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Friday, March 29, 2019

Featured autograph - Nick Margevicius

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This is an autograph I got last September of an anonymous Lake Elsinore pitcher who was playing long toss with a teammate - before doing so...
Thursday, March 28, 2019

Featured autograph - Jimmie Reese

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Reese didn’t play for the MLB Angels, but was a beloved figure as a longtime coach for the team - he was also a one-time roommate of Babe ...
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Sunday, March 24, 2019

2019 Donruss 30 card value pack

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I wanted to like Donruss as a ‘niche’ baseball card product years ago, but for the most obvious of reasons - it’s just not something I’ll g...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

Farewell Ichiro

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Ichiro is still pretty damn athletic at 45, but with his bat speed severely diminished and his ability to contribute on a day-to-day basis ...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

2012 Topps Heritage Mike Trout #207

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I had no doubt the Angels were going to pay their franchise player - what else is there to say other than with the way Trout has built him...
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Thursday, March 14, 2019

2018 Topps Heritage Minors Jo Adell #220

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I bought a copy of Adell's short printed Heritage Minors card last fall, because I thought it might be a nice low-end single, especially...
Monday, March 04, 2019

2019 Topps Heritage blaster box

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I think Topps Heritage is just another brand, but that is how I've felt about current-year releases in recent years - at least there mi...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Fairfield 100 card repack hanger box

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I might have last opened one of these in 2015 as noted from my pack breaks that year - though I’ve turned my nose at repacks because they...
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Sunday, February 24, 2019

2019 Topps Now Mike Trout Road to Opening Day promo

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I probably this card in the mail for making at least one Topps Now purchase through Topps.com last year - while I bought my 2018 Topps N...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

1986 Donruss Jose Canseco RC #39

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If nothing else, this pickup allows me to have a copy of one the best rookies in the hobby, circa 1991 - I think about building up a col...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

My miscellaneous finds off a 8 for $5 box

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Once I start rummaging through loose cards at a card shop - I don’t know if I’ll be able to restrain myself. There maybe a certain thrill,...
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Friday, February 08, 2019

My card shop died and the hunt for the Honus Wagner of junk wax?

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I dropped in at my LCS, but someone else was running the shop - I'm looking around absentmindedly trying to figure out if there was some...
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Monday, February 04, 2019

1973 Topps Dwight Evans RC #614

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Rookie cards of the hall of very good or guys with borderline cases, who end up getting jumped into the Hall of Fame - maybe the new marke...
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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Bat Blog Around - word association

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I feel like this is just an exercise in reciting the most prominent player for each MLB team - where most collectors' lists would likel...
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