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That Went Better Than Expected
About two weeks ago my guy, Daniel Vogelbach, broke the Cardinals' hearts with a pinch hit walk-off grand slam. Pinch hit homers are very cool. Grand slams are most excellent. Combine the two with a...
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Catching Up with Cards
My sister recently picked up a few cards for me during her latest card purchase. These two will go into my Folder of Fun.I don't have much of anything from the 2021 collecting year so I was really...
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Happy Belated Thanksgiving
Posting has taking a back seat as of late, but about a week ago I purchased a bunch of cards from Sportlots and a few from Ebay. You know, kind of like an early Black Friday card buying binge. The...
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Entertainer from My Youth
Another Mail Day post today and this one is an Ebay purchase. I remember seeing Max Patkin perform between innings during at old Meinen Field in Peoria at a Chiefs game. I don't remember any of his...
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The Original Crown Prince of Baseball
Another great Mail Day today. I believe I first saw this card posted on Dime Boxes, and as I typically do with one of Nick's posts I wound up adding a few cards to my want list. I thought about...
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My Favorite Manager of All-Time
No mail today, but I do have another card that's been sitting on my desk which arrived over the past weekend.I don't really remember Andre Dawson swatting 49 homers and winning the NL MVP for the last...
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2021 Update Vogey
I had another good Mail Day today. Topps didn't completely forget about my favorite masher this year as they snuck him into Update. I would have been happy only having to chase the base card, but...
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Rooting for Buck
Later this evening MLB Network will reveal the names of those players from the Early Baseball Era and Golden Days Era who are to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Each of the ballots consist...
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The Base Vogey and a Mini Bobbing Head Card
The author of cards as i see them and long-time trading partner of more than a decade, gcrl, sent me a PWE with the 2021 Topps Update Dan Vogelbach card. Bonus: two new to me Kerry Wood cards were...
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Down to One Card?
My Sportlots order came in today and I have mixed emotions. This is the tenth time I've used the "Box" shipping method, and I love the savings in shipping which are possible. The time, as long as one...
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A Boost to the Player Collections
Alright, it's time to show off the cards that did come in my recent Sportlots package. My Kerry Wood collection got a modest boost of two cards. I'm approaching 600 different cards of Kid K. Only nine...
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Something Different for the Blog
I donated blood for the 40th time, in my lifetime, earlier this fall at my high school's blood drive. I like giving when my students are in session, because I feel I can serve as some free advertising...
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Folder of Fun Additions
One of the reasons I love Sportlots so much is I can grab truly fantastic cards for only 18 cents apiece. Check out this one:I don't remember Youppi, the mascot for the defunct Expos, but how could I...
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Shiny Die-Cut Auto For The Win
On my daily Ebay searches I usually only look at the most recent year for my favorite active player, because there aren't many holes in my player collection of the big burly slugger. At the beginning...
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The Joy of A Completed Set Run
For quite sometime now I've been working on adding each Topps baseball set from the time I was born to when I jumped out of the hobby during my teenage years. I started collecting cards in 1988, but I...
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An Auto of Randy Johnson?
I celebrated a birthday a couple of weeks ago with my family and my sister surprised me with a nice little stash of autographed baseball cards. All of my autographs and relic cards are housed in top...
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Game Plan for 2022 and the Joy of a Completed Set
It was about three weeks ago when I posted about my futile attempts to secure the last card to the 1986 Larry Fritsch Negro League Stars set. I had preferred to trade for a copy, but after a couple...
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A Good Home
Cats. My wife and I have two cats. The "Cat Cave" is meant for one cat occupancy.Would I call myself a cat person. No.Holiday. Her favorite follow on Twitter is "cats in places where cats shouldn't...
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Snowy Saturday Mail Post
The mailbox was empty three days this past work week. Typically, this is an occurrence I can expect maybe once a week, and I figure the big snowstorm which cancelled school for two days is partly...
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A Base and a Button
Lately, when asked, I've been subbing for other teachers during my prep period. The pay isn't fantastic, but I'll keep a rough record of what I earn when filling in where needed, and the bottom line...
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