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Sunday, July 31, 2011

2011 Bowman Platinum Value Pack recap #2

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Value pack two Pack one #59 Justin Morneau #73 Ryan Zimmerman #BPP 17 Kolbin Vitek - x-fractor Filler card #49 Joe Mauer Retail checklist 2...

2011 Bowman Platinum Value Pack recap #1

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2011 Bowman Platinum Value Pack [$8.98 x2 purchased at Walmart] - four cards in a pack/three packs and a bonus pack of three Platinum Purple...
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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Mail day - 1971 Topps Bert Blyleven #26

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I picked this Bert Blyleven rookie card about $8 shipped and it came in the mail several days ago - he is throwing out the first pitch befo...
Friday, July 29, 2011

2011 home brewed card set #3 - through the fire

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2011 Home Brewed Baseball Card Set #3 Through the Fire explained A.) Veteran players [ages 30-34] and younger players [ages 25-29] who have ...

2011 home brewed card set #2 - underrated idols

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2011 Home Brewed Baseball Card Set #2 Underrated Idols explained A.) Players who may not be nationally known and still flying under the rada...

2011 home brewed card set #1 - superstar talents

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2011 Home Brewed Baseball Card Set #1 I get stuck with excess cards when busting random packs, blaster boxes, et al - for the last sever...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Featured autograph - Brian Downing

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Brian Downing was a little bit before the time I started really getting into Major League Baseball in the early 1990s - but from what I ass...

Diamond Giveaway trade - 1968 Topps Matty Alou #270

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I thought the 1980 Topps Gary Carter I ended up trading for this 1968 Topps card of Matty Alou was a keeper - but I think I may have been co...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Congratulations Ervin Santana - no hit pitcher

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The only time I thought about Ervin Santana before learning he threw a no-hitter was when I was at All-You-Can-Eat Japanese restaurant by t...
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Featured autograph - the guy who Mike Trout's first MLB home run

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It isn't a surprise, this guy caught it - I'll be looking forward to reading about it from his perspective as I'm sure he'l...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

2011 Topps Allen and Ginter value pack recap x1

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2011 Topps Allen and Ginter value pack [$4.99 each at Target x1] Pack one Top part #118 Rafael Soriano #254 Denard Span #56 Scott Kazmir #23...

Clayton Kershaw in-person autograph failure - not so close and even further away

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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is one of the best young pitchers in Major League Baseball and he made an appearance at a furniture store i...
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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Angels show life in ending Rangers 12-game win streak

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In the Angels' 6-run sixth inning rally in Wednesday night's 9-8 win - Mike Trout used his speed to beat out what seemed like a rou...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Ugh - Mike Napoli shows up old team as the Rangers win 7-0

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Honestly I was probably the last Angel fan to realize it but the Halos could use a bat like Mike Napoli's in the middle of their lineup...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Angels - back home for three games and then back on the road for a lifetime?

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Right now, I think I've been paying attention to Vernon Wells' at-bats - cautiously optimistic that after his brutal start, after re...
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

2011 Topps Allen and Ginter value pack recaps x2

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2011 Topps Allen and Ginter value pack [$4.99 each at Target x2] Pack one Top part #213 Xavier Nady #152 Jordan Zimmerman #80 Joey Votto #16...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Mail day - 1974 Topps Dave Winfield #456

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I picked this Dave Winfield rookie card online up for $7.99 plus $2.50 s/h several days ago and it came in the mail Tuesday - I'm kind ...

2011 Topps Target $9.99 break

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2011 Topps 72-card Target box [$9.99 each at Target] - I tried to look for any 2011 Topps Allen and Ginter retail this past Sunday but no l...
Sunday, July 10, 2011

Another misadventure with a blister repack

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Generic red jumbo pack of 100 cards [$4.99 each at Target] Part One 1987 Topps Robin Yount #773 1988 O-Pee-Chee Willie Fraser #363 1993 Topp...
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Saturday, July 09, 2011

Featured autograph - Mike McCready

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Mike McCready, the lead guitarist from Pearl Jam played the National Anthem July 7 at Angel Stadium and during batting practice, he came ov...