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Repack Haiku #383 (Chris Sabo)
Night vision issuesLed Sabo to try "Rec Specs"Famous for eye-ware 1993 Topps #245 Chris Sabo
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The All-Time Red Sox/Dodgers Lineup 2.0
One good thing about the Dodgers winning the first three games of the World Series is that I got to work on this post earlier than expected... First of all, congrats to the Los Angeles Dodgers for...
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Repack Haiku #384 (Carlos Rodon/Logan Webb)
Teammates for one yearBoth earned Cy Young Award votesWhile on third place team 2023 Topps - One-Two Punch#12P-11 Carlos Rodon/Logan Webb Rodon spent one lone season in San Francisco, but he made the...
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A Small But Ruthian Set
On one of my recent trips to my local card shop, I was leafing through the Red Sox cards when I came upon this cool oddball: Babe Ruth, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox! I love these high quality black...
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Repack Haiku #385 (Pascual Perez)
He once missed a startDriving around AtlantaCouldn't find exit 1989 Fleer #390 Pascual Perez In his first year with the Braves, Perez missed a start because he spent two hours driving on the freeway...
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TCDB Trade Recap: Cards From Monument, CO
Just a small little trade today, courtesy of TCDB member Ryan. Refsnyder leaves me with just two more cards to acquire to have all the Red Sox cards from the base set (missing just Grissom and...
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Time Travel Trading Update #95
It's a relatively light post this month, with only two trades completed since last time. Regular readers of this series can probably guess who my two trade partners were. Next month should be better,...
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Repack Haiku #386 (Dan Walters)
Officer WaltersDied from injuries receivedDuring a shootout 1993 Topps #273 Dan Walters (RC) Walters joined the San Diego Police Department after his career in the Majors was cut short by injury. In...
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Trapped In Time: Remnants Of The 106th, 109th And 110th Trades
Another round of cards on the chopping block! Since the next two trades on the list only had one card apiece, I decided to once again include a third trade. In doing so, I inadvertently did something I...
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6 Degrees of Raffy: The Russ Nixon Connection
It's time for another installment ("aka filler post") of 6 Degrees Of Raffy, where I connect a beloved card from my collection and connect the player depicted on it to current Red Sox superstar Rafael...
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Repack Haiku #387 (Kevin Ritz)
Won 17 gamesDespite leading the N.L.In earned runs allowed 1990 Topps #237 Kevin Ritz (RC) How does a guy with a 5.28 ERA and a league-leading 125 earned runs allowed end up winning 17 games? It helps...
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Appreciations And Other Randomness
Everybody have a good Thanksgiving? I hope so. In the spirit of being thankful, today seemed like a good day for another post of random thank you's, thoughts and whatnot. ********** I'm going to...
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Some Halloween Trivia Netted Me Cards!
Every blogger has there own fun thing they do. Johnny (Johnny's Trading Spot) has an impressive collection of cards and players for each of the major holidays that he shows off each year. For...
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Repack Haiku #388 (Julio Machado)
Three years in big leaguesThen shot and killed a womanFour years in prison 1991 Topps #434 Julio Machado After the 1991 season, Machado was involved in an automobile accident in his native Venezuela....
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16 Years And Counting!
My apologies in advance, as I'm just copying and pasting this from my original post, only updating the number. Just a heads up, this isn't a sports or sports card related post, but it's one I hope...
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The Gift Of Sox
It's been stated many times by many collectors on many blogs: the generosity displayed by people in this hobby is unmatched. I have been on the receiving end of this more times than I can count, and I...
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Repack Haiku #389 (Jim Adduci)
Korean team finedBecause he used banned substanceTo help with back pain 1989 Fleer #176 Jim Adduci While playing in the K.B.O., Adduci was served a 36 game ban for using oxycodon, a non-steroid he used...
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Time Travel Trading Update #96
First things first: if you haven't gone to Nachos Grande and voted for his End-of-Year Awards, do it now! Voting ends soon, and this very Time Travel Trading series is up for Favorite Blog Series! (I...
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Repack Haiku #390 (Byron Mathews)
Had lone White Sox hitDuring exhibition gameAt the Hall of Fame 1993 Topps#612 Byron Mathews (DPK, RC) Mathews, who never advanced past the A league professionally, was called up to the White Sox...
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Trapped In Time: Remnants Of The 111th And 112th Trades
I know I've said this many times before, but it amazes me at the cards I've been able to acquire through Time Travel Trading. When I started this project, I figured I would be lucky to score a few...
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Aaron Judge's Epic Blunder Won Me Cards!
Before the World Series began, Brendan (The View From the Third Floor) had a little contest. All you had to do was pick the players that would finish the World Series with the following criteria (my...
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Merry Christmas!
Have a It's the best time of the year!I don't know if there will be but have a of Merry Christmas to all of you out in blogger-land! May your stockings be filled with cardboard! (And yes, I did just...
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Top 5 Hall Of Fame Tribute: Rickey Henderson
There will never be another Rickey Henderson. Baseball greatness is often compared to greatness that came before. Shohei Ohtani is the Japanese Babe Ruth. Mike Trout was once considered this...
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The Greatest Red Sox Cards Of 2024
As the end of 2024 approaches, it's time to once again list the 10 greatest Red Sox cards of the past year. According to the TCDB, there have been 11, 225 Red Sox cards produced this year. Now, I'm not...
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Repack Haiku #391 (Bob Melvin)
One of just eight towin Manager of the Yearin each league (won thrice) 1990 Donruss #451 Bob Melvin Melvin has won the award once with the Diamondbacks and twice with the Athletics. He is one of only 9...
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