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Showing posts with label Seattle Mariners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seattle Mariners. Show all posts
Sunday, July 17, 2022

TTM autographs received: Floyd Bannister

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The former big league lefty signed my cards in about three weeks - there are guys who 'sign' autographs and there are guys who ...
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Friday, July 10, 2020

Topps Project 2020 Keith Shore Ken Griffey Jr. #88

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I got this card in the mail from Topps and despite its notoriety, it's going into my micro-mini Ken Griffey Jr. PC - Shore's cards...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

2009 Topps Updates Ichiro sketch card

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I was digging around some monster boxes at a dealer's card show booth when I found this card - I had to pick it up based on the idea th...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Featured autograph - Ichiro Suzuki

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As an in-person autograph collector at one time, Ichiro was the scribble to get back in 2001, along with some other rookie who was doing som...
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Saturday, August 31, 2019

A six pack Alex Rodriguez card lot buy

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I don't know if anyone is actively looking for any A-Rod cards these days, but maybe for a moment, I can look back with fondness at his...
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Wednesday, April 03, 2019

2018 Topps Living Set Ichiro #25 PSA 9

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I bought a copy of this card last year, but there was a stray mark on the top left hand corner and on principle, I returned the card to the...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

Farewell Ichiro

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Ichiro is still pretty damn athletic at 45, but with his bat speed severely diminished and his ability to contribute on a day-to-day basis ...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

1997 Bowman’s Best Adrian Beltre RC #117

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I wanted a Beltre rookie card and grabbed this as an impulsive purchase to squirrel away - the 1997 Bowman Chrome RC #182 is the one to hav...
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Thursday, May 03, 2018

Featured autograph - Ichiro Suzuki

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I'm afraid as the years pass and new players sprout, there will be less guys to count - but it's fun to go back and remember time...
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Friday, July 07, 2017

TTM autographs received: Tom Niedenfuer

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I was able to round up some junk wax era cards for the former big league reliever and he signed them in about a couple of weeks - Niedenfue...
Friday, May 19, 2017

The 30-Day Baseball Card Challenge - Day 13

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"One of your favorite cards from the 1990s." 1993 Upper Deck SP Ken Griffey Jr. #4 - the card holds some allure because it seemed...
Friday, March 31, 2017

TTM autographs received: Burke Waldron

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The 93-year old WWII veteran who threw out the first pitch before a Seattle Mariners game in 2016 signed my two cards in blue ink [one pers...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Farewell A-Rod - is it the end of the line?

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Because of his immense talent, the scrutiny over his accomplishments and his misdeeds, A-Rod will always be the car crash I'll rubberne...
Monday, August 01, 2016

Featured autograph - Robinson Cano

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The Seattle Mariners second baseman is hitting .298 with 23 home runs and 65 RBIs heading into August - after struggling for parts of the 2...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Dave Henderson - rest in peace

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I was able to go to a Seattle Mariners home game back in 2013 and brought cards for Henderson to get signed in case I saw him - I did see h...
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Saturday, August 22, 2015

2015 Topps Archives blaster recap

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I impulsively picked up a couple of blaster boxes [the other was 2015 Topps Gypsy Queen] even though I'd already put them back on the s...
Friday, August 07, 2015

1994 Fleer Update Alex Rodriguez #U86

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A-Rod has always been a player to universally collect and I've found myself morbidly fascinated about how he did even when the luster ha...
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Sunday, September 07, 2014

Featured autograph - John Buck

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I got this autograph in-person when Buck was still with the Seattle Mariners early this year - Angels starting catcher Chris Iannetta has h...
Friday, August 29, 2014

Featured autographs - rank and file guys

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Chris Colabello - he had a card in 2013 Topps Update Series; had a good start in 2014 but then turned into a pumpkin; I got him to sign a ...
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...