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Monday, February 24, 2014

Featured autograph - Young Beedah

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I ran into an aspiring rapper named Young Beedah a few weeks ago - I looked him up online and one of his tunes ['Boston Strong'] ma...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

1985 Fleer Star Stickers George Bell #39

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I'm pretty sure the 'obscured' player behind George Bell is Reggie Jackson - I was randomly browsing through eBay when I spotte...

2014 Topps Target $9.99 hanger box break #2

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I won't list the base cards because I feel like they are redundant - but I pulled a Justin Upton short print, so that's my 'big...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Autograph requests sent

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I sent out to David Holmberg c/o Cincinnati Reds [spring training], Jacob Turner c/o Miami Marlins [spring training] and Wade Boggs [retired...

Mike Trout pick up

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Shows what I know, but I missed the boat on collecting his best cards when he was first drafted - now, I'm probably just picking up ra...
Monday, February 17, 2014

Vintage / old school miscellany

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I'm not really familiar with vintage / old school cards so I'd rather not get caught up in digging through vg-ex beaters featuring ...
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Friday, February 14, 2014

Random pack break recaps - 2014 Topps and 2013 Topps Update

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2014 Topps Series I hobby [$2.00 each] Pack one #257 C.J. Wilson #210 Jose Altuve #317 Lonnie Chisenhall #156 Kendrys Morales #UC-4...

R.I.P. Jim Fregosi 1942-2014

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I remember him more as a manager with the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays from the early 1990's through the early 2000's...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Derek Jeter to be out to pasture after 2014

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Supposedly this upcoming season will be Derek Jeter's last as a MLB player - while I have no particularly affinity for any of his part...
Monday, February 10, 2014

2014 Topps Target $9.99 hanger box break

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It's only been two weeks but I think I'm kind of bored done with the base set already - I figured to find some of the more common...
Saturday, February 08, 2014

Starting pitching options for the Angels

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Bronson Arroyo has signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and it's hard to believe the Angels haven't made a bigger push for someone ...
Thursday, February 06, 2014

2014 Topps HC set - the breakdown

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I finally got my hand collated set in the mail and randomly created a Google Sheets file - I cut and paste a 2014 Topps checklist from Spo...
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Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Featured autograph - Roberto Alomar

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I picked up this single-signed baseball of Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar at the end of last year through Mill Creek Sports - the ball came ...
Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Thoughts on 2014 Topps

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I supposedly have a hand collated set 2014 Topps I bought on eBay - hopefully I didn't pick up a set from a seller who can't delive...
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Monday, February 03, 2014

2014 Topps Series I hobby jumbo pack

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Even though I'm waiting on a hand collated set I purchased - I tried a 50-card pack for about $12 to see if I could pull something d...

My Super Bowl XLVIII recap

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As the most casual of NFL fans, I started to lean on the idea the Denver Broncos were probably going to roll past the Seattle Seahawks in Su...
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Sunday, February 02, 2014

Featured autograph - Gary Matthews Jr.

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When the Angels signed him for 5 years and $50 million back in the winter of 2006 - I must have choked on something because he was the ep...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Latest Angels pick ups

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The Angels are gearing up for contention in the American League West by inviting retreads like Ian Stewart, John McDonald, Brennan Boesch, ...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition blaster recap

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I'm weird about purchasing blaster boxes - even though I may pick up 5-10 each year, I don't like the idea I'm plunking down ...
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