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Next-to-last home game of the season
There's always an infinite sadness when the end of the baseball season rolls around. While I enjoy football and hockey's just around the corner, there's a lot to be said for those summer days and...
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2013 MLB Chipz
My wife and I headed to Target the other day to get some things including a new pillow and some coffee (how those two things go together, I have no idea). Of course, I don't mind, since Target has a...
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Ryanscardz Dime Box
Once more, I have to wax poetic about my local brick-and-mortar card stores, RyansCardz and The Rookie. While I lvoe the iinternet and tradiing, where would we be without our local card shops?If I want...
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Why 'Wait Unitl Next Year" when you can have it now....
This weekend got off to a great start after I received a package of great cards from Tom of "Waiting Until Next Year" (that could almost pass as a Padres title). A long-suffering Cubbie fan, I sent him...
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My wife is such a wonderful woman!
My wife is such a wonderful woman!After about a week of kicking it back and forth, she finally talked me into picking up the MLB.TV Premium service for the rest of the season. If tonight's game was any...
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A really primo package from the Prowling Cat
While I have to confess that I've been rather busy since the beginning of September, I also have to admit I've been a rather bad boy, too. It's been about a month or so since I've received a package...
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Come and get your 1989 Topps Baseball Card books
I have to confess that I'm a library rat. Growing up in Davenport, we used to walk three miles to the downtown library. When I was in high school and college, my two favorite places to hang out were,...
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Love/Hate E-Bay relationshp
It seems I've always had a love/hate relationship with E-Bay. There's occasions where I'll be checking it on a daily basis to see how items I have up for sale are doing. There are other times when I...
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Ode to Mark Kotsay
Today's Padres game, at San Francisco's AT&T Park, marked the end of CF Mark Kotsay's 17-year baseball career. Except for the dramatic eighth inning, it wasn't much different than his last home...
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Welcome back Cabrera
The Padres reinstated Everth Cabrera to its 40-man roster today, after the shortstop completed his 50-game suspension. He and catcher Yasmani Grandal, the Padres poster boys for the Biogenesis scandal,...
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Happy 62nd Birthday, Dave Winfield!
Today is St Paul, Minn. native Dave Winfield's 62nd birthday.To say that Dave Winfield was a stud, is an understatement. As a Minnesota Gopher (I can't help but think of groundskeeper Carl Spackler,...
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I'm in love with my mailbox!
You know, there's days when you just can't wait to come home and find out what's in the mailbox. Of course, you can't help but know when the mail truck arrives at our house. Our dogs, Shetland...
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October Sports Card Forum Baseball Card Traders
As I've noted before, I've been a long-time member of SportsCardForum. One of the great things about it, is belonging to a group such as the SCF Baseball Card Traders. Actually, it's a pretty sweet...
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2013 Bowman Chrome Case Break
Yesterday, RyansCardz, one of my favorite brick-and-mortar card stores had a 12-box case break of 2013 Bowman Chrome. Each team was on the bid board, with prices for each based on what the possible...
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Playing 52-pickup with "My Two Tony's."
Over the weekend, I did something interesting....I dumped my entire "My Two Tonys" box onto the floor. You see, I have a 2,000 count box in which I keep my Tony Gwynn and Tony Esposito cards, incuding...
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The Bucs stops here
I'm a firm believer in Karma, in paying it forward and in sharing the wealth. Earlier I posted a bunch of 1989 Topps Baseball Card books that were withdrawn from a local library. The books featured...
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A possible San Diego catching conundrum?
To no one's surprise, C Austin Hedges has been tearing up the Arizona Fall League. He's the second leading batter for the Peoria Javelinas, hitting .364, with six RBIs, four strikeouts and three walks...
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Are you ready for the....El Paso Chihuahuas?
Oh, those goofy minor league baseball affiliates. A few years ago, Portland, who once hosted San Diego’s AAA affiliate for 10 years, decided to turn to the dark side, ousting the Padres for a...
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Topps MLB ATTAX Showdown?
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.I’m sorry, but the 2011 Topps Attax cards, and this Aroldis Chapman card in particular, just doesn’t cut it for me.Believe me, it’s all been done...
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Trevor Hoffman, stealth Ninja
Last month, the Padres named Trevor Hoffman as their newly-created "Upper Pitching Coordinator" and "Special Assistant to the General Manager." The former all-time saves leader will now evaluate and...
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