards to get signed in-person before a Seattle Mariners @ Angels game - I conside...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Ranking the 30 MLB teams on my watch - Milwaukee Brewers #23 of 30

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The emergence of Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder made this team relevant through the late 2000's but Fielder is long gone and the once go...
Wednesday, February 06, 2013

The Braun Advantage

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I pulled a card of Ryan Braun from a break recently and was going to include the following, though it's been about a year since his PED...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

Featured autograph - Ryan Braun, if he did it

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The Man likes Ryan Braun, as do I, but for guys who find themselves in the news in dubious ways - I can't think of two other athletes in...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Featured autograph - Prince Fielder

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It's great that Prince Fielder finally signed with a team - as a baseball fan who likes to read the occasional baseball forum or Web si...
Saturday, December 10, 2011

Ryan Braun - 2011 National League MVP busted for failed PED test

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I liked Ryan Braun as much as I did any superstar in the MLB - sucks he apparently tested positive for PEDs, but now I'll have one less...
Friday, April 22, 2011

Thoughts on Ryan Braun and the investment the Milwaukee Brewers made on his legacy

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With the news of Ryan Braun's extension , it is fascinating to see Major League teams make value judgements as to which player they hav...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Autograph request through the mail received: Jody Reed

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Jody Reed c/o Gulf Coast Yankees - signed my four cards in blue Sharpie. This autograph request took about three years or so and showed up ...