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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 ...
Friday, August 22, 2014

Random cardboard picked up

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2014 Bowman Platinum Jonathan Gray #BPP 12 2014 Bowman Platinum Henry Owens #BPP 25 2014 Donruss Austin Jackson #293 - Silver Press Proof...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Losing Garrett Richards

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I cringe as I imagine the lack of starting pitching options available to the Angels after losing Richards Wednesday night - while I'm ...
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

250 card Fairfield baseball cube

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By picking this up instead of two of those 100 card hanger repacks - I got 50 more loose cards along with two random [junk] packs as well a...
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Friday, August 15, 2014

2014 Bowman Platinum Value Pack recap

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I picked up another pack of this to supplement another repack purchase at a Target - another repack bust will be posted, but I was also l...

Jim Fregosi commemorative card

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I don't think I've bought any new cards recently, but this odd sized card is sort of a new addition to be put away - a stadiu...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

2014 Topps Finest - a quick glance

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For 'pure card collectors' who still care about collecting base cards, building sets or just flipping through cards - opinions on t...
Monday, August 11, 2014

Featured autographs - Drew and Sal Butera

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As a mini-collection idea, I thought about gathering cards of MLB players who came off the bench as back ups, defensive replacements, or pin...
Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Unintentional cameos - 1991 Score Jack Howell #842 and 2014 Topps Jose Altuve #210

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It was probably my friend who gave me this random Jack Howell card as an extra to get signed at a minor league game at least several years a...
Sunday, August 03, 2014

2014 Bowman Platinum Value Pack recap

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I got $1 off from my Topps / Target coupon book, so that sort of knocks off the sales tax from my purchase - I'm looking for 'ne...
Saturday, August 02, 2014

Featured autograph - Kevin Brown

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I ran into a long time collector who was selling some extra autograph cards and in his portfolio book, I spotted a Kevin Brown signed card ...
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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Buyer beware II - a resolution

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It pisses me off when I pick up something online and don't get the item within a certain, noted time - but I guess I can understand if...
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Monday, July 28, 2014

Dug into the quarter boxes at my LCS

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1979 Topps Don Hood #667 - I like the perfectly coiffed stache. 1993 Pinnacle Luis Polonia #31 - I randomly leafed through some Angels ...
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Featured autograph - Huston Street

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It's amazing how the Angels bullpen has been revamped from early in the season - it wasn't that long ago that duds like Ernesto Fri...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

Buyer beware

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I got skunked on a 2014 Allen and Ginter hand collated set purchase on eBay - the seller gave me positive feedback within 10 minutes after ...
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Featured autograph - Mark Appel

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Despite his struggles this season, Appel is still an in-person autograph 'get' and I got him to sign a photo and a 2014 Bowman overs...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Featured autograph - Chase Headley

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Attending several San Diego Padres home games each year - it seemed like the newly acquired New York Yankees third baseman was always the ...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Chien-Ming Wang

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I wouldn't have picked up the card of the former Yankees' pitcher but I like the replica New York Yankees game ticket [picturing Der...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Efren Navarro

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Kind of a career AAAA player, the Angels first baseman has impressed in his brief time in the major leagues - it would make sense to trade ...

2014 All-Star game - Derek Jeter and Mike Trout

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I don't think the 40-year old embarrassed himself in his last All-Star game, collecting a couple of hits before being pulled after playi...