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Thursday, September 29, 2011

The end of the 2011 MLB season - Longo comes up big

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This quote from Joe Posnanski describes it all - he seems to capture what I've thought about the game, particularly with the four teams...

Featured card: 2011 Topps Chrome Jordan Walden Orange refractor #183

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I was able to pick up this Orange refractor of the Angels closer from Brian at Play at the Plate - in exchange for a Mason Tobin X-Fractor...

Featured autograph - Mike Napoli

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I don't think Mike Napoli was ever going to be the solution at catcher for the team he once played for - but obviously it is his power...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

The 2011 Angels - a season recap perhaps...

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I'd been hoping the Angels would still have some life in them but after losing 6-5 to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday - their opportun...
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Featured autograph - Pablo Sandoval

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I was able to get a 2010 Topps Allen and Ginter Bobby Abreu card autographed for an acquaintance and from his list of extras - I picked out...

A 100 card repack jumbo pack recap - or how I got suckered in again by the Fairfield Company

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Generic Fairfield black jumbo pack of 100 cards [$4.99 each at Target] - these repacks guarantee three 'vintage' cards from [either...
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Featured autograph - Torii Hunter

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Torii Hunter has had a fine season despite a midseason slump dragging his overall numbers a little bit - it is tough to say whether or not...
Thursday, September 15, 2011

2011 Topps Chrome Value Pack recap #2

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2011 Topps Chrome Value Pack #2 Pack one #71 Colby Rasmus #VC 25 Josh Hamilton - Vintage 1996 Topps Chrome insert #205 Chris Sale #195 Crai...
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2011 Topps Chrome Value Pack recap #1

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2011 Topps Chrome value pack [$8.99 each x2 at Target] - comes with three packs of 2011 Topps Chrome and a three card pack of Orange refrac...
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Monday, September 12, 2011

Featured autographs - Darin Erstad

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I was sort of scheming around on Labor Day, thinking all the gates at Angel Stadium might open at the same time for a 6:05 p.m. Angel game ...
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Featured autograph - Erick Aybar

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Angels shortstop Erick Aybar was 4-for-5 with run scored in the Angels 6-5 loss against the New York Yankees this past Sunday - it looks l...
Thursday, September 08, 2011

Featured autograph - Jeremy Moore

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When I got Jeremy Moore to sign a couple of his cards [same ones] on Monday, I didn't realized he had already logged a Major League at-b...
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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Featured autograph - Russell Martin

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This Los Angeles Dodgers mini-helmet was signed in-person by Russell Martin , the New York Yankees All-Star catcher in 2007 - back when he ...
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Featured autograph - Justin Verlander

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is probably the best pitcher in Major League Baseball and will gain all sorts of postseason awar...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Featured autograph - Mike Stanton

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I got this card by Florida Marlins outfielder Mike Stanton when the Marlins came and played the San Diego Padres in San Diego - this is o...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Featured autograph - Jerome Williams

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I got this Sports Illustrated page signed in-person by Jerome Williams when he still had some 'top prospect' status with the San Fr...

Jered Weaver - sweet news to all Angels fans

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So Jered Weaver and the Angels have agreed to a contract paying him around $85 million for the next five seasons - with the way he has bee...
Sunday, August 21, 2011

Card shop trip yields modest finds for about $5

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My friend and stopped at a card shop I haven't been at in about two years and I spent $4.75 on 24 cards - what does someone think when ...
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Monday, August 15, 2011

Featured autograph - my misadventure with Mark Trumbo

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This isn't another in-person autograph failure like what happened with Dodgers' ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw - but probably a story ...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

2011 Topps Lineage Value Pack recap

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2011 Topps Lineage value pack [$4.99 each at a Target] - all I can say is busting a lone value pack isn't as much fun as ripping throug...