John Jay Moores bought the Padres in 1994 from Tom Werner. He and his wife filed for divorce in 2008 so he had put the team up for sale. Jeff Moorad who is part owner of the Diamondbacks is buying out the Moores over 5 years is currently seem as the owner. He is actually part of an ownership group that includes Troy Aikman among others, they are also owners of the Hall of Fame racing team in NASCAR.
New Year, Old Cards
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*A big bunch of cards to peruse.*
I think I've hit a first here at the blog where I busted on past Blogger's
built-in character limit for tags. I like to...
211 - JOSE VIZCAINO, CUBS, IF
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*The basics: *Jose Vizcaino was entering his third season with the Cubs
when this card was issued. Vizcaino would play in the most games for a
single se...
got yer ginter?
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i already shared the 2025 topps allen & ginter cards that i found in a
hanger pack courtesy of a nearby lcs, but i also picked up some cards from
that rele...
Modern cards, modern consequences
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I can't say there was ever a time when I liked every card that came out of
a pack or into my collection.
Even in my youngest days of opening packs, bet...
Five years of Visions
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Ready for some of the coolest junk wax around? For 5 years in the early
90s, Fleer produced a subset called Pro Visions. They were outlandish art
cards, ...
Calm Before the Storm
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Collecting sports cards can be relaxing. Rooting for sports teams can be
quite the opposite. Today's a big day for one of my favorite teams and
I've been...
When Baseball Cards Disappeared
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While baseball continued to be played on the field during World War II, the
trading cards defining the era were extinguished by a sudden, total
collapse of...
New HOF guys / 9-pocket PC binder
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Now that top-tier PC guys of mine Fred McGriff and Dick Allen are finally
in Cooperstown, I'm much less emotionally invested in Hall of Fame drama.
It's ...
#115 De La Soul (+ Gorillaz bonus)
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De La Soul leaps into the 1991 MusiCards set here at #115. Pro Set got a
lot of mileage out of this photo, using it on all 4 cards they put out
featurin...
I am a Navy brat who went to 10 schools in 12 years in 4 different states. I have lived in 7 different states. I read two or 3 books a week. I manage a used bookstore for the county library system.
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