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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Featured autograph - Neil Walker

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I bought a 4x6 photo of Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker as a minor leaguer on eBay five or six years ago and got it signed -...
Saturday, August 18, 2012

Mike Trout

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I don't know what to say to praise Mike Trout even more - there maybe veteran position players like Albert Pujols and Torii Hunter, bu...
Friday, August 17, 2012

Autograph request through the mail received: Devin Mesoraco

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Devin Mesoraco c/o Cincinnati Reds [spring training] - the Reds rookie catcher signed my two cards, including a 2011 Topps Heritage 's...
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Featured autograph - Yasiel Puig

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Yasiel Puig is a Cuban outfielder baseball pundits knew little about when defected - because the organization can, the Los Angeles Dod...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Featured autograph - Paul Goldschmidt

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I picked this 2012 Topps Allen and Ginter's autograph card of Paul Goldschmidt as an impulsive purchase from a card shop for $10 - he...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Autograph request through the mail received: Jordan Zimmermann

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Jordan Zimmermann c/o Washington Nationals - maybe an unheralded pitcher in a starting rotation that maybe the best in the National League...
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Saturday, August 04, 2012

2011 Topps Diamond Giveaway Haul

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I had 25 of 28 cards shipped through the 2011 Topps Diamond Giveaway Web site for about $16 - the highlights were probably...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

2012 Bowman Platinum blaster recap

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2012 Bowman Platinum blaster break [$19.99 each at a Target] - I like the refractor foil board finish of the base cards though perhaps I...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Weighing in on Ichiro

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I've been thinking about Ichiro's last couple of years - he's nearly 40, he can't get on-base, doesn't run as much, do...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Featured autograph - Josh Hamilton

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I got Hamilton to sign my 8x10 Photofile composite photo when the Rangers played the Angels this past weekend in Anaheim - even though he ...
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Friday, July 13, 2012

2012 Topps Allen and Ginter's value pack recap

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2012 Topps Allen and Ginter's Value Pack [$9.49 each at a Walmart] Top section Gold bordered mini parallel pack #227 Michael Youn...
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2012 Topps Allen and Ginter's jumbo pack recap

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2012 Topps Allen and Ginter's Jumbo Pack [$5.19 each at a Target] - I could probably pick up a hand collated set on Ebay, but I haven...
Saturday, July 07, 2012

2012 Topps Series II 72-card retail hanger box recap

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I impulsively picked one up from Target after being inspired by this post on another card blog - the one per box Golden Giveaway code yie...
Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Featured autographs - Derek Jeter and Paul Konerko

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Among the people who try to get autographs, I'm probably known as an in-person autograph collector who tries gets mostly cards signed -...
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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Digging through quarter boxes at the card shop - a redundant ritual practiced

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I build up a stack of cards from several quarter boxes at the card shop I go to - a silly ritual I obsess over is playing which cards I...
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Where is Albert at this point?

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With the emergence of Mark Trumbo as a potential All-Star, at times I wonder if the Angels needed Albert Pujols - by his sheer accomplisme...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Featured autograph - Billy Hamilton

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Billy Hamilton of the Bakersfield Blaze signed my 2011 Topps Heritage Minor League card last Sunday - in about two seasons, he has stolen...
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Monday, June 18, 2012

My autograph day - three distinguished, but random baseball guys

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I decided to see what was going on with the in-person graphing scene since [as a baseball autograph collector] it's been a dry spel...
Monday, June 11, 2012

Featured autograph - C.J. Wilson

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I hadn't gotten Angels starting pitcher C.J. Wilson's autograph at all in the 2012 MLB season but was finally able to catch him as h...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Featured autograph - Torii Hunter

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Hopefully Torii Hunter's monster series [9-for-15 with three home runs and nine RBI] in Colorado will be a sign of things to come - afte...